AMENDED AND RESTATED
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SONIC SOLUTIONS
AND
ROXIO, INC.
December 17, 2004
Table of Contents
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1. Definitions.........................................................1
2. Basic Transaction..................................................15
(a) Purchase and Sale of Assets; Excluded Assets..............15
(b) Assumption of Liabilities.................................15
(c) Purchase Price............................................15
(d) Cash Consideration Adjustments............................15
(e) The Closing...............................................19
(f) Deliveries at the Closing.................................20
(g) Allocation................................................20
(h) Non-Assignable Assets.....................................20
3. Representations and Warranties of the Seller.......................20
(a) Organization of the Seller................................20
(b) Authorization of Transaction..............................20
(c) Noncontravention..........................................21
(d) Sufficiency of Assets.....................................21
(e) Brokers' Fees.............................................21
(f) Title to Assets...........................................22
(g) Subsidiaries..............................................22
(h) Financial Statements......................................23
(i) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End..........24
(j) Undisclosed Liabilities...................................26
(k) Legal Compliance..........................................26
(l) Tax Matters...............................................26
(m) Unpaid Taxes..............................................28
(n) Real Property.............................................28
(o) Intellectual Property.....................................29
(p) Absence of Continuing Liabilities.........................35
(q) Inventory.................................................35
(r) Contracts.................................................35
(s) No Restrictions...........................................37
(t) Accounts Receivable.......................................37
(u) Powers of Attorney........................................37
(v) Insurance.................................................37
(w) Litigation................................................38
(x) Product Warranty..........................................38
(y) Product Liability.........................................39
(z) Employees.................................................39
(aa) Employee Benefits.........................................40
(bb) Guaranties................................................41
(cc) Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters.................41
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(dd) Disclosure................................................43
(ee) Investment................................................43
(ff) Solvency..................................................43
(gg) No Other Agreement........................................43
(hh) Customers and Suppliers...................................43
(ii) Certain Payments..........................................44
4. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer........................44
(a) Organization of the Buyer.................................44
(b) Authorization of Transaction..............................44
(c) Noncontravention..........................................44
(d) Brokers' Fees.............................................45
(e) Buyer Common Stock........................................45
(f) Disclosure................................................45
(g) Private Offering..........................................45
(h) S-3 Eligibility...........................................45
(i) Litigation................................................45
5. Pre-Closing Covenants..............................................46
(a) General...................................................46
(b) Notices and Consents......................................46
(c) Regulatory Matters and Approvals..........................46
(d) Operation of Business.....................................46
(e) Preservation of Business..................................46
(f) Reasonable Access; Observer...............................47
(g) Notice of Developments....................................47
(h) No Solicitation...........................................47
(i) Maintenance of Leased Real Property.......................49
(j) Leases....................................................49
(k) Employee Matters..........................................49
(l) Transition Expenses.......................................49
(m) Non-Disclosure Agreement..................................49
(n) Advertising and Promotional Programs......................50
(o) Inventory.................................................50
(p) Customers/Distribution....................................50
(q) Resignations..............................................50
(r) Estoppel Certificates.....................................50
(s) Non-Disturbance Agreements................................50
(t) Damage to Leased Real Property............................50
(u) Transition Agreement......................................50
(v) Selected Subsidiary Opinions..............................50
6. Post-Closing Covenants.............................................51
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(a) General...................................................51
(b) Litigation Support........................................51
(c) Transition................................................51
(d) Confidentiality...........................................51
(e) Covenant Not to Compete...................................52
(f) Acquisition Transaction...................................52
(g) Delivery of Financial Statements..........................53
(h) Share Certificate Legends.................................53
(i) Corporate Name............................................53
(j) Royalty Sharing Agreement.................................53
7. Conditions to Obligation to Close..................................56
(a) Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer.....................56
(b) Conditions to Obligation of the Seller....................58
8. Remedies for Breaches of This Agreement............................59
(a) Survival..................................................59
(b) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Buyer.......59
(c) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Seller......61
(d) Matters Involving Third Parties...........................61
(e) Determination of Adverse Consequences.....................63
(f) Sole and Exclusive Remedy.................................63
9. Termination........................................................63
(a) Termination of Agreement..................................63
(b) Effect of Termination.....................................64
10. Miscellaneous......................................................64
(a) Press Releases and Public Announcements...................64
(b) No Third-Party Beneficiaries..............................64
(c) Entire Agreement..........................................64
(d) Succession and Assignment.................................65
(e) Counterparts..............................................65
(f) Headings..................................................65
(g) Notices...................................................65
(h) Governing Law.............................................66
(i) Amendments and Waivers....................................66
(j) Severability..............................................66
(k) Expenses..................................................66
(l) Construction..............................................67
(m) Disclosure Schedule.......................................67
(n) Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules...................68
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(o) Specific Performance......................................68
(p) Submission to Jurisdiction................................68
(q) Tax Matters...............................................68
(r) Employee Benefits Matters.................................69
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Exhibits *
Exhibit A--Excluded Assets
Exhibit B--Form of Assignments
Exhibit C--Form of Assumption
Exhibit D--Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit E--Historical Financial Statements
Exhibit F--Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Seller
Exhibit G--Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Buyer
Exhibit H--Form of Seller License
Exhibit I--Form of Proxy
Exhibit J--Transition Expenses
Disclosure Schedule--Exceptions to Representations and Warranties
Schedules *
Schedule A - Inventory Categories and Target Inventory
Schedule B - Key Employees
Schedule C - Seller Knowledge
Schedule D - Buyer Knowledge
Schedule E - Material Consents
Schedule F - Intentionally Omitted
Schedule G - Pre-Signing Balance Sheet
Schedule H - Royalty Patents
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* Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the exhibits and schedules to
this Purchase Agreement have been omitted. Napster, Inc. (formerly known as
Roxio, Inc.) agrees to supplementally furnish such exhibits and schedules upon
request from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Amended and Restated Agreement entered into on as of December 17, 2004,
by and between Sonic Solutions, a California corporation ("Buyer"), and Roxio,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Seller").
This Amended and Restated Agreement contemplates a transaction in which
the Buyer will purchase substantially all of the assets (and assume certain of
the liabilities) of the Division of the Seller in return for cash and the Buyer
Share Consideration (the "Transaction").
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.
1. Definitions.
"Accredited Investor" has the meaning set forth in Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Acquired Assets" means all right, title, and interest in and to all of
the assets of the Seller and the Division Subsidiaries (excepting Excluded
Assets) that are used in, held for use in or related to the Business as it is
conducted as at the date of this Agreement, including (without limitations) all
(a) Leased Real Property, (b) tangible personal property (such as equipment,
inventories of products and supplies, manufactured and purchased parts, goods in
process and finished goods, and furniture, (c) Division Intellectual Property,
goodwill associated therewith, licenses and sublicenses granted with respect
thereto, and rights thereunder, remedies against infringements thereof, and
rights to protection of interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions,
(d) leases, subleases, and rights thereunder, (e) agreements, Contracts,
instruments, Security Interests, guaranties, other similar arrangements, and
rights thereunder, (f) accounts, notes, and other receivables, (g) securities
(other than the capital stock of the Division Subsidiaries), (h) issued and
outstanding shares of the Selected Subsidiaries, (i) claims, deposits,
prepayments, refunds, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery,
rights of set off, and rights of recoupment (including any such item relating to
the payment of Taxes), (j) franchises, approvals, permits, licenses, orders,
registrations, certificates, variances, and similar rights obtained from
governments and governmental agencies, (k) books, records, ledgers, files,
documents, correspondence, lists, architectural plans, drawings, and
specifications, creative materials, advertising and promotional materials,
studies, reports, and other printed or written materials, (l) rights to use the
name "Roxio, Inc." and "Roxio," and (m) data, content, graphics, text,
databases, and other materials on the Seller's websites used in or relating to
the Business or the Division and the Division Subsidiaries; provided, however,
that the Acquired Assets shall not include (i) the corporate charter,
qualifications to conduct business as a foreign corporation, arrangements with
registered agents relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books, blank stock
certificates, and other documents relating to the organization, maintenance, and
existence of the Seller as a corporation or (ii) any of the rights of the Seller
under this Agreement (or under any side agreement between the Seller on the one
hand and the Buyer on the other hand entered into on or after the date of this
Agreement).
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"Acquired Employees" means all those individuals who are employees of
the Division or the Division Subsidiaries and who accept Buyer's offer of
employment, effective as of the Closing Date.
"Acquisition Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)
below.
"Acquisition Proposal" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h) below.
"Acquisition Transaction" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(f)
below.
"Adaptec Spin Off Transaction" means the transaction in which Adaptec,
Inc. ("Adaptec") effected a spin-off of its software product group which
resulted in the formation of the Seller, including the transactions contemplated
by the Contracts entered into by Adaptec or by Roxio or their respective
Affiliates in connection with the spin-off transaction, including the following
Contracts: First Amended Separation and Distribution Agreement dated February
28, 2001, General Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Master
Technology Ownership and License Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Master Patent
Ownership and License Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Employee Matters Agreement
dated May 5, 2001, Tax Sharing Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Real Estate Matters
Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Master Confidential Disclosure Agreement dated May
5, 2001, Indemnification and Insurance Matters Agreement dated May 5, 2001,
Manufacturing Services Agreement dated May 5, 2001, Master Transitional Services
Agreement dated May 5, 2001, International Asset Transfer Agreement dated May 5,
2001, Letter Agreement re reconveyance of certain assigned Trademarks, assigned
Technology and assigned Patents (undated), and IT Customer Support
Infrastructure Services Agreement dated April 1, 2001, each as amended.
"Adverse Consequences" means all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings,
investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid
in settlement, Liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens, losses, expenses and fees
(including court costs, costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses) of any nature (whether or not involving a third party claim), but
shall not include special or punitive damages.
"Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act.
"Affiliated Group" means any affiliated group within the meaning of
Code Section 1504(a) or any similar group defined under a similar provision of
state, local, or foreign law.
"Applicable Rate" means the corporate base rate of interest publicly
announced from time to time by Citibank N.A.
"Assignment Consent" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(h) below.
"Audited Closing Balance Sheet" shall mean the balance sheet at the
Closing Date, prepared by the Buyer and audited by the Buyer's Accountant
pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii)(A) below.
"Audited Division Financial Statements" means the Division Financial
Statements set forth in Section 6(g)(A), (B) and (C).
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"Base Indemnification" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b)(i)(B)
below.
"Basis" means any past or present fact, situation, circumstance,
status, condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident,
action, failure to act, or transaction that forms or could reasonably be
expected to form the basis for any specified consequence.
"Business" means business of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
as presently conducted.
"Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Buyer Assumed Liabilities" means all Liabilities relating to, arising
out of, or in connection with, the Division that are not Seller Retained
Liabilities.
"Buyer Benefit Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section 10(r) below.
"Buyer Common Stock" means Buyer's common stock without par value.
"Buyer Confidential Information" means any information of a
confidential nature concerning the businesses and affairs of the Buyer that is
not already generally available to the public.
"Buyer Share Consideration" means 653,837 shares of Buyer Common Stock,
being the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock which is equal to the quotient
calculated by dividing $10 million by the average daily volume weighted average
price as reported by the Bloomberg Professional(R) Service over the prior 10
trading days up to and including the trading day prior to the August 9, 2004.
"Buyer's Accountant" shall mean KPMG LLP.
"CAL WARN" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(z) below.
"Cash" means cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities
and short term investments) calculated in accordance with GAAP applied on a
basis consistent with the preparation of the Financial Statements.
"Cash Consideration" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) below.
"Category Adjustment Amount" for an Inventory Category shall mean the
greater of (i) the Final Inventory Value minus the Target Inventory Value and
(ii) zero.
"CERCLA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(cc) below.
"Change of Control" means with respect to any Person, the occurrence of
any of the following: (i) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or
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a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of
such Person, (ii) the approval by the holders of such Person of a plan for the
liquidation or dissolution of such Person, or (iii) the consummation of any
transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the
result of which is that any "person" or a "group" (in each case as defined
pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the "beneficial owner"
(as defined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting equity of such Person.
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) below.
"Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(e) below.
"COBRA" means the requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of
ERISA and Code Section 4980B and of any similar state law.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Confidential Information" means any information concerning the
businesses and affairs of either party that is not already generally available
to the public. Confidential Information shall not include any information which
is or falls into the public domain without a breach of this Agreement or
Transactional Agreements or any information required to be disclosed by Seller
to satisfy its obligations under WARN or CAL WARN.
"Consent" shall mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission,
waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Approval).
"Contract" means any agreement, contract, license, consensual
obligation, promise, understanding, arrangement, commitment or undertaking of
any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied, whether or
not legally binding.
"Deferral Amount" means $2,298,949.
"Defined Benefit Plan" means either a "defined benefit plan" described
in Section 3(35) of ERISA or a plan subject to the minimum funding standards set
forth in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code.
"Delaware General Corporation Law" means the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, as amended.
"Delivered Report" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi) below.
"Delivering Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi) below.
"Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph
of Section 3 below.
"Dispute Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi) below.
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"Division" means the Seller with respect to its Consumer Software
Products Division.
"Division Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in Section
6(g) below.
"Division Intellectual Property" means any and all Intellectual
Property used in, held for use or relating to the Business as of the date of the
Agreement in which the Seller has an ownership interest, except for the
Intellectual Property included in the Excluded Assets.
"Division Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Seller included
within the Division.
"Dormant Seller Subsidiaries" means, collectively, MGI Software, Inc.,
Live Picture Japan Ltd., Live Picture SARL and Olivr Corporation Ltd.
"Effective Period" means a period of time commencing on the effective
date of the Resale Registration Statement and ending on the earliest of (i) two
years, (ii) the date on which neither of the Seller, nor any of its Affiliates,
holds any Buyer Share Consideration issued hereunder and (iii) the date on which
all Buyer Share Consideration issued hereunder and held by the Seller and its
Affiliates are freely tradable without volume restrictions under Rule 144 as
promulgated under the Securities Act.
"Effectiveness Deadline" has the meaning set forth is Section 6(l)
below.
"Employee Benefit Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (as such term
is defined in ERISA Section 3(3)) and any other employee benefit plan, program
or arrangement of any kind including, without limitation: (1) any
profit-sharing, deferred compensation, bonus, stock option, stock purchase,
pension, retainer, consulting, retirement, severance, welfare or incentive plan,
agreement or arrangement, or (2) any plan, agreement or arrangement providing
for "fringe benefits" or perquisites to employees, officers, directors or
agents, including but not limited to benefits relating to Seller automobiles,
clubs, vacation, child care, parenting, sabbatical, sick leave, medical, dental,
hospitalization, life insurance and other types of insurance.
"Employee Pension Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
Section 3(2).
"Employee Welfare Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
Section 3(1).
"Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements" shall mean all
federal, state, local and foreign statutes, regulations, ordinances and other
provisions having the force or effect of law, all judicial and administrative
orders and determinations, all Contracts and contractual obligations and all
common law concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety, and
pollution or protection of the environment, including without limitation all
those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing,
processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control, or cleanup of any
hazardous materials, substances or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures,
pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or
byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or radiation, each as
amended and as now or hereafter in effect.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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"ERISA Affiliate" means each entity which is treated as a single
employer with the Seller for purposes of Code Section 414.
"Estimated Closing Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet as of the
Closing Date of the Division delivered to the Buyer pursuant to Section
2(d)(i)(A), reflecting the estimated financial position of the Division as of
the Closing Date and a statement (the "Estimated Closing Working Capital
Statement") setting forth the computation of the Estimated Closing Working
Capital derived therefrom.
"Estimated Closing Working Capital" means $(2,061,000) which is the
estimated Working Capital of the Division as of the Closing Date as calculated
and delivered pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(A) below.
"Estimated Inventory Adjustment Amount" means $1,079,102.
"Estoppel Certificates" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(r)
below.
"Excluded Assets" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) below.
"Excluded Division Subsidiaries" means Wildfile, Inc., Roxio-MGI
Holding Corp. Xxxxx XxX, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx XX, XxXxxxxxx, XX0 and Roxio
GmbH & Co. KG.
"Excluded Liabilities" means any Liabilities arising from the Excluded
Assets.
"Fiduciary" has the meaning set forth in ERISA Section 3(21).
"Filing Deadline" has the meaning set forth is Section 6(l) below.
"Final Closing Balance Sheet" has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(vi)(D) below.
"Final Closing Working Capital" means the Working Capital of the
Division as of the Closing Date as calculated and delivered pursuant to Section
2(d)(vi)(D) below.
"Final Inventory Level" for an Inventory Category shall be the number
of units for that Inventory Category shown on the Final Inventory Report.
"Final Inventory Report" has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(vi)(D) below.
"Final Inventory Value" means, with respect to an Inventory Category,
the product of the Final Inventory Level for that category and the price per
unit for that category as indicated on Schedule A hereto.
"Final Reserve Report" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi)(D)
below.
"Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h)(i)
below.
"FIRPTA Affidavit" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(viii)
below.
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"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from time to time.
"Governmental Approval" shall mean any: (a) permit, license,
certificate, concession, approval, consent, ratification, permission, clearance,
confirmation, exemption, waiver, franchise, certification, designation, rating,
registration, variance, qualification, accreditation or authorization issued,
granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under
any Contract with any Governmental Entity.
"Governmental Entity" shall mean any federal, state or local government
or any court, tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental or other regulatory authority or agency, domestic or foreign.
"Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act" means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
"Indemnified Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) below.
"Indemnifying Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) below.
"Intellectual Property" means all of the following in any jurisdiction
throughout the world: (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents,
provisional patent applications, patent applications, and patent disclosures,
together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
divisions, extensions, renewals and reexaminations thereof ("Patents"), (b) all
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, trade names, product
names, corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated
therewith ("Trademarks"), Internet domain names, and rights in telephone
numbers, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection with
any of the foregoing, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith
("Copyrights"), (d) all trade secrets and confidential or proprietary business
information, including, without limitation, ideas, research and development,
know-how, technology, techniques, formulas, algorithms, routines, compositions,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost
information, and business and marketing plans and proposals, (e) computer
software (including source code, executable code, applets, interfaces, scripts,
screen designs, menus and menu structures, design and programming tools, data,
databases and related documentation) ("Software"), (f) all other proprietary
rights, and (g) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or
medium).
"Independent Accounting Firm" has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(vi)(c).
"Inventory Adjustment Amount" shall equal the sum of the Category
Adjustment Amounts.
"Inventory Category" means each of the inventory categories set forth
in Schedule A hereto.
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"Key Employees" means the individuals set forth on Schedule B.
"Knowledge" An individual shall be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a
particular fact or other matter if: (i) such individual is actually aware of
such fact or other matter or (ii) an individual reasonably could be expected to
discover or otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in connection
with the competent, careful or prudent exercise of his or her responsibilities
during or by virtue of the operation of the business of the Seller or the
Division, as applicable; provided that the competent, careful or prudent
exercise of an individual's responsibilities shall not require any product
clearance patent searches. Seller shall only be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a
particular fact or other matter if any of the persons set forth on Schedule C
has Knowledge of such fact or other matter. Buyer shall only be deemed to have
Knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if any of the persons set forth
on Schedule D has Knowledge of such fact or other matter.
"Lease Consents" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(n)(ii)(B)
below.
"Leased Real Property" means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and
other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements,
fixtures or other interest in real property held by any of the Division or the
Division Subsidiaries.
"Leases" means all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other
agreements (written or oral), including all amendments, extensions, renewals,
guaranties and other agreements with respect thereto, pursuant to which any of
the Division or the Division Subsidiaries holds any Leased Real Property,
including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments
deposited by or on behalf of any of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries
thereunder.
"Legal Requirements" shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common
law, resolution, ordinance, code, Order, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty,
convention, rule, regulation, permit, ruling, directive, pronouncement,
requirement (licensing or otherwise), specification, determination, decision,
opinion or interpretation issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved,
promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the
authority of any Governmental Entity.
"Liability" means any liability (whether known or unknown, whether
asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become
due), including any liability for Taxes.
"Liquidated Damages" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(l) below.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect or change
in the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities, operations or results
of operations of the Seller or the Division that is material to such assets,
liabilities, operations or results of operations of the Seller or the Division
(other than changes or circumstances affecting general market conditions or
which are generally applicable to the industry in which the Seller or the
Division engages, provided that such effect does not materially adversely affect
the Seller or the Division in a disproportionate manner), which in any event
would impair Buyer's ability to operate the Division in a manner consistent with
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its operation by Seller prior to the Closing Date; provided however, that the
occurrence of any such effect or change shall not be deemed a Material Adverse
Effect if such effect or change is caused by (i) the outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or terrorist activities, either in the United States or abroad
unless such effect materially adversely affects the Seller or the Division in a
disproportionate manner, (ii) any force majeure event, (iii) the announcement or
pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any renegotiation or cancellation of orders by existing customers of
the Division that is primarily attributable to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or the impact of any such renegotiation or cancellation on the
Division's results of operations, (iv) failure of 40% or fewer of the Seller
employees, other than Key Employees, offered employment by Buyer on financial
terms substantially similar or more favorable to the terms reflected in such
employees' employment arrangements as of the date of this Agreement, to accept
offers of employment by the Buyer, or (v) Buyer withholding its consent for any
matter pursuant to Section 5(d) hereof, unless the withholding of such consent
would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect as defined
above.
"Material Consents" means the consents set forth on Schedule E.
"Most Recent Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet contained within
the Most Recent Financial Statements.
"Most Recent Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in Section
3(h)(i) below.
"Most Recent Fiscal Month End" has the meaning set forth in Section
3(h) (i) below.
"Most Recent Fiscal Year End" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(h)
(i) below.
"Multiemployer Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA Section 3(37).
"Napster Division" means the Napster division of Seller.
"NEC Transaction" means the transaction contemplated by the license
agreements between Seller and NEC CI that is the subject of the royalty dispute
described in the Disclosure Schedule.
"Non-Assignable Asset" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(h) below.
"Non-Disturbance Agreements" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(s)
below.
"Observer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(f) below.
"Order" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a)(iii) below.
"Ordinary Course of Business" means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
"Party" shall mean either the Buyer or the Seller.
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"Permitted Encumbrances" means Security Interests that are (a)
mechanics', carriers', workers', warehouseman's, materialman's, repairman's or
other Security Interests arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
with respect to charges not yet due and payable, (b) statutory Security
Interests for Taxes, assessments and other similar governmental charges which
are not due and payable or (c) other imperfections of title or encumbrances
(including, without limitation, retention of title by suppliers), if any, which
(together with other Permitted Encumbrances) do not materially affect the
marketability of the property subject thereto and do not materially impair the
use of the property subject thereto in the business of the Division as presently
conducted, provided that the Security Interests permitted under clauses (a)
through (c) above, if monetary, shall not in the aggregate be material in
amount.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an
association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or a governmental entity (or any
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).
"Preliminary Inventory Level" has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(v) below.
"Preliminary Inventory Report" has the meaning set forth in Section
2(d)(v) below.
"Preliminary Reserve Activity" means the preliminary determination by
Buyer of the Reserve Activity for purposes of the Reserve Report presented to
Seller pursuant to Section 2(d)(iv)(A) below.
"Pre-Signing Balance Sheet" shall mean the balance sheet at March 31,
2004 of the Division attached hereto as Schedule G.
"Proxy" means the Power of Attorney and Irrevocable Proxy in the form
attached as Exhibit I hereto by and between the Buyer and the Seller with
respect to the Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration.
"Publicly Available Software" means each of (i) any Software that
contains, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from, any Software
that is distributed as free Software, open source Software (e.g. Linux), or
pursuant to similar licensing and distribution models; and (ii) any Software
that requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution of such
Software that such Software or other Software incorporated into, derived from,
or distributed with such Software (a) be disclosed or distributed in source code
form; (b) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (c) be
redistributable at no or minimal charge. Publicly Available Software includes,
without limitation, Software licensed or distributed pursuant to any of the
following licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following: (a)
GNU's General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL), (b) the
Artistic License (e.g. PERL), (c) the Mozilla Public License, (d) the Netscape
Public License, (e) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), (f) the Sun
Industry Standards License (SISL), (g) the BSD License and (h) the Apache
Software License.
"Purchase Price" means, collectively, the Cash Consideration and the
Buyer Share Consideration.
"Receiving Party" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi)(A).
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"Registered Intellectual Property" means all rights in Division
Intellectual Property that are registered, filed or issued under the authority
of, with or by any Governmental Entity, including all United States and foreign
Patents, registered Copyrights and registered Trademarks, Internet domain names,
and all applications, registrations and filings for or relating to any of the
foregoing.
"Registration Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(l) below.
"Resale Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6(l) below.
"Reserve Activity" means the sum of:
(i) the total amount charged against the Accounts Receivable
Reserve (as shown in the Final Closing Balance Sheet) during the nine month
period following the Closing Date with respect to all accounts receivable shown
on the Final Closing Balance Sheet;
(ii) the total amount charged against the Accrued Market
Deficiency Funds Reserve (as shown in the Final Closing Balance Sheet) during
the nine month period following the Closing Date with respect to distributor and
retail promotional activity prior to the Closing Date; and
(iii) the total amount charged in accordance with and subject
to Section 2(d)(iv) below against the Accrued Sales Return Reserve (as shown in
the Final Closing Balance Sheet), which shall include charges against the
various components of such Reserve, including the "End-of-Life Reserve", the
"Defective RMA Reserve" and the "Slow-moving Inventory Reserve" in accordance
with the procedures set forth in Section 2(d)(iv) below.
"Reserves Adjustment" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(v)
below.
"Reserve Report" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(iv)(A)
below.
"Reserve Target Amount" means the sum of the Accounts Receivable
Reserve (as shown in the Final Closing Balance Sheet), the Accrued Market
Development Funds Reserve (as shown in the Final Closing Balance Sheet), the
Accrued Sales Return Reserve (as shown in the Final Closing Balance Sheet) and
$350,000.
"Resolution Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(vi)(B).
"Royalty Patents" means (a) the patents and patent applications listed
on Schedule H, (b) any patents that may issue from any of the patent
applications listed on Schedule H, or from any continuation,
continuation-in-part or divisional that has priority based upon any of the
patents listed on Schedule H; (c) any re-issues, renewals, substitutions,
reexaminations and extensions of any of the patents described in (a) or (b); and
(d) any foreign patents corresponding to any of the patents described in (a),
(b) or (c) above.
"SEC" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f).
"SEC Documents" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f).
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"Second Cap Amount" means, with respect to the Base Indemnification, an
amount equal to $12 million minus any amount actually paid pursuant to clause
(y) of Section 8(b)(i)(A), but no less than zero.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Security Interest" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance,
charge, or other security interest.
"Selected Subsidiaries" means MGI Software Corporation, Live Picture
SARL, Olivr Corporation Ltd., Roxio CI Ltd., Roxio UK Limited and Roxio Japan,
Inc.
"Seller" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Seller Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3(aa)(i) below.
"Seller Confidential Information" means any information of a
confidential nature concerning the businesses and affairs of Seller that is not
already generally available to the public.
"Seller Financial Statement Default" shall mean any of the following
events: (1) the Seller's public registered accounting firm shall have failed to
provide its consent for the use of its report on, or the inclusion of, the
Division Financial Statements in any filing made with SEC that requires the
inclusion of such consent or such financial statements, or shall have withdrawn
any such consent that it previously provided, (2) the SEC shall have made any
determination or finding that the Seller Financial Statements and/or the
Division Financial Statements have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(3) the SEC shall have commenced an investigation or enforcement proceeding
related to or regarding the Seller Financial Statements or the Division
Financial Statements or (4) the SEC shall have issued any comments or commenced
an investigation or enforcement proceeding related to, based on or which
references the pro forma financial presentation presented in the Transaction
Form 8-K or any other SEC filing filed by Buyer.
"Seller Financial Statements" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(h) below.
"Seller License" means the License Agreement, effective as of the
Closing Date, by and between Buyer, Seller and Napster LLC, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit H.
"Seller Retained Adaptec Spin Off Transaction Liabilities" means
Liabilities which are associated with any threats, claims, lawsuits, or
threatened litigation, relating to corporate, securities or Tax related
violations or claims associated with the Adaptec Spin Off Transaction and any
Liabilities under the tax sharing agreement, dated May 5, 2001, by and between
Seller and Adaptec.
"Seller Retained Employee Liabilities" means all liabilities related to
claims brought by employees of the Division who Buyer does not hire as employees
following the Closing, provided that (i) Buyer will remain liable for any claims
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brought by employees who Buyer does not hire as employees following the Closing
that relate to the failure by Buyer to retain or hire such employees and, in
each case, the failure to retain such employees is alleged to violate applicable
Legal Requirements, and (ii) Buyer shall be liable for the Transition Expenses
as set forth in Section 5(1) below, provided further that Buyer will not be
responsible for any claims made by former Seller employees to the extent
liability thereunder results from any claims that their termination in
connection with the Transaction violated a prior agreement by, or undertaking
of, Seller.
"Seller Retained Liabilities" means collectively the Seller Retained
Adaptec Spin Off Transaction Liabilities, Seller Retained Employee Liabilities,
Seller Retained Tax Liabilities, Seller Retained NEC Transaction Liabilities,
Seller Retained Symantec Transaction Liabilities, Excluded Liabilities.
"Seller Retained NEC Transaction Liabilities" means any liabilities or
continuing indemnity obligations of Seller or the Division pursuant to the NEC
Transaction.
"Seller Retained Symantec Transaction Liabilities" means any
liabilities or continuing indemnity obligations of Seller or the Division
pursuant to the Symantec Transaction.
"Seller Retained Tax Liabilities" means all liability of Seller or any
Division Subsidiary other than a Selected Subsidiary for Taxes (to the extent
that, with respect to Seller or any Selected Subsidiary, the Tax Liability
exceeds the Tax Liabilities on the face of the Final Closing Balance Sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto and excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income)).
"Seller's Accountant" has the meaning set forth in Section 2(d)(ii)(A)
below.
"Signing Date" means the date as of which this Agreement is signed.
"Software Products" means any and all Software that is or has been
distributed by the Division or Division Subsidiaries and their predecessors, and
any similar products developed or under development by Seller relating to the
Business as of the date of the Agreement, and all documentation, packaging
materials, promotional materials, and training materials relating to any of the
foregoing.
"Stockholder Meeting" means any one or more meetings of the Seller's
stockholders duly called, given notice of, convened and held by Seller, acting
through its Board of Directors, in accordance with applicable law and the
Seller's Certificate of Incorporation and the Seller's Bylaws, to approve and
adopt this Agreement and the Transaction.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation with respect to which a specified
Person (or a Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common stock or has the
power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority
of the directors.
"Superior Proposal" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(h)(ii)
below.
"Supplemental Indemnification" has the meaning set forth in Section
8(b)(i)(B) below.
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"Symantec Transaction" means the sale of certain assets by Seller to
Symantec Corporation pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and
among Symantec Corporation, Symantec Limited, Roxio, Inc., WildFile, Inc. and
Roxio CI, Ltd. dated as of April 17, 2003.
"Target Inventory Level" means, with respect to an Inventory Category,
the quantity for such category set forth in Schedule A hereto.
"Target Inventory Value" means, with respect to an Inventory Category,
the product of the Target Inventory Level for that category and the price per
unit for that category as indicated on Schedule A hereto.
"Target Working Capital" means $(7,738,000), which is the working
capital of the Division based on the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet.
"Tax" means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Section
59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
"Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund,
or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
"Termination Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 10(k) below.
"Third Party Claim" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) below.
"Transaction" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Transaction Agreements" shall mean this Agreement, the Seller License,
the Transition Agreement and the Proxy.
"Transaction Form 8-K" has the meaning set forth in Section 6(g) below.
"Transfer Taxes" means all federal, state, local or foreign sales, use,
transfer, real property transfer, mortgage recording, real property gains, stamp
duty, capital, value-added, goods and services, or similar taxes that may be
imposed in connection with the direct or indirect transfer of the Acquired
Assets, assumption of the Buyer Assumed Liabilities, and any liability for
income tax arising out of any election by Buyer under Code Section 338 with
respect to any Selected Subsidiary, in each case together with any interest,
additions to tax or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect
of such additions to tax or penalties.
"Transition Agreement" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(u) below.
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"Transition Expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(l) below.
"WARN" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(z) below.
"Working Capital" as of a given date means the amount calculated by
subtracting the current liabilities of the Division included in the Buyer
Assumed Liability as of that date from the current assets of the Division
included in the Acquired Assets as of that date.
2. Basic Transaction.
(a) Purchase and Sale of Assets; Excluded Assets. On and subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase from
the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the
Buyer, all of the Acquired Assets at the Closing for the consideration specified
below in this Section 2. As used in this Agreement, "Excluded Assets" means any
asset of Seller or any Division Subsidiary set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto. All Excluded Assets will be retained by Seller and will not be sold,
assigned, transferred or conveyed to Buyer.
(b) Assumption of Liabilities. On and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to assume and become responsible
for all of the Buyer Assumed Liabilities at the Closing. The Buyer will not
assume or have any responsibility, however, with respect to any other obligation
or Seller Retained Liabilities not included within the definition of Buyer
Assumed Liabilities.
(c) Purchase Price. The Buyer agrees to pay to the Seller at the
Closing (i) the Buyer Share Consideration and (ii) cash in the amount of $70
million (the "Cash Consideration"), minus the Estimated Inventory Adjustment
Amount, payable by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available
funds. The Cash Consideration is subject to further adjustment pursuant to
Section 2(d)(i)(B) and Sections 2(d)(ii) through 2(d)(v) below.
(d) Cash Consideration Adjustments. The Cash Consideration will be
subject to reduction based on the Purchase Price Adjustments described in this
Section 2(d).
(i) Estimated Closing Working Capital Adjustment.
(A) Seller shall, subject to Section 2(d)(viii) below,
prepare and deliver to Buyer at least three (3) days prior to the
expected Closing Date, (i) the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet, as of
the Closing Date and (ii) a statement based on the Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet which sets forth in detail a calculation of the Estimated
Closing Working Capital, each of which shall be subject to review and
approval by Buyer.
(B) The amount in clause (ii) of Section 2(c) shall be
increased by the Estimated Closing Working Capital minus the sum of the Target
Working Capital and the Deferral Amount.
(ii) [Intentionally Deleted]
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(iii) Final Working Capital Adjustment.
(A) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later
than 42 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall, subject to
Section 2(d)(viii) below, cause the following to be prepared and
delivered to Buyer: (i) an audited Closing Balance Sheet, together with
an audit report thereon by a "big four" independent accounting firm
hired by Seller ("Seller's Accountant"), prepared in accordance with
GAAP, (ii) a statement based on the audited Closing Balance Sheet which
sets forth in detail a calculation of the Closing Working Capital of
the Division as of the Closing Date, and (iii) detailed schedules
describing any changes between the Estimated Working Capital Adjustment
and the Final Working Capital Adjustment. Buyer shall render all
reasonable assistance requested by Seller in connection with the
preparation and audit of the audited Closing Balance Sheet.
(B) Following delivery of the audited Closing Balance
Sheet, the Final Closing Balance Sheet and the Final Closing Working
Capital shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Section 2(d)(vi) below.
(C) If the difference between the Final Closing Working
Capital and the Estimated Closing Working Capital is equal to or less
than $50,000, no adjustment shall be made to the Purchase Price
pursuant to this Section 2(d)(iii)(C). If the Final Closing Working
Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Working Capital by more than
$50,000, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by the amount of
such excess minus $50,000 and Buyer will pay to Seller an amount equal
to such excess minus $50,000. If the Estimated Closing Working Capital
exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital by more than $50,000, the
Cash Consideration shall be reduced by the amount of such excess minus
$50,000 and Seller will pay to Buyer an amount equal to such excess
minus $50,000.
(iv) Reserve Adjustment.
(A) Subject to Section 2(d)(iv)(C) below, within twenty
(20) days after the date that is 9 months following the Closing Date,
Buyer may prepare and deliver at its sole discretion to Seller a report
setting forth the Preliminary Reserve Activity (the "Reserve Report").
Following delivery of the Reserve Report, the Final Reserve Report and
the Final Reserve Activity shall be determined in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 2(d)(vi) below. For purposes of
determining the Preliminary Reserve Activity and the Final Reserve
Activity, the following provisions shall apply: (i) any charge made
against the End-of-Life component of the Accrued Sales Return Reserve
shall be based on activity during the nine month period following the
Closing Date that is specifically attributable to products shipped or
sold on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) any charges made against the
Defective RMA or Slow-moving Inventory components of the Accrued Sales
Return Reserve shall be based on all activity during the five month
period following the Closing Date, regardless of whether such activity
can be attributed to products shipped or sold on, before or after the
Closing Date; (iii) the total number of units charged against the
Accrued Sales Return Reserve shall in no event exceed, for all
Inventory Categories, the Final Inventory Level for all Inventory
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Categories minus the number of units of the respective Inventory
Categories sold through to end-users during the five month period
following the Closing Date; (vi) no charges associated with any
end-of-life event occurring after the Closing Date shall be charged to
the Accrued Sales Return Reserve; and (v) Buyer shall manage returns
consistent with past practice and ordinary course of business.
(B) If the Final Reserve Activity is less than or equal
to the Reserve Target Amount, no adjustment shall be made to the Cash
Consideration pursuant to this Section 2(d)(iv)(B). If the Final
Reserve Activity exceeds the Reserve Target Amount, the Cash
Consideration shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess and
Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to such excess.
(C) Buyer may, in its sole discretion, elect not to
proceed with the preparation of the Reserve Report, in which case
neither party shall have any further obligations under, and no Purchase
Price adjustment shall be made pursuant to, this Section 2(d)(iv).
(v) Inventory Adjustment.
(A) Following the Closing Date, Buyer shall determine
the estimated number of units, for each Inventory Category, that (i)
have been shipped and for which invoices have been issued on or prior
to the Closing Date and (ii) remain in the possession of distributors
or retailers and have not been sold through to end users (such number
being the "Preliminary Inventory Level" for such Inventory Category).
No later than forty-two (42) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall
deliver to Seller a report (the "Preliminary Inventory Report") showing
thePreliminary Inventory Level for each Inventory Category. Following
delivery of the Preliminary Inventory Report, the Final Inventory
Report showing the Final Inventory Level for each Inventory Category
shall be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section 2(d)(vi) below.
(B) Promptly after the Resolution Date for the Final
Inventory Report, the Final Inventory Values shall be determined based
on the Final Inventory Levels shown on the Final Inventory Report and
unit prices shown on Section 2(d)(v)(B) of the Disclosure Schedule,
together with the Category Adjustment Amounts and the Inventory
Adjustment Amount.
(C) If the Inventory Adjustment Amount is equal to the
Estimated Inventory Adjustment Amount, no adjustment shall be made to
the Cash Consideration pursuant to this Section 2(d)(v)(C). If the
Estimated Inventory Adjustment Amount exceeds the Inventory Adjustment
Amount, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by the amount of such
excess and Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to such excess. If
the Inventory Adjustment Amount exceeds the Estimated Inventory
Adjustment Amount, the Cash Consideration shall be reduced by the
amount of such excess and Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to
such excess.
(vi) Dispute Resolution; Final Reports.
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(A) A "Delivered Report" means the Closing Balance Sheet
together with the statement of Closing Working Capital delivered
pursuant to Section 2(d)(iii)(A), the Preliminary Reserve Report
delivered pursuant to Section 2(d)(iv)(A), or the Preliminary Inventory
Report delivered pursuant to Section 2(d)(v)(A). For each Delivered
Report, the "Delivering Party" is the party that delivered such report
and the "Receiving Party" is the party that received such report
pursuant to the applicable provisions referred to in the preceding
sentence.
(B) A Delivered Report shall be deemed to be and shall
be final, binding and conclusive on the parties upon the earlier of
(the "Resolution Date"): (i) Receiving Party's delivery of a written
notice to Delivering Party of the Receiving Party's approval of the
Delivered Report; (ii) the failure of the Receiving Party to notify the
Delivering Party in writing of a dispute with respect to the Delivered
Report within 10 days of the delivery of such documents to the
Receiving Party; (iii) the resolution of all disputes with respect to
such Delivered Report, pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii)(C), by Buyer's
Accountant and Seller's Accountant; and (iv) the resolution of all
disputes with respect to such Delivered Report, pursuant to Section
2(d)(ii)(C), by the Independent Accounting Firm.
(C) The Receiving Party may dispute any amounts
reflected on the Delivered Report by delivery of a written notice to
the Delivering Party (the "Dispute Notice"). If the Receiving Party
delivers a Dispute Notice to the Delivering Party, Buyer's Accountant
and Seller's Accountant shall attempt to reconcile the parties'
differences, and any resolution by them as to any disputed amounts
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties. If Buyer's
Accountant and Seller's Accountant are unable to reach a resolution
within ten (10) days after the delivery of the Dispute Notice, Buyer's
Accountant and Seller's Accountant shall submit their respective
determinations and calculations and the items remaining in dispute for
resolution to an independent accounting firm of international
reputation mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller (the "Independent
Accounting Firm"). The parties shall cause the Independent Accounting
Firm to submit a report to Buyer and Seller with a determination
regarding the remaining disputed items, within twenty (20) days after
submission of the matter, and such report shall be final, binding and
conclusive on Buyer and Seller. The fees, costs and expenses of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be paid by Buyer and Seller in the
same proportion that the aggregate amount of such remaining disputed
items so submitted to the Independent Accounting Firm that is
unsuccessfully disputed by each such party as finally determined by the
Independent Accounting Firm bears to the total amount of such remaining
disputed items.
(D) The "Final Closing Balance Sheet" shall mean (i) the
Closing Balance Sheet as originally delivered, if no Dispute Notice is
delivered with respect thereto or (ii) the Closing Balance Sheet as
modified to reflect the resolution of any disputed amounts, if a
Dispute Notice is delivered with respect thereto, and the "Final
Closing Working Capital" shall be the amount determined from the Final
Closing Balance Sheet in accordance with the definition of Working
Capital. The "Final Reserve Report" shall mean (i) the Preliminary
Reserve Report as originally delivered, if no Dispute Notice is
delivered with respect thereto or (ii) the Preliminary Reserve Report
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as modified to reflect the resolution of any disputed amounts, if a
Dispute Notice is delivered with respect thereto, and the Final Reserve
Activity shall be the amount shown as such on the Final Reserve Report.
The "Final Inventory Report" shall mean (i) the Preliminary Inventory
Report as originally delivered, if no Dispute Notice is delivered with
respect thereto or (ii) the Preliminary Inventory Report as modified to
reflect the resolution of any disputed amounts, if a Dispute Notice is
delivered with respect thereto, and the Final Inventory Levels shall be
the quantities shown as such on the Final Inventory Report.
(vii) Payment of Adjustment Amounts and Deferral Amount. Any
amount payable pursuant to Section 2(d)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall be
paid by the party owing such amount no later than seven (7) business days after
the date on which such amount is determined pursuant to this Section 2(d). In
addition, Buyer shall pay the Deferral Amount to Seller on the same day that
payment of the amount, if any, to be paid pursuant to Section 2(d)(iv) above is
due; provided that (i) if it is determined that no amount is due under Section
2(d)(iv), then the Deferral Amount shall be paid by Buyer no later than seven
(7) business days after the date on which such determination is made and (ii) if
Buyer makes the election provided for in clause (C) of Section 2(d)(iv), then
the Deferral Amount shall be paid by Buyer on the first business day occurring
at least nine months after the Closing Date. The Deferral Amount shall
constitute an increase of the Cash Consideration.
(viii) Balance Sheet and Working Capital Principles. For
purposes of preparing the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet, the audited Closing
Balance Sheet and the Final Closing Balance Sheet, the following principles
shall be applied: (i) each such balance sheet shall be prepared in accordance
with GAAP, applied consistently with the accounting methods used in the
preparation of the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet and (ii) all accruals, reserves,
provisions and adjustments customarily made in year-end financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP shall be made in each such balance sheet. The
Estimated and Final Closing Working Capital shall be determined from the
respective Balance Sheets in a manner consistent with the determination of the
Target Working Capital as shown in the second column of the Pre-Signing Balance
Sheet (which excludes from current liabilities both accrued legal and deferred
revenues).
(ix) Determinations by Parties. Each party agrees that all
determinations and judgments made by it in connection with the matters addressed
in this Section 2(d) shall be made in good faith and in a commercially
reasonable manner.
(e) The Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxx LLP, in San Francisco, California, commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time
on the second business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the
respective Parties will take at the Closing itself) or such other date as the
Parties may mutually determine (the "Closing Date").
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(f) Deliveries at the Closing. At the Closing, (i) the Seller will
deliver to the Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in Section 7(a) below; (ii) the Buyer will deliver to the Seller the
various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in Section 7(b)
below; (iii) the Seller will execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and deliver
to the Buyer (A) assignments (including real property and Intellectual Property
transfer documents) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and (B) such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and assignment as the Buyer and its
counsel reasonably may request; (iv) the Buyer will execute, acknowledge (if
appropriate), and deliver to the Seller (A) an assumption in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C and (B) such other instruments of assumption as the Seller
and its counsel reasonably may request; and (v) the Buyer will deliver to the
Seller the consideration specified in Section 2(c) above.
(g) Allocation. [Reserved]
(h) Non-Assignable Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of
the Acquired Assets are not assignable or transferable (each, a "Non-Assignable
Asset") without the consent of, or waiver by, a third party (each, an
"Assignment Consent"), either as a result of the provisions thereof or
applicable Legal Requirements, and any of such Assignment Consents are not
obtained by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement and the
related instruments of transfer shall not constitute an assignment or transfer
of such Non-Assignable Assets, and Buyer shall not assume Seller's rights or
obligations under such Non-Assignable Asset (and such Non-Assignable Asset shall
not be included in the Purchased Assets). If there are Assignment Consents that
are not obtained by Seller by the Closing Date, without limiting Seller's
obligations under Section 5, Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain all such Assignment Consents as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Closing Date and thereafter assign to Buyer such Non-Assignable Assets.
Following any such assignment, such assets shall be deemed Acquired Assets and
the Liabilities thereunder shall be deemed Buyer Assumed Liabilities for
purposes of this Agreement. After the Closing, Seller shall cooperate with
Buyer, at Seller's expense, in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide
Buyer with all of the benefits of the Non-Assignable Assets as if the
appropriate Assignment Consents had been obtained, including by granting
subleases, establishing arrangements whereby Buyer shall undertake the work
necessary to perform under Seller's Contracts and the enforcement for the
benefit of Buyer of any and all rights of Seller against a third party
thereunder.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller represents and
warrants to the Buyer that the statements contained in this Section 3
are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as
though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement
throughout this Section 3), except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule accompanying this Agreement and initialed by the Parties (the
"Disclosure Schedule"). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in
paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs
contained in this Section 3.
(a) Organization of the Seller. The Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.
(b) Authorization of Transaction. The Seller has full power and
authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver
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this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the consummation by the Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby do no require any consent or approval of
the Seller's stockholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
board of directors of the Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery,
and performance of this Agreement by the Seller. This Agreement constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance
with its terms and conditions subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors' rights generally or to general principles of equity.
(c) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the delivery of
this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above), will
(i) to Seller's Knowledge violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government, governmental agency, or court to which any of the Seller and the
Division Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) violate any provision of the charter or
bylaws of any of the Seller and the Division Subsidiaries or (iii) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify,
or cancel, or require any notice under, any agreement, Contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which any of the Seller and the Division
Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any of its
assets), except in the case of the foregoing clause (iii), for violations,
conflicts, breaches or defaults that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Other than in connection with
the provisions of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and any applicable foreign antitrust
notifications, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Securities Exchange
Act, WARN and CAL WARN, none of the Seller and the Division Subsidiaries needs
to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization,
consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including
the assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above).
(d) Sufficiency of Assets. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, the Acquired Assets constitute all of the assets necessary
to conduct the business of the Division as it is conducted as of the date of
this Agreement. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, all
licenses and Contracts disclosed in Section 3(p)(ii)(D) of the Disclosure
Schedule will be available for use by the Buyer on materially identical terms
(i) as of the Closing and (ii) for one year following the Closing. Nothing in
this representation is intended to be construed as a representation concerning
any non-infringement of third party Intellectual Property rights. To Seller's
Knowledge, each Acquired Asset that is a tangible asset (excluding Intellectual
Property) is free from defects (patent and latent) and is suitable for the
purposes for which it presently is used and presently is proposed to be used,
has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, and is in good
operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear). None of the
non-Intellectual Property Excluded Assets is necessary to conduct the business
of the Division as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement.
(e) Brokers' Fees. The Seller has no Liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Buyer could become
liable or obligated. None of the Division Subsidiaries has any Liability or
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obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Title to Assets. The Division and the Division Subsidiaries
have good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the
properties (other than Intellectual Property) and assets (other than
Intellectual Property) used by them, located on their premises, or shown on the
Most Recent Balance Sheet or acquired after the date thereof, free and clear of
all Security Interests, except for properties and assets disposed of in the
Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet,
except as disclosed on Section 3(f) of the Disclosure Schedule. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Section 3(f) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Division has good and marketable title to all of the
Acquired Assets (other than Intellectual Property), free and clear of any
Security Interest or restriction on transfer.
(g) Subsidiaries. Section 3(g) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth for each Selected Subsidiary (i) its name and jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization, (ii) the number of shares of authorized capital
stock of each class of its capital stock, (iii) the number of issued and
outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock, the names of the holders
thereof, and the number of shares held by each such holder, (iv) the number of
shares of its capital stock held in treasury, and (v) its directors and officers
(or, in the case of any foreign Subsidiary, its persons holding office or title
corresponding to directors or officers). Each Selected Subsidiary is a
corporation or limited liability entity duly organized, validly existing, and,
if applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization. Each Selected Subsidiary is duly authorized to
conduct business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where such qualification is required. Each Selected Subsidiary has full
corporate or organizational power and authority and all licenses, permits, and
authorizations necessary to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and
to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The Seller has delivered or
made available to the Buyer correct and complete copies of the charter and
bylaws of each Selected Subsidiary (as amended to date). All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Selected Subsidiary have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. One of the
Seller, the Excluded Division Subsidiaries and the Selected Subsidiaries holds
of record and owns beneficially all of the outstanding shares of each Selected
Subsidiary, free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than
restrictions under the Securities Act and state and foreign securities laws),
lien for Taxes, Security Interests, options, warrants, purchase rights,
Contracts, commitments, equities, claims, and demands. There are no outstanding
or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights,
conversion rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments that could
require any of the Seller and its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of any capital stock of any of the Selected Subsidiaries or that could
require any Selected Subsidiary to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its own capital stock (other than this Agreement). There are
no outstanding stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or
similar rights with respect to any Selected Subsidiary. There are no voting
trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the
voting of any capital stock of any Selected Subsidiary. The minute books
(containing the records of meetings of the stockholders, the board of directors,
and any committees of the board of directors or the foreign equivalent persons
or entities), the stock certificate books, and the stock record books of each
Selected Subsidiary are correct and complete. None of the Selected Subsidiaries
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is in default under or in violation of any provision of its charter or, if
applicable, bylaws. None of the Seller, or the Selected Subsidiaries controls
directly or indirectly or has any direct or indirect equity participation in any
corporation, partnership, trust, or other business association with respect to
the Division which is not a Selected Subsidiary.
(h) Financial Statements.
(i) Attached hereto as Exhibit E are the following financial
statements (collectively the "Financial Statements"): (i) audited consolidated
balance sheets and statements of income, changes in owners net
investment/shareholders equity, and cash flow as of and for the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2002, March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 (the "Most Recent Fiscal
Year End") for the Seller; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in owners net investment/shareholders equity, and
cash flow (except for footnotes relating to the Transaction) (the "Most Recent
Financial Statements") for the quarters ended June 30, 2004 and September 30,
2004 (the "Most Recent Fiscal Month End") for the Seller. The Financial
Statements (including the notes thereto except for the omission of footnotes
relating to the Transaction) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, present fairly the
financial condition of the Seller as of such dates and the results of operations
of the Seller for such periods, are correct and complete in all material
respects, and are consistent in all material respects with the books and records
of the Seller (which books and records are correct and complete) and with the
Seller's financial statements (the "Seller Financial Statements").
(ii) To the Seller's Knowledge, the Seller Financial
Statements (i) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the periods covered by the Seller Financial Statements; and (ii) fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the Seller as of, and for, the periods presented in Seller
Financial Statements.
(iii) The Seller's officers are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Seller and have:
(A) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed to ensure
that material information relating to the Seller, is made known to such
officers by others within the Seller, particularly during the periods
in which the Seller Financial Statements are being prepared;
(B) evaluated the effectiveness of the Seller's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in the Seller
Financial Statements their conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by the Seller Financial Statements based on such evaluation; and
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(C) disclosed in the Seller Financial Statements any
change in the Seller's internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the Seller's most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Seller's internal control over financial reporting.
(iv) The Seller's officers have disclosed, based on their
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
Seller's auditors and the audit committee of the Seller's Board of Directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(A) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Seller's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a role in the Seller's internal
control over financial reporting.
(i) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End. Since the
Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Division and the Division Subsidiaries. In addition, since that
date:
(i) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(ii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
entered into any agreement, Contract, lease, or license (or series of related
agreements, Contracts, leases, and licenses) either involving more than $25,000
or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) no party (including any of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries) has accelerated, terminated, modified, or cancelled any agreement,
Contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, Contracts, leases,
and licenses) involving more than $25,000 to which any of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound;
(iv) no Security Interest (other than a Permitted Encumbrance)
has been imposed on any assets, tangible or intangible, of the Division or the
Division Subsidiaries.
(v) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has made
any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) either
involving more than $25,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the
securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital
investments, loans, and acquisitions) either involving more than $25,000 or
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
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(vii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
issued any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred, assumed, or
guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation;
(viii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other Liabilities
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
cancelled, compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) either involving more than $25,000 or outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Intellectual Property either involving more than $25,000 or outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(xi) there has been no change made or authorized in the charter
or, if applicable, bylaws of any of the Division Subsidiaries;
(xii) none of the Division Subsidiaries has issued, sold, or
otherwise disposed of any of its capital stock, or granted any options,
warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion,
exchange, or exercise) any of its capital stock;
(xiii) none of the Division Subsidiaries has declared, set
aside, or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital
stock (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired
any of its capital stock;
(xiv) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
experienced any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) to its property in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate, and for the
avoidance of doubt, not on a per occurrence basis;
(xv) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of the
directors, officers, and employees of the Seller and its Subsidiaries (including
the Division Subsidiaries);
(xvi) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
entered into any express, or, to the Seller's Knowledge, any implied employment
contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified the
terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(xvii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
granted any increase in the base compensation of any of the directors, officers,
and employees of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries;
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(xviii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any bonus, profit sharing, incentive,
severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of the
directors, officers, and employees of the Seller and its Subsidiaries (including
the Division Subsidiaries), or taken any such action with respect to any other
Employee Benefit Plan;
(xix) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
made any other change in employment terms for any of the directors, officers,
and employees of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries;
(xx) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
made or pledged to make any charitable or other capital contribution;
(xxi) to Seller's Knowledge, there has not been any other
occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or transaction outside the
Ordinary Course of Business involving any of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries; and
(xxii) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has
committed to any of the foregoing.
(j) Undisclosed Liabilities. To Seller's Knowledge, none of the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries has any Liability (and there is no Basis
for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them giving rise to any
Liability), except for (i) Liabilities set forth on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet, (ii) Liabilities which have arisen after the Most Recent Fiscal Month End
in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which results from, arises out of,
relates to, or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, or violation of law) and (iii) those incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business and not required to be set forth in the Most Recent Balance
Sheet under GAAP (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in
the nature of, or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty,
tort, infringement, or violation of law).
(k) Legal Compliance. To Seller's Knowledge, (i) each of the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries, and their respective predecessors and
Affiliates has complied in all material respects with all Legal Requirements,
provided that, in the case of the Seller's Napster Division, this clause (i)
shall relate only to those circumstances where any non-compliance by the Napster
Division would adversely affect or otherwise be attributable to the Division or
any of the Division Subsidiaries, and (ii) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or
commenced against any of them alleging any failure so to comply.
(l) Tax Matters.
(i) Each of the Seller and the Division Subsidiaries has filed
all Tax Returns that it was required to file prior to the date hereof. All such
Tax Returns were correct and complete in all respects. All Taxes owed by any of
the Seller and the Division Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have been paid. Neither the Seller nor any of the Division Subsidiaries
currently is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any
Tax Return. No claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where
the Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it
is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Security
Interests, other than statutory Security Interests for Taxes, assessments and
other similar governmental charges which are not due and payable, on any of the
assets of Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries that arose in connection
with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
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(ii) Seller and each of the Division Subsidiaries 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.
(iii) No director or officer (or employee responsible for Tax
matters) of Seller or any Division Subsidiary expects any authority to assess
any additional Taxes with respect to the Seller or any Division Subsidiary for
any period for which Tax Returns have been filed. There is no dispute or claim
concerning any Tax Liability of Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries
either (A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or (B) as to which any
of the directors and officers (and employees responsible for Tax matters) of the
Seller or any Division Subsidiary has Knowledge based upon personal contact with
any agent of such authority. Section 3(l) of the Disclosure Schedule lists, all
federal, state, local, and foreign income Tax Returns filed with respect to
Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended after May
5, 2001, indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates those
Tax Returns that currently are the subject of audit. The Seller has delivered or
made available to the Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal income
Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed
against or agreed to by Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries since May 5,
2001.
(iv) Neither Seller nor any Division Subsidiary has waived any
statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(v) There is no agreement, plan, arrangement or other Contract
covering any employee or independent contractor of the Division that,
individually or collectively, gives rise to the payment of any amount that would
not be deductible pursuant to Code Section 162(m), Code Section 280G, or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law. None of the Selected
Subsidiaries has been a United States real property holding corporation within
the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2), during the applicable period specified in
Code Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii). Seller and each of the Division Subsidiaries has
disclosed on its Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to
a substantial understatement of Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662 or
any similar provision of state, local or foreign law. Neither Seller nor any of
the Selected Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
Neither Seller nor any Division Subsidiary (A) has been a member of an
Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a
group the common parent of which was the Seller) or a party to a combined,
consolidated or unitary Tax Return for state, local or foreign Tax purposes or
(B) has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treas. Reg. Section
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1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise. Neither Seller nor any
Selected Subsidiary is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other
arrangement or contract which could be treated as a partnership for United
States federal income tax purposes. No Selected Subsidiary has made any entity
classification election under Treas. Reg. Section 1.7701-3. Neither Seller nor
any Selected Subsidiary has a branch or permanent establishment outside its
country of incorporation.
(vi) Seller has provided to Buyer copies of all cost sharing
arrangements (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.482-7) relating to the
operations of the Division at any time after May 5, 2001. All transfer prices
between Seller and any Selected Subsidiary, and among Selected Subsidiaries,
including any payments for pre-existing intangibles with respect to any cost
sharing arrangement, are supported by documentation meeting the requirements of
Code Section 6662(e)(3)(B), copies of which have been provided to Buyer.
(vii) Section 3(l) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the
following information with respect to each Selected Subsidiary as of the most
recent practicable date: (A) the basis of the Selected Subsidiary in its assets
(for United States and foreign income tax purposes); (B) the basis of the
stockholder(s) of the Selected Subsidiary in its stock (for United States and
foreign income tax purposes); and (C) the amount of any net operating loss, net
capital loss, unused investment or other credit, unused foreign tax, or excess
charitable contribution of the Selected Subsidiary (for United States and
foreign income tax purposes).
(m) Unpaid Taxes. The unpaid Taxes of Seller and the Division
Subsidiaries (A) did not, as of the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, exceed the
reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth
on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto)
and (B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through
the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Seller
and the Division Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns.
(n) Real Property.
(i) None of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries owns any
Real Property.
(ii) Section 3(n)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the
address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and a true and complete list of
all Leases for each such Leased Real Property (including the date and name of
the parties to such Lease document). The Seller has delivered or made available
to the Buyer a true and complete copy of each such Lease document, and in the
case of any oral Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Lease.
Except as set forth in Section 3(n)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, with respect
to each of the Leases:
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(A) To Seller's Knowledge, such Lease is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect;
(B) the transaction contemplated by this Agreement does
not require the consent of any other party to such Lease (except for
those Leases for which Lease Consents are obtained), will not result in
a breach of or default under such Lease, and will not otherwise cause
such Lease to cease to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full force and effect on terms identical in all material respects
immediately following the Closing;
(C) To Seller's Knowledge, none of the Division's or the
Division Subsidiaries' possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased
Real Property under such Lease has been disturbed and there are no
disputes with respect to such Lease;
(D) To Seller's Knowledge, none of the Division, the
Division Subsidiaries or any other party to the Lease is in breach or
default under such Lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance
exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both,
would constitute such a breach or default, or permit the termination,
modification or acceleration of rent under such Lease;
(E) No security deposit or portion thereof deposited
with respect to such Lease has been applied in respect of a breach or
default under such Lease which has not been redeposited in full;
(F) None of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries
owes, or will owe in the future, any brokerage commissions or finder's
fees with respect to such Lease;
(G) To Seller's Knowledge, the other party to such Lease
is not an Affiliate of any of the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries;
(H) None of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries
has subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to
use or occupy such Leased Real Property or any portion thereof; and
(I) None of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries
has collaterally assigned or granted any other Security Interest in
such Lease or any interest therein.
(iii) Leased Real Property identified in Section 3(n)(ii)
comprises all of the real property used in the Division's and the Division
Subsidiaries' business; and none of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries is
a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or interest
therein.
(o) Intellectual Property.
(i) The Division and the Division Subsidiaries own and possess,
or have the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission, all Intellectual Property necessary for
the operation of the Business as presently conducted and, with respect to
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technology currently or historically used in or comprising the Software
Products, as presently proposed to be conducted (except for the Excluded
Assets). Nothing in this representation is intended to be construed as a
representation concerning any non-infringement of third party Intellectual
Property rights. None of the Excluded Assets include any Intellectual Property
necessary for the operation of the Business as presently conducted or, with
respect to technology currently or historically used in or comprising the
Software Products, as presently proposed to be conducted. Except for the
Excluded Assets, each item of Intellectual Property owned or used by any of the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing
hereunder will be owned or available for use by the Buyer on materially
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Closing hereunder.
(ii) Section 3(o)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately
identifies and describes:
(A) in Section 3(o)(ii)(A) of the Disclosure Schedule,
each material Software Product developed or distributed in the five (5)
year period prior to the date of the Agreement;
(B) in Section 3(o)(ii)(B) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(x) each item of Registered Intellectual Property; (y) the jurisdiction
in which such item of Registered Intellectual Property has been
registered or filed and the applicable application, registration or
serial number; and (z) any other Person that also has joint ownership
interest in such item of Registered Intellectual Property and the
nature of such ownership or interest;
(C) in Section 3(o)(ii)(C) of the Disclosure Schedule,
to the Seller's Knowledge, any unregistered Trademarks;
(D) in Section 3(o)(ii)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(x) all Intellectual Property licensed to the Seller for use in the
Business as of the date of the Agreement (other than any commercial,
off-the-shelf software that: (1) is so licensed solely in executable or
object code form pursuant to a nonexclusive, internal use software
license, (2) is not incorporated into, or used directly in the
development, manufacturing or distribution of, the Software Products;
and (3) is generally available on standard terms); and (y) the
corresponding Contract or Contracts pursuant to which such Intellectual
Property is licensed to the Seller; and
(E) in Section 3(o)(ii)(E) of the Disclosure Schedule,
other than Contracts to consumer end users entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business of the Division or Division Subsidiaries, each
material Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted any
license, sublicense or other permission under, or otherwise has
received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable)
or interest in, any Division Intellectual Property.
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(iii) The Seller has provided or made available to Buyer a
complete and accurate copy of: (A) each Contract identified in Section
3(o)(ii)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule; (B) each standard form of Contract used
by the Division or any Division Subsidiary in the Business as of the date of the
Agreement, including without limitation, to the extent such standard form
exists, each standard form of (u) end user license agreement; (v) development
agreement; (w) distributor or OEM agreement; (x) employee agreement containing
any assignment or license of Intellectual Property rights or any confidentiality
provision; (y) consulting or independent contractor agreement containing any
assignment or license of Intellectual Property rights or any confidentiality
provision; or (z) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement; and (C) each
material Contract identified in Section 3(o)(ii)(E) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Except for the licenses and rights granted in Contracts identified in Part
3(o)(ii)(D) or 3(o)(ii)(E) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers Knowledge,
the Seller is not bound by, and no Division Intellectual Property is subject to,
any Contract containing any covenant or other provision that in any way limits
or restricts the ability of the Buyer to use, exploit, assert, or enforce any
Division Intellectual Property anywhere in the world.
(iv) With respect to each item of Division Intellectual
Property (including, without limitation, the Software Products) required to be
identified in Section 3(o)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(A) the Division and the Division Subsidiaries own and
possess all right, title, and interest in and to such item, free and
clear of any Security Interest;
(B) the item is not subject to any outstanding
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge;
(C) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, or demand is pending, or to the Seller's
Knowledge, is threatened, which challenges the legality, validity,
enforceability, use, or ownership of the item, and Seller is not aware
of any facts that would indicate a likelihood of same;
(D) none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
has ever agreed to indemnify any Person for or against any
interference, infringement or misappropriation, with respect to the
item outside of the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(E) to the Seller's Knowledge, no loss or expiration of
the item is threatened, pending, or reasonably foreseeable, except for
Patents expiring at the end of their statutory terms and Contracts
expiring in accordance with their terms (and not as a result of any act
or omission by the Division or any of the Division Subsidiaries).
(v) to the Seller's Knowledge, all Registered Intellectual
Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, for such Registered Intellectual Property:
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(A) each item of Registered Intellectual Property is and
at all times has been in compliance with all applicable laws governing
the Registered Intellectual Property;
(B) Seller has made by the applicable deadline, and has
complied with all requirements relating to, all filings, payments and
other actions required to be made or taken to maintain such item of
Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect;
(C) no application for a Patent, or for a Copyright or
Trademark registration or any other type of Registered Intellectual
Property has been abandoned or allowed to lapse;
(D) Section 3(o)(v) of the Disclosure Schedule
accurately identifies and describes each filing, payment, and action
that must be made or taken on or before the date that is 120 days after
the Closing Date in order to maintain each such item of Registered
Intellectual Property in full force and effect;
(E) Seller has provided or made available to Buyer
complete and accurate copies of all applications, correspondence and
other material documents related to each item of Registered
Intellectual Property; and
(F) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination
or other proceeding of any nature is pending or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of
any Registered Intellectual Property is being, or could reasonably be
expected to be, contested or challenged, and to the Knowledge of the
Seller, there is no basis for a claim that any Registered Intellectual
Property is invalid or unenforceable.
(vi) With respect to each item of Intellectual Property owned
by third parties and the related Contracts for such Intellectual Property which
are required to be identified in Section 3(o)(ii)(D) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(A) to the Knowledge of the Seller, the license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission covering the item is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, in full force and effect and fully paid (and not
subject to the payment of any fees, royalties or other payments);
(B) to the Knowledge of the Seller, the license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, in full force and effect and fully paid (and not
subject to the payment of any fees, royalties or other payments) on
materially identical terms immediately following the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including the assignments and
assumptions referred to in Section 2 above);
(C) Seller, and to Seller's Knowledge, no other party to
the license, sublicense, agreement or permission is in material breach
or default, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of
time would constitute a material breach or default or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;
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(D) to the Knowledge of the Seller, no party to the
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission has repudiated any
provision thereof;
(E) Seller has not received any actual notice that the
underlying item of Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge; and
(F) except as granted in the Contracts required to be
identified in Sections 3(p)(ii)(E) or Contracts to consumer end users
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Division or
Division Subsidiaries, none of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries has granted any sublicense or similar right with respect
to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.
(vii) To the Knowledge of the Seller, neither the Division nor
the Division Subsidiaries have interfered with, infringed (directly,
contributorily, by inducement or otherwise) misappropriated, or otherwise
violated, and the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and, with
respect to technology currently or historically used in or comprising the
Software Products, as presently proposed to be conducted, does not infringe
(directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriate or
otherwise violate, any Intellectual Property rights of third parties. Without
limiting the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no Software Product
interferes with, infringes (directly, contributorily, by inducement or
otherwise), misappropriates or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property
rights of any other Person. Seller has not received any charge, complaint,
claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that any of the Division and
the Division Subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any Intellectual
Property rights of any third party), and the Seller is not aware of any facts
that would indicate a likelihood of the foregoing.
(viii) To the Knowledge of the Seller, no third party has
interfered with, infringed upon (directly, contributorily, by inducement or
otherwise) or misappropriated any Division Intellectual Property rights.
(ix) To the Knowledge of the Seller, the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries have taken all necessary and reasonable actions to
maintain and protect all of the Division Intellectual Property and will continue
to maintain and protect all of the Division Intellectual Property prior to
Closing so as not to adversely affect the validity or enforceability thereof.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) the Division and the Division Subsidiaries have
secured from their employees and third party contractors who have
created any portion of, or otherwise have any rights in or to, the
Division Intellectual Property valid and enforceable written
confidentiality agreements relating to, and assignments of, any such
work, invention, improvement or other rights, and no such employee or
independent contractor has retained or been granted back any rights in
or to such work, invention, improvement or other rights.
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(B) to the Knowledge of the Seller, no employee or
independent contractor of the Division or any Division Subsidiary is in
breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person
concerning Intellectual Property rights or confidentiality;
(C) no funding, facilities or personnel of any
Governmental Entity were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or
create, in whole or in part, any Division Intellectual Property;
(D) the Seller has taken reasonable measures to maintain
the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in
all proprietary and confidential information included in the Division
Intellectual Property; and
(E) the Seller is not now and has never been a member
of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or similar
organization that obligates the Seller to grant or offer to any other
Person any license or right to any Division Intellectual Property.
(x) No source code for any Software Product or other Software
included in the Division Intellectual Property has been delivered, licensed or
made available by the Division, the Division Subsidiaries or their authorized
licensees or designees to any escrow agent or other Person who is not, as of the
date of this Agreement, an employee or consultant of the Seller. The Seller does
not have any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to
deliver, license or make available the source code for any Software Product or
other Software included in the Division Intellectual Property to any escrow
agent or other Person who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, an employee
or consultant of the Seller. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or
condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could
reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure
pursuant to an arrangement or obligation described above of any source code for
any Software included in the Division Intellectual Property to any other Person
who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, an employee or consultant of the
Seller.
(xi) to the Knowledge of the Seller, no Software Product
commercially distributed or supported by the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries in the two (2) year period prior to the date of the Agreement,
contains any bug, defect or error that materially and adversely affects the use,
functionality or performance of any Software Product or system containing or
used in conjunction with such Software Products. To the Knowledge of the Seller,
Section 3(p)(xi) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list of
all known bugs, defects and errors in each version and component of the Software
Products commercially distributed or supported by the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries in the two (2) year period prior to the date of the Agreement
(except with respect to Photosuite and Videowave, as to which, such list is
limited to Version 7 of such Software Products).
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(xii) To the Knowledge of the Seller, as of the Closing Date,
the Software Products do not contain any "viruses." For the purposes of this
Agreement, "virus" means any computer code designed to disrupt, disable or harm
in any manner the operation of any Software or hardware. To the Knowledge of the
Seller, none of the Software Products contain any worm, bomb, backdoor, clock,
timer or other disabling device, code, design or routine which causes the
Software Product or any portion thereof to be erased, inoperable or otherwise
incapable of being used, either automatically, with the passage of time or upon
command by any party.
(xiii) The Software included in the Division Intellectual
Property does not include any Publicly Available Software, and the Division and
the Division Subsidiaries have not used Publicly Available Software in whole or
in part in the development of any part of the Division Intellectual Property in
a manner that may subject the Division Intellectual Property, in whole or in
part, to all or part of the license obligations of any Publicly Available
Software.
(p) Absence of Continuing Liabilities. To Seller's Knowledge, none
of the Dormant Seller Subsidiaries is subject to or, upon completion of the
winding up of such Dormant Seller Subsidiaries, will be subject to or liable for
any Liability as a result of bankruptcy proceedings, unresolved claims or
statutory liabilities.
(q) Inventory. To Seller's Knowledge, the inventory of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries consists of supplies, manufactured and purchased
parts, goods in process, and finished goods, all of which is merchantable and
fit for the purpose for which it was procured or manufactured, and none of which
is slow-moving, obsolete, damaged, or defective, subject only to the reserve for
inventory writedown set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for the passage of time through
the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries.
(r) Contracts. Section 3(r) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the
following Contracts and other agreements to which any of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries is a party:
(i) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the
lease of personal property to or from any Person providing for lease payments in
excess of $50,000 per annum;
(ii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the
purchase or sale of commodities, supplies, products, or other personal property,
or for the furnishing or receipt of services, the performance of which will
extend over a period of more than one year, result in a material loss to any of
the Division and the Division Subsidiaries, or involve consideration in excess
of $25,000;
(iii) any agreement concerning a partnership or joint venture;
(iv) any agreement (or group of related agreements) under which
it has created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed
money, or any capitalized lease obligation, in excess of $25,000 or under which
it has imposed a Security Interest (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any of
its assets, tangible or intangible;
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(v) any agreement concerning confidentiality, noncompetition or
nonsolicitation;
(vi) any agreement under which it has granted price protection
provisions;
(vii) any agreement under which it has granted any exclusive
right or license relating to any product, group of products, service, group of
services, technology or territory; (viii) any profit sharing, stock option,
stock purchase, stock appreciation, deferred compensation, severance, or other
plan or arrangement for the benefit of the current or former directors,
officers, and employees of the Seller and its Subsidiaries (including the
Division Subsidiaries);
(ix) any collective bargaining agreement;
(x) any agreement for the employment of any individual on a
full-time, part-time or other basis or any consulting agreement providing annual
compensation in excess of $25,000 or providing severance benefits;
(xi) any agreement under which it has advanced or loaned any
amount to any of the directors, officers, and employees of the Seller (other
than officers or employees exclusively of the Napster Division) and the Division
Subsidiaries outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xii) any agreement under which the consequences of a default
or termination could have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(xiii) any other agreement (or group of related agreements) the
performance of which involves consideration in excess of $25,000.
The Seller has delivered or made available to the Buyer a correct and complete
copy of each written agreement (as amended to date) listed in Section 3(r) of
the Disclosure Schedule and a written summary setting forth the terms and
conditions of each oral agreement referred to in Section 3(r) of the Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each such agreement that materially affects the
Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, to the Seller's Knowledge: (A) the
agreement is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;
(B) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in
full force and effect on terms identical in all material respects following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the assignments
and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above) and an assumption in the form
attached hereto) and for a period of at least one year from the date of the
Closing; (C) no party is in breach or default, and no event has occurred which
with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default, or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration, under the agreement; and (D) no
party has repudiated any provision of the agreement.
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(s) No Restrictions. To Seller's Knowledge, none of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries is a party to, and none of the Acquired Assets is
bound or affected by, any injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge,
Contract, covenant or agreement (noncompete or otherwise) that restricts or
prohibits, purports to restrict or prohibit, the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries, or reasonably could, following the Closing, restrict or prohibit
Buyer, from freely engaging in business as currently conducted and as presently
proposed to be conducted, or from competing anywhere in the world (including any
Contract, covenant or agreement restricting the geographic area in which it may
sell, license, sublicense, market, distribute or support any products or
technology or provide services, or restricting the markets, customers or
industries that it may address in operating its business, or restricting the
prices that it may charge for its products, technology or services).
(t) Accounts Receivable. To Seller's Knowledge, all Accounts
receivable that are reflected on the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet, the Estimated
Closing Balance Sheet or the Audited Closing Balance Sheet or on the accounting
records of the Seller and the Division as of the Closing Date represent or will
represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made or services
actually performed by Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business. Except to the
extent paid prior to the Closing Date and to Seller's Knowledge, such Accounts
Receivable are or will be as of the Closing Date current and collectible net of
the respective reserves shown on the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet or on the
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet or on the Audited Closing Balance Sheet (which
reserves are adequate and calculated consistent with past practice and in the
case of reserves shown on the Audited Closing Balance Sheet, will not represent
a greater percentage of the Accounts Receivable reflected on the Final Closing
Balance Sheet than the reserve reflected on the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet
representative of the Accounts Receivable reflected thereon and will not
represent a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the composition of such
Accounts Receivable in terms of aging). Subject to such reserves, each of such
Accounts Receivable either has been or will be collected in full, without any
setoff, within ninety (90) days after the day on which it first becomes due and
payable. To Seller's Knowledge, there is no contest, claim, defense or right of
setoff, other than returns in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller, under
any Contract with any account debtor of an Account Receivable relating to the
amount or validity of such Account Receivable. Section 3(t) of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Accounts Receivable as of
the date of the Pre-Signing Balance Sheet and will set forth a complete and
accurate list of all Accounts Receivable as of the date of the Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet, which list sets forth the aging of each such Account Receivable.
(u) Powers of Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney
executed on behalf of any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries.
(v) Insurance. Section 3(v) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
the following information with respect to each insurance policy (including
policies providing property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation
coverage and bond and surety arrangements) to which any of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries has been a party, a named insured, or otherwise the
beneficiary of coverage at any time within the past three years:
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(i) the name, address, and telephone number of the agent;
(ii) the name of the insurer, the name of the policyholder, and
the name of each covered insured;
(iii) the policy number and the period of coverage;
(iv) the scope (including an indication of whether the coverage
was on a claims made, occurrence, or other basis) and amount (including a
description of how deductibles and ceilings are calculated and operate) of
coverage; and
(v) a description of any retroactive premium adjustments or
other loss-sharing arrangements.
To Seller's Knowledge, with respect to each such insurance policy: (A) the
policy is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect; (B)
the policy will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full
force and effect on terms identical in all material respects immediately
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (C) neither
any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries nor any other party to the
policy is in breach or default (including with respect to the payment of
premiums or the giving of notices), and no event has occurred which, with notice
or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration, under the policy; and (D) no party
to the policy has repudiated any provision thereof. Each of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries has been covered during the past 10 years by insurance in
scope and amount customary and reasonable for the businesses in which it has
engaged during the aforementioned period and has never been refused insurance.
Section 3(v) of the Disclosure Schedule describes any self-insurance
arrangements affecting any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries.
(w) Litigation. Section 3(w) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
each instance in which any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries (i) is
subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or
charge or (ii) is a party or, to Seller's Knowledge, is threatened to be made a
party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation of, in, or
before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal,
state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator. To Seller's
Knowledge, none of the actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, and investigations
set forth in Section 3(w) of the Disclosure Schedule could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) Product Warranty. Each product manufactured, sold, leased, or
delivered by any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has been in
conformity with all applicable contractual commitments and all express and
implied warranties recognized under the Uniform Commercial Code. To Seller's
Knowledge, none of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has any Liability
(and there is no Basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them
giving rise to any Liability) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages
in connection therewith, subject only to the reserve for product warranty claims
set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet as adjusted for the
passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries. No product manufactured,
sold, leased, or delivered by any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
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is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable
standard terms and conditions of sale or lease. Section 3(x) of the Disclosure
Schedule includes copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale or lease
for each of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries (containing applicable
guaranty, warranty, and indemnity provisions) and sets forth an accurate,
correct and complete list and summary description of all service or maintenance
agreements under which the Division and the Division Subsidiaries are currently
obligated, indicating the material terms of such agreement and any amounts paid
or payable thereunder. No product sold by the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries was sold pursuant to a Contract that deviated in any material
respect from the standard terms and conditions set for on Section 3(x) of the
Disclosure Schedule. The product warranty and return experience for the Division
from March 31, 2002 and the interim period through the date hereof is set forth
in Section 3(x) of the Disclosure Schedule. The exclusion of product warranty
reserves on the Financial Statements is in accordance with GAAP and no such
reserves are necessary in light of the circumstances of which Seller is aware.
(y) Product Liability. To Seller's Knowledge, none of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries has any Liability (and there is no Basis for any
present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge,
complaint, claim, or demand against any of them giving rise to any Liability)
arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the
ownership, possession, or use of any product manufactured, sold, leased, or
delivered by any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries.
(z) Employees.
(i) No employee of the Seller has been granted the right to
continued employment by the Seller or to any material compensation following
termination of employment with the Seller. The Seller (A) as of the Signing Date
has no Knowledge that any officer, director, employee or consultant of the
Seller intends to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the
Seller and (B) as of the Closing Date has no Knowledge that any officer,
director, employee or consultant of the Seller who has received an offer of
employment from Buyer, intends to terminate his or her employment or other
engagement with the Seller.
(ii) Section 3(z) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth an
accurate, correct and complete list of all (i) employees of, or who work with,
the Division, including each employee's name, title or position, present annual
compensation (including bonuses, commissions and deferred compensation), accrued
and unused paid vacation and other paid leave, years of service, interests in
any incentive compensation plan, and estimated entitlements to receive
supplementary retirement benefits or allowances (whether pursuant to a
contractual obligation or otherwise) and (ii) individuals who are currently
performing services for the Seller related to the Business who are classified as
"consultants" or "independent contractors." The Disclosure Schedule sets forth
all (i) bonuses, severance payments, termination pay and other special
compensation of any kind paid to, accrued with respect to, or that would be
payable to (as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
any employment agreements), any present or former contractor since January 1,
2004; (ii) increases in any employee's wage or salary since January 1, 2004 or
(iii) increases or changes in any other benefits or insurance provided to any
employees since January 1, 2004.
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(iii) There are no claims, disputes or controversies pending
or, to Seller's Knowledge, threatened involving any current or former employee
of the Division or group of employees of the Division. The Seller has not
suffered or sustained any work stoppage and to Seller's knowledge no such work
stoppage is threatened.
(iv) The Seller has complied in all material respects with all
Legal Requirements related to the employment of its employees, including
provisions related to wages, hours, leaves of absence, equal opportunity,
occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, severance, employee
handbooks or manuals, collective bargaining and the payment of social security
and other Taxes. To Seller's Knowledge the Seller has no Liability under any
Legal Requirements related to employment and attributable to an event occurring
or a state of facts existing prior to the date thereof.
(v) The Seller has provided all appropriate notices pursuant to
the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("WARN") and to the
California State equivalent of WARN ("CAL WARN") and as of the Closing Date to
Seller's Knowledge has no liability under WARN or CAL WARN.
(vi) The Seller has no collective bargaining agreements with
any of its employees. To Seller's Knowledge, there is no labor union organizing
or election activity pending or threatened with respect to the Seller.
(aa) Employee Benefits.
(i) Section 3(aa) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each
material Employee Benefit Plan that any of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries maintains, to which any of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries contributes material amounts or has any material obligation to
contribute, or with respect to which any of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries has any material Liability or potential material Liability
(collectively, the "Seller Benefit Plans").
(A) All material contributions (including all employer
contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) which are
due have been contributed to each such Seller Benefit Plan that is an
Employee Pension Benefit Plan and all material contributions for any
period ending on or before the Closing Date which are not yet due have
been made to each such Seller Benefit Plan or accrued in accordance
with applicable laws and the past custom and practice of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries. All material premiums or other material
payments for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date have been
paid with respect to each such Seller Benefit Plan that is an Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan.
(B) None of the Seller Benefit Plans is a Multiemployer Plan, a
Defined Benefit Plan, and none of the Seller, its Subsidiaries, and any
ERISA Affiliate contributes to, has any obligation to contribute to, or
has any Liability (including withdrawal liability as defined in ERISA
Section 4201) under or with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or
Defined Benefit Plan.
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(C) The Seller has delivered to the Buyer the current, correct
and complete copy of each the plan document and summary plan
description, the most recent determination letter received from the
Internal Revenue Service, the most recent annual report (IRS Form 5500,
with all applicable attachments), and the current, correct, and
complete copy of each related trust agreements, insurance contract, or
other funding arrangement which implements each such Seller Benefit
Plan.
(ii) With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan, neither the
Division, the Division Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate, nor any of the
Seller Employee Plans, nor any trust created thereunder, nor any trustee or
administrator thereof has engaged in a transaction in connection with which the
Division, the Division Subsidiaries, nor any of the Seller Employee Plans, any
such trust, or any trustee or administrator thereof, could, directly or
indirectly, be subject to a material civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section
409 or 502(i) of ERISA, or a material tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975,
4976, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E, or 4980F of the Code, or any other Liability in each
case for which there is not an exemption.
(iii) No Fiduciary has any Liability for breach of fiduciary
duty or any other failure to act or comply in connection with the administration
or investment of the assets of any such Seller Benefit Plan that would have a
Material Adverse Effect. No action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation
with respect to the administration or the investment of the assets of any such
Seller Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or
threatened. None of the directors and officers (and employees with
responsibility for employee benefits matters) of the Seller and its Subsidiaries
has any Knowledge of any Basis for any such action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
or investigation.
(iv) None of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to, or has any
material Liability or potential Liability with respect to, any Employee Benefit
Plan providing medical, health, or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits
for current or future retired or terminated directors, officers or employees of
the Division or any of the Division Subsidiaries (or any spouse or other
dependent thereof) other than in accordance with COBRA.
(v) Each Seller Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or
otherwise discontinued after the Closing Date in accordance with its terms,
without any liability to Seller, Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
(bb) Guaranties. None of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
is a guarantor or otherwise is liable for any Liability or obligation (including
indebtedness) of any other Person.
(cc) Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters.
(i) Each of the Division, the Division Subsidiaries, and to the
Seller's Knowledge, their respective predecessors and Affiliates has in all
material respects complied and is in all material respects, in compliance with
all Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of
the Division and the Division Subsidiaries has obtained and complied with, and
is in compliance with, all permits, licenses and other authorizations that are
required pursuant to Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements for the
occupation of its facilities and the operation of its business; a list of all
such permits, licenses and other authorizations is set forth on in Section 3(cc)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
(iii) Neither the Division, the Division Subsidiaries, nor, to
the Seller's Knowledge, their respective predecessors or Affiliates has received
any written or oral notice, report or other information regarding any actual or
alleged violation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements, or any
liabilities or potential liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
unliquidated or otherwise), including any investigatory, remedial or corrective
obligations, relating to any of them or its facilities arising under
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(iv) To Seller's Knowledge, none of the following exists at any
property or facility owned or operated by the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries: (1) underground storage tanks, (2) asbestos-containing material in
any form or condition, (3) materials or equipment containing polychlorinated
biphenyls, or (4) landfills, surface impoundments, or disposal areas.
(v) To the Seller's Knowledge, none of the Division, the
Division Subsidiaries, or their respective predecessors or Affiliates has
treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of,
transported, handled, or released any substance, including without limitation
any hazardous substance, or owned or operated any property or facility (and no
such property or facility is contaminated by any such substance) in a manner
that has given or would give rise to liabilities, including any liability for
response costs, corrective action costs, personal injury, property damage,
natural resources damages or attorney fees, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
("CERCLA"), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, or any other
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(vi) To the Seller's Knowledge, neither this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transaction that is the subject of this Agreement will
result in any obligations for site investigation or cleanup, or notification to
or consent of government agencies or third parties, pursuant to any of the
so-called "transaction-triggered" or "responsible property transfer"
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(vii) To the Seller's Knowledge, neither the Division, the
Division Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective predecessors or Affiliates
has, either expressly or by operation of law, assumed or undertaken any
liability, including without limitation any obligation for corrective or
remedial action, of any other Person relating to Environmental, Health, and
Safety Requirements.
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(viii) To the Seller's Knowledge, no facts, events or
conditions relating to the past or present facilities, properties or operations
of the Division, the Division Subsidiaries, or any of their respective
predecessors or Affiliates will prevent, hinder or limit continued compliance
with Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements, give rise to any
investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations pursuant to Environmental,
Health, and Safety Requirements, or give rise to any other liabilities (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise) pursuant to
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements, including without limitation any
relating to onsite or offsite releases or threatened releases of hazardous
materials, substances or wastes, personal injury, property damage or natural
resources damage.
(dd) Disclosure. To the Seller's Knowledge, the representations and
warranties contained in this Section 3 do not contain any untrue statement of a
fact or omit to state any fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained in this Section 3 not misleading.
(ee) Investment. The Seller (i) understands that the shares of
Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration have not been
registered under the Securities Act, or under any state securities laws, and are
being offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for
transactions not involving any public offering, (ii) is acquiring the shares of
Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration Buyer solely for
its own account for investment purposes, and not with a view to the distribution
thereof, (iii) is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience in
business and financial matters, (iv) has received certain information concerning
the Buyer and has had the opportunity to obtain additional information as
desired in order to evaluate the merits and the risks inherent in holding the
shares of Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration, (v) is
able to bear the economic risk inherent in holding the shares of Buyer Common
Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration, and (vi) is an Accredited
Investor.
(ff) Solvency. Seller is not entering into the transaction with the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud any Person to which it is, or may become,
indebted. The Purchase Price is not less than the reasonably equivalent value of
the Acquired Assets less the Buyer Assumed Liabilities. Seller's assets, at a
fair valuation, exceed its liabilities, and Seller is able, and will continue to
be able after the Closing of the Transaction, to meet its debts as they mature
and will not become insolvent as a result of the Transaction. After the Closing
of the Transaction, Seller will have sufficient capital and property remaining
to conduct the business in which it will thereafter be engaged.
(gg) No Other Agreement. Other than for sales of assets in the
Ordinary Course of Business, none of Seller, the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract with respect to the sale or other
disposition of any of the Acquired Assets or capital stock of the Division
Subsidiaries.
(hh) Customers and Suppliers.
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(i) Section 3(hh)(A) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list
of the ten (10) largest customers, including distributors, if applicable, of the
Business for each of the two (2) most recent fiscal years (determined on the
basis of the total dollar amount of net sales), showing the total dollar amount
of net sales to each such customer shown on the Division's books and records
during each such year.
(ii) Since March 31, 2004, except as set forth on Section
3(hh)(B) of the Disclosure Schedule, there has been no material adverse change
in the business relationship of the Division with any of the material customers
or suppliers of the Division, and Seller is not aware of any event, circumstance
or communication indicating that such a material adverse change may occur in any
such relationship whether or not due to the consummation of the Transaction.
(ii) Certain Payments. To Seller's Knowledge, since March 31,
2004, neither the Seller nor any Affiliate of the Seller, any director, officer,
agent, or employee of Seller or such Affiliate nor any other Person associated
with or acting for or on behalf of Seller has in connection with the Division,
directly or indirectly, (a) made any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback, or other payment to any Person, private or public,
regardless of form, whether in money, property, or services (i) to obtain
favorable treatment in securing business, (ii) to pay for favorable treatment
for business secured, (iii) to obtain special concessions or for special
concessions already obtained, for or in respect of Seller, or (iv) in violation
of any Legal Requirement or (b) established or maintained any fund or asset that
has not been recorded in the books and records of the Business.
4.Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Buyer represents and
warrants to the Seller that the statements contained in this Section 4 are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing
Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Section
4).
(a) Organization of the Buyer. The Buyer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.
(b) Authorization of Transaction. The Buyer has full power and
authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement
constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable
in accordance with its terms and conditions, subject to any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally or to general
principles of equity.
(c) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the delivery of
this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2 above),
will, to Buyer's Knowledge, (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court to which the Buyer is subject
or any provision of its charter or bylaws or (ii) conflict with, result in a
breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in
any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any
notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or to which
any of its assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any Security
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Interest upon any of its assets), except, in the case of the foregoing clause
(i) or (ii), for violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect on the
Buyer, the Buyer Common Stock or the Buyer's ability to perform its obligations
hereunder. Other than in connection with the provisions of the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Act and any applicable foreign antitrust notifications, state and federal
securities laws, the Buyer does not need to give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the assignments and assumptions
referred to in Section 2 above).
(d) Brokers' Fees. The Buyer has no Liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Seller could become
liable or obligated.
(e) Buyer Common Stock. The Buyer Common Stock constituting the
Buyer Share Consideration to be delivered to the Seller by the Buyer hereunder
has been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
free and clear of any Encumbrances except for restrictions under applicable
securities laws, and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights,
rights of first refusal or similar rights.
(f) Disclosure. Since June 30, 2003, the Buyer has timely filed all
forms, reports and documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") (including all exhibits thereto) required under the Securities Act and
the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the "SEC Documents"), each of which complied in all material
respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act as in effect on the dates so filed. None of the SEC Documents (as of their
respective filing dates and with respect to the most recently filed SEC
Documents, as of the date hereof and the Closing) contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since June 30,
2003, there has been no material adverse effect on the Buyer, the Buyer Common
Stock or Buyer's ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
(g) Private Offering. None of the Buyer, any of its Subsidiaries,
nor anyone acting on their behalf, has offered or sold or will offer or sell any
securities, or has taken or will take any other action, which would reasonably
be expected to subject the offer, issuance or sale of the Buyer Common Stock
constituting the Buyer Share Consideration, as contemplated hereby, to the
registration provisions of the Securities Act.
(h) S-3 Eligibility. The Buyer satisfies the registrant
requirements set forth in the general instructions for registration statements
on Form S-3 under the Securities Act contemplated by Section 6(l).
(i) Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending, or to the knowledge of the Buyer, currently threatened
against the Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries that questions the validity of this
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Agreement, the right of Buyer to enter into this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, or that has or might be reasonably expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Buyer, the Buyer Common Stock or the
Buyer's ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
5.Pre-Closing Covenants. The Parties agree as follows with respect to the
period between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing.
(a) General. Each of the Parties will use its reasonable best
efforts to take all action and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable
in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the Closing conditions set
forth in Section 7 below).
(b) Notices and Consents. The Seller will give (and will cause each
of the Division Subsidiaries to give) any notices to third parties, and the
Seller will use its reasonable best efforts (and will cause each of the Division
Subsidiaries to use its reasonable best efforts) to obtain any third party
consents, that the Buyer may request in connection with the matters referred to
in Section 3(c) above. Each of the Parties will (and the Seller will cause each
of the Division Subsidiaries to) give any notices to, make any filings with, and
use its best efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of
governments and governmental agencies in connection with the matters referred to
in Section 3(c) and Section 4(c) above.
(c) Regulatory Matters and Approvals. Each of the Parties will (and
Seller will cause each of the Division Subsidiaries to) give any notices to,
make any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies
in connection with the matters referred to in Section 3(c) and Section 4(c)
above. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties
will file (and Seller will cause each of the Division Subsidiaries to file) any
Notification and Report Forms and related material that it may be required to
file with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United
States Department of Justice under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and any applicable
foreign antitrust notifications, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
(and Seller will cause each of the Division Subsidiaries to use its reasonable
best efforts to obtain) an early termination of the applicable waiting period,
and will make (and Seller will cause each of the Division Subsidiaries to make)
any further filings pursuant thereto that may be necessary, proper, or
advisable.
(d) Operation of Business. The Seller will not cause or permit any
of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to engage in any practice, take
any action, or enter into any transaction outside the Ordinary Course of
Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller will not
cause or permit any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to otherwise
engage in any practice, take any action, or enter into any transaction of the
sort described in Section 3(i) above, other than subsections (i), (ii), (iii),
(v), (x) and (xiv).
(e) Preservation of Business. The Seller will cause each of the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries to keep its business and properties
substantially intact, including its present operations, physical facilities,
working conditions, and relationships with lessors, licensors, suppliers,
customers, and employees.
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(f) Reasonable Access; Observer. The Seller will permit (and will
cause each of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to permit)
representatives of the Buyer to have reasonable access to all premises,
properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records), Contracts, and
documents of or pertaining to each of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries. Buyer will designate one of its officers as its observer to
monitor the Division (the "Observer"). The Observer shall execute an appropriate
confidentiality agreement with Seller, shall have use of office space at the
Division's headquarters, and shall have reasonable access to the Division's
general manager (or person performing an equivalent function).
(g) Notice of Developments. Each Party shall give prompt written
notice to the other Party of the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event,
which occurrence or failure to occur would be likely to cause any representation
or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any
material respect at any time from the date of this Agreement to the time of the
Closing. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take no action, or
enter into any transaction, which would cause any of its representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement to be untrue or result in a breach of any
covenant made by it in this Agreement. No disclosure by any Party pursuant to
this Section 5(g), however, shall be deemed to amend or supplement the
Disclosure Schedule or to prevent or cure any misrepresentation, breach of
warranty, or breach of covenant.
(h) No Solicitation.
(i) The Seller and its subsidiaries and their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents or
affiliates shall cease any discussion or negotiations with any
parties that may be ongoing with respect to an Acquisition Proposal
(as hereinafter defined). The Seller shall not, nor shall it permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, and it shall use its best efforts to
cause its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates not
to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or knowingly
encourage (including by way of furnishing information), or knowingly
take any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of
any proposal which constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to
lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in this Section 5(h)),
or (B) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any
Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that if the board of
directors of the Seller determines in good faith, after consultation
with, and in part based on the advice of outside counsel, that it is
required to do so in order to comply with its fiduciary duties to
the Seller's stockholders under applicable law, the Seller may, in
response to an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal, and subject to
compliance with Section 5(h)(iii), (X) furnish information with
respect to the Seller to any Person making such unsolicited
Acquisition Proposal pursuant to an executed confidentiality
agreement with such Person, and (Y) participate in discussions or
negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Acquisition Proposal" means any bona fide proposal
or offer from any Person relating to any merger, consolidation,
business combination, sale or a significant amount of assets outside
of the Ordinary Course of Business, sale of shares of capital stock
outside of the Ordinary Course of Business, tender or exchange offer
or similar transaction involving the Division, the Division
Subsidiaries or the Acquired Assets; provided however, for the
avoidance of doubt, that "Acquisition Proposal" shall not include
any joint venture agreement entered into by any of Seller, its
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Napster Division, or those of its Subsidiaries that are included in
its Napster Division or any merger, consolidation, business
combination, sale of a significant amount of assets, sale of shares
of capital stock, tender or exchange offer of similar transaction
involving Seller or any of those Subsidiaries that are included in
Seller's Napster Division or any Excluded Asset (i) which does not
involve any of the Acquired Assets and (ii) the consummation of
which will in no way prevent or impair in any material respect the
Transaction or impair the ability of Buyer to operate the Division
in a manner consistent with its operation by Seller prior to the
Closing Date.
(ii) Except as set forth in this Section 5(h), neither the
board of directors of the Seller nor any committee thereof shall (A)
withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner
adverse to Buyer, the approval or recommendation by such board of
directors or such committee of the Transaction or this Agreement,
(B) approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, any
Acquisition Proposal, or (C) cause the Seller to enter into any
letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or
other similar agreement (each, an "Acquisition Agreement") with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event that the board of directors of the Seller determines in
good faith, after consultation with and based in part on the advice
of outside counsel, that it is required to do so in order to comply
with its fiduciary duties to the Seller's stockholders under
applicable law, the board of directors of the Seller may (subject to
the following sentences) (X) withdraw or modify its approval or
recommendation of the Transaction and this Agreement (or decide not
to recommend it before definitive proxy materials relating to any
Stockholder Meeting are sent to the Seller's stockholders) only at a
time that is after the fifth business day following Buyer's receipt
of written notice advising Buyer that the board of directors of the
Seller has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material
terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and identifying the
Person making such Superior Proposal or (Y) terminate this Agreement
by exercising its termination right under Section 9(a)(vii). In
addition, if the Seller proposes to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9(a)(vii), it shall pay to Buyer the Termination
Fee (as defined in Section 10(k)) at the time prescribed in Section
10(k). For purpose of this Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" shall
mean an Acquisition Proposal made by a third party after the Signing
Date which, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of
the Seller, taking into account, to the extent deemed appropriate by
the board of directors, the various legal, financial and regulatory
aspects of the proposal and the Person making such proposal, (x) if
accepted, is reasonably likely to be consummated, and (y) if
consummated, is reasonably likely to result in a more favorable
transaction than the Transaction contemplated hereunder considering,
among other things, and to the extent deemed appropriate in good
faith by the Board of Directors, the long-term prospects and
interests of the Seller and its stockholders and other relevant
constituencies.
(iii) In addition to the obligations of the Seller set forth
in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 5(h), the Seller shall
promptly, other than following termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9, advise Buyer orally and in writing of any
request for information of a nature which would assist a potential
bidder in preparing an Acquisition Proposal or of any Acquisition
Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request or
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Acquisition Proposal and the identify of the Person making such
request or Acquisition Proposal. The Seller will keep Buyer fully
informed on a prompt and current basis of the status and details
(including amendments or proposed amendments) of any such request or
Acquisition Proposal.
(iv) Nothing contained in this Section 5(h) shall prohibit the
Seller from taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position
contemplated by Rules 14d-9 or 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act or from making any disclosure to the Seller's stockholders if,
in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Seller,
after consultation with and based in part on the advice of outside
counsel, failure so to disclose would be inconsistent with its
fiduciary duties to the Seller's stockholders under applicable law;
provided, however, neither the Seller, its Board of Directors nor
any committee thereof shall, except as permitted by Section
5(h)(ii), withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, its
position with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction or
approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, an
Acquisition Proposal.
(i) Maintenance of Leased Real Property. The Seller will cause each
of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to maintain the Leased Real
Property to the extent the Leased Property is required to be maintained by the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries as provided in the Leases.
(j) Leases. The Seller will not and the Seller will not cause or
permit any of the Division or the Division Subsidiaries to amend, modify,
extend, renew or terminate any Lease, nor shall the Division or the Division
Subsidiaries enter into any new lease, sublease, license or other agreement for
the use or occupancy of any real property, without the prior written consent of
the Buyer.
(k) Employee Matters. Buyer shall have no obligation to offer
employment to any employee of Seller or the Division Subsidiaries. Buyer in its
sole discretion and at its option, may offer employment to any employees of the
Division or the Division Subsidiaries who works with or in the Division. The
Seller will not and the Seller will not cause or permit any of the Division or
the Division Subsidiaries to hire any additional employees except in the
Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice. Buyer shall, as
promptly as practicable following the Signing Date, provide to Seller a list of
those employees to whom it intends to or has offered employment in accordance
with Schedule B. Buyer will offer employment to the Key Employees pursuant to
the terms noted on Schedule B.
(l) Transition Expenses. Buyer shall be reasonable for and promptly
pay when due all reasonable transition expenses set forth on Exhibit J attached
hereto (the "Transition Expenses").
(m) Non-Disclosure Agreement. From the Signing Date until the
Closing Date, the Parties shall be subject to that certain Mutual Nondisclosure
Agreement entered into by the Parties on February 13, 2004 with respect to all
Buyer Confidential Information and Seller Confidential Information.
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(n) Advertising and Promotional Programs. Seller will cause each of
the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to ensure that all advertising
campaigns and promotional programs and commitments, whether currently in
operation, planned or scheduled for expiration, are conducted in the Ordinary
Course of Business and consistent with past practice.
(o) Inventory. Seller will cause each of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries to ensure that all inventory developed, manufactured and
shipped by the Division will be of good, usable and merchantable quality in all
material respects, and the Division shall, and the Seller shall cause the
Division to maintain its inventory, to record the cost of its inventory, and to
price the products contained in its inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business
consistent with past practice.
(p) Customers/Distribution. Seller will cause each of the Division
and the Division Subsidiaries to maintain its relations with its customers in
the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice. Seller shall not
and shall cause the Division not to amend, renew, terminate or enter into
distribution agreements except in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent
with past practice.
(q) Resignations. Seller will cause each of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries to ensure that Buyer receives the resignations, effective
as of the Closing, of each director and officer of the Division Subsidiaries
other than those whom the Buyer shall have specified in writing at least five
business days prior to the Closing.
(r) Estoppel Certificates. Seller shall and the Seller shall cause
each of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to obtain and deliver to the
Buyer an estoppel certificate with respect to each of the Leases, dated no more
than 10 days prior to the Closing Date, from the other party to such Lease, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer (the "Estoppel Certificates");
(s) Non-Disturbance Agreements. Seller shall and the Seller shall
cause each of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to obtain and deliver
to the Buyer a non-disturbance agreement with respect to each of the Leases for
the Leased Real Property, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, from
each lender encumbering any real property underlying the Leased Real Property
for such Lease (the "Non-Disturbance Agreements"); and
(t) Damage to Leased Real Property. Seller shall and the Seller
shall cause each of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to take all
commercially reasonable actions to ensure that no damage or destruction or other
change occurs with respect to any of the Leased Real Property or any portion
thereof that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse
effect on the use or occupancy of the Leased Real Property or the operation of
the Division's or the applicable Division Subsidiary's business as currently
conducted thereon.
(u) Transition Agreement. The Parties shall use their best efforts
to negotiate, execute and deliver a commercially reasonable transition services
agreement (the "Transition Agreement") within twenty one days following the
Signing Date.
(v) Selected Subsidiary Opinions. The Seller shall cause legal
opinions to be delivered at the Closing for the Selected Subsidiaries organized
or incorporated under the laws of Canada, Cayman, England and Wales, and Japan.
No later than twenty-one (21) days after the Signing Date the Seller shall
notify the Buyer if the Seller is unable to cause any of such opinions to be
delivered at the Closing. To the extent applicable pursuant to the Legal
Requirements of the applicable jurisdiction, and subject to limitations,
qualifications, and carveouts as are customary in the applicable jurisdiction,
each opinion will concern only the following subject matter: organization, good
standing, and that capital shares are duly authorized, fully paid,
nonassessable, and not subject to preemptive rights.
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6. Post-Closing Covenants. The Parties agree as follows with respect to
the period following the Closing.
(a) General. In case at any time after the Closing any further
action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement,
each of the Parties will take such further action (including the execution and
delivery of such further instruments and documents) as the other Party
reasonably may request, at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Party
(unless the requesting Party is entitled to indemnification therefor under
Section 8 below). The Seller acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
Closing, the Buyer will be entitled to possession of all documents, books,
records (including Tax records), agreements, and financial data of any sort
relating to the Division and the Division Subsidiaries; provided, however, that
the Seller may, at its own expense, retain copies of such items, other than
source code or related documentation.
(b) Litigation Support. In the event and for so long as any Party
actively is contesting or defending against any action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand in connection with
(i) any transaction contemplated under this Agreement (other than between the
Buyer and the Seller) or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status,
condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action,
failure to act, or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving any of
the Division and the Division Subsidiaries, the other Party will cooperate with
the contesting or defending Party and its counsel in the contest or defense,
make available its personnel, and provide such testimony and access to its books
and records as shall be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all
at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party (unless the
contesting or defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor under
Section 8 below).
(c) Transition. The Seller will not take any action that is
designed or intended to have the effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor,
customer, supplier, or other business associate of any of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries from maintaining the same business relationships with the
Buyer and the Division Subsidiaries after the Closing as it maintained with the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries prior to the Closing. The Seller will
refer all customer inquiries relating to the businesses of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries to the Buyer from and after the Closing.
(d) Confidentiality. The Seller will treat and hold as such all of
the Buyer Confidential Information (including any Confidential Information
related to the Acquired Assets), refrain from using any of such Confidential
Information except in connection with this Agreement or permitted under the
Seller License, and deliver promptly to the Buyer or destroy, at the request and
option of the Buyer, all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of such
Confidential Information which are in its possession, except to the extent
permitted to be used under the Seller License. The Buyer will treat and hold as
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such all of the Seller Confidential Information (except any Confidential
Information related to the Acquired Assets), refrain from using any of the
Seller Confidential Information (except any Confidential Information related to
the Acquired Assets) except in connection with this Agreement, and deliver
promptly to the Seller or destroy, at the request and option of the Seller, all
tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Seller Confidential Information
(except any Confidential Information related to the Acquired Assets), if any,
which are in its possession. In the event that either Party is requested or
required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal
proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar
process) to disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party, such Party
will notify the other Party promptly of the request or requirement so that such
other Party may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with
the provisions of this Section 6(d). If, in the absence of a protective order or
the receipt of a waiver hereunder, such Party is, on the advice of counsel,
compelled to disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party to any
tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, such Party may disclose the
Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that such Party
shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the reasonable request of
the other Party, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded to such portion of the Buyer Confidential Information or Seller
Confidential Information, as applicable, required to be disclosed as the other
Party shall designate.
(e) Covenant Not to Compete. For a period of four years from and
after the Closing Date, the Seller will not engage directly or indirectly in any
business that any of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries conducts as of
the Closing Date in any geographic area in which any of the Division and the
Division Subsidiaries conducts that business as of the Closing Date; provided,
however, that no owner of less than 1% of the outstanding stock of any publicly
traded corporation shall be deemed to engage solely by reason thereof in any of
its businesses. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
declares that any term or provision of this Section 6(e) is invalid or
unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making the determination of
invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration, or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the
intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement
shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within
which the judgment may be appealed.
(f) Acquisition Transaction. Seller agrees that it will not engage
in any transaction of the type described in the definition of Acquisition
Proposal (an "Acquisition Transaction") unless: (i) either Seller is the
successor, surviving or transferee entity in such Acquisition Transaction or the
successor, surviving or transferee entity in such Acquisition Transaction
assumes by written instrument reasonably satisfactory to Buyer all of the
obligations of Seller under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements and
(ii) the creditworthiness of the successor, surviving or transferee entity, in
the reasonable good-faith judgment of the Buyer, is sufficient for such entity
to satisfy any financial obligation of Seller remaining under this Agreement.
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(g) Delivery of Financial Statements. Seller shall deliver such
financial statements (collectively, the "Division Financial Statements") as are
reasonably requested by Buyer in order to permit Buyer to prepare and file in a
timely manner (i) a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Transaction
(the "Transaction Form 8-K"), (ii) Resale Registration Statement, and (iii)
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which financial
statements shall include, without limitation: (A) three (3) full years of
audited financial statements of the Division; (B) audited financial statements
for the Division for the three (3) and six (6) month periods ending September
30, 2004 (and/or other periods required by the SEC and its rules and
regulations); (C) audited financial information for the Division regarding any
period between the end of a fiscal quarter and ending on the Closing Date; and
(D) the information necessary for the preparation of pro forma financial
statements specified and described in Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
(h) Share Certificate Legends. The certificates representing the
Buyer Share Consideration will be imprinted with a legend substantially in the
following form:
The Shares evidenced by this certificate have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the
securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. The Shares may not
be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (1) pursuant
to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or (2)
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act, in each case in accordance with all applicable securities laws of
the states and other jurisdictions, and in the case of a transaction
exempt from registration, unless the Company has received an opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to it that such transaction does not
require registration under the Securities Act and such other applicable
laws.
(i) Corporate Name. On or as soon as practicable after the Closing,
Seller will change its corporate name to a name approved by Buyer that is
dissimilar to Roxio, Inc. From and after the Closing Date, Seller will not use
any name similar to or likely to be confused with the name Roxio, Inc.
(j) Royalty Sharing Agreement. Buyer agrees that it will pay to
Seller 50% of any Royalties (as defined below) received by Buyer during the
three year period following the Closing Date, subject to the following
additional terms: (i) any amounts payable by Buyer to Seller under this Section
6(j) shall be paid no later than 10 business days after the end of each calendar
quarter or the end of such three year period with respect to the Royalties
received during such quarter or during the portion of such three year period
occurring after the final quarter included therein; (ii) if Buyer is required,
for any reason, to refund or otherwise return any Royalties to a licensee of any
Royalty Patents that were previously the basis for any payment made to Seller
under this Section 6(j), then Buyer shall notify Seller in writing thereof and
specify the reasons for such refund, and Seller shall no later than 10 business
days after such notice pay to Buyer an amount equal to 50% of the amount of the
total Royalties being returned (provided that Buyer may, at its option, setoff
any obligation of Seller to return such amount against any future payment
obligations of Buyer under this Section 6(j)); and (iii) if the total amount of
Royalties received by Buyer during such three year period is less than
$2,000,000 (after giving effect to any refunds or returns with respect to
Royalties received during such period), then no later than 30 days after the end
of such three year period, Buyer shall pay to Seller an additional amount which,
when added to the aggregate amount previously paid to Seller under this Section
6(j) (not including any refunds made by Seller pursuant to clause (ii) above,
equals $1,000,000. For purposes hereof, "Royalties" shall mean any net license
fees or net royalties or any other net reserve actually received by Buyer
pursuant to any licenses of the Royalty Patents granted by Buyer or included in
the Acquired Assets.
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(k) In the event Buyer reasonably determines that it is necessary
to re-audit the Audited Division Financial Statements, whether due to a Seller
Financial Statement Default or otherwise, Buyer and Seller shall share equally
the costs, fees and expenses related to such re-audit. Seller shall pay 50% of
all such costs, fees and expenses promptly upon receipt of an invoice from Buyer
or an Independent Accounting Firm hired by Buyer in connection with such
re-audit.
(l) Buyer will prepare and file with the SEC a registration
statement under the Securities Act relating to the offering and issuance of the
Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration (the "Resale
Registration Statement"). Buyer will use its reasonable best efforts to respond
to the comments of the SEC thereon and will make any further filings (including
amendments and supplements) in connection therewith that may be necessary,
proper, or advisable. Seller will provide Buyer with whatever information and
assistance in connection with the Resale Registration Statement that Buyer
reasonably may request. Buyer will take all actions that may be necessary,
proper, or advisable under state securities laws in connection with the offering
and issuance of the Buyer Common Stock. Buyer shall prepare and file the Resale
Registration Statement with the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than seventy five (75) days following the Closing Date (the "Filing
Deadline"), provided that, in the event that the Filing Deadline falls on a day
that the SEC is not open to receive filings, the Filing Deadline shall be the
next business day that the SEC is open to receive filings. Buyer shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause, subject to receipt of necessary
information from Seller, the SEC to declare the Resale Registration Statement
effective within one hundred and fifteen (115) days after the Closing Date (the
"Effectiveness Deadline"), provided that, in the event that the Effectiveness
Deadline falls on a day that the SEC is not open to receive filings, the
Effectiveness Deadline shall be the next business day that the SEC is open to
receive filings. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep
such Resale Registration Statement effective during the Effective Period;
provided, however, in the event that:
(i) the Resale Registration Statement is not declared
effective by the Effectiveness Deadline; or
(ii) the Resale Registration Statement has been declared
effective but such Resale Registration Statement ceases to be
effective at any time during the Effective Period (each such event,
a "Registration Default"), Buyer hereby agrees to pay liquidated
damages and not as a penalty ("Liquidated Damages") with respect to
the Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration
from and including the day following the Registration Default to but
excluding the day on which the Registration Default has been cured
in an amount per day for each day a Registration Default existed
equal to $3,300.00; and for any such day, such payment of Liquidated
Damages shall be made no later than the first business day of the
calendar month succeeding the month in which such day occurs;
provided, however, that no Liquidated Damages shall be due to Seller
for any day on which a Registration Default has occurred and is
continuing if the occurrence or continuation of such Registration
Default on such day is the result of a Seller Financial Statement
Default.
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With respect to the registration of the Buyer Common Stock constituting the
Buyer Share Consideration, the Buyer agrees to:
(iii) cause the Resale Registration Statement and any related
prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto to comply in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(iv) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
withdrawal as soon as practicable of any order suspending the
effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement.
(v) comply with all rules and regulations of the SEC to the
extent and so long as they are applicable to any registration of the
Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration
pursuant to the Securities Act and will make generally available to
its security holders (or otherwise provide in accordance with
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) an earnings statement
satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act no
later than fifty (50) days after the end of a twelve (12)-month
period (or one hundred and five (105) days, if such period is a
fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Buyer's first
fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Resale
Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall cover such
twelve (12)-month period.
(vi) use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the
Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration to be
sold pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement to be listed on
the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other securities exchanges or markets
on which shares of Buyer Common Stock are then listed.
In the event of a registration of any offering of any Buyer Common
Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Section 6(l), the Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller
and its permitted assign(s) against any Adverse Consequences, to which the
Seller or assignee may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Adverse Consequences arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Resale Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise
out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Seller or assignee for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Seller or assignee in connection
therewith; provided, that, the Buyer will not be liable in any such case if and
to the extent that any such Adverse Consequence arises out of or is based upon
an untrue statement or omission so made in conformity with information furnished
in writing by the Seller or assignee specifically for use in such Resale
Registration Statement; provided, further, that, the liability of the Buyer or
assignee hereunder, shall not in any event exceed the proceeds from the sale of
the Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration covered by
such Resale Registration Statement.
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In the event of a registration of any offering of any Buyer Common
Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration under the Securities Act
pursuant to this Section 6(l), the Seller will indemnify and hold harmless the
Buyer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents and employees of
such controlling Persons, against any Adverse Consequences, to which the Buyer
or such Person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, if and
to the extent such Adverse Consequences arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or omission made in conformity with information furnished in
writing by the Seller or its assignee(s) specifically for use in such Resale
Registration Statement, and will reimburse the Buyer or such Person for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Buyer or such Person in
connection therewith, provided, however, the liability of the Seller or assignee
hereunder, shall not in any event exceed the proceeds from the sale of the Buyer
Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share Consideration covered by such Resale
Registration Statement.
For so long as the Buyer is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act and any of the Buyer Common Stock
constituting the Buyer Share Consideration is not freely tradable under Rule
144(k) of the Securities Act, the Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts
to file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted
by the SEC thereunder, or, if the Buyer ceases to be so required to file such
reports, it will, upon the request of the Seller, (i) make publicly available
such information as is necessary to permit sales of the Buyer Common Stock
constituting the Buyer Share Consideration pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and (ii) take such further action that is reasonable in the
circumstances, in each case, to the extent required from time to time to enable
the Seller to sell the Buyer Common Stock constituting the Buyer Share
Consideration without registration under the Securities Act within the
limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act. The
Seller agrees that it will not effect any disposition of the Buyer Common Stock
constituting the Buyer Share Consideration except as contemplated in the Resale
Registration Statement or as otherwise permitted by applicable law and by this
Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Buyer's
obligations pursuant to this Section 6(l) shall survive until satisfied pursuant
to its terms. The procedure for any indemnification claims under this Section
6(l) shall be as set forth in Section 8(d), mutatis mutandis.
7. Conditions to Obligation to Close.
(a) Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer. The obligation of the
Buyer to consummate the transactions to be performed by it in connection with
the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3
above shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of
the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties speak as of a specific date and except to the extent the
breaches of all the representations and warranties, if any (excluding,
for this purpose, any qualifications as to materiality therein or in
the Company Disclosure Schedule), in the aggregate, do not have a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(ii) the Seller shall have performed and complied with all of
its covenants hereunder in all respects through the Closing except to
the extent the breaches of all the covenants, if any (excluding for
this purpose, any qualifications as to materiality therein), in the
aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) the Seller, the Division and the Division Subsidiaries
shall have procured all of the Material Consents;
(iv) no action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before
any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal,
state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein
an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
is reasonably likely to be successful that would (A) prevent
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(B) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
rescinded following consummation, (C) affect adversely the right of the
Buyer to own the Acquired Assets, to operate the former businesses of
the Division, and to control the Division Subsidiaries, or (D) affect
adversely the right of any of the Division Subsidiaries to own its
assets and to operate its businesses (and no such injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
(v) the Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate
to the effect that each of the conditions specified above in Section
7(a)(i)-(iv) is satisfied in all respects;
(vi) all applicable waiting periods (and any extensions
thereof) under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and any applicable foreign
antitrust notification shall have expired or otherwise been terminated
and the Seller, the Division Subsidiaries, and the Buyer shall have
received all other authorizations, consents, and approvals of
governments and governmental agencies referred to in Section 3(c) and
Section 4(c) above;
(vii) the Buyer shall have received from counsel to the Seller
an opinion in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit F attached
hereto, addressed to the Buyer, and dated as of the Closing Date;
(viii) the Seller shall and the Seller shall cause each of the
Division and the Division Subsidiaries to deliver to the Buyer a
non-foreign affidavit dated as of the Closing Date and in form and
substance required under the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to
Section 1445 of the Code so that the Buyer is exempt from withholding
any portion of the Purchase Price thereunder (the "FIRPTA Affidavit");
(ix) there has been no Material Adverse Effect; and
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(x) the Buyer shall have received from Seller a copy of, and
shall be entitled to rely upon, an opinion of Delaware counsel to the
Seller addressed to the Seller, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Buyer, regarding the applicability of
Section 271 of the Delaware General Corporation Law to the Transaction.
The Buyer may waive any condition specified in this Section 7(a) if it executes
a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions to Obligation of the Seller. The obligation of the
Seller to consummate the transactions to be performed by it in connection with
the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4
above shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of
the Closing Date;
(ii) the Buyer shall have performed and complied with all of
its covenants hereunder in all material respects through the Closing;
(iii) no action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before
any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal,
state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein
an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
is reasonably likely to be successful that would (A) prevent
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or (B) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to
be rescinded following consummation (and no such injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
(iv) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Seller a
certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified above
in Section 7(b)(i)-(iii) is satisfied in all respects;
(v) all applicable waiting periods (and any extensions
thereof) under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and any applicable foreign
antitrust notifications shall have expired or otherwise been terminated
and the Seller, the Division Subsidiaries, and the Buyer shall have
received all other authorizations, consents, and approvals of
governments and governmental agencies referred to in Section 3(c) and
Section 4(c) above;
(vi) the Seller shall have received from counsel to the Buyer
an opinion in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit G attached
hereto, addressed to the Seller, and dated as of the Closing Date;
(vii) all actions to be taken by the Buyer in connection with
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all
certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents required to
effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Seller;
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(viii) the Seller License and Transition Agreement have been
executed and delivered; and
(ix) Buyer shall have entered into employment agreements with
at least 15 of the Key Employees; provided that the Buyer has satisfied
its obligations pursuant to Section 5(k).
The Seller may waive any condition specified in this Section 7(b) if it
executes a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
8. Remedies for Breaches of This Agreement.
(a) Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and
obligations in this Agreement or in any agreement, instrument or other document
delivered in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery
hereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated and any investigation
or audit conducted by any Party hereto. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
neither party may make or assert any claim under any representation or warranty
of the other Party contained herein later than eighteen months after the Closing
Date, except that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Sections
3(b), 3(f), 4(b) and 4(e) shall survive indefinitely, (ii) the representations
and warranties in Sections 3(l) and 3(m) shall not survive after the Closing
Date, and (iii) the representations and warranties in Section 3(aa) shall
survive until 60 days after the statute of limitations with respect to the
matters addresses therein has expired (including all waivers or extensions
thereof); and provided that any claims made or asserted by a Party within the
applicable time period prescribed above shall survive such expiration until such
claim is finally resolved and all obligations with respect thereto are fully
satisfied. All statements contained in any officer's certificate delivered by or
on behalf of any Party hereto to this Agreement shall constitute and have the
same force and effect as the representations and warranties of such party set
forth herein.
(b) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Buyer.
(i) (A) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Buyer and its Affiliates from and against any and all Adverse
Consequences the Buyer or any such Affiliate may suffer through and
after the date of the claim for indemnification (including any Adverse
Consequences the Buyer or such Affiliate may suffer after the end of
any applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out of, or
caused by (a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Seller
contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Agreement
(other than the representations in Sections 3(l) and 3(m) hereof for
which the Seller shall not have any indemnification obligation), (b)
any breach of a covenant of the Seller contained in this Agreement or
in any other Transaction Agreement (other than breaches of Section
6(k)), (c) any Liability of the Seller with respect to the Division or
of the Division Subsidiaries of which Seller had Knowledge and which
was not disclosed to the Buyer prior to the Closing (regardless of
whether the Liability is an Assumed Liability), or (d) the occurrence
or the continuation of any Seller Financial Statement Default;
provided, however, that (x) the Seller shall not have any obligation to
indemnify the Buyer and/or its Affiliates under this Section 8(b)(i)(A)
from and against any Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out
of, relating to, or caused by any breach (or alleged breach) or
Liability of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above
until the Buyer and/or its Affiliates have suffered Adverse
Consequences by reason of all such breaches (or alleged breaches) or
Liabilities in excess of a $1 million aggregate deductible (after which
point the Seller will be obligated only to indemnify the Buyer from and
against further such Adverse Consequences), it being acknowledged that
the Seller's obligation under this Section 8(b)(i)(A) with respect to
any matters of the type referred to in clause (d) above shall not be
subject to the limitation set forth in this clause (x), (y) in no event
shall the total obligation of the Seller to indemnify the Buyer and its
Affiliates under this Section 8(b)(i)(A) from and against Adverse
Consequences exceed $15 million in the aggregate with respect to
Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out of, relating to, or
caused by breaches (or alleged breaches), Liabilities or matters of the
type referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above (other than
breaches of Section 6(e)) that occur prior to the first anniversary of
the Closing Date, and (z) in no event shall the total obligation of the
Seller to indemnify the Buyer and its Affiliates under this Section
8(b)(i)(A) from and against Adverse Consequences exceed the Second Cap
Amount with respect to Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out
of, relating to, or caused by (1) breaches (or alleged breaches) or
Liabilities of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above
(other than breaches of Section 6(e)) that occur after the first
anniversary of the Closing Date and no later than 18 months after the
Closing Date and/or (2) matters of the type referred to in clause (d)
above that occur after the first anniversary of the Closing Date and no
later than the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
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(B) Without limiting the Seller's obligations under Section
8(b)(i)(A) above (the "Base Indemnification"), if, as a result of
clause (x), (y) or (z) of the proviso in the Base Indemnification, the
Seller is not obligated to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Buyer and its Affiliates from and against any Adverse Consequences the
Buyer or any such Affiliate may suffer through and after the date of
the claim for indemnification (including any Adverse Consequences the
Buyer or such Affiliate may suffer after the end of any applicable
survival period) resulting from, arising out of, or caused by a breach
of the representations contained in Section 3(a) or Section 3(b), then
the Seller agrees that it will pursuant to this Section 8(b)(i)(B) (the
"Supplemental Indemnification") indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Buyer and its Affiliates from and against such Adverse Consequences,
provided that (x) in no event shall the total obligation of the Seller
to indemnify the Buyer and its Affiliates under this Section 8(b)(i)(B)
from and against such Adverse Consequences exceed $15 million and (y)
in no event shall the Supplemental Indemnification apply to any such
Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising out of, or caused by a
breach of the representations contained in Section 3(a) and Section
3(b) that occurs after the third anniversary of the Closing Date.
(ii) The Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Buyer and its Affiliates from and against any and all Adverse
Consequences the Buyer or any such Affiliate may suffer through and
after the date of the claim for indemnification to the extent resulting
from, arising out of, relating to, or caused by:
(A) any Seller Retained Liability;
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(B) any Liability of Seller or any of the Division Subsidiaries
for unpaid Tax Liabilities with respect to any Tax year or portion
thereof ending on or before the Closing Date (or for any Tax year
beginning before and ending after the closing Date to the extent
allocable to the portion of such period beginning before and ending on
the Closing Date), to the extent such Tax Liabilities are not reflected
on the face of the Final Closing Balance Sheet (rather than in any
notes thereto and excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established
to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) and to the
extent that such Tax Liabilities or the payment thereof does not create
a realized reduction in Tax Liabilities to the Buyer or Selected
Subsidiaries;
(C) any Liability of any of the Division Subsidiaries for the
unpaid Taxes of any Person (including the Seller and its Subsidiaries)
under Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local,
or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or
otherwise;
(D) any breach of Seller's obligations under Section 6(k); or
(E) any stamp duty arising in connection with the transfer of
Roxio UK Ltd. to the Buyer.
(iii) In the event that any Liability described in Section
8(b)(ii) is also described in Section 8(b)(i), the obligation of Seller
shall be determined under Section 8(b)(ii) and shall not be subject to
the limitations of Section 8(b)(i).
(c) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Seller. The Buyer
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Seller from and against any and
all Adverse Consequences the Seller may suffer through and after the date of the
claim for indemnification resulting from, arising out of, related to, or caused
by (a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Buyer contained in this
Agreement or in any other Transaction Agreement, (b) any breach of a covenant of
the Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Agreement, (c)
any Buyer Assumed Liability (except to the extent that Seller is obligated
pursuant to clause (c) of Section 8(b)(i), which include the limitations set
forth in clauses (x), (y) and (z) thereof, to indemnify Buyer for such
liability).
(d) Matters Involving Third Parties. (i) If any third party shall
notify any Party (the "Indemnified Party") with respect to any matter (a "Third
Party Claim") which may give rise to a claim for indemnification against the
other Party (the "Indemnifying Party") under this Section 8, then the
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party thereof in
writing; which notice shall provide reasonable detail and specificity as to the
claim or proceeding and the amount of damages sought in such claim or
proceeding; provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified
Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party
from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the
Indemnifying Party thereby is prejudiced.
(ii) If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnified
Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the
defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof
with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party. Should the
Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party
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Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified
Party for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified
Party in connection with the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party
assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own
expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party,
it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall control such
defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and
expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period
during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof
(other than during any period in which the Indemnified Party shall have
failed to give notice of the Third Party Claim as provided above). If
the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute a Third Party
Claim, all the indemnified parties shall cooperate in the defense or
prosecution thereof. Such cooperation shall include the retention and
(upon the Indemnifying Party's request) the provision to the
Indemnifying Party of records and information that are reasonably
relevant to such Third Party Claim, and making employees available on a
mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and
explanation of any material provided hereunder.
(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii) above, (x) the Indemnified
Party may, by prior written notice to the Indemnifying Party, assume
the defense of any Third Party Claim if the Indemnified Party shall
have been advised by counsel that there are one or more legal defenses
available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or in
addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, and, in the
reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party and its counsel, counsel
for the Indemnifying Party could not adequately represent the interests
of the Indemnified Party because such interests would be in conflict
with those of the Indemnifying Party, or (y) if a Third Party claim
seeks injunctive or equitable relief in addition to monetary damages
for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement
the Indemnified Party may, by prior written notice to the Indemnifying
Party, assume the right to defend the injunctive or equitable relief
claim (but not the monetary damages claims); provided, however, if the
Indemnified Party assumes defense of such injunctive or equitable
relief claim, the Indemnifying Party, subject to the provisions of this
Section 8, shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel employed by the Indemnified Party in defending, compromising or
settling such claim; provided that the Indemnifying Party's liability
with respect to any settlement or compromise shall be subject to
Section 8(d)(iv) below. In the event of a Third Party injunctive or
equitable relief claim that would fall under both subsections (x) and
(y) of this Section 8(d)(iii), subsection (y) shall control.
(iii) Whether or not the Indemnifying Party assumes the
defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit
any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such
Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party's prior written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party shall agree to any settlement, compromise or
discharge of a Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party may
recommend and that by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party to pay
the full amount of the liability in connection with such Third Party
Claim, and which releases the Indemnified Party completely in
connection with such Third Party Claim; provided that the Indemnifying
Party shall not agree, without the Indemnified Party's consent, to the
entry of any Judgment or settlement, compromise or decree that provides
for injunctive or other nonmonetary relief affecting the Indemnified
Party.
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(e) Determination of Adverse Consequences. The Parties shall take
into account the time cost of money (using the Applicable Rate as the discount
rate) in determining Adverse Consequences for purposes of this Section 8.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Adverse Consequences in each
case shall be net of the amount of any insurance proceeds, indemnity and
contribution, after using the Applicable Rate as the discount rate, actually
recovered by any Indemnified Parties. Indemnified Parties shall have a duty to
mitigate Adverse Consequences with respect to any claim made under this Section
8. All indemnification payments under this Section 8 shall be deemed adjustments
to the Purchase Price. In addition, the Adverse Consequences for which
indemnification is being provided pursuant to this Section 8 shall be determined
based on the principles of causality, sufficiency of proof and reasonable
foreseeability that are customarily applied by a court in the United States in
determining the damages recoverable by a party in a breach of contract action.
(f) Sole and Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof to the contrary, the Parties agree that, absent fraud, from and after the
Closing, subject only to Section 10(o), the indemnification remedies set forth
in this Section 8 shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedies of the Buyer,
the Seller and their Affiliates for any claims pursuant to, or arising out of or
in connection with, this Agreement, the Transaction Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
9. Termination.
(a) Termination of Agreement. Certain of the Parties may terminate
this Agreement as provided below:
(i) the Buyer and the Seller may terminate this Agreement by
mutual written consent at any time prior to the Closing;
(ii) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to the Seller at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event
the Seller has breached any material representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the Buyer
has notified the Seller of the breach, and the breach has continued
without cure for a period of 30 days after the notice of breach and the
breach has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect or (B) if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before January 15, 2005, by reason of the
failure of any condition precedent under Section 7(a) hereof (unless
the failure results primarily from the Buyer itself breaching any
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement);
(iii) by either the Buyer or the Seller, if any decree,
permanent injunction, judgment, order or other action by any court of
competent jurisdiction or any Governmental Entity preventing or
prohibiting consummation of the Transaction (an "Order") shall have
become final and nonappealable;
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(iv) by either the Buyer or the Seller, if the transaction
shall fail to receive the requisite vote the Seller stockholders at the
Stockholder Meeting or at any adjournment thereof;
(v) (a) by the Buyer, if the board of directors of the Seller
or any committee thereof shall have withdrawn or modified in any manner
adverse to the Buyer its approval or recommendation of the Transaction
or this Agreement (b) or approved or recommended or announced an
intention to approve or recommend any Acquisition Proposal;
(vi) the Seller may terminate this Agreement by giving written
notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Closing (A) in the event
the Buyer has breached any material representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the
Seller has notified the Buyer of the breach, and the breach has
continued without cure for a period of 30 days after the notice of
breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
January 15, 2005, by reason of the failure of any condition precedent
under Section 7(b) hereof (unless the failure results primarily from
the Seller itself breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant
contained in this Agreement); and
(vii) by the Seller, upon five (5) business days' notice, in
accordance with Section 5(h)(ii), provided it has complied with the
provisions thereof and that it complies with the provisions of Section
10(k) related thereto.
(b) Effect of Termination. If any Party terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9(a) above, all rights and obligations of the Parties
hereunder shall terminate without any Liability of any Party to the other Party
(except for any Liability of any Party then in breach) provided, however, that
the Buyer will treat and hold as such all of the Seller Confidential Information
and Buyer Confidential Information, refrain from using any of the Buyer
Confidential Information, and destroy all tangible embodiments (and all copies)
of the Seller Confidential Information and Buyer Confidential Information which
are in its possession.
10. Miscellaneous.
(a) Press Releases and Public Announcements. No Party shall issue
any press release or make any public announcement relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement prior to the Closing without the prior written approval of the
other Party; provided, however, that any Party may make any public disclosure it
believes in good faith is required by applicable law or any listing or trading
agreement concerning its publicly-traded securities (in which case the
disclosing Party will use its reasonable best efforts to advise the other Party
prior to making the disclosure).
(b) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer
any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the Parties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents
referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and
supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or
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between the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they have related in any way
to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety
the Asset Purchase Agreement between Buyer and Seller, dated as of August 9,
2004 (the "Original Agreement"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Exhibits and
Schedules delivered in connection with the Original Agreement are deemed to
apply as if delivered in connection with this Agreement, except that Exhibit A
and Exhibit E attached hereto shall replace and supersede Exhibit A and Exhibit
E attached to the Original Agreement.
(d) Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective
successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or
any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written
approval of the other Party, which approval may be withheld in such party's sole
discretion; provided however, (i) that the Buyer may (x) assign any or all of
its rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates and (y)
designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder (in
any or all of which cases the Buyer nonetheless shall remain responsible for the
performance of all of its obligations hereunder) and (ii) that the Seller may
assign this Agreement and any or all of its rights and interests, liabilities
and obligations hereunder in connection with a Change of Control of Seller
(subject to compliance with Section 6(f)).
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(f) Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder will be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim,
or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given three (3) business
days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or one business day after it is sent by overnight courier,
postage prepaid, in each case and addressed to the intended recipient as set
forth below:
If to the Seller:Roxio, Inc. Copy to: O'Melveny & Xxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel Attn. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax: (000) 000-0000 xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to the Buyer: Sonic Solutions Copy to: Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax: (000) 000-0000 Fax: (000) 000-0000
Xxxx_Xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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Any Party may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication
hereunder to the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any
other means (including personal delivery, facsimile, or electronic mail), but no
such notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to
have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the intended
recipient. Any Party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands,
claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the
other Party notice in the manner herein set forth.
(h) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of California
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
California.
(i) Amendments and Waivers. No amendment of any provision of this
Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Buyer and the Seller. The Seller may consent to any such amendment at any time
prior to the Closing with the prior authorization of its board of directors;
provided, however, that any amendment effected after the Seller stockholders
have approved this Agreement will be subject to the restrictions contained in
the Delaware General Corporation Law. No waiver by any Party of any default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether
intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent
default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such
occurrence.
(j) Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is
invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or
the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other
situation or in any other jurisdiction.
(k) Expenses. Each of the Buyer, the Seller, and the Division
Subsidiaries will bear his or its own costs and expenses (including legal fees
and expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, that (i) the Seller will also bear the
costs and expenses of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries (including all
of their legal fees and expenses) in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby in the event that the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are consummated and will bear the expenses of any accounting
fees associated with the preparation, inclusion or review of financial
statements included in the Resale Registration Statement or any filing of such
Seller or Division financial statements in any filing with the SEC or any
foreign jurisdiction as well as the cost of any review by counsel for the Seller
of the Resale Registration Statement and (ii) the Seller will also bear the
costs and expenses (including all legal fees and expenses) in connection with
the HSR filing and the registration of the Buyer Common Stock constituting the
Buyer Share Consideration, each as contemplated under Section 5 hereof. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall pay all Transfer Taxes
when due, whether or not imposed on Buyer or Seller as a matter of law;
provided, however that the Buyer cooperates to a commercially reasonable extent
with Seller to minimize the Transfer Taxes that Seller is required to pay,
including, without limitation, accepting delivery of Seller's intangible assets
that constitute part of the Acquired Assets through electronic delivery or in
another manner reasonably calculated and legally permitted to minimize the
incurrence of Transfer Taxes. Except for Tax Returns required by law to be
prepared by Buyer, Seller shall, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax
Returns and other documentation with respect to such Transfer Taxes. Buyer and
Seller will, and will cause their affiliates to, join in the execution of any
such Tax Returns and other documentation.
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If (i) the Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
9(a)(vii) following receipt by the Seller of a proposal for an Acquisition
Proposal (including a Superior Proposal) or (ii) Buyer terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Sections 9(iv) or 9(v)(a), then, within five business days of such
termination in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii) the Seller shall pay by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Buyer an amount equal to 3%
of the Purchase Price (the "Termination Fee"), provided, that in the case of
clause (ii), Seller will pay an additional amount to Buyer equal to the amount
of Buyer's reasonable costs and expenses associated with the preparation of this
Agreement and reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
Transaction.
(l) Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall
arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of
the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or
foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The
word "including" shall mean including without limitation. The Parties intend
that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein shall have
independent significance. If any Party has breached any representation,
warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there
exists another representation, warranty, or covenant relating to the same
subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which the
Party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the
Party is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. The term
"made available,"(i) prior to the Closing Date shall mean items, documents,
materials and other data physically provided at the following locations;
O'Melveny & Xxxxx' San Francisco and Menlo Park Offices and Roxio's headquarters
and (ii) on the Closing Date shall mean physically delivered to the Buyer or its
representatives at a location and pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by
Buyer.
(m) Disclosure Schedule. Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule shall
be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made
herein unless the Disclosure Schedule identifies the exception with sufficient
particularity and description of the relevant facts so as to make the disclosure
of such exception reasonably clear. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item
shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or
warranty made herein (unless the representation or warranty has to do with the
existence of the document or other item itself or unless such exception is
reasonably clear from its listing or inclusion on the Disclosure Schedule).
Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule constitutes an admission of any liability or
obligation of Seller of any of its Subsidiaries to any third party, nor an
admission against Seller's or any of its Subsidiaries' interest to any third
party. The Disclosure Schedule contains information, descriptions and
disclosures regarding Seller and its Subsidiaries only, all of which constitutes
confidential information of Seller and its Subsidiaries. The Disclosure Schedule
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is qualified in its entirety by reference to specific provisions of this
Agreement, and is not intended to expand the scope and effect of any
representations, warranties or covenants of Seller provided in this Agreement.
The Disclosure Schedule may include items or information that Seller is not
required to disclose under this Agreement; disclosure of such information shall
not affect (directly or indirectly) the interpretation of this Agreement or the
scope of the disclosure obligation under this Agreement. The inclusion of any
information in the Disclosure Schedule does not constitute an admission that
such information is required to be disclosed, that such information is material
or that any other undisclosed matter having a greater value or other
significance is material or is otherwise required to be disclosed.
(n) Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and
Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof.
(o) Specific Performance. Each of the Parties acknowledges and
agrees that the other Party would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the
provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific
terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly, each of the Parties agrees that
the other Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this
Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any
court of the United States or any state thereof having jurisdiction over the
Parties and the matter (subject to the provisions set forth in Section 10(p)
below), in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or
in equity.
(p) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties submits to the
jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in San Francisco, California
in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and
agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in any such court. Each Party also agrees not to bring any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each
of the Parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of
any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety, or other
security that might be required of any other Party with respect thereto. Nothing
in this Section 10(p), however, shall affect the right of any Party to serve
legal process in any other manner permitted by law or in equity. Each Party
agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding so brought shall be
conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law or in equity.
(q) Tax Matters.
(i) Any agreement between the Seller and any of the Division
Subsidiaries regarding allocation or payment of Taxes or amounts in
lieu of Taxes shall be deemed terminated at and as of the Closing.
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(ii) The Seller will be responsible for the preparation and
filing of all Tax Returns for the Seller for all periods as to which
Tax Returns are due after the Closing Date (including the consolidated,
unitary, and combined Tax Returns for the Seller which include the
operations of the Division and the Division Subsidiaries for any period
ending on or before the Closing Date). The Seller will make all
payments required with respect to any such Tax Return.
(iii) The Buyer will be responsible for the preparation and
filing of all Tax Returns for the Division (except with respect to
Division Subsidiaries which are not Selected Subsidiaries) and the
Selected Subsidiaries for all periods as to which Tax Returns are due
after the Closing Date (other than for Taxes with respect to periods
for which the consolidated, unitary, and combined Tax Returns of the
Seller will include the operations of the Division and the Division
Subsidiaries). Buyer shall provide Seller with a copy of such Tax
Returns for its reasonable review prior to filing. The Buyer will make
all payments required with respect to any such Tax Return; provided,
however, that the Seller will reimburse the Buyer concurrently
therewith to the extent any payment the Buyer is making relates to the
operations of any of the Division and the Selected Subsidiaries for any
period ending on or before the Closing Date, to the extent such Taxes
are not reflected in the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any
reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax income) shown on the face of the Most Recent
Financial Statements (rather than in any notes thereto) as such reserve
is adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in
accordance with the past custom and practice of Seller and the Division
Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns.
(iv) Following the Closing, Buyer, in its sole discretion, may
make elections under Code Section 338(g) with respect to one or more
Selected Subsidiaries. Seller agrees to cooperate, and to cause any
Division Subsidiary which is not a Selected Subsidiary to cooperate,
with Buyer, as requested, to facilitate such elections.
(v) For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Taxes
that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Tax period
that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of
such Tax which relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the
Closing Date shall (A) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based
upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of
such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on
the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the entire Tax period,
and (B) in the case of any tax based upon or related to income or
receipts shall be deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if
the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date.
(r) Employee Benefits Matters.
(i) On and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide, or
shall cause the Division and the Division Subsidiaries to provide the
Acquired Employees with compensation and benefit packages that
substantially similar in the aggregate to those which the Buyer
provides to its own similarly-situated employees; provided, however
that nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part
of the Buyer to continue the employment of any Acquired Employee for
any period of time.
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(ii) From and after the Closing, the Acquired Employees shall
generally be eligible to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans
maintained by the Buyer for the benefit of its employees and their
beneficiaries (the "Buyer Benefit Plans"). For purposes of all Buyer
Benefit Plans under which an Acquired Employee's eligibility for
benefits depends, in whole or in part, on length of service, Buyer
shall make commercially reasonable efforts to credit all Acquired
Employees with their prior service with Seller (including service with
a predecessor employer to the extent such service was credited);
provided that such service credit does not result in duplication of
benefits. Subject to the consent of any applicable insurance carrier
and the terms of the Buyer Benefit Plans, Buyer will use commercially
reasonable efforts: (1) to credit the Acquired Employees with any
deductible or co-payment amounts paid under an analogous Seller Benefit
Plan (excluding office visit co-pays) in respect of the plan year in
which the Closing Date occurs; and (2) to waive, to the extent waived
under the applicable Seller Benefit Plans any pre-existing condition or
other restriction under the Buyer Benefit Plans or any waiting period
limitation that would otherwise apply to Acquired Employees under the
Buyer Benefit Plans. It is understood that the Buyer reserves the right
and sole discretion to change, modify, discontinue or terminate any or
all of the Buyer Benefit Plans at any time following the Closing Date.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
as of the date first above written.
Sonic Solutions
By: ________________________
Title: _______________________
Roxio, Inc.
By: ________________________
Title: _______________________
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Exhibit A
Excluded Assets
Ownership of 99.6% Membership Interest in Napster, LLC including all assets
owned by Napster, LLC
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Napster,
LLC by and between Roxio, Inc. and certain other members of Napster LLC dated
May 19, 2003.
Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Roxio, Inc., Napster, Inc., Napster
Mobile Company, Inc., and Napster Music Company, Inc. dated November 15, 2002
and all related agreements.
All outstanding shares of Common Stock of Wildfile, Inc., MGI Holding Co., Inc.,
Xxxxx XxX, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx XX, XxXxxxxxx, XX0 and Roxio GmbH & Co. KG.
The Seller Benefit Plans set forth in Section __ of the Disclosure Schedule.
All Financial and H/R enterprise software applications including Sage, Equity
Edge, ABRA and all server hardware that such applications reside on.
Network email supporting Napster, Blackberry services and print servers
supporting the ERP systems.
All Roxio, Inc. bank accounts
All income tax deferrals, receivables & payables of Roxio, Inc., including
Federal, state and foreign
Obligations and prepayments for professional fees & insurance related to general
Roxio, Inc. corporate.
Insurance policies owned by Roxio, Inc.
Gracenote License and Service Agreement between Roxio, Inc. and CDDB, Inc. dated
December 31, 2001, as amended.
Gracenote Patent License Agreement between Roxio, Inc. and CDDB, Inc. dated
December 31, 2001.
Gracenote Settlement Agreement between Roxio, Inc. and CDDB, Inc. dated December
31, 2001.
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Furniture and equipment (including computers, computer equipment) currently (i)
located at Napster offices in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego and at the
Napster server colocation sites not used in, held for use or directly related to
the Business as it is conducted as at the date of this Agreement, or (ii) used
in the workspaces occupied by finance, accounting, legal and HR personnel
retained by Seller following the Closing.
The trademark: The Digital Media Company
The following domain names owned by Seller or Napster, LLC:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxx
xxxxxxx.xxx
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