MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2017 BY AND AMONG LESLEE DART, AMANDA LUNDBERG, ALLAN MAYER AND THE BEATRICE B. TRUST AS SELLERS, AND DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., AS THE PURCHASER
Exhibit
2.2
DATED
AS OF MARCH 30, 2017
BY
AND AMONG
XXXXXX
XXXX,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX,
XXXXX
XXXXX
AND
THE
XXXXXXXX X. TRUST
AS
SELLERS,
AND
DOLPHIN
DIGITAL MEDIA, INC.,
AS
THE PURCHASER
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Article I.
Defined Terms
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1
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Article II.
Purchase and Sale of Membership Interests
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1
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Section 2.1
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Agreement to Buy
and Sell Membership Interests
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1
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Section 2.2
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Purchase
Price
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2
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Section 2.3
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Determination of
Closing Working Capital
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3
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Section 2.4
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Disputes Regarding
Working Capital Schedule
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3
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Section 2.5
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Additional
Consideration.
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5
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Section 2.6
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Right of
Offset
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10
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Section 2.7
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Closing
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11
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Section 2.8
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Designated Employee
Payments
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13
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Article III.
Representations and Warranties of the Sellers
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13
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Section 3.1
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Authority of
Seller
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13
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Section 3.2
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Ownership
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13
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Section 3.3
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Own
Account
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13
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Section 3.4
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Consents;
Conflicts
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13
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Section 3.5
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No
Reliance
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14
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Section 3.6
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Investment
Experience
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14
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Section 3.7
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Dilution
Protection
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15
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Section 3.8
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No General
Solicitation
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15
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Section 3.9
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Legend
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15
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Section 3.10
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No Other
Representations or Warranties
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16
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Article IV.
Representations and Warranties of the principal Sellers with
Respect to the Company
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16
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Section 4.1
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Organization and
Business; Power and Authority; Effect of Transaction
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17
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Section 4.2
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Non-contravention
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17
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Section 4.3
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Subsidiaries
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18
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Section 4.4
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Accounts
Receivable
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18
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Section 4.5
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Financial
Statements; Absence of Certain Changes; Undisclosed
Liabilities
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18
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Section 4.6
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Material
Contracts
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20
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Section 4.7
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Clients and
Suppliers
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21
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Section 4.8
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Title and
Sufficiency of Assets
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21
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Section 4.9
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Books and
Records
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22
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Section 4.10
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Legal
Actions
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22
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Section 4.11
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Tax
Matters
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22
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Section 4.12
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Insurance
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24
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Section 4.13
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Bankruptcy
Matters
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24
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Section 4.14
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Affiliate
Transactions
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24
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Section 4.15
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Broker or
Finder
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24
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Section 4.16
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Intellectual
Property
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24
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Section 4.17
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Employee Benefit
Plans
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25
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Section 4.18
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Employees; Employee
Relations
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26
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Section 4.19
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No Illegal
Payments, Etc
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26
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Section 4.20
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Bank Accounts and
Powers of Attorney
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27
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Article V.
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser
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27
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Section 5.1
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Organization and
Business; Power and Authority; Effect of Transaction
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27
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Section 5.2
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Capitalization
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28
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Section 5.3
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Subsidiaries
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28
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Section 5.4
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Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities; SEC Reports
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28
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Section 5.5
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Investment
Status.
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29
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Section 5.6
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Broker or
Finder
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30
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Section 5.7
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No Other
Representations or Warranties
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30
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Article VI.
Covenants
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30
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Section 6.1
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Agreement to
Cooperate; Certain Other Covenants
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30
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Section 6.2
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Tax
Matters
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30
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Section 6.3
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Conduct of
Business
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32
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Section 6.4
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Public
Announcements
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33
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Section 6.5
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Seller
Guarantees
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34
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Section 6.6
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Unincorporated
Business Taxes
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34
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Section 6.7
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Further
Assurances
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34
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Article VII.
Indemnification
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34
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Section 7.1
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General Statement;
Survival Period
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34
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Section 7.2
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Sellers’
Indemnification Obligations
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35
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Section 7.3
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Limitation on the
Sellers’ Indemnification Obligations
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36
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Section 7.4
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The
Purchaser’s Indemnification Obligations
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37
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Section 7.5
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Purchaser
Indemnification Cap
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38
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Section 7.6
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Third-Party
Claims
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38
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Section 7.7
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Direct
Indemnification Claims
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40
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Section 7.8
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Treatment of
Indemnification Payments
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40
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Section 7.9
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Subrogation;
Mitigation
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40
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Section 7.10
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Indemnification
Exclusive Remedy
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40
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Article VIII.
Miscellaneous
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41
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Section 8.1
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Waivers;
Amendments
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41
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Section 8.2
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Fees, Expenses and
Other Payments
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41
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Section 8.3
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Notices
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41
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Section 8.4
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Specific
Performance; Other Rights and Remedies
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42
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Section 8.5
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Counterparts
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43
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Section 8.6
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Headings
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43
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Section 8.7
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Governing
Law
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43
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Section 8.8
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Jurisdiction;
Forum
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43
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Section 8.9
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Entire
Agreement
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43
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Section 8.10
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Assignment
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43
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Section 8.11
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Parties in
Interest
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44
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Section 8.12
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Waiver of Trial by
Jury
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44
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Attachments
Appendix
A
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Definitions
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Disclosure
Schedule
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Annex
2.2(b)
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Purchase Price
Allocation
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Annex
6.2(b)
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Final Purchase
Price Allocation Methodology
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Exhibit
A
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Membership
Interests and Designated Employees
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Exhibit
B
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Form of Transfers
and Assignment of Membership Interests
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Exhibit
C
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Accredited Investor
Questionnaire
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Exhibit
D
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Form of Employment
Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Form of Seller Put
Agreement
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Exhibit
F
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Form of
Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit
G
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Form of Seller
Release
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This MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered
into as of March 30, 2017, by and among each of Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx and the Xxxxxxxx X. Trust (each individually
referred to as a “Seller” and collectively
referred to as the “Sellers”), and Dolphin
Digital Media, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “Purchaser”). Each
Seller and the Purchaser are hereinafter referred to as a
“Party”, and collectively
as the “Parties”.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Sellers are the owners of
one hundred percent (100%) of the membership interests
(collectively, the “Membership Interests”) of
42West, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”), as set forth
on Exhibit A
hereto;
WHEREAS, the Company owns and operates
an entertainment public relations agency offering talent publicity,
strategic communications and entertainment content marketing (the
“Business”);
and
WHEREAS, the Sellers desire to sell and
convey, and the Purchaser desires to purchase and assume, the
Membership Interests in exchange for common stock of the Purchaser,
par value $0.015 (“Common Stock”), on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements herein contained and other valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy whereof are hereby acknowledged, the Parties
hereby, intending to be legally bound, represent, warrant, covenant
and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINED
TERMS
As used herein, the
terms defined in Appendix
A have the respective meanings set forth
therein. Terms defined in the singular have a comparable
meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa, and the reference
to any gender shall be deemed to include all
genders. Unless otherwise specified or the context
otherwise clearly requires: (i) terms for which meanings
are provided in this Agreement also have such meanings when used in
the Disclosure Schedule and in each Transaction Document; (ii)
references to “hereof,” “herein” or similar
terms are intended to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
a particular section; (iii) references to “this
Section” or “this Article” are intended to refer
to the entire section or article of this Agreement and not to a
particular subsection thereof; and (iv) the words
“include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrases “without limitation”.
ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
Section 2.1 Agreement to Buy and Sell Membership
Interests. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing (as defined below), the Sellers hereby agree to sell,
convey, assign, transfer, and deliver to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser agrees to purchase, acquire, and accept from the Sellers,
all right, title and interest in and to the Membership Interests,
representing one hundred percent (100%) of the equity interests of
the Company, free and clear of Liens other than Permitted
Liens.
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Section 2.2
Purchase Price.
(a) Purchase
Price. Subject
to adjustment as set forth herein, the total consideration to be
paid for the Membership Interests (as so adjusted, the
“Purchase
Price”) shall consist of:
(i) the amount of
shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing the sum of
Section 2.2(a)(i)(A)-(D)
by the Closing Share Price:
(A) $18,666,667;
(B) minus the Company Indebtedness
outstanding at Closing, if any;
(C) minus the Company Transaction
Expenses; and
(D) (x) plus the excess, if any, of the
Closing Working Capital over the Target Working Capital,
or (y) minus the excess, if any, of
the Target Working Capital over the Closing Working Capital, as
applicable.
(ii) plus the Additional
Consideration (as defined below), if any, issued pursuant to
Section 2.5.
(b) Manner of Payment of Purchase
Price.
(i) At the Closing, the
Purchaser shall (A) issue and deliver the Closing Dolphin Shares to
the Sellers in accordance with Annex 2.2(b); (B) deliver
the Company Transaction Expenses by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, to such accounts and in such amounts as designated
by the Sellers pursuant to Annex 2.2(b), on behalf of
the Company and (C) reserve for issuance the Closing Stock Bonuses
and the Special Stock Bonuses.
(ii) Upon written
instruction from the Principal Sellers no later than fifteen
calendar days following the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall issue
and deliver the Closing Stock Bonuses as soon as practicable
thereafter to the Designated Employees in accordance with
Annex 2.2(b),
and in any event, no later than thirty calendar days following the
Closing Date.
(iii) Upon receipt of an
acknowledgement and release from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, the Purchaser
shall pay (or cause to be paid) the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Payment.
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(iv) Upon the
effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-8 covering the
shares of Common Stock issuable as the Special Stock Bonuses, the
Purchaser shall issue and deliver the Special Stock Bonuses to
those employees and in those amounts set forth in Annex 2.2(b). 1 The
Purchaser shall file such Form S-8 as soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing Date, and shall use its
reasonable efforts to cause such Form S-8 to be declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
(v) On January 2, 2018,
the Purchaser shall (i) issue and deliver the Post-Closing Dolphin
Shares to the Sellers in accordance with Annex 2.2(b) and (ii)
issue and, to those Designated Employees receiving Closing Stock
Bonuses, deliver the Post-Closing Stock Bonuses to such Designated
Employees in accordance with Annex 2.2(b), in each case
subject to the offset right of the Purchaser set forth in
Section 2.6.
(vi) In the event that a
Designated Employee or an individual who would otherwise be
entitled to a Special Stock Bonus is or becomes ineligible to
receive shares of Common Stock hereunder, due to the termination of
such individual’s employment with the Company or otherwise
(an “Ineligible
Employee”), the Principal Sellers shall give notice to
the Purchaser of such ineligibility, and the Purchaser shall
instead issue the applicable shares of Common Stock (the
“Ineligible Employee
Shares”) amongst the Sellers in accordance with
Exhibit A at the
time that such issuance would have otherwise been made to the
Ineligible Employee.
(c) Fractional
Shares. The Purchaser
shall not be obligated to issue fractional shares to any Seller or
Designated Employee and any Seller or Designated Employee who would
receive a fractional share based on their pro rata percentage of
the Purchase Price. Any Seller or Designated Employee
who would otherwise receive a fractional share based on their pro
rata percentage of the Purchase Price shall instead receive the
next whole number of Shares to which they would otherwise be
entitled under this Section.
Section 2.3
Determination of Closing Working
Capital. As
soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within ninety (90)
days following the Closing Date (as defined below)), the Purchaser
shall prepare and deliver to the Sellers (i) an unaudited balance
sheet of the Company as of as of 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time
on the Closing Date (the “Closing Balance Sheet”),
(ii) a statement based on the Closing Balance Sheet setting forth
as of 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on the Closing Date the
amount of Closing Working Capital and (iii) a statement, signed by
an officer of the Purchaser, stating that that the Closing Balance
Sheet and calculation of Closing Working Capital were prepared in
accordance with this Agreement (collectively, the
“Working Capital
Schedule”). The Purchaser shall prepare all
items comprising the Working Capital Schedule in accordance with
GAAP applied in a manner consistent with the accounting principles
and practices applied in the preparation of the Company Financial
Statements (as defined below).
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Section 2.4
Disputes Regarding Working Capital
Schedule. Disputes
with respect to the Working Capital Schedule shall be resolved as
follows:
(a) Dispute
Notice. After receipt of the Working Capital
Schedule, the Sellers shall have the duration of the Dispute Period
to review such schedule. During such time, the Purchaser
shall provide the Sellers and their representatives with access to
all documents, records, work papers, facilities and personnel as
reasonably requested by the Sellers to review the Working Capital
Schedule and the calculations set forth therein. If the
Sellers have a Dispute with any of the elements of or amounts
reflected on the
Working Capital Schedule, the Sellers shall deliver to the
Purchaser a Dispute Notice, within the Dispute Period, setting
forth in reasonable detail the Disputed Items. Within
thirty (30) days after delivery of such Dispute Notice, the Parties
shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such Disputed Items and
agree in writing upon the final content of the disputed Working
Capital Schedule. If the Sellers do not deliver a
Dispute Notice during the Dispute Period, the Working Capital
Schedule shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed to by the
Sellers in the form in which it was delivered to the Sellers, and
shall be final and binding upon the Parties for purposes of
Section
2.4(d).
(b) Arbitrating
Accountant. If the Purchaser and the Sellers,
notwithstanding such good faith effort, fail to resolve such
Disputes within thirty (30) days after the Purchaser’s
receipt of a Dispute Notice delivered in accordance with
Section 2.4(a), the
Sellers and the Purchaser shall jointly engage the Arbitrating
Accountant as arbitrator to resolve the Remaining Disputed
Items. If the Purchaser and the Sellers are unable to
agree on an Arbitrating Accountant, the Sellers’ and the
Purchaser’s respective accountants shall select the
Arbitrating Accountant by jointly-conducted lot.
(c) Resolution
of Remaining Disputed Items. In connection with
the resolution of the Remaining Disputed Items, the Purchaser and
the Sellers shall provide the Arbitrating Accountant with
reasonable access to all documents, records, work papers,
facilities and personnel necessary to perform its function as
arbitrator. The Arbitrating Accountant’s function
will be to resolve the Remaining Disputed Items (and only the
Remaining Disputed Items) in accordance with the requirements of
this Section
2.4(c), and upon such resolution, conform the Working
Capital Schedule accordingly. The Purchaser and the
Sellers shall present their respective positions regarding the
Remaining Disputed Items by written submissions to the Arbitrating
Accountant. The Arbitrating Accountant may, at its
discretion, conduct a conference concerning the Remaining Disputed
Items, at which conference each Party shall have the right to
present additional documents, materials and other information and
to have present its advisors, counsel and
accountants. In connection with such process, there
shall be no other hearings or any oral examinations, testimony,
depositions, discovery or other similar proceedings. The
Purchaser and the Sellers agree to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Arbitrating Accountant to only address the
Remaining Disputed Items, to make its decision solely on the basis
of the evidence and position papers presented to it, and to not
assign a value to any item greater than the greater value for such
item claimed by a Party or less than the lesser value for such item
claimed by a Party. The Purchaser and the Sellers agree
to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Arbitrating
Accountant to promptly, and in any event within sixty (60) days
after the date of its appointment, render its decision on the
Remaining Disputed Items in writing and finalize the Working
Capital Schedule. Such written determination will be
final and binding upon the Parties for purposes of Section 2.4(d), and judgment
may be entered on the award. Upon the resolution of all
Disputes, the Parties shall revise the Working Capital Schedule to
reflect such resolution. The Purchaser and the Sellers
agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Arbitrating Accountant to determine the proportion of its fees and
expenses to be paid by each of the Sellers and the Purchaser, based
primarily on the degree to which the Arbitrating Accountant has
accepted the positions of the respective Parties.
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(d) Working Capital
Adjustment. Following the finalization of the
Working Capital Schedule, the Parties shall provide for a working
capital adjustment payment as provided in this Section 2.4(d) (the
“Working Capital
Adjustment”). Any Working Capital
Adjustment made pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) shall be deemed
an adjustment of the Purchase Price payable by the Purchaser in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
shall be treated as such for all purposes, including for Tax
purposes. Any adjustment pursuant to this
Section 2.4(d) shall be
made within ten (10) Business Days after the earliest of (x) the
expiration of the Dispute Period if the Purchaser has not received
a Dispute Notice from the Sellers within that period, (y) the
resolution by the Purchaser and the Sellers of all differences
regarding the Working Capital Schedule and the Working Capital
Adjustment, and (z) the receipt of the Arbitrating
Accountant’s determination as set forth in
Section 2.4. Any
amounts of shares of Common Stock calculated under Sections 2.4(d)(i) and
(ii) below shall be
rounded up to the nearest full integer.
(i) Working Capital
Surplus. If the Closing Working Capital as
determined pursuant to this Section 2.4 is greater
than the amount of the Target Working Capital, then the Purchaser
shall issue to the Sellers shares of Common Stock in an amount
equal to the amount by which the Closing Working Capital was
greater than the Target Working Capital divided by the Closing
Share Price, allocated among the Sellers in accordance with their
respective Pro Rata Share (less the applicable Designated Employee
Percentage of such amount, which shall be contributed by the
Purchaser to the New Business Segment and distributed through the
New Business Segment’s payroll to each applicable Designated
Employee in accordance with their respective Designated Employee
Pro Rata Share; provided, however, that any Ineligible Employee
Shares will be apportioned among and issued to the Sellers in
accordance with Exhibit
A), within two (2) Business Days of finalization of the
Working Capital Schedule.
(ii) Working Capital
Deficiency. If the Closing Working Capital as
determined pursuant to this Section 2.4 is less than
the Target Working Capital, then the Purchaser shall, within two
(2) Business Days of the finalization of the Working Capital
Schedule, be permitted to offset such amount against all of the
Sellers as described in Section 2.6. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Sellers shall have
the right, in their sole discretion, to pay any or all of the
Working Capital Adjustment amount owed to the Purchaser in cash in
lieu of the application of the right of offset by the
Purchaser.
Section 2.5 Additional
Consideration.
(a) Additional
Consideration. Following the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers additional consideration for
the Membership Interests upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions as described in this Section 2.5 (any such issuances
collectively, the “Additional
Consideration”). In no event shall the
Additional Consideration be a negative number. Upon
payment of all Additional Consideration owed to the Sellers in
accordance with Section 2.5(f), the Purchaser shall be deemed
to have fully satisfied its obligations pursuant to this
Section 2.5. The
Additional Consideration payable pursuant to this
Section 2.5, when and if
paid, constitutes part of the Purchase Price payable by the
Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and shall be treated as such for all purposes, including
for Tax purposes.
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(b) Seller Rights. The
right of a Seller to a portion of the Additional Consideration, if
any, shall not be represented by a certificate or other instrument,
shall not represent an ownership interest in the Purchaser or the
New Business Segment and shall not entitle any Seller to any
additional rights as a holder of any equity security of the
Purchaser, the New Business Segment or any of their Affiliates,
unless and until such Additional Consideration is issued (with
respect to stock Additional Consideration). In lieu of
issuing any fractional shares to which a Seller would otherwise be
entitled pursuant to this Section 2.5, any Seller
who would otherwise receive a fractional share based on their pro
rata percentage of the Additional Consideration shall instead
receive the next whole number of Shares to which they would
otherwise be entitled under this Section.
(c) Calculation of Additional
Consideration.
(i) First Year
Period. Following the end of the First Year
Period, the Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers, in accordance
with this Section 2.5, a payment of
Additional Consideration as follows:
(A) If the EBITDA of
the New Business Segment for the First Year Period is greater than
or equal to the Additional Consideration Target, then the Purchaser
shall issue to the Sellers that number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $3,111,112 by the
Closing Share Price (the “First Year Stock
Issuance”).
(B) If the EBITDA of
the New Business Segment for the First Year Period is less than the
Additional Consideration Target (a “Missed First Year
Target”), then the Purchaser shall issue to the
Sellers that number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the
Target Percentage for the First Year Period multiplied by (y) the
First Year Stock Issuance (the “Adjusted First Year Stock
Issuance”); provided, however, that, if the EBITDA of
the New Business Segment for the First Year Period is less than
$2,900,000 (the “EBITDA Floor”), Purchaser
shall have no obligation to pay any Adjusted First Year Stock
Issuance to Sellers at the end of the First Year
Period.
(ii) Second Year
Period. Following the end of the Second Year
Period, the Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers, in accordance
with this Section 2.5, a payment of
Additional Consideration as follows:
(A) If (1) the EBITDA
of the New Business Segment for the First Year Period is greater
than or equal to the Additional Consideration Target, or (2) in the
event of a Missed First Year Target, the EBITDA of the New Business
Segment for the Second Year Period is greater than or equal to the
Additional Consideration Target, then the Purchaser shall issue to
the Sellers that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing $3,111,112 by the Closing Share Price
(the “Second Year
Stock Issuance”).
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(B) If, in the event of
a Missed First Year Target, the EBITDA of the New Business Segment
for the Second Year Period is less than the Additional
Consideration Target (a “Missed Second Year
Target”), then the Purchaser shall issue to the
Sellers that number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the
Target Percentage for the Second Year Period multiplied by (y) the
Second Year Stock Issuance (the “Adjusted Second Year Stock
Issuance”); provided that, if the EBITDA of the New
Business Segment for the Second Year Period is less than the EBITDA
Floor, Purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any Adjusted
Second Year Stock Issuance to Sellers at the end of the Second Year
Period.
(iii) Third Year
Period. Following the end of the Third Year
Period, the Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers, in accordance
with this Section 2.5, a payment of
Additional Consideration as follows:
(A) If (1) the EBITDA
of the New Business Segment for the First Year Period is greater
than or equal to the Additional Consideration Target, (2) in the
event of a Missed First Year Target, the EBITDA of the New Business
Segment for the Second Year Period is greater than or equal to the
Additional Consideration Target, or (3) in the event of both a
Missed First Year Target and a Missed Second Year Target, the
EBITDA of the New Business Segment for the Third Year Period is
greater than or equal to the Additional Consideration Target, then
the Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers that number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $3,111,112
by the Closing Share Price (the “Third Year Stock
Issuance”, and each of the First Year Stock Issuance,
the Second Year Stock Issuance and the Third Year Stock Issuance an
“Earn-Out Stock
Issuance”).
(B) If, in the event of
a Missed First Year Target and a Missed Second Year Target, the
EBITDA of the New Business Segment for the Third Year Period is
less than the Additional Consideration Target (a
“Missed Third Year
Target” and together with each of a Missed First Year
Target and a Missed Second Year Target, a “Missed Target”), then the
Purchaser shall issue to the Sellers that number of shares of
Common Stock equal to (x) the Target Percentage for the Third Year
Period multiplied by (y) the Third Year Stock Issuance (the
“Adjusted Third Year
Stock Issuance”, and each of the Adjusted First Year
Stock Issuance, the Adjusted Second Year Stock Issuance and the
Adjusted Third Year Stock Issuance, an “Adjusted Earn-Out Stock
Issuance”); provided that, if the EBITDA of the New
Business Segment for the Third Year Period is less than the EBITDA
Floor, Purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any Adjusted Third
Year Stock Issuance to Sellers at the end of the Third Year
Period.
(iv) Final Adjustment
Payments. In the event of any Missed Targets, the
Sellers shall be entitled to further amounts of Additional
Consideration from the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall issue to
the Sellers further amounts of Additional Consideration, upon the
satisfaction of the following conditions (each, a
“Final Adjustment
Payment”):
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(A) Missed Target Years. In the
event that there occurs (i) a Missed Target in any Measuring
Period, but the EBITDA of the New Business Segment for such
Measuring Period is greater than or equal to the EBITDA Floor (a
“Missed Target
Year”), and (ii) the EBITDA of the New Business
Segment in a subsequent Measuring Period is greater than or equal
to the Additional Consideration Target, the Purchaser shall issue
to the Sellers shares of Common Stock equal to the Earn-Out Stock
Issuance for each such Missed Target Year minus the Adjusted Earn-Out Stock
Issuance for each such Missed Target Year.
(B) Missed Floor
Years. In the event the EBITDA Floor is not
achieved in either the First Year Period or the Second Year Period
(a “Missed
Floor Year”), and in a subsequent Measuring Period or
Measuring Periods, EBITDA exceeds the Additional Consideration
Target (the amount by which EBITDA exceeds the Additional
Consideration Target, in the aggregate for all such Measuring
Periods, the “EBITDA
Excess Amount”), and such EBITDA Excess Amount is
equal to or greater than the amount by which the EBITDA Floor was
not achieved in a Missed Floor Year, the EBITDA Excess Amount will,
for purposes of calculating the Additional Consideration, be
applied to the EBITDA of such Missed Floor Year (but only with
respect to the Missed Floor Year in which EBITDA was closest to the
EBITDA Floor, and not both of such Missed Floor Years, in the event
there is more than one Missed Floor Year). Pursuant to
such application, the EBITDA Floor will be deemed to have been
achieved for such applicable Missed Floor Year, and the Sellers
shall be entitled to receive, without duplication, the full stock
issuance of Additional Consideration they would have been entitled
to receive under Section
2.5(c)(iv)(A) above as if the EBITDA Floor had been achieved
for such Missed Floor Year. For the sake of clarity, in
the event that the remaining EBITDA Excess Amount is insufficient
to increase the EBITDA in the applicable Missed Floor Year such
that the EBITDA Floor is achieved for such Missed Floor Year, the
EBITDA Floor will not be deemed to have been reached for such
Missed Floor Year and no further payments of Additional
Consideration shall be made with respect to any Missed Floor
Years.
(d) Earn-Out Report;
Dispute. Within ninety (90) days following the
end of each Measuring Period the Purchaser shall prepare and
deliver to the Sellers a report (the “Earn-Out Report”) (x)
containing the unaudited balance sheet of the New Business Segment
as of the close of business on the last day of the applicable
Measuring Period, and a related unaudited statement of income of
the New Business Segment for such Measuring Period, (y) a report
setting forth for the applicable Measuring Period the
Purchaser’s calculations of the EBITDA of the New Business
Segment and the corresponding Additional Consideration payment to
be made under Section 2.5(c), if any,
including any adjustments required to be made to the provided
financial statements in order to make such calculations and (z) a
statement, signed by an officer of the Purchaser, stating that that
the Earn-Out Report was prepared in accordance with this
Agreement.
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(i) After receipt of an
Earn-Out Report, the Sellers shall have the duration of the Dispute
Period to review the Earn-Out Report. During such time,
the Purchaser shall provide the Sellers and their representatives
with access to all documents, records, work papers, facilities and
personnel as reasonably requested to review the Earn-Out Report and
the calculations set forth therein. If the Sellers have
a Dispute with any of the elements of or amounts reflected on the
Earn-Out Report, the Sellers shall deliver one, joint written
Dispute Notice, within the Dispute Period, to the Purchaser setting
forth in reasonable detail the Disputed Items. If the
Sellers do not notify the Purchaser of a Dispute with respect to
the Earn-Out Report within the Dispute Period, the Earn-Out Report
will be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties. In
the event of such delivery of a Dispute Notice, the Purchaser and
the Sellers shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such
Disputes.
(ii) If the Purchaser
and the Sellers, notwithstanding such good faith effort, fail to
resolve such Disputed Items within thirty (30) days after the
Purchaser’s receipt of a Dispute Notice, then the Purchaser
and the Sellers shall engage the Arbitrating Accountant to resolve
any such Remaining Disputed Items. As promptly as practicable
thereafter (and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after the
Arbitrating Accountant’s engagement), the Purchaser and the
Sellers shall present their respective positions regarding the
Remaining Disputed Items to the Arbitrating Accountant in writing
(with a copy to the other Party(ies)), supported by any documents
and arguments upon which they rely. The Arbitrating
Accountant may, at its discretion, conduct a conference concerning
the Remaining Disputed Items, at which conference each Party shall
have the right to present additional documents, materials and other
information and to have present its advisors, counsel and
accountants. In connection with such process, there
shall be no other hearings or any oral examinations, testimony,
depositions, discovery or other similar proceedings. The
Purchaser and the Sellers agree to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Arbitrating Accountant to only address the
Remaining Disputed Items, to make its decision solely on the basis
of the evidence and position papers presented to it, and to not
assign a value to any item greater than the greater value for such
item claimed by a Party or less than the lesser value for such item
claimed by a Party. The Purchaser and the Sellers agree
to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Arbitrating
Accountant to promptly, and in any event within sixty (60) days
after the date of its appointment, render its decision on the
Remaining Disputed Items in writing and finalize the applicable
Earn-Out Report. All determinations made by the
Arbitrating Accountant will be final, conclusive and binding on the
Parties. The Purchaser and the Sellers agree to use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Arbitrating Accountant
to determine the proportion of its fees and expenses to be paid by
each of the Sellers and the Purchaser, based primarily on the
degree to which the Arbitrating Accountant has accepted the
positions of the respective Parties.
(e) Cooperation. For
purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this
Section 2.5, each Party
shall cooperate with, and make available to, the other Party and
its representatives such information, records, data and working
papers, and shall permit reasonable access to its facilities and
personnel during regular business hours, as may be reasonably
requested in connection with the preparation and analysis of the
Earn-Out Report and the resolution of any disputes under the
Earn-Out Report.
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(f) Payment of Additional
Consideration. Any payments owed by the Purchaser
pursuant to this Section 2.5 for a
particular Measuring Period shall be made no later than ten (10)
Business Days after the earliest of (i) the expiration of the
Dispute Period if the Purchaser has not received a Dispute Notice
concerning the Earn-Out Report within that period, (ii) the
resolution by the Purchaser and the Sellers of all differences
regarding the Earn-Out Report, (iii) the receipt of the Arbitrating
Accountant’s determination as set forth in
Section 2.5(d); provided,
however, that (1) with respect to payments for Measuring Periods
following the achievement of an Additional Consideration Target in
a prior Measuring Period, the payment for such following Measuring
Period shall be made with ten (10) Business Days after the end of
such Measuring Period, and (2) with respect to Final Adjustment
Payments, such payments shall be made together with the payment for
the Third Year Period. The Purchaser shall not be
obligated to issue fractional shares of Common Stock to any Seller
or Designated Employee under this Section 2.5(f) and any
Seller or Designated Employee who would otherwise receive a
fractional share based on their pro rata percentage of the Purchase
Price shall instead the next whole number of Shares to which they
would otherwise be entitled under this
Section 2.5(f).
(i) The Purchaser shall
issue any Additional Consideration consisting of shares of Common
Stock, by issuance of the appropriate number of shares of Common
Stock to each Seller; in accordance with each Seller’s Pro
Rata Share as set forth on Exhibit A.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, prior to the payment of
any Additional Consideration to the Sellers pursuant to this
Section 2.5, (x) shall be
reduced by the applicable Designated Employee Percentage, (y) the
Purchaser shall issue, or shall contribute to and cause the New
Business Segment to pay, as applicable, such Designated Employee
Percentage of such amount of the Additional Consideration to the
Designated Employees in accordance with their applicable Designated
Employee Pro Rata Share, and (z) the applicable Designated Employee
Percentage of such Additional Consideration amounts shall not be
treated as Purchase Price; provided, however, that any Ineligible
Employee Shares will be apportioned among and issued to the Sellers
in accordance with Exhibit
A.
(g) The number of
shares of Common Stock issuable under this
Section 2.5 shall be
subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or other
similar recapitalization with respect to the Purchaser’s
Common Stock following the execution of this Agreement and prior to
the date such shares of Common Stock are issued.
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Section 2.6
Right of
Offset. The
Purchaser may, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, offset
amounts to which the Purchaser might be entitled from the Sellers
under this Agreement against any shares of Common Stock due to the
Sellers and Designated Employees as Post-Closing Dolphin Shares,
the Post-Closing Stock Bonuses or any Additional Consideration
pursuant to Section 2.5; provided,
however, that the Purchaser may only exercise such right of offset
in respect of claims relating to Losses actually incurred by a
Purchaser Indemnitee (in which case the amount of such offset shall
be the amount of such actual Loss) or bona fide claims actually
asserted by a third party (in which case the amount of the offset
shall not exceed the reasonable good faith estimate of the amount
of indemnifiable Losses that will ultimately be payable to a
Purchaser Indemnitee in respect of such claims). If any
such claims for indemnity are resolved in favor of the Sellers by
mutual agreement or otherwise, or if the amount withheld exceeds
the amount ultimately payable to a Purchaser Indemnitee in respect
of such claim, the Purchaser shall pay to the Sellers in cash the
excess amount withheld with respect to such claim, together with
interest thereon for the period such amount has been withheld at a
rate equal to the prime rate in effect from time to time as
published in The Wall Street Journal, NY edition (less the
applicable Designated Employee Percentage of such amount, which
Purchaser shall pay to the New Business Segment and distribute
through the New Business Segment’s payroll to the applicable
Designated Employees in accordance with their respective Designated
Employee Pro Rata Share of such amount; provided, however, that any
Ineligible Employee Shares will be apportioned among and issued to
the Sellers in accordance with Exhibit
A). Any shares of Common Stock offset pursuant to
this Section 2.5
shall be offset at a price per share equal to the Closing Share
Price.
Section 2.7
Closing
(a) Closing. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “Closing”) shall take
place on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”),
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and all Transaction Documents, at the offices of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
P.A., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, or at such other
time or place as agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and the
Sellers. The transfers and deliveries described in this
Section 2.7 shall be
mutually interdependent and shall be regarded as occurring
simultaneously, and, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, no such transfer or delivery shall become effective or
shall be deemed to occur until all of the other transfers and
deliveries provided for in this Section 2.7 shall have
occurred or been waived on the Closing Date.
(b) Closing Deliveries of the
Sellers. At the
Closing, the Sellers shall assign and transfer to the Purchaser all
of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the
Membership Interests, free and clear of any Liens of any nature
whatsoever. At the Closing, the Sellers shall deliver to
the Purchaser:
(i) Transfers and
Assignments of the Membership Interests, in the form attached as
Exhibit B hereto,
duly executed by each of the Sellers;
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(ii) all minute books,
written consents, records, ledgers and registers, and other similar
organizational records of the Company to the extent they
exist;
(iii) the Third-Party
Consent with Third Avenue Tower Owner, LLC, regarding the
Company’s lease at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx xx Xxx Xxxx;
(iv) the Third-Party
Consent with City National Bank, confirming City National
Bank’s agreement to extend the Company’s credit line
for 30 days post-Closing;
(v) each Employment
Agreement, duly executed by each Principal Seller party
thereto;
(vi) the Registration
Rights Agreement, duly executed by each Seller;
(vii) the Seller Put
Agreements, duly executed by each Seller;
(viii) the Seller
Releases, duly executed by each Seller;
(ix) a dated, completed
and signed Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form attached
as Exhibit C hereto
from each Seller, with all blanks required to be completed by such
Seller properly completed;
(x) a certificate, in
such form as is reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser,
certifying that each Seller is not a foreign person for purposes of
Code Section 1445 or that the purchase is otherwise exempt from
withholding under Code Section 1445;
(xi) the letter, dated
as of the Closing Date, between the Sellers and Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx, regarding his agreement to vote for the director
selected by the Sellers for the Board of the Purchaser (the
“Side
Letter”), duly executed by the Sellers;
and
(xii) such other
documents, certificates, instruments or writings reasonably
requested by the Purchaser or its counsel in order to effectuate
the transactions contemplated hereby including the Transaction
Documents.
(c) Closing Deliveries of the
Purchaser. At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall provide the following:
(i) delivery of the
duly issued Closing Dolphin Shares to the Sellers;
(ii) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, cash in an amount equal to the Company
Transaction Expenses, to the accounts directed by the Sellers as
set forth in Annex 2.2(b);
(iii) each Employment
Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(iv) the Registration
Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(v) the Seller Put
Agreements, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(vi) a certificate dated
as of the Closing Date, duly executed by the Secretary of the
Purchaser, certifying as to an attached copy of the resolutions of
the Board (as defined below) (A) authorizing and approving the
execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and each Transaction
Document, (B) increasing the size of the Board (as defined below)
from five to seven directors, the effectiveness of which is subject
to the execution of this Agreement and (C) agreeing to nominate a
new independent director, along with a director selected by the
Sellers, each to be elected at the next annual meeting of
shareholders of the Company;
(vii) a dated, completed
and signed Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form attached
as Exhibit C hereto
from the Purchaser, with all blanks required to be completed by the
Purchaser properly completed,
(viii) the Side Letter,
duly executed by Xxxxxxx X’Xxxx; and
(ix) any other documents
and consents necessary to complete the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 2.8
Designated Employee
Payments. Payments
to the Designated Employees pursuant to this Article II are intended to
satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(iv)(A), applicable to transaction-based compensation
that is payable on account of the consummation of a change in
ownership or effective control of the Company that satisfies the
definition in Treasury Regulations Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(i). To ensure compliance with Treasury
Regulation 1.409A 3(i)(5)(iv), the Designated Employees shall not
be entitled to receive any payment, and no payment shall be made to
the Designated Employees, in connection with the transaction
contemplated hereby later than the date which is five (5) years
after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Each Seller hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, that the following statements are true and correct as of
the Closing Date:
Section 3.1 Authority of
Seller. Such
Seller has the legal capacity and necessary right, power and
authority to execute and deliver, and to perform his, her or its
obligations under, this Agreement, each Transaction Document, and
the other agreements, documents and instruments required hereby to
which such Seller is a party. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by such Seller and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding agreement of such Seller, enforceable against
such Seller in accordance with its terms, and, upon the execution
and delivery by such Seller of each of the other agreements
contemplated hereby to which such Seller is a party, such
agreements will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with
the terms thereof, in each case, except to the extent such
enforceability may be limited by the General Enforceability
Exceptions. Such Seller (if such Seller is an
individual) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
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Section 3.2 Ownership. The
Membership Interests shown as held by such Seller on Exhibit A are owned solely and
directly by such Seller. Such Seller has all right,
title and interest to his, her or its portion of the Membership
Interests, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted
Liens.
Section 3.3 Own Account. The
Dolphin Shares that such Seller will receive upon consummation of
this Agreement are being acquired solely for his, her or its
account and are not being acquired with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution within the meaning of the
Securities Act (the “Securities Act”) or
related laws and regulations or any other applicable securities
laws of any other jurisdiction (collectively, the
“Securities
Laws”).
Section 3.4 Consents;
Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
or relating hereto do not and will not (i) conflict with, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a material default) under, or give to any
third party any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any material agreement or instrument or obligation
to which such Seller is a party or by which his, her or its
properties or assets are bound or (ii) result in a material
violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment
or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such
Seller or his, her or its properties. Such Seller is not
required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make
any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency
in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or to receive the Dolphin Shares
in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 3.5 No Reliance. Such
Seller confirms that he, she or it is not relying on any
communication (written or oral) of the Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to acquire
the Dolphin Shares. It is understood that information
and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Dolphin
Shares provided by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates shall not
be considered investment advice or a recommendation to acquire the
Dolphin Shares, and that neither the Purchaser nor any of its
Affiliates is acting or has acted as an advisor to the Sellers in
deciding to invest in the Dolphin Shares. Such Seller
acknowledges that neither the Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates
has made any representation regarding the Dolphin Shares for
purposes of determining such Seller’s authority to invest in
the Dolphin Shares, other than as set forth in this
Agreement.
Section 3.6 Investment
Experience.
(a) Such Seller has
such knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and
investment matters that he, she or it is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of an investment in the Dolphin
Shares. Such Seller has made his, her, or its own legal,
tax, accounting and financial evaluation of the merits and risks of
an investment in the Dolphin Shares.
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(b) Such Seller has had
access to the legal, financial, tax and accounting information
concerning the Purchaser and the Dolphin Shares as he, she or it
deems necessary to enable it to make an informed investment
decision concerning the acquisition of the Dolphin
Shares.
(c) Such Seller
understands that the Dolphin Shares that he, she or it is acquiring
upon the consummation of this Agreement have not been registered
under the Securities Laws.
(d) Such Seller
understands that the issuance of Common Stock is intended to be
exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of
Section 4(a)(2) and/or the provisions of Regulation D promulgated
thereunder based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and
agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement.
(e) Such Seller
acknowledges that he, she or it has been furnished with true and
complete copies of the following documents which the Purchaser has
filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14(a), 14(c) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange
Act”): (i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2015; (ii) the Purchaser’s Proxy Statement
relating to the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; and (iii) the
information contained in any reports or documents filed by the
Purchaser under Sections 13(a), 14(a), 14(c) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the distribution of the Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2015.
(f) Such Seller is an
“accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501
promulgated under the Securities Act, and has accurately completed
the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached as Exhibit C hereto.
(g) Such Seller
acknowledges that neither the SEC nor any state securities
commission has approved the Common Stock offered hereby or passed
upon or endorsed the merits of the issuance of the Dolphin Shares
by the Purchaser. Such Seller acknowledges that an
investment in the Dolphin Shares is highly speculative and involves
a risk of loss of the entire investment and no assurances can be
given of any income or profit from such investment. SUCH
SELLER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND CONFIRMS THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HAS
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INVOLVED IN
INVESTING IN THE DOLPHIN SHARES BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT
DECISION TO PURCHASE THE DOLPHIN SHARES. Such Seller can
bear the economic risk of losing his, her or its entire investment
in the Dolphin Shares.
Section 3.7 Dilution
Protection. Such
Seller has been furnished with a copy of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Purchaser (including the Certificates of
Designation with respect to the Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock) and understands that the holder of the Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock is entitled to anti-dilution protection with
respect to any issuances of Common Stock occurring after the
issuance of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock on March 7,
2016.
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Section 3.8 No General
Solicitation. Such
Seller acknowledges that neither the Purchaser nor any other person
offered to sell the Dolphin Shares to him or her by means of any
form of general solicitation or advertising, including but not
limited to: (a) any advertisement, article, notice or other
communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media
or broadcast over television or radio or (b) any seminar or meeting
whose attendees were invited by any general solicitation or general
advertising.
Section 3.9 Legend. Such
Seller understands that the Dolphin Shares to be issued to him, her
or it will be “restricted securities” as that term is
defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that the
certificate(s), if any, representing the Dolphin Shares will bear a
restrictive legend thereon in substantially the form that appears
below:
“THESE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), AND THEY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT
TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT WHICH HAS
BECOME EFFECTIVE AND IS CURRENT WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES,
OR (II) PURSUANT TO A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, BUT ONLY UPON THE HOLDER HEREOF FIRST HAVING
OBTAINED THE WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE ISSUER, OR OTHER
COUNSEL, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT THE PROPOSED
DISPOSITION IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE “BLUE SKY” OR
OTHER SIMILAR SECURITIES LAW.”
Any certificates
issued to Principal Sellers will also bear a restrictive legend
thereon in substantially the form that appears below:
“THE
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE SOLD,
ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED OR IN ANY MANNER DISPOSED OF,
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE PUT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE
PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE SHARES) AND THE LOCK-UP PROVISIONS
SET FORTH IN THE EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY
AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN
INTEREST TO THE SHARES). THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY WILL, UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST, FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT TO THE HOLDER
HEREOF WITHOUT CHARGE.”
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Section 3.10 No Other Representations or
Warranties. Such
Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that, for purposes of this
Agreement, except as set forth in Article V of this Agreement,
no other representations or warranties have been made, express or
implied, at law or in equity, on behalf of the Purchaser, to such
Seller by the Purchaser or any other Person, and such Seller is not
relying on any representations or warranties regarding the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than the
representations and warranties expressly set forth in
Article V of this Agreement. Such Seller further
acknowledges that no promise or inducement for this Agreement has
been made to such Seller except as set forth herein or in another
Transaction Document.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PRINCIPAL SELLERS WITH RESPECT TO THE
COMPANY
The Principal
Sellers hereby represent and warrant jointly and severally to the
Purchaser that the following statements are true and correct as of
the Closing Date:
Section 4.1 Organization and Business; Power and
Authority; Effect of Transaction.
(a) The Company is a
limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and
possesses all requisite organizational power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets as now owned or leased and operated
and is duly qualified and in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which the character of the assets owned or leased
by such Entity requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.1(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the
jurisdictions of organization of the Company and any other
jurisdictions in which each such Entity is qualified to do
business.
(b) The Company has all
requisite power and authority necessary to execute and deliver, and
to perform its obligations under each Transaction Document to which
it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby; and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of each Transaction Document to which it is a party have been duly
authorized by all requisite limited liability company
action.
(c) Upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Purchaser
will own the Membership Interests free and clear of any
Liens.
(d) The Sellers have
provided to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of the
Organizational Documents of the Company (each as amended to
date). The Company is not in default under, or in
violation of, any provision of its Organizational
Documents.
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(e) The Membership
Interests constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding
equity interests of the Company, and the Membership Interests are
duly authorized, validly issued, and fully paid. Other
than the Membership Interests, there are no other issued and
outstanding membership interests in the Company and there are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, rights of
first refusal or rights of first offer, agreements or commitments
to which the Company is a party or which is binding upon the
Company relating to the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any
equity interests in the Company. Other than the rights
of the Designated Employees to receive a percentage of proceeds in
the event of certain transactions involving the Company, there are
no outstanding or authorized appreciation, phantom equity or
similar rights with respect to the Company. None of the
Membership Interests were issued in violation of the operating
agreement of the Company or any Laws applicable to the
Company.
Section 4.2 Non-contravention. Assuming
the receipt of the Third-Party Consents set forth in
Section 4.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution nor delivery of this
Agreement by the Sellers, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will:
(a) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
Contract, instrument of Indebtedness, Lien or other arrangement to
which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to
which any of their respective assets are subject; and
(b) result in the
imposition of any Liens upon any of the Membership Interests or
upon any assets of the Company; or violate any Order or Law
applicable to the Company or its respective properties or
assets.
Section 4.3 Subsidiaries. The
Company does not control, directly or indirectly, or have any
direct or indirect equity ownership or participation in any
Entity.
Section 4.4 Accounts
Receivable.
Section 4.4(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth as of February 28, 2017, (i) the total amount of
outstanding accounts receivable of the Company and (ii) the agings
of such receivables based on the following
schedule: 0-30 days, 31-60 days, 61-90 days, and over 90
days, from the due date thereof. All accounts receivable
set forth on Section 4.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule are valid and genuine, and have arisen solely
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice. Except as set forth in
Section 4.4(b) of the Disclosure Schedule,
all accounts receivable due during the twelve (12) months prior to
the Closing Date have been collected in the normal course of
business and no amounts have been written off, discounted, forgiven
or extended, except for non-material discounts or extensions in the
ordinary course of business.
Section 4.5 Financial Statements; Absence of
Certain Changes; Undisclosed Liabilities.
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(a) The Sellers have
provided to the Purchaser copies of the unaudited balance sheet
(the “Most Recent
Company Balance Sheet”) of the Company, dated as of
December 31, 2016 (the “Company Balance Sheet
Date”) and audited statements of operations and
balance sheets for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and
December 31, 2015 (the “Company Financial
Statements”), which are attached to Section 4.5(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Financial Statements have been
prepared on an accrual basis and show the financial condition and
results of operation of the Company as of the dates thereof and for
the periods referred to therein, and all material obligations of
the Company have been reflected therein in accordance with
GAAP.
(b) Except as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, since the Company Balance Sheet
Date, there has been no Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Except as set forth on
Section 4.5(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, between the Company Balance Sheet Date and the
Closing Date, the Company has not taken any of the following
actions (or permitted any of the following events to
occur):
(i) incurred any
Indebtedness in excess of $50,000;
(ii) subjected to any
Lien any portion of the assets of the Company, other than Permitted
Liens;
(iii) sold, assigned or
transferred any portion of the tangible assets of the Company in a
single transaction or series of related transactions in an amount
in excess of $10,000, except in the ordinary course of business or
as otherwise specified herein;
(iv) suffered any
damage, destruction or extraordinary losses (whether or not covered
by insurance) or waived any rights of material value to the
Company;
(v) issued, sold or
transferred any equity securities in the Company (including the
Membership Interests) or other equity securities, securities
convertible into any equity securities or warrants, options or
other rights to any equity in the Company;
(vi) declared or made
any distributions on the equity securities of the Company or
redeemed or purchased any equity securities of the
Company;
(vii) made any capital
expenditures or commitments therefor in excess of $25,000
individually or $50,000 in the aggregate;
(viii) acquired any Entity
or business (whether by the acquisition of equity securities, the
acquisition of assets, merger or otherwise);
(ix) entered into any or
materially modified any existing employment, compensation or
deferred compensation agreement (or any amendment to any such
existing agreement) with any officer, member or employee of the
Company;
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(x) entered into a
Multiemployer Plan (as defined below);
(xi) changed or
authorized any change in the Organizational Documents of the
Company;
(xii) introduced any
material change with respect to the Company’s method of
accounting or principles or practices for financial
accounting;
(xiii) terminated, or
amended or modified in any material respect, other than due to
expiration or automatic renewal or extension on its terms, any
material agreement or instrument of the Company; or
(xiv) entered into any
agreement or commitment with respect to any of the matters referred
to in paragraphs (i) through
(xiii) of this
Section 4.5(b).
(c) The Company has no
material obligations which have not been reflected on the Most
Recent Company Balance Sheet except for: (i) liabilities which have
arisen since the Company Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course
of business, (ii) contractual liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business, (iii) contractual liabilities pursuant to the
agreements listed in the Disclosure Schedule, (iv) accruals that
would be required under GAAP and which are shown in
Section 4.5(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule and (v) liabilities that are not required to be
included on a balance sheet under GAAP. As of the
Closing Date, the Company does not have outstanding any
Indebtedness or any obligations or liabilities to any Seller or any
Affiliate of any Seller which will not be satisfied at or prior to
Closing. Section 4.5(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
Company Indebtedness outstanding as of the Closing
Date.
Section 4.6 Material
Contracts.
(a)
Section 4.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each of the following Contracts of which
the Company is currently bound (such Contracts, together with the
lease agreement disclosed on Section 4.8(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, “Material
Contracts”):
(i) each Contract of
the Company involving annual consideration in excess of $25,000 and
which, in each case, cannot be cancelled by the Company either
without penalty or with less than ninety (90) days’
notice;
(ii) all Contracts with
third party vendors that require the Company to purchase its total
requirements of any product or service from such third party vendor
or that contain “take or pay” provisions;
(iii) all Contracts that
provide for the assumption of any material Tax or environmental
liability of any Person;
(iv) all Contracts that
relate to the acquisition or disposition of any Entity, a material
amount of stock or assets of any other Person or any real property
(whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or
otherwise);
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(v) all broker,
distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, or
franchise Contracts to which the Company is a party;
(vi) all employment
agreements and Contracts with independent contractors or
consultants (or similar arrangements) to which the Company is a
party and which are not cancellable without material penalty or
with less than ninety (90) days’ notice;
(vii) except for
Contracts relating to trade receivables, all Contracts relating to
Indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) of the
Company;
(viii) all Contracts that
by their terms limit the ability of the Company to compete in any
line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or
during any period of time;
(ix) any Contracts to
which the Company is a party that provide for any joint venture,
partnership or similar arrangement between the Company and a third
party; and
(x) all Contracts
between or among the Company on the one hand and any Seller or any
Affiliate of the Sellers (other than the Company) on the other
hand.
(b) Each Material
Contract is valid and binding on the Company in accordance with its
terms and is in full force and effect. None of the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any other party
thereto is in material breach of or material default under (or is
alleged to be in material breach of or material default under), or
has provided or received any notice of any intention to terminate,
any Material Contract. To the Knowledge of the Sellers,
no event or circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute an event of default under any
Material Contract or result in a termination thereof or would cause
or permit the acceleration or other material changes of any
material right or obligation or the loss of any material benefit
thereunder. Complete and correct copies of each Material
Contract (including all modifications, amendments and supplements
thereto and waivers thereunder) have been made available to the
Purchaser.
Section 4.7 Clients and
Suppliers.
Section 4.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of (a)
the top fifteen (15) most significant clients (determined by dollar
amount of revenue) and (b) the top fifteen (15) most significant
suppliers (determined by dollar amount of purchases), of the
Company for the year ended December 31, 2016. Except as
set forth on Section 4.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2016, no such supplier or
client has canceled or otherwise terminated, or to the Knowledge of
the Sellers, threatened to cancel or otherwise terminate, its
relationship with the Company. Except as set forth on
Section 4.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2016, none
of the Sellers or the Company has received any notice that any such
supplier or client may cancel or otherwise materially and adversely
modify or limit its relationship with the Company either as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby or
otherwise.
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Section 4.8 Title and Sufficiency of
Assets.
(a) The Company has
good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Real
Property and personal property and other assets reflected in the
Company Financial Statements or acquired after the Company Balance
Sheet Date, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise
disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice since the Company Balance Sheet Date. Except as
set forth on Section
4.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, all such properties and
assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of all
Liens, other than Permitted Liens and Liens securing the Credit
Agreement, the Indebtedness under which will be satisfied at the
Closing. The items of tangible personal property
currently owned or leased by the Company, together with all other
properties and assets of the Company, are sufficient for the
continued conduct of the Business after the Closing in
substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Closing and
constitute all of the rights, property and assets necessary to
conduct the Business as currently conducted.
(b)
Section 4.8(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the street address of the principal
offices of the Company, the landlord under the lease for each such
office, the rental amount currently being paid, and the expiration
of the term of each such lease or sublease for all real property
currently leased or subleased by the Company. With
respect to leased Real Property, the Sellers have delivered or made
available to the Purchaser copies of any leases affecting the Real
Property that are true, complete and correct in all material
respects. The Company is not a sublessor or grantor
under any sublease or other instrument granting to any other Person
any right to the possession, lease, occupancy or enjoyment of any
leased Real Property. The use and operation of the Real
Property by the Company in the conduct of the Company’s
business do not, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, violate in any
material respect any Law, covenant, condition, restriction,
easement, license, permit or agreement. There are no
Legal Actions currently in process nor, to the Knowledge of the
Sellers, threatened against or affecting the Real Property leased
by the Company or any portion thereof or interest therein in the
nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain
proceedings.
Section 4.9 Books and
Records. Except
as set forth in Section 4.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Books and Records and other financial
records of the Company (i) are complete and correct in all material
respects and do not contain or reflect any material inaccuracies or
discrepancies and (ii) have been maintained in all material
respects in accordance with good business and accounting
practices. All transactions of the Company have been
accurately and correctly recorded in the Books and Records of the
Company except as would not be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. At the Closing,
all of the material Books and Records of the Company will be in the
possession or control of the Company.
Section 4.10 Legal
Actions. Except
as set forth in Section 4.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are: (a) no Legal Actions of any kind
currently in process or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened or pending absent notice, at Law, in equity or by or
before any Authority against or involving the Company, or arising
from the operation of the Business, and the Company has not
received notice of any of the foregoing, (b) no Orders by any
Authority against or affecting the Company or the Business, and (c)
no outstanding or unsatisfied awards, judgments, or decrees to
which the Company is bound or that otherwise involves the
Business. The Company does not have any current
intention to initiate any action, suit or proceeding before any
Authority. Except as set forth in
Section 4.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule (and excluding (x) Laws relating to employee
benefits and related matters, which are covered exclusively by
Section 4.7, and (y) Laws
relating to employment matters, which are exclusively covered by
Section 4.18), the Company
is not in default or violation of any Law that is applicable to the
Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound,
except for instances of noncompliance or violations that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not and would not reasonably
be expected to (i) be material to the Business or (ii) give rise to
material fines or other material liability imposed on the
Company.
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Section 4.11 Tax Matters.
(a) All Tax Returns
required to be filed by, or on behalf of, the Company are true,
correct and complete in all material respects, have been prepared
in compliance with all applicable Laws, and have been duly and
timely filed;
(b) The Company has
paid all Taxes that are due, including all disputed Taxes for which
the Company is seeking a refund;
(c) The Company has
delivered to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all Tax
Returns filed with respect to the Company for taxable periods ended
on or after December 31, 2011, and all examination reports and
statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the
Company with respect to such taxable periods;
(d) No Tax deficiency
or proposed adjustment which has not been settled or otherwise
resolved for any amount of Tax has been proposed, asserted or
assessed by any Authority against the Company. The
Company is not the subject of any audit or other proceeding in
respect of payment of Taxes for which the Company may be directly
liable and no such proceeding has been threatened. No
agreements, waivers, or other arrangements exist providing for an
extension of time or statutory periods of limitations with respect
to the filing of any Tax Return with respect to the Company or the
payment by, or assessment against, the Company for any Tax for
which the Company may be directly or indirectly liable and no
written request for any such agreement, waiver or other arrangement
has been made and is currently outstanding;
(e) (i)
The Company has not agreed to make any adjustment by
reason of a change in its accounting method that would affect the
taxable income or deductions of the Company for any period
following the Closing Date; (ii) the Company is not required to
include income in any amount under Section 481 of the Code (or any
comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law), by reason of
a change in accounting methods or otherwise, as a result of actions
taken prior to the Closing Date; and (iii) the Company will not be
required to include in a taxable period on or after the Closing
Date taxable income attributable to income that economically
accrues in a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date,
including as a result of the installment method of accounting or
the completed contract method of accounting;
(f) None of the assets
of the Company are “tax-exempt use property” within the
meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code; none of the assets of the
Company directly or indirectly secures any Indebtedness the
interest on which is tax-exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code;
and there are no Liens for Taxes as of the Closing Date upon any of
the assets of the Company, except for statutory Liens for Taxes not
yet due or delinquent;
(g) The Company has
been at all times classified as a partnership within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-2(a) and has not made an
election to be treated as an association within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3;
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(h) Except for
contracts with suppliers and customers entered into in the ordinary
course of business and not primarily related to Taxes, (i) the
Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity, Tax
sharing or Tax allocation agreement, and (ii) the Company has no
current or potential contractual obligation to indemnify any other
Person with respect to Taxes;
(i) The Company has not
been a member of a group with which it has filed or been included
in a combined, consolidated or unitary income Tax
Return;
(j) No claim has ever
been made in writing by an Authority against the Company in a
jurisdiction where the Company does not pay Tax or file Tax Returns
that the Company is or may be subject to Taxes assessed by such
jurisdiction. The Company has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, creditor, independent
contractor or other third party;
(k)
Section 4.11(k) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a list of states, territories and
jurisdictions (whether foreign or domestic) in which the Company
currently files Tax Returns relating to the Business;
(l) Except as set forth
on Section 4.11(l)
of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not been notified in
writing of any Tax claims, audits, or examinations that are
proposed or pending with respect to the Company or the
Business. No closing agreement or similar binding
agreement relating to Taxes has been entered into by or with
respect to the Company or the Business. No written
notice of any unpaid assessment relating to Taxes has been received
by or with respect to the Company or the Business; and
(m) There is no
material unclaimed property or escheat obligation with respect to
property or other assets held or owned by the Company.
Section 4.12 Insurance.
(a)
Section 4.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list and
description of all insurance policies and other forms of insurance
related to the ownership and operation of the Business, together
with a statement of the aggregate amount of claims paid out, and
claims pending, under each such insurance policy or other
arrangement from January 1, 2014 through the Closing
Date.
(b) All such insurance
policies are in full force and effect; all premiums due thereon
have been paid by the Company through the Closing Date; and the
Company is otherwise in material compliance with the terms and
provisions of such policies. Furthermore: (i) the
Company has not received any notice of cancellation or non-renewal
of any such policy or arrangement nor, to the Knowledge of the
Sellers, is the termination of any such policy or arrangement
threatened, (ii) there is no material claim pending under any of
such policies or arrangements as to which coverage has been
questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies
or arrangements, (iii) the Company has not received any notice from
any of its insurance carriers that any insurance premiums will be
increased in the future or that any insurance coverage presently
provided for will not be available to the Company in the future on
substantially the same terms as now in effect and (iv) none of such
policies or arrangements provides for experienced-based liability
or loss sharing arrangement affecting the Company.
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Section 4.13 Bankruptcy
Matters. In the
past five (5) years, the Company has not: (a) changed its name
or suspended its business for the purpose of the avoidance of
creditors, (b) had proceedings pending or threatened by or against
it in bankruptcy or reorganization in any state or Federal court,
(c) resolved or otherwise agreed to file a case in bankruptcy or
reorganization in any state or Federal court, (d) admitted in
writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or (e)
suffered the attachment or judicial seizure of all, or
substantially all, of its assets or suffered the appointment of a
receiver to take possession of all, or substantially all, of its
assets.
Section 4.14 Affiliate
Transactions.
Section 4.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material transactions with
Affiliates in effect or that were in effect since December 31,
2014.
Section 4.15 Broker or
Finder. No
agent, broker, investment banker or financial advisor will be
entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or commission
in connection with the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement.
Section 4.16 Intellectual
Property.
(a)
Section 4.16 of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a list that is true, correct and
complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date, of all
Owned Intellectual Property that is used in connection with the
Business (showing in each case the applicable registered owners and
registration or application number). All Owned
Intellectual Property that is material to the conduct of the
Business is subsisting and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, valid
and enforceable, except to the extent such enforceability may be
limited by the General Enforceability Exceptions. The
Company exclusively owns or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
licenses or otherwise has sufficient rights to use, the
Intellectual Property that is used in the conduct of the Business
as it is currently conducted or anticipated to be conducted as of
the Closing Date, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens), except as would not reasonably result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as provided on
Section 4.16 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not (i) in the two (2) years
prior to the Closing Date, claimed in writing to any other Person
that such Person has infringed upon or misappropriated any Owned
Intellectual Property, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
materially infringed upon or misappropriated any Intellectual
Property of any other Person or (iii) since January 1, 2014,
received written notice that it has infringed upon or
misappropriated any Intellectual Property of any other Person or
that any Owned Intellectual Property is invalid or unenforceable
(other than routine office actions). The consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction
Document will not result in the loss or material impairment of any
material Intellectual Property right of the Company in or to any
material Owned Intellectual Property.
(b) The Company has
taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and maintain any
trade secrets contained in the Owned Intellectual
Property. All registration, renewal and maintenance fees
in respect of the Owned Intellectual Property that is registered
with or issued by any Authority which were due prior to the date
hereof have been duly paid.
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(c) All current and
former employees, independent contractors, or service providers of
the Company who contributed to the development of any Owned
Intellectual Property used in connection with the Business have
assigned all ownership of such Owned Intellectual Property to the
Company or such Owned Intellectual Property is owned by the Company
as a “work for hire”.
(d) The Company has the
rights to use the domain name currently used for the
Business.
Section 4.17 Employee Benefit
Plans. Except
as stated on Section 4.17 of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its respective
ERISA Affiliates (as defined herein) (i) have ever maintained or
contributed to any pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code or 302 of ERISA, (ii) have any liability
(including any contingent liability under Section 4204 of ERISA)
with respect to any multiemployer plan defined as such in Section
3(37) of ERISA to which contributions are or have been made by the
Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates or as to which the Company
or any of its ERISA Affiliates may have liability and that is
covered by Title IV of ERISA (“Multiemployer Plan”)
covering employees (or former employees) employed in the United
States, or (iii) have incurred any material liability or taken any
action that could reasonably be expected to cause it to incur any
material liability (x) on account of a partial or complete
withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4205 and 4203 of ERISA,
respectively) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or (y) on
account of unpaid contributions to any such Multiemployer
Plan. “ERISA Affiliate” means
any Person that is or has been a member of a controlled group of
organizations (within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code) of which the Company or any subsidiary is a
member. The representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 4.17 are the
Sellers’ sole and exclusive representations and warranties
regarding employee benefit matters and related
matters.
Section 4.18 Employees; Employee
Relations.
(a)
Section 4.18(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all persons who are
managers, officers, employees, independent contractors or
consultants of the Company as of the date hereof, including any
employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, paid or
unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth for each such
individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position, if
applicable (including whether full or part time); (iii) hire date;
(iv) current annual base compensation rate; (v) commission, bonus
or other incentive-based compensation; and (vi) a description of
the fringe benefits provided to each such individual as of the date
hereof. As of the Closing Date, all compensation,
including wages, commissions and bonuses, payable to all employees,
independent contractors or consultants of the Company for services
performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full or
accrued for on the applicable balance sheet of the Company or are
payable pursuant to Article II hereof.
(b) Except as provided
in Section 4.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no Legal Actions currently pending
against the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened, arising out of any Laws pertaining to employment or
employment practices as such Laws pertain to any current or former
employee of the Company. Except as provided in
Section 4.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not currently subject to any
settlement or consent decree with any present or former employee,
employee representative or any Authority relating to claims of
discrimination or other claims in respect to employment practices
and policies; and the Company is not currently subject to any Order
with respect to the labor and employment practices (including
practices relating to discrimination) of the Company
specifically. The Company has not received written
notice of the intent of any Authority responsible for the
enforcement of labor or employment Laws to conduct an investigation
of the Company with respect to or relating to such Laws and to the
Knowledge of the Sellers, no such investigation is in
progress. The Company has not incurred in the three (3)
years prior to the Closing Date, and will not incur as a result of
the Sellers’ execution of this Agreement, any liability or
obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act or similar applicable state laws.
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Section 4.19 No Illegal Payments,
Etc. Neither
the Company nor any of its officers, employees, agents or members
has: (a) directly or indirectly given or agreed to give any illegal
gift, contribution, payment or similar benefit to any supplier,
client, governmental official or employee or other person in order
to obtain favorable treatment for the Company (or assist in
connection with any actual or proposed transaction with the
Company) or made or agreed to make any illegal contribution, or
reimbursed any illegal political gift or contribution made by any
other person, to any candidate for federal, state, local or foreign
public office which might subject the Company to any damage or
penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or
proceeding or (b) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or
asset or intentionally made any false entries on any books or
records for any purpose on behalf of the Company or as part of the
duties of their employment with the Company.
Section 4.20 Bank Accounts and Powers of
Attorney.
Section 4.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth each bank, savings institution and
other financial institution with which the Company has an account
or safe deposit box and the names of all persons authorized to draw
thereon or to have access thereto. Each person holding a
power of attorney or similar grant of authority on behalf of the
Company is identified on Section 4.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule. Except as disclosed on
Section 4.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not given any revocable or
irrevocable powers of attorney to any person, firm, corporation or
organization relating to the Business for any purpose
whatsoever.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Sellers that the following
statements are true and correct as of the Closing
Date:
Section 5.1 Organization and Business; Power and
Authority; Effect of Transaction
(a) The Purchaser is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Florida, and possesses all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets
as now owned or leased and operated, and is duly qualified and in
good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the character of
the assets owned or leased by the Purchaser requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Section 5.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the
jurisdiction of organization of the Purchaser and any other
jurisdictions in which the Purchaser is qualified to do
business.
(b) The Purchaser has
all requisite organizational power and authority necessary to
enable it to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations
under, this Agreement and each Transaction Document and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and
the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement and each Transaction Document have been duly authorized
by all requisite corporate action or similar action on the part of
the Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes, and each Transaction
Document executed or required to be executed by it pursuant hereto
or thereto or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby when executed and delivered by the Purchaser will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their
respective terms. The Purchaser shall provide
appropriate certificates of unanimous consent of its Board
authorizing the person designated therein to bind the Purchaser,
and to execute any documents in order to achieve the purpose of
this Agreement.
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(c) Neither the
execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement or any Transaction Document, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or compliance with
the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof by the
Purchaser: (i) will conflict with, or but for any requirement of
giving notice or passage of time or both could result in a breach
or violation of, or constitute a default or permit the acceleration
of any obligation or the termination of any rights under (A) any
Organizational Document of the Purchaser or any of its
subsidiaries, (B) any applicable Law or (C) any of the terms of any
contract, agreement, license, lease, indenture, mortgage, loan
agreement, note or other instrument to which the Purchaser or any
of its subsidiaries may be bound and (ii) will not require the
Purchaser or any subsidiary to obtain any authorization or make any
filing with any Person or Authority, other than filings with
Authorities relating to notifications of changes in
ownership. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its
subsidiaries are in default under, or in violation of, any
provision of their Organizational Documents or any credit
facilities, notes or other debt instruments to which they are a
party.
Section 5.2 Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of the Purchaser immediately prior to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
consists of:
(a) 10,000,000 shares
of preferred stock of which:
(i) 4,000,000 shares
have been duly designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, of
which there are no shares issued and outstanding; and
(ii) 1,000,000 shares
have been duly designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, all
of which are duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid
and non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof.
(b) 400,000,000 shares
of Common Stock of which 14,502,580 shares are duly and validly
issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, with no
personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
(c) 5,890,000 shares of
Common Stock have been duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of
existing warrants, 10,124,582 shares of Common Stock have been duly
reserved for issuance upon conversion of preferred stock, and
5,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been duly reserved for a
private placement offering.
Section 5.3 Subsidiaries. Except
as set forth on Section 5.3 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Purchaser does not control, directly or
indirectly, or have a direct or indirect equity ownership or
participation in, any Entity. Each of the
Purchaser’s subsidiaries set forth on
Section 5.3 of the
Disclosure Schedule (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the state of its formation, and
possesses all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease
and operate its assets as now owned or leased and operated, and
(ii) is duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the character of the assets owned or leased by such
subsidiary requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.4 Financial Statements; Undisclosed
Liabilities; SEC Reports.
(a) Purchaser has
provided to the Sellers copies of the unaudited balance sheet
(the “Most
Recent Purchaser Balance Sheet”) of Purchaser, dated
as of September 30, 2016 (the “Purchaser Balance Sheet
Date”) and audited statements of operations and
balance sheets for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and
December 31, 2015 (the “Purchaser Financial
Statements”), which are attached to Section 5.4(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Financial Statements have been
prepared on an accrual basis and show the financial condition and
results of operation of the Purchaser as of the dates thereof and
for the periods referred to therein, and all material obligations
of the Purchaser have been reflected therein in accordance with
GAAP. Other than as may have been reflected in filings
made by the Purchaser with the SEC since the Most Recent Purchaser
Balance Sheet Date, the Purchaser has conducted business in the
ordinary course and there has not occurred a Material Adverse
Effect or any event that would constitute a material adverse effect
on the Purchaser or its subsidiaries.
(b) The consolidated
financial statements of the Purchaser included in the forms,
reports and documents required to be filed by the Purchaser with
the SEC (each such filing, an “SEC Report”) since the
filing of the Purchaser’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, including the footnotes
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied throughout the periods indicated. The consolidated
balance sheets of the Purchaser contained in the SEC Reports fairly
present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the
Purchaser and its subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof, and
the related statements of income and cash flows fairly present, in
all material respects, the results of operations of the Purchaser
and its subsidiaries for the respective periods
indicated.
(c) Except as set forth
in Section 5.4(c) of the
Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, the Purchaser has filed or
furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis all required SEC
Reports since January 1, 2014. Each SEC Report filed
since January 1, 2014 was, at the time of its filing or furnishment
in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act and any rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Reports. As
of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof,
as of the date of such amendment), the SEC Reports did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
Section 5.5 Investment Status.
(a) The Purchaser is
acquiring the Membership Interests for investment and not with a
view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof
in violation of the Securities Act, or any other
Law. The Purchaser understands that the Company has not
registered the Membership Interests under the Securities Act, or
under the Laws of any other jurisdiction (including the blue sky or
securities laws of any state of the United States), that the
Membership Interests constitute “restricted securities”
under the Securities Act and that the Membership Interests
constitute an illiquid investment, and the Purchaser agrees that it
will not sell any of the Membership Interests unless the Membership
Interests are registered under applicable securities Laws, or
exempt pursuant to exemptions from registration thereunder, and
such sale otherwise complies with all applicable Laws of relevant
jurisdictions. The Purchaser further understands that,
in view of the foregoing restrictions on dispositions of the
Membership Interests, the Purchaser will be required to bear the
economic risks of its ownership of the Membership Interests for an
indefinite period of time.
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(b) The Purchaser is
acquiring the Membership Interests for its own account and not for
the account of any other Person and shall not sell the Membership
Interests or enter into any other arrangement pursuant to which any
other Person shall be entitled to a beneficial interest in the
Membership Interests without complying with all applicable
requirements of applicable Law.
(c) The Purchaser is an
“accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the
Securities Act).
Section 5.6 Broker or
Finder. Except
for Canaccord Genuity Inc., no agent, broker, investment banker or
financial advisor engaged by or on behalf of the Purchaser or any
of its Affiliates is or will be entitled to a broker’s or
finder’s fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement.
Section 5.7 No Other Representations or
Warranties. In
connection with its investment decision, the Purchaser, by itself
and through its representatives, has inspected and conducted its
own independent review, investigation and analysis (financial and
otherwise) of, and reached its own independent conclusions
regarding, the business, operations, assets, condition (financial
or otherwise) and prospects of the Company. The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that, for purposes of this
Agreement, except as set forth in Article III and
Article IV of this
Agreement and the Disclosure Schedule relating thereto, no other
representations or warranties have been made, express or implied,
at law or in equity, on behalf of the Sellers, to the Purchaser (or
any other Affiliate of the Purchaser) by the Sellers or any other
Person, and the Purchaser is not relying on any representations or
warranties regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement other than the representations and warranties expressly
set forth in Article III and
Article IV of this
Agreement. The Purchaser further acknowledges that no
promise or inducement for this Agreement has been made to the
Purchaser except as set forth herein or in another Transaction
Document.
ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Agreement to Cooperate; Certain Other
Covenants. The
Parties shall cooperate with one another in the preparation of all
Tax Returns, applications or other documents regarding any Taxes on
transfer, recording, registration or other fees which relate to any
period that begins on or before the Closing Date, or ends after the
Closing Date. The Parties shall also cooperate with each
other and each other’s Representatives in connection with the
preparation or audit of any Tax Returns and any Tax claim or
litigation in respect of the Company or the Business that include
taxable periods (or portions thereof), activities, operations or
events ending on the Closing Date, which cooperation shall include,
making available documents and employees, if any, capable of
providing information or testimony.
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Section 6.2 Tax Matters.
(a) Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns
for Periods through Closing Date. The Sellers
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all Tax Returns for the Company that are filed after the Closing
Date that relate to Tax periods ending on or before the Closing
Date. The Sellers shall permit the Purchaser to review
and comment on each such Tax Return with respect to a Pre-Closing
Tax Period at least thirty calendar days prior to filing and shall
make such revisions as are reasonably requested by the
Purchaser. The Purchaser shall prepare and file all
other Tax returns subject to the final sentence of this
Section 6.2(a); provided
that, in the case of any Tax return relating to any Straddle Period
(as defined below), such preparation shall be governed by the
provisions of Section 6.2(c), below and,
prior to filing. The Purchaser shall permit the Sellers
to review and comment on each such Straddle Period Tax Return at
least thirty calendar days prior to filing and shall make such
revisions as are reasonably requested by the Sellers.
(b) Cooperation on Tax
Matters. The
Purchaser and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the
extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with
the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Agreement and any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to
Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and
(upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and
information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit,
litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a
mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and
explanation of any material provided hereunder. The
Sellers agree to retain or cause to be retained all books and
records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company or its
assets relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing
Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to
the extent notified by the Purchaser or the Company, any extensions
thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing
Authority. The Purchaser and the Sellers further agree,
upon request, to use their commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain any certificate or other document from any Authority or any
other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate
any Tax that could be imposed (including, with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby).
(c) Certain
Taxes. All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other
such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred
in connection with this Agreement (collectively,
“Transfer
Taxes”) shall be paid one-half by the Purchaser and
one-half by the Sellers when they become due. The party
responsible shall file all necessary Tax Returns and other
documentation with respect to all such Transfer Taxes and, if
required by applicable law, the other party will, and will cause
its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns
and other documentation. The Parties shall cooperate in
obtaining any available exemptions with respect to Transfer
Taxes.
(d) Purchase Price
Allocation. The
Parties agree to treat for federal income tax purposes the purchase
of the Membership Interests as a purchase of assets by the
Purchaser in exchange for the Purchase Price plus the assumption of
liabilities to the extent treated as purchase price for federal
income Tax purposes (the “Adjusted Purchase
Price”), and a sale of Membership Interests by the
Sellers for the Purchase Price, unless otherwise required by a
taxing Authority, which Purchase Price is subject to adjustment as
described herein. Annex 6.2(d) sets forth the
methodology to be used in connection with the allocation of the
Adjusted Purchase Price (the methodology on such adjusted schedule
being the “Final
Purchase Price Allocation
Methodology”). The Parties hereto agree
that, to the extent any liabilities are assumed in such deemed
asset purchase that would have been deductible if paid by the
Company prior to the Closing, such assumption shall be treated as
deemed additional Purchase Price and a deemed payment of such
liability by the Company immediately prior to the Closing,
reportable by the Company (in the case of such deduction) on its
final Pre-Closing Tax Period income Tax Returns. Subject
to the first sentence of this Section 6.2(d), the
Purchaser, the Company, and the Sellers shall file all Tax Returns
in a manner consistent with the Final Purchase Price Allocation
Methodology, and Sellers shall provide copies of all Tax Returns
including an allocation consistent with the Final Purchase Price
Allocation Methodology to Purchaser at least thirty calendar days
prior to filing, and shall make such revisions as are reasonably
requested by the Purchaser; provided that such revisions are
consistent with Annex
6.2(d). The Parties hereto also agree that (x)
shares of Common Stock issued at Closing and assumption of
liabilities are being paid for assets other than goodwill and going
concern value (“Hard
Assets”), to the extent of the value of the Hard
Assets, and that (y) all other payments are being paid in
consideration solely of goodwill and going concern
value.
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(e) Allocation of Straddle Period
Tax. To the
extent permitted by applicable law with respect to any particular
Tax regarding the Company, the Sellers shall cause the Company to
elect to treat the Closing Date as the last day of the taxable
period. For purposes of determining the amount of Taxes
that are attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period with respect to
any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date (a “Straddle
Period”), (i) in the case of any Taxes other than
Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be
the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period (excluding any
increase in Taxes for the period as a result of the transfer of the
Membership Interests pursuant to this Agreement) multiplied by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax
period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is
the number of days in the entire Tax period, and (ii) in the case
of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed
equal to the amount which would by payable if the relevant Tax
period ended on the Closing Date.
(f) Withholding. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, Purchaser shall have the
right to deduct and withhold the Taxes described on Annex 6.2(f) from any payments
to be made hereunder. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld and paid to the appropriate taxing authority, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been delivered and paid to the applicable
Seller or any other recipient of payment in respect of which such
deduction and withholding was made.
Section 6.3 Conduct of
Business.
(a) Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, and without limiting any
rights of the Principal Sellers pursuant to the Employment
Agreements, subsequent to the Closing, the Purchaser will have the
sole power and right to control the Business and operations of the
Purchaser (including the New Business Segment) in its sole
discretion; provided, however, that, prior to the end of the Third
Year Period the Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, take
any action, or refrain from taking action that will materially
adversely affect (x) the ability of the Sellers to earn the
Additional Consideration or (y) the ability of the New Business
Segment to achieve the Additional Consideration Target in any
Measuring Period, provided further, however, that any action (or
refraining from action) taken directly or indirectly by the
Purchaser with the written consent of the Principal Sellers should
not constitute a violation of this
obligation. Additionally, prior to the end of the Third
Year Period, except in each case with the prior written consent of
the Principal Sellers, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld:
(i) The Purchaser shall
operate the New Business Segment as a separate division and
maintain separate books and records for the New Business Segment in
a manner reasonably calculated to facilitate the determination of
the Working Capital Adjustment and the Additional Consideration in
a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement;
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(ii) Except for (a) an
indirect sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of the
Membership Interests in connection with the sale of a controlling
stake in the Purchaser, (b) in connection with a
reincorporation, reorganization or other change in corporate form
of the Purchaser for tax efficiencies or otherwise or (c) an
assignment of the Membership Interests to a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of the Purchaser for tax efficiency purposes, the Purchaser shall
not directly or indirectly (1) sell, transfer or reassign the
Membership Interests to any third party or any Affiliate of the
Purchaser, (2) sell, lease or dispose of all or any material part
of the assets or business of the New Business Segment, or any
portion of the Business, to any third party or any Affiliate of the
Purchaser, (3) merge, consolidate or amalgamate the New Business
Segment with or into another Person, or another Person with or into
the New Business Segment, (4) wind down, terminate, liquidate or
cancel all or any material segment of the New Business Segment, or
(5) cause the New Business Segment to acquire the equity, assets or
business of another Person, other than the purchase of assets in
the ordinary course of business;
(iii) The Purchaser shall
operate the Business solely out of the New Business Segment, and
shall not provide any services similar to those provided by the
Business through an Entity, division or business segment other than
the New Business Segment or transfer the business of any client of
the New Business Segment to any other Person;
(iv) The Purchaser shall
not relocate the New Business Segment’s offices outside of
their applicable current city; and
(v) The Purchaser shall
operate and shall cause the New Business Segment to operate the
Business in good faith, and will allow the Company’s current
management (including, without limitation, the Principal Sellers)
to manage the New Business Segment in a manner that is generally
consistent with the management of the Company prior to the Closing,
in the ordinary course of business.
(b) The budget and
capital expenditure plan of the New Business Segment will be
determined by the Purchaser’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) in good faith,
with due regard to the business interests of the New Business
Segment.
Section 6.4 Public
Announcements. Unless
otherwise required by applicable Law (based upon the reasonable
advice of counsel) or any rules or requirements of any stock
exchange or regulatory or other supervisory body or authority of
competent jurisdiction, no Party to this Agreement shall make any
public announcements in respect of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise communicate with any
news media without the prior written consent of the other Party
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and
the Parties shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any
such announcement.
Section 6.5 Seller
Guarantees. As
soon as practicable following the Closing, the Purchaser shall use
its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the release of any
Principal Seller guarantees of the Company line of credit with City
National Bank (the “Seller
Guarantees”). If the Purchaser is unable to
obtain such release, then from and after the Closing, the Purchaser
shall indemnify the providers of such Seller Guarantees from any
Losses arising under the Seller Guarantees to the extent arising on
and after the Closing pursuant to Section 7.4(b).
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Section 6.6 Unincorporated Business
Taxes. Following
the Closing, the Purchaser shall cause the Company to file any
forms related to, and pay when due, any unincorporated business
taxes with respect to the Purchase Price, as may be required by the
City of New York (the “UBT”). The
parties acknowledge and agree that estimated amount of UBT payable
in connection with the Closing is set forth in the calculation of
“Company Indebtedness” for purposes of this
Agreement. The Purchaser and the Principal Sellers shall
determine in good faith the amounts of UBT payable by the Company
with respect to any future payments of Purchase Price payable after
the Closing and shall hold back the agreed-upon UBT amount from
such future payment of Purchase Price.
Section 6.7 Further
Assurances. At any
time and from time to time after the Closing Date, at the
reasonable request of the Purchaser, as promptly as reasonably
practicable, the Sellers shall (i) execute and deliver to the
Purchaser such instruments of transfer, conveyance, assignment and
confirmation, in addition to those executed and delivered by the
Sellers at the Closing, (ii) take such actions as the Purchaser may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more effectively
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and permit the
Purchaser to exercise all rights as a holder of the Membership
Interests and otherwise to give full effect to the provisions of
this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The Sellers agree to
furnish any additional information reasonably requested by the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to ensure compliance with the
Securities Laws in connection with the issuance of the Dolphin
Shares.
ARTICLE VII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 General Statement; Survival Period.
(a) General
Statement. From
and after the Closing, the Parties shall indemnify each other as
provided in this Article VII.
(b) Survival Period.
(i) Representations and
Warranties. Each
representation and warranty contained in
Article III and
Article IV herein shall
survive until the applicable Survival Date, and shall terminate and
be of no further force or effect upon the passing of the applicable
Survival Date with respect to such representation or warranty
(except with respect to pending claims pursuant to
Section 7.3(b)).
(ii) Covenants and
Obligations. None
of the covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing Date other than those which by their
terms contemplate performance after the Closing Date, and each such
surviving covenant and agreement shall survive the Closing for the
period contemplated by its terms; provided that the covenants and
obligations set forth in Section 6.2,
Article VII and
Article VIII shall survive
indefinitely (unless the performance of such covenant or obligation
is completed, in which case such covenant or obligation shall
terminate upon its completion).
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Section 7.2 Sellers’ Indemnification
Obligations. (i)
The Sellers shall, jointly and severally (except as otherwise
provided in Section 7.2(a)), to the
extent of the right of offset as set forth in Section 7.3(g); and (ii) the
Principal Sellers shall, jointly and severally (except as otherwise
provided in Section 7.2(a)), to the
extent the right of offset as set forth in Section 7.3(g) shall be
unavailable, indemnify, defend, save and keep each Purchaser
Indemnitee harmless against and from, and shall pay to each
Purchaser Indemnitee the amount of, and reimburse each Purchaser
Indemnitee for, all Losses which any Purchaser Indemnitee may
suffer, sustain, incur or become subject to, as a result of, in
connection with, relating to, arising out of, or by virtue
of:
(a) any inaccuracy in
or breach of any representation and warranty made by the Sellers to
the Purchaser under Article III or
Article IV; provided that,
with respect to any inaccuracy or breach of any representation and
warranty made by any Seller to the Purchaser under
Article III, each Seller
shall have such indemnification obligations with respect to his,
her or its individual representations therein, and each
Seller’s indemnification obligations shall be several, and
not joint and several;
(b) the breach by the
Sellers of, or failure of the Sellers to comply with or fulfill,
any of the covenants or obligations under this Agreement (including
the Sellers’ obligations under this
Article VII);
(c) any claim or
assertion for broker’s or finder’s fees or expenses
arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by
any Person claiming to have been engaged by either Sellers or any
of their Affiliates;
(d) any Company
Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit
Agreement, the Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Payment or the amount reserved for
UBT as set forth on Annex
2.2(b)) not included in the calculation of the Closing
Working Capital that remains outstanding as of the
Closing;
(e) any Pre-Closing
Taxes;
(f) any Excluded
Liability; and
(g) any Legal Action,
investigation, audit, or other proceeding alleging or relating to
any disputes the Company has with the Motion Picture Industry
Pension, Individual Account, and Health Plans regarding the
Company’s alleged contribution obligations to such plans for
the period between March 25, 2012 through March 26, 2016 (the
“Guild
Dispute”).
For the avoidance
of doubt, no disclosure related to an Excluded Liability in the
Disclosure Schedule shall prevent the Purchaser from seeking
indemnification with respect to any Excluded
Liability.
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Section 7.3 Limitation on the Sellers’
Indemnification Obligations. The
Sellers’ obligations pursuant to the provisions of
Section 7.2 are subject to
the following limitations:
(a) Indemnity
Threshold. The
Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover under
Section 7.2(a) until the
total amount which the Purchaser Indemnitees would recover under
Section 7.2(a), but for
this Section 7.3(a), exceeds an
amount equal to $100,000 (the “Indemnity Threshold”),
after which the Purchaser Indemnitees shall be entitled to recover
all Losses in excess of the Indemnity Threshold; provided, however,
that the foregoing limitations shall not apply to recovery for any
recovery under Section 7.2(a) for
breaches of one or more of the Fundamental
Representations. For purposes of calculating the amount
of any Losses incurred in connection with any breach of a
representation or warranty, any and all reference to
“material” or “Material Adverse Effect” (or
other correlative or similar terms) shall be
disregarded.
(b) Claims
Cut-Off. The
Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover under
Section 7.2 unless
a claim has been asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity
by written notice delivered to the Sellers on or prior to the
applicable Survival Date (regardless of when the Losses in respect
thereof may actually be incurred), in which case the applicable
claim shall not be barred by the passing of the applicable Survival
Date and such claim shall survive until finally
resolved.
(c) Indemnification
Cap. The
Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover under
Section 7.2(a) for an
amount of Losses in excess of $2,200,000, provided, however, that
the foregoing limitation shall not apply to recovery for any
recovery under Section 7.2(a) for
breaches of one or more of the Fundamental Representations; and the
aggregate amount of all Losses for which the Sellers shall be
liable pursuant to this Article VII shall not exceed
one hundred percent (100%) of the total net Purchase Price actually
received by the Sellers (before payment of any applicable
Taxes).
(d) Benefits and
Recoveries. The
amount of any indemnity provided in
Section 7.2
shall be computed net of (i) any insurance proceeds actually
received by a Purchaser Indemnitee in connection with or as a
result of any claim giving rise to an indemnification claim
hereunder (reduced by all related costs and expenses and any
premium increases), (ii) the amount of any indemnity or
contribution actually recovered by any Purchaser Indemnitee from
any third party, net of any costs incurred in connection with
recovering any such amounts, and/or (iii) the amount of any Tax
Benefit (as defined below) to the Purchaser Indemnitee or its
Affiliates on account of such Losses ((i), (ii) and (iii)
collectively, “Benefits and
Recoveries”). The determination if any such
Tax Benefit exists shall be made in good faith by the Purchaser
Indemnitee and, if requested by the Sellers, shall be verified in
writing by an independent certified public accounting firm selected
by the Sellers. Each Purchaser Indemnitee shall exercise
commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain any possible
Benefits and Recoveries to the extent available. If an
indemnity amount is paid by the Sellers prior to the Purchaser
Indemnitee’s actual receipt of Benefits and Recoveries
related thereto, and a Purchaser Indemnitee subsequently receives
such Benefits and Recoveries, then the Purchaser Indemnitee shall
promptly pay to the Sellers (as applicable) the amount of Benefits
and Recoveries subsequently received (reduced, without duplication,
by all related costs and expenses and any premium increases
resulting therefrom), but not more, in the aggregate, than the
indemnity amount paid by such Seller.
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(e) No Duplicate
Recovery. Any
Loss for which any Purchaser Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification under this Section 7.3 shall be
determined without duplication of recovery by reason of the state
of facts giving rise to such Loss constituting a breach of more
than one representation, warranty or covenant.
(f) No Recovery for Working Capital or
Purchase Price Adjustments. No
Purchaser Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement for any Loss arising from a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant set forth herein (and the
amount of any Loss incurred in respect of such breach shall not be
included in the calculation of any limitations on indemnification
set forth herein) to the extent such liability, matter or item is
included as a liability in the calculation of the Closing Working
Capital or any Working Capital Adjustment made pursuant to
Section 2.4(d).
(g) Right of
Offset. Subject to the
other limitations set forth in this
Section 7.3,
any Losses payable by the Sellers in respect of indemnification
claims made by a Purchaser Indemnitee under Section 7.2 shall be satisfied
pursuant to the right of offset in accordance with the provisions
of Section 2.6 hereof, and
finally, from the Sellers directly (other than for Losses resulting
from breaches of one or more of the individual Seller
representations and warranties in Article III, which shall be
satisfied first pursuant to the right of offset against such Seller
in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.6 hereof and
second directly from such Seller); provided, however, that the
Sellers shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to pay any
Losses owed to the Purchaser in cash in lieu of the application of
the right of offset by the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding
anything expressed or implied herein to the contrary, any
limitations on indemnification set forth in this
Article VII shall not
apply to any claim for Losses as a result of or arising out of or
by virtue of intentional misrepresentation (including any
intentional omission), willful misconduct or intentional fraud in
connection with this Agreement.
Section 7.4 The Purchaser’s Indemnification
Obligations. The
Purchaser shall indemnify, defend, save and keep each Seller
Indemnitee harmless against and from, and shall pay to each Seller
Indemnitee the amount of, and reimburse each Seller Indemnitee for,
all Losses which any Seller Indemnitee may suffer, sustain, incur
or become subject to, as a result of, in connection with, relating
to, arising out of, or by virtue of:
(a) any inaccuracy in
or breach of any representation and warranty made by the Purchaser
to the Sellers herein;
(b) any breach by the
Purchaser of, or failure by the Purchaser to comply with or
fulfill, any of the covenants or obligations under this Agreement
(including the Purchaser’s obligations under this
Article VII);
and
(c) any claim or
assertion for broker’s or finder’s fees or expenses
arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by
any Person claiming to have been engaged by either the Purchaser or
any of its Affiliates.
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Section 7.5 Purchaser Indemnification
Cap. The
Seller Indemnitees’ sole and exclusive remedy under
Section 7.2(b) for any
action or inaction taken by the Purchaser not otherwise in
compliance with Section 6.3(a), shall be
the issuance of the Additional Consideration, if any, that the
Sellers would have otherwise received had such action or inaction
not occurred.
Section 7.6 Third-Party
Claims. The
following provisions shall govern the defense and settlement of
Third-Party Claims:
(a) Promptly following
the receipt of notice of a Third-Party Claim, the party receiving
the notice of the Third-Party Claim shall (i) notify the other
party of its existence setting forth with reasonable specificity
the facts and circumstances of which such party has received notice
and (ii) if the party giving such notice is an Indemnified Party,
specifying the basis hereunder upon which the Indemnified
Party’s claim for indemnification is asserted; provided,
however, that the failure to provide such notice promptly shall not
affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Party hereunder except
to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially
prejudiced thereby (and then only to the extent of such
prejudice).
(b) Within fifteen (15)
Business Days of its receipt from the Indemnified Party of the
notice of the Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party may deliver
to the Indemnifying Party a written notice of its intention to
assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim (each, a
“Defense
Notice”). Upon timely delivery of a Defense
Notice to the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall have
the right to conduct at its expense the defense against such
Third-Party Claim in its own name, or, if necessary, in the name of
the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if the Indemnifying
Party is a Seller and (i) if the claims at issue would impose
liability on the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnified Party
is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, other than as a
result of the Indemnity Threshold, or (ii) such claim seeks solely
injunctive or other equitable relief involving the Purchaser or any
of its Affiliates or the Business, or (iii) any insurance carrier
for the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates requires, as a condition
to such Person’s eligibility to recover insurance proceeds on
account of any such claim, that such carrier control the defense of
any such claim, then, in any such case, the Purchaser (or its
Affiliates, as applicable) shall be entitled to conduct the defense
against such claim, at its own expense. When the
Indemnifying Party conducts the defense, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right to approve the defense counsel representing
the Indemnifying Party in such defense, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, and in the event the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party cannot agree upon such counsel
within ten (10) Business Days after the Defense Notice is provided,
then the Indemnifying Party shall propose an alternate defense
counsel, which shall be subject again to the Indemnified
Party’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
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(c) In the event that
the Indemnifying Party shall fail to give the Defense Notice within
the time and as prescribed by Section 7.6(b), or if the
Indemnifying Party does not have the right to defend such
Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 7.6(b), then in
either such event, the Indemnified Party shall have the sole right
and authority to conduct such defense in good faith, but the
Indemnified Party (or any insurance carrier defending such
Third-Party Claim on the Indemnified Party’s behalf) shall be
prohibited from compromising or settling the claim without the
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
provided, however, that from and after any such failure to consent,
the Indemnifying Party shall be obligated to assume the defense of
such claim, suit, action or proceeding and any and all Losses in
connection therewith in excess of the amount of unindemnifiable
Losses which the Indemnified Party would have been obligated to pay
under the proposed settlement or compromise. Failure at
any time of the Indemnifying Party to diligently defend a
Third-Party Claim as required herein shall entitle the Indemnified
Party to assume the defense and settlement of such Third-Party
Claim as if the Indemnifying Party had never elected to do so as
provided in this Section.
(d) In the event that
the Indemnifying Party does deliver a Defense Notice and thereby
elects to conduct the defense of such Third-Party Claim in
accordance with Section 7.6(b), the
Indemnified Party will cooperate with and make available to the
Indemnifying Party such assistance, personnel, witnesses and
materials as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request, all at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding
an election by the Indemnifying Party to assume and control the
defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have
the right to employ separate legal counsel, at the sole cost and
expense of the Indemnified Party, and to participate in the defense
of such Third-Party Claim. Each Indemnified Party shall
reasonably consult and cooperate with each Indemnifying Party with
a view towards mitigating Losses, in connection with claims for
which a Party seeks indemnification under this
Article VII. The
Indemnifying Party (or any insurance carrier defending such
Third-Party Claim on the Indemnifying Party’s behalf) will
not enter into any settlement of any Third-Party Claim without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) if, pursuant to or as a
result of such settlement, such settlement (i) requires the
Indemnified Party to take or restrain from taking any action,
creates an encumbrance on any assets of the Indemnified Party, or
includes an injunction; (ii) does not release the Indemnified Party
from any liability in connection with such Third-Party Claim; (iii)
contains a finding or admission of a violation of Law or the rights
of any Person by the Indemnified Party; and (iv) requires the
Indemnified Party to admit or acknowledge to any fact or event,
including any violation of Law. If the Indemnifying
Party receives a firm offer to settle a Third-Party Claim, which
offer the Indemnifying Party is required to obtain consent to
settle from the Indemnified Party under this
Section 7.6, and the
Indemnifying Party desires to accept such offer, the Indemnifying
Party will give written notice to the Indemnified Party to that
effect. Subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 7.3, if the
Indemnified Party objects to such firm offer within ten (10) days
after its receipt of such notice, the Indemnified Party may
continue to contest or defend such Third-Party Claim and, in such
event, the maximum liability of the Indemnifying Party as to such
Third-Party Claim will not exceed the costs and expenses paid or
incurred by the Indemnified Party up to the point such notice had
been delivered, to the extent indemnifiable hereunder, plus the
lesser of (x) the amount of the settlement offer that the
Indemnified Party declined to accept or (y) the final
aggregate Losses of the Indemnified Party with respect to such
Third-Party Claim.
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(e) Any judgment
entered or settlement agreed upon in the manner provided herein
shall be binding upon the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified
Party, and shall be conclusively deemed to be an obligation with
respect to which the Indemnified Party is entitled to prompt
indemnification in accordance with the terms of this
Article VII (including any
limitations on indemnification set forth herein), subject to the
Indemnifying Party’s right to appeal an appealable judgment
or order.
Section 7.7 Direct Indemnification
Claims. In the
event any Indemnified Party should have a claim against any
Indemnifying Party hereunder which does not involve a Third-Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party shall transmit to the Indemnifying
Party a written notice (the “Indemnity Notice”)
describing in reasonable detail the nature of the claim and the
basis of the Indemnified Party’s request for indemnification
under this Agreement. After receipt of the Indemnity
Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall have forty-five (45) days to
review the Indemnity Notice. During such time, the
Indemnified Party shall provide the Indemnifying Party with access
to all documents, records, work papers, facilities and personnel as
reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party in order to
investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to such
claim. If the Indemnifying Party does not respond to the
Indemnified Party within forty-five (45) days from its receipt of
the Indemnity Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to be
disputing such claim specified by the Indemnified Party in the
Indemnity Notice. Disputed claims for indemnification
shall be resolved either (i) in a written agreement signed by
the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, or (ii) by
the final, non-appealable, judgment, order, award, decision or
decree of a court, arbitrator or other trier of fact. If
the Indemnifying Party provides notice that it acknowledges and
agrees to all or a portion of the claim, the Indemnified Party
shall, subject to the other provisions of this Article VII, be entitled to any
indemnifiable Losses related to such claim for indemnification, or
the uncontested portion thereof in accordance with the terms of
this Article VII.
Section 7.8 Treatment of Indemnification
Payments. All
amounts paid by the Purchaser or the Sellers pursuant to the
indemnification provisions of this Agreement shall be treated as
adjustments to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes to the
extent permitted by Law.
Section 7.9 Subrogation;
Mitigation. The
Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to require that any action
be brought against any other Person before action is brought
against it hereunder by the Indemnified Party. Upon
making any payment to an Indemnified Party in respect of any
Losses, the Indemnifying Party will, to the extent of such payment
and to the extent not prohibited by applicable Law or any existing
contract, be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party (and
its Affiliates) against any third party in respect to the Losses to
which such payment relates. The Indemnified Parties
shall have a duty to take all reasonable steps to mitigate any
Losses upon becoming aware of any event or circumstance that would
be reasonably be expected to, or does, give rise to an
indemnification claim hereunder.
Section 7.10 Indemnification Exclusive
Remedy. Except
for claims or causes of action based on criminal activity,
intentional misrepresentation (including any intentional omission),
willful misconduct or intentional fraud in connection with this
Agreement, or actions seeking equitable remedies (including
injunctive relief and specific performance), indemnification
pursuant to the provisions of this Article VII shall be the
exclusive remedy of the Parties with respect to any matter relating
to this Agreement or its subject matter or arising in connection
herewith, including for any misrepresentation or breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant contained herein.
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ARTICLE VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Waivers;
Amendments. Except
as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term
hereof may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived, discharged
or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the
Principal Sellers and the Purchaser expressly stating that such
instrument is intended to amend, modify, supplement, waive,
discharge or terminate this Agreement or such term
hereof. No delay on the part of either party at any time
or times in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a
waiver thereof. Any waiver or consent may be given
subject to satisfaction of conditions stated
therein. The failure to insist upon the strict
provisions of any covenant, term, condition or other provision of
this Agreement or any Transaction Document or to exercise any right
or remedy hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any such
covenant, term, condition or other provision hereof or default in
connection therewith. The waiver of any covenant, term,
condition or other provision hereof or default hereunder shall not
affect or alter this Agreement or any Transaction Document in any
other respect, and each and every covenant, term, condition or
other provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document
shall, in such event, continue in full force and effect, except as
so waived, and shall be operative with respect to any other then
existing or subsequent default in connection herewith, unless
specifically stated so in writing.
Section 8.2 Fees, Expenses and Other
Payments. All
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any transfer taxes,
sales taxes, recording or documentary taxes, stamps or other
charges levied by any Authority in connection with this Agreement,
the Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby shall be divided equally between
the Sellers and the Purchaser. All other costs and
expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel, accountants,
investment bankers, brokers, finders, financial advisers and other
consultants, advisers and Representatives for all activities of
such Persons undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement) incurred in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement, whether
or not such transactions are consummated, incurred by the Parties
shall be borne solely and entirely by the Party that has incurred
such costs and expenses, except to the extent otherwise
specifically set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that
the Purchaser shall pay for or reimburse the Company for all BDO
Audit Expenses.
Section 8.3 Notices. All
notices and other communications which by any provision of this
Agreement are required or permitted to be given shall be given in
writing and shall be sent to such other person(s), address(es),
email address(es) or facsimile number(s) as the Party to receive
any such notice or communication may have designated by written
notice to the other Party. Such notice shall be deemed
given: (a) when received if given in person, (b) on the
date of transmission if sent by facsimile, electronic mail or other
wire transmission (receipt confirmed), (c) three (3) days after
being deposited in the U.S. mail, certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, (d) if sent domestically by a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, the first day following the
date given to such overnight delivery service and (e) if sent
internationally by an internationally recognized overnight delivery
service, the second (2nd) day following
the date given to such overnight delivery service.
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If to the
Purchaser:
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Dolphin Digital
Media, Inc.
0000 XxXxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx
000-Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with a copy to
(which shall not constitute notice to the Purchaser):
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
P.A.
000 Xxxxxx xx xxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX
00000
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Fax No: (000)
000-0000
Email:
Xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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If to the
Sellers:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X.
Trust
Attention: Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
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with a copy to
(which shall not constitute notice to the Sellers):
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Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000
Attention: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax No.: (000)
000-0000
Email:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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Section 8.4 Specific Performance; Other Rights and
Remedies. The
Parties recognize and agree that in the event that any Party should
refuse to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
remedy at Law would be inadequate and agrees that for breach of
such obligation, the other Parties shall, in addition to such other
remedies as may be available to them as provided in
Article VII, be entitled
to injunctive relief and to enforce their rights by an action for
specific performance to the extent permitted by applicable
Law. Subject in all respects to Section 7.10, nothing herein
contained shall be construed as prohibiting any Party from pursuing
any other remedies available to it pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement or applicable Law for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of damages.
Section 8.5 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument, binding upon all of the
Parties. In pleading or proving any provision of this
Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce more than one set
of such counterparts. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or
by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 8.6 Headings. The
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.
Section 8.7 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York without reference to the conflicts of
law rules thereof that require the application of the Laws of
another jurisdiction.
Section 8.8 Jurisdiction;
Forum. The
Parties agree that the appropriate and exclusive forum for any
dispute between any of the Parties arising out of this Agreement
shall be in any state or federal court in New York, New York, and
the Parties further agree that the Parties will not (and will
permit their respective Affiliates to) bring suit with respect to
any disputes arising out of this Agreement in any court or
jurisdiction other than the above-specified courts; provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not limit the rights of a Party to obtain execution of
judgment in any other jurisdiction. The Parties waive
any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any dispute
so brought in the above-specified courts. The Parties
further agree, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, that
final and non-appealable judgment in any dispute contemplated above
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction
within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a
certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence
of the fact and amount of such judgment. The Parties
irrevocably consent to the service of process in any dispute by the
mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, first class postage prepaid to the addresses set
forth in Section 8.3 or such other
address as specified pursuant to a Party in accordance with
Section 8.3. Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any Party to serve
process in any other manner permitted by applicable
Law.
Section 8.9 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement (together with the Transaction Documents and any other
documents delivered or to be delivered in connection herewith)
constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
arrangements, covenants, promises, conditions, undertakings,
inducements, representations, warranties and negotiations,
expressed or implied, oral or written, between the Parties, with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
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Section 8.10 Assignment. No
Party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however
that following the Closing, the Purchaser may assign its remaining
rights and obligations hereunder to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of
the Purchaser; and provided further that, notwithstanding any such
assignment, the Purchaser shall remain liable for, and will
guarantee the performance of, any and all of its covenants,
obligations and liabilities hereunder. No assignment
shall relieve the assigning Party of any of its obligations
hereunder.
Section 8.11 Parties in
Interest. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of
each party (including any permitted assignee of the Purchaser
successor to any party by operation of Law, or by way of merger,
consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its assets)
and any indemnified Persons, and nothing in this Agreement, express
or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person
any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by
reason of this Agreement or any Transaction Document.
Section 8.12 Waiver of Trial by
Jury. EACH
OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT ON OR
WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY
RIGHTS HEREUNDER, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
Signature Page Follows
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have
caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written
above.
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THE PURCHASER:
DOLPHIN
DIGITAL MEDIA, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X'Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxx XX
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have
caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written
above.
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SELLERS:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
XXXXXX
XXXX
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxx
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX X.
TRUST
By: /s/ Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
Xxxx X. Xxxxx,
Trustee
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APPENDIX
A
DEFINITIONS
“Additional Consideration”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Additional Consideration
Target” means, for each of the First Year Period, the
Second Year Period and the Third Year Period, an EBITDA of
$3,750,000.
“Adjusted Earn-Out Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(iii)(B).
“Adjusted First Year Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(c)(i)(B).
“Adjusted Purchase Price”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).
“Adjusted Second Year Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(c)(ii)(B).
“Adjusted
Third Year Stock Issuance” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.5(c)(iii)(B).
“Affiliate” and
“Affiliated” means, with
respect to any specified Person: (a) any other Person at the time
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with such Person, (b) any officer or
director of such Person, (c) with respect to any partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company or similar Entity, or any
general partner or manager thereof and (d) when used with respect
to an individual, shall include any member of such
individual’s immediate family or a family trust.
“Affiliate Transactions”
means any agreement, arrangement or understanding between or among
the Company or any Seller, on the one hand, and any Affiliates of
any Seller or the Company, on the other hand.
“Agreement” means this
Agreement as originally in effect, including, unless the context
otherwise specifically requires, this Appendix A and the other
Appendices, Annexes and Exhibits hereto, and the Disclosure
Schedule, as any of the same may from time to time be supplemented,
amended, modified or restated in the manner herein
provided.
“Arbitrating Accountant”
means a nationally or regionally recognized accounting firm
selected by mutual agreement of the Purchaser and the Sellers that
has not performed accounting, Tax or auditing services for the
Purchaser, the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates during
the past three (3) years.
“Authority” means any
governmental or quasi-governmental body, whether administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, taxing, or
other authority, or any combination thereof, whether international,
federal, state, territorial, county, city or
municipal.
“BDO” means BDO USA LLC
and its Affiliates.
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“BDO Audit Expenses” means
the fees and expenses of BDO’s engagement in the preparation
of the Company’s audited financial statements for calendar
years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
“Benefits and Recoveries”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(d).
“Books and Records” means
all minute books, corporate records, books of account and
accounting records of the Company, and listings of (i) all bank
accounts, investment accounts and lock boxes maintained by the
Company that references the names and addresses of the financial
institutions where they are maintained and (ii) the names of all
Persons that are registered with such financial institutions as
authorized signatories to operate such bank accounts, investment
accounts and lock boxes.
“Business” has the meaning
set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day” shall mean
any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized by
Law to be closed.
“Closing” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.7.
“Closing Balance Sheet”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Closing Dolphin Shares”
means (x) the number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing
the sum of Sections
2.2(a)(i)(A) through (C) by the Closing Share Price,
minus (y) (i) the
Post-Closing Dolphin Shares, (ii) the Closing Stock Bonuses, and
(iii) the Special Stock Bonuses.
“Closing Share Price”
means $4.61.
“Closing Stock Bonuses”
means 311,654 shares of Common Stock issuable to the Designated
Employees in accordance with Annex 2.2(b).
“Closing Working Capital”
means, as of 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on the Closing Date,
an amount equal to (a) the current assets of the Company minus (b)
the current liabilities of the Company, all as determined in
accordance with the standards set forth in
Section 2.3. Closing
Working Capital shall not take into account financing,
restructuring or other transactions effected by the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the Company Indebtedness, the Company Transaction Expenses,
the BDO Audit Expenses, any liabilities to Designated Employees to
be satisfied by the delivery of the Closing Stock Bonuses and any
liabilities to employees to be satisfied by delivery of the Special
Stock Bonuses shall not be considered current
liabilities.
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“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Company” has the meaning
set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Company Balance Sheet
Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.5(a).
“Company Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.5(a).
“Company Indebtedness”
means, without duplication, as of 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time
on the Closing Date, all obligations of Indebtedness of the
Company, as set forth in Section 4.5(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
“Company Transaction
Expenses” means unpaid expenses relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby incurred by or on behalf of the
Sellers or the Company and for which the Company is or may become
liable, including but not limited to, any legal, accounting,
financial advisory and other third party advisory or consulting
fees, as set forth in Annex 2.2(b). For
the avoidance of doubt, Company Transaction Expenses shall not
include any liabilities included in Company Indebtedness or the
Closing Working Capital. In addition, the liability to
pay the Closing Stock Bonuses and Special Stock Bonuses shall not
be deemed Company Transaction Expenses as such term is used in this
Agreement.
“Contracts” means all
contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments, notes,
commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other
agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether
written or oral.
“Credit Agreement” means
the Company's existing line of credit with City National Bank,
N.A., evidenced by a promissory note dated January, 26, 2009, and
all amendments thereto.
“Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Payment”
means Company Indebtedness in an amount in cash equal to $525,000
to be paid on behalf of the Company to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx pursuant to
her purchase and separation agreement dated August 31, 2011 by and
between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and the Company.
“Defense Notice” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.6(b).
“Designated Employees”
means each of the employees eligible to receive a share of Purchase
Price pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements or, in
the case of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, pursuant to the terms of his
termination agreement, as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
“Designated Employee
Percentage” means 21.75%, provided, however, that such
percentage shall be reduced for purposes of calculating the amount
of any payment to be paid to the Designated Employees to remove the
Designated Employee Pro Rata Share of any Designated Employee who
loses his or her right to receive such payment pursuant to the
terms of his or her employment agreement or termination agreement,
as applicable.
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“Designated Employee Pro Rata
Share” means, with respect to any amounts paid or
Common Stock issued, as the case may be, to the Designated
Employees hereunder, the percentage of such amounts or shares to
which a particular Designated Employee is entitled, as set forth on
Exhibit
A.
“Disclosure Schedule”
means the Disclosure Schedule dated as of the Closing Date and
delivered by the Sellers or the Purchaser, as applicable,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
“Dispute” means any
dispute regarding (a) the elements of, or amounts reflected on the
Working Capital Schedule and affecting the calculation of the
number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to
Section 2.4(d) or
(b) the elements of or amounts reflected on an Earn-Out Report and
affecting the calculation of any payments of Additional
Consideration, as applicable.
“Dispute Notice” means a
written notice of a Dispute presented to the Purchaser within the
Dispute Period.
“Dispute Period” means the
period beginning on receipt by the Sellers from the Purchaser of
the Working Capital Schedule or an Earn-Out Report, as applicable,
and ending at 5:
00 p.m., New York time, on the date
forty-five (45) days after such date.
“Disputed Items” means the
elements and amounts with which the Sellers disagree as set forth
in the Purchaser’s preparation of (a) the Working Capital
Schedule or (b) an Earn-Out Report, as applicable.
“Dolphin Shares” means the
Closing Dolphin Shares, the Post-Closing Dolphin Shares and any
additional shares of Common Stock issued to the Sellers as part of
the Additional Consideration, or as otherwise issued to the Sellers
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Earn-Out Report” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d).
“Earn-Out Stock Issuance”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(iii)(A).
“EBITDA” means, for any
relevant Measuring Period, the net income (loss) of the New
Business Segment for such Measuring Period, but before provision
for any interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization expense for
such Measuring Period, determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, that:
(a) neither the
proceeds from nor any dividends or refunds with respect to, nor any
increases in the cash surrender value of, any life insurance policy
under which the Company or the New Business Segment is the named
beneficiary or otherwise entitled to recovery, shall be included as
income, and the annual premium expense or any other annual expense
in excess of $30,000 related to any such life insurance policy
shall not be treated as an expense;
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(b) any gain or loss as a result of an
event or transaction that is outside the ordinary course, not
related to ordinary activities of the New Business Segment and
unlikely to recur in the foreseeable future shall not be included
in the calculation of EBITDA;
(c) inter-company
management fees charged by the Purchaser or any Affiliate of the
Purchaser to the New Business Segment shall not be treated as an
expense;
(d) any general
overhead and administrative expenses of the Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates (other than the New Business Segment) shall not be
treated as an expense, except for expenses requested and consented
to by the Sellers;
(e) any write-off or
amortization of goodwill or other intangibles arising out of the
Purchaser’s purchase of the Membership Interests pursuant to
this Agreement shall not be treated as an expense;
(f) indemnifiable
Losses of the Purchaser Indemnitees, to the extent such Losses (i)
have been satisfied through direct indemnification by
the Sellers in accordance with Article VII or through the
Purchaser’s right of offset set forth in
Section 2.6, or (ii) are
not subject to indemnification under this Agreement as a result of
the Indemnity Threshold, shall not be treated as an
expense;
(g) any indemnity
payments made by a Purchaser Indemnitee to the Sellers shall not be
treated as an expense;
(h) there shall be no
charge against income for the payment or accrual of any component
of any Purchase Price payment payable hereunder, including any
Additional Consideration;
(i) the fees and
disbursements of the Company’s (or the New Business
Segment’s, as applicable) attorneys, accountants and
financial advisors incurred prior to or after the Closing in
connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents delivered at such
Closing that have either (x) been expensed and paid prior to such
Closing or (y) accrued for on the Closing Balance Sheet, shall not
be treated as an expense;
(j) the fees and
expenses of (i) the accountants engaged in preparing the
Working Capital Schedule and any Earn-Out Report, or any element or
component thereof, (ii) the Arbitrating Accountants, with
respect to their engagement in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) any preparation of
income Tax Returns, reports and related schedules and audited
financial statements, in excess of $55,000 in any calendar year,
shall not be treated as an expense;
(k) any severance
payments paid or payable to any employee (including the Principal
Sellers) upon a termination of such employee’s employment, if
such employee was terminated without cause at the request of the
Purchaser, shall not be treated as an expense;
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(l) any costs and
expenses relating to (i) the stock issuances to be made to the
Designated Employees in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby or (ii) the issuance of the Special Stock
Bonuses shall not be treated as an expense;
(m) the expenses, fees
and costs incurred with respect to the combination and the
integration of the business of the Company with the Purchaser
and/or one of its Affiliates shall not be treated as an expense
unless mutually agreed upon by the Parties or as required by
applicable Law;
(n) any expenses, fees
and costs, including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees,
incurred by the Company prior to Closing with respect to the Guild
Dispute shall not be treated as an expense;
(o) any transaction
fees incurred by the Company or the New Business Segment resulting
from a financing or refinancing transaction shall not be treated as
an expense;
(p) any payments made
with respect to the Company Indebtedness existing at Closing shall
not be treated as an expense;
(q) any payments made
to the Sellers by the Company in order to fulfill the
Purchaser’s obligations under the Seller Put Agreements or
under Article VII
of this Agreement, or to the Designated Employees in order to
fulfill any obligations the Purchaser may have to such Designated
Employees, and any additional costs, expenses or payments made by
the Company related to such payments, including with respect to any
additional Indebtedness the Company accumulates as a result of such
payments, shall not be treated as an expense; and
(r) the BDO Audit
Expenses shall not be treated as an expense.
“EBITDA Floor” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(i)(B).
“Employee Benefit Plans”
means any employee benefit, including, any pension, profit-sharing,
or other retirement plan, deferred compensation plan, bonus plan,
severance plan, fringe benefit plan, health, group insurance, or
other welfare benefit plan or other similar plan, agreement,
policy, or understanding, including any “employee benefit
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
ERISA.
“Employment Agreement”
means an employment agreement to be executed by each Principal
Seller, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
“Entity” means any
corporation, firm, unincorporated organization, association,
partnership, limited liability company, trust (inter vivos or
testamentary), estate of a deceased, insane or incompetent
individual, business trust, joint Membership Interests company,
joint venture or other organization, entity or business, whether
acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity, or any
Authority.
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“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor Law, and
the rules and regulations thereunder or under any successor Law,
all as from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate” means
each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together
with the Company or its Affiliates would be deemed to be a (single
employer) within the meaning of Section 4(14) of
ERISA.
“Excluded Liability” means
any Losses arising from, based on or relating to the matters
described in Item 10 of Section 4.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
relating to the Third-Party Consent with Third Avenue Tower Owner,
LLC, regarding the Company’s lease at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx in New
York.
“Final Adjustment Payment”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(iv).
“Final Purchase Price Allocation
Methodology” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.2(d).
“First Year Period” means
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
“First Year Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(c)(i)(A)
“Fundamental
Representations” means the representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.1 (Organization;
Authority of Each Seller), Section 3.2 (Ownership),
Section 4.1 (Organization
and Business; Power and Authority),
Section 4.11
(Tax Matters), and Section 4.15 (Broker or
Finder).
“GAAP” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as
in effect from time to time.
“General Enforceability
Exceptions” means those exceptions to enforceability
due to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
“Guild Dispute” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(e).
“Hard Assets” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.2(d).
“Indebtedness” means with
respect to any Person: (a) all indebtedness of such Person, whether
or not contingent, for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
instruments, (c) all indebtedness created or arising under any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to
property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations, contingent
or otherwise, of such Person under acceptance, letter of credit or
similar facilities, (e) all indebtedness of others referred to in
clauses (a) through (d) above guaranteed directly or indirectly in
any manner by such Person, and (f) all indebtedness referred to in
clauses (a) through (e) above secured by (or for which the holder
of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including
accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though
such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of
such indebtedness.
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“Indemnified Party” means,
with respect to a particular matter, a Person who is entitled to
indemnification from another Party pursuant to
Article VII.
“Indemnifying
Party” means, with respect to a particular matter, a
Person who is required to provide indemnification under
Article VII to another
Person.
“Indemnity Notice” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.7.
“Indemnity Threshold” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).
“Ineligible Employee” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b)(iii).
“Ineligible Employee
Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b)(iii).
“Intellectual Property”
means (a) all patents, patent applications, inventions,
discoveries, and processes that may be patentable, (b) all
copyrights in published and unpublished materials, and copyright
registrations and applications, (c) all trademarks, service marks,
protectable trade dress and domain name registrations, together
with goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, (d) all
know-how and trade secrets that, in each case, are material to the
operation of the Business in the ordinary course of business, and
(e) domain names.
“Knowledge” means both the
actual knowledge, following reasonably prudent inquiry, of each
Seller and Xxxxxx Xxxx.
“Law” means: (a) any
administrative, judicial, or legislative code, finding, law,
interpretation, ordinance, policy statement, proclamation,
regulation, requirement, rule, statute, or writ of any Authority or
the common law.
“Legal Action” means, with
respect to any Person, any and all litigation or legal or other
actions, arbitrations, claims, counterclaims, disputes, grievances,
investigations, proceedings (including condemnation proceedings),
subpoenas, requests for material information by or pursuant to the
order of any Authority, at Law or in arbitration, equity or
admiralty, whether or not purported to be brought on behalf of such
Person, affecting such Person or any of such Person’s
business, property or assets.
“Lien” means any:
mortgage; lien (statutory or other) or encumbrance; or other
security agreement, arrangement or interest; hypothecation, pledge
or other deposit arrangement; assignment; charge; levy; executory
seizure; attachment; garnishment; encumbrance; (including any
unallocated title reservations or any other title matters which
impairs marketability of title); conditional sale, title retention
or other similar agreement, arrangement, device or restriction;
preemptive or similar right; rights of first refusal or rights of
first offer, any financing lease involving substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing; the filing of any
financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable
Law of any jurisdiction; restriction on sale, transfer, assignment,
disposition or other alienation.
“Losses” means losses,
damages, liabilities, deficiencies, Legal Actions, judgments,
interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever
kind, including reasonable attorneys’ and accounting fees and
expenses; provided, however, that “Losses” shall not include
special, consequential or punitive damages, except in the case of
fraud in connection with this Agreement or to the extent actually
awarded by an Authority in connection with a Third-Party
Claim.
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“Material Adverse Effect”
means any effect or change that is materially adverse to the
business, assets, operations or financial conditions of the Company
or the Business, as context may require, taken as a whole;
provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include
any such effects or changes to the extent resulting from (i)
changes to the U.S., or global economy, in each case, as a whole,
or that affect the industry or markets in which the Company or the
Business operates as a whole, (ii) the announcement or disclosure
of the transactions contemplated herein, (iii) any hurricane,
earthquake or other natural disasters (including airport closures
and/or delays as a result therefrom), (iv) general economic,
regulatory or political conditions in North America, (v) changes in
accounting rules, (vi) changes in the North American debt or
securities markets, (vii) military action or any act or credible
threat of terrorism, (viii) changes in currency exchange rates or
commodities prices, (ix) changes in Law, (x) compliance with the
terms of this Agreement, (xi) any act or omission of the Company or
the Business taken with the prior consent of, or at the request of,
the Purchaser (xii) any failure of the Company or the Business to
meet projections or forecasts (provided that the underlying causes
of such failure shall be considered in determining whether there is
or has been a Material Adverse Effect) or (xiii) any matter of
which the Purchaser is actually aware on the date
hereof.
“Material Contracts” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a).
“Measuring Periods” means
each of the First Year Period, the Second Year Period and the Third
Year Period.
“Membership Interests” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
“Missed First Year Target”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(i)(B).
“Missed Second Year
Target” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(ii)(B).
“Missed Target” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c)(iii)(B).
“Missed Target Year” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(iv)(A).
“Missed Third Year Target”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c)(iii)(B).
“Most Recent Company Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.5(a).
“Most Recent Purchaser Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.4(a).
“Multiemployer Plan” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.
“New Business Segment”
means the operations of the Company, as operated by the Purchaser
post-Closing.
“Orders” means any writ,
order, judgment, injunction, decree, ruling or consent of or by an
Authority.
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“Organizational Documents”
means, with respect to a Person that is a corporation, its charter,
its by-laws and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and
similar arrangements applicable to any of its capital Membership
Interests, with respect to a Person that is a partnership, its
agreement and certificate of partnership, any agreements among
partners, and any management and similar agreements between the
partnership and any general partners (or any Affiliate thereof) and
with respect to a Person that is a limited liability company, its
certificate of formation or articles of organization, its limited
liability company operating agreement, any agreements among members
of such Person and similar agreements.
“Owned Intellectual
Property” means the Intellectual Property that is
owned by the Company.
“Permitted Liens” means
(i) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable; (ii) mechanics,
carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like
liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or amounts that are not delinquent
and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to
the business of the Company; or (iii) liens arising under original
purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases
with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice which do not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or the
Business.
“Person” means any natural
individual or any Entity.
“Post-Closing Dolphin
Shares” means 1,535,129 shares of Common Stock,
subject to the right of offset as set forth in
Section 2.6 and
Section 7.3(g).
“Post-Closing Stock
Bonuses” means 426,700 shares of Common Stock issued
to the Designated Employees in accordance with Annex 2.2(b).
“Pre-Closing Tax Period”
means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and
the portion through the end of the Closing Date for any Straddle
Period.
“Pre-Closing Taxes” means
any and all Taxes of the Company for any Pre-Closing Tax
Period.
“Principal Sellers” means
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx.
“Pro Rata Share” means,
with respect to any amounts paid or Common Stock issued, as the
case may be, to the Sellers hereunder, the percentage of such
amounts or shares to which a particular Seller is entitled, as set
forth on Exhibit
A.
“Purchase Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Purchaser” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Purchaser Balance Sheet
Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.4(a).
“Purchaser Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.4(a).
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“Purchaser Indemnitees”
means the Purchaser, its Affiliates and each of their respective
directors, managers, officers, members, stockholders, partners,
employees, agents, representatives, lenders, successors and
assigns, and the term “Purchaser Indemnitee”
means any one of the foregoing Purchaser Indemnitees.
“Real Property” means the
real property owned, leased or subleased by the Company, together
with all buildings, structures and facilities located
thereon.
“Registration Rights
Agreement” means the registration rights agreement to
be executed by the Parties, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
F.
“Remaining Disputed Items”
means any Disputes that remain unresolved by the Purchaser and the
Sellers within the thirty (30) day period after the
Purchaser’s receipt of a Dispute Notice.
“Representatives” means a
Party’s Affiliates, officers, managers, directors, employees,
accountants, auditors, counsel, financial and other advisors,
consultants and other representatives and agents.
“SEC” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2(b)(i).
“Second Year Period” means
January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
“Second Year Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(ii)(A).
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Laws” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“SEC Reports” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).
“Seller Guarantees” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
“Seller Indemnitees” means
the Sellers and their respective successors and assigns, and the
term “Seller
Indemnitee” means any one of the foregoing Seller
Indemnitees.
“Seller Put Agreements”
means put agreements to be executed by the Purchaser, on one hand,
and each Seller, on the other hand, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
“Seller Release” means a
release to be executed by each Seller, each in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
“Sellers” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Special Stock Bonuses”
the amount of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing $547,000
by the Closing Share Price, in bonuses expected to be paid to
certain employees of the Company, as designated by the Principal
Sellers.
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“Survival Date” means (a)
for claims based on an alleged breach of any of the Fundamental
Representations (other than the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 4.13 (Tax
Matters)), there shall be no cut-off date and such representations
and warranties and claims shall survive for a period of unlimited
duration, (b) for claims or based on an alleged breach of any of
the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4.11 (Tax Matters)
and Section 4.17 (Employee
Benefit Plans) or of any covenant or obligation of a Party to be
performed by such party after Closing, the date which is sixty (60)
days after the date upon which the applicable statute of
limitations with respect to the liabilities in question would bar
such claim (after giving effect to any extensions or waivers
thereof), and (c) for all other claims based on an alleged breach
of a representation and warranty, the date that is fifteen (15)
months after the Closing Date. For the avoidance of
doubt, the foregoing is intended to alter and replace the
applicable statute of limitations for making claims to the extent
expressly set forth herein.
“Target Percentage” means
the number, expressed as a percentage, obtained from dividing (x)
the actual amount of EBITDA of the New Business Segment in excess
of $2,900,000 of the New Business Segment for the period at issue
by (y) $850,000.
“Target Working Capital”
means $500,000.
“Tax Benefit” means the
sum of the amount of the deduction relating to any payment made by
the Purchaser Indemnitee multiplied by the applicable federal
income tax rate of the applicable Purchaser
Indemnitee.
“Tax Return” means all
returns, consolidated or otherwise (including estimated returns,
information returns, withholding returns and any other forms or
reports) relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxes” means, with
respect to any Person, all taxes (domestic or foreign), including
any income (net, gross or other including recapture of any tax
items such as investment tax credits), alternative or add-on
minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, gains, sales, use,
leasing, lease, user, ad valorem, transfer, recording, franchise,
profits, property (real or personal, tangible or intangible),
escheat, fuel, license, withholding on amounts paid to or by such
Person, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, environmental or windfall
profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, or other like assessment or
charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, levies,
assessments, charges, penalties, additions to tax or additional
amount imposed by any Authority, whether disputed or
not.
“Third Year Period” means
January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
“Third Year Stock
Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(c)(iii)(A).
“Third-Party Claims” means
any Legal Action which is asserted or threatened by a Person other
than the Parties, their Affiliates, their successors and permitted
assigns, against any Indemnified Party or to which any Indemnified
Party is subject.
“Third-Party Consents”
means any authorizations or Orders from any Authority or any
consents, approvals, or authorizations from any third party which
are required to consummate transactions contemplated under this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
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“Transaction Documents”
means the Employment Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Seller Put Agreements, the Seller Releases, and any and all
other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates described
in this Agreement to be delivered hereunder from time to time or as
closing documents.
“Transfer Taxes” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.2(c).
“UBT” has the meaning set
forth in Section
6.6.
“Working Capital
Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(d).
“Working Capital Schedule”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
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Annex
6.2(d)
Final
Purchase Price Allocation Methodology
The Adjusted
Purchase Price shall be allocated in accordance with Section 1060
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), to all tangible assets and intangible assets,
except for assets as defined under Section 197 of the Code,
according to net tax value as of the Closing Date, which is the
current fair market value for such assets. The remainder of
the Adjusted Purchase Price shall be allocated to
goodwill and other
intangible assets as defined by Section 197 of the Code.
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EXHIBIT
A
MEMBERSHIP
INTERESTS
AND
DESIGNATED
EMPLOYEES
60
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
61
EXHIBIT
C
ACCREDITED
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
62
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
63
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF SELLER PUT AGREEMENT
64
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
65