ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of FEBRUARY 17, 2009 by and among ZILOG, INC., ZILOG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD, MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC., UEI CAYMAN INC., UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC. and UEI ELECTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
dated as of
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
by and among
ZILOG, INC.,
ZILOG INDIA ELECTRONICS PVT LTD,
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.,
UEI CAYMAN INC.,
and
UEI ELECTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 Definitions |
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Section 1.2 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions |
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ARTICLE II |
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CLOSING AND PURCHASE PRICE |
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Section 2.1 Sale and Transfer of the Assets |
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Section 2.2 Assets Not Transferred |
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Section 2.3 Assumed and Excluded Liabilities |
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Section 2.4 Closing |
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Section 2.5 Consideration |
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Section 2.6 Cash Consideration Adjustments |
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Section 2.7 Seller’s Deliveries at the Closing |
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Section 2.8 Purchasers’ Deliveries at the Closing |
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Section 2.9 Tax Apportionment |
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Section 2.10 Transfer Taxes |
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Section 2.11 Allocation of Purchase Price |
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Section 2.12 Escrow |
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Section 2.13 Non-Assignable Assets |
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Section 2.14 Seller Defense of Claims |
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Section 2.15 Purchaser Post Closing Liabilities |
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ARTICLE III |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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Section 3.1 Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 3.2 Corporate Authorization |
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Section 3.3 Governmental Authorization |
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Section 3.4 Non-contravention |
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Section 3.5 SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act |
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Section 3.6 Financial Statements; Internal Controls |
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Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities |
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Section 3.9 Litigation |
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Section 3.10 Compliance with Applicable Law and Orders |
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Section 3.11 Material Contracts |
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Section 3.12 Taxes |
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 3.14 Labor and Employment Matters |
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Section 3.15 Intellectual Property Rights and Technology |
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Section 3.16 Related Party Transactions |
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Section 3.17 Finders’ Fees |
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Section 3.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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Section 3.19 Assets Other than Real Property Interests; Sufficiency |
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Section 3.20 Inventories Transferred |
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Section 3.21 Product Warranty |
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Section 3.22 Customers and Suppliers |
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Section 3.23 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance |
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Section 3.24 Import and Export Control Laws |
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Section 3.25 Insurance Policies |
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Section 3.26 Real Property Interests |
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Section 3.27 Retained Business |
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ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS |
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Section 4.1 Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 4.2 Corporate Authorization |
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Section 4.3 Governmental Authorization |
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Section 4.4 Non-contravention |
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Section 4.5 Litigation |
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ARTICLE V |
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COVENANTS OF SELLER AND PURCHASERS |
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Section 5.1 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality |
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Section 5.2 Specific Performance for Necessary Assets |
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Section 5.3 Excluded Returns and Warranties |
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Section 5.4 Seller Possession of Transferred Assets |
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ARTICLE VI |
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EMPLOYEE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 Employee Matters |
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ARTICLE VII |
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COVENANTS OF PURCHASERs AND SELLER |
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Section 7.1 Further Assurances |
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Section 7.2 Public Announcements |
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Section 7.3 Accounts Receivable |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 8.1 Indemnification by Seller |
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Section 8.2 Procedure for Third Party Claims |
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Section 8.3 Claims Period; Limitation on Indemnification |
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Section 8.4 Additional Limitations on Indemnification |
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Section 8.5 Exceptions to Exclusive Remedy |
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Section 8.6 Duty to Mitigate Damages |
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Section 8.7 Tax Effect of Indemnification Payments |
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Section 8.8 Exclusive Remedy |
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ARTICLE IX |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1 Notices |
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Section 9.2 Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 9.3 Expenses |
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Section 9.4 Disclosure Schedule References |
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Section 9.5 Purchaser Liability |
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Section 9.6 Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment |
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Section 9.7 Governing Law |
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Section 9.8 Jurisdiction |
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Section 9.9 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 9.10 Counterparts; Effectiveness |
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Section 9.11 Entire Agreement |
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Section 9.12 Severability |
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Section 9.13 Specific Performance |
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Exhibit A
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Escrow Agreement | |
Exhibit B
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Purchaser 1 License Agreement | |
Exhibit C
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Purchaser 2 License Agreement | |
Exhibit D
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Transition Services Agreement | |
Exhibit E
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Mutual Release | |
Exhibit F
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Key Employee Offer Letters | |
Exhibit G
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Skadden Opinion | |
Schedules |
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Seller Officers | |
Schedule 1.1(b)
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Seller Products | |
Schedule 1.1(c)
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Specified Parties | |
Schedule 2.1(a)(ii)
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P1 Assigned Contracts | |
Schedule 2.1(a)(iii)
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P1 Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale Business Technology | |
Schedule 2.1(a)(iv)
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Transferred Licenses | |
Schedule 2.1(a)(x)
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Additional P1 Transferred Assets | |
Schedule 2.1(b)
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P2 Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale Business Technology | |
Schedule 2.1(b)(ii)
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P2 Assigned Contracts | |
Schedule 2.1(b)(vii
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Indian Subsidiary Assets | |
Schedule 2.1(b)(viii)
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Additional P2 Transferred Assets | |
Schedule 2.2(l)
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Seller Excluded Assets | |
Schedule 2.6(c)
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Preliminary Report | |
Schedule 2.7(g)
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Key Employees | |
Schedule 2.7(k)
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Third Party Consents | |
Schedule 5.1(b)
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Restricted Employees | |
Schedule 6.1(a)(i)
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P1 Employee Offers | |
Schedule 6.1(a)(ii)
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P2 Employee Offers | |
Seller Disclosure Schedules |
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Schedule 3.3
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Governmental Filings and Notices | |
Schedule 3.4
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Non-Contravention | |
Schedule 3.7
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Absence of Certain Changes | |
Schedule 3.8
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Undisclosed Liabilities | |
Schedule 3.9
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Litigation | |
Schedule 3.10(a)
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Compliance with Applicable Law | |
Schedule 3.10(b)
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Governmental Authorizations (Permits) | |
Schedule 3.11
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Material Contracts | |
Schedule 3.13(a)
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Employee Benefit Plans | |
Schedule 3.13(d)
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Payments and Taxes Under Employee Benefit Plans | |
Schedule 3.14
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Labor and Employment Matters | |
Schedule 3.15(a)
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Registered IP and Unregistered Marks | |
Schedule 3.15(b)
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Sufficiency of Intellectual Property | |
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Schedule 3.15(d)
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Claims of Infringement | |
Schedule 3.15(h)
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Software | |
Schedule 3.15(i)
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Source Code | |
Schedule 3.15(j)
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Open Source | |
Schedule 3.15(l)
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Registered IP Payments | |
Schedule 3.15(m)
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Intellectual Property Indemnification | |
Schedule 3.15(o)
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Encumbrance on Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 3.15(p)
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Agreement’s Right/Protection Grants, Restrictions re Sale Business | |
Schedule 3.16
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Related Party Transactions | |
Schedule 3.19(a)
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Personal Property Leases | |
Schedule 3.19(c)
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Sufficiency Rep Exclusions | |
Schedule 3.21
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Product Warranty | |
Schedule 3.22(a)
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Customers and Suppliers | |
Schedule 3.22(b)
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Customer and Supplier Changes | |
Schedule 3.24
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Import and Export Controls | |
Schedule 3.25
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Insurance Policies | |
Schedule 3.26
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Real Property Interests |
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This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 17, 2009, by
and among Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser 1”),
Universal Electronics Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser 2 Parent”), UEI Cayman Inc.,
a company organized under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“Cayman Islands Entity”), UEI
Electronics Private Limited, a company organized under the Laws of the India (“India
Entity” and together with the Cayman Islands Entity, “Purchaser 2” and together with
Purchaser 1 and Cayman Islands Entity, “Purchasers” and each of Purchaser 1, the Cayman
Islands Entity and the India Entity, a “Purchaser”), ZiLOG, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Seller”) and ZiLOG India Electronics Pvt Ltd a company organized under the laws of India
(the “Indian Subsidiary”).
WHEREAS, Seller and its Subsidiaries are engaged in the Sale Business;
WHEREAS, Seller and its Subsidiaries desire to sell, transfer and assign to Purchasers or
their designated Affiliate or Affiliates, and Purchasers desire, together, (or to cause their
designated Affiliate or Affiliates) to acquire from Seller and its Subsidiaries, all of the
Transferred Assets and assume from Seller and its Subsidiaries the Assumed Liabilities (in each
case as applicable), all as more specifically provided herein; and
WHEREAS, certain terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 1.1.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions.
(a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person (including without limitation,
with respect to Seller, the Indian Subsidiary). As used in this definition, the term “control”
(including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Atlas Product Line” means Seller’s Zatara® products with all of the security features
disabled.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any international, national,
foreign, federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty,
convention, ordinance, statute, code, Order, rule or regulation enacted, adopted, promulgated or
applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon such Person.
“ARM License” means Foundry Design License Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2003,
by and between ARM Limited and Seller, including all annexes thereto.
“Assigned Contracts” means the P1 Assigned Contracts and the P2 Assigned Contracts.
“Assumed Liabilities” means the P1 Assumed Liabilities and P2 Assumed Liabilities.
“Assumed Returns” means the return of unsold product from a distributor on or after
the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date of inventory shipped or delivered on or before
the Closing Date, provided that such return is not related to any warranty claim.
“Balance Sheet Date” means September 27, 2008.
“Xxxx of Sale” means the xxxx of sale in a form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and
the applicable Purchaser pursuant to which title to the applicable Transferred Assets will be
conveyed by Seller and its Subsidiaries to such Purchaser.
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Business Employees” means all employees or officers of Seller and its Affiliates who
are employed in and/or primarily provide services to the Sale Business, including without
limitation all Indian Subsidiary Employees.
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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, note, bond, indenture, mortgage, loan
guarantee, option, lease, license, sales or purchase order, warranty, commitment or other
instrument, obligation or binding arrangement or understanding of any kind, whether written or
oral.
“Documents” means all files, documents, instruments, papers, books, reports, records,
tapes, microfilms, photographs, letters, budgets, forecasts, ledgers, journals, title policies,
lists of past, present and/or prospective customers, supplier lists, regulatory filings, operating
data and plans, technical documentation (design specifications, functional requirements, operating
instructions, logic manuals, flow charts, etc), user documentation (installation guides, user
manuals, training materials, release notes, working papers, etc.), marketing documentation (sales
brochures, flyers, pamphlets, web pages, etc.), and other similar materials related to the Sale
Business and the Transferred Assets, in each case whether or not in electronic form.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity that, together with such
entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Excluded Leases” means all leasehold interests and obligations for real property.
“Excluded Returns and Warranties” means (i) the return of unsold product from a
distributor prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date of inventory shipped or
delivered on or before the Closing Date or (ii) any warranty or similar claims related to any
Seller Products shipped or delivered on or before the Closing Date, which in each case is a return
or warranty claim that is approved or required to be approved by Seller pursuant to Section
5.3 hereof.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means (i) any government or any state, department, local
authority or other political subdivision thereof or (ii) any governmental body, agency, authority
(including any central bank, Taxing Authority or transgovernmental or supranational entity or
authority), ministry or instrumentality (including any court or tribunal) exercising
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executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“Governmental Authorizations” means, with respect to any Person, all material
licenses, permits (including construction permits), certificates, waivers, consents, franchises,
exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting period requirements and other
authorizations and approvals issued to such Person by or obtained by such Person from any
Governmental Authority, or of which such Person has the benefit under any Applicable Law.
“Gratuity Act” means the Payment of Xxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000, of India, including any
schemes and rules framed thereunder.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) the principal, accreted
value, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties (if any),
unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of (A) indebtedness of such
Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other
similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title
retention agreement; (iii) all obligations of such Person under leases required to be capitalized
in accordance with GAAP; (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor
on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction; (v) all obligations of
such Person under interest rate or currency swap transactions (valued at the termination value
thereof); (vi) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid dividends and prepayment or redemption
premiums and penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expense and other monetary obligations in respect
of any and all redeemable preferred stock of such Person; (vii) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of any Persons for the payment of which such Person is
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise,
including guarantees of such obligations; and (viii) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vii) of other Persons secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any property or asset
of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person).
“Indian Subsidiary Employees” means all employees or officers of the Indian
Subsidiary.
“Indian Subsidiary Financial Statements” means (i) the unaudited balance sheet and
statement of income of Indian Subsidiary and the footnotes thereto for the six months ended
September 27, 2008, and (ii) the audited statutory balance sheet and statement of income of Indian
Subsidiary and the footnotes thereto for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
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“Intellectual Property Licenses” means (i) any grant by Seller or any of its IP
Affiliates to another Person of any right, permission, consent or non-assertion relating to or
under any Intellectual Property Rights or Technology used in or held for use in the conduct of the
Sale Business as currently conducted (“Outbound Intellectual Property Licenses”), and (ii)
any grant by another Person to Seller or any of its IP Affiliates of any right, permission, consent
or non-assertion relating to or under any Intellectual Property Rights or Technology used in or
held for use in the conduct of the Sale Business as currently conducted (“Inbound Intellectual
Property Licenses”).
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights and related
priority rights, whether protected, created or arising under the laws of the United States or any
other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including all (i) patents and patent
applications, including all continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, and provisionals and
patents issuing on any of the foregoing, and all reissues, reexaminations, substitutions, renewals
and extensions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Patents”), (ii) trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, corporate names and other source or business identifiers,
together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications,
registrations, renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Marks”),
(iii) Internet domain names, (iv) copyrights, works of authorship, including rights in databases,
data collections and moral rights, and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and
reversions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Copyrights”), (v) mask works and mask
sets, and all applications and registrations of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Mask
Works”) and (vi) confidential and proprietary information, trade secrets and non-public
discoveries, concepts, ideas, research and development, technology, know-how, formulae, inventions,
compositions, processes, techniques, technical data and information, procedures, semiconductor
device structures (including gate structures, transistor structures, memory cells or circuitry,
vias and interconnects, isolation structures and protection devices), circuit block libraries,
designs (including circuit designs and layouts), drawings, specifications, databases, data
collections and other information, including customer lists, supplier lists, pricing and cost
information, and business and marketing plans and proposals, in each case excluding any rights in
respect of any of the foregoing that comprise or are protected by Patents (collectively, “Trade
Secrets”).
“Inventory” means all inventory used, held for use or intended to be used, in each
case, by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in the Sale Business.
“IP Affiliate” means all Affiliates of Seller, excluding (i) Seller’s directors, (ii)
Xxxxx Investment Management, LLC and any of its portfolio companies and (iii) UBS AG and any of its
portfolio companies.
“IT Systems” means all communications systems, computer systems, servers, network
equipment and other hardware used by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.
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“Knowledge” means, as applied to any Person, the knowledge of the officers of such
Person, after due inquiry of the direct reports of such officers who are senior manager(s) in
charge of the area covered by the relevant subject matter to which the statement applies. For the
purposes of this definition as applied to Seller, the “officers” of Seller shall be those
individuals listed on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto.
“Liability” means any Indebtedness, Tax, loss, damage, fines, penalties, liability or
obligation (whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, disputed or
undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract, tort,
strict liability or otherwise), and including all costs and expenses relating thereto (including
all fees, disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and costs
of investigation).
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, community property right or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such
property or asset (but excluding licenses with respect to Intellectual Property Rights that do not
secure any obligation). For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to
a Lien, any property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such property or asset.
“Non-U.S. Employee Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement (whether written or oral, funded or unfunded) that is maintained outside of the United
States by Seller or any Subsidiary on behalf of any non-U.S. employees.
“Order” means, with respect to any Person, any order, injunction, judgment, decree,
writ, doctrine, assessment, or arbitration award or ruling enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied
by a Governmental Authority or arbitrator that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its
property.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of normal day-to-day
operations of the Sale Business, as conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries, through the date
hereof consistent with past practice during the last two (2) years.
“P1 Assigned Contracts” means those Contracts listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(ii).
“P2 Assigned Contracts” means those Contracts listed on Schedule 2.1(b)(ii).
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“Permitted Liens” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection,
execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (a) Liens for Taxes,
assessments, and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable and (b) materialmen’s,
mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s liens and other similar Liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business securing obligations that are (i) not overdue for a period of more than
thirty (30) days, (ii) not in excess of $10,000 in the case of a single property or $50,000 in the
aggregate at any time and (iii) not the result of a breach, default or violation of Seller or its
Subsidiaries of any Contract or Applicable Law.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including any Governmental Authority.
“Point of Sale Functionality” means containing (a) one (1) or more hardware
cryptographic engines (such as DES, AES, SHA-1, SHA-2, RSA, ECC, DSA, or ECDSA) and (b) hardware
specifically designed to be capable of detecting and responding to tamper events (examples of which
include, without limitation, temperature fluctuations, voltage manipulation or external triggers
such as switches) without execution by the main processor.
“Proceeding” means any suit, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, proceeding
(including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing,
audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, any court
or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Provident Funds Act” means Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions
Act, 1952, of India, including any schemes and rules framed thereunder.
“Purchaser 1 License Agreement” means the License Agreement to be entered into by
Seller and Purchaser 1 in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Purchaser 2 License Agreement” means the License Agreement to be entered into by
Seller and Purchaser 2 in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Qualifying Assets” means any group of assets with a value in excess of $10 million,
any business unit or division or any assets, other than in the ordinary course of business of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice, sold to an entity listed in Schedule
1.1(c).
“Registered IP” means all issued Patents, pending Patent applications, registered
Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks, registered Copyrights, pending applications
for registration of Copyrights, registered Mask Works, pending applications for
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registration of Mask Works and Internet domain names owned, filed or applied for by Seller or any
of its IP Affiliates and included in the Sale Business Intellectual Property.
“Remote Control Functionality” means functionality enabling wireless control of an
electronic appliance using a database of code-sets residing on an integrated circuit.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers,
employees, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized
representatives of such Person, acting in such capacity.
“Restricted Business” means, (i) with respect to Seller and its Subsidiaries owning,
managing, operating, controlling or participating in the ownership, management, operation or
control of any business, whether in corporate, proprietorship or partnership form or otherwise,
engaged in, or otherwise competes with, the Sale Business or (ii) with respect to any purchaser or
assignee of the assets of the Atlas Product Line using (including by way of a license or joint
venture), modifying or altering the Atlas Product Line to engage in, or otherwise compete with, the
Sale Business.
“Sale Business” means the product lines and businesses of Seller and its Subsidiaries
containing Remote Control Functionality or Point-Of-Sale Functionality (including without
limitation the business and operations of the Indian Subsidiary), but excluding (i) devices that
may be adapted for use with multiple applications and embedded in any products, and (ii) Seller’s
proprietary Crimzon Connects home control products and technology; provided,
however, that none of the foregoing products, devices or technology in (i) or (ii) above
are Seller Products, part of the Atlas Product Line or shall have been designed or enabled for use
primarily in remote control or point-of-sale applications.
“Sale Business Intellectual Property” means the Intellectual Property Rights owned by
Seller or any of its IP Affiliates that are primarily used in or held for use in the conduct of the
Sale Business set forth or described on Schedule 2.1(a)(iii) and Schedule 2.1(b).
“Sale Business Technology” means the Technology owned by Seller or any of its IP
Affiliates that is primarily used or held for use in the Sale Business set forth or described on
Schedule 2.1(a)(iii) and Schedule 2.1(b).
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“Seller Balance Sheet” means the pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
Sale Business as of December 27, 2008.
“Seller Board” means the Board of Directors of Seller.
“Seller Bylaws” means the bylaws of Seller.
“Seller Certificate of Incorporation” means the certificate of incorporation of
Seller.
“Seller Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Seller.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated as of the date hereof
regarding this Agreement that has been provided by Seller to each Purchaser.
“Seller Financial Statements” means (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and
statement of income of Seller and its Subsidiaries and the footnotes thereto set forth in Seller’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2008, and (ii) the audited
consolidated balance sheet and statement of income of Seller and its Subsidiaries and the footnotes
thereto set forth in Seller’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
“Seller Income Statement” means the pro forma consolidated statement of income for the
Sale Business for the nine (9) month period ended December 27, 2008.
“Seller Licensed Intellectual Property” means (i) the Intellectual Property Rights and
Technology to be licensed by Seller to Purchaser 1 pursuant to the Purchaser 1 License Agreement
and (ii) the Intellectual Property Rights and Technology to be licensed by Seller to Purchaser 2
pursuant to the Purchaser 2 License Agreement.
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business,
assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of the
Sale Business, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of Seller or its Subsidiaries to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform their obligations under this Agreement or
the Seller Documents; provided that in each case, excluding any such effect that is a
direct result of (A) any adverse effect (including any loss of or adverse change in the
relationship of Seller and its Subsidiaries with their respective employees, customers,
distributors, licensors, partners, suppliers or similar relationship) directly related to or caused
by the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) general
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economic, market or political conditions (including acts of terrorism or war) that do not
disproportionately affect the Sale Business, taken as a whole, (C) general conditions in the
industry in which the Sale Business operates that do not disproportionately affect the Sale
Business, taken as a whole, (D) any changes (after the date hereof) in GAAP or Applicable Law, (E)
any failure of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action as a result of restrictions or
other prohibitions pursuant to this Agreement, (F) any failure of Seller to meet internal or
analysts’ expectations or projections; provided, however, that the exception in
this clause (F) shall not apply to the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure, (G) any
change in the market price or trading volume of Seller Common Stock; provided,
however, that the exception in this clause (G) shall not apply to the facts and
circumstances underlying any such change or (H) the taking of any action, or failure to take
action, to which each Purchaser has consented or approved in writing.
“Seller Products” means all products sold, offered for sale, licensed, under
development, distributed or otherwise provided by or for Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to any
Third Party in the conduct of the Sale Business as currently conducted, including but not limited
to such products listed on Schedule 1.1(b).
“Seller Shares” shall mean the outstanding shares of Seller Common Stock.
“Software” means all (i) computer programs, including any and all software
implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code,
(ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether
machine readable or otherwise, (iii) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to
design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats,
firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (iv) documentation, including
user manuals and other training documentation, related to any of the foregoing.
“Standard Outbound Intellectual Property Licenses” means non-exclusive Outbound
Intellectual Property Licenses substantially in the form of the standard outbound forms or terms
and conditions used by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates in the Ordinary Course of Business in
connection with the distribution, sale or licensing of Seller Products or Seller Software, true and
complete copies of which have been provided to each Purchaser prior to the date hereof.
“STPI” means Software Technology Park of India.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which (i) a majority of
the outstanding share capital, voting securities or other equity interests are owned, directly or
indirectly by such Person (including without limitation, with respect to Seller, the Indian
Subsidiary) or (ii) such Person is entitled, directly or indirectly, to appoint a majority of the
board of directors or managers or comparable supervisory body of such entity.
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“Technology” means all Software, information, designs (including circuit designs and
layouts), semiconductor device structures (including gate structures, transistor structures, memory
cells or circuitry, vias and interconnects, isolation structures and protection devices), circuit
block libraries, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how, research
and development, technical data, programs, subroutines, tools, materials, specifications,
processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice),
apparatus, creations, improvements and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs,
drawings, reports, analyses and other writings, and other tangible embodiments of any of the
foregoing, in any form whether or not specifically listed herein.
“Third Party” means any Person or “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act,
other than Purchasers or any of their Affiliates or Representatives.
“Third Party Intellectual Property and Technology” means the Intellectual Property
Rights and Technology not owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that are primarily used or
held for use by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of the Sale Business.
“Transferred Assets” means the P1 Transferred Assets and P2 Transferred Assets.
“U.S. Employee Benefit Plan” means each material “employee benefit plan” (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA) as of the date hereof, each material employment, severance or similar
contract, plan, practice or policy providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock
option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation
benefits, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, loans,
employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental
unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including
compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained, sponsored,
administered or contributed to (on a contingent basis or otherwise) by Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate of Seller and covers any U.S. employees or former U.S. employees of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, and with respect to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability.
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
Term | Section | |
Agreement
|
Preamble | |
Cash Consideration
|
2.5(a) | |
Cayman Islands Entity
|
Preamble | |
Closing
|
2.4 |
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Term | Section | |
Closing Date
|
2.4 | |
COBRA
|
6.1(d) | |
Confidential Information
|
5.1(c) | |
Damages
|
8.1(a) | |
Escrow Agent
|
2.12 | |
Escrow Agreement
|
2.12 | |
Escrow Amount
|
2.12 | |
Excluded Assets
|
2.2 | |
Excluded Liabilities
|
2.3(c) | |
Export Approvals
|
3.24(a) | |
Indemnification Basket
|
8.3(c) | |
Indemnified Parties
|
8.1(a) | |
India Cash Consideration
|
2.5(c) | |
India Entity
|
Preamble | |
Indian Subsidiary
|
Preamble | |
Indian Subsidiary Lease
|
3.26(a) | |
Indian Subsidiary Leased Real Property
|
3.26(a) | |
Insurance Policies
|
3.25 | |
Inventory Amount
|
2.6(b) | |
Key Employees
|
2.7(g) | |
Material Contract
|
3.11 | |
Mutual Release
|
2.7(l) | |
Nonassignable Assets
|
2.13(a) | |
Offered Employees
|
6.1(a) | |
Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses
|
3.11(m) | |
Open Source
|
3.15(j) | |
P1 Assumed Liabilities
|
2.3(a) | |
P1 Cash Consideration
|
2.5(b) | |
P1 Final Report
|
2.6(d) | |
P1 Offered Employees
|
6.1(a) | |
P1 Transferred Assets
|
2.1(a) | |
P2 Assumed Liabilities
|
2.3(b) | |
P2 Cash Consideration
|
2.5(c) | |
P2 Final Report
|
2.6(e) | |
P2 Offered Employees
|
6.1(a) | |
P2 Transferred Assets
|
2.1(b) | |
Payroll Taxes
|
6.1(e) | |
Philips
|
3.15(t) | |
Philips Licenses
|
3.15(t) | |
Preliminary Report
|
2.6(c) | |
Purchaser 1
|
Preamble | |
Purchaser 2
|
Preamble | |
Purchaser 2 Parent
|
Preamble | |
Purchaser
|
Preamble |
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Term | Section | |
Purchasers
|
Preamble | |
Purchasers Documents
|
4.2 | |
Sale Business Service Providers
|
3.13(d) | |
Seller
|
Preamble | |
Seller Documents
|
3.2 | |
Seller SEC Documents
|
3.5(a) | |
Seller Software
|
3.15(h) | |
Survival Period
|
8.3(a) | |
Target Inventory Amount
|
2.6(b) | |
Tax
|
3.12(f) | |
Tax Return
|
3.12(f) | |
Taxing Authority
|
3.12(f) | |
Third Party Claim
|
8.2(b) | |
Total Consideration
|
2.5(a) | |
Transferred Employee
|
6.1(a) | |
Transition Period
|
2.13(b) | |
Transition Services Agreement
|
2.7(f) |
Section 1.2 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for
convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.
References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto
or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth
in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined
therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement
shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words
or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and
other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. Except as
otherwise indicated herein, references to any statute are to that statute, as amended from time to
time, and to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to “$” and “dollars” are
to the currency of the United States. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise
specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.
ARTICLE II
CLOSING AND PURCHASE PRICE
Section 2.1 Sale and Transfer of the Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Closing:
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(a) Purchaser 1 shall (or shall cause its designated Affiliate or Affiliates to) purchase,
acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries, and Seller shall (and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to) sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser 1(or its designated
Affiliate or Affiliates) all of Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to
all assets, properties, contractual rights, goodwill, going concern value rights and claims
necessary for the operation of the Sale Business together with the services to be provided under
the Transition Services Agreement (other than (A) the Excluded Assets and (B) those assets
transferred to Purchaser 2 pursuant to Sections 2.1(b) and (c)), free and clear of all
Liens, except for Permitted Liens, (collectively the “P1 Transferred Assets”) including
without limitation:
(i) all Inventory;
(ii) all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under the P1 Assigned Contracts,
including all claims or causes of action of Seller or its Subsidiaries with respect to the
P1 Assigned Contracts;
(iii) the Sale Business Intellectual Property and the Sale Business Technology listed
on Schedule 2.1(a)(iii);
(iv) all transferable licenses, permits, orders, approvals and other authorizations
by, and any applications for any of the foregoing filed with, any Governmental Authority
necessary for the conduct of the Sale Business, including those set forth on Schedule
2.1(a)(iv);
(v) except as provided in Section 2.2(h), all books and records (other than
Tax records, copies of which shall be provided to Purchaser 1 as reasonably requested),
relating to the Sale Business or any P1 Transferred Asset, including all Documents and, to
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, employment records relating to the applicable
Transferred Employees and files and other information and/or data necessary for the conduct
of the Sale Business;
(vi) all prepaid expenses, credits, deferred charges, prepaid items, advances and
deposits (including customer deposits), or portions thereof, arising out of or related to
any P1 Transferred Asset or the Sale Business;
(vii) all causes of action, claims and rights against third parties that relate to any
P1 Transferred Asset or the Sale Business, including the right to xxx and recover for past
infringements of any rights under the Sale Business Intellectual Property and all
warranties and guaranties received from vendors, suppliers or manufacturers with respect to
any P1 Transferred Asset or the Sale Business;
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(viii) all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under non-disclosure or
confidentiality, non-compete, or non-solicitation agreements with current or former Business
Employees to the extent they relate to the Sale Business;
(ix) all goodwill and other intangible assets appurtenant to the P1 Transferred Assets
or the Sale Business (excluding the goodwill associated with any Marks owned by Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries and not included in the Sale Business Intellectual Property, but
including the goodwill associated with the Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale
Business Technology on Schedule 2.1(a)(iii)) and the right to represent to third
parties that Purchaser 1 is the successor to the Sale Business (except in respect of the
business and operation of the P2 Transferred Assets); and
(x) the assets listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(x).
(b) The India Entity shall (or shall cause its designated Affiliate or Affiliates to)
purchase, acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries, and Seller shall (and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to) sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to the India Entity (or its
designated Affiliate or Affiliates) all of Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest
in and to the ZBASE database and all Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale Business
Technology (other than the Excluded Assets) set forth on Schedule 2.1(b), free and clear of
all Liens except for Permitted Liens (“P2 Transferred Assets”) including without
limitation:
(i) all transferable licenses, permits, orders, approvals and other authorizations by,
and any applications for any of the foregoing filed with, any Governmental Authority used,
held for use or intended to be used primarily with the P2 Transferred Assets;
(ii) all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under the P2 Assigned Contracts,
including all claims or causes of action of Seller or its Subsidiaries with respect to the
P2 Assigned Contracts;
(iii) except as provided in Section 2.2(h), all books and records (other than
Tax records, copies of which shall be provided to Purchaser 2 as reasonably requested),
primarily relating to the P2 Transferred Assets, including all Documents and, to the extent
permitted by Applicable Law, employment records relating to the applicable Transferred
Employees and files and other information and/or data used by Seller or its Subsidiaries
primarily in, or that primarily relates to the P2 Transferred Assets;
(iv) all causes of action, claims and rights against third parties that primarily
relate to the P2 Transferred Assets, including the right to xxx and recover for past
infringements of any rights under the Sale Business Intellectual Property and
Sale Business Technology included in the P2 Transferred Assets and all warranties and
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guaranties received from vendors, suppliers or manufacturers with respect primarily to the
P2 Transferred Assets; provided, however, that to the extent any such
action, claim or right is also applicable to the P1 Transferred Assets, Purchaser 1 shall
retain such applicable portion of such action, claim or right;
(v) all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under non-disclosure or confidentiality,
non-compete, or non-solicitation agreements with current or former Business Employees to the
extent they relate primarily to the P2 Transferred Assets; provided,
however, that to the extent any such agreement is also applicable to both the P1
Transferred Assets and the P2 Transferred Assets, Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2 shall each
retain the applicable rights;
(vi) all goodwill and other intangible assets appurtenant exclusively to the P2
Transferred Assets and the operations and conduct of the business related thereto (including
the goodwill associated with the Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale Business
Technology included in the P2 Transferred Assets) and the right to represent to third
parties that Purchaser 2 is the successor to the P2 Transferred Assets;
(vii) all assets owned by the Indian Subsidiary, whether tangible or intangible, real
or personal, including without limitation the assets listed on Schedule 2.1(b)(vii);
and
(viii) the assets listed on Schedule 2.1(b)(viii);
provided, however, that the Cayman Islands Entity shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries the ZBASE Database, any and all Sale Business Intellectual Property or Sale Business Technology included in the P2 Transferred Assets and those assets set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vi) above.
provided, however, that the Cayman Islands Entity shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries the ZBASE Database, any and all Sale Business Intellectual Property or Sale Business Technology included in the P2 Transferred Assets and those assets set forth in Section 2.1(b)(vi) above.
(c) In furtherance of Sections 2.1(a) and (b), Seller shall take all actions
necessary to transfer and assign all of Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in
and to any of the Transferred Assets to the applicable Purchaser at the Closing, including the
execution of instruments pursuant to Section 2.7(b).
Section 2.2 Assets Not Transferred. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the following
assets are not included in the Transferred Assets and shall be retained by Seller and its
Subsidiaries (the “Excluded Assets”):
(a) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(a)(vi), all of Seller’s and its
Subsidiaries’ (including the Indian Subsidiary) cash and cash equivalent items, including checking
accounts, bank accounts, lock box numbers, certificates of deposit, time deposits,
securities and the proceeds of accounts receivable, including uncashed checks in payment
thereof,
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received or accrued by Seller prior to the Closing Date, and all equity securities of any
Person owned by Seller or any of its Affiliates;
(b) all rights of Seller under the Mutual Release;
(c) all rights of Seller under the Excluded Leases;
(d) proprietary or confidential business information, records and policies that in each case
relate generally to Seller and are not used, held for use, intended to be used in or otherwise
necessary to conduct the Sale Business, including organization manuals, Tax records and related
information;
(e) all other assets used exclusively in connection with Seller’s corporate, and not
operational, functions (including 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 and stock transfer records and other
documents relating to the organization, maintenance and existence of Seller as a corporation);
(f) all assets, trusts or other funding mechanisms in respect of any U.S. Employee Benefit
Plans and Non-U.S. Employee Benefits Plans;
(g) all rights under the U.S. Employee Benefit Plans and Non-U.S. Employee Benefits Plans;
(h) all of Seller’s books and records, including without limitation, Tax Returns or records,
and other documents primarily related to the negotiation of the sale of the Sale Business with
other parties;
(i) all insurance policies and proceeds;
(j) all accounts receivable, or portions thereof, attributable to Seller Products shipped to
distributors or customers prior to the Closing;
(k) the ARM License;
(l) the assets listed on Schedule 2.2(l); and
(m) all Intellectual Property Rights and Technology owned by, or used or held for use by,
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale
Business Technology, including without limitation the Intellectual Property Rights and Technology
to be licensed to Purchaser 1 or Purchaser 2 under the Purchaser 1 License Agreement and Purchaser
2 License Agreement and Intellectual Property Licenses (other than the P1 Assigned Contracts and P2
Assigned Contracts).
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Section 2.3 Assumed and Excluded Liabilities.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
and subject to consummation of the Closing, Purchaser 1 shall (or shall cause its designated
Affiliate or Affiliates to) assume, effective as of the Closing, the following liabilities of
Seller and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “P1 Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any Assumed Returns in
connection with the P1 Transferred Assets; and
(ii) accounts payable (other than intercompany accounts payable) associated with
Inventory on order by or in transit to Seller or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing (in
amounts and on terms in the Ordinary Course of Business) which is received after the
Closing; provided, however, that such accounts payable shall exclude any
accounts payable associated with any Inventory included in the Inventory Amount in
accordance with Section 2.6.
(b) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
and subject to consummation of the Closing, Purchaser 2 shall (or shall cause its designated
Affiliate or Affiliates to) assume, effective as of the Closing, all Liabilities of Seller and the
Subsidiaries arising out of, under or in connection with Assumed Returns in connection with the P2
Transferred Assets ( the “P2 Assumed Liabilities”).
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and regardless of any disclosure to any
Purchaser, no Purchaser will assume or be liable for any Excluded Liabilities. Seller shall, and
shall cause its Subsidiaries to, timely perform, satisfy and discharge in accordance with their
respective terms all Excluded Liabilities. “Excluded Liabilities” shall mean all
Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries arising out of, relating to or otherwise in respect of
the Sale Business or the Transferred Assets on or before the Closing and all other Liabilities of
Seller and its Subsidiaries, other than the Assumed Liabilities, including the following
Liabilities:
(i) all Liabilities in respect of any products sold and/or services performed by Seller
or its Subsidiaries and the operation of the Sale Business on or before the Closing Date;
(ii) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with Excluded Returns and
Warranties;
(iii) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with Contracts that are
not Assigned Contracts and, with respect to Assigned Contracts, Liabilities in respect of a
breach by or default of Seller or its Subsidiary accruing under such Assigned Contracts with
respect to any period on or before the Closing;
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(iv) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any Indebtedness of
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) all Liabilities in respect of (A) any pending or threatened Proceeding against
Seller or its Subsidiaries, or (B) any claim arising out of, relating to or otherwise in
respect of (1) the operation of the Sale Business to the extent such Proceeding or claim
relates to such operation on or prior to the Closing or (2) any Excluded Asset;
(vi) all Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with the Excluded Leases
and Excluded Assets;
(vii) all Liabilities arising out of, relating to or with respect to (A) the employment
or performance of services, or termination of employment or services by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates of any individual on or before the Closing, (B) workers’
compensation claims against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that relate to the period on
or before the Closing, irrespective of whether such claims are made prior to or after the
Closing or (C) any U.S. Employee Benefit Plan;
(viii) except as expressly provided in Section 2.10, (A) all Liabilities of
Seller, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates for Taxes or (B) any Liability for Taxes
attributable to the ownership, conduct, operation or disposition of the Sale Business or
Transferred Assets for any period (including a portion thereof) ending on or prior to the
Closing;
(ix) all Liabilities relating to the conduct or operation of the Sale Business prior to
the effective time of the Closing on the Closing Date other than as set forth in
Sections 2.3(a)(i), 2.3(a)(ii) and 2.3(b); and
(x) all Liabilities relating to the conduct or operation of any business of Seller, its
Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, other than the Sale Business.
2.4 Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the purchase and sale of the Transferred
Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities shall be held at the offices of Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx on the date hereof (the
“Closing Date”). The Closing shall be deemed to occur as of the close of business on the
Closing Date.
2.5 Consideration.
(a) The aggregate consideration for the Transferred Assets shall be (i) an amount in cash
equal to $31,234,873.29, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.6, 2.9
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and 2.12 (the “Cash Consideration”), and (ii) the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities (together with the Cash Consideration, the “Total Consideration”).
(b) At the Closing, Purchaser 1 shall pay $21,688,984.84 (as adjusted pursuant to Sections
2.6, 2.9 and 2.12, the “P1 Cash Consideration”) to Seller, which shall be paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Seller in writing not fewer
than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(c) At the Closing, the Cayman Islands Entity shall pay $9,501,888.45 and, within ten (10)
Business Days following delivery by Seller to the India Entity of Seller’s invoice for physical
assets located in India, the India Entity shall pay by check an amount in India Rupees equal to
$44,000.00 exchanged into Rupees based on the spot rate as of the date of such invoice (the
“India Cash Consideration”) (each as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.9 and 2.12,
and together the “P2 Cash Consideration”) to Seller, which shall be paid by wire transfer
of immediately available funds into an account designated by Seller in writing (except for payment
of the India Cash Consideration, which shall be paid by check to Seller).
Section 2.6 Cash Consideration Adjustments.
(a) The P1 Cash Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) shall be decreased by
an amount equal to (i) any customer payments and deposits received by Seller prior to the Closing
but attributable to products or services to be provided by Purchaser 1 after the Closing (including
any interest owing thereon) and (ii) any other advance payments or deposits, to the extent any of
the foregoing payments or deposits are attributable to products or services to be provided after
the Closing.
(b) Seller shall be obligated to deliver to Purchaser 1 an Inventory Amount equivalent to
$1,704,499.00 (the “Target Inventory Amount”) at Closing. In the event that the actual
Inventory Amount at Closing exceeds the Target Inventory Amount, the P1 Cash Consideration (and as
a result the Cash Consideration) shall be increased by the amount of such excess; provided,
however, that in no event shall such increase be greater than $170,449.90. In the event
that the Target Inventory Amount exceeds the Inventory Amount actually delivered at the Closing,
the P1 Cash Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) shall be decreased by the amount
of such excess. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Inventory Amount” means the
amount of Inventory at the Closing calculated in accordance with GAAP in a manner consistent with
the Seller Balance Sheet as calculated by Seller and delivered to Purchaser in the Preliminary
Report pursuant to Section 2.6(c) below.
(c) Attached hereto as Schedule 2.6(c) is a report with respect to the Sale Business
(the “Preliminary Report”), prepared in good faith and certified to the best knowledge of
such certifying officer as to completeness and accuracy by Seller, showing in detail the
preliminary determination of the adjustments referred to in Sections 2.6(a), 2.6(b)
(with respect to Purchaser 1) and 2.9 (with respect to Purchaser 1 and Purchaser 2), which
are calculated in accordance with such Section as of the Closing, together with any documents
substantiating the determination of the adjustments to the P1 Cash Consideration or the P2 Cash
Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) proposed in the Preliminary Report. The
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adjustments shown in the Preliminary Report have been accounted for in calculating the P1 Cash
Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) shown in Sections 2.5(a) and 2.6(b) above.
(d) Within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser 1 shall deliver to Seller a
report with respect to the Sale Business (the “P1 Final Report”), showing in detail the
final determination of any adjustments which were not calculated as of the Closing and containing
any corrections to the Preliminary Report, together with documents substantiating the final
calculation of the adjustments proposed in the Final Report. If Seller shall conclude that the
Final Report does not accurately reflect the adjustments and prorations to be made to the P1 Cash
Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) in accordance with this Section 2.6,
Seller shall, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Final Report, provide to Purchaser 1
its written statement of any discrepancies believed to exist. Purchaser 1 and Seller shall use
good faith efforts to jointly resolve the discrepancies within thirty (30) days of such Purchaser’s
receipt of Seller’s written statement of discrepancies, which resolution, if achieved, shall be
binding upon all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or judicial review. If
Purchaser 1 and Seller cannot resolve the discrepancies to their mutual satisfaction within such
30-day period, such Purchaser and Seller shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly
designate a national independent public accounting firm to be retained to review the Final Report
together with Seller’s discrepancy statement and any other relevant documents. The parties agree
that the foregoing independent public accounting firm shall not be one that is regularly engaged by
Purchaser 1 or Seller. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to adjustments pursuant to this
Section 2.6, which shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to
dispute or judicial review. The conclusion of such firm with respect to each discrepancy shall be
within the range established for such item by the Final Report and Seller’s discrepancy statement.
If Purchaser 1 or Seller is determined to owe an amount to the other pursuant to this Section
2.6(d), the appropriate party shall pay such amount thereof to the other within three (3)
Business Days after receipt of such determination and such payment shall be treated as an
adjustment to the purchase price of the Transferred Assets. The cost of retaining such independent
public accounting firm shall be borne equally by Seller and Purchaser 1.
(e) Within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser 2 shall deliver to Seller a
report with respect to the Sale Business (the “P2 Final Report”), showing in detail the
final determination of any adjustments which were not calculated as of the Closing and containing
any corrections to the Preliminary Report, together with documents substantiating the final
calculation of the adjustments proposed in the Final Report. If Seller shall conclude that the
Final Report does not accurately reflect the adjustments and prorations to be made to the P2 Cash
Consideration (and as a result the Cash Consideration) in accordance with this Section 2.6,
Seller shall, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Final Report, provide to Purchaser 2
its written statement of any discrepancies believed to exist. Purchaser 2 and Seller shall use
good faith efforts to jointly resolve the discrepancies within thirty (30) days of such Purchaser’s
receipt of Seller’s written statement of discrepancies, which resolution, if achieved, shall be
binding upon all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or judicial review. If
Purchaser 2 and Seller cannot resolve the discrepancies to their mutual satisfaction within such
30-day period, such Purchaser and Seller shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly
designate a national independent public accounting firm to be retained to review the Final Report
together with Seller’s discrepancy statement and any other relevant documents. The parties agree
that the foregoing independent public accounting firm shall not be one that is regularly
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engaged by Purchaser 2 or Seller. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to adjustments
pursuant to this Section 2.6, which shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement
and not subject to dispute or judicial review. The conclusion of such firm with respect to each
discrepancy shall be within the range established for such item by the Final Report and Seller’s
discrepancy statement. If Purchaser 2 or Seller is determined to owe an amount to the other
pursuant to this Section 2.6(d), the appropriate party shall pay such amount thereof to the
other within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such determination and such payment shall be
treated as an adjustment to the purchase price of the Transferred Assets. The cost of retaining
such independent public accounting firm shall be borne equally by Seller and Purchaser 2.
Section 2.7 Seller’s Deliveries at the Closing. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to each Purchaser, as applicable, the following:
(a) Bills of Sale executed by Seller (i.e., one for the benefit of Purchaser 1, one for the
benefit of the India Entity and one for the benefit of the Cayman Islands Entity);
(b) such further Bills of Sale (or a Delivery Note, as applicable), endorsements, consents,
assignments and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance and assignment as the parties
and their respective counsel shall deem reasonably necessary under Applicable Law to vest in each
Purchaser all right, title and interest in, to and under the applicable Transferred Assets;
(c) an affidavit of Seller stating, under penalties of perjury, Seller’s taxpayer
identification number and that Seller is not a foreign person in accordance with Section 1445(b)(2)
of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder;
(d) assignment agreements, in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Purchaser and
suitable for recordation with applicable Governmental Authorities, executed by an authorized
representative of Seller that assigns or transfers, as the case may be, the relevant Sale Business
Intellectual Property and Sale Business Technology to the applicable Purchaser;
(e) a list of all due dates in Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ Ordinary Course of Business for
filing with any Governmental Authority any documents necessary to secure, maintain and enforce each
Purchaser’s respective rights in and to the Sale Business Intellectual Property, which due dates
occur within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date;
(f) to (i) each Purchaser an executed signature page to the Escrow Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A; (ii) Purchaser 1 an executed signature page to (A) the
Purchaser 1 License Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and (B) the
Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Transition
Services Agreement”) and (iii) the India Entity an executed signature page to (A) the Purchaser
2 License Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and (B) the mutual release in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Mutual Release”);
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(g) each Key Employee, as set forth on Schedule 2.7(g) (the “Key Employees”)
executed offer letters from the relevant Purchaser listed thereon, in the forms attached hereto as
Exhibit F (as applicable);
(h) a legal opinion from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, legal counsel to Seller, a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit G;
(i) a certificate from the Corporate Secretary of Seller having attached thereto a true and
complete copy of the resolutions adopted by the Seller Board authorizing the transactions
contemplated and a certificate from the corporate secretary of the Indian Subsidiary having
attached thereto a true and complete copy of the resolutions adopted by the Indian Subsidiary Board
of Directors authorizing the transactions contemplated;
(j) all instruments and documents necessary to release any and all (if any) Liens (except
Permitted Liens) on the Transferred Assets, including appropriate UCC financing statement
amendments (termination statements); and
(k) those consents to assignment executed by Third Parties under certain Assigned Contracts as
set forth on Schedule 2.7(k).
Section 2.8 Purchasers’ Deliveries at the Closing. At the Closing
(a) each Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the following:
(i) The applicable Cash Consideration as adjusted in accordance with Section
2.6; and
(ii) an executed undertaking and instrument of assumption, in a form reasonably
satisfactory to such Purchaser and Seller, evidencing such Purchaser’s assumption of the
applicable Assumed Liabilities; and
(b) Purchaser 1 shall deliver to Seller an executed signature page to (i) the Escrow Agreement
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; (ii) the Purchaser 1 License Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B and (iii) the Transition Services Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(c) Purchaser 2 shall deliver to Seller an executed signature page to (i) the Escrow Agreement
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; (ii) the Purchaser 2 License Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C and (iii) the mutual release in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E.
Section 2.9 Tax Apportionment.
(a) With respect to Purchaser 1, any ad valorem, property or similar Taxes associated with the
P1 Transferred Assets shall be prorated on a per diem basis through the close of business on the
Closing Date. Such ad valorem, property or similar Taxes
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apportioned to the period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the close of business on
the Closing Date shall be borne by Seller and such Taxes apportioned to the period (or portion
thereof) beginning on or after the close of business on the Closing Date shall be borne by
Purchaser 1. The Cash Consideration shall be increased or decreased as required to effectuate the
resulting amount required to be borne by Seller or Purchaser 1. With respect to Taxes described in
this Section 2.9(a), Seller shall timely file all Tax Returns due before the Closing Date
with respect to such Taxes and Purchaser 1 shall prepare and file all Tax Returns due after the
Closing Date with respect to such Taxes. If one party remits to the appropriate Taxing Authority
payment for Taxes, which are subject to pro ration under this Section 2.9(a), and such
payment includes the other party’s share of such Taxes, such other party shall promptly reimburse
the remitting party for its share of such Taxes to the extent that such Taxes are not reflected in
the Cash Consideration calculation.
(b) With respect to Purchaser 2, any ad valorem, property or similar Taxes associated with the
P2 Transferred Assets shall be prorated on a per diem basis through the close of business on the
Closing Date. Such ad valorem, property or similar Taxes apportioned to the period (or portion
thereof) ending on or prior to the close of business on the Closing Date shall be borne by Seller
and such Taxes apportioned to the period (or portion thereof) beginning on or after the close of
business on the Closing Date shall be borne by Purchaser 2. The Cash Consideration shall be
increased or decreased as required to effectuate the resulting amount required to be borne by
Seller or Purchaser 2. With respect to Taxes described in this Section 2.9(b), Seller
shall timely file all Tax Returns due before the Closing Date with respect to such Taxes and
Purchaser 2 shall prepare and file all Tax Returns due after the Closing Date with respect to such
Taxes. If one party remits to the appropriate Taxing Authority payment for Taxes, which are
subject to pro ration under this Section 2.9(b), and such payment includes the other
party’s share of such Taxes, such other party shall promptly reimburse the remitting party for its
share of such Taxes to the extent that such Taxes are not reflected in the Cash Consideration
calculation.
Section 2.10 Transfer Taxes. Seller and the relevant Purchaser shall each pay, or otherwise bear the
burden of, fifty percent (50%) of all sales, use, excise, transfer, value added and similar Taxes
(and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Taxes of or relating to the Seller imposed upon or
determined by reference to net income) associated with the sale of the respective Transferred
Assets or the assumption of the respective Assumed Liabilities; provided, however,
Seller shall pay and solely bear the burden of one hundred percent (100%) of all sales, use,
excise, transfer, value added and similar Taxes and all costs of and related to “de-bonding”
(including in connection with STPI) associated with the sale of Transferred Assets by the Indian
Subsidiary..
Section 2.11 Allocation of Purchase Price. Seller and each respective Purchaser shall cooperate in good
faith to reach an agreement as to the allocation of the purchase price, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes of the P1 Transferred Assets and the P2 Transferred Assets, respectively, among such
assets. If such agreement is achieved by Seller, on the one hand and a Purchaser, on the other
hand, then Seller and such Purchaser shall prepare and file Internal Revenue Service Form 8594 on a
basis consistent with such agreement and shall take no contrary position except to the extent
required by Applicable Law. If such agreement is not achieved by
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Seller, on the one hand and a Purchaser, on the other hand, then Seller and such Purchaser shall
allocate the purchase price attributable to the applicable Transferred Assets in accordance with
their separate determinations.
Section 2.12 Escrow. At Closing, cash in the amount of $3,100,000 (consisting of $2,150,000 of the P1
Cash Consideration and $950,000 of the P2 Cash Consideration, together the “Escrow Amount”)
receivable by Seller as part of the Cash Consideration will not be paid at Closing but rather will
be deposited with, and held by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., (the “Escrow Agent”), in an escrow
fund in accordance with the escrow agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Escrow Agreement”) to secure claims by Indemnified Parties for indemnification in
accordance with ARTICLE VIII. The release of the Escrow Amount will occur as follows: (i)
one-half of the Escrow Amount will be released to Seller on the six (6) month anniversary of the
Closing and (ii) the remaining Escrow Amount will be released to Seller on the twelve (12) month
anniversary of the Closing, in each case, reduced first by any amounts that have already been paid
in connection with resolved claims or are being reserved for in connection with pending claims,
subject to the terms hereof and of the Escrow Agreement; provided, that in the event of any
conflict between this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the terms of the Escrow Agreement will
control.
Section 2.13 Non-Assignable Assets.
(a) Nothing in this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be construed as an attempt or agreement to assign any Transferred Asset, including any
Contract, Governmental Authorizations, certificate, approval, authorization or other right, which
by its terms or by Applicable Law is nonassignable without the consent of a third party or a
Governmental Authority or is cancelable by a third party in the event of an assignment
(“Nonassignable Assets”) unless and until such consent shall have been obtained. Seller
shall, and shall cause its IP Affiliates to, (i) use its or their commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain at the earliest practicable date all consents, waivers, approvals and notices that are
required to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including without
limitation in connection with the ROM Code related mask works and ROM code related to the Seller
Products, as requested by Purchaser 2) and (ii) use its or their commercially reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions to enable and facilitate Purchaser 2’s efforts to effect
the transfer and/or assignment of the ROM Code related mask works and ROM code related to the
Seller Products to Purchaser 2, including without limitation Purchaser 2’s efforts to obtain
consents in connection therewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none
of the Purchasers or their respective Affiliates shall be required to pay any amounts in connection
with obtaining any consent, waiver or approval. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, in the
event consents to the assignment thereof cannot be obtained, such Nonassignable Assets shall be
held, as of and from the Closing Date, by Seller or the applicable IP Affiliate of Seller in trust
for the applicable Purchaser and the covenants and obligations thereunder shall be performed by the
applicable Purchaser in Seller’s or such IP Affiliate’s name and all benefits and obligations
existing thereunder shall be for such Purchaser’s account. Seller shall take or cause to be taken
at Seller’s expense such actions in its name or otherwise as such Purchaser may reasonably request
so as to provide such Purchaser with the benefits of the Nonassignable Assets and to effect
collection of money or other consideration that becomes due
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and payable under the Nonassignable Assets, and Seller or the applicable IP Affiliate of Seller
shall promptly pay over to such Purchaser all money or other consideration received by it in
respect of all Nonassignable Assets. As of and from the Closing Date, Seller on behalf of itself
and its IP Affiliates authorizes each Purchaser, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and the
terms of the Nonassignable Assets, at such Purchaser’s expense, to perform all the obligations and
receive all the benefits of Seller or its IP Affiliates under the Nonassignable Assets and appoints
each Purchaser its attorney-in-fact to act in its name on its behalf or in the name of the
applicable IP Affiliate of Seller and on such IP Affiliate’s behalf with respect thereto.
(b) The Parties acknowledge that the assets of the Indian Subsidiary will not be transferred
until debonding takes place in connection with STPI and three (3) new leases in replacement of the
Indian Subsidiary Leases are fully executed and delivered by and between the landlord(s) under the
Indian Subsidiary Leases and the India Entity (in respect of the Indian Subsidiary’s current
premises) (such period being known as the “Transition Period”). During the Transition
Period, the Indian Subsidiary shall continue to operate such assets for the benefit of the India
Entity as described in clause (a) above and use its commercially reasonable efforts (at its sole
cost) to obtain at the earliest practicable date satisfaction of such conditions. During the
Transition Period the Indian Subsidiary shall (i) operate its business in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (ii) provide reasonable access and inspection rights to the
employees, assets and premises of the Indian Subsidiary, (iii) maintain existing insurance policies
in full force and effect and for the benefit of the India Entity, (iv) refrain from placing liens
on any assets of the Indian Subsidiary, (v) not terminate any of its employees, (vi) continue to
provide the same level of salary and benefits to its existing employees, and (vii) take
instructions on the operations of the assets from the India Entity. The India Entity agrees to pay
the reasonable costs of operating such assets on behalf of the India Entity, including employee and
lease costs, during the Transition Period based on actual costs incurred by the Indian Subsidiary
with no added xxxx-up. The Indian Subsidiary and the India Entity shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to make the Transition Period as brief as reasonably practicable. After the
Transition Period, the India Entity shall provide reasonable access to its management employees and
books and records in order to facilitate the winding down of the affairs of the Indian Subsidiary.
Section 2.14 Seller Defense of Claims. To the extent related to third party claims for indemnification or in defense of claims made by
third parties with respect to an Excluded Liability, from the Closing Date until the applicable
statute of limitations, Seller shall have the right to assert in its defense (a) any rights it held
under the Transferred Assets or the Sale Business prior to the close of business on the Closing Date for
alleged infringements of third parties (other than the Purchasers or their Affiliates) and (b) all
warranties and guaranties received from vendors, suppliers or manufacturers prior to the close of
business on the Closing Date with respect to the Sale Business.
Section 2.15 Purchaser Post Closing Liabilities.
(a) Subject to consummation of the Closing, Purchaser 1 shall bear the burden of and be
responsible for all Liabilities, including without limitation Taxes, imposed under or pursuant to
Purchaser 1’s ownership, use or operation of the P1 Transferred Assets to the extent such
Liabilities solely arise out of the ownership, use or operation by Purchaser 1 of such P1
Transferred Assets for any period (including any portion thereof) commencing after the Closing.
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(b) Subject to consummation of the Closing, Purchaser 2 shall bear the burden of and be
responsible for all Liabilities, including without limitation Taxes, imposed under or pursuant to
Purchaser 2’s ownership, use or operation of the P2 Transferred Assets to the extent such
Liabilities solely arise out of the ownership, use or operation by Purchaser 2 of such P2
Transferred Assets for any period (including any portion thereof) commencing after the Closing.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Subject to Section 9.4, except as specifically set forth in the Seller Disclosure
Schedule referring by numbered section (and, where applicable, by lettered subsection), Seller
represents and warrants to Purchaser that:
Section 3.1 Corporate Existence and Power.
(a) Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
Delaware Law and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.
Seller is duly qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing under the laws of
each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property and each other jurisdiction in which the
conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such qualification or
authorization, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably
be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Seller has delivered to each Purchaser true,
complete and correct copies of its certificate of incorporation and by-laws and comparable
organizational documents of any Subsidiary engaged in the Sale Business as in effect on the date
hereof. Seller has heretofore made available to each Purchaser complete and correct copies of the
minutes of all meetings of the Seller Board and each committee of the Seller Board held since January 1, 2006 up through January 15, 2009, subject to redaction of
confidential prior discussions relating to (i) the sale of the Sale Business or other assets of
Seller,(ii) negotiations with parties to this Agreement and their respective Affiliates or (iii)
any threatened lawsuits between Purchaser 2 and Seller.
(b) The Indian Subsidiary is a company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of India and has all requisite company power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be
conducted. The Indian Subsidiary is duly qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or
leases real property and each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the
ownership of its properties requires such qualification or authorization, except for those
jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller
Material Adverse
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Effect. Seller has delivered to each Purchaser true, complete and correct copies
of the Indian Subsidiary’s memorandum and articles of association.
Section 3.2 Corporate Authorization. Each of Seller and the Indian Subsidiary has all requisite power, authority and legal capacity
to execute and deliver this Agreement and Seller and each of its Subsidiaries, respectively, has
all requisite power, authority and legal capacity to execute and deliver each other agreement,
document, or instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by Seller
or its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Seller Documents”), and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and each of the Seller Documents and, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
action on the part of Seller and each of its Subsidiaries. This Agreement and each of the Seller
Documents have been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and each of its Subsidiaries
which is a party thereto and this Agreement constitutes, and each of the Seller Documents when so
executed and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller enforceable
against Seller or, as the case may be, each applicable Subsidiary in accordance with their terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar Applicable Law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 3.3 Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller and the Indian Subsidiary of this Agreement
and by Seller and its Subsidiaries of the Seller Documents, the compliance by Seller and any
Subsidiary with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, or the consummation by Seller and the
Indian Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require any material
Governmental Authorization or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other
than (a) compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other
applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws and (b) as set forth on Schedule 3.3 of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.4 Non-contravention. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the execution,
delivery and performance by Seller and the Indian Subsidiary of this Agreement or by Seller and its
Subsidiaries of the Seller Documents, the compliance by Seller or any Subsidiary with any
provisions hereof and thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby do not and will not (a) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach of
any provision of the Seller Certificate of Incorporation or the Seller Bylaws or comparable
organizational documents of any Subsidiary engaged in the Sale Business as in effect on the date
hereof, (b) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.3, contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any material provision of any Applicable Law or
Order, (c) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an
event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or
obligation or the loss of any benefit under, any provision of any Material Contract or Government
Authorization binding upon Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or relating in any way to the Sale
Business or the Transferred Assets, (d) require any consent or other action by any Person under,
constitute a default, or an event that,
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with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other
change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit under, any provision of any Order
binding upon Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or relating in any way to the Sale Business or the
Transferred Assets, or (e) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted
Lien) on any of the Transferred Assets.
Section 3.5 SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(a) Seller has made available to each Purchaser, through Seller’s filings with the SEC, all of
its reports, statements, schedules, registration statements and other documents required to be
filed or furnished by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC since March 31, 2005 (the
documents referred to in this Section 3.5(a), together with all information incorporated by
reference therein in accordance with applicable SEC regulations, are collectively referred to in
this Agreement as the “Seller SEC Documents”).
(b) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof,
on the date of such filing), each Seller SEC Document complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be.
(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof,
on the date of such filing), each Seller SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(d) Seller has made available to each Purchaser copies of all comment letters received by
Seller from the SEC since January 1, 2005 relating to the Seller SEC Documents, together with all
written responses of Seller thereto. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved
comments in any such comment letters received by Seller from the SEC.
(e) Each required form, report and document containing financial statements that has been
filed with or submitted to the SEC by Seller since July 31, 2002 was accompanied by the
certifications required to be filed or submitted by Seller’s chief executive officer, acting chief
executive officer and/or chief financial officer, as required, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and, at the time of filing or submission of each such certification, such
certification was true and accurate and complied with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
Section 3.6 Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) Seller has made available to each Purchaser copies of:
(i) the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements of Seller included in the Seller SEC Documents and such statements are
complete and correct in all material respects, have been prepared
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in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and fairly present (except as may be indicated
in the notes thereto) the consolidated financial position of Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods
then ended (except with respect to the unaudited interim financial statements for normal
recurring year-end adjustments that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be
material);
(ii) the Seller Financial Statements and the Indian Subsidiary Financial Statements and
such statements are complete and correct in all material respects, have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied (or with respect to the Indian Subsidiary for the
audited balance sheet and statement of income of the Indian Subsidiary and the footnotes
thereto for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, in accordance with India statutory audit
requirements and generally accepted accounting principles in India), and fairly present
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) the consolidated financial position of the
Sale Business as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations for the
periods then ended (except with respect to the unaudited interim financial statements for
normal recurring year-end adjustments that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be
material);
(iii) the Seller Balance Sheet, which is complete and correct in all material respects,
has been prepared in good faith and fairly presents (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) the consolidated financial position of the Sale Business as of the date thereof;
and
(iv) the Seller Income Statement, which is complete and correct in all material
respects, has been prepared in good faith and fairly presents (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto) the consolidated results of operation of the Sale Business for the period
then ended (with a good faith estimate and allocation of the costs and expenses of Seller
related to the Sale Business during such period).
(b) Seller and its Subsidiaries make and keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of their respective assets. The Seller’s system of internal controls over
financial reporting is sufficient in all material respects to provide reasonable assurance (i) that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity
with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (ii) that receipts and expenditures are
executed in accordance with the authorization of management, (iii) that access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) regarding
prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of
Seller or any Subsidiary that would materially affect Seller’s financial statements. No
significant deficiency or material weakness was identified in management’s assessment of internal
controls as of March 31, 2008 or in any such assessment conducted since March 31, 2008.
(c) The financial projections and business plan provided by Seller to each Purchaser prior to
the date hereof was reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the
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management’s best estimates, assumptions and judgments, at the time provided to such Purchaser, as to the future financial
performance of the Sale Business.
(d) Seller’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the 0000 Xxx) are reasonably designed to ensure that (i) all information (both financial and
non-financial) required to be disclosed by Seller in the reports that it files or submits under the
1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the individuals responsible for
preparing such reports within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and
(ii) all such information is accumulated and communicated to Seller’s management as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Seller required under the 1934 Act
with respect to such reports.
(e) The audit committee of the Seller Board includes an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as
defined by Item 401(h)(2) of Regulation S-K.
(f) The Seller has adopted a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, for
senior financial officers, applicable to its principal financial officer, comptroller or principal
accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. The Seller has promptly disclosed any
change in or waiver of Seller’s code of ethics with respect to any such persons, as required by
Section 406(b) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. To the Knowledge of Seller, there have been no
violations of provisions of Seller’s code of ethics by any such persons.
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3.7 of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, (a) the Sale
Business has been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business and (b) there has not been any
event, change, development or set of circumstances that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, since the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof:
(i) there has not been any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by
insurance, condemnation or other taking with respect to the Transferred Assets;
(ii) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has awarded or paid any bonuses to any of the
Business Employees with respect to the current fiscal year, except to the extent accrued on
the Seller Balance Sheet or entered into any employment, deferred compensation, severance or
similar agreement (nor amended any such agreement) or agreed to increase the compensation
payable or to become payable by it to any of the Business Employees or agreed to increase
the coverage or benefits available under any severance pay, termination pay, vacation pay,
company awards, salary continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus
or other incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan, payment
or arrangement made to, for or with any of the Business Employees;
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(iii) other than as required by Applicable Law, GAAP or SEC requirements, there has not
been any change by Seller or any Subsidiary in accounting or Tax reporting principles,
methods or policies;
(iv) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has made, changed or revoked any Tax
election or settled any controversy with a Taxing Authority if such election or settlement
could have an adverse effect on any Purchaser, the Sale Business or the Transferred Assets
after the Closing;
(v) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has failed to promptly pay and discharge current
liabilities except for liabilities not material in amount that are disputed in good faith by
appropriate proceedings;
(vi) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Lien,
or acquired or sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of any
assets of Seller or any Subsidiary used or held for use in the Sale Business, except for
assets acquired or sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has canceled or compromised any debt or claim
or amended, modified, canceled, terminated, relinquished, waived or released any Contract or
right except in the Ordinary Course of Business and which, in the aggregate, would not be
material to the Sale Business;
(viii) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has granted any exclusive license or exclusive
sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Sale Business Intellectual Property or
Sale Business Technology; and
(ix) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has agreed, committed, arranged or entered into
any understanding to do anything set forth in this Section 3.7.
Section 3.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller
and nor any Subsidiary has any material Liabilities (whether or not required by GAAP to be set
forth on a consolidated balance sheet or the notes thereto, if any) relating to the Sale Business,
except for (a) those specifically reflected in, fully reserved against or otherwise described in
the Seller Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, if any, (b) Liabilities incurred since the Balance
Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business that are not material to the Sale Business and (c)
Liabilities incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.9 Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no (a)
Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
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threatened against Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against any of the
officers or directors of Seller or any of the Business Employees in their capacity as a Business
Employee, (c) Proceeding otherwise involving or affecting the Sale Business or the Transferred
Assets, (d) Order involving or affecting the Sale Business or the Transferred Assets, or (e)
Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries that relates to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.10 Compliance with Applicable Law and Orders.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller
and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws
and Orders applicable to the Transferred Assets and the operations of the Sale Business, and
neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written or other notice of or been
charged with the violation of, or liability or default under, any Applicable Law or Order. To the
Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is under investigation with respect
to the violation of any Applicable Laws.
(b) Schedule 3.10(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all
Governmental Authorizations which are required for the operations of the Sale Business as presently
conducted and as presently intended to be conducted, other than those the failure of which to
possess is immaterial. Each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has in effect all Governmental
Authorizations required for it to own, lease or otherwise hold and to operate the Transferred
Assets and to carry on the Sale Business as now conducted and as now intended to be conducted,
other than those the failure of which to possess is immaterial. There have occurred no defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, violations of,
or events giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of any such
Governmental Authorizations, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts or circumstances
which could form the basis for any such default or violation. There are no Proceedings pending or,
to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, relating to the termination, amendment or cancellation of
any such Governmental Authorizations. None of such Governmental Authorizations will be impaired or
in any way affected by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.11 Material Contracts. Seller has made available to each Purchaser accurate and complete copies of each of the Material
Contracts as of the date hereof (including exhibits, schedules, annexes and in each case, together
with all amendments thereto), all of which are listed on Schedule 3.11. Each of the
Material Contracts is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding agreement of Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, of each other party
thereto, enforceable against Seller or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the Knowledge
of Seller, against the other party or parties thereto, in each case, in accordance with its terms
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar Applicable Law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary is in default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Knowledge
of Seller, is any other party to any Material Contract in material breach of or material default
thereunder, and no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both
would constitute a breach or default by
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Seller, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, no event has occurred that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would
constitute a material breach or material default of any other party thereunder. No party to any of
the Material Contracts has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto, and no such party
has given notice of any significant dispute with respect to any Material Contract. Schedule
3.11 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all Contracts (each Contract listed in
Schedule 3.11 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, a “Material Contract,” and
collectively the “Material Contracts”) relating to the Sale Business to which Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party and that are:
(a) material Contracts entered into by Seller or its Subsidiaries with respect to the
Transferred Assets;
(b) Contracts between Seller, any Subsidiary of Seller or an Affiliate of Seller;
(c) Contracts with any current or former officer or director, or current 5% or greater
stockholder of Seller other than at-will employment offer letters and standard employee
confidentiality and invention assignment agreements (the true, correct and complete forms of which
have been provided to Purchaser);
(d) Contracts under which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any currently
outstanding Indebtedness or currently outstanding loans to any other Person in excess of $20,000;
(e) Contracts providing for severance, retention, change in control or other similar payments
that relate to the Business Employees;
(f) Contracts establishing any joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance, sharing of
profits or other material collaboration;
(g) Contracts that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries to, compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or
during any period of time or that require Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to deal exclusively
with a given Person in respect of a given matter;
(h) Contracts for the sale of any Transferred Asset or the grant of any preferential rights to
purchase any Transferred Asset or requiring the consent of any party to the transfer thereof;
(i) Contracts related to an acquisition or sale of assets or other acquisition, divestiture,
merger or similar transaction, in each case, involving consideration in excess of $100,000 and
containing representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations that are still in effect;
(j) Contracts relating to the incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Liability or imposing
a Lien other than Permitted Liens on any of the Transferred Assets, including indentures,
guarantees, loan or credit agreements, sale and leaseback agreements,
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purchase money obligations
incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, mortgages, pledge agreements, security
agreements, or conditional sale or title retention agreements;
(k) Contracts (or any group of related contracts) resulting in revenues or receipts to Seller
and the Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 annually or in the aggregate;
(l) Contracts (or any group of related contracts) resulting in expenditures or payment
obligations of more than $100,000 annually or in the aggregate;
(m) Intellectual Property Licenses or any other Contracts relating to any Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology (excluding licenses pertaining to “off-the-shelf” commercially
available Software used pursuant to shrink-wrap, click-through or similar non-exclusive, license
agreements on commercially reasonable terms for a license fee of no more than $20,000
(“Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses”);
(n) Contracts (i) with material suppliers, distributors or sales representatives, or (ii)
providing for the manufacture of Seller Products;
(o) material Contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements)
that are not cancelable without penalty or further payment and without more than 30 days’ notice;
and
(p) other Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement to which Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party and that are material to the conduct of the Sale Business, or the use or operation of the Transferred Assets, as presently conducted or as
presently intended to be conducted.
Section 3.12 Taxes
(a) All material Tax Returns relating to the Transferred Assets that are required by
Applicable Law to be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, Seller or any of its
Affiliates have been timely filed in respect of any taxable period commencing on or after January
1, 2006 (taking into account any extensions) and all such Tax Returns as they relate to the
Transferred Assets are true and complete in all material respects.
(b) Each of Seller and its Affiliates has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has withheld
and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority all material Taxes relating to the Transferred
Assets in respect of any taxable period commencing on or after January 1, 2006.
(c) None of the Transferred Assets are subject to any Liens in respect of Taxes other than
Permitted Liens.
(d) None of the Transferred Assets are the subject of any material Tax audit being conducted
by a Taxing Authority and no material deficiencies related to the Transferred Assets have been
previously asserted that remain unresolved.
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(e) No material claim has been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction in which Seller or
any Affiliate does not currently file a Tax Return with respect to the Transferred Assets such that
Seller or such Affiliate is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction that has not been
previously resolved.
(f) “Tax” means (i) any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of
any kind whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any
interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Authority (a
“Taxing Authority”) responsible for the imposition of any such tax, and (ii) any liability
in respect of any items described in clause (i) payable by reason of Treasury Regulation Section
1.1502-6(a), (or any similar state or local provision under the law). “Tax Return” means
any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing required to be filed with
any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including information returns.
Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) A complete list of all U.S. Employee Benefit Plans and Non-U.S. Employee Benefit Plans
that provide benefit coverage to Business Employees or Indian Subsidiary Employees is contained in
Schedule 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Seller has made available to each
Purchaser a copy (or, with respect to any unwritten arrangement, a description) of each material U.S. Employee Benefit Plan and Non-U.S. Employee Benefit Plan
that provides benefit coverage to Business Employees or Indian Subsidiary Employees, the latest
summary plan description and the most recent IRS determination letter, if applicable (each of which
is listed on Schedule 3.13(a)).
(b) Each U.S. Employee Benefit Plan and Non-U.S. Employee Benefit Plan listed in Schedule
3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is and has been maintained in material compliance
with its terms and the provisions of all Applicable Laws, including ERISA, the Code, the Gratuity
Act and the Provident Funds Act. Within the six (6) years preceding the date hereof, none of
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever sponsored, maintained or been obligated to contribute to an
“employee pension benefit plan” subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of
Section 412 of the Code. None of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has maintained or incurred any
liability with respect to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(c) Except as required by Applicable Law, there are no U.S. Employee Benefit Plans or Non-U.S.
Employee Benefit Plans as to which any Purchaser or any of Purchaser’s Affiliates will be required
to make any contributions or with respect to which any Purchaser or any of such Purchaser’s
Affiliates shall have any obligation or liability whatsoever.
(d) Solely with respect to Business Employees, Indian Subsidiary Employees and independent
contractors or groups of employees or independent contractors of the Sale Business (the “Sale
Business Service Providers”), and except as set forth in Schedule 3.13(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in combination with any other event) (i) will
result in any payment becoming due, increase the amount of any
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payment, or accelerate the timing,
funding or vesting of any payment to any of the Sale Business Service Providers or (ii) is
reasonably expected to result in the imposition of any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or
the denial of any deduction under Section 280G of the Code.
Section 3.14 Labor and Employment Matters. Schedule 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of all Business
Employees, including a specific identification of the entity that employs them, listing the title
or position held, work location, base salary, any commissions or other compensation payable to such
employees (including accrued vacation time) and leave status (if applicable). Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or obligated under any employment, or consulting or other arrangement
entered into or maintained for the benefit of its current or former employees, temporary or leased
workers or independent contractors related to the Sale Business. Seller has made available to each
Purchaser a true and correct copy of each employment related agreement of the Business Employees
listed on Schedule 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Each Business Employee,
independent contractor and temporary or leased worker has been properly classified for employment
tax and employee benefit plan purposes. Seller and each of its IP Affiliates is and has been in
material compliance with all Applicable Laws relating to employment, including all such Applicable
Laws relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, discrimination, pay equity, employment
equity, civil rights, social insurance, retirement, pension, safety and health and
workers’ compensation (including workplace safety and insurance). The Indian Subsidiary has paid
(or has had paid on its behalf) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate Governmental
Authority all amounts owed or owing under the Provident Funds Act and the Gratuity Act. The
aggregate amount of all outstanding loans owed by the Indian Subsidiary Employees to the Indian
Subsidiary and all compensation advances to the Indian Subsidiary Employees do not exceed $10,000.
No Business Employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement or similar arrangement. No
labor union or other collective bargaining unit represents or claims to represent any of the
Business Employees. There are no union campaigns being conducted or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened with respect to Business Employees.
Section 3.15 Intellectual Property Rights and Technology.
(a) Schedule 3.15(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and
complete list of all Registered IP and material unregistered Marks included in the Sale Business
Intellectual Property. Schedule 3.15(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists (i) the
record owner of each such item of Registered IP, and, if different from the record owner, the
beneficial owner of such item of Registered IP, (ii) the jurisdiction in which each such item of
Registered IP has been issued or registered or in which any such application for issuance or
registration has been filed, as applicable, and (iii) the date and number of each such issuance,
registration or application, as applicable.
(b) Seller or one of its IP Affiliates is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and
interest in and to all Registered IP free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
Seller or one of its IP Affiliates (i) is the sole and exclusive owner of all Sale Business
Intellectual Property and Sale Business Technology and all Seller Licensed Intellectual Property
and Technology (excluding Third Party Intellectual Property and Technology and Open Source included
in the Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology) free and clear of all
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Liens (other
than Permitted Liens), and (ii) has valid and continuing rights (pursuant to written Inbound
Intellectual Property Licenses) to use and otherwise exploit all Third Party Intellectual Property
and Technology as the same is used and otherwise exploited by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates in
the Sale Business as presently conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(b) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, the Sale Business Intellectual Property and Sale Business Technology,
together with the Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology and the Third Party
Intellectual Property and Technology licensed to Seller or any of its IP Affiliates under the
Inbound Intellectual Property Licenses, include all of the Intellectual Property Rights and
Technology necessary and sufficient to enable Seller and its IP Affiliates to conduct the Sale
Business in the manner in which the Sale Business is currently being conducted. The Sale
Business Intellectual Property and the Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology
are subsisting. The material Copyrights (excluding any applications for registration therefor) and
Trade Secrets included in the Sale Business Intellectual Property or the Seller Licensed
Intellectual Property and Technology owned by Seller or an IP Affiliate are valid and enforceable.
To the Knowledge of the Seller, all other Patents, Marks, Copyrights, Mask Works and Trade Secrets
included in the Sale Business Intellectual Property and Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and
Technology (excluding any applications for issuance or registration included in the Registered IP)
owned by Seller or an IP Affiliate are valid and enforceable.
(c) None of the following infringes, constitutes or results from an unauthorized use or
misappropriation of, or violates any Intellectual Property Rights, Technology or other proprietary
rights of any Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under Applicable Law: (i)
the Sale Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology or Seller Licensed Intellectual
Property and Technology that is owned by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates, (ii) the development,
manufacturing, licensing, marketing, importation, exportation, reproduction, modification,
adaptation, creation of any derivative works of, performance, display, offer for sale, sale, use or
other exploitation of any Seller Products, Sale Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business
Technology or Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology that is owned by Seller or any
of its IP Affiliates with respect to and in connection with the Sale Business as presently
conducted, (iii) the present Sale Business practices, methods or operations employed by Seller or
any of its IP Affiliates or (iv) to the Knowledge of the Seller, the Third Party Intellectual
Property and Technology material to the Sale Business as presently conducted.
(d) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating, or
since May 1, 2002, has infringed, misappropriated or violated, any Third Party Intellectual
Property and Technology exclusively licensed to Seller or any of its IP Affiliates or any Sale
Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology or Seller Licensed Intellectual Property
and Technology that is owned by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since May 1, 2002, no written claims
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, unwritten claims have been made against any Person by Seller or any
of its IP Affiliates alleging that any Person is infringing, misappropriating or violating, or has
infringed, misappropriated or violated or any Third Party Intellectual Property and Technology
exclusively licensed to Seller or any of its IP Affiliates or any Sale Business Intellectual
Property or Sale Business Technology.
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(e) As of the date hereof, neither Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates is the subject of any
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened claim or Proceeding (i) involving an allegation
by any Person of infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Rights,
Technology or other rights against Seller or any of its IP Affiliates in connection with the Sale
Business or (ii) challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Sale Business
Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology, Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and
Technology or Third Party Intellectual Property and Technology. Since May 1, 2002, neither Seller
nor any of its IP Affiliates has received written (including by electronic mail) notice of any such
threatened claim or any written invitation to take a license to any Intellectual Property Rights or
Technology of any Person in connection with the Sale Business. To the Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates is
aware of any basis for any such claim.
(f) No Trade Secret or confidential Mask Work included in the Sale Business Intellectual
Property has been authorized to be disclosed or has been actually disclosed by Seller or any of its
IP Affiliates to any employee or any other Person other than pursuant to a written non-disclosure
agreement, license agreement or other similar agreement restricting the disclosure and use thereof.
Seller and its IP Affiliates have taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the
confidentiality of all Trade Secrets and confidential Mask Works owned by Seller and its IP
Affiliates (and any confidential information owned by a third Person to whom Seller or any of its IP Affiliates has a confidentiality obligation). Each current
and former employee, consultant and independent contractor of Seller and/or any of its IP
Affiliates that has been or is engaged in the creation or development of any of the Sale Business
Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology or Seller Products has entered into a written
non-disclosure and invention assignment agreement with Seller and/or such IP Affiliate, as
applicable, in a form made available to each Purchaser prior to the date hereof, copies of which
are attached hereto as Schedule 3.15(f). To the Knowledge of Seller, no employee,
consultant or independent contractor of Seller or any of its IP Affiliates is in material violation
of any employment Contract with Seller or any other Contract with Seller, or any restrictive
covenant, with respect to the right to use Trade Secrets of Seller or any of its IP Affiliates used
in the Sale Business. As of six (6) months until the date hereof, no employee, consultant or
independent contractor of Seller or any of its IP Affiliates is in material violation of any
employment Contract with Seller or any other Contract with Seller, or any restrictive covenant,
with respect to the right to use the material Trade Secrets in the ZBase Database of Seller or any
of its IP Affiliates used in the Sale Business.
(g) Except for Inbound Intellectual Property Licenses and Open Source, all Sale Business
Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology, Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and
Technology owned by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates that is necessary to the conduct of the Sale
Business as presently conducted by Seller and such IP Affiliate was (i) created by employees of
Seller or one of its IP Affiliates acting within the scope of their employment who have irrevocably
assigned all of their rights, including Intellectual Property Rights therein, to Seller or one of
its IP Affiliates, subject to any rights that may be reserved to the author by Applicable Law, or
(ii) validly and irrevocably assigned to Seller or one of its IP Affiliates by other Persons, and
except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(g) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and subject to
any rights that may be reserved to the author by Applicable Law, no
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other Person (except IP
Affiliates) owns or has any rights to any portion of such Intellectual Property Rights (other than
Outbound Intellectual Property Licenses).
(h) Schedule 3.15(h) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
accurate list of (i) all Software developed by or for Seller or any of its IP Affiliates and
included in the Sale Business Technology (“Seller Software”) and (ii) all Software not
owned by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates and incorporated, embedded or bundled with any Seller
Software (excluding such Software licensed to Seller under an Off-the-Shelf Software License),
specifying whether such Software falls under subclause (i) or subclause (ii) above.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither
Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates has licensed or provided to any other Person, or otherwise
permitted any other Person to access or use, any source code or source code documentation for any
Seller Software. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(i) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates is currently a party to any source code
escrow Contract or any other Contract (or a party to any Contract obligating Seller or any of its
IP Affiliates to enter into a source code escrow Contract or other Contract) requiring the deposit
of source code or source code documentation for any Seller Software with any other Person.
(j) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(j) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Open
Source (as defined below) (i) forms part of any Sale Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business
Technology or Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology, (ii) was or is incorporated in
whole or in part in, or has been or is distributed in whole or in part in conjunction with, any
Seller Software or Seller Product or (iii) was or is used in connection with the development of any
Seller Software, Seller Product, Sale Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology or
Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology, in the case of each of the foregoing
subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in a manner that requires or obligates Seller or any of its IP
Affiliates to make available, disclose, contribute, distribute or license any source code for any
Seller Software, Seller Product, Sale Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology or
Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology (or any portion thereof) to any Person
(including the Open Source community). To the Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller nor any of its
IP Affiliates is in breach of any of the material terms of any Open Source Contract. “Open
Source” means any Software that contains, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part)
from, any Software that is distributed as free Software, open source Software or “shareware” or
under similar licensing or distribution models, including Software licensed or distributed under
any of the following licenses or distribution models, or licenses or distribution models similar to
any of the following: GNU’s General Public License or Lesser/Library GPL, the Artistic License, the
Mozilla Public License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License, the Sun
Industry Standards License, the BSD License, the Apache License, the QT Free Edition License, the
IBM Public License, BitKeeper, the XML Soap Library, MIT/X or the Thai Open License.
(k) Except with respect to Off-the-Shelf Software Licenses and except pursuant to the
Intellectual Property Licenses listed in Schedule 3.11(m) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates is required, obligated or under any liability
whatsoever to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise, or to provide any other
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consideration of any kind, to any owner or licensor of, or other claimant to, any Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology, or any other Person, with respect to the use of such Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology or in connection with the conduct of the Sale Business as presently
conducted.
(l) All necessary registration, maintenance, renewal and other relevant filing fees in
connection with the Registered IP have been timely paid, and all necessary documents, certificates
and other relevant filings in connection with the Registered IP have been timely filed, with the
relevant Governmental Authorities and Internet domain name registrars in the United States or
foreign or international jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purpose of maintaining such
Registered IP and all issuances, registrations and applications therefor. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15(l) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there are no annuities, payments, fees,
responses to office actions or other filings required to be made and having a due date with respect
to any Registered IP within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of this Agreement. No
registration obtained by Seller or any of its IP Affiliates for any Intellectual Property Rights
related to the Sale Business has been cancelled, abandoned or not renewed except where Seller or
its relevant IP Affiliate has, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon or
not renew such registration.
(m) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(m) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and
except with respect to Seller’s obligations arising under any Standard Outbound Intellectual
Property Licenses, neither Seller nor any of its IP Affiliates has entered into any Contract to
indemnify any other Person against any claim that any of the Sale Business Intellectual Property,
Sale Business Technology or Seller Products infringes, constitutes or results from an unauthorized
use or misappropriation of, or violates any Intellectual Property Rights, Technology or other
proprietary rights of any other Person.
(n) No government funding and no facilities of a university, college, other educational
institution or research center were used in the development of any Sale Business Intellectual
Property or Sale Business Technology or any Seller Licensed Intellectual Property and Technology
licensed to Purchaser 1 or Purchaser 2 on an exclusive basis where, as a result of such funding or
the use of such facilities, the government or any university, college, other educational
institution or research center has any rights in such Intellectual Property Rights or Technology.
To the Knowledge of Seller, no current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of
Seller or any of its IP Affiliates who contributed to the creation or development of any Sale
Business Intellectual Property or Sale Business Technology or any Seller Licensed Intellectual
Property and Technology licensed to Purchaser 1 or Purchaser 2 on an exclusive basis has performed
services for the government or a university, college, other educational institution or research
center during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was
also performing services for Seller or any of its IP Affiliates.
(o) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(o) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not encumber or extinguish, or result in
the loss or impairment of the right of any Purchaser, as applicable, to own or use, any Sale
Business Intellectual Property, Sale Business Technology, Seller Licensed
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Intellectual Property and Technology or Third Party Intellectual Property and Technology (other than Off-the-Shelf Software
Licenses).
(p) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(p) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither
this Agreement nor any transaction contemplated by this Agreement will result in the grant by
Seller or any of its IP Affiliates (or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any Person) to any Person of
any ownership interest, license, Lien, right or protection from any Proceeding with respect to any
Sale Business Intellectual Property or Sale Business Technology or in any Purchaser being bound by
or subject to any non-compete or other restriction on the operation of the Sale Business, pursuant
to any Contract to which Seller or any of its IP Affiliates is a party or by which any assets or
properties of Seller or any of its IP Affiliates is bound.
(q) Schedule 1.1(b) contains a true and complete list of all current versions of
Seller Products.
(r) Each of Seller and its IP Affiliates has established privacy compliance policies and is in
compliance with, and has been in compliance with for the five (5) year period prior to the date
hereof, its respective privacy policies and any Applicable Laws relating to personal identifiable
information. A copy of each such privacy policy has been provided to Purchaser prior to the date
hereof.
(s) For the five (5) years preceding the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Seller, there has
been no unauthorized use or access to any IT Systems included in the Transferred Assets (or any
data or information stored thereon that is material to the Sale Business).
(t) No Affiliate of Seller, other than an IP Affiliate, has any rights in or to any P1
Transferred Assets or P2 Transferred Assets, other than pursuant to Standard Outbound Intellectual
Property Licenses. Neither Seller nor any IP Affiliate has entered into an Outbound Intellectual
Property License or other Contract with Philips Consumer Electronics International B.V.
(“Philips”) or any Affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Philips Licenses”)
authorizing Philips or any Affiliate of Philips to use the ZBASE Database (including any part,
portion or derivative thereof) on any microcontroller that is not proprietary to Seller or an IP
Affiliate; nor will the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement result in
an extension of the rights granted under the Philips Licenses to include use of the ZBASE Database
(including any part, portion or derivative thereof) on any other Third-Party microcontroller.
Section 3.16 Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, no Business Employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) owes any amount
to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries nor does Seller or any of its Subsidiaries owe any amount to,
or has Seller or any of its Subsidiaries committed to make any loan or extend or guarantee credit
to or for the benefit of, any such Person except in the Ordinary Course of Business, (b) is
involved in any business arrangement or other relationship with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
(whether written or oral) other than as appropriate in the capacity as a Business Employee or (c)
owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is used by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries in the Sale Business.
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Section 3.17 Finders’ Fees. No investment banker, broker or finder that has been retained by or is
authorized to act on behalf of Seller is entitled to any fee or commission from Seller in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby that is or will become an Assumed Liability or
will otherwise be payable by any Purchaser.
Section 3.18 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Seller Board has received the opinion of Xxxxxxxxxxx &
Co. Inc., financial advisor to Seller, to the effect that, subject to the assumptions,
qualifications and limitations set forth therein, as of the date of such opinion, the consideration
to be received by Seller pursuant to this Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to
Seller.
Section 3.19 Assets Other than Real Property Interests; Sufficiency.
(a) All Transferred Assets, including machinery and equipment, owned, leased or otherwise used
by Seller or its Subsidiaries are in good operating condition, maintenance and repair and are
suitable and adequate for the uses to which they are being put. Schedule 3.19(a) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth all leases of personal property involving annual payments in
excess of $20,000 used in the Sale Business. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true, correct and
complete copies of all such leases, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements
thereto. Each of such leases is in full force and effect and neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has
received or given any notice of any default or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default by Seller or any Subsidiary under any of such leases and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, no other party is in default thereof, and no party to such leases has
exercised any termination rights with respect thereto.
(b) Seller and its Subsidiaries have good, valid and marketable title to all of the
Transferred Assets, in each case free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. Upon the
Closing, each Purchaser will have good and transferable title to its respective Transferred Assets,
free and clear of any Liens except Permitted Liens.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.19(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the
Transferred Assets, together with the services to be provided under the Transition Services
Agreement, comprise all of the assets necessary for the conduct of the Sale Business and are
sufficient for the Purchasers to conduct the Sale Business from and after the Closing Date.
Section 3.20 Inventories Transferred. The inventories of Seller and its Subsidiaries used or held for
use in the Sale Business are in good and marketable condition, and are saleable in the Ordinary
Course of Business. The inventories of Seller and its Subsidiaries set forth in the Seller Balance
Sheet were valued at the lower of cost (on a FIFO/LIFO basis) or market and were properly stated
therein in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Adequate reserves have been reflected in the
Seller Balance Sheet for obsolete, excess, damaged, slow-moving or otherwise unusable inventory,
which reserves were calculated in a manner consistent with past practice and in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied. The inventories of Seller and its Subsidiaries constitute sufficient
quantities for the normal operation of business in accordance with past practice.
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Section 3.21 Product Warranty. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.21 of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, Seller Product sold or delivered by Seller or any of the Subsidiaries in conducting the
Sale Business has been in conformity with all product specifications and all express and implied
warranties and in material compliance with all Applicable Laws. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary
has sold any products or delivered any services within the last two (2) years with respect to the
Sale Business that included a warranty for a period of longer than two (2) years. Set forth on
Schedule 3.21 is the approximate warranty expenses for Seller Products and the approximate
product returns from distributors during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008.
Section 3.22 Customers and Suppliers.
(a) Schedule 3.22(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of the ten
largest customers and the five largest suppliers of Seller and its Subsidiaries with respect to the
Sale Business, as measured by the dollar amount of purchases therefrom or thereby, during the
period between April 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, showing the approximate total sales by Seller
and its Subsidiaries to each such customer and the approximate total purchases by Seller and its
Subsidiaries from each such supplier, during such period.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since
the Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, (i) no customer or supplier listed on Schedule
3.22(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule has terminated its relationship with Seller or any of
its Subsidiaries or materially reduced or materially changed the pricing or other terms of its
business with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries and, (ii) to the Knowledge of Seller, no customer
or supplier listed on Schedule 3.22(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule has notified
Seller or its Subsidiaries that it intends to terminate or materially reduce or materially change
the pricing or other terms of its business with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.23 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary nor, to
Seller’s Knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or other authorized Person acting on
behalf of Seller or any Subsidiary, has (a) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act of 1977, as amended, (b) used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions,
payments, gifts, or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity
to foreign or domestic government officials, employees or others or established or maintained any
unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 30A of the 1934 Act, (c) accepted or received
any unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or expenditures, or (d) made, offered or authorized any
unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment.
Section 3.24 Import and Export Control Laws. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.24 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, Seller and its Subsidiaries have with respect to the Sale Business, at all
times as to which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired, conducted their import
and export transactions materially in accordance with (a) all applicable U.S. import, export and
re-export controls, including the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, and the Export
Administration Regulations and the economic sanctions regulations implemented by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control Regulations and (b) all other applicable
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import/export controls in other countries in which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business. Without limiting the
foregoing with respect to the Sale Business:
(a) Seller and its Subsidiaries have obtained, and are in compliance with, all export
licenses, license exceptions and other consents, notices, approvals, orders, authorizations,
declarations, classifications and filings with any U.S. Governmental Authority required for (i) the
export and re-export of products, services and Technology and (ii) releases of Technology to
foreign nationals located in the United States and abroad (“Export Approvals”);
(b) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims against Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Export Approvals;
(c) to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining
to Seller’s or any Subsidiary’s import or export transactions that may give rise to any future
claims;
(d) no Export Approvals with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby are required;
(e) neither Seller, nor any Subsidiary is a party to any Contract or bid with, or has
conducted business with (directly or, to the Knowledge of Seller, indirectly), any Person located
in, or otherwise has any operations in Cuba, Myanmar (Burma), Iran, North Korea, Libya, Syria or
Sudan;
(f) Seller and its Subsidiaries have not received written notice from a Governmental Authority
claiming or alleging that Seller or any Subsidiary was not in compliance with any Applicable Laws
relating to the export of goods and services to any foreign jurisdiction against which the United
States or the United Nations maintains sanctions or export controls, including applicable
regulations of the United States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of State;
and
(g) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has made any voluntary disclosures to, or has been
subject to any fines, penalties or sanctions from, any Governmental Authority regarding any past
import or export control violations.
Section 3.25 Insurance Policies. All insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the Indian
Subsidiary or relating specifically to the Indian Subsidiary, its assets, business, operations or
employees (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”) or renewals thereof are in full force
and effect (a) for such amounts as are sufficient for all requirements of Applicable Law and all
agreements to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound and (b)
which are in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses, as reasonable
for the Indian Subsidiary or its assets, business, operations or employees. Set forth in
Schedule 3.25 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a list of all Insurance Policies held by
or applicable to the Indian Subsidiary setting forth, in respect of each such Insurance Policy, the
policy name, policy number, carrier, term, type and amount of coverage and annual premium. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.25 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim by
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of such Insurance Policies and no claim under
any such Insurance Policies by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has
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been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all
Insurance Policies have been paid when due, and Seller and its Subsidiaries are otherwise in
material compliance with the terms of such Insurance Policies. To the Knowledge of Seller, no
event has occurred which limits or impairs the rights of Seller or any of the Subsidiaries under
any such Insurance Policies. The Seller is not aware of any threatened termination of, or material
premium increase (other than with respect to customary annual premium increases) with respect to,
or material alteration of coverage under, any Insurance Policy.
Section 3.26 Real Property Interests.
(a) Schedule 3.26 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and
complete list of all real property in which Indian Subsidiary has a leasehold interest (the
“Indian Subsidiary Leased Real Property”), together with a list of all lease agreements
(including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties and other agreements with respect
thereto) for each Indian Subsidiary Leased Real Property (each a “Indian Subsidiary
Lease”). Each Indian Subsidiary Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force
and effect and represents the entire agreement between the landlord and Seller with respect to such
property. Neither Seller nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party to such lease is in
breach of or default under the Seller Lease, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred
that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a violation under the Seller Lease.
The Transferred Assets include no other real property interest of any kind.
(b) With respect to the Indian Subsidiary Leased Property, (i) the rent and all other sums
payable under each Indian Subsidiary Lease have been paid to date, (ii) no security deposit or
portion thereof deposited with respect to such Indian Subsidiary Lease has been applied in respect
of a breach or default under such Indian Subsidiary Lease which has not been redeposited in full,
(iii) all covenants and conditions contained in such Indian Subsidiary Lease or in any license,
consent or other document entered into supplemental to such Indian Subsidiary Lease, on the part of
the tenant and the landlord have been observed and performed to date and (iv) no breaches have been
waived or acquiesced in and there are no rent reviews outstanding or exercisable by the lessor from
a date prior to the Closing Date.
(c) There are no contracts, written or oral, to which Indian Subsidiary is a party, granting
to any party or parties the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the parcels of the Indian
Subsidiary Real Property.
(d) The Indian Subsidiary has not assigned, subleased, mortgaged, deeded in trust or otherwise
transferred or encumbered any Indian Subsidiary Leased Property or any interest therein and there
are no parties (other than Indian Subsidiary) in possession of the Indian Subsidiary Leased
Property..
(e) There are no outstanding disputes, claims, actions, demands or complaints in respect of
any Indian Subsidiary Leased Property.
(f) Neither the Indian Subsidiary nor any other party to any Indian Subsidiary Lease is in
breach or default under such Indian Subsidiary Lease and there are no
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existing facts or conditions, which, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both are reasonably likely to give rise to
any such breach or default, or any claim against Indian Subsidiary or any other party to any Indian
Subsidiary Lease other than the consent of the landlord of any Subsidiary Lease required in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) No event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, passage
of time or both, would constitute a breach or default under any Indian Subsidiary Lease by Indian
Subsidiary or any other party to any Indian Subsidiary Lease, or permit the termination,
modification or acceleration of rent under such Indian Subsidiary Lease other than the consent of
the landlord of any Subsidiary Lease required in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(h) There are no forbearance programs in effect with respect to any Indian Subsidiary Lease.
(i) All of the improvements situated in whole or in part on any Indian Subsidiary Leased
Property are in operating condition, and a state of maintenance and repair consistent with industry
standards, and are usable, adequate and sufficient for the uses to which they are put in the
business and operations of Indian Subsidiary, normal wear and tear excepted.
Section 3.27 Retained Business. Seller has no current intent to sell, transfer or dispose of any
material portion of the Excluded Assets after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Seller, on its own
behalf only (except that Purchaser 2 Parent also represents and warrants on behalf of Purchaser 2),
that:
Section 4.1 Corporate Existence and Power. Such Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under Delaware Law and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted
and as currently proposed to be conducted.
Section 4.2 Corporate Authorization. Such Purchaser has all requisite power, authority and legal
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, or instrument or
certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by such Purchaser in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Purchasers Documents”), to perform
its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Purchaser
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has
been, and each of the Purchaser Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly
executed and delivered by such Purchaser and this
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Agreement constitutes, and each of the Purchaser Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of
such Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with their terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Applicable
Law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 4.3 Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of
this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by such Purchaser with any of the
provisions hereof and thereof, or the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not require any material Governmental Authorization or filing
with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, other than compliance with any applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other U.S. state or federal securities laws.
Section 4.4 Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by such Purchaser with any provisions hereof
and thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will
not (a) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of such Purchaser, (b) assuming compliance with the matters
referred to in Section 4.3, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of
any material provision of any Applicable Law or Order, or (c) require any consent or other action
by any Person under, constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which such
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other
instrument binding upon such Purchaser, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b)
and (c) above, as would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially
impair such Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.5 Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending against or, to the Knowledge of such Purchaser,
threatened against or affecting, such Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair such
Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither such
Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order against such Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries or naming such Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries as a party that would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially
impair such Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF SELLER AND PURCHASERS
Section 5.1 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality.
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(a) For a period from the date hereof until the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Closing Date,
Seller shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries and successors (including successors of Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries or any assignee or purchaser of the Atlas Product Line or any material
portion thereof) not to engage in a Restricted Business; provided, however, that
the restrictions contained in this Section 5.1(a) shall not restrict the acquisition by
Seller, directly or indirectly, of less than 2% of the outstanding capital stock of any publicly
traded company engaged in a Restricted Business. The parties hereto specifically acknowledge and
agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the foregoing will be inadequate and that each
Purchaser, in addition to any other relief available to it, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief
without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond whatsoever.
(b) For a period from the date hereof to the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date,
Seller shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries and, with respect to clause (i) below, successors
(including successors of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any Qualifying Assets retained by
Seller and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date) and their respective employees not to: (i)
cause, solicit, induce or encourage any Transferred Employees to leave employment with the Sale
Business (other than through general advertising or other general solicitation not targeted to the
Transferred Employees) or hire, employ or otherwise engage any such individual; provided,
however, in respect of successors, those Transferred Employees in respect of whom the
restrictions set forth in this Section 5.1(b) apply shall be limited to those listed on
Schedule 5.1(b); or (ii) cause, induce or encourage any material actual client, customer,
supplier or licensor of the Sale Business (including any existing or former customer of Seller or
its Subsidiaries of the Sale Business) or any other Person who has a material business relationship
with the Sale Business, to terminate or modify any such actual relationship; provided,
however, the restrictions set forth in connection with clause (ii) shall apply to those
entities listed in Schedule 1.1(c) to the extent such entities are successors to assets, other than
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, of the Seller and its
Subsidiaries.
(c) For a period from the date hereof until the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Closing Date,
Seller shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and successors (including successors
of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any businesses retained by Seller and its Subsidiaries
after the Closing Date) and their respective officers and directors in each case to whom such
information is disclosed not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, reveal, divulge or communicate
to any Person other than authorized officers, directors and employees of such Purchaser or use or
otherwise exploit for its own benefit or for the benefit of anyone other than such Purchaser, any
Confidential Information (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Seller or any of
its Subsidiaries receives a request or is required (by deposition, oral questions, interrogatory,
request for documents, subpoena, governmental investigative demand or other legal or regulatory
process) to disclose all or any part of the Confidential Information, Seller shall (i) promptly
notify each Purchaser of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a request, (ii)
consult with each Purchaser on the advisability of taking legally available steps to resist or
narrow such request, and (iii) cooperate with such Purchaser’s efforts to seek a protective order
or other appropriate remedy. If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if such
Purchaser waives compliance with the provisions hereof in writing, Seller may disclose only that
portion of Confidential Information that it is advised by counsel is required, by Applicable Law,
to be disclosed, and shall cooperate with such Purchaser’s efforts
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to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information. For purposes of this
Section 5.1(c), “Confidential Information” means any information with respect to
the Sale Business, including methods of operation, customers, customer lists, products, prices,
fees, costs, Technology, inventions, Trade Secrets, know-how, Software, marketing methods, plans,
personnel, suppliers, competitors, markets or other specialized information or proprietary matters.
Confidential Information does not include, and there shall be no obligation hereunder with respect
to, information that (i) is generally available to the public on the date of this Agreement or (ii)
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure not otherwise
permissible hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, Confidential Information shall not include the
filing of this Agreement and the related transaction documents or a summary thereof with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(d) The covenants and undertakings contained in this Section 5.1 relate to matters
which are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and a violation of any of the terms of
this Section 5.1 will cause irreparable injury to such Purchaser, the amount of which will
be impossible to estimate or determine and which cannot be adequately compensated. Accordingly,
the remedy at law for any breach of this Section 5.1 will be inadequate. Therefore, such
Purchaser will be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or other equitable relief from any
court of competent jurisdiction in the event of any breach of this Section 5.1 without the
necessity of proving actual damages or posting any bond whatsoever. The rights and remedies
provided by this Section 5.1 are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and
remedies which such Purchaser may have hereunder or at law or in equity.
(e) The parties hereto agree that, if any court of competent jurisdiction in a final
nonappealable judgment determines that a specified time period, a specified geographical area, a
specified business limitation or any other relevant feature of this Section 5.1 is
unreasonable, arbitrary or against public policy, then a lesser time period, geographical area, business limitation or other relevant feature which is
determined by such court to be reasonable, not arbitrary and not against public policy may be
enforced against the applicable party.
Section 5.2 Specific Performance for Necessary Assets. The representations and warranties contained in
Sections 3.19(b) and (c) relate to matters which are of a special, unique and extraordinary
character and a violation of any of the terms of Sections 3.19(b) and (c) will cause
irreparable injury to Purchasers, the amount of which may be impossible to estimate or determine
and which may not be adequately compensated. Accordingly, the remedy at law for any breach of
Sections 3.19(b) and (c) may be inadequate. Therefore, each Purchaser will be entitled to
an injunction, restraining order or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction
in the event of any breach of this Sections 3.19(b) and (c) without the necessity of
proving actual damages or posting any bond whatsoever. The rights and remedies provided by this
Section 5.2 are cumulative, nonexclusive and in addition to any other rights and remedies
which such Purchaser may have hereunder or at law or in equity. At least ten (10) Business Days
prior to filing any such request for specific performance with any court Purchaser shall notify
Seller of such alleged breach and negotiate in good faith a transfer of the alleged necessary
asset.
Section 5.3 Excluded Returns and Warranties. Each Purchaser (as applicable) shall provide reasonable
notice to Seller of all returns of Seller Products from distributors prior
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to the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date and all warranty claims, in each case on Seller Products shipped or
delivered on or before the Closing Date and shall provide Seller with a reasonable opportunity to
approve any such return or warranty claim which it shall be obligated to do absent a reasonable and
good faith dispute as to whether such return or warranty claim is permitted under the original
terms of sale; provided, however, that if Seller shall fail to respond within ten
(10) Business Days following the receipt of such notice from a Purchaser, Seller shall be deemed to
have approved of such return or claim.
Section 5.4 Seller Possession of Transferred Assets. For as long as any Transferred Assets remain in
the possession of Seller or its Subsidiaries, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to,
hold the Transferred Assets in complete confidence and protect such Transferred Assets from harm or
damage, exercising at least the same degree of care used to protect and restrict disclosure and use
of the Seller’s own confidential and proprietary information of a similar nature, but at least a
reasonable degree of care.
ARTICLE VI
EMPLOYEE COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Employee Matters. The parties hereto agree that:
(a) Offers of Employment. Purchaser 1 or one of its Subsidiaries shall offer
employment to all of the actively employed Business Employees listed on Schedule 6.1(a)(i)
hereto (the “P1 Offered Employees”) and Purchaser 2 or one of its Affiliates shall offer
employment to all of the actively employed Business Employees listed on Schedule 6.1(a)(ii)
hereto (the “P2 Offered Employees” and together with the P1 Offered Employees, the
“Offered Employees”), such employment offers to become effective on or after the Closing.
Each one of the Offered Employees who accepts any such offer and becomes an employee of such
Purchaser or Affiliate of such Purchaser on or after the Closing, shall, as of the first day he or
she commences employment with such Purchaser, be referred to as a “Transferred Employee.”
Purchaser 1 shall employ its Transferred Employees pursuant to the terms of the offer letters
Purchaser 1 delivered to such Transferred Employees and Purchaser 2 shall employ its Transferred
Employees pursuant to the terms of the offer letters Purchaser 2 delivered to such Transferred
Employees. Effective as of the Closing, or upon commencement of employment with the Indian Entity,
the Indian Entity shall provide each Indian Subsidiary Employee with the same compensation and
health and welfare benefits as such employees has as of the Closing, including without limitation,
full credit for the service of each Indian Subsidiary Employee to Seller as if such service had
been performed with the Indian Entity with respect to eligibility under such benefits.
(b) Certain Liabilities. All Liabilities relating to all current or former Business
Employees, including any Liabilities accrued under the U.S. Employee Benefit Plans, related to
periods of employment prior to commencement of employment with the applicable Purchaser and
including any severance costs with respect to termination of Business Employees in connection with the Closing shall
remain with and be paid by Seller and its Affiliates. All claims, allegations, obligations, debts
and liabilities relating to any Transferred Employees,
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which are attributable solely and exclusively to their employment with such Purchaser on or after the Closing shall be the exclusive
responsibility of such Purchaser.
(c) No Obligation to Maintain Employees or Plans. The terms of this Section
6.1 shall not entitle any Business Employee to remain in the employment of such Purchaser or
its Affiliate or affect the right of such Purchaser or its Affiliate to terminate any Transferred
Employee at any time, or affect the right of such Purchaser or its Affiliate to establish, modify
or terminate any employee benefit plan or any benefit under any such plan at any time.
(d) COBRA. Except as set forth in the following sentence, Seller and its Subsidiaries
shall be exclusively responsible for complying with the Consolidated Omnibus Budge Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) with respect to its employees (including the Transferred Employees)
and their qualified beneficiaries by reason of such employee’s termination of employment with
Seller or its Subsidiaries, and such Purchaser or its Affiliate shall not have any obligation or
Liability to provide rights under such act on account of any such termination of employment. The
applicable Purchaser shall be solely responsible for COBRA obligations to Transferred Employees and
their qualified beneficiaries, relating to qualifying events that occur after the Closing Date.
(e) Payroll Taxes. Seller shall transfer to the applicable Purchaser or its
Affiliate any records relating to withholding and payment of income, disability, unemployment,
FICA, and similar taxes (“Payroll Taxes”) with respect to wages paid by Seller during the
2009 calendar year to the applicable Transferred Employees. In accordance with the standard
procedure described in Section 4 of the Internal Revenue Service Procedure 2004-53 and comparable
state and local Payroll Tax laws, (i) the applicable Purchaser or its Affiliate and Seller shall
report on predecessor/successor basis as set forth therein, (ii) Seller will not be relieved from
filing a Form W-2 with respect to any Transferred Employees, and (iii) the applicable Purchaser or
its Affiliate will undertake to file (or cause to be filed) a Form W-2 for each such Transferred
Employee with respect to the portion of the year during which such Transferred Employees are
employed by such Purchaser that includes the Closing Date, excluding the portion of such year that
such Transferred Employee was employed by Seller.
(f) Records. Seller shall make available to each Purchaser or its Affiliate all
personnel records relating to its Transferred Employees to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
(g) Transferred Employee Vacation and Bonus Payout. Except with respect to any
Indian Subsidiary Employee, on the Closing Date, or if later, the first day an Offered Employee
becomes a Transferred Employee, Seller shall terminate such Transferred Employee and as soon as
practicable following such date, but in any case in accordance with Applicable Law, shall pay to
such Transferred Employee (i) the aggregate amount of vacation properly accrued under the vacation
policy of Seller and (ii) the aggregate amount of bonuses accrued under any bonus policy of
Seller. With respect to the Indian Subsidiary Employees, the Indian Subsidiary shall seek the
resignation of each Indian Subsidiary Employee with the Indian Subsidiary effective as of the
Closing Date, or such later time as the Indian Subsidiary and the India Entity agree, but in no
case later than the end of the Transition Period. The
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Indian Subsidiary shall pay each Indian Subsidiary Employee one months salary as an inducement of such employees’ resignation. To the
extent any Indian Subsidiary Employee does not so resign, the Indian Subsidiary shall terminate
such Indian Subsidiary Employees employment with the Indian Subsidiary. As soon as practicable
following the effective date of such resignation or termination (as applicable), the Indian
Subsidiary shall pay to such employee all amounts due to such employee pursuant to Applicable Law.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF PURCHASERS AND SELLER
The parties hereto agree that:
Section 7.1 Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller and each
Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable
Law to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (a) preparing and
filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other Third Party all
documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations,
submissions of information, applications and other documents and (b) obtaining and maintaining all
approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be
obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party that are necessary, proper or
advisable to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser and Seller
shall (i) promptly notify each other party hereto of any written or oral communication to that
party or its Affiliates from any Governmental Authority and, subject to Applicable Law, permit each
other party to review in advance any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority,
in each case concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) not agree to
participate, or to permit its Affiliates to participate, in any substantive meeting or discussion
with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with each other party in
advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority and consistent with the
reasonably determined confidentiality obligations of each party, gives each other party the
opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, provided, that if the
Governmental Authority does not permit such participation by the other parties, or if all parties
agree that such joint participation would not be advisable, each party shall allow outside counsel
for the other parties to attend and participate to the extent permitted by the Governmental
Authority and (iii) furnish each other party with copies of all correspondence, filings, and
communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between them and their
Affiliates and their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or
members of their respective staffs, on the other hand, concerning this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 7.2 Public Announcements. Each Purchaser and Seller shall consult with each other party before
issuing any press release, making any other public statement, or scheduling any press conference or
conference call with investors or analysts, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and, except as may be required by
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Applicable Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such press release,
make any such other public statement, or schedule any such press conference or conference call
before such consultation.
Section 7.3 Accounts Receivable (a) . From and after the Closing, each Purchaser shall remit (a)
to Seller all accounts receivable attributable to it under the terms of this Agreement and other
related items that are included in the Excluded Assets that such Purchaser receives and (b) to the
other Purchaser all accounts receivable attributable or arising out of such Purchaser’s respective
Transferred Assets. From and after the Closing, if Seller or any of its Subsidiaries shall receive
payments in respect of accounts receivable attributable to or arising out of the Sale Business or
the Transferred Assets with respect to the period after the Closing, then Seller shall promptly
forward such payment to the applicable Purchaser.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1 Indemnification by Seller.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in this ARTICLE VIII, Seller shall indemnify,
hold harmless and reimburse each of the Purchasers, Purchasers’ Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees, stockholders, members, partners, agents, attorneys,
representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) for all
losses, liabilities, claims, obligations, deficiencies, demands, judgments, damages (including
incidental and consequential damages), interest, fines, penalties, claims, suits, actions, causes
of action, assessments, awards, costs and expenses (including costs of investigation and defense
and reasonable attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees), or any diminution in value, whether or
not involving a third party claim (collectively, “Damages”), based upon, attributable to,
arising out of or resulting from:
(i) the failure of any of the representations or warranties made by Seller in this
Agreement or in any Seller Document to be true and correct in all respects at and as of the
date hereof;
(ii) the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of Seller under this
Agreement or in any Seller Document;
(iii) any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Liability;
(iv) (A) any employment-related liability (statutory or otherwise) with respect to
employment or termination of employment of any Business Employee on or prior to the Closing
Date (including liability for severance benefits related to termination by Seller) or (B)
any liability relating to, arising under or in
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connection with any U.S. Employee Benefit Plan of Seller or its Affiliates, including any liability under COBRA, whether arising prior
to, on or after the Closing Date; and
(v) any Third Party Claim (as defined below) arising out of or resulting from clauses
(i) through (iv) above.
Section 8.2 Procedure for Third Party Claims.
(a) A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third Party Claim may be
asserted by notice to Seller; provided, however, that (except as set forth in
Section 8.3 below) failure to so notify the Seller shall not preclude the Indemnified Party
from any indemnification which it may claim in accordance with this Article VIII.
(b) In the event that any Proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand, other
than a claim, demand or Proceeding in respect of tax matters, which shall be governed by
Section 8.2(c), shall be asserted by any third party in respect of which indemnification
may be sought under Section 8.1(a) hereof (regardless of the limitations set forth in
Section 8.3) (“Third Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly cause
written notice of the assertion of any Third Party Claim of which it has Knowledge which is covered
by this indemnity to be forwarded to the Seller. The failure of the Indemnified Party to give
reasonably prompt notice of any Third Party Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the
Seller’s obligations with respect thereto except to the extent that Seller can demonstrate actual
loss and prejudice as a result of such failure. Subject to the provisions of this Section
8.2, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to be represented by counsel of its choice and
to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim which relates to
any Damages indemnified against by Seller hereunder. If the Indemnified Party elects to defend
against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim which relates to any
Damages indemnified against by Seller hereunder, it shall within five (5) days of the Indemnified
Party’s written notice of the assertion of such Third Party Claim (or sooner, if the nature of the
Third Party Claim so requires) notify Seller of its intent to do so. In the event that Seller has
not explicitly consented to any settlement of a Third Party Claim (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), any such settlement of a Third Party Claim by the Indemnified
Party shall not be determinative of the existence of or amount of Damages relating to such claim.
If the Indemnified Party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any
Third Party Claim which relates to any Damages indemnified against by Seller hereunder, Seller may
defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Third Party Claim. If the
Indemnified Party defends any Third Party Claim, then Seller shall reimburse the Indemnified Party
for the expenses of defending such Third Party Claim upon submission of periodic bills. If Seller
shall assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may participate, at its
own expense, in the defense of such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that such
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the
expense of Seller if (i) so requested by Seller to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to the Indemnified Party a conflict or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified
Party and Seller that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided,
further, that Seller shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel (plus any
appropriate local counsel) for all indemnified parties in connection with any Third Party
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Claim. Each party hereto agrees to provide reasonable access to each other party to such documents
and information as may reasonably by requested in connection with the defense, negotiation or
settlement of any such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.2 to
the contrary, neither the Indemnified Party nor Seller shall, without the written consent of the
other party, settle or compromise any Third Party Claim or permit a default or consent to entry of
any judgment unless the claimant (or claimants) provide to such other party an unqualified release
from all liability in respect of the Third Party Claim.
(c) With respect to any Taxes for which indemnification is sought pursuant to Section
8.1(a)(iii), the Seller shall, at its option, have full and exclusive authority to defend,
adjust, compromise or settle any Third Party Claim in respect of such Taxes, including audits and
other tax-related disputes, with any such compromise or settlement subject to the written approval
of the Indemnified Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) With respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this ARTICLE
VIII, the parties shall cooperate in such a manner as to preserve in full (to the extent
practicable) the confidentiality of all confidential information and the attorney-client and
work-product privileges. In connection therewith, each party agrees that: (i) it will use
reasonable efforts, in respect of any Third Party Claim in which it has assumed or has participated
in the defense, to avoid production of confidential information of the other party (consistent with
Applicable Law and rules of procedure), and (ii) all communications between any parties hereto and
counsel responsible for or participating in the defense of any Third Party Claim will, to the
extent possible, be made so as to preserve an applicable attorney-client or work-product privilege.
Section 8.3 Claims Period; Limitation on Indemnification.
(a) Survival. The representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this
Agreement, any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or any Seller Document shall survive the
Closing through and including the first anniversary of the Closing Date; provided,
however, that the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 3.2
(Corporate Authorization) and Section 3.19(b) and (c) (Assets Other than Real Property
Interests; Sufficiency) shall survive the Closing indefinitely (in each case, the “Survival
Period”) ; provided, further, that the representations and warranties of Seller
set forth in Section 3.12 (Taxes) shall survive ninety (90) days following the applicable
statute of limitations; provided, further, that any obligations under Section
8.1(a) shall not terminate with respect to any Damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall
have given notice to Seller in accordance with Section 8.2 before the termination of the
applicable Survival Period.
(b) Cap. Except with respect to fraud, intentional misrepresentation, and the
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 3.2 (Corporate Authorization)
and Sections 3.19(b) and (c) (Assets Other than Real Property Interests; Sufficiency),
Seller’s aggregate indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(i), and to the
extent it relates to Section 8.1(a)(i), Section 8.1(a)(v), shall not exceed the
Escrow Amount.
(c) Tipping Basket. Seller shall not have any liability under Section
8.1(a)(i) and, to the extent it relates to Sections 8.1(a)(i), Section
8.1(a)(v) hereof, unless the
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aggregate amount of Damages incurred by the Indemnified Parties and indemnifiable thereunder
based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any of the representations or
warranties to be true and correct exceeds $310,000 (the “Indemnification Basket”) and, in
such event, Seller shall be required to pay the entire amount of all such Damages; provided
that the Indemnification Basket limitation shall not apply to Damages related to fraud, intentional
misrepresentation, and the failure to be true and correct of the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.2 (Corporate Authorization) and Sections 3.19(b) and (c) (Assets
Other than Real Property Interests; Sufficiency).
(d) No Implied Waiver. The right to indemnification or any other remedy based on
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Seller in this Agreement or any Seller
Document shall not be affected by any investigation conducted by any Purchaser at any time, or any
knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) by Purchaser at any time, whether before or after
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or
inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement. The
waiver by a Purchaser of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty of
Seller, or on the performance of or compliance with such covenant or agreements of Seller, will not
affect such Purchaser’s right to indemnification or any other remedy based on such representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements.
Section 8.4 Additional Limitations on Indemnification. The parties hereto agree that with respect to
each indemnification obligation in this Agreement, all Damages shall be net of (a) any insurance
proceeds (minus the premium costs of such insurance) which have been recovered by the Indemnified
Party in connection with the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification under this Agreement
and (b) any Tax benefit arising from such Damages actually received in the year of such Damages by
the Indemnified Party minus all costs and expenses associated with obtaining such Tax benefit. The
parties hereto agree that Seller shall have no indemnification obligation for any Damages to any
Indemnified Party to the extent they are duplicative of Damages to any other Indemnified Party that
is an Affiliate of such Indemnified Party or that they have already recovered under another
provision of this Agreement.
Section 8.5 Exceptions to Exclusive Remedy. The parties hereto agree that nothing in this Agreement
shall limit or impair the obligations of any party hereto under Applicable Law for Damages arising
out of fraud, intentional misrepresentation by such party, violations of Section 5.1 and
any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Liability.
Section 8.6 Duty to Mitigate Damages. The parties hereto agree that nothing in this Agreement shall
limit or impair the obligations (if any) of any party hereto under Applicable Law or equitable
principles to mitigate the Damages otherwise subject to indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 8.7 Tax Effect of Indemnification Payments. All indemnity payments made by Seller to the
Indemnified Parties pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for all Tax purposes as adjustments
to the Total Consideration.
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Section 8.8 Exclusive Remedy. Subject to Section 8.5, the right to obtain indemnification
pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII shall be the Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy
against Seller for any breach by Seller of the terms of this Agreement, or any other claim or cause
of action against any Seller, whether in contract, tort, under statute or otherwise arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in
writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
if to Purchaser 1, to:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
if to Purchaser 2 or Purchaser 2 Parent, to:
Universal Electronics Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Day
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
if to Seller, to:
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ZiLOG, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to each other party hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be
deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a
Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall
be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.
Section 9.2 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but
only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each
party to this Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be
effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by Applicable Law.
Section 9.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
Section 9.4 Disclosure Schedule References. The parties hereto agree that any reference in a
particular Section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception to
(or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or
covenants, as applicable) of Seller that are contained in the corresponding Section of this
Agreement and (ii) any other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of Seller
that are contained in this Agreement, but only if the relevance of that reference as an exception
to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties (or covenants, as
applicable) are reasonably apparent on its face.
Section 9.5 Purchaser Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, Purchaser 1 shall not be liable to Seller for the acts of, obligations of or breach of
any provision of this Agreement by Purchaser 2 and vice a versa. Notwithstanding
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any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser 2 Parent shall be liable to Seller
for the acts of, obligations of or breach of any provision of this Agreement by Purchaser 2.
Section 9.6 Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No provision of this Agreement is
intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any
Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto, except that any Purchaser may
transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time
in part, to one or more of its Affiliates at any time; provided that such transfer
or assignment shall not relieve such Purchaser of any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 9.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such State.
Section 9.8 Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any Proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal court located in the State of
Delaware or any Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any
such Proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such Proceeding in any such court or
that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Process in any such Proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or
without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that
service of process on such party as provided in Section 9.1 shall be deemed effective
service of process on such party.
Section 9.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 9.10 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall
have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless
each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by each other party hereto, this Agreement
shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue
of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).
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Section 9.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Seller Documents and the Purchasers
Documents, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written,
between the parties with respect to their subject matter.
Section 9.12 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate
in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be
consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 9.13 Specific Performance. Seller acknowledges and agrees that the breach of this Agreement
would cause irreparable damage to Purchasers and that such Purchaser will not have an adequate
remedy at law. Therefore, the obligations of Seller under this Agreement, including Seller’s
obligation to sell the Transferred Assets to the applicable Purchaser, shall be enforceable by a
decree of specific performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate
injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith. Such remedies shall,
however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies which any
party may have under this Agreement or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.
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UEI Electronics Private Limited |
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
Exhibit A – Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B – Purchaser 1 License Agreement
Exhibit C – Purchaser 2 License Agreement
Exhibit D – Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit E – Mutual Release
Exhibit F – Key Employee Offer Letters
Exhibit G – Skadden Opinion