ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.1
Dated
as of March 16, 2010
Among
TELOGY,
LLC,
and
ELECTRO
RENT CORPORATION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1.
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Definitions
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1
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1.2.
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Other Definitional and
Interpretive Matters
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14
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ARTICLE
II. PURCHASE AND SALE
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15
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2.1.
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Purchased
Assets
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2.2.
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Excluded
Assets
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17
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2.3.
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Assumed
Liabilities
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19
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2.4.
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Excluded
Liabilities
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19
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2.5.
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Assignments; Cure
Amounts
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21
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2.6.
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE
III. PURCHASE PRICE
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22
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3.1.
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Purchase
Price
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3.2.
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Closing Date
Payment
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3.3.
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Allocation of Purchase
Price
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23
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3.4.
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Purchase Price
Adjustments
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ARTICLE
IV. CLOSING
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25
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4.1.
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Closing
Date
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4.2.
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Buyer’s Additional
Deliveries
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26
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4.3.
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Seller’s
Deliveries
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26
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ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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27
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5.1.
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Organization of
Seller
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27
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5.2.
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Subsidiaries and
Investments
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28
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5.3.
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Authority of
Seller
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28
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5.4.
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Real Property
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28
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5.5.
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Title to Purchased Assets
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29
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5.6.
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Sufficiency of Assets; Condition of
Assets
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29
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5.7.
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Financial Statements
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29
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5.8.
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No Finder
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30
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5.9.
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Legal Proceedings
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30
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5.10.
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Absence of Changes
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30
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5.11.
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Accounts Receivable
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30
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5.12.
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Inventory
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31
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5.13.
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Business
Contracts
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31
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5.14.
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Insurance
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31
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5.15.
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Intellectual Property
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32
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5.16.
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Customers and Suppliers
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33
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5.17.
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Compliance with Laws
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33
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5.18.
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Warranties
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34
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5.19.
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Product Liability
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34
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5.20.
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Taxes
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34
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5.21.
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Disclaimer
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34
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ARTICLE
VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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6.1.
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Organization of Buyer
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35
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6.2.
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Authority of Buyer
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35
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6.3.
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No Finder
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36
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6.4.
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Financing
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36
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ARTICLE
VII. ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE
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36
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7.1.
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Investigation of the Business by
Buyer
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36
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7.2.
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Third Party Consents
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37
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7.3.
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Governmental Approvals
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37
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7.4.
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Operations Prior to the Closing
Date
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38
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7.5.
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Bankruptcy Court Approval
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39
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7.6.
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Bankruptcy Filings
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39
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7.7.
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Seller’s Delivery of Closing Inventory
Schedule
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39
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7.8.
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Seller’s Delivery of Closing Monthly Rental
Billing Rate Schedule
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40
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7.9.
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Proprietary Information
Agreements
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40
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ARTICLE
VIII. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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40
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8.1.
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Taxes
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40
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8.2.
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Employees and Employee Benefit
Plans
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41
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8.3.
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Collection of Receivables; Returns of Rental
Equipment
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42
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8.4.
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Adequate Assurances Regarding Assumed
Agreements
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42
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8.5.
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Performance Under Assumed
Agreements
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43
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8.6.
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Certain Actions
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43
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8.7.
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Covenant Not to Compete;
Non-Solicitation
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43
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8.8.
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Confidentiality
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44
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ARTICLE
IX. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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45
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9.1.
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Conditions to Obligations of Each
Party
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9.2.
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Conditions to Obligations of
Buyer
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9.3.
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Conditions to Obligations of
Seller
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ARTICLE
X. TERMINATION
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10.1.
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Termination
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10.2.
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Effect of
Termination
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ARTICLE
XI. SURVIVAL
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11.1.
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Survival; Related
Matters
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11.2.
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Specific Performance
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ARTICLE
XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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50
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12.1.
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Confidential Nature of
Information
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50
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12.2.
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Publicity
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50
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12.3.
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Notices
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51
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12.4.
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Successors and Assigns
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52
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12.5.
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Access to Records after
Closing
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52
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12.6.
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Entire Agreement; Amendments; Seller Disclosure
Schedule
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53
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12.7.
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Waivers
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53
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12.8.
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Expenses
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53
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12.9.
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Partial Invalidity
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53
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12.10.
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Execution in
Counterparts
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54
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12.11.
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Governing Law
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54
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12.12.
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.1
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Knowledge
of Seller
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1.2
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September
30, 2009 A/R Aging Schedule
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1.3
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Third
Party Consents
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2.1(a)(iv)
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Assumed
Agreements
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2.1(b)
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Designated
Services Agreements
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7.8
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Illustrative
Calculation of Monthly Rental Billing Rate Amount
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7.9
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Employees
Required to Execute and Deliver Proprietary Information
Agreements
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9.2(h)
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Employees
to Whom Telogy Employee Incentive Plan Must be
Distributed
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9.2(i)
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Employees
Required to Execute and Deliver Proprietary Information
Agreements
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SELLER
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Schedule
5.4
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Leased
Real Property
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5.6(b)
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Condition
of Assets
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5.7(a)
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Financial
Statements
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5.7(b)
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Rental
Revenues Statement
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5.9
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Proceedings
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5.10
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Absence
of Changes
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5.11
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Accounts
Receivable
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5.12
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Inventory
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5.13
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Business
Contracts
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5.14
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Insurance
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5.15
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Seller
Intellectual Property
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5.16(a)
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Customer
Contracts
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5.16(b)
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Supplier
Contracts
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5.16(c)
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Certain
Contract Restrictions
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5.16(d)
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Customer
and Supplier Relationships
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5.20
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Taxes
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
B
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BIDDING
PROCEDURES
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EXHIBIT
C
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BIDDING
PROCEDURES ORDER
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EXHIBIT
D
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FORM
OF SALE ORDER
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EXHIBIT
E
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FORM
OF XXXX OF SALE AND GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
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EXHIBIT
F
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FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARKS
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EXHIBIT
G
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FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT OF DOMAIN NAMES
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EXHIBIT
H
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FORM
OF TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
I
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FORM
OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT FOR SCHEDULE 7.9 AND 9.2(I)
EMPLOYEES
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v
This
Asset
Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made
as of March 16, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) by
and among Telogy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and Electro
Rent Corporation, a California corporation (“Buyer”). Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set
forth in Section
1.1.
Whereas,
Seller is engaged in the business of renting, leasing, purchasing, trading,
refurbishing, remarketing and/or reselling test equipment and related products
and providing services (including repair, maintenance, calibration and testing
services) to customers related thereto (the “Business”);
Whereas,
Seller on January 24, 2010, Seller filed a voluntary petition for relief (the
“Filing”)
commencing a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (or such other court having
competent jurisdiction over such case, the “Bankruptcy Court”,
and the date of the Filing, the “Petition
Date”);
Whereas,
Seller desires to sell to Buyer all of the Purchased Assets, and Buyer desires
to purchase from Seller the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities,
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
Whereas,
the Parties intend to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
through a sale of the Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy
Code; and
Whereas,
the sale of the Purchased Assets contemplated by this Agreement is subject,
among other things, to the entry of an Order of the Bankruptcy Court approving
such sale under, inter alia, sections
105(a), 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Now,
Therefore,
in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein made, and in
consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained,
the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
In this
Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in
this Section
1.1 and shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms. Any agreement referred to below shall mean such agreement as
amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by
the applicable provisions thereof and by this Agreement.
“Accounts Receivable”
means, with respect to Seller, all accounts receivable, checks, negotiable
instruments, chattel papers and other rights to payment from customers of Seller
and the full benefit of all security for such accounts receivable, checks,
negotiable instruments, chattel papers or rights to payment, including those
consisting of all accounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products
sold, leased or rented or services rendered to customers by Seller, any other
miscellaneous accounts receivable of Seller, and any claim, remedy or other
right of Seller related to any of the foregoing.
“Action” means any
legal action, suit or arbitration, or any inquiry, proceeding or investigation,
by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
“Affiliate” (i) with
respect to Seller, has the meaning given that term in Section 101(2) of the
Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) with respect to Buyer, means any other Person
controlling, controlled by or under common control with Buyer, where “control”
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the
management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting
securities or otherwise.
“Agent” means The Bank
of New York, in its capacity as administrative agent under each of the Existing
Credit Facilities.
“Agreement” has the
meaning specified in the preamble.
“Allocation Schedule”
has the meaning specified in Section
3.3.
“Ancillary Documents”
means the Xxxx of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Assignment
of Trademarks, the Assignment of Domain Names, the Transition Services Agreement
and each other agreement, document or instrument (other than this Agreement)
executed and delivered by the parties hereto in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Annual Audited Financial
Statements” has the meaning specified in Section
5.7(a).
“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement” means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
“Assignment of Domain
Names” has the meaning specified in Section
4.3(b).
“Assignment of
Trademarks” has the meaning specified in Section
4.3(b).
“Assumed Agreements”
has the meaning specified in Section
2.1(a)(iv).
“Assumed Liabilities”
has the meaning specified in Section
2.3.
“Assumed Trade
Payables” has the meaning specified in Section
2.3(b).
“Auction” has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.5(a).
“Avoidance Actions”
means any and all claims for relief, rights or causes of action of Seller
arising under chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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“Bankruptcy Case”
means the Company’s case filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code pending
in the Bankruptcy Court.
“Bankruptcy Code”
means Title 11 of the United States Code, Sections 101 et. seq.
“Bankruptcy Court” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Benefit Plan” means
each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA and all
other employee compensation and benefits plans, policies, programs, arrangements
or payroll practices, including multiemployer plans within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA, and each other stock purchase, stock option, restricted
stock, severance, retention, employment, consulting, change-of-control,
collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan,
fringe benefit and other benefit plan, agreement, program, policy, commitment or
other arrangement, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any related
funding mechanism now in effect or required in the future), whether formal or
informal, oral or written, in each case sponsored, maintained, contributed or
required to be contributed to by Seller for the benefit of its employees or
directors.
“Bidding Procedures”
means bid procedures attached hereto as Exhibit B, as
approved by the Bankruptcy Court on February 9, 2010.
“Bidding Procedures
Order” means the Order of the Bankruptcy Court dated February 9, 2010 and
attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
“Xxxx of Sale” means
the Xxxx of Sale and General Assignment in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
E.
“Business” has the
meaning specified in the recitals.
“Business Contracts”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.13.
“Business Day” means
any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New York and
California are open to the public for conducting business and are not required
or authorized to close.
“Buyer” has the
meaning specified in the preamble.
“Cash Consideration”
has the meaning specified in Section
3.1.
“Closing” has the
meaning specified in Section
4.1.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning specified in Section
4.1.
“Closing Date Payment”
means an amount equal to the Cash Consideration (as may be adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.4(a),
but not Sections
3.4(b) and 3.4(c)).
“Closing Inventory
Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section
7.7.
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“Closing Monthly Rental
Billing Rate Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section
7.8.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Computers” means all
computer equipment and hardware, including, without limitation, all central
processing units, terminals, disk drives, tape drives, electronic memory units,
printers, keyboards, screens, peripherals (and other input/output devices),
modems and other communication controllers, and any and all parts and
appurtenances thereto, together with all intellectual property used in
connection with the operation of such computer equipment, including, without
limitation, all software and rights under any licenses related to such
use.
“Confidential
Information” means all trade secrets and other confidential and/or
proprietary information of a Person, including information derived from reports,
investigations, research, work in progress, codes, marketing and sales programs,
financial projections, cost summaries, pricing formula, contract analyses,
financial information, projections, confidential filings with any state or
federal agency, and all other confidential concepts, methods of doing business,
ideas, materials or information prepared or performed for, by or on behalf of
such Person by its employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, or
consultants. Information shall not be deemed Confidential Information
hereunder if (i) such information becomes available to or known by the
public generally through no fault of Seller; (ii) disclosure is required by
law or the order of any governmental authority under color of law, provided, however, that prior to disclosing
any information pursuant to this clause (ii), Seller shall, if possible, give
prior written notice thereof to Buyer and, at Buyer’s election, either provide
Buyer with the opportunity to contest such disclosure or seek to obtain a
protective order narrowing the scope of such disclosure and/or use of the
Confidential Information; or (iii) Seller reasonably believes that such
disclosure is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against
Seller. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting Buyer from
pursuing any other available remedy for such breach or threatened breach,
including the recovery of damages.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
12.1.
“Contract” means any
agreement, contract, obligation, promise, instrument, undertaking or other
arrangements (whether written or oral) that is legally binding, other than a
Real Property Lease, to which Seller is a party and relating to the Business,
and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any month-to-month (MTM) arrangement,
an operating lease (OLP) arrangement, a TTS (equity option) arrangement or
similar arrangement or agreement pursuant to which an item of Rental Equipment
is on rent to a customer of the Business and any agreements for the purchase of
Rental Equipment.
“Copyrights” means all
United States and foreign copyrights and copyrightable subject matter, whether
registered or unregistered, including all United States copyright registrations
and applications for registration and foreign equivalents, all moral rights, all
common-law copyright rights, and all rights to register and obtain renewals and
extensions of copyright registrations, together with all other copyright rights
accruing by reason of any international copyright convention.
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“Cure Costs” has the
meaning specified in Section
2.5.
“Customer Contracts”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.16(a).
“Customer Security
Deposits” means all cash and cash equivalents representing deposits by
any counterparty to any Assumed Agreement attributable to benefits to be
received by such counterparty, or attributable to obligations to be performed by
Buyer, in each case, in periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the
Closing.
“Designated Services
Agreement” means any Contract listed or described in Schedule
2.1(b).
“Determination Date”
shall mean the last Business Day immediately preceding the Effective
Date.
“Documents” means all
books, records, files, invoices, Inventory records, product specifications,
advertising materials, customer data and lists, cost and pricing information,
supplier data and lists, financial statements and records, business plans,
catalogs, customer literature, quality control records and manuals, research and
development files, records and laboratory books and credit records of customers
(including all data and other information stored on discs, tapes or other media)
to the extent used in or to the extent relating to the assets, properties,
including the Intellectual Property, business or operations of the Business, the
Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.
“Domain Names” means
any alphanumeric designation registered with or assigned by a domain name
registrar, registry or domain name registration authority as part of an
electronic address on the Internet. A Domain Name may or may not also
be a Trademark.
“eCycle” means
e-Cycle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Effective Date” means
the date as of which this Agreement was executed as set forth in the first
sentence of this Agreement.
“Encumbrance” means
any interest, charge, lien, claim, mortgage, sublease, hypothecation, deed of
trust, pledge, security interest, option, right of first offer or right of first
refusal, easement, servitude, restrictive covenant or condition, encroachment,
encumbrance, preemptive right, or any claim or charge, similar in purpose or
effect to any of the foregoing.
“Environment” means
all air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply or land,
including land surface or subsurface, and includes all fish, wildlife, biota and
all other natural resources.
“Environmental Laws”
means all foreign, federal, state or local environmental, land use, health,
chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations or
rules of common law (including with respect to the Business, specific
Environmental Permits and Orders) relating to the protection of the Environment
and/or governing the discharge of pollutants or the use, storage, treatment,
generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of
Hazardous Substances, including but not limited to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 as amended (“RCRA”), the Clean Air
Act as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and state and foreign statutes
similar to or based upon the foregoing.
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“Environmental
Permits” means all permits, licenses, certificates, approvals,
authorizations, consents or registrations issued by a Governmental Authority
pursuant to an Environmental Law.
“Equipment” means all
furniture, fixtures, equipment, Computers, machinery, apparatus, appliances,
spare parts, signage, supplies, vehicles, forklifts and all other tangible
personal property of every kind and description in which Seller has an
interest.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Estimated Adjustment
Statements” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Rental Equipment
Sales Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Estimated Rental Equipment
Sales Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(a).
“Excluded Assets” has
the meaning specified in Section
2.2.
“Excluded Liabilities”
has the meaning specified in Section
2.4.
“Existing Credit
Facilities” means the Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement and Term
Loan and Guaranty Agreement.
“Filing” has the
meaning specified in the recitals.
“Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
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“Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Final Order” means an
Order which: (a) is in full force and effect; (b) is not stayed; and
(c) is no longer subject to review, reversal, modification or amendment, by
appeal or writ of certiorari; provided, however, that the
theoretically possibility that a motion under Rule 59 or 60 of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, may be filed relating to
such Order shall not cause such Order not to be a Final Order; provided, further, however, that, for
the avoidance of doubt, if a motion under Rule 59 or 60 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure or the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure relating to such Order
has actually been filed and is pending, such Order shall not be a Final
Order.
“Final Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Final Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Final Rental Equipment Sales
Amount” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Final Rental Equipment Sales
Amount Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Financial Statements”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.7(a).
“GAAP” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state, local or municipal governmental
authority (including any governmental division, agency, department or bureau or
any court, tribunal or judicial body having jurisdiction), regulatory or
administrative authority and any similar foreign (national, state, local or
municipal) governmental authority.
“Hazardous Substance”
means any “pollutant”, “contaminant”, “solid waste”, “hazardous waste”,
“hazardous material” or “hazardous substance” as defined under any Environmental
Law.
“Independent Accounting
Firm” has the meaning specified in Section
3.4(b).
“Insurance Policies”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.14.
“Intellectual
Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned or controlled by
or for, licensed to, or otherwise held by or for the benefit of,
Seller. Intellectual Property shall include, without limitation, all
rights to the name “Telogy”.
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“Intellectual Property
Rights” means all rights of any kind in and to intellectual property and
intangible property rights, including, without limitation, Copyrights, Patents,
Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Domain Names, all rights in Software, and all rights
and remedies related to any of the foregoing (including the right to xxx for and
recover damages, profits and any other remedy in connection therewith) for past,
present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation relating to
any of the foregoing).
“Intentional
Misrepresentation” means a representation made by Seller in Article V hereof or
the Seller Disclosure Schedule that was incorrect when made and either (i) made
with actual knowledge that the representation was false or (ii) made with
reckless disregard for the truth, accuracy or correctness thereof.
“Inventory” has the
meaning specified in Section
2.1(a)(ii).
“IRS” means the
Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge of Seller”
means the knowledge of a particular fact or other matter, which Seller shall be
deemed to have if: (i) any of the individuals listed on Schedule 1.1 is
actually aware of such fact or other matter; or (ii) any of the individuals
listed on Schedule
1.1 could reasonably be expected to have acquired such awareness after
making reasonable due inquiry.
“Leased Real Property”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.4.
“Legal Requirement”
means any federal, state, provincial, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational, or other administrative Order, constitution, law, ordinance,
principle of common law, regulation, statute or treaty.
“Liability” means any
debt, loss, claim, damage, demand, fine, judgment, penalty, liability or
obligation (in each case, whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute
or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to
become due), and including all costs and expenses relating thereto.
“Manufacturers” has
the meaning specified in Section
5.18.
“Material Adverse Change in
the Rental Equipment Since the Reference Date” means a material adverse
change in the aggregate mix or aggregate quality of the Rental Equipment
included in the Inventory immediately prior to the Closing from the aggregate
mix or aggregate quality (in each case, on an aggregate basis) of the Rental
Equipment included in the Inventory as of the Reference Date. The
following shall be considered in reasonably determining whether a Material
Adverse Change in the Rental Equipment Since the Reference Date has occurred:
(i) any material change in the ratio of items of Rental Equipment in the
Inventory that are in repair status to the other items of Rental Equipment in
the Inventory, (ii) any material change in the average age of the Rental
Equipment in the Inventory, (iii) any material change in the ratio of items of
Rental Equipment in the Inventory that constitute general-purpose equipment to
items of Rental Equipment in the Inventory that constitute communications
equipment, (iv) any material change in the percentage of sub-categories or model
numbers of the items of Rental Equipment in the Inventory that constitute
general-purpose equipment and (v) any material change in the percentage of
sub-categories or model numbers of the items of Rental Equipment in the
Inventory that constitute communications equipment.
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“Material Adverse
Effect” means any fact, condition, change, violation, inaccuracy,
circumstance, effect or event, individually or in the aggregate, that has a
material adverse effect on the Business or the Purchased Assets, taken as a
whole, except that any such fact, condition, change, violation, inaccuracy,
circumstance, effect or event that results from or arises out of any of the
following would not be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse
Effect has occurred: (i) any actions by Buyer or (ii) changes in GAAP or
accounting standards or the interpretation thereof. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the filing by Seller of a voluntary petition for relief
commencing a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code as contemplated by
this Agreement shall not, by itself, be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse
Effect; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any of the
following can be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has
occurred: (i) any fact, condition, change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance,
effect or event that directly or indirectly gave rise to such filing, (ii) any
fact, condition, change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance, effect or event
that directly or indirectly results from or arises out of such filing, or (iii)
any fact, condition, change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance, effect or
event that directly or indirectly results from or arises out of any filings or
proceedings related to the Bankruptcy Case or actions taken by the Bankruptcy
Court, any trustee, creditor, Seller or other third parties related to the
Bankruptcy Case.
“Member of the Controlled
Group” means each trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that
would be treated as a single employer with Seller under Section 4001 of ERISA or
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Monthly Rental Billing Rate
Amount” means, at any time of determination and with respect to an item
of Rental Equipment in the Inventory that is then on rent to a customer under a
month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an operating lease (OLP) arrangement or a TTS
(equity option) arrangement, the amount of the monthly rate then being billed to
such customer for the rental of such item of Rental Equipment, calculated in
accordance with and in a manner consistent with Seller’s past
practices. For illustration purposes only, a calculation of the
Monthly Rental Billing Rate Amount of all items of Rental Equipment included in
the Inventory as of the date of this Agreement that are on rent to customers
under a month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an operating lease (OLP) arrangement
or a TTS (equity option) arrangement is attached hereto as Schedule
7.8.
“Net Accounts Receivable
Amount” means, with respect to Seller, an amount equal to (i) the amount
of “Receivables” as of the open of business on the Closing Date, determined in
accordance with GAAP, minus (ii) an
allowance for doubtful accounts (which doubtful accounts shall mean
“Receivables” that are greater than 90 days past due as of the Closing Date),
minus (iii) all
amounts related to such “Receivables” then billed, but not then earned as of the
open of business on the Closing Date. Each component of the
definition of the Net Accounts Receivable Amount shall be calculated consistent
with and in accordance with the September 30, 2009 A/R Aging Schedule, attached
hereto as Schedule
1.2. The parties agree that the “Target Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” (as defined herein) represents the Net Accounts Receivable
Amount as if such amount was calculated as of September 30,
2009.
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“Order” means any
order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration
award of a Governmental Authority.
“Original Acquisition
Cost” means, with respect to an item of Rental Equipment in the
Inventory, the original acquisition cost of such Rental Equipment, determined in
accordance with GAAP, applied using the same methodology if such Rental
Equipment were valued in the Inventory at original cost on the Financial
Statements in accordance with and consistent with Seller’s past
practices.
“Party” or “Parties” means,
individually or collectively, Buyer and Seller.
“Patents” means United
States and foreign patents (including certificates of invention and other patent
equivalents), patent applications, provisional applications and patents issuing
therefrom, as well as any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions,
extensions, reexaminations, reissues, renewals, patent disclosures, inventions
(whether or not patentable or reduced to practice) or improvements
thereto.
“Permits” means all
franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances,
exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, clearances and orders of any
Governmental Authority.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means (i) statutory liens for current property Taxes and
assessments not yet due and payable, including, without limitation, liens for ad
valorem Taxes and statutory liens not yet due and payable arising other than by
reason of any default by Seller, or that Seller is contesting in good faith in
proper proceedings and (ii) Encumbrances that constitute Assumed
Liabilities.
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
Governmental Authority.
“Personal Property
Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.1(a).
“Petition Date” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Proceeding” means any
action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced, brought, conducted,
or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator.
“Products” means any
and all products currently marketed, leased, rented or sold by
Seller.
“Proposed Adjustments”
has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4(b).
“Purchase Price” has
the meaning specified in Section
3.1.
“Purchased Assets” has
the meaning specified in Section
2.1(a).
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“Purchased Deposits”
means all deposits for purchases of Rental Equipment and prepaid charges and
expenses of Seller, other than any deposits or prepaid charges and expenses paid
in connection with or relating to any Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities
(including security deposits for rent or electricity associated with any Real
Property Leases).
“Qualified Bid” has
the meaning specified in Exhibit
B. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a Qualified
Bid.
“Real Property Leases”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.4.
“Reference Date” means
September 30, 2009.
“Reference Date Balance
Sheet” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Business as of the
Reference Date which has been delivered to Buyer.
“Rental Equipment”
means any and all test equipment and related Products (including Products in the
following categories: Amplifiers, Analyzers, Calibrators, Cellular/Wireless
Radio, Component Test, Computers/Peripherals, Counters/Timers, Dataloggers,
Electrical Test, EMC, EMI Rec/Antennae, Logic Analyzers, Meters, Network
Analyzers, Optical/Lightwave, Oscilloscopes, Power Meters, Power Supplies,
Recorders, RF/Microwave Component, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers,
Telecommunication I&M, Telecommunication Lab, Video Test Equipment and
Thermal Cameras), whether or not then leased or rented by Seller to a third
party, that are included, or that would otherwise be included, in the
Inventory.
“Rental Equipment Purchases
Amount” means the total actual acquisition cost of any and all items of
new or used rental equipment purchased, received and paid for in full by Seller
since the Reference Date and included in the Purchased Assets; provided, however, that (i) if
the total actual acquisition cost of all items of new or used rental equipment
purchased during any thirty (30) day period exceeds Three Hundred Seventy-Five
Thousand Dollars ($375,000) in the aggregate, then the actual acquisition cost
of each such item of new or used rental equipment purchased in excess of such
threshold (other than any such item of new or used rental equipment that is part
of a purchase to which Buyer has consented in writing prior to such purchase)
shall be excluded from the calculation of the “Rental Equipment Purchases
Amount” and (ii) if the total acquisition cost of all items of new or used
rental equipment purchased during the period from the Effective Date to the
Closing Date exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in the aggregate, then the
actual acquisition cost of each such item of new or used rental equipment
purchased in excess of such threshold (other than any such item of new or used
rental equipment that is part of a purchase to which Buyer has consented in
writing prior to such purchase) shall be excluded from the calculation of the
“Rental Equipment Purchases Amount”.
“Rental Equipment Sales
Amount” means the aggregate amount of all proceeds received by Seller
from any and all sales of rental equipment since the Reference Date; provided, however, that, with
respect to all such sales of rental equipment, if the aggregate net book value
of all such items of rental equipment sold is greater than the aggregate amount
of all proceeds received by Seller from the sale of all such items of rental
equipment, then the amount of such aggregate net book value shall be used in
lieu of the amount of such aggregate proceeds in calculating the “Rental
Equipment Sales Amount”.
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“Rental Revenues
Statement” has the meaning specified in Section
5.7(b).
“Representative” means
with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, advisor or other representative of such Person, including legal
counsel, accountants and financial advisors.
“Restricted Period”
has the meaning specified in Section
8.7(a).
“Revolving Credit and
Guaranty Agreement” means that certain Revolving Credit and Guaranty
Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, among Telogy, as Borrower, eCycle, as Guarantor,
the lenders party thereto, and The Bank of New York as Administrative Agent, as
the same may have been amended, modified or supplemented.
“Sale Hearing” means
the hearing conducted by the Bankruptcy Court to approve the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or a competing transaction.
“Sale Motion” means
the motion, pursuant to, inter alia, sections 363
and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, filed by Seller with the Bankruptcy Court on
January 29, 2010 to obtain the entry of the Bidding Procedures Order and Sale
Order.
“Sale Order” means an
Order of the Bankruptcy Court in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, pursuant
to, inter alia, sections 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code authorizing and
approving; inter alia, (a) the sale of the Purchased Assets to Buyer on the
terms and conditions set forth herein free and clear of all Encumbrances, (b)
the assumption and assignment to Buyer of the Assumed Agreements, and (c)
Buyer’s assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
“Seller” has the
meaning specified in the preamble.
“Seller Disclosure
Schedule” has the meaning specified in Article
V.
“Software” means all
computer software programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form)
and software systems owned, licensed or used by Seller, including all databases,
compilations, tool sets, compilers, higher level or “proprietary” languages,
related documentation, technical manuals and materials, and any licenses to use
or other rights relating to the foregoing.
“Successful Bidder”
has the meaning specified in the Bidding Procedures.
“Supplier Contracts”
has the meaning specified in Section
5.16(b).
“Target Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” means $2,081,000.
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“Tax” or “Taxes” (and with
correlative meaning, “Taxable” and “Taxing”) means any
federal, state, provincial, local, foreign or other income, alternative,
minimum, add-on minimum, accumulated earnings, personal holding company,
franchise, capital stock, net worth, capital, profits, intangibles, windfall
profits, gross receipts, value added, sales, use, goods and services, excise,
customs duties, transfer, conveyance, mortgage, registration, stamp,
documentary, recording, premium, severance, environmental, natural resources,
real property, personal property, ad valorem, intangibles, rent, occupancy,
license, occupational, employment, unemployment insurance, social security,
disability, workers’ compensation, payroll, health care, withholding, estimated
or other similar taxes, duty, levy or other governmental charge or assessment or
deficiencies thereof (including all interest and penalties thereon and additions
thereto whether disputed or not).
“Tax Authority” means
any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition, assessment or
collection of any Tax.
“Tax Return” means any
return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any
Taxes (including any attached schedules), including any information return,
claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.
“Telogy” has the
meaning specified in the preamble.
“Telogy Employee Incentive
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.2(h).
“Telogy International”
means Telogy International, N.V., a company organized under the laws of
Belgium.
“Telogy International Asset
Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b).
“Telogy International
Transaction Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b).
“Term Loan and Guaranty
Agreement” means that certain Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated
July 28, 2006, among Telogy, as Borrower, eCycle, as Guarantor, the lenders
party thereto, and The Bank of New York as Administrative Agent, as the same may
have been amended, modified or supplemented.
“Termination Notice”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.1(e).
“Third Party Consents”
means the consents, approvals and waivers set forth on Schedule
1.3.
“Trademarks” means
United States, state and foreign trademarks, service marks, logos, slogans,
trade dress and trade names (including all assumed or fictitious names under
which the Business is conducted), and any other indicia of source of goods and
services, designs and logotypes related to the above, in any and all forms,
whether registered or unregistered, and registrations and pending applications
to register the foregoing (including intent to use applications), and all
goodwill related to or symbolized by the foregoing.
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“Trade Secrets” means,
with respect to the Business, all trade secrets under applicable law and other
rights in know-how and confidential or proprietary information, processing,
manufacturing or marketing information, including new developments, inventions,
processes, ideas or other proprietary information that provide Seller with
advantages over competitors who do not know or use it and documentation thereof
(including related papers, blueprints, drawings, chemical compositions,
formulae, diaries, notebooks, specifications, designs, methods of manufacture
and data processing software, compilations of information) and all claims and
rights related thereto.
“Transfer Taxes” has
the meaning specified in Section
8.1(b).
“Transferred Persons”
has the meaning specified in Section
8.2(a).
“Transition Services
Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
H.
“Treasury Regulations”
means the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department pursuant to
the Code.
“Unaudited Financial
Statements” has the meaning specified in Section
5.7(a).
1.2. Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters.
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following
rules of interpretation shall apply:
(i) Calculation of Time
Period. When calculating the period of time before which,
within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to
this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period
shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business
Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business
Day.
(ii) Dollars. Any
reference in this Agreement to $ shall mean U.S. dollars.
(iii) Exhibits/Schedules. All
Exhibits and Schedules (including the Seller Disclosure Schedule) annexed hereto
or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this
Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used
in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall be defined as
set forth in this Agreement.
(iv) Gender and
Number. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall
include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include
the plural and vice versa.
(v) Headings. The
provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles,
Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing
or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to
any “Section”
are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
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(vi) Herein. The
words such as “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words
appear unless the context otherwise requires.
(vii) Including. The
word “including” or any
variation thereof means “including, without
limitation” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement
that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
(b) No Strict
Construction. The Parties participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall
arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any
provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1.
Purchased
Assets.
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver, or cause to be sold,
transferred, assigned, conveyed and delivered, to Buyer, and Buyer shall
purchase, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted
Encumbrances), all right, title and interest of Seller in, to or under all of
the properties and assets of Seller (other than the Excluded Assets) of every
kind and description, wherever located, whether or not carried on the books of
Seller, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned, leased,
licensed, used or held for use in or relating to the Business (herein
collectively called the “Purchased Assets”),
including, but not limited to, all right, title and interest of Seller in, to or
under:
(i)
all Accounts Receivable;
(ii)
all inventory of the Business, including all
Rental Equipment and related products, wherever located and whether held by
Seller or third parties, including all raw materials, supplies, work-in-process,
finished goods, packaging materials, samples and other materials included in the
inventory of the Business (the “Inventory”),
including the Inventory listed or described in Schedule 5.12 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule (as amended pursuant to Section 7.7) and
including any and all rights to market, rent, lease, trade, refurbish and sell
all such Inventory and all rights to any proceeds due to Seller from sales of
such Inventory;
(iii) all
Equipment, including the Equipment (other than Rental Equipment included in the
Inventory, which is covered by Section 2.1(a)(ii)
above) existing on the date of this Agreement;
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(iv) all
rights and claims (including any offsetting claims and rights of recoupment in
favor of Seller) in, to and under the Contracts listed or described in Schedule 2.1(a)(iv)
(the “Assumed
Agreements”);
(v)
all Permits and pending applications therefor;
(vi) all
Intellectual Property (including all goodwill associated
therewith);
(vii) all
Products, including all products in development by Seller;
(viii) to
the extent permitted by applicable law, all Documents except those (x)
specifically excluded under Section 2.2(k); or
(y) relating to employees of Seller who are not Transferred
Persons;
(ix) all
telephone, telex and telephone facsimile numbers and other directory listings
used in connection with the Business, to the extent assignable;
(x)
all Purchased Deposits and all Customer Security Deposits;
(xi) all
commercial torts and other rights, claims, causes of action, choses in action,
rights in action, rights to any damages and other similar claims of Seller
against any (A) current or former directors, officers, employees or independent
contractors, (B) persons, whether or not subject to confidentiality or similar
agreements with Seller, in each case, with respect to any actual or alleged
misappropriation, theft, violation, unauthorized disclosure or similar claim
relating to any Trade Secret or Confidential Information related to the
Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, (C) suppliers,
manufacturers, contractors or other service providers, in each case, relating to
the Inventory (including each item of Rental Equipment included in the
Inventory) or repair, maintenance or other services provided with respect
thereto or (D) customers, in each case, relating to or arising out of any
Assumed Agreement;
(xii) all
goodwill associated with the Business or the Purchased Assets;
(xiii) any
proprietary rights in Internet protocol addresses, websites, information on
websites, domain names, software, accounting systems, ideas, concepts, methods,
processes, formulae, models, methodologies, algorithms, reports, data, customer
lists, mailing lists, business plans, market surveys, market research studies,
websites, information contained on drawings and other documents, information
relating to research, development or testing, and documentation and media
constituting, describing or relating to the Intellectual Property, including
memoranda, manuals, technical specifications and other records wherever created
throughout the world; and
(xiv) all
other or additional privileges, rights and interests associated with the
Purchased Assets of every kind and description and wherever located that are
used or intended for use in connection with, or that are necessary to the
continued operation of, the Business as presently being operated including any
and all lockbox accounts into which Seller’s accounts receivable are directed or
deposited and all rights and interests therein.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement and unless expressly agreed to by
Buyer: (i) Seller shall not reject (or make any motion to reject): (A) any
Assumed Agreement or (B) during the period beginning on the Effective Date and
ending on the date that is 60 days after the Closing Date, and, for so long as
during such period, but after the Closing Date, Buyer is reimbursing Seller for
all costs associated with the Designated Services Agreements to the extent such
costs are required by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Transition
Services Agreement, any Designated Service Agreement and (ii) Seller shall
oppose any motion by any third party to compel assumption or rejection of (A)
any Assumed Agreement or (B) during the period beginning on the Effective Date
and ending on the date that is 60 days after the Closing Date, and, for so long
as during such period, but after the Closing Date, Buyer is reimbursing Seller
for all costs associated with the Designated Services Agreements to the extent
such costs are required by, and in accordance with, the terms of the Transition
Services Agreement, any Designated Service Agreement.
2.2.
Excluded
Assets.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to sell, transfer, assign or convey the
Excluded Assets to Buyer (or any Affiliate of Buyer, as applicable), and Seller
shall retain all right, title and interest to, in and under the Excluded
Assets. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the term “Excluded Assets”
shall mean:
(a) except
for cash and cash equivalents representing Customer Security Deposits, all cash
and cash equivalents (including checks, commercial paper, treasury bills,
certificates of deposit and other bank deposits);
(b) all
rights of Seller or Telogy International under that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2009 (the “Telogy International Asset
Purchase Agreement”), by and between Telogy, Telogy International and
Microlease plc and all other agreements, certificates, instruments, documents
and writings delivered by the parties to the Telogy International Asset Purchase
Agreement in connection therewith (together with the Telogy International Asset
Purchase Agreement, collectively, the “Telogy International
Transaction Documents”), including any rights to proceeds, or future
payments or proceeds, due to Seller or Telogy International pursuant to, arising
out of or relating to the sale of assets pursuant to the Telogy International
Transaction Documents;
(c)
except for all Purchased Deposits and all Customer Security
Deposits, all deposits (including security deposits for rent and electricity)
and prepaid charges and expenses of Seller;
(d)
all minute books, stock ledgers, corporate seals and stock
certificates of Seller;
(e)
all Avoidance Actions (including the proceeds thereof);
(f)
any Contracts that are not Assumed Agreements;
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(g) any
rights, claims or causes of action of Seller arising under this Agreement or the
Ancillary Documents, including all right, title and interest to the Cash
Consideration that becomes payable under this Agreement;
(h) all
receivables, claims or causes of action related primarily to any Excluded
Asset;
(i)
all rights under insurance policies relating to claims for losses related
primarily to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability;
(j)
any letters of credit, deposits, claims or prepaid charges and expenses paid
primarily in connection with or primarily relating to any Excluded Assets or
Excluded Liabilities;
(k)
all Documents primarily relating to an
Excluded Asset or an Excluded Liability;
(l)
any assets of Benefit Plans;
(m) except
for the rights, claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights in action,
rights to any damages and other similar claims that are identified as Purchased
Assets in Section
2.1(a)(xi), all claims or causes of action of Seller against any current
or former directors or officers of Seller and all of the rights of Seller and
third parties under Seller’s insurance policies providing coverage for current
and former directors or officers of Seller and to the proceeds thereof with
respect to such claims or causes of action;
(n) except
for the rights, claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights in action,
rights to any damages and other similar claims that are identified as Purchased
Assets in Section
2.1(a)(xi), all claims or causes of action of Seller against any current
or former Affiliate, employee, agent, attorney, consultant, financial advisor,
legal representative, shareholder, partner or successor or assign of any of the
foregoing Persons;
(o) except
for the rights, claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights in action,
rights to any damages and other similar claims that are identified as Purchased
Assets in Section
2.1(a)(xi), all commercial torts and other rights, claims, causes of
action, choses-in-action, rights-in-action, rights to tender claims or demands
to Seller’s insurance companies, rights to any insurance proceeds, rights under
any policy of insurance or tail under which Seller is the insured, rights to any
damages and other similar claims (including any rights, claims or causes of
action arising out of events occurring prior to the Petition Date, relating or
pursuant to any and all warranties, representations and guarantees made by
suppliers, manufacturers and contractors relating to products sold, or services
provided, to Seller);
(p) Tax
refunds;
(q) the
capital stock and all assets of Telogy International and
eCycle;
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(r)
all inter-company debt and/or either monies
owed to or owing to Telogy by Telogy International or eCycle; and
(s)
all Real Property Leases, including the Real Property
Lease for Seller’s premises located in Union City, California.
2.3.
Assumed
Liabilities.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date,
Buyer shall execute and deliver to Seller the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement pursuant to which Buyer shall assume and agree to thereafter
discharge, when due (in accordance with their respective terms and subject to
the respective conditions thereof), only the Liabilities of Seller (including
any warranties, reserves for sales credits and adjustments or liabilities
relating to Purchased Deposits) arising after the Closing Date under the Assumed
Agreements to the extent such Assumed Agreements have been validly assigned to
Buyer pursuant to the Sale Order (collectively the “Assumed Liabilities”)
and no other Liabilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes
of clarification, the Assumed Liabilities shall not include (a) any Liability
that arises as a result of any obligation of Seller to act or refrain from
acting under the Assumed Agreements prior to the Closing or any breach by Seller
of any applicable contractual obligation prior to the Closing and (b) any
Liability arising after the Closing Date but that accrued, or is solely
attributable to benefits received, prior to the Closing.
2.4.
Excluded
Liabilities.
Notwithstanding
any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Buyer nor any Affiliate
of Buyer shall assume and neither Buyer nor any Affiliate of Buyer shall be
obligated to assume or be obliged to pay, perform or otherwise discharge any
Liability of Seller, and Seller shall be solely and exclusively liable with
respect to all Liabilities of Seller, other than the Assumed Liabilities
(collectively the “Excluded
Liabilities”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded
Liabilities include the following:
(a)
any Liability of Seller or its directors,
officers, stockholders, bondholders, lenders or agents (acting in such
capacities), arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, whether incurred prior to, at or subsequent to
the Closing Date, including, without limitation, (i) any third-party debt
incurred or owed by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, (ii) any intercompany
debt incurred or owed by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, (iii) all finder’s
or broker’s fees and expenses and (iv) any and all fees and expenses of any
Representatives of Seller;
(b)
any Liability of Seller relating to (i) events or
conditions occurring or existing in connection with, or arising out of, the
Business as operated prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) the ownership,
possession, use, operation or sale or other disposition prior to the Closing
Date of any Purchased Assets (or any other assets, properties, rights or
interests associated, at any time prior to the Closing Date, with the Business),
including any accrued Liability (including accrued expenses) attributable to
benefits received in the periods (or portions thereof) prior to the Closing
Date;
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(c)
any Liability to any Person at
any time employed or otherwise retained by Seller or their
predecessors-in-interest at any time or to any such Person’s spouse, children,
other dependents or beneficiaries, with respect to incidents, events, exposures
or circumstances occurring at any time during the period or periods of any such
Person’s employment by Seller or its predecessors-in-interest, including,
without limitation, all Liabilities arising (i) under the Benefit Plans, (ii)
under any employment, wage and hour restriction, equal opportunity,
discrimination, plant closing or immigration and naturalization laws, (iii)
under any collective bargaining laws, agreements or arrangements or (iv) in
connection with any workers’ compensation or any other employee health,
accident, disability or safety claims;
(d)
any Liability of Seller relating to the Purchased Assets
based on events or conditions occurring or existing prior to the Closing Date
and connected with, arising out of or relating to: (i) Hazardous Substances or
Environmental Laws, (ii) claims relating to employee health and safety,
including claims for injury, sickness, disease or death of any Person or (iii)
compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to any of the foregoing prior to
the Closing Date;
(e)
any Liability of Seller (i) under any
Benefit Plan, or (ii) relating to any employee or independent contractor of
Seller in respect of any period, including without limitation, any Liabilities
relating to payments, fees, wages, bonuses, commissions, accrued vacation and
severance;
(f)
any Liability of Seller for Taxes;
(g) any
Liability incurred by Seller or their respective directors, officers,
stockholders, agents or employees (acting in such capacities) after the Closing
Date;
(h) any
Liability of Seller to any Person on account of any Action or Proceeding,
including any Proceeding set forth on Schedule 5.9 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule;
(i)
any Liability of Seller relating to or arising out of the
ownership or operation of an Excluded Asset;
(j)
all of the Cure Costs;
(k)
any Liability of Seller arising prior to the Closing Date under any Contract
(other than the Assumed Liabilities);
(l)
any Liability of Seller relating to or arising under any Real Property Lease,
including the Real Property Lease for Seller’s premises located in Union City,
California;
(m) any
Transfer Tax; and
(n) any
Liability of Seller or Telogy International under any of the Telogy
International Transaction Documents, including any Liability pursuant to,
arising out of or relating to the sale of assets pursuant to the Telogy
International Transaction Documents.
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2.5.
Assignments;
Cure Amounts.
On the
Closing Date, Seller shall assume each Assumed Agreement and assign each such
Assumed Agreement to Buyer, pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and
the Sale Order. In connection with such assumption and assignment,
Seller shall cure all monetary and non-monetary defaults under each such Assumed
Agreement to the extent required by Section 365(b) of the Bankruptcy Code for
Seller to assume and assign each Assumed Agreement. The costs of cure
required for Seller to assume and assign each Assumed Agreement under Section
365 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Cure Costs”) shall be
an amount reasonably determined by Seller based upon its books and records;
provided, however, that if any
non-debtor party to such Assumed Agreement disputes such amount, the Cure Costs
for such Assumed Agreement shall be the amount determined by the Bankruptcy
Court at the Sale Hearing.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the case of licenses,
certificates, approvals, authorizations, Contracts and other assets included in
the Purchased Assets (a) that cannot be transferred or assigned effectively
without the consent of third parties, which consent has not been obtained prior
to the Closing (after giving effect to the Sale Order and the Bankruptcy Code),
Seller shall, subject to the Orders of the Bankruptcy Court and the terms set
forth in Section
7.2, use its commercially reasonable efforts, at the sole cost and
expense of Seller, to obtain such consent and, if any such consent is not
obtained, Seller shall, during the six-month period following Closing, subject
to the Orders of the Bankruptcy Court, reasonably cooperate with Buyer and, at
the sole cost and expense of Seller, provide to Buyer all of the benefits of
each such non-assignable asset as if such non-assignable asset had been fully
transferred and assigned to Buyer, or (b) that are otherwise not transferable or
assignable (after giving effect to the Sale Order and the Bankruptcy Code),
Seller shall, during the three-month period following Closing, and subject to
the Orders of the Bankruptcy Court, reasonably cooperate with Buyer, at the sole
cost and expense of Seller, to provide to Buyer all of the benefits of each such
non-assignable asset as if such non-assignable asset had been fully transferred
and assigned to Buyer (including the exercise of the rights of Seller thereunder
as may be directed by Buyer).
2.6.
Further
Assurances.
(a) At
the Closing, and at all times thereafter as may be necessary, Seller and Buyer
shall execute and deliver such other instruments of transfer as shall be
reasonably necessary to vest in Buyer title to the Purchased Assets free and
clear of all Encumbrances, and such other instruments as shall be reasonably
necessary to evidence the assignment by Seller and the assumption by Buyer or
its designee of the Assumed Liabilities, including the Assumed
Agreements. Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with one another to
execute and deliver such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably
required to carryout the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) At
the Closing, and at all times thereafter as may be necessary, Seller shall, at
the reasonable request of Buyer, execute, deliver, and file, or cause to be
executed, delivered, and filed, such other instruments of conveyance and
transfer and take such other actions as Buyer may reasonably request, in order
to more effectively consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and to vest in Buyer good and marketable title to the Intellectual Property
included in the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, executing,
filing, and recording, with all appropriate intellectual property registration
authorities and other relevant entities, all assignment instruments and other
filings that are necessary to correctly record the prior chain of title with
respect to ownership of the Intellectual Property included in the Purchased
Assets.
ARTICLE
III.
PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1.
Purchase
Price.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of the Parties set forth herein, the purchase
price to be paid by Buyer in consideration for the sale, transfer, assignment,
conveyance and delivery by Seller to Buyer of the Purchased Assets shall consist
of (a) an amount in cash equal to Twenty-Six Million Seven Hundred and Eight
Thousand Dollars ($26,708,000), which amount is subject to adjustment pursuant
to Section 3.4
and which shall be applied to the reduction of Seller’s outstanding Liabilities
under the Existing Credit Facilities (the “Cash Consideration”),
and (b) the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities ((a) and (b)
collectively, the “Purchase Price”);
provided, however, that, the
Cash Consideration shall be reduced by an amount up to $110,000, if, and to the
extent that, the Telogy Employee Incentive Plan or similar incentive plan with
similar payment triggers, in each case, as such pertains to, and solely with
respect to, the employees identified on Schedule 9.2(h), is not approved by the
Bankruptcy Court (including approval, if necessary, of the amounts that may
become payable to such employees under such plan) on or prior to the Closing
Date.
3.2.
Closing
Date Payment.
At the
Closing, Buyer shall pay to the Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account(s) designated by the Agent, the Closing Date
Payment.
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3.3.
Allocation
of Purchase Price.
Within
ninety (90) days after all of the adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 3.4
have been completed, Buyer shall provide to Seller for Seller’s review and
approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) a proposed
allocation schedule allocating the Purchase Price, including the Assumed
Liabilities that are liabilities for federal income Tax purposes, among the
Purchased Assets (the “Allocation
Schedule”). All allocations made pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be
made in accordance with the requirements of Section 1060 of the Code and the
regulations thereunder. Buyer and Seller will each file IRS Form
8594, and all Tax Returns, in accordance with the allocations made pursuant to
the terms of this Section
3.3. Seller agrees that, following its approval of the
Allocation Schedule (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), Seller
shall sign the Allocation Schedule and return an executed copy thereof to Buyer,
it being understood and agreed that on or before the twentieth (20th) Business
Day following Seller’s receipt of the Allocation Schedule from Buyer as herein
provided, Seller shall either deliver an executed copy thereof to Buyer or, in
the event that Seller shall have objections to all or any portion of the
Allocation Schedule, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a written objection to such
Allocation Schedule, which written objection shall set forth in reasonable
detail the basis for the objections of Seller thereto. In the event
that Seller shall deliver a written objection to the Allocation Schedule, Buyer
and Seller shall thereafter work in good faith to resolve any and all objections
set forth therein, and upon the resolution of all such objections, Buyer and
Seller shall execute and deliver to the other party or parties a signed copy of
such agreed upon Allocation Schedule. Neither Buyer, on the one hand,
nor Seller, on the other hand, shall take a position before any Tax Authority or
in any judicial proceeding that is in any manner inconsistent with such
allocation without the written consent of the other party or unless specifically
required pursuant to a determination by an applicable Tax
Authority. Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand,
each agree to (a) provide the other promptly with any other information required
to complete IRS Form 8594 and (b) promptly advise the other of the existence of
any tax audit, controversy or litigation related to any allocation
hereunder.
3.4.
Purchase
Price Adjustments.
(a) Closing Date Purchase Price
Adjustments. On or before the third (3rd) Business Day prior
to the Closing Date, Seller shall, in good faith, prepare and deliver to Buyer
(i) an estimated statement of the Net Accounts Receivable Amount as of the open
of business on the Closing Date consistent with Seller’s past practices, using
Seller’s then available financial information as of such date (the “Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” and such statement, the “Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement”), (ii) an estimated statement of the Rental
Equipment Sales Amount (the “Estimated Rental Equipment
Sales Amount” and such statement, the “Estimated Rental Equipment
Sales Amount Statement”) and (iii) an estimated statement of the Rental
Equipment Purchases Amount (the “Estimated Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount” and such statement, the “Estimated Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount Statement”, together with the Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement and the Estimated Rental Equipment Sales Amount
Statement, collectively, the “Estimated Adjustment
Statements”). Seller shall provide Buyer with such working
papers and other information supporting their reasonable, good faith
determination of the Estimated Net Accounts Receivable Amount, the Estimated
Rental Equipment Sales Amount and the Estimated Rental Equipment Purchases
Amount. The Cash Consideration shall be: (A) (i) decreased on a
dollar for dollar basis by the amount by which the Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount (as reflected in the Estimated Net Accounts Receivable Amount
Statement) is less than the Target Net Accounts Receivable Amount and (ii)
increased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount by which the Estimated Net
Accounts Receivable Amount (as reflected in the Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement) is greater than the Target Net Accounts Receivable
Amount, (B) decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the Estimated Rental
Equipment Sales Amount (as reflected in the Estimated Rental Equipment Sales
Amount Statement) and (C) increased on a dollar for dollar basis by the
Estimated Rental Equipment Purchases Amount (as reflected in the Estimated
Rental Equipment Purchases Amount Statement). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if, after taking into account all of the adjustments to the Cash
Consideration made pursuant to the previous sentence, the Cash Consideration
would be increased by an amount greater than $1,000,000, then prior to making
such adjustments Buyer shall have an opportunity to review and accept the
Estimated Adjustment Statements (such acceptance not to be unreasonably
withheld) and Buyer and Seller shall work in good faith to resolve any disputes
or questions relating to the Estimated Adjustment Statements delivered by Seller
prior to the Closing.
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(b) Post-Closing Determination
of Purchase Price Adjustments. Within ninety (90) days after
the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Seller (i) a proposed final
statement setting forth the Net Accounts Receivable Amount as of the open of
business on the Closing Date (the “Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount” and such statement, the “Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement”), (ii) a proposed final statement setting
forth the Rental Equipment Sales Amount (the “Final Rental Equipment Sales
Amount” and such statement, the “Final Rental Equipment Sales
Amount Statement”) and (iii) a proposed final statement setting forth the
Rental Equipment Purchases Amount (the “Final Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount” and such statement the “Final Rental Equipment
Purchases Amount Statement”).
(i) Not
later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount Statement, the Final Rental Equipment Sales Amount Statement
and/or the Final Rental Equipment Purchases Amount Statement, as applicable,
Seller shall either (A) notify Buyer in writing of its acceptance of such
statement or (B) provide Buyer with a list of those items in such statement to
which Seller takes exception, specifying the nature of the objection and the
basis therefor, and Seller’s proposed adjustments (collectively, the “Proposed
Adjustments”). If Seller (A) notifies Buyer in writing of its
acceptance of such statement or (B) fails to deliver to Buyer the Proposed
Adjustments within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of such
statement, Seller shall be deemed to have accepted such statement for the
purposes of any Cash Consideration adjustment under Section 3.4(c)
hereof.
(ii) Not
later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of any Proposed Adjustments,
Buyer shall (A) notify Seller in writing of its acceptance of such Proposed
Adjustments or (B) provide Seller with a written notice of objections to the
Proposed Adjustments. If Buyer fails to provide a notice of
objections to any Proposed Adjustments within such thirty-day period, Buyer
shall be deemed to have accepted the Proposed Adjustments for the purposes of
any Cash Consideration adjustment under Section 3.4(c)
hereof. If Buyer gives Seller written notice of objections to the
Proposed Adjustments, and if Seller and Buyer are unable, within fifteen (15)
calendar days after receipt by Seller of the written notice by Buyer of
objections, to resolve the disputed exceptions, such disputed exceptions,
together with a written summary of the present dispute prepared by each party
and a good faith proposal as to what the final determination should be, will be
referred to a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public
accountants mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller (an “Independent Accounting
Firm”) within fifteen (15) calendar days thereafter. Such
Independent Accounting Firm shall, within forty-five (45) days following its
selection, deliver to Buyer and Seller a written report based solely on written
submissions by Buyer and Seller, and not by independent review, determining such
disputed exceptions, and its determinations will be conclusive and binding upon
the Parties for the purposes of any Cash Consideration adjustment under Section 3.4(c)
hereof. To the extent appropriate, the determinations of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be made and articulated in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied with Seller’s past practices. The fees and
disbursements of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be shared equally by
Buyer and Seller.
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(iii) During
any period of dispute with respect to the application of this Section 3.4(b),
Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, shall provide the other
Party and/or their Representatives with access to the books, records, facilities
and employees of the Business reasonably related to the dispute, and shall
cooperate with the other Party to the extent reasonably requested by such other
Party to investigate the basis for such dispute.
(c) Post-Closing Purchase Price
Adjustment. Within three (3) business days following the
preparation or computation and final determination, pursuant to Section 3.4(b)
hereof, of the Final Net Accounts Receivable Amount, the Final Rental Equipment
Sales Amount and/or the Final Rental Equipment Purchases Amount, as applicable,
and based upon such final determinations, if (i) the Final Net Accounts
Receivable Amount is less than the Estimated Net Accounts Receivable Amount, an
amount equal to such deficiency shall be paid to Buyer by Seller, (ii) the Final
Net Accounts Receivable Amount is greater than the Estimated Net Accounts
Receivable Amount, an amount in cash equal to such excess shall be paid to
Seller by Buyer in accordance with this Section 3.4(c), (iii)
the Final Rental Equipment Sales Amount is less than the Estimated Rental
Equipment Sales Amount, an amount in cash equal to such deficiency shall be paid
to Seller by Buyer in accordance with this Section 3.4(c), (iv)
the Final Rental Equipment Sales Amount is greater than the Estimated Rental
Equipment Sales Amount, an amount equal to such excess shall be paid to Buyer by
Seller, (v) the Final Rental Equipment Purchases Amount is less than the
Estimated Rental Equipment Purchases Amount, an amount equal to such deficiency
shall be paid to Buyer by Seller and (vi) the Final Rental Equipment Purchases
Amount is greater than the Estimated Rental Equipment Purchases Amount, an
amount in cash equal to such excess shall be paid to Seller by Buyer in
accordance with this Section
3.4(c). Any amounts owed by Buyer to Seller or by Seller to
Buyer, as applicable, pursuant to the previous sentence shall be paid in cash by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account(s) designated by
Seller or Buyer, as applicable.
ARTICLE
IV.
CLOSING
4.1. Closing
Date.
Upon the
terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Article IX (or the
waiver thereof by the Party entitled to waive the condition), the closing of the
sale of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take
place at a mutually agreed upon location and time no later than the third
Business Day following the date on which the conditions set forth in Article IX have been
satisfied or waived (other than the conditions which by their nature are to be
satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such
conditions), or at such other place or time as Buyer and Seller may mutually
agree. The date and time at which the Closing actually occurs is
hereinafter referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
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4.2. Buyer’s
Additional Deliveries.
At or
prior to the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller:
(a) a
copy of Buyer’s articles of incorporation and by-laws as in effect on the
Closing Date;
(b) a
copy of Buyer’s certificate of good standing of Buyer issued as of a recent date
by the Secretary of State of the State of California;
(c) a
certificate of an authorized officer of Buyer, dated the Closing Date as to (i)
Buyer’s authorization to execute and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which Buyer is a party and (ii)
incumbency and signatures of an officer of Buyer executing this Agreement and
such Ancillary Documents;
(d) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which
Buyer is a party, in each case duly executed by Buyer;
(e) the
certificates required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.3(a) and
9.3(b);
and
(f)
the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by
Buyer.
4.3. Seller’s
Deliveries.
At or
prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
(a) the
Xxxx of Sale and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and each other
Ancillary Document to which Seller is a party, in each case duly executed by
Seller;
(b) instruments
of assignment of the Trademarks (the “Assignment of
Trademarks”) and Domain Names (the “Assignment of Domain
Names”) that are owned by Seller and included in the Purchased Assets, if
any, duly executed by Seller, as required, in form for recordation with the
appropriate Governmental Authorities, in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibits F
and G,
respectively, and any other assignments or instruments with respect to any
Intellectual Property included in the Purchased Assets for which an assignment
or instrument is required to assign, transfer and convey such assets to
Buyer;
(c) a
certified copy of the Sale Order;
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(d) the
officer’s certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.2(a),
9.2(b), 9.3(e) and 9.3(f);
(e) certificate
executed by Seller, in the form prescribed under Treasury Regulation Section
1.1445-2(b), that Seller is not a foreign person within the meaning of Section
1445(f)(3) of the Code;
(f) a
certificate of an authorized officer of Seller, dated the Closing Date as to (i)
Seller’s authorization to execute and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which Seller is a party and (ii)
incumbency and signatures of an officer of Seller executing this Agreement and
such Ancillary Documents;
(g) originals
(or, to the extent originals are not available, true and complete executed
copies) of all of the Assumed Agreements (together with any and all amendments,
supplements or modifications thereto);
(h) all
Documents except those (i) specifically excluded under Section 2.2(k) or
(ii) relating to employees of Seller who are not Transferred
Persons;
(i)
evidence of receipt of all Third Party Consents to
the extent such Third Party Consents are not provided for or satisfied by the
Sale Order;
(j)
the Transition Services Agreement, duly executed by
Seller;
(k) the
Closing Inventory Schedule required to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 7.7;
and
(l)
the Closing Monthly Rental Billing Rate Schedule required to
be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section
7.8.
ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
As an
inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, except as specifically set forth on Schedule 5 (the
“Seller Disclosure
Schedule”) attached to this Agreement (the parts of which are numbered to
correspond to the individual Section numbers of this Article V), Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer and agrees as follows:
5.1. Organization
of Seller.
Seller is
an entity duly organized, validly existing and, as of the date of this
Agreement, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization. Seller is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions
in which the ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct of its
businesses requires such qualification, except where failure to so qualify or be
in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Seller has full corporate power and authority to own or lease
and to operate and use the Purchased Assets and to carry on the Business as now
conducted.
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5.2. Subsidiaries
and Investments.
Seller
does not, directly or indirectly, own, of record or beneficially, any
outstanding voting securities, membership interests or other equity interests in
any Person, other than equity interests of eCycle and Telogy
International. Neither eCycle nor Telogy International owns any
assets used in connection with the Business.
5.3. Authority
of Seller.
(a) Seller
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and, subject to the entry of
the Sale Order, perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the
Ancillary Documents to which Seller is a party. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Ancillary Documents by
Seller has been duly authorized and approved by Seller’s board of directors (or
similar governing body) and, subject to the entry of the Sale Order, does not
require any authorization or consent of Seller’s shareholders or members that
has not been obtained. This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Seller and, subject to the entry of the Sale Order, is
the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with
its terms, and each of the Ancillary Documents to which Seller is a party has
been duly authorized by Seller and upon execution and delivery by Seller and
subject to the entry of the Sale Order, will be a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(b) After
giving effect to the Sale Order, neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Documents by Seller or the consummation by
Seller of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby nor compliance
with or fulfillment of the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof by
Seller will, with or without notice or lapse of time, conflict with, result in a
breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default or an
event of default, or trigger the acceleration of any Liability or obligation or
any payment, under (1) any charter (or similar governing instrument) or by-laws
(or similar governing document) of Seller or (2) in any material respect (A) any
Permits, (B) any Order to which Seller is bound or any Purchased Asset is
subject, (C) any Legal Requirement affecting Seller or the Purchased Assets, or
(D) any Contract or Real Property Lease to which Seller is a party or otherwise
bound.
5.4. Real
Property.
Schedule 5.4 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists as of the Effective Date, all leases or other
occupancy agreements (collectively, the “Real Property
Leases”) of real property used in connection with the Business (the
“Leased Real
Property”). Seller has provided true, complete and correct
copies of the Leases to Buyer, including any amendments
thereto. Seller does not currently own nor has it ever owned, since
its respective inception, any real property.
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5.5. Title to Purchased
Assets.
Seller
has good and valid title to, are the exclusive legal and equitable owners of,
and have, subject to the entry of the Sale Order, the power and right to sell,
assign and deliver the Purchased Assets and all interests
therein. Upon delivery to Buyer on the Closing Date of the
instruments of transfer contemplated by Section 4.3, and
subject to the entry of the Sale Order and terms and conditions thereof, Buyer
will acquire exclusive, good and valid title to, or, in the case of any
Purchased Asset that is leased or licensed by Seller, a valid leasehold or
licensed interest in, all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances.
5.6. Sufficiency of Assets;
Condition of Assets.
(a) The
Purchased Assets are sufficient to permit Buyer to carry on and conduct the
Business substantially in the manner in, and to the extent to, which it is
presently conducted in compliance with all Legal Requirements.
(b) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.6(b) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all Purchased Assets are (i) in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (ii) suitable and
adequate for use in the manner in which they are presently being used; and (iii)
free of material defects (latent and patent).
5.7. Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule 5.7(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains true and complete copies of (a) the
audited consolidated balance sheets of Seller as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for
the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (collectively, the
“Annual Audited
Financial Statements”), and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet
of Seller as of September 30, 2009 (collectively, the “Unaudited Financial
Statements” and together with the Annual Audited Financial Statements,
collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Annual Audited Financial Statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and maintained throughout
the period indicated (except as otherwise set forth therein) and in accordance
with and consistent with Seller’s books and records, and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows
of Seller as of the dates thereof and the periods covered
thereby. The Unaudited Financial Statements were prepared in
accordance with GAAP (subject to normal, recurring year end adjustments, the
effect of which are not material in nature, and except for the omission of
certain footnotes and other presentation items required by GAAP) consistently
applied and maintained throughout the periods indicated, and in accordance with
and consistent with Seller’s books and records, and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows
of Seller as of the date thereof and for the period covered
thereby.
(b) Schedule 5.7(b) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete statement of
the revenues of the Business from the rental of Rental Equipment, broken down by
customer, for each month from the period beginning on January 1, 2007 through
December 31, 2009 (the “Rental Revenues
Statement”). The Rental Revenues Statement has been prepared
on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented and are consistent with
each other. The Rental Revenues Statement fairly and accurately
present the revenues of the Business from the rental of Rental Equipment for the
periods indicated therein.
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5.8. No
Finder.
Seller
has engaged the firm of Broadpoint Capital, Inc. to assist it in connection with
the matters contemplated by this Agreement and will be responsible for the fees
and expenses of such firm. Other than as described in the preceding
sentence, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or any of its respective
Affiliates.
5.9. Legal
Proceedings. Except for any
Encumbrances that will be resolved, eliminated from the Purchased Assets, or
discharged pursuant to the Sale Order and Permitted Encumbrances:
(a) except
as set forth in Schedule 5.9 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule and other than the Bankruptcy Case, there is no
Proceeding pending or threatened against, relating to or affecting Seller with
respect to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets; and
(b) except
for Orders of the Bankruptcy Court, there are no Orders outstanding against
Seller.
5.10. Absence
of Changes. Since the
Reference Date, (a) Seller has conducted the Business in the ordinary course of
business; (b) no event or circumstance has occurred that could reasonably have a
Material Adverse Effect; (c) Seller has not taken any action, agreed to take any
action, or omitted to take any action that would constitute a breach of Section 7.4 if such
action or omission were taken between the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date; and (d) except as set forth in Schedule 5.10 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, as of the Determination Date, Seller has not sold,
nor entered into any contract or commitment to sell, any Rental
Equipment.
5.11. Accounts
Receivable. Schedule 5.11 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
Accounts Receivable existing as of the Determination Date. Each
Account Receivable (a) is, and upon the Closing will be, a valid and legally
binding obligation of the account debtor enforceable in accordance with its
terms, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and not subject to setoffs, adverse
claims, counterclaims, assessments, defaults, prepayments, defenses, and
conditions precedent, (b) is, and upon the Closing will be, a true and correct
statement of the account for merchandise actually sold and delivered to, or for
services actually performed for and accepted by, such account debtor and (c) is,
and upon the Closing will be, collectible, subject to any allowance for doubtful
accounts (which doubtful accounts shall mean Accounts Receivable that are then
greater than 90 days past due).
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5.12. Inventory. Schedule 5.12 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of the
Inventory (including each item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory) as
of the Determination Date indicating (a) the invoice date with respect to, and
the Original Acquisition Cost of, each such item of Inventory, (b) whether each
item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory is in repair status or
otherwise, and (c) the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and complete model
number of each item of Rental Equipment included in the
Inventory. Upon delivery of the Closing Inventory Schedule required
to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 7.7, the
Closing Inventory Schedule will set forth an accurate and complete list of the
Inventory (including each item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory) as
of the Closing Date indicating (a) the invoice date with respect to, and the
Original Acquisition Cost of, each such item of Inventory, (b) whether each item
of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory is in repair status or otherwise,
and (c) the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and complete model number of
each item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory. Except as
set forth on Schedule
5.12 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all of the items in the Inventory
are (a) valued on the Financial Statements at Original Acquisition Cost in
accordance with GAAP and, (b) in all material respects, of good and merchantable
quality, fit for the purpose for which they are intended, and are in a condition
that is rentable, leasable, saleable and useable in the ordinary course of
business and (c) free of defects and damage (other than ordinary wear and
tear). Upon delivery of the Closing Monthly Rental Billing Rate
Schedule required to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 7.8, the
Closing Monthly Rental Billing Rate Schedule will set forth an accurate
calculation of the total sum of the Monthly Rental Billing Rate Amount of all
items of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory at the Closing that are then
on rent to customers under a month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an operating
lease (OLP) arrangement or a TTS (equity option) arrangement.
5.13. Business
Contracts. Schedule 5.13 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
Contracts (other than the Customer Contracts and the Supplier Contracts, which
are covered by Schedule 5.16 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule) to which Seller is party that are necessary for
Seller to conduct the Business in the manner in which such Business is currently
being conducted (collectively, the “Business
Contracts”). Seller has made available to Buyer and its
Representatives prior to the Effective Date true and complete executed copies of
all Business Contracts, including all amendments, supplements, modifications and
waivers thereof. Each Assumed Agreement is valid and in full force
and effect, and is enforceable by Seller in accordance with its
terms. As of the date hereof, neither Seller nor, to the Knowledge of
Seller, any counterparty to each Business Contract is in material default
thereunder, and no party has notified Seller that it is in default, under any
Business Contract. As of the date hereof, Seller has not waived any
of its rights, defenses, setoffs or rights of recoupment under any Assumed
Agreement, except as explicitly set forth in such Assumed
Agreement.
5.14. Insurance. Schedule 5.14 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
insurance policies, self-insurance arrangements and fidelity bonds, currently in
effect, that insure the Business and/or the Purchased Assets (collectively, the
“Insurance
Policies”). Seller has made available to Buyer and its
Representatives prior to the Effective Date true, correct and complete copies of
all Insurance Policies. Each Insurance Policy is valid, binding, and
in full force and effect. Seller has not received any notice of
cancellation or non-renewal of any Insurance Policy.
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5.15. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 5.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all registered Intellectual Property and
any applications to register Intellectual Property and (ii) all unregistered
trademarks, trade names and service marks that are material to the conduct of
the Business, specifying in each case whether such item is owned or controlled
by or for, licensed (exclusively or nonexclusively) to, or otherwise held by or
for the benefit of Seller. Schedule 5.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule further identifies each material license, sublicense,
agreement, or other permission that Seller has granted to, or has been granted
by, any Person, with respect to any item of Intellectual Property.
(b) Each
item of Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 5.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule is valid, subsisting and in full force and effect and
has not been abandoned or passed into the public domain. To the
Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts that (i) would render any Intellectual
Property invalid or unenforceable, or (ii) would, in any material respect,
adversely affect or impede the ability of Seller, prior to the Closing, or
Buyer, following the Closing, to use any Intellectual Property in the conduct of
the Business.
(c) The
Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 5.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule constitutes all the material Intellectual Property
Rights used in the conduct of the Business as it is currently
conducted.
(d) Each
item of Intellectual Property listed in Schedule 5.15 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule either (i) is exclusively owned by Seller; was
written and created by employees or third party consultants or contractors of
Seller acting within the scope of their employment all of which employees and
third party consultants or contractors have validly and irrevocably assigned all
of their rights, including the Intellectual Property Rights therein, to Seller;
and no third party owns or has any rights to any such Intellectual Property, or
(ii) is duly and validly licensed to Seller for use in the manner currently used
in the conduct of the Business. Seller has not granted any exclusive
license of or right to use, any Intellectual Property to any
Person.
(e) Seller
has taken all necessary action to maintain and protect (i) the Intellectual
Property, and (ii) the secrecy, confidentiality, value and Seller’s rights in
the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of Seller and those provided by
any Person to Seller, including by having and enforcing a policy requiring all
current and former employees, consultants and contractors of Seller to execute
appropriate confidentiality and assignment agreements. To the
Knowledge of Seller, there has been no violation or unauthorized disclosure of
any Trade Secret or Confidential Information related to the Business, the
Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities. Individuals who have had
access to such Trade Secrets and Confidential Information have signed a
confidentiality agreement with respect thereto and/or are otherwise subject to
confidentiality obligations to Seller.
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(f) To
the Knowledge of Seller, the operation of the Business as it is currently
conducted does not infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights
of any Person or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the laws
of any jurisdiction. Seller has not received written notice from any
Person claiming that the operation of the Business or any Rental Equipment
infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person
(including any right of privacy or publicity), or defames or libels any Person
or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any
jurisdiction (nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, is there any basis
therefor). To the Knowledge of Seller, no Person is infringing or
misappropriating any Intellectual Property.
5.16. Customers and
Suppliers.
(a) Customers. Schedule 5.16(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
Contracts with customers of the Business by or on behalf of Seller
(collectively, the “Customer
Contracts”).
(b) Suppliers. Schedule 5.16(b) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
Contracts entered into with suppliers by or on behalf of Seller (collectively,
the “Supplier
Contracts”).
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.16(c) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, Seller has not entered
into any Contract under which Seller is restricted from renting, leasing,
purchasing, trading, refurbishing, remarketing and/or reselling of the Rental
Equipment to any class of customers, in any geographic area, during any period
of time or in any segment of the market. There is no purchase
commitment which provides that any supplier will be the exclusive supplier of
the Business. There is no purchase commitment requiring Seller to
purchase the entire output of a supplier.
(d) Seller
has not received any written notice or otherwise has any knowledge, that any
current customer, supplier or distributor may cease dealing with Seller, or may
otherwise materially reduce the volume of business transacted by such Person
with Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16(d) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller has no knowledge of any fact, condition
or event which may, by itself or in the aggregate, adversely affect its
relationship with any such Person. Since the Reference Date, there
has been no material cancellation of backlogged orders in excess of the average
rate of cancellation prior to such date.
(e) Neither
Seller nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any of its respective officers or
employees has directly or indirectly given or agreed to give any rebate, gift or
similar benefit to any customer, supplier, distributor, broker, governmental
employee or other Person, who was, is or may be in a position to help or hinder
the Business (or assist in connection with any actual or proposed transaction),
in each case, which could subject Seller (or Buyer after consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to any damage or penalty in any
civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding.
5.17. Compliance
with Laws. Seller is in
compliance, in all material respects, with each Legal Requirement that is
applicable to Seller or any of the Purchased Assets or the Business, and no
event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that might (with or
without notice or lapse of time) constitute, or result directly or indirectly
in, a default under, a breach or violation of, or a failure to comply with, any
such Legal Requirement, in each case, other than such violations that may result
from the performance of this Agreement or the Filing. Seller has not
received any written notice from any third party regarding any actual, alleged
or potential violation of any Legal Requirement.
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5.18. Warranties. All products
rented, leased, traded, remarketed, resold or delivered by Seller and any
services rendered by Seller has been in, in all material respects, conformity
with all applicable contractual commitments and all expressed or implied
warranties.
5.19. Product
Liability.
(a) There
are no, and within the last twelve (12) months there have not been any, actions,
claims or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threats thereof related to product
liability against or involving Seller or any Rental Equipment and no such
actions, claims or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threats have been settled,
adjudicated or otherwise disposed of within the last twelve (12)
months.
(b) Seller
does not manufacture, and has not ever manufactured, Rental
Equipment. The Rental Equipment is standard in the Business’ industry
(i.e. “off the shelf”), except for occasional Rental Equipment that have been
customized, based upon customer specifications, to meet customer
needs.
(c) As
of the date hereof, Seller has not received any written notices of customer
product liability claims regarding Seller’s lease, rental, sale or delivery of
Rental Equipment or other performance of services.
5.20. Taxes.
(a) Seller
has filed all Tax Returns that any Tax Authority has required Seller to
file. All Taxes shown to be payable on such Tax Returns have been
paid in full, other than Taxes for which adequate accruals have been provided in
the Reference Date Balance Sheet. Seller has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or
owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other
third party. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no liens for Taxes
on the properties of Seller, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(b) Schedule 5.20 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule indicates those Tax Returns that currently are
subject of audit.
(c) None
of the Purchased Assets is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of
Section 168(h) of the Code.
5.21.
Disclaimer.
SUBJECT
ONLY TO THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE V AND THE
SELLER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE, BUYER IS ACQUIRING THE PURCHASED ASSETS “AS-IS,
WHERE –IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS”, AND SELLER DOES NOT MAKE (AND SELLER EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS) ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THE PURCHASED ASSETS OR THE BUSINESS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
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ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
As an
inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller
and agrees as follows:
6.1.
Organization of
Buyer.
Buyer is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of California. Buyer has full corporate power and
authority to own or lease and to operate and use its properties and assets and
to carry on its business as now conducted.
6.2.
Authority of
Buyer.
(a) Buyer
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and all of the Ancillary Documents to which it
is a party. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and such Ancillary Documents by Buyer have been duly authorized and approved by
Buyer’s directors and do not require any further authorization or consent of
Buyer or its managers or members. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Buyer and is the legal, valid and binding
agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, and
each Ancillary Document to which Buyer is a party has been duly authorized by
Buyer and upon execution and delivery by Buyer will be a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its
terms, except as (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and
(ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of such Ancillary Documents
or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
nor compliance with or fulfillment of the terms, conditions and provisions
hereof or thereof will:
(i) conflict
with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default, or an event of default under (1) Buyer’s articles of
incorporation and by-laws, (2) any Order to which Buyer is a party or by which
it is bound or (3) any Legal Requirement affecting Buyer; or
(ii) require
the approval, consent, authorization or act of, or the making by Buyer of any
declaration, filing or registration with, any Person, other than filings with
the Bankruptcy Court or anti-trust or competition laws.
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6.3.
No
Finder.
Neither
Buyer nor any Person acting on its behalf has paid or become obligated to pay
any fee or commission to any broker, finder or intermediary for or on account of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Seller is or will
become liable, and Buyer shall hold harmless and indemnify Seller from any
claims with respect to any such fees or commissions.
6.4.
Financing.
Buyer has
available to it and, as of the Closing Date will have available to it, all funds
necessary to pay the Cash Consideration.
ARTICLE
VII.
ACTIONS
PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE
The
Parties covenant and agree to take the following actions between the Effective
Date and the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms and the Closing Date:
7.1.
Investigation
of the Business by Buyer.
(a) Seller
shall afford Buyer’s authorized Representatives reasonable access during normal
business hours to the offices, properties, key employees, outside accountants,
agreements and other documentation and financial records (including computer
files, retrieval programs and similar documentation) with respect to the
Business, the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities to the extent Buyer
reasonably deems necessary, and shall permit Buyer and its authorized
Representatives to make copies of such materials. Seller shall permit
Buyer to inspect the Rental Equipment and other Inventory located at Seller’s
warehouse located in Union City, California during normal business hours and
shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Buyer in connection with such
inspection. Seller shall furnish to Buyer or its authorized
Representatives such additional information concerning the Purchased Assets, the
Business and the Assumed Liabilities as shall be reasonably requested by Buyer
or its authorized Representatives, including all such information as shall be
reasonably necessary to enable Buyer or its authorized Representatives to (i)
verify the accuracy of Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, (ii) verify that Seller has complied with the covenants contained in
this Agreement and (iii) determine whether the conditions set forth in Article IX have been
satisfied. Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause its outside accountants and outside counsel to cooperate with Buyer in its
investigation. It is acknowledged and understood that no
investigation by Buyer or other information received by Buyer shall operate as a
waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or other agreement given
or made by Seller in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, no such investigation or examination shall be permitted to the
extent that it would require Seller to disclose information subject to
attorney-client privilege, provided Seller advises Buyer of the specific
assertion of such privilege.
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(b) As
requested by Buyer from time to time, Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with Buyer in connection with Buyer and Seller contacting
suppliers and customers of the Business; provided, that Buyer
will not contact any supplier, customer, creditors or employees of the Business
with respect to matters relating to the Business or this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby without Seller’s express prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by Seller.
7.2.
Third Party
Consents.
Seller
will reasonably cooperate with Buyer to secure, before the Closing Date, all
Third Party Consents to the extent such consents are not provided for or
satisfied by the Sale Order; provided, however, that neither
Seller nor Buyer shall have any obligation to offer or pay any consideration in
order to obtain any such consents, approvals or waivers, except for such amounts
as Seller shall be obligated to pay or reimburse Buyer for as a condition to any
assumption and assignment (including Cure Costs) pursuant to the Bankruptcy
Code; provided
further, however, Buyer shall
not be required to waive any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article
IX.
7.3.
Governmental
Approvals.
(a) During
the period prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer shall act diligently and
reasonably, and shall cooperate with each other, to do or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable consistent with applicable Legal
Requirements to cause the conditions precedent to the Closing to be satisfied
and to cause the Closing to occur, including to secure any consents and
approvals of any Governmental Authority required to be obtained by them under
United States and non-United States antitrust or competition laws, in order to
assign or transfer any Permits to Buyer, to permit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or to otherwise satisfy the
conditions set forth in Article IX, in each
case as necessary to the extent such consents are not provided for or satisfied
by the Sale Order; provided, however, that Seller
shall not make any agreement or understanding affecting the Purchased Assets or
the Business (excluding the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities) as a
condition for obtaining any such consents or approvals except with the prior
written consent of Buyer. Buyer shall act diligently and reasonably
to cooperate with Seller, to the extent commercially reasonable, to obtain the
consents and approvals contemplated by this Section 7.3(a); provided, however, Buyer shall
not be required to waive any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article
IX.
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(b) Seller
and Buyer (i) shall promptly inform each other of any communication from any
Governmental Authority concerning this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby, and any filing, notification or request for approval and (ii) shall
permit the other Party to review in advance any proposed written communication
or information submitted to any such Governmental Authority in response
thereto. In addition, none of Parties shall agree to participate in
any meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings,
investigation or other inquiry with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, unless such Party consults with the other
Parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by any such Governmental
Authority, gives the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate
thereat, in each case to the maximum extent practicable. Subject to
any restrictions under applicable laws, rules or regulations, each Party shall
furnish the other with copies of all correspondence, filings and communications
(and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its
Affiliates and their respective Representatives on the one hand, and the
Governmental Authority or members of its staff on the other hand, with respect
to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding documents and
communications which are subject to preexisting confidentiality agreements or to
the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine) or any such filing,
notification or request for approval. Each Party shall also furnish
the other Party with such necessary information and assistance as such other
party and its Affiliates may reasonably request in connection with their
preparation of necessary filings, registration or submissions of information to
the Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated hereby and any such filing, notification or request for
approval. Seller and Buyer shall prosecute all required requests for
approval with all necessary diligence and otherwise use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the grant thereof by an Order as soon
as possible.
7.4.
Operations
Prior to the Closing Date.
Seller
shall use its respective reasonable best efforts to maintain and repair the
Purchased Assets and operate and carry on the Business only in the ordinary
course and consistent with past practice, except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement, consented to by Buyer, or as required by the Orders of the
Bankruptcy Court. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
and to the extent permitted or required by the Orders of the Bankruptcy Court or
the Bankruptcy Code, Seller shall continue operating the Business as a going
concern and to maintain the business organization of the Business intact and
shall use reasonable best efforts to preserve the goodwill of the manufacturers,
suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others
having business relations with the Business. In connection therewith
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall not, directly
or indirectly, do or propose to do any of the following without the prior
written consent of Buyer:
(a) offer
employment for any period on or after the Closing Date to any employee or agent
of the Business regarding whom Buyer makes offers of employment in accordance
with the terms set forth herein;
(b) otherwise
attempt to persuade any such employee or agent to terminate his or her
relationship with the Business prior to the Closing Date;
(c) fail
to maintain and repair, or delay the maintenance and repair, of the Rental
Equipment in a manner consistent with normal industry practice;
(d) enter
into any commitment or transaction not in the ordinary course of business,
except for any such commitment or transaction required by this Agreement and/or
the Orders of the Bankruptcy Court or the Bankruptcy Code;
(e) amend
or otherwise modify the material terms of any Assumed Agreement or Permits,
except for any such amendment or other modification required by the Orders of
the Bankruptcy Court; and
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(f) sell,
lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets (other than
sales of Rental Equipment in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice) outside of the ordinary course of business, except for any such
sale, lease, license or other disposition required by the Orders of the
Bankruptcy Court or the Bankruptcy Code.
7.5.
Bankruptcy
Court Approval.
(a) Seller
and Buyer acknowledge that this Agreement and the sale of the Purchased Assets
are subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. Seller and Buyer
acknowledge that (i) to obtain such approval, Seller must demonstrate that they
have taken reasonable steps to obtain the highest or otherwise best offer
possible for the Purchased Assets, including, but not limited to, giving notice
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to certain interested parties
as required by applicable law, and conducting an auction pursuant to the Bidding
Procedures in respect of the Purchased Assets (the “Auction”), and (ii)
to the extent Buyer is assuming the Assumed Agreements upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer must provide adequate
assurance of future performance under the Assumed Agreements.
(b) In
the event an appeal is taken or a stay pending appeal is requested with respect
to the Sale Order, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of such appeal or stay
request and shall promptly provide to Buyer a copy of the related notice of
appeal or order of stay. Seller shall also provide Buyer with written
notice of any motion or application filed in connection with any appeal from
either of such orders.
(c) From
and after the Effective Date, and to the extent Buyer is the Successful Bidder
at the Auction, Seller shall not take any action that is intended to result in,
or fail to take any action the intent of which failure to act would result in,
the reversal, voiding, modification or staying of the Sale Order.
7.6.
Bankruptcy
Filings.
From and
after the Effective Date, Seller shall provide Buyer prior notice one (1)
Business Day before filing any papers in the Bankruptcy Case that relate, in
whole or in part, to this Agreement or Buyer. Seller’s inadvertent
failure to comply with this paragraph shall not by itself constitute a breach
under this Agreement.
7.7.
Seller’s
Delivery of Closing Inventory Schedule.
Immediately
prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer an updated Schedule 5.12 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule that sets forth an accurate and complete list of the
Inventory (including each item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory) as
of the Closing Date indicating the following (the “Closing Inventory
Schedule”): (a) the invoice date with respect to, and the Original
Acquisition Cost of, each such item of Inventory, (b) whether each item of
Rental Equipment included in the Inventory is in repair status or otherwise, and
(c) the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and complete model number of each
item of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory.
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7.8.
Seller’s
Delivery of Closing Monthly Rental Billing Rate Schedule.
Immediately
prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a schedule that sets forth
an accurate calculation of the total sum of the Monthly Rental Billing Rate
Amount of all items of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory at the Closing
that are then on rent to customers under a month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an
operating lease (OLP) arrangement or a TTS (equity option) arrangement (the
“Closing Monthly
Rental Billing Rate Schedule”). The Monthly Rental Billing
Rate Amount shall be calculated in accordance with and in a manner consistent
with Seller’s past practices. For illustration purposes only, a
calculation of the Monthly Rental Billing Rate Amount of all items of Rental
Equipment included in the Inventory that were on rent to customers under a
month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an operating lease (OLP) arrangement or a TTS
(equity option) arrangement for the month of December 31, 2009 is attached
hereto as Schedule
7.8.
7.9.
Proprietary
Information Agreements.
Seller
shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the individuals
listed on Schedule
7.9 to execute and deliver to Buyer, on or prior to Closing, a
countersigned proprietary information agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
I.
ARTICLE
VIII.
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
8.1.
Taxes.
(a) Seller
shall be liable for and shall pay, and pursuant to Section 8.1(c), shall
reimburse Buyer for, all Personal Property Taxes (whether assessed or
unassessed), in each case attributable to periods (or portions thereof) ending
on or prior to the Closing Date and, in the case of any period beginning before
and ending after the Closing Date, that portion of such period ending on the
Closing Date. Buyer shall be liable for and shall pay, and pursuant
to Section
8.1(c), shall reimburse Seller for all Personal Property Taxes (whether
assessed or unassessed), in each case attributable to periods (or portions
thereof) beginning after the Closing Date. For purposes of this
paragraph (a), any period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date
shall consist of two portions (with one portion ending on the Closing Date and
the other portion beginning on the day after the Closing Date), except that
Personal Property Taxes imposed on a periodic basis shall be allocated on a
daily basis. For purposes of this Section 8.1, “Personal Property
Taxes” shall mean use or ad valorem taxes with respect to the Purchased
Assets.
(b) Without
limiting the other terms set forth in this Agreement, any sales Tax, use Tax,
real property transfer or gains Tax, documentary stamp Tax or similar Tax
attributable to the sale or transfer of the Purchased Assets and not exempted
under the Sale Order or by Section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code (“Transfer Taxes”)
shall be borne by Seller. Seller and Buyer shall use reasonable
efforts and cooperate in good faith to exempt the sale and transfer of the
Purchased Assets from any such Transfer Taxes. Seller shall prepare
and file all necessary Tax Returns or other documents with respect to all such
Transfer Taxes; provided, however, that in the
event any such Tax Return requires execution by Buyer, Seller shall prepare and
deliver to Buyer a copy of such Tax Return at least ten days before the due date
thereof, and Buyer shall promptly execute such Tax Return and deliver it to
Seller, which shall cause it to be filed.
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(c) Seller
or Buyer, as the case may be, shall provide reimbursement for any Tax paid by
one Party all or a portion of which is the responsibility of the other Party in
accordance with the terms of this Section
8.1. Within a reasonable time prior to the payment of any such
Tax, the Party paying such Tax shall give notice to the other of the Tax payable
and each Party’s respective liability therefor, although failure to do so will
not relieve the other Party from its liability hereunder.
8.2.
Employees and
Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Transferred
Persons. Prior to the Closing, Buyer (directly or indirectly
through one or more of its Affiliates or agents) shall have the right (but not
the obligation), in its sole discretion, to negotiate employment or other
arrangements with such employees or independent contractors of Seller as
determined by Buyer. Buyer (directly or indirectly through one or
more of its Affiliates or agents) shall have the right (but not the obligation)
to offer employment to any of the employees or independent contractors of Seller
as Buyer may determine in its sole discretion. Those employees or
independent contractors who accept Buyer’s offer of employment and commence
working for Buyer on the Closing Date shall hereafter be referred to as “Transferred
Persons.”
(b) Effective
as of the Closing, the Transferred Persons shall cease to be covered by the
Benefit Plans. Seller shall retain responsibility for and continue to pay all
medical, life insurance, disability, and other welfare plan expenses and
benefits for each Transferred Person with respect to claims incurred by such
Transferred Person or his covered dependents prior to the
Closing. Expenses and benefits with respect to claims incurred by a
Transferred Person or covered dependents on or after the Closing shall be the
responsibility of Buyer, provided that such Transferred Person is then employed
by Buyer. For purposes of this paragraph, a claim is deemed incurred
by a Transferred Person (i) in the case of medical or dental benefits, when the
services that are the subject of the claim are performed; (ii) in the case of
life insurance, when the death occurs; (iii) in the case of long-term disability
benefits, when the disability occurs; (iv) in the case of workers compensation
benefits, when the event giving rise to the benefits occurs; and (v) otherwise,
at the time the Transferred Person or covered dependent becomes entitled to
payment of a benefit (assuming that all procedural requirements are satisfied
and claims applications properly and timely completed and
submitted).
(c) No
Obligation. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to require Buyer to offer to employ, employ or otherwise engage (or
prevent the termination of employment or engagement of) any individual, require
minimum benefit or compensation levels or prevent any change in the employee
benefits provided to any individual Transferred Person. No provision
of this Agreement shall create any third party beneficiary rights in any
employee or former employee of Seller or any other Person (including any
beneficiary or dependent thereof) of any nature or kind whatsoever, including
without limitation, in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment)
for any specified period.
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(d) For
so long as Seller maintains a “group health plan” after the Closing, Seller
shall provide COBRA continuation coverage to all “M&A qualified
beneficiaries” under Section 4980B of the Code. If Seller, at any
time, ceases to maintain a “group health plan” (within the meaning of Section
4980B of the Code), Seller shall promptly (but in no event later than the date
of such cessation) provide Buyer with written notice of such
cessation. To the extent Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of
Title I of ERISA and the regulations thereunder so require, Buyer, either itself
or through an affiliate, will be responsible for making available continuation
coverage for all “M&A qualified beneficiaries” under Section 4980B of the
Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and the regulations
thereunder. Seller shall provide Buyer with all information necessary
or desirable to enable Buyer to comply with its obligations, if any, pursuant to
the preceding sentence. Nothing
in this Section 8.2(d) will prevent Seller from terminating a “group health
plan” at any time following the Closing.
8.3.
Collection of
Receivables; Returns of Rental Equipment.
If, after
the Closing Date, Seller shall receive payment from or on behalf of any account
debtor with respect to any Accounts Receivable included in the Purchased Assets
or any customer shall return to Seller any Rental Equipment, Seller shall
promptly thereafter deliver such funds and assets to Buyer and take all steps
necessary to vest title to such funds and/or assets in Buyer. Seller
hereby designates Buyer and its respective officers as Seller’s true and lawful
attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to execute and endorse for
the benefit of Buyer all checks, notes or other documents received by Seller in
payment of or in substitution or exchange for any of the Purchased Assets or to
otherwise vest title to such funds and/or assets in Buyer. Seller
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the power of attorney set forth in the
preceding sentence in favor of Buyer is coupled with an interest, and further
agrees to execute and deliver to Buyer from time to time any documents or other
instruments reasonably requested by Buyer to evidence such power of
attorney.
8.4.
Adequate
Assurances Regarding Assumed Agreements.
With
respect to each Assumed Agreement, Buyer will use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide adequate assurance as required under the Bankruptcy Code of
the future performance by Buyer of each such Assumed Agreement. Buyer
and Seller agree that they will promptly take all actions reasonably required to
assist in obtaining a Bankruptcy Court finding that there has been an adequate
demonstration of adequate assurance of future performance under the Assumed
Agreements, such as furnishing affidavits, non-confidential financial
information or other documents or information for filing with the Bankruptcy
Court and making Buyer’s and Seller’s employees and Representatives available to
testify before the Bankruptcy Court.
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8.5.
Performance
Under Assumed Agreements.
Without
limiting the terms set forth in Section 2.3, but
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall, from and
after the Closing Date, assume and agree to thereafter discharge, when due (in
accordance with their respective terms and subject to the respective conditions
thereof), the Assumed Liabilities assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof
but no other Liabilities.
8.6.
Certain
Actions.
Seller
has engaged the firm of Broadpoint Capital Inc to assist them in connection with
the matters contemplated by this Agreement and Seller will be responsible for
and shall pay the fees and expenses of such firm as referred to in Section
5.8.
8.7.
Covenant Not to
Compete; Non-Solicitation.
(a) For
a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the three-year anniversary
of the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”),
Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, establish, finance, own, manage,
operate, engage in or otherwise participate in the conduct of any business that
is the same or substantially similar to and directly or indirectly competes in
any respect with the Business.
(b) During
the Restricted Period, Seller shall not (i) directly or indirectly solicit,
encourage or attempt to solicit or encourage any of the employees, agents,
independent contractors, consultants or representatives of Buyer to terminate
his, her or its relationship with Buyer; (ii) directly or indirectly solicit,
encourage or attempt to solicit or encourage any of the employees, agents,
independent contractors, consultants or representatives of Buyer to become
employees, agents, representatives, consultants or independent contractors of
any other Person; (iii) directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit any
customer, vendor or distributor of Buyer with respect to any product or service
being furnished, made, sold or leased by Buyer; or (iv) persuade or seek to
persuade any customer of Buyer to cease to do business or to reduce the amount
of business that such customer has customarily done prior to the Closing Date
with Seller, or contemplates doing with Buyer. It is expressly agreed
by Buyer that in no event will the restrictions set forth in this Section 8.7 apply or
be deemed or interpreted to apply to any other Person other than Seller
itself.
(c) The
Parties expressly acknowledge that it would be difficult to measure the damages
that might result from any breach of this Section 8.7, and that
any such breach will result in immediate, substantial and irreparable injury to
Buyer for which it will have no adequate remedy at law. Buyer shall
be entitled to, without the posting of any bond, seek an injunction or other
equitable relief issued by a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and
restraining any violation or threatened violation of this Section 8.7 by
Seller. Seller acknowledges and agrees that this Section 8.7 is (i) a
material inducement for Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) reasonable under the circumstances to
protect the Purchased Assets and goodwill acquired by Buyer under this
Agreement. Rights and remedies provided for in this Section 8.7 are
cumulative and shall be in addition to rights and remedies otherwise available
to the Parties hereunder or under any other agreement or applicable
law.
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(d) If
any provision contained in this Section 8.7 is for
any reason held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provisions
of this Section
8.7, but this Section 8.7 will be
construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
contained herein. The Parties intend that if any of the restrictions
or covenants contained herein is held to cover a geographic area or to be for a
length of time which is not permitted by applicable law, or in any way construed
to be too broad or to any extent invalid, such provision will not be construed
to be null, void and of no effect, but to the extent such provision would be
valid or enforceable under applicable law, a court of competent jurisdiction
will construe and interpret or reform this Section 8.7 to
provide for a covenant having the maximum enforceable geographic area, time
period and other provisions (not greater than those contained herein) as will be
valid and enforceable under such applicable law.
(e) It
is expressly agreed by Buyer that in no event will the restrictions set forth in
this Section
8.7 apply or be deemed or interpreted to apply to any other Person other
than Seller itself.
8.8.
Confidentiality.
Subject
to the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code or as may be imposed by the
Bankruptcy Court or as otherwise required by applicable law, from and after the
Closing: (a) Seller shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to,
hold in confidence all Confidential Information (including Trade Secrets,
customer lists, marketing plans and pricing information) of Seller relating to
the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities; (b) in the event
that Seller, or an Affiliate of Seller, shall be legally compelled to disclose
any such information, Seller shall provide Buyer with prompt written notice of
such requirement so that Buyer may seek a protective order or other remedy, at
Buyer’s sole cost and expense and (c) in the event that such protective order or
other remedy is not obtained, Seller or its Affiliates shall furnish only such
information as is legally required to be provided. The Parties
expressly acknowledge that it would be difficult to measure the damages that
might result from any breach of this Section 8.8, and that
any such breach will result in immediate, substantial and irreparable injury to
Buyer for which it will have no adequate remedy at law. Buyer shall
be entitled to, without the posting of any bond, seek an injunction or other
equitable relief issued by a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and
restraining any violation or threatened violation of this Section 8.8 by
Seller. Seller acknowledges and agrees that this Section 8.8 is (i) a
material inducement for Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) reasonable under the circumstances to
protect the Purchased Assets and goodwill acquired by Buyer under this
Agreement. Rights and remedies provided for in this Section 8.8 are
cumulative and shall be in addition to rights and remedies otherwise available
to the Parties hereunder or under any other agreement or applicable
law.
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ARTICLE
IX.
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
9.1.
Conditions to
Obligations of Each Party.
The
respective obligations of each Party to effect the sale and purchase of the
Purchased Assets shall be subject to the fulfillment (or, if permitted by
applicable law, waiver) on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following
conditions:
(a) all
requisite authorizations or consents from Governmental Authorities, if any, or
waiting periods following governmental filings shall have been obtained or
expired;
(b) if
required after giving effect to the Sale Order, all Third Party Consents shall
have been obtained;
(c) (i)
the Sale Order shall be a Final Order, (ii) such Final Order shall not have been
stayed, modified, reversed or amended in any manner adverse to Buyer, and (iii)
Seller shall have received from the Bankruptcy Court or other Persons, as
applicable and required by applicable law, and Buyer shall have received
reasonable evidence of such receipt by Seller of, all other orders, approvals
and consents required to transfer the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(d) no
Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated or entered any
Order that is in effect and has the effect of making illegal or otherwise
prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
that has not been withdrawn or terminated.
9.2.
Conditions to
Obligations of Buyer.
The
obligation of Buyer to effect the purchase of the Purchased Assets contemplated
by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following additional conditions:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement that are
(i) qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and
correct in all respects and (ii) not so qualified shall be true and correct in
all material respects, in each case at and as of the Effective Date and at and
as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such dates (except to the extent
in either case that any such representations or warranties speak as of another
date, in which case such representations and warranties that are (x) qualified
as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all
respects and (y) not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case at and as of the date specified therein) and Buyer shall
have received a certificate of Seller to such effect signed by a duly authorized
officer of Seller;
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(b) each
covenant and obligation that Seller is required to perform or to comply with
pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing shall have been duly
performed and complied with in all material respects (except that those
covenants and obligations which are qualified as to materiality, Material
Adverse Effect or similar expressions, or are subject to the same or similar
type exceptions, shall have been performed and complied with in all respects),
and Buyer shall have received a certificate of Seller to such effect signed by a
duly authorized officer of Seller;
(c) the
Bankruptcy Court shall have approved and authorized the assumption and
assignment of the Assumed Agreements pursuant to the Sale Order;
(d) each
of the deliveries required to be made to Buyer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) and
Section 4.3
shall have been so delivered;
(e) the
total sum of the Monthly Rental Billing Rate Amount of all items of Rental
Equipment included in the Inventory at the Closing that are then on rent to
customers under a month-to-month (MTM) arrangement, an operating lease (OLP)
arrangement or a TTS (equity option) arrangement shall be equal to or greater
than Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000), and Buyer shall have
received a certificate of Seller to such effect signed by a duly authorized
officer of Seller;
(f) the
total sum of the Original Acquisition Cost of all items of Rental Equipment
included in the Inventory as of the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater
than eighty-five percent (85%) of the total sum of the Original Acquisition Cost
of all items of Rental Equipment included in the Inventory as of the Reference
Date, and Buyer shall have received a certificate of Seller to such effect
signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller;
(g) there
shall have been no Material Adverse Change in the Rental Equipment Since the
Reference Date;
(h) (i)
the Telogy LLC 2010 Employee Incentive Plan as in effect as of the date hereof
(the “Telogy Employee
Incentive Plan”), shall not, with
respect to the employees identified on Schedule 9.2(h), have
been amended, modified or rescinded after the Effective Date, (ii) the Telogy
Employee Incentive Plan shall, with respect to the employees identified on Schedule 9.2(h), be
in full force and effect as of the Closing Date, (iii) a copy of the Telogy
Employee Incentive Plan shall have been distributed to each employee identified
on Schedule 9.2(h),
and (iv) Buyer shall have received a certificate of Seller signed by a
duly authorized officer of Seller, certifying as to the satisfaction of the
conditions in this Section
9.2(h);
(i) each
of the employees identified on Schedule 9.2(i) shall
have delivered a countersigned proprietary information agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I;
and
(j) since
the Reference Date, no event shall have occurred that has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Any
condition specified in this Section 9.2 may be
waived by Buyer; provided that no such waiver shall be effective against Buyer
unless it is set forth in a writing executed by Buyer.
9.3.
Conditions to
Obligations of Seller.
The
obligation of Seller to effect the sale of the Purchased Assets contemplated by
this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following additional conditions:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement that are (i)
qualified as to materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct
in all respects and (ii) not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
material respects, in each case at and as of the Effective Date and at and as of
the Closing Date as if made at and as of such dates (except to the extent in
either case that any such representations or warranties speak as of another
date, in which case such representations and warranties that are (x) qualified
as to materiality or material adverse effect shall be true and correct in all
respects and (y) not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case at and as of the date specified therein), and Seller
shall have received a certificate of Buyer to such effect signed by a duly
authorized officer of Buyer;
(b) each
covenant and obligation that Buyer is required to perform or to comply with
pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing shall have been duly
performed and complied with in all material respects (except that those
covenants and obligations which are qualified as to materiality, Material
Adverse Effect or similar expressions, or are subject to the same or similar
type exceptions, shall have been performed and complied with in all respects),
and Seller shall have received a certificate of Buyer to such effect signed by a
duly authorized officer of Buyer; and
(c) each
of the deliveries required to be made to Seller pursuant to Section 4.2 shall
have been so delivered.
Any
condition specified in this Section 9.3 may be
waived by Seller; provided that no such waiver shall be effective against Seller
unless it is set forth in writing executed by Seller.
ARTICLE
X.
TERMINATION
10.1.
Termination.
Anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may
be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date as follows:
(a) by
the mutual written consent of Buyer and Seller;
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(b) by
Buyer if (i) Seller withdraws the Sale Motion, (ii) Seller files with the
Bankruptcy Court any plan of reorganization or liquidation (or files any
document or makes any public statement supporting any such plan filed by any
other party) that does not contemplate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or a transaction in accordance with the Bidding Procedures Order;
(iii) the Bankruptcy Court enters an Order dismissing, or converting any of the
cases comprising part of the Bankruptcy Case into a case under Chapter 7 of the
Bankruptcy Code; (iv) a trustee or examiner is appointed in the Bankruptcy Case;
or (v) Seller files a motion seeking entry of an Order of the Bankruptcy Court
to convert any of the cases comprising part of the Bankruptcy Case into a case
under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code or seeking the appointment of a trustee
or examiner in the Bankruptcy Case;
(c) by
Buyer if the Closing Date has not occurred within ninety (90) days of the
Effective Date, time being of the essence; provided, however, that Buyer
shall only be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(c) if it
is not then itself in material breach of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements contained herein;
(d) by
Buyer if, following the Effective Date, a Material Adverse Effect
occurs;
(e) by
Buyer in the event of any breach by Seller of any of Seller’s agreements,
covenants, representations or warranties contained herein, provided (i) such
breach would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.2(a) or
9.2(b) to be
satisfied and (ii) such breaches are not cured or are not capable of being cured
within ten (10) days of receipt of a Termination Notice (as hereinafter
defined); provided, however, that Buyer
shall only be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(e) if
(A) Buyer is not itself then in material breach of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein, (B) Buyer sends a written
notice of termination (a “Termination Notice”)
to Seller and (C) Buyer specifies in such Termination Notice the representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein of which Seller is allegedly in
breach;
(f) by
Seller in the event of any breach by Buyer of any of Buyer’s agreements,
covenants, representations or warranties contained herein, provided (i) such
breach would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.3(a) or
9.3(b), to be
satisfied and (ii) such breaches are not cured or are not capable of being cured
within ten (10) days of receipt of a Termination Notice; provided, however, that Seller
shall only be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(f) if
(A) Seller is not itself then in material breach of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein, (B) Seller sends a
Termination Notice to Buyer and (C) Seller specifies in such Termination Notice
the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein of which
Buyer is allegedly in breach;
(g) by
either Buyer or Seller if Seller has accepted the bid or bids (including a
credit bid) of any Person or Persons other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates
to purchase all or a significant portion of the businesses and assets of Seller
and Seller has consummated such alternative transaction; or
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(h) by
either of Buyer or Seller if a Governmental Authority issues a final and
non-appealable ruling or Order prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
10.2. Effect of
Termination. In the event of
termination of this Agreement by either Party, all rights and obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement shall terminate without any liability of any Party
to any other Party. The provisions of this Section 10.2, Section 12.1 and
Article XI
shall expressly survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
XI.
SURVIVAL
11.1. Survival;
Related Matters. All
representations and warranties herein, in any Ancillary Document or in any
certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall not survive
the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. All of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the
parties contained in this Agreement other than the representations and
warranties shall survive the Closing (a) until fully performed or fulfilled,
unless non-compliance with such covenants, agreements or obligations is waived
in writing by the party or parties entitled to such performance or (b) if not
fully performed or fulfilled, until the expiration of the relevant statute of
limitations.
11.2. Specific
Performance. The parties
hereto agree that if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed
in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable
damage would occur, and that the parties shall be entitled to injunctive relief
to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specific performance of the terms
hereof, and this right shall include the right of the parties to cause the
transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms set forth in
this Agreement, in each case without posting a bond or
undertaking. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any defenses in
any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law
would be adequate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
Buyer’s sole recourse against Seller solely as a result of the Telogy Employee
Incentive Plan or similar incentive plan with similar payment triggers, in each
case, as such pertains to, and solely with respect to, the employees identified
on Schedule 9.2(h), not having been approved by the Bankruptcy Court (including
approval, if necessary, of the amounts that may become payable to such employees
under such plan) on or prior to the Closing Date shall be the reduction to the
Cash Consideration pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.1
hereof.
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ARTICLE
XII.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
12.1. Confidential Nature of
Information.
Each
Party agrees that it will treat in confidence all documents, materials and other
information that it shall have obtained regarding the other Party during the
course of the negotiations leading to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (whether obtained before or after the date of this
Agreement), the investigation provided for herein and the preparation of this
Agreement and other related documents. Such documents, materials and
information shall not be disclosed or communicated to any third Person (other
than, in the case of Buyer, to its counsel, accountants, financial advisors and
potential lenders, and in the case of Seller, to its counsel, accountants and
financial advisors). No Party shall use any confidential information
referred to in the second immediately preceding sentence in any manner
whatsoever except solely for the purpose of evaluating the proposed purchase and
sale of the Purchased Assets and the enforcement of its rights hereunder and
under the Ancillary Documents; provided, however, that after
the Closing, Buyer may use or disclose any confidential information included in
the Purchased Assets and may use other confidential information that is
otherwise reasonably related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the
Assumed Liabilities. The obligation of each Party to treat such
documents, materials and other information in confidence shall not apply to any
information that (i) is or becomes available to such Party from a source other
than such Party, (ii) is or becomes available to the public other than as a
result of disclosure by such Party or its agents, (iii) is required to be
disclosed under applicable law or judicial process, including the Bankruptcy
Case, but only to the extent it must be disclosed, or (iv) such Party reasonably
deems necessary to disclose to obtain any of the consents or approvals
contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer and its
Representatives shall hold any non-public information that does not relate to
the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities in confidence to
the extent required by, and in accordance with, and will otherwise comply with
the terms of the letter agreement between Buyer and Telogy dated as of February
4, 2009 (as may be amended, the “Confidentiality
Agreement”).
12.2. Publicity.
Except as
required by applicable law or in connection with any filings by Seller with the
Bankruptcy Court or in connection with the Auction, Seller shall not (and shall
cause their Representatives not to) issue any press release or make any public
announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
without having provided Buyer at least one (1) Business Day to review and
comment on such release or announcement (which comments shall be reasonably
considered by Seller). Buyer may, upon prior notice to, but without
the prior consent of Seller, make such press release, public disclosure,
securities law filings, or public announcement as may be required in Buyer’s
reasonable opinion under applicable Legal Requirements, including stock exchange
rules and regulations (including any applicable filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission announcing this Agreement and/or the transactions
contemplated hereby and the filing of copies of this Agreement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as may be required under applicable Legal
Requirements).
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12.3. Notices.
All
notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given or delivered by personal delivery, by facsimile, by
registered or certified mail (first class postage prepaid) or by a nationally
recognized private overnight courier service addressed as follows:
If to
Buyer, to:
Electro
Rent Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
If to
Seller, to:
Telogy,
LLC
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Facsimile:
with a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
or to
such other address or facsimile number as such party may indicate by a notice
delivered to the other party hereto.
Any
notice, consent, authorization, direction or other communication delivered as
aforesaid shall be deemed to have been effectively delivered and received, if
sent by a nationally recognized private overnight courier service, on the date
following the date upon which it is delivered for overnight delivery to such
courier service, if sent by mail, on the earlier of the date of actual receipt
or the fifth Business Day after deposit in the United States mail, if delivered
personally, on the date of such delivery or, if sent via facsimile, on the date
of the transmission of the facsimile, provided that the sender thereof receives
confirmation that the facsimile was successfully delivered to the intended
recipient.
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12.4. Successors and
Assigns.
(a) Except
as expressly permitted in this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement shall not be assignable by such parties without the
written consent of the other parties hereto, except that all or any portion of
the rights of Buyer hereunder may be assigned prior to the Closing, without the
consent of Seller, to any Affiliate of Buyer; provided that (i) the assignee
shall assume in writing all of Buyer’s obligations to Seller hereunder,
including obligations to provide adequate assurance with respect to post-Closing
performance under the Assumed Agreements, (ii) Buyer shall not be released from
any of its obligations hereunder by reason of such assignment and (iii) such
assignment shall not delay or otherwise impede in any respect the timing for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their successors and permitted assigns. The successors and permitted
assigns hereunder shall include any permitted assignee as well as the successors
in interest to such permitted assignee (whether by merger, consolidation,
liquidation (including successive mergers, consolidations or liquidations) or
otherwise). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is
intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the parties
and successors and assigns permitted by this Section 12.4 any
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
12.5. Access to Records after
Closing.
(a) For
a period of three (3) years after the Closing Date, Seller and its
Representatives shall have reasonable access to all of the books and records of
the Business transferred to Buyer hereunder to the extent reasonably necessary
for Seller to complete the Filing, the wind-down their respective estates, and
as may be reasonably required in connection with resolution of any Excluded
Liability. Such reasonable access shall be afforded by Buyer upon
receipt of reasonable advance notice and during normal business
hours. Seller shall be solely responsible for any costs or expenses
incurred by them pursuant to the preceding sentences of this Section
12.5(a). If Buyer shall desire to dispose of any of such books
and records prior to the expiration of such three-year period, Buyer shall,
prior to such disposition, give Seller a reasonable opportunity, at Seller’s
expense, to segregate and remove such books and records as Seller may
select.
(b) For
a period of three (3) years after the Closing Date, Buyer and its
Representatives shall have reasonable access to all of the books and records
relating to the Business that Seller may retain after the Closing
Date. Such access shall be afforded by Seller upon receipt of
reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours. Buyer
shall be solely responsible for any costs and expenses incurred by it pursuant
to this Section
12.5(b). If Seller shall desire to dispose of any of such
books and records prior to the expiration of such three-year period, Seller
shall, prior to such disposition, give Buyer a reasonable opportunity, at
Buyer’s expense, to segregate and remove such books and records as Buyer may
select.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller or Buyer shall be entitled to
withhold access to, or examination of, any information which they determine (i)
includes Trade Secrets or other proprietary information, (ii) is protected by
attorney-client privilege, work-product privilege, or any other similar
privilege or doctrine, (iii) the disclosure of which is prohibited pursuant to
applicable Law.
12.6. Entire Agreement;
Amendments; Seller Disclosure Schedule.
This
Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the
Exhibits, Schedules, instruments and certificates referred to herein contain the
entire understanding of the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter
contained herein or therein, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings
or letters of intent between or among any of the parties hereto with respect to
such subject matter. This Agreement shall not be amended, modified or
supplemented except by a written instrument signed by an authorized
representative of each of the Parties.
12.7. Waivers.
Any term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance
may be extended, by the party or parties entitled to the benefit
thereof. Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently authorized
for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to any party, it is authorized in
writing by an authorized representative of such party. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the failure of any party hereto to enforce at any
time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of
such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any
part hereof or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such
provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to
constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
12.8. Expenses.
Except as
otherwise provided herein or in any Ancillary Document, each party hereto will
pay all costs and expenses incident to its negotiation and preparation of this
Agreement and to its performance and compliance with all agreements and
conditions contained herein on its part to be performed or complied with,
including the fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel and
accountants.
12.9. Partial
Invalidity.
Wherever
possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any one or more of the
provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be ineffective to
the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision or provisions or any other provisions hereof, unless
such a construction would be unreasonable.
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12.10. Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be considered an
original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement, and shall become binding when one or more counterparts have been
signed by and delivered to each of the Parties hereto. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.
12.11. Governing
Law.
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in
that State.
(b) Except
as provided in Section
3.4, all Actions and Proceedings arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, including the resolution of any and all disputes hereunder, shall be
heard and determined in the Bankruptcy Court, and the Parties hereby irrevocably
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court in any such Action
or Proceeding and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of any such Action or Proceeding. The Parties hereby
consent to service of process by mail (in accordance with Section 12.3) or any
other manner permitted by law.
(c) THE
PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SELLER, BUYER OR
THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE NEGOTIATION OR PERFORMANCE
HEREOF.
12.12. No Third Party
Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their permitted assigns and
nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any
other Person any legal or equitable benefit, claim, cause of action, remedy or
right of any kind.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Asset Purchase Agreement to
be executed the day and year first above written.
BUYER:
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ELECTRO
RENT CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature
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TELOGY,
LLC
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature
Page to Asset Purchase Agreement]