UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 26, 2007
NEUROMETRIX,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
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000-50856
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04-3308180
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(State
or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.)
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62 Fourth Avenue
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 890-9989
(Registrants
telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or
Disposition of Assets.
On December 26, 2007, NeuroMetrix, Inc. (the Company),
EyeTel Imaging, Inc., a Delaware corporation (EyeTel), and EyeTel Reading
Center, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of EyeTel (the Subsidiary) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Asset
Purchase Agreement). EyeTel and the
Subsidiary are engaged in the business of designing, developing, and
commercializing proprietary technology and services that help physicians to
diagnose the leading causes of preventable blindness: age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma
and diabetic retinopathy. Pursuant to
the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired substantially
all of the assets of EyeTel and the Subsidiary on December 26, 2007 (the Acquisition)
for an aggregate purchase price of $175,000, 1,050,297 shares (the Shares) of
the Companys common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and the assumption of
certain liabilities of EyeTel.
In October 2006, the Company entered into an exclusive seven-year
licensing agreement with EyeTel. The agreement granted the Company an exclusive
license to market, brand, and sell EyeTels DigiScope® throughout the primary
diabetes care physician market. The DigiScope, developed in collaboration with
the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, is an FDA-cleared diagnostic device
that primary diabetes care physicians can use for the early detection of
diabetic retinopathy.
In connection with the issuance of the Shares, the Company entered into
a Registration Rights Agreement with certain persons described in the Asset
Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to register the Shares
for resale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prior to April 4,
2008.
The description of the Asset Purchase Agreement and contained herein
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Asset Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities.
As described under Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
on December 26, 2007, the Company issued or agreed to issue the Shares as
part of the total consideration for the Acquisition. The Shares were issued or
will be issued by the Company in a private placement in reliance on an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the Securities Act), provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder (Regulation
D) as the Shares were issued or will be issued to accredited investors as
defined by Regulation D.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Financial statements will be
filed as necessary by amendment within the required period.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Pro forma financial
information will be filed as necessary by amendment within the required period.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2007, by and
among NeuroMetrix, Inc., EyeTel Imaging, Inc. and EyeTel Reading
Center, LLC
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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NEUROMETRIX, INC.
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Dated: December 28, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Shai N. Gozani, M.D., Ph.D.
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Shai N. Gozani, M.D., Ph.D.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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2.1
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2007, by and
among NeuroMetrix, Inc., EyeTel Imaging, Inc. and EyeTel Reading
Center, LLC
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EXHIBIT
2.1
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT)
CONTAINS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES THAT NEUROMETRIX, INC. (NEUROMETRIX),
EYETEL IMAGING, INC. (EYETEL) AND EYETEL READING CENTER, LLC (SUBSIDIARY)
MADE TO EACH OTHER. THESE REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES WERE MADE ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE AGREEMENT AND SOLELY FOR
THE BENEFIT OF NEUROMETRIX, EYETEL AND SUBSIDIARY AS OF SPECIFIC DATES. THESE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MAY BE
SUBJECT TO IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS AGREED TO BY NEUROMETRIX,
EYETEL AND SUBSIDIARY AND INCLUDED IN CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
PROVIDED BY EYETEL AND SUBSIDIARY TO NEUROMETRIX IN CONNECTION WITH THE SIGNING
OF THE AGREEMENT, AND THEREFORE MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. FURTHERMORE, THESE REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE PURPOSES OF ALLOCATING CONTRACTUAL
RISK BETWEEN NEUROMETRIX, EYETEL AND SUBSIDIARY INSTEAD OF ESTABLISHING THESE
MATTERS AS FACTS, AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ACCURATE AS OF ANY
SPECIFIC DATE AND DO NOT PURPORT TO BE ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF THE FILING OF
THE AGREEMENT BY NEUROMETRIX WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
ACCORDINGLY, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT AS CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE ACTUAL STATE OF FACTS,
SINCE THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF, AND TO BE LIMITED TO,
NEUROMETRIX, EYETEL AND SUBSIDIARY.
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
NEUROMETRIX,
INC.,
EYETEL
IMAGING, INC.
AND
EYETEL READING CENTER, LLC
DATED
AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1.1.
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Definitions
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1.2.
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Other Definitions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
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2.1.
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Purchase of Assets
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5
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2.2.
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Assumed Liabilities; Excluded
Liabilities
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2.3.
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Purchase Price
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2.4.
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Closing Transactions
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2.5.
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Local Transfer Documents
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2.6.
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No Withholding
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2.7.
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Allocation
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARY
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3.1.
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Making of Representations and
Warranties
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3.2.
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Organization; Power; Capitalization
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3.3.
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Authorization of Transactions
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3.4.
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Sufficiency of Assets; Inventory
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3.5.
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Subsidiaries
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3.6.
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Absence of Conflicts
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3.7.
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Financial Statements
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3.8.
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.9.
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Absence of Certain Developments
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3.10.
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Title to Properties
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3.11.
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Taxes
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3.12.
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Contracts and Commitments
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3.13.
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Intellectual Property
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3.14.
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Litigation; Proceedings
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3.15.
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Brokerage
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3.16.
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Permits
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3.17.
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Employees
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3.18.
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Employee Benefit Plans
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3.19.
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Insurance
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3.20.
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Customers and Suppliers
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3.21.
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Affiliate Transactions
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3.22.
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Compliance with Laws
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3.23.
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Environmental Matters
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3.24.
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Powers of Attorney; Guarantees
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3.25.
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Product Warranties
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3.26.
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Accounts Receivable
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3.27.
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Import/Export Compliance
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3.28.
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Accredited Investor
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3.29.
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Adequate Information
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3.30.
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Disclosure
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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4.1.
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Organization
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4.2.
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Authorization, Validity and Effect
of Agreement
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4.3.
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Brokerage
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4.4.
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Stock Consideration
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ARTICLE V CLOSING DELIVERABLES
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5.1.
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Conditions to Buyers Obligation
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5.2.
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Conditions to the Companys
Obligations
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5.3.
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Right to Proceed
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION AND
RELATED MATTERS
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6.1.
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Survival of Representations,
Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
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6.2.
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Indemnification
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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7.1.
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Tax Matters
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7.2.
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Press Releases and Announcements
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7.3.
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Further Assurances
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7.4.
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Specific Performance
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7.5.
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Expenses
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7.6.
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Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation
and Confidentiality
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7.7.
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Transitional Assistance
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7.8.
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Financial Information
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7.9.
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Employee and Related Matters
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7.10.
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Payments With Respect to Purchased
Assets
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7.11.
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Access to Records; Cooperation
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7.12.
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Waiver
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7.13.
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Bulk Sales Laws
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7.14.
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Insurance Policies
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1.
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Amendment
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8.2.
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Waiver
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8.3.
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Notices
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8.4.
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Binding Agreement; Assignment
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8.5.
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Severability
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8.6.
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Construction
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8.7.
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Captions
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8.8.
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Entire Agreement
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8.9.
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Counterparts
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8.10.
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Governing Law
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8.11.
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Parties in Interest
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8.12.
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Consent to Jurisdiction
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8.13.
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Delivery by Facsimile
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Form of Local Transfer
Documents
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Exhibit B
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Form of Trademark Assignment
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Exhibit C
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Form of Release
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Exhibit D
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Form of Registration Rights
Agreement
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INDEX OF SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.1(a)(v)
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Assumed Leases
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Schedule 2.1(a)(vii)
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Purchased Personal Property
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Schedule 2.1(a)(ix)
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Purchased Contracts
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Schedule 2.1(a)(xii)
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FDA Permits
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Schedule 2.1(a)(xviii)
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Purchased Certificates of
Deposits
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Schedule 2.1(a)(xix)
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Refunds
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Schedule 2.1(b)(iv)
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Excluded Contracts
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Schedule 2.1(b)(vi)
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Excluded Cash
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Schedule 2.1(b)(vii)
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Excluded Securities
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Schedule 2.2(a)(i)
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Assumed Liabilities
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Schedule 2.2(a)(ii)
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Assumed Accounts Payable
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Schedule 2.2(a)(iii)
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Assumed Fees
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Schedule 2.2(a)(iv)
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Employee Payments
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Schedule 2.2(a)(v)
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Assumed Stock Payments
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Schedule 2.3(a)(i)
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Cash Consideration
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Schedule 2.3(a)(ii)
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Stock Consideration
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Schedule 3.2
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Organization and Corporate Power;
Capitalization
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Schedule 3.4
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Sufficiency of Assets; Inventory
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Schedule 3.6
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Absence of Conflicts
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Schedule 3.7
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Financial Statements
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Schedule 3.8
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Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Schedule 3.9
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Absence of Certain Developments
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Schedule 3.10(b)
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Real Property Leases and
Subleases
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Schedule 3.10(c)
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Personal Property
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Schedule 3.10(d)
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Condition of Leases Properties
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Schedule 3.11
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Taxes
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Schedule 3.12
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Contracts and Commitments
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Schedule 3.13
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Intellectual Property
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Schedule 3.14
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Litigation; Proceedings
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Schedule 3.16
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Permits
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Schedule 3.17
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Employees
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Schedule 3.18
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Employee Benefit Plans
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Schedule 3.19
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Insurance
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Schedule 3.20
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Customers and Suppliers
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Schedule 3.21
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Affiliate Transactions
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Schedule 3.22
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Compliance with Laws
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Schedule 3.24
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Powers of Attorney
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Schedule 3.25
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Product Warranties
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Schedule 5.1(l)
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Payoff Letters
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Schedule 5.1(m)
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Releases
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Schedule 7.9(a)
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Transferred Employees
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement)
is made as of December 26, 2007, by and among EyeTel Imaging, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the Company), EyeTel Reading Center, LLC, a
Maryland limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(the Subsidiary), and NeuroMetrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Buyer). The Company, the Subsidiary and Buyer are collectively
referred to herein as the Parties and each individually as a Party. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement
without definition shall have the meaning given to such terms in Article I
hereof.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Subsidiary are engaged in
the business of designing, developing, and commercializing proprietary
technology and services that help physicians to diagnose the leading causes of
preventable blindness: age-related
macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy (the Business);
and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to acquire from the Company and
the Subsidiary, and the Company and the Subsidiary desire to sell to Buyer,
substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiary. The purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets
(as defined below) will be accomplished by direct purchase, sale and conveyance
of the assets specified herein upon the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Person, where control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal
representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.
Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as
defined in Section 1504 of the Code (or any similar combined, consolidated
or unitary group defined under state, local or foreign income Tax law).
Business Day means any day that is not a
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law
to be closed in Boston, Massachusetts.
Buyer Common Stock means common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Buyer.
CERCLA means the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and any rules or
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
Contract means any contract, license,
sublicense, mortgage, purchase order, indenture, loan agreement, lease,
sublease, agreement or instrument or any binding commitment to enter into any
of the foregoing (in each case, whether written or oral) to which the Company
is a party or by which any of its assets are bound.
Environmental Requirements shall mean all
federal, state, local and foreign statutes, regulations, ordinances and other
provisions having the force or effect of law, all judicial and administrative
orders and determinations, all contractual obligations and all common law, in
each case concerning public health and pollution or protection of the
environment, including, without limitation, all those relating to the presence,
use, production, generation, handling, transport, treatment, storage, disposal,
distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, Release, threatened
Release, control or cleanup of any hazardous or otherwise regulated materials,
substances or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants,
contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or radiation, as the foregoing are enacted and
in effect prior to or on the Closing Date.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder.
GAAP means United States generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied throughout the periods involved.
Indebtedness means (i) any indebtedness
for borrowed money or issued in substitution for or exchange of indebtedness
for borrowed money, (ii) any indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond,
debenture or other debt security, (iii) any indebtedness for the deferred
purchase price of property or services with respect to which a Person is
liable, contingently or otherwise, as obligor or otherwise, (iv) any
commitment by which a Person assures a creditor against loss (including,
without limitation, contingent reimbursement Liability with respect to letters
of credit), (v) any indebtedness guaranteed in any manner by a Person
(including, without limitation, guarantees in the form of an agreement to
repurchase or reimburse), (vi) any Liabilities under leases recorded for
accounting purposes by the applicable Person as capitalized leases with respect
to which a Person is liable, contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor
or otherwise, (vii) any indebtedness secured by a Lien on a Persons
assets, (viii) any off-balance sheet financing of a Person (but excluding
all leases recorded for accounting purposes by the applicable Person as
operating leases) and (ix) any accrued and unpaid interest on, and any
prepayment premiums, penalties or similar contractual charges in respect of,
any of the foregoing obligations.
Liability means any liability, debt,
obligation, deficiency, Tax, penalty, assessment, fine, claim, cause of action
or other loss, fee, cost or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether
asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, accrued or
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unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due
or to become due and regardless of when asserted.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, security
interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including, without
limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in
the nature thereof) or any agreement to file any of the foregoing, any sale of
receivables with recourse against the Company or any of its Affiliates, and any
filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform
Commercial Code or any similar statute, in each case, that affects a Purchased
Asset.
Material Adverse Effect means a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or liabilities (including
contingent liabilities), prospects, results of operations or the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the business or the Company or the ability of Buyer
to operate or conduct the Business in the manner in which it is currently or
contemplated to be operated or conducted by the Company.
Person means any individual, partnership,
limited liability company, corporation, cooperative, association, joint stock
company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or governmental
authority, body or entity or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Purchase Price means (a) $300,000 in cash (the Cash Consideration) and (b) 1,044,023
shares of Buyer Common Stock (the Stock Consideration).
Release shall have the meaning set forth in
CERCLA.
Tax or Taxes means any federal,
state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, capital gains, franchise,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, sales, use, goods and services,
transfer, registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties,
real property, special assessment, personal property, capital stock, social
security, unemployment, employment, disability, payroll, license, employee or
other withholding, contributions or similar tax, of any kind whatsoever,
including any interest, penalties or additions to tax or additional amounts in
respect of the foregoing.
Tax Returns means returns, declarations,
reports, claims for refund, information returns or other documents (including
any related or supporting schedules, statements or information) filed or
required to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or
collection of Taxes of any party or the administration of any laws, regulations
or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement
and any other agreement contemplated hereby to which the Company or Buyer is a
party.
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1.2. Other
Definitions. Each of the following
defined terms has the meaning given such term in the Section set forth
opposite such defined term:
Defined Term
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Section Reference
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Assumed Liabilities
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2.2(a)
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Business
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Preamble
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Buyer
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Preamble
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Buyer Parties
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6.2(a)
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Closing
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2.4(a)
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Closing Date
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2.4(a)
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Closing Transactions
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2.4(b)
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Company
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Preamble
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Company Contracts
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3.12(b)
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Company Copyrights
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3.13(a)
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Company Intellectual Property
Assets
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3.13(c)(i)
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Company Marks
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3.13(a)
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Company Parties
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6.2(b)
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Company Patents
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3.13(a)
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Company Trade Secrets
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3.13(b)(ix)
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Confidential Information
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7.6(c)
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Contingent Workers
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3.17(a)
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Copyrights
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3.13(c)(ii)
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Customers or Business Relations
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7.7
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Employee Program
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3.18(f)(i)
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Employer
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7.9(a)
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ERISA Affiliate
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3.18(f)(iii)
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Excluded Assets
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2.1(b)
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Excluded Contracts
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2.1(b)(iv)
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Excluded Information
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3.29
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Excluded Liabilities
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2.2(b)
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FDA
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2.1(a)(xii)
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FDCA
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2.1(a)(xii)
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Financial Statements
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3.7(a)
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Indemnified Party
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6.2(c)
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Indemnifying Party
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6.2(c)
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Insiders
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3.21
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Intellectual Property Assets
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3.13(c)(ii)
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Latest Balance Sheet
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3.7(a)
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Leased Properties
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3.10(b)
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Legal Request
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7.6(c)
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Licenses In
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3.13(a)
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Licenses Out
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3.13(a)
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Local Transfer Documents
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2.5
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Loss
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6.2(a)
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Losses
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6.2(a)
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maintains
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3.18(f)(ii)
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Marks
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3.13(c)(ii)
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Multiemployer Plan
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3.18(f)(iv)
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Non-Compete Period
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7.6(a)
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Non-Transferred Employees
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7.9(a)
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Parties
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Preamble
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Party
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Preamble
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Patents
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3.13(c)(ii)
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Permits
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3.16(a)
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Products
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3.13(b)
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Purchased Contracts
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2.1(a)(ix)
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Purchased Assets
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2.1(a)
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SEC
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3.28
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Social Security Act
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3.16(d)
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Stock Recipients
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2.3
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Subsidiary
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Preamble
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Surviving Articles
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6.1
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Third Party IP Assets
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3.13(b)(v)
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Trade Secrets
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3.13(c)(ii)
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Transferred Employees
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7.9(a)
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Union
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3.17(b)
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND
SALE OF ASSETS
2.1. Purchase
of Assets.
(a) On the
terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Buyer shall purchase, and the Company and the Subsidiary shall sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of any Liens by
appropriate instruments of conveyance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, all
assets, properties, rights, titles and interests of every kind or nature owned,
leased, licensed or otherwise held by the Company or the Subsidiary, whether
tangible, intangible, real or personal and wherever located, including, without
limitation, all of the following assets, but excluding all Excluded Assets (the
Purchased Assets):
(i) the Business as a
going concern;
(ii) the goodwill of the
Company and the Subsidiary;
(iii) all billed and unbilled
accounts receivable and all correspondence with respect thereto, including,
without limitation, all trade accounts receivable, notes receivable from
customers, vendor credits and all other obligations from customers with respect
to sales of goods or services, whether or not evidenced by a note;
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(iv) all prepayments, prepaid
expenses and other assets;
(v) all interests in leased
or subleased real estate listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(v);
(vi) all inventories, work in
progress and supplies;
(vii) all machinery, equipment,
spare parts and supplies, computers and all related equipment and fixtures and
all other tangible personal property, including, but not limited to, machinery,
equipment, spare parts and supplies, computers and all related equipment and
fixtures and all other tangible personal property set forth on Schedule
2.1(a)(vii);
(viii) all furniture;
(ix) all rights existing
under all Contracts (except Excluded Contracts) to which the Company or the
Subsidiary is a party (collectively, the Purchased Contracts),
including, without limitation, each Contract set forth on Schedule
2.1(a)(ix);
(x) all lists and records
pertaining to customer accounts (whether past or current), suppliers,
distributors, manufacturers and agents;
(xi) all claims, deposits,
prepayments, warranties, guarantees, refunds, causes of action, rights of
recovery, rights of set-off and rights of recoupment of every kind and nature,
except for any of the foregoing to the extent they relate to Excluded Assets or
Excluded Liabilities;
(xii) all Permits and
applications therefor (including, without limitation, all submissions made and
clearances obtained under Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (the FDCA), and all related
correspondence or records of communication with the United States Food and Drug
Administration (the FDA) before and after clearance, and all other
similar regulatory submissions, permits, approvals, orders and related clinical
and non-clinical data supporting the marketing of the product), including,
without limitation, those listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(xii);
(xiii) all insurance, warranty
and condemnation net proceeds received after the Closing Date with respect to
damage, non-conformance of or loss to the Purchased Assets;
(xiv) except as provided in Section 2.1(b)(ii) below
and to the extent they relate to Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities, all
books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, studies,
reports, promotional and marketing materials, and other printed or written
materials;
(xv) except as prohibited by
applicable law, all personnel and other records related to the Transferred
Employees;
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(xvi) all Company Intellectual
Property Assets, including, without limitation, the Products;
(xvii) all rights of the Company
or the Subsidiary under any confidentiality, non-competition, invention or
similar agreements with current or former employees and independent contractors
who provided services to the Company or the Subsidiary and/or participated in
the development of the Company Intellectual Property Assets included in the
Purchased Assets;
(xviii) all certificates of deposit
listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(xviii);
(xix) all refunds from
insurance policies listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(xix), which insurance
policies shall be canceled by the Company at the Closing; and
(xx) all other assets of any
kind or nature of the Company or the Subsidiary, other than the Excluded
Assets.
(b) Excluded
Assets. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the following assets are expressly excluded from the purchase and
sale contemplated hereby (the Excluded Assets) and, as such, are not
included in the assets conveyed hereby:
(i) the Companys and the
Subsidiarys rights under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents;
(ii) the Companys and the
Subsidiarys general ledger, accounting records, minute books, statutory books
and corporate seal (provided that Buyer shall be given copies of the
general ledger, accounting records and minute books as such documents exist as
of the Closing Date);
(iii) the Companys and the
Subsidiarys personnel records and any other records that the Company or the
Subsidiary is required by law to retain in its possession (provided that
Buyer shall be given copies of the personnel records and any other records that
the Company or the Subsidiary is required by law to retain in its possession as
such documents exist as of the Closing Date);
(iv) all rights existing
under each Contract set forth on Schedule 2.1(b)(iv) (collectively,
the Excluded Contracts);
(v) all cash, cash
equivalents and other securities held under or with respect to or in connection
with any Employee Plan or employee benefit plan of the Company or the
Subsidiary;
(vi) all cash, cash
equivalents and cash held in escrow described on Schedule 2.1(b)(vi);
and
(vii) all securities held by
the Company or the Subsidiary described on Schedule 2.1(b)(vii).
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2.2. Assumed
Liabilities; Excluded Liabilities.
(a) At the
Closing, Buyer shall assume and shall agree to pay, defend, discharge and
perform as and when due and performable by appropriate instruments in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Parties only the following specific Liabilities
of the Company, except to the extent that any of the following constitute
Excluded Liabilities:
(i) all Liabilities of the
Company under each Purchased Contract listed on Schedule 2.1(a)(ix) (other
than (A) Liabilities attributable to any failure or alleged failure by the
Company to comply with the terms thereof prior to the Closing (other than
Liabilities arising under a Purchased Contract entered into in the ordinary
course of business and relating to on-going
service, warranty and other
similar obligations of the Company that
do not otherwise constitute Excluded Liabilities) or (B) Liabilities of
the Company under each Excluded Contract) and up to an aggregate additional
$30,000 for amounts due under the Purchased Contracts that are not set forth on
Schedule 2.1(a)(ix);
(ii) all accounts payable
incurred by the Company, but only to the Persons and in the amounts listed on Schedule
2.2(a)(ii) and up to an aggregate additional $30,000 of other accounts
payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and not set forth on Schedule
2.2(a)(ii);
(iii) the fees payable by the
Company to Vintage Filings, LLC and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in
amounts not to exceed the amounts listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(iii);
(iv) amounts payable to
employees of the Company for accrued vacation time not to exceed the amounts
listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(iv); and
(v) the obligation of the
Company to issue shares of Buyer Common Stock to the Persons and in the amounts
listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(v) pursuant to, and subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions described in that certain Second Amendment to
Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement and Promissory Notes, dated as of December 21,
2007 by and between the Company and the noteholders party thereto, which
obligation of the Company to issue such shares shall not, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, constitute an Excluded Liability.
All of
the Liabilities specifically described above in this Section 2.2(a) are
individually and collectively referred to as the Assumed Liabilities. The assumption of Assumed Liabilities by
Buyer hereunder shall not enlarge any rights of third parties under Contracts
or other arrangements with Buyer or the Company, and nothing herein shall
prevent any Party from, in good faith, contesting with any third party any of
said liabilities or obligations, except that Buyer shall have no right to
contest the amount of Liabilities assumed pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iii). For the avoidance of doubt, the accrued
liabilities listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(i) shall constitute either
Assumed Liabilities or obligations of the Buyer pursuant to Article VII
and shall not constitute Excluded Liabilities.
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(b) Excluded
Liabilities. The Company shall
retain, and shall be responsible for paying, performing and discharging when
due, and Buyer shall not assume or have any responsibility for, any Liabilities
of the Company as of the Closing other than the Assumed Liabilities (the Excluded
Liabilities), including, without limitation:
(i) all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of the Excluded Assets;
(ii) all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any product and professional liability claims, administrative, civil or criminal
investigations, subpoenas, suits, claims, or other actions by federal, state,
or local governments, or other similar claims arising prior to the
Closing Date in respect of products sold or services rendered by the Company
prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) all Liabilities pursuant
to Environmental Requirements arising from or related to any action, event,
circumstance or condition related to the Company or the Business, in each case
occurring or existing on or prior to the Closing; and
(iv) all Liabilities relating
to or arising out of any Employee Program or other employee benefit plan of the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except to the extent provided in Section 7.9
and except for any amounts payable for accrued vacation time assumed by the
Buyer pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 2.2(a)(iv).
The Company hereby
acknowledges and agrees that except for the Assumed Liabilities, Buyer is not
assuming or becoming liable for any of the Companys liabilities or
obligations, and the Company shall remain exclusively liable for all of the
Excluded Liabilities.
2.3. Purchase
Price. On and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall, and
the Company hereby directs Buyer to, (a) pay the Purchase Price by
delivery of (i) cash in the amount of the Cash Consideration, payable by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Persons and in the amounts
listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(i) and (ii) deliver the Stock
Consideration to the Persons and in the amounts listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(ii) (the
Stock Recipients); (b) assume the Assumed Liabilities and (c) pay
Vintage Filings, LLC and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. the amounts
listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(iii).
2.4. Closing
Transactions.
(a) Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the Closing)
shall take place at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, 53 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, at 10:00 a.m.,
Boston time, as of the date hereof or at such other place or at such other time
or on such other date as may be mutually agreeable to Buyer and the
Company. The date of the Closing is
herein referred to as the Closing Date.
(b) Closing
Transactions. Subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties shall consummate the
following Closing Transactions on the Closing Date:
(i) The Company shall
deliver to Buyer the Purchased Assets;
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(ii) Buyer shall deliver the
consideration specified in Section 2.3 in accordance with the terms
thereof in exchange for the transfer to Buyer of the Purchased Assets, and
Buyer shall assume the Assumed Liabilities;
(iii) Buyer shall pay to
Vintage Filings, LLC and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. the amounts
listed on Schedule 2.2(a)(iii); and
(iv) The Parties shall
deliver the certificates and other documents and instruments required to be
delivered by or on behalf of such Party under Article V.
2.5. Local
Transfer Documents.
(a) Each
of the Company and the Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other
hand, shall, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, enter into, or cause their respective Affiliates to enter into,
on the Closing Date, separate bills of sale and assignment and assumption
agreements (the Local Transfer Documents) documenting the purchase and
sale of each portion of the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities to be
conveyed separately to Buyer. Such
individual Local Transfer Documents will be used merely to memorialize the
transfer of particular assets to, and the assumption of liabilities by, Buyer.
(b) The
Local Transfer Documents shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A,
with such modifications as are necessary and appropriate as a result of
differences in local laws or customs, in order to maintain substantially the
same legal meaning and effect as provided for in this Agreement.
(c) In
the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and any Local Transfer Document, the terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall prevail.
2.6. No
Withholding. The parties agree that
there will be no withholding Taxes or other amounts required under the Code or
any applicable laws, regulations or administrative requirements.
2.7. Allocation. To the extent such allocation is required to
be made by law as a result of Buyers acquisition of the Purchased Assets, Buyer
shall prepare an allocation of the Purchase Price (and all other capitalized
costs) among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Code §1060 and the
Treasury regulations thereunder (and any similar provision of state, local or
foreign law, as appropriate), which allocation shall be binding upon the
Company. Buyer shall deliver such
allocation to the Company within 60 days after the Closing Date. Buyer and the Company and their Affiliates
shall report, act and file Tax Returns (including, but not limited to Internal
Revenue Service Form 8594) in all respects and for all purposes consistent
with such allocation prepared by Buyer.
The Company shall timely and properly prepare, execute, file and deliver
all such documents, forms and other information as Buyer may reasonably request
to prepare such allocation. Neither
Buyer nor the Company shall take any position (whether in audits, tax returns
or otherwise) that is inconsistent with such allocation unless required to do
so by applicable law.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARY
On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has delivered to Buyer the
schedules referenced in this Article III, arranged in sections and
paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and paragraphs
contained herein and setting forth, among other things, items of disclosure
that are necessary or appropriate either in response to a disclosure
requirement contained in a provision hereof or as an exception to one or more
representations or warranties contained in this Article III. Capitalized terms used in the schedules but
not defined therein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this
Agreement.
3.1. Making
of Representations and Warranties.
As a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Company hereby makes to
Buyer the representations and warranties contained in this Article III.
3.2. Organization;
Power; Capitalization.
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Other than as set forth on Schedule 3.2(a), the Company is
qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which such qualification is
necessary. All jurisdictions in which
the Company is qualified to do business are set forth on Schedule 3.2(a). The Company has full corporate power and
authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
currently conducted and proposed to be conducted. The Company has delivered to Buyer correct
and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws for the
Company (as amended to date). The minute
books (containing the records of meetings of the stockholders, the board of
directors, and any committees of the board of directors), the stock certificate
books, and the stock record books for the Company are correct and complete, and
contain copies of all organizational documents and actions taken by the Companys
board of directors (and any committees thereof) and stockholders. The Company is not in default under or in
violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
(b) The
capitalization of the Company is set forth in Schedule 3.2(b). All of the issued and outstanding shares of
the Company are duly and validly authorized, issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.2(b), there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
commitments, preemptive rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any
kind for or relating to the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding
securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of any class or
other equity interests of the Company.
None of the Companys capital stock has been issued in violation of any
applicable law.
(c) The
Subsidiary is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. The Subsidiary is qualified to do business in
every jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary. The Subsidiary has full limited liability
company power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted.
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3.3. Authorization
of Transactions.
(a) The
Company has full corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform each of its obligations
hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and all other Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the
transaction contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its
stockholders. No other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to approve and authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. This
Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party
have been or, as of the Closing, will be duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general
principles of equity.
(b) The
Subsidiary has full limited liability power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform each of its obligations
hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery by the Subsidiary of this Agreement and all other Transaction
Documents to which the Subsidiary is a party and the consummation of the
transaction contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of the
Subsidiary and its members. No other
limited liability company proceedings on the part of the Subsidiary are
necessary to approve and authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the other Transaction Documents to which the Subsidiary is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and all other Transaction
Documents to which the Subsidiary is a party have been or, as of the Closing,
will be duly executed and delivered by the Subsidiary and constitute the valid
and binding agreements of the Subsidiary, enforceable against the Subsidiary in
accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors rights and to general principles of equity.
3.4. Sufficiency
of Assets; Inventory. The Purchased
Assets (including, without limitation, the Company Intellectual Property
Assets, the Products and the Purchased Contracts being transferred to Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement) and the Excluded Assets constitute all the assets
and services used by the Company in operating its business as it is currently
operated by the Company. The Purchased Assets
will enable Buyer to operate the Business after the Closing in the same manner
as operated by the Company prior to the Closing. All of the inventory consists of goods of
merchantable quality that are usable or saleable in the ordinary course of the Companys
business. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.4, all of the inventory is located on the Leased Properties.
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3.5. Subsidiaries. Except for the Subsidiary, the Company does
not control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, or any limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, association or any other
business entity, and the Company does not own any shares of capital stock or
any other securities of any other Person.
The Subsidiary does not own any assets or have any Liabilities.
3.6. Absence
of Conflicts. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.6, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby by the Company do not and shall not (a) conflict
with or result in any breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (b) constitute
a default under, (c) result in a violation of, (d) give any third
party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate or cause the modification,
termination or acceleration of, any obligation under, (e) result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the Purchased Assets, or (f) require any
authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice or
declaration to, or filing with, any third party or court or administrative or
other governmental body or agency, under (i) the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) any Contract, (iii) any
Permit, (iv) any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the
Company is subject or (v) any judgment, order or decree to which the
Company is subject.
3.7. Financial
Statements. The Company has
delivered to Buyer, and attached hereto as Schedule 3.7: (a) the
Companys audited balance sheets as of December 31, 2006, December 31,
2005 and December 31, 2004, and the related statement of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended,
together with the notes thereto; (b) the Companys unaudited balance sheet
as of June 30, 2007 and the related consolidated statement of operations,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended; and (c) the
Companys unaudited balance sheet as of October 31, 2007 (the Latest
Balance Sheet) and the Companys unaudited statement of operations for the
ten months ended October 31, 2007.
The foregoing financial statements (including in all cases the notes
thereto, if any) (the Financial Statements) present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations and cash
flows of the Company as of and for the periods referred to therein, and except
as set forth on Schedule 3.7, have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, subject in the case of the interim Financial Statements to changes
resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote
disclosure.
3.8. Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company
has no Liability arising out of transactions entered into at or prior to the
Closing, or any action or inaction at or prior to the Closing, or any state of
facts existing at or prior to the Closing, including Taxes with respect to or
based upon transactions or events occurring on or before the Closing, except (a) Liabilities
under Contracts described in Schedule 3.12 or 3.13 or under Contracts
which are not required to be disclosed thereon (but not Liabilities for
breaches thereof or for payment of any amount thereunder arising prior to the
Closing), (b) Liabilities reflected on the face of the Latest Balance
Sheet and (c) Liabilities listed under Schedule 2.2(a)(ii), 2.2(a)(iii) or
2.2(a)(iv) and (iv) Liabilities disclosed on Schedule 3.8.
3.9. Absence
of Certain Developments. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.9 and except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement, since December 31, 2006, the Company has
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conducted
its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and the Company has not:
(a) suffered
any theft, damage, destruction or casualty loss in excess of $10,000 in the
aggregate to its assets, whether or not covered by insurance;
(b) redeemed
or repurchased, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other
equity security or declared, set aside or paid any dividends or made any other
distributions (whether in cash or in kind) with respect to any shares of its
capital stock or other equity security;
(c) issued,
sold or transferred any notes, bonds or other debt securities;
(d) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any Indebtedness;
(e) sold,
leased, assigned or transferred (including, without limitation, transfers to
any Insider) any of its tangible or intangible assets (except for sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to
unaffiliated third Persons on an arms length basis), or disclosed any
confidential information (other than pursuant to agreements requiring the
person to whom the disclosure was made to maintain the confidentiality of and
preserving all rights of the Company in such confidential information);
(f) except
as contemplated hereby, waived, canceled, compromised or released any rights or
claims of material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business;
(g) except as
contemplated hereby, terminated any material Contract or entered into any other
material transaction or materially changed any business practice;
(h) made any
other change in employment terms for any of its directors, officers, or
employees outside the ordinary course of business or entered into any
transaction with any Insider that would be required to be disclosed under Item
404 of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K if the Company
were subject to such reporting requirements;
(i) made any
material change in its accounting principles, policies and practices, except
for any such change required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP;
(j) made any
capital expenditures that aggregate in excess of $10,000;
(k) made any
loans or advances to, or guarantees for the benefit of, any Persons (other than
advances to employees for travel and business expenses incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(l) except
as contemplated hereby, changed or authorized any change in its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other governing or organizational documents;
(m) instituted
or settled any claim or lawsuit for an amount involving in excess of $10,000 in
the aggregate or involving equitable or injunctive relief;
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(n) granted
any performance guarantee or product warranty to its customers other than in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with the policies and practices
disclosed to Buyer;
(o) acquired
any other business or Person (or any significant portion or division thereof),
whether by merger, consolidation or reorganization or by purchase of its assets
or stock or acquired any other material assets; or
(p) committed
or agreed to any of the foregoing.
3.10. Title
to Properties.
(a) The
Company does not own any real property.
(b) The real
property leases and subleases described in Schedule 3.10(b) are
valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect and have not been
modified (except as contemplated by this Agreement), and the Company holds a
valid and existing leasehold interest under such leases or subleases for the
term set forth in Schedule 3.10(b).
The leases and subleases described in Schedule 3.10(b) (the Leased
Properties) constitute all of the leases and subleases under which the
Company holds leasehold or subleasehold interests in real property. The Company has delivered to Buyer complete
and accurate copies of each of the leases or subleases described in Schedule
3.10(b). The Leased Properties
constitute all of the real property used or occupied by the Company. With respect to each lease and sublease
listed on Schedule 3.10(b), except as set forth on Schedule 3.10(b):
(i) the lease or sublease
shall continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect on identical terms following the Closing;
(ii) neither the Company
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to the lease or sublease
is in breach or default, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event has
occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or
default or permit termination, modification or acceleration under the lease or
sublease;
(iii) no party to the lease or
sublease has repudiated any provision thereof and there are no disputes, oral
agreements or forbearance programs in effect as to the lease or sublease;
(iv) the Company has not
assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any
of its rights and interest in the leasehold or subleasehold; and
(v) to the knowledge of the
Company, all buildings, improvements or other property leased or subleased
thereunder have received all approvals of governmental authorities required in
connection with the operation thereof and have been operated and maintained in
accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.10(c), the Company owns good and marketable
title to free and clear of all Liens, all of the personal property and assets
included in the Purchased Assets.
(d) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.10(d), the machinery, equipment, personal
properties, vehicles and other tangible assets of the Company located upon the
Leased Properties or used in connection with the Business are operated in
conformity in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations,
are in good condition and repair, except for reasonable wear and tear not
caused by neglect excepted, and are usable in the ordinary course of business
of the Company.
3.11. Taxes.
(a) Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11, (i) the Company has timely filed or
shall timely file all Tax Returns (including, but not limited to, sales,
payroll and information returns) which are required to be filed on or before
the Closing Date, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete, (ii) all
Taxes (including, but not limited to, sales, payroll and information taxes) due
and payable by the Company, whether or not shown on a Tax Return, have been
paid or shall be paid by the Company on or before the Closing Date, and no
Taxes are delinquent, (iii) with respect to any periods for which Tax
Returns have not yet been required to be filed or for which Taxes are not yet
due and payable, the Company has only incurred Liabilities for Taxes in the
ordinary course of business and in a manner and at a level consistent with
prior periods, (iv) the Company is not a party to any Tax allocation,
indemnification or sharing arrangement, (v) there are no Liens for Taxes
upon any of the Purchased Assets, (vi) no deficiency for any amount of Tax
has been asserted in writing (or, to the Companys knowledge, been asserted
orally) or assessed by a taxing authority against the Company nor does the
Company reasonably expect that any such assertion or assessment of Tax
liability will be made and the Company has no outstanding claims for any Tax
refunds, (vii) there is no action, suit, proceeding or audit or any notice
of inquiry of any of the foregoing pending against or with respect to the
Company regarding Taxes and, to the knowledge of the Company, no action, suit,
proceeding or audit has been threatened against or with respect to the Company
regarding Taxes, (viii) the Company has not consented to extend the time
in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any taxing authority, which
extension remains in effect, (ix) the Company has not been a member of an
Affiliated Group (other than an Affiliated Group the common parent of which was
the Company), (x) no written (or, to the Companys knowledge, oral) claim
has ever been made by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company
does not file Tax Returns that the Company may be subject to Taxes assessed by
such jurisdiction, (xi) the Company has no Liability for Taxes of any other
Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise, (xii) 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, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other
third party and (xiii) the Company has not participated in a reportable
transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4
(or any predecessor provision). Schedule
3.11 contains a list of states, territories and jurisdictions (whether
foreign or domestic) in which the Company has filed Tax Returns since December 31, 2003.
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(b) The Company has no
potential liability for any Tax under Section 1374 of the Code. The Company has not, to the best of its
knowledge, in the past 10 years (i) acquired assets from another
corporation in a transaction in which the Companys Tax basis for the acquired
assets was determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the Tax basis of
the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the transferor or (ii) acquired
the stock of any corporation that is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.
(c) The Company has not
distributed stock of another Person, or had its stock distributed by another
Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole
or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(d) No director, officer or
employee of the Company responsible for Tax matters reasonably expects any
governmental authority to assess any additional Taxes for any period for which
Tax returns or reports have been filed.
3.12. Contracts
and Commitments.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule
3.12(a) or Schedule 3.13, the Company is not a party to or
bound by, whether written or oral, any:
(i) collective bargaining
agreement or Contract with any labor union or any bonus, commission, pension,
profit sharing, retirement or any other form of deferred compensation or
incentive plan or any stock purchase, stock option, hospitalization, insurance
or similar plan or practice, whether formal or informal;
(ii) Contract for the
employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time
or part-time, consulting or independent contractor basis or any severance
agreements or change-of-control agreements;
(iii) Contract relating to
Indebtedness or to mortgaging, pledging or otherwise placing a Lien on any of
its assets;
(iv) Contracts with respect
to the lending or investing of funds;
(v) license or royalty
Contracts or management, consulting, advisory or sales representation
contracts;
(vi) guaranty of any
obligation, other than endorsements made for collection;
(vii) Contract under which the
Company is lessee of, or holds or operates, any property, real or personal,
owned by any other party calling for payments in excess of $10,000 annually or
under which it is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate any
property, real or personal, owned or controlled by it;
(viii) Contract or group of
related Contracts with the same party for the purchase of supplies, products or
other personal property or for the receipt of services which involves a sum in
excess of $10,000;
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(ix) Contract with any
customer of the Business for the sale of any products or services of the
Company;
(x) Contract or group of
related Contracts with the same party not terminable by the Company on 30 days
or less notice without penalties;
(xi) Contracts relating to
the ownership of or investments in any business or enterprise (including, but
not limited to, investments in joint ventures and minority equity investments);
(xii) Contract limiting the
freedom of the Company or that would limit the freedom of Buyer or any of its
Affiliates after the Closing Date to freely engage in any line of business or
with any Person anywhere in the world;
(xiii) Contract relating to the
manufacturing, distribution, marketing, advertising or sales of the Companys
products and/or services;
(xiv) Contracts pursuant to
which the Company subcontracts work to third parties;
(xv) Contract pursuant to
which the Company agreed to provide most favored nation pricing or other
terms and conditions to any Person with respect to the Companys sale,
distribution, license or support of any products or services;
(xvi) Contract with a governmental
authority, body or agency;
(xvii) Contract relating to the
acquisition or sale of the Companys businesses or assets (or any material
portion thereof); or
(xviii) other Contract material to
the Company.
(b) The Contracts required
to be disclosed on Schedule 3.12(a) and Schedule 3.13
attached hereto are referred to herein as the Company Contracts. The Company has delivered or made available
to Buyer true and correct copies of each Company Contract, together with all
amendments, waivers and other changes thereto (all of which are disclosed on Schedule
3.12(a) or 3.13). Schedule
3.12(a) contains an accurate and complete description of all material
terms of all oral Contracts referred to therein. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.12(b),
(i) no Company Contract has been canceled or, to the Companys knowledge,
breached by the other party, (ii) since December 31, 2006, no
customer, supplier, manufacturer or distributor has indicated in writing or
orally to the Company that it shall stop or materially decrease the rate of
business done with the Company or that it desires to renegotiate its Contract
with the Company, (iii) the Company has performed all the obligations
required to be performed by it in connection with the Company Contracts and is
not in default under or in breach of any Company Contract, and no event or
condition has occurred or arisen which with the passage of time or the giving
of notice or both would result in such a default or breach thereunder and (iv) to
the Companys knowledge, each Company Contract is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable and in full force and effect and will continue as such following
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(c) The Company has not used
any name or names under which it has invoiced account debtors, maintained
records regarding its assets or otherwise conducted business other than the
exact names set forth on Schedule 3.12(c).
3.13. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 3.13(a) contains a complete and accurate list of all (i) Patents
owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company (Company Patents),
registered and material unregistered Marks owned by, or exclusively licensed
to, the Company (Company Marks) and registered Copyrights owned by, or
exclusively licensed to, the Company (Company Copyrights), (ii) licenses,
sublicenses or other agreements under which the Company is granted rights by
others in Company Intellectual Property Assets (Licenses In) (other
than commercial off the shelf software which is made available for a total cost
of less than $10,000), and (iii) licenses, sublicenses or other agreements
under which the Company has granted rights to others in Company Intellectual
Property Assets, other than customer agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business, substantially in the form of the Companys form of customer
agreement, copies of which have been provided to Buyer (Licenses Out).
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(b):
(i) with respect to the Company Intellectual
Property Assets (A) purported to be owned by the Company, the Company
exclusively owns such Company Intellectual Property Assets and, without payment
to a third party, possesses adequate and enforceable rights to such
Intellectual Property Assets as necessary for the operation of the Business and
(B) licensed to the Company by a third party (other than commercial off
the shelf software which is made available for a total cost of less than
$10,000), the Company possesses exclusive, adequate and enforceable rights to
such Company Intellectual Property Assets as necessary for the operation of the
Business; in the case of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) above,
free and clear of all Liens;
(ii) all Company Intellectual Property Assets owned
by or exclusively licensed to the Company that have been issued by, or
registered, or are the subject of an application filed with, as applicable, the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or any similar
office or agency anywhere in the world are currently in compliance with formal
legal requirements (including without limitation, as applicable, payment of
filing, examination and maintenance fees, inventor declarations, proofs of
working or use, timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and
incontestability, and renewal applications), and all Company Intellectual
Property Assets owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company are valid and
enforceable;
(iii) none of the Company Intellectual Property
Assets owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company that has been issued by,
or registered or the subject of an application filed with, as applicable, the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or in any similar
office or agency anywhere in the world is subject to any maintenance fees or
taxes or actions falling due within 90 days after the Closing Date;
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(iv) the Company does not own any Patents and, to the knowledge of the
Company, there is no patent or patent application of any third party that
potentially interferes with a Company Patent;
(v) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
claims against the Company or any of
its employees alleging that any of the operation of the Business or
manufacture, sale, offer for sale, importation, and/or use of any products (including, without limitation,
software in source and object code form) and/or services and related
documentation currently or previously researched, designed, developed,
manufactured, performed, licensed, sold, distributed and/or otherwise made
commercially available by the Company, including, without limitation, the
DigiScope®
product (the Products)
infringes or violates (or in the past six (6) years infringed or violated)
the rights of others in or to any Intellectual Property Assets (Third Party
IP Assets) or constitutes a misappropriation of (or in the past six (6) years
constituted a misappropriation of) any subject matter of any Intellectual
Property Assets of any person or entity or that any of the Company Intellectual
Property Assets is invalid or unenforceable;
(vi) neither the operation of the Business, nor any activity by the Company,
nor manufacture, use, importation, offer for sale and/or sale of any Product
infringes, misappropriates or violates (or in the past six (6) years
infringed or violated) (A) any Third Party IP Asset, other than the rights
of any person or entity under any patent, or the subject matter of any Third
Party Asset and (B) to the knowledge of the Company, the rights of any
person or entity under any Patent;
(vii) all former and current employees, consultants and contractors of the
Company have executed written instruments with the Company that assign to the
Company all rights, title and interest in and to any and all (A) inventions,
improvements, discoveries, writings and other works of authorship, and
information relating to the business of the Company or any of the products or
services being researched, developed, manufactured or sold by the Company or
that may be used with any such products or services and (B) Intellectual
Property Assets relating thereto; in each case where a Company Patent is held
by the Company by assignment, the assignment has been duly recorded with the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and all similar offices and agencies anywhere
in the world in which foreign counterparts are registered or issued;
(viii) to the knowledge of the Company, (A) there is no, nor has there
been any in the past six (6) years, infringement or violation by any
person or entity of any of the Company Intellectual Property Assets or the
Companys rights therein or thereto and (B) there is no, nor has there
been any in the past six (6) years, misappropriation by any person or
entity of any of the Company Intellectual Property Assets or the subject matter
thereof;
(ix) the Company has taken reasonable security measures to protect the
secrecy and confidentiality of all Trade Secrets owned by the Company that are
not generally known in the Companys industry and that provide the Company with
a material competitive advantage (the Company Trade Secrets);
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(x) (A) the Company has not granted any
current or contingent rights, licenses or interests in or to the source code of
the Products, and (B) since the Company developed the source code of the
Products, the Company has not provided or disclosed the source code of the
Products to any Person;
(xi) the Products perform in accordance with their
documented specifications and as the Company has warranted to its customers;
(xii) the Products do not contain any viruses, worms, time-bombs, key-locks,
or any other devices intentionally created that could disrupt or interfere with
the operation of the Products or equipment upon which the Products operate, or
the integrity of the data, information or signals the Products produce in a
manner adverse to the Company or any customer, licensee or recipient;
(xiii) none of the Products contain, incorporate, link or call to or otherwise
use any software (in source or object code form) licensed from another party
under a license commonly referred to as an open source, free software, copyleft
or community source code license (including, but not limited to, any library or
code licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public
License, Apache Software License, or any other public source code license arrangement) in a manner that would
obligate the Company to disclose, make available, offer or deliver any portion
of the source code of any Product or component thereof to any third party other
than the software listed on Schedule 3.13(b)(xiii); and
(xiv) the Company has (A) not collected or used any personally
identifiable information from any third parties, or (B) in connection with
any collection or use of personally identifiable information described on Schedule
3.13(b)(xiv), complied with applicable statutes and regulations in all
relevant jurisdictions and its publicly available privacy policy (if any)
relating to the collection, storage, use and onward transfer of all personally
identifiable information collected by the Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company, by third parties having authorized access to the Companys databases
or other records.
(c) For purposes of this
Agreement:
(i) Company Intellectual Property Assets
means all Intellectual Property Assets owned by the Company or used or held for
use by the Company and all Products. Company
Intellectual Property Assets includes, without limitation, the Products,
Company Patents, Company Marks, Company Copyrights and Company Trade Secrets.
(ii) Intellectual Property Assets means: (A) patents, patent
applications of any kind, patent rights, inventions, discoveries and invention
disclosures (whether or not patented) (collectively, Patents); (B) rights in registered and
unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos,
packaging design, slogans and Internet domain names, and registrations and applications
for registration of any of the foregoing (collectively, Marks); (C) copyrights
in both
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published and unpublished
works, including, without limitation, all compilations, databases and computer
programs, manuals and other documentation and all copyright registrations and
applications, and all derivatives, translations, adaptations and combinations
of the above (collectively, Copyrights); (D) rights in know-how,
trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, research in progress,
algorithms, data, designs, processes, formulae, drawings, schematics,
blueprints, flow charts, models, strategies, prototypes, techniques, Beta
testing procedures and Beta testing results (collectively, Trade Secrets);
(E) any and all other intellectual property rights and/or proprietary
rights relating to any of the foregoing; and (F) goodwill, franchises,
licenses, permits, consents, approvals, and claims of infringement and
misappropriation against third parties.
3.14. Litigation;
Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.14, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, orders, judgments, decrees
or investigations pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened against or
affecting the Company at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, state,
municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, and to the knowledge of the Company,
there is no basis for any of the foregoing.
The Company is not subject to any arbitration, proceedings under
collective bargaining Contracts or otherwise or, to the Companys knowledge,
any governmental investigations or inquiries; and, to the Companys knowledge,
there is no valid basis for any of the foregoing. To the Companys knowledge, the Company is
not subject to any outstanding order, judgment or decree issued by any court or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local or foreign
jurisdiction or any arbitrator. The
Company is fully insured with respect to each of the matters set forth on Schedule
3.14.
3.15. Brokerage. There is no investment banker, broker, finder
or other intermediary who has been retained by or is authorized to act on
behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates who might be entitled to any fee
or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.16. Permits.
(a) Schedule
3.16(a) contains a complete listing and summary description of all
permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals, clearances, orders,
consents, certificates of authorization, registrations, listings and other
submissions to or authorizations of foreign, federal, state and local
governments or regulatory authorities, or other similar rights (collectively,
the Permits) owned or possessed by the Company or used by the Company
in the conduct of its business. Except
as indicated on Schedule 3.16(a), the Company owns or possesses all
right, title and interest in and to all Permits which are necessary to conduct
its business as presently conducted. The
Company is in compliance with the terms
and conditions of such Permits. No
rescission, loss or expiration of any Permit is pending or, to the Companys
knowledge, threatened (including, without limitation, as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby) other than expiration in accordance with the
terms thereof, which terms do not expire as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and to the Companys knowledge, there is no
basis for any such loss of any Permit.
The Company has received no written notices alleging the failure to hold
any Permit. Except as indicated on Schedule
3.16(a),
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all of the Permits
are transferable to Buyer and/or its Affiliates and will be transferred by the
Company to Buyer and/or its Affiliates on the Closing Date.
(b) As to
each Product subject to the FDCA or similar law, rule or regulation
that is developed, manufactured, tested, distributed and/or marketed by the
Company, such Product is being developed, manufactured, tested, distributed
and/or marketed in compliance with its Permits and all applicable requirements
under the FDCA and similar federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and
regulations, including those relating to registration and listing, good
laboratory and good clinical practices (including Investigational Review Board
and Human Subject Protection Requirements), investigational use, premarket
notification and clearance or premarket approval to market a medical device,
import and export, good manufacturing practices and FDAs Quality System
Regulation, labeling, promotion, and advertising, record keeping, documentation
and filing of medical device reports, reports of corrections or removals, and
any other applicable premarket or postmarket requirements. The Company has received no notice or other
communication from the FDA or any other governmental authority (i) contesting
the premarket clearance or approval of, the uses of or the labeling and
promotion of any Product or (ii) otherwise alleging any violation
applicable to any Product of any law, rule or regulation.
(c) No
Product has been, or is under consideration by management of the Company to be,
recalled, withdrawn, suspended, seized or discontinued (other than for
commercial or other business reasons) or the subject of a safety alert or other
notification by the Company. To the
knowledge of the Company, no proceedings have been completed or are pending
against the Company or any licensee of any Product which sought or are seeking,
as applicable, the recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or discontinuance of
any Product.
(d) Neither
the Company nor, to the Companys knowledge, any officer, employee or agent of
the Company has made an untrue statement of a material fact or false or
fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other governmental authority, whether
required or made voluntarily, or failed to disclose any material fact required
to be disclosed to the FDA or any other governmental authority. Nor has the Company nor any officer, employee
or agent of the Company committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a
statement that, at the time such disclosure was made, could reasonably be
expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other governmental authority to
invoke its Application Integrity Policy respecting Fraud, Untrue Statements of
Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg.
46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy of any governmental
authority. Neither the Company nor any
officer, employee or agent of the Company has been convicted of any crime or
engaged in any conduct (i) for which debarment is mandated by 21 U.S.C. §
335a(a) or any similar law, rule or regulation or authorized by 21
U.S.C. § 335a(b) or any similar law, rule or regulation or (ii) for
which such person or entity could be excluded from participating in the U.S.
health care programs under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of
1935, as amended (the Social Security Act), or any similar law, rule or
regulation.
(e) To the
Companys knowledge, there are no acts, omissions, events, facts, circumstances
or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any
inquiry, investigation, demand, complaint, suit, claim, requested or mandatory
recall, warning letter or untitled letter, notice, subpoena, hearing, or other
administrative, or judicial action or proceeding against or affecting the
Company, its Products, or the Business relating to or arising under (i) the
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FDCA, (ii) the
Social Security Act or (iii) regulations of the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) Any and
all articles of Products that are transferred from the Company to Buyer under
this Agreement are hereby guaranteed as of the Closing Date, to be, on such
date, not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the FDCA.
3.17. Employees.
(a) Schedule
3.17(a) contains a complete and accurate list of all of the employees
of the Company describing for each such employee the position or title, whether
classified as exempt or non-exempt for wage and hour purposes, annual base
salary, whether paid on a salary, hourly or commission basis and the actual
rates of compensation, average scheduled hours per week, bonus potential, date
of hire, business location, status (i.e., active or
inactive and if inactive, the type of leave and estimated duration) and the
total amount of bonus, severance and other amounts to be paid to such employee
at the Closing or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby. Schedule 3.17(a) also
contains a complete and accurate list of all of the independent contractors,
consultants, temporary employees, leased employees or other servants or agents
employed or used with respect to the operation of the business of the Company
and classified by the Company as other than employees or compensated other than
through wages paid by the Company through the Companys payroll department and
reported on a form W-4 (Contingent Workers), showing for each
Contingent Worker such individuals role in the business, fee or compensation
arrangements and other contractual terms with the Company. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or
as set forth on Schedule 3.17(a), to the knowledge of the Company, no
employee or Contingent Worker has expressed any plans to terminate his or her
employment or service arrangement with the Company. To the extent that any Contingent Workers are
employed, the Company has properly classified and treated them in accordance
with applicable laws and for purposes of all employee benefit plans and
perquisites.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.17(b), (i) there is no, and during the past
three years there has not been, any labor strike, picketing of any nature,
labor dispute, slowdown or any other concerted interference with normal
operations, stoppage or lockout pending or, to the Companys knowledge,
threatened against or affecting the Company; (ii) the Company has no duty
to bargain with any union or labor organization or other person purporting to
act as exclusive bargaining representative (Union) of any employees or
Contingent Workers with respect to the wages, hours or other terms and
conditions of employment of any employee or Contingent Worker; (iii) to
the Companys knowledge, there are no organizational campaigns in progress with
respect to any of the employees or Contingent Workers and no question concerning
representation of such individuals exists; (iv) there is no collective
bargaining agreement or other contract with any Union, or work rules or
practices agreed to with any Union, binding on the Company with respect to any
of the Companys operations or any employee or Contingent Worker; and (v) the
Company has not engaged in any unfair labor practice.
(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.17(c), (i) the Company is and has been in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations
respecting labor, employment, fair employment practices, work place safety and
health, terms and conditions of
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employment, wages
and hours; (ii) the Company is not delinquent in any payments to any employee
or Contingent Worker for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, fees or
other direct compensation due with respect to any services performed for it or
amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees or Contingent Workers; (iii) there
are no, and within the last three years there have been no, formal or informal
grievances, complaints or charges with respect to employment or labor matters
(including, without limitation, allegations of employment discrimination,
retaliation or unfair labor practices) pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company in any judicial, regulatory or
administrative forum, under any private dispute resolution procedure or
internally; (iv) none of the employment policies or practices of the Company
is currently being audited or investigated or, to the knowledge of the Company,
subject to imminent audit or investigation by any governmental authority; (v) none
of the Company and any of its officers or senior managers, is or within the
last three years has been, subject to any order, decree, injunction or judgment
by any governmental authority or private settlement contract in respect of any
labor or employment matters; (vi) the Company is in material compliance
with the requirements of the Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986; and (vii) all
employees are employed at-will and no employee is subject to any contract with
the Company.
(d) The
Company has not experienced a plant closing, business closing, or mass
layoff as defined in the WARN Act or any similar state, local or foreign law
or regulation affecting any site of employment of the Company or one or more
facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of the
Company, and, during the 90-day period preceding the date hereof, no employee
or Contingent Worker has suffered an employment loss, with respect to the
Company as defined in the WARN Act.
(e) No
representative of the Company has made any representation, promise or
guarantee, express or implied, to any employee or Contingent Worker regarding (i) whether
Buyer intends to retain or offer to retain such individual, or (ii) the
terms and conditions on which Buyer may retain or offer to retain such
individual.
3.18. Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule
3.18(a) sets forth a list of every Employee Program that has been
maintained by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate at any time during the six-year
period ending on the Closing Date.
(b) Each
Employee Program which has ever been maintained by the Company or an ERISA
Affiliate and which has been intended to qualify under Section 401(a) or
501(c)(9) of the Code has received a favorable determination or approval
letter from the Internal Revenue Service regarding its qualification under such
section and has, in fact, been qualified under the applicable section of the
Code from the effective date of such Employee Program through and including the
Closing Date (or, if earlier, the date that all of such Employee Programs
assets were distributed). No event or
omission has occurred which would cause any Employee Program to lose its
qualification or otherwise fail to satisfy the relevant requirements to provide
tax-favored benefits under the applicable Code Section (including, without
limitation, Code Sections 105, 125, 401(a) and 501(c)(9)). Each asset held under any such Employee
Program may be liquidated or terminated without the imposition of any
redemption fee, surrender charge
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or comparable
liability. No partial termination
(within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the Code) has occurred
with respect to any Employee Program.
(c) Each Employee Program
ever maintained by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate has been maintained and
operated in all material respects in accordance with the laws applicable with
respect to such Employee Program and all agreements related to such Employee
Program. With respect to any such
Employee Program, there has been no (i) prohibited transaction, as
defined in Section 406 of ERISA, or Code Section 4975, or (ii) non-deductible
contribution, which, in the case of any of (i) or (ii), would subject the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate to liability either directly or indirectly
(including, without limitation, through any obligation of indemnification or
contribution) for any damages, penalties, or taxes, or any other loss or
expense. No litigation or governmental
administrative proceeding (or investigation) or other proceeding (other than
those relating to routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened with respect to any Employee Program. All payments and/or contributions required to
have been made (under the provisions of any agreements or other governing
documents or applicable law) with respect to all Employee Programs, for all
periods prior to the Closing Date, either have been made or have been accrued
(and all such unpaid but accrued amounts are described on Schedule 3.18(c)).
(d) Neither the Company nor
any ERISA Affiliate (i) has ever maintained any Employee Program which has
been subject to title IV of ERISA or Code Section 412 or ERISA Section 302,
including, but not limited to, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) has ever
provided health care or any other non-pension benefits to any employees after
their employment is terminated (other than as required by part 6 of subtitle B
of title I of ERISA) or has ever promised to provide such post-termination
benefits.
(e) Each Employee Program
that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of
the Code) has been operating since January 1, 2005 in good faith
compliance with Section 409A of the Code, IRS Notice 2005-1 and Proposed
Regulations Sections 1.409A-1 through 1.409A-6, inclusive. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no
facts based upon which any employee or former employee of the Company could be
assessed the additional tax described in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the
Code with respect to any payment that has been, or should have been, received
from the Company or any Affiliate thereof.
(f) The Company has
delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of
all Employee Programs, including all plan documents (including any related
trust agreements), the most recent summary plan descriptions relating thereto
and all other material employee communications embodying or relating to any
such Employee Programs, the three most recent Forms 5500 (including all
schedules and accountants opinions) and the three most recent audited
financial statements) with respect to each Employee Program.
(g) For purposes of this
section:
(i) Employee Program
means (A) all employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(3),
including, but not limited to, multiple employer welfare arrangements (within
the meaning of ERISA Section 3(40)), and plans to which more than one
unaffiliated employer contributes and employee benefit plans (such as
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foreign or excess benefit plans) which are not subject
to ERISA; (B) all stock option plans, stock purchase plans, bonus or
incentive award plans, severance pay policies or agreements, deferred
compensation agreements, supplemental income arrangements, vacation plans, and
all other employee benefit plans, agreements, and arrangements (including any
informal arrangements) not described in (A) above, including, without
limitation, any arrangement intended to comply with Code Section 120, 125,
127, 129 or 137; and (C) all plans or arrangements providing compensation
to employee and non-employee directors.
In the case of an Employee Program funded through a trust described in
Code Section 401(a) or an organization described in Code Section 501(c)(9),
or any other funding vehicle, each reference to such Employee Program shall include
a reference to such trust, organization or other vehicle.
(ii) An entity maintains
an Employee Program if such entity sponsors, contributes to, or provides
benefits under or through such Employee Program, or has any obligation (by
agreement or under applicable law) to contribute to or provide benefits under
or through such Employee Program, or if such Employee Program provides benefits
to or otherwise covers employees of such entity (or their spouses, dependents
or beneficiaries).
(iii) An entity is an ERISA
Affiliate of the Company if it would have ever been considered a single
employer with the Company under ERISA Section 4001(b) or part of the
same controlled group as the Company for purposes of ERISA Section 302(d)(8)(C).
(iv) Multiemployer Plan
means an employee pension or welfare benefit plan to which more than one
unaffiliated employer contributes and which is maintained pursuant to one or
more collective bargaining agreements.
3.19. Insurance. Schedule 3.19 lists each insurance
policy maintained by or on behalf of the Company with respect to its
properties, assets and business, together with a claims history for the past
three years. All of such insurance
policies are in full force and effect, and the Company has never been (a) in
default with respect to its Liabilities under any such insurance policies or (b) denied
insurance coverage. The Company has no
self-insurance or co-insurance programs.
3.20. Customers
and Suppliers.
(a) To the
knowledge of the Company, Schedule 3.20(a) lists each current
customer of the Company, including those customers served by Buyer. The
Company has not received any indication from any such Person to the effect
that, and the Company has no reason to believe that, such customer will stop,
materially decrease the rate of, or materially change the terms (whether
related to payment, price or otherwise) with respect to, purchasing goods or
services from the Company (whether as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
or otherwise).
(b) Schedule 3.20(b) lists each vendor, supplier, service provider
and other similar business relation of the Company from whom the Company
purchased greater than
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$25,000 in goods and/or services over the course of the calendar year
ended December 31, 2006 and for the period from January 1, 2007
through December 3, 2007, the amounts owing to each such Person, and
whether such amounts are past due. The
Company has not received any indication from any such Person to the effect
that, and the Company has no reason to believe that, such supplier will stop,
materially decrease the rate of, or materially change the terms (whether
related to payment, price or otherwise) with respect to, supplying materials,
products or services to the Company (whether as a result of the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction
Documents or otherwise).
3.21. Affiliate Transactions. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.21,
no officer, director, employee, stockholder or other Affiliate of the Company
or any individual related by blood, marriage or adoption to any such Person or
any entity in which any such Person owns any beneficial interest (collectively,
the Insiders), is a party to any Contract or transaction with the
Company or which pertains to the Business, or has any interest in any property,
real or personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, used in or pertaining to the
Business. Schedule 3.21 hereto
describes all affiliated services provided to or on behalf of the Company by
any stockholder or its Affiliates and to or on behalf of any stockholder and
its Affiliates by the Company and all affiliate transactions or Contracts among
the Company, on the one hand, and any stockholder or any of its Affiliates, on
the other hand (including, in each case, the costs charged to or by the
Company).
3.22. Compliance with Laws. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.22,
to the knowledge of the Company, each of the Company and its officers,
directors, stockholders, agents, and employees has complied in all material
respects with and is in compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and ordinances of foreign, federal, state and
local governments and all agencies thereof that are applicable to the Business,
the Companys business practices (including, but not limited to, the Companys
design, production, marketing, sales and distribution of its products and
services) or any owned or leased properties of the Company and to which the
Company may be subject, and no claims have been filed against the Company
alleging a violation of any such law or regulation, and the Company has not
received notice of any such violation.
3.23. Environmental Matters. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company
has complied in all material respects with and is
currently in compliance with all Environmental Requirements and has no
Liabilities, including, without limitation, corrective, investigatory or
remedial obligations arising under Environmental Requirements, and the Company
has not received any notice, report or information regarding any Liabilities,
including, without limitation, corrective, investigatory or remedial
obligations arising under Environmental Requirements which relate to the
Company or any of its properties or facilities.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has
obtained and complied in all material respects with, and is currently in compliance
with, all Permits and other authorizations that may be required pursuant to any
Environmental Requirements for the occupancy of its properties or facilities or
the operation of the Business. Neither
this Agreement nor the other Transaction Documents nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall impose any Liabilities on
the Company or Buyer or otherwise for site investigation or cleanup, or
notification to or consent of any government agencies or third parties under
any Environmental Requirements (including, without limitation, any so called transaction-triggered
or responsible property transfer laws
and regulations).
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3.24. Powers
of Attorney; Guarantees. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.24, there are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the
Company. The Company is not a guarantor
or otherwise liable for any Indebtedness of any other person, firm or
corporation other than endorsements for collection in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice.
3.25. Product
Warranties. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.25,
there are no existing or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened product or
service liability, warranty or other similar claims, or, to the Companys
knowledge, any facts upon which a claim of such nature could be based, against
the Company for products or services which are defective or fail to meet any
product or service warranties. The
products sold by the Company are not subject to a recall notice or adverse
directive of any applicable governmental or regulatory authority. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.25,
the Company has made no warranties to its customers.
3.26. Accounts
Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Company are
reflected properly on its books and records, are, to the knowledge of the
Company, valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims.
3.27. Import/Export
Compliance. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company
has paid all duties, tariffs, customs, penalties, merchandise processing fees
or other payments required to be paid with respect to the importation or
exportation of any products or merchandise by the Company, and, to the knowledge
of the Company, the Company has complied and is in compliance with (a) United
States and foreign laws and regulations governing the importation or
exportation of products or merchandise, and (b) the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977 and any other laws regarding the use of funds for
political activity or commercial bribery.
The Company has not been nor is the subject of any civil or criminal
litigation, audit, penalty proceeding or assessment, liquidated damages
proceeding or claim, forfeiture or forfeiture action, claim for additional
customs duties or fees, denial orders, export penalty or penalty proceeding,
suspension of export privileges, governmental sanctions, or any other action,
proceeding, claim or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigation by any
foreign, federal, state or local governmental agency involving or otherwise
relating to any alleged or actual violation of any statutes, executive orders,
proclamations, regulations, rules, directives, decrees, ordinances or similar
provisions having the force or effect of law concerning the importation of
merchandise, the export or re-export of products, services and technology, the
terms and conduct of international transactions, or making or receiving
international payments, or relating to any alleged or actual underpayment of
customs duties, fees, taxes or other amounts owed with respect thereto.
3.28. Accredited
Investor. The Company is an accredited investor
within the meaning of Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as presently in effect. The Company is experienced in evaluating and
investing in securities of companies and has acknowledged that it is able to
fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment, and has such
knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Stock Consideration
and that the Company has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring the
Stock Consideration. The Company
understands that the Stock Consideration will be characterized as restricted
securities under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being
acquired from the Buyer in a transaction not involving a public
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offering
and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be
resold without registration only under the Securities Act of 1933, only in
certain limited circumstances.
3.29. Adequate Information. The Company: (a) is
a sophisticated purchaser with respect to the Buyer Common Stock; (b) has
adequate information concerning the Buyer Common Stock; (c) has adequate
information concerning the business and financial condition of Buyer; (d) has
conducted, to the extent it deemed necessary, an independent investigation of
such matters as, in its judgment, is necessary for it to make an informed
investment decision with respect to the Buyer Common Stock, Buyer and this
Agreement; and (e) has not relied upon Buyer for any investigation into,
assessment of, or evaluation with respect to the Buyer Common Stock, Buyer
and/or this Agreement. The Company
acknowledges that Buyer may have possession of confidential or material,
non-public information concerning the Buyer Common Stock and/or Buyer
(collectively, the Excluded Information), which, if publicly disclosed, could
affect the trading price of the Buyer Common Stock, including information that
may be indicative that the value of the Buyer Common Stock is substantially
different than the consideration the Company is paying for the Buyer Common
Stock in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all related
agreements. Notwithstanding any possession
of Excluded Information by Buyer and the absence of disclosure thereof to the
Company, the Company desires to acquire the Buyer Common Stock pursuant to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all related agreements for its
own business purposes.
3.30. Disclosure.
None of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and any of the
Schedules, attachments or Exhibits hereto, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make each statement
contained herein or therein, not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they were made.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF BUYER
As a material inducement to the Company to enter into
this Agreement, Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
4.1. Organization.
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2. Authorization, Validity and Effect of
Agreement. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver each of the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and performance by Buyer of
each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized
by the Board of Directors of Buyer. No
other corporate action on the part of Buyer is necessary to authorize the
execution and performance by Buyer of the Transaction Documents to which it is
party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. Each of the Transaction
Documents to which Buyer is a party, assuming due and valid authorization,
execution and
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delivery
hereof and thereof by the Company, constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of Buyer, as the case may be, enforceable against each Party in
accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors rights and general
principles of equity.
4.3. Brokerage. There is no
investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary who has been retained
by or is authorized to act on behalf of Buyer or any of its Affiliates who
might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4. Stock Consideration.
All of the shares of Buyer Common Stock included in the Stock Consideration
will be, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Buyer Common Stock is listed on the
NASDAQ Global Market, and the shares of Buyer Common Stock included in the
Stock Consideration will be listed on the NASDAQ Global Market upon issuance at
Closing.
ARTICLE
V
CLOSING DELIVERABLES
5.1. Conditions to Buyers Obligation.
The obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions as of
the Closing Date:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof
shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Closing.
(b) Covenants. The Company
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the
covenants and agreements required to be performed by them under this Agreement
on or prior to the Closing.
(c) Officers Certificate.
The Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of the Companys
Chief Executive Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to Buyer that
the statements set forth in Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) are true and
correct as of the Closing Date.
(d) Secretarys Certificate.
The Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of the Secretary
of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to, (i) the
incumbency of officers of the Company executing documents executed and
delivered in connection herewith, (ii) the copies of the articles of
incorporation of the Company and bylaws of the Company, each as in effect on
the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date and (iii) a copy of the
resolutions of the board of directors of the Company and the stockholders of
the Company authorizing and approving the applicable matters contemplated
hereby.
(e) Good Standing Certificates.
The Company shall deliver to Buyer good standing certificates from all
jurisdictions in which the Company is licensed or qualified to do business.
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(f) Consents. The Company
shall have obtained all consents or approvals of all Persons required in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including all of the consents and approvals by third parties with
respect to the Purchased Contracts as designated on Schedule 3.6
attached hereto.
(g) Employees. Buyer shall
be satisfied in its reasonable discretion with the number and functions of the
Transferred Employees.
(h) Transfer of Purchased Assets.
The Company shall have delivered good and sufficient instruments of
transfer transferring to Buyer or its designated Affiliates all of its right,
title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, including, without
limitation, the applicable Local Transfer Documents.
(i) Intellectual Property Assignments.
The Company shall have executed and delivered a Trademark Assignment
conveying any Marks included in the Purchased Assets, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit B.
(j) No Litigation.
No action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any
court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
provincial, local or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an
unfavorable judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling would prevent the
performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, cause such
transactions to be rescinded or materially and adversely affect the right of
Buyer to own or operate the Business, and no judgment, decree, injunction,
order or ruling shall have been entered which has any of the foregoing effects.
(k) Governmental Authorizations.
All governmental and regulatory filings, authorizations and approvals
and other Permits that are required for the transfer of the Purchased Assets to
Buyer or its Affiliates and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been duly made and obtained.
(l) Payoff Letters.
The Company shall have delivered to Buyer payoff letters from the
Persons set forth on Schedule 5.1(l) and releases of any and all
Liens on the Purchased Assets held by third parties shall have been obtained.
(m) Releases. Each of the
Persons listed in Schedule 5.1(m) shall have delivered to Buyer a release
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
(n) Registration Rights Agreement.
The Company shall deliver to Buyer, the Registration Rights Agreement
executed by each of the Persons listed on Schedule I thereto in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(o) Manufacturers.
Buyer shall be satisfied in its reasonable discretion with the
manufacturing processes and contract manufacturers utilized by the Company.
(p) Corporate Name.
The Company and the Subsidiary shall have filed the requisite documents
with the applicable government agencies to cause the change of the name of each
of the Company and the Subsidiary to a name that does not include the words EyeTel
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Imaging or EyeTel and shall have delivered to Buyer evidence
satisfactory to Buyer of such name changes.
(q) W-9. The Company
shall have delivered to Buyer an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9
completed by the Company.
5.2. Conditions to the Companys Obligations.
The obligation of the Company to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions as of the Closing Date:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Article IV
hereof shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Covenants. Buyer shall
have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the covenants
and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior
to the Closing.
(c) Officers Certificate.
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company a certificate of an officer of
Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying to the Company that the
statements set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) are true and
correct as of the Closing Date.
(d) Secretarys Certificate.
Buyer shall have delivered to the Company a certificate of the Secretary
of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to, (i) the
incumbency of officers of Buyer executing documents executed and delivered in
connection herewith, (ii) the copies of the articles of incorporation of
the Buyer and bylaws of the Buyer, each as in effect on the date of this
Agreement and on the Closing Date and (iii) a copy of the resolutions of
the board of directors of the Buyer authorizing and approving the applicable
matters contemplated hereby.
(e) Registration Rights Agreement.
Buyer shall have executed the Registration Rights Agreement and
delivered it to the Stock Recipients.
(f) No Litigation.
No action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any
court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
provincial, local or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an
unfavorable judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling would prevent the
performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or cause such
transactions to be rescinded.
(g) Governmental Authorizations.
All governmental and regulatory filings, authorizations and approvals
and other Permits that are required for the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
by the Purchaser, the delivery of the Stock Consideration to the Stock
Recipients and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have been duly made and obtained.
5.3. Right to Proceed.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any of the
conditions set forth in Section 5.1 have not been satisfied, Buyer shall
have the right to proceed with the transactions contemplated hereby without
waiving any of its rights hereunder,
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and if
the conditions specified in Section 5.2 shall not have been satisfied, the
Company shall have the right to proceed with the transactions contemplated
hereby without waiving any of the rights of the Company hereunder.
ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED
MATTERS
6.1. Survival of Representations, Warranties,
Covenants and Agreements. Other than the agreements
contained in Articles VI, VII and VIII of this Agreement (the Surviving
Articles), the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and the certificates delivered hereunder pursuant
to Article V shall not survive the Closing, but shall terminate upon
completion of the Closing. No claim may
be made by any Party hereto with respect to any provision hereof other than the
Surviving Articles.
6.2. Indemnification.
(a) Companys Indemnification.
Subject to each of the limitations set forth in this Article VI,
the Company shall indemnify Buyer and its officers, directors, employees,
agents, representatives, Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns
(collectively, the Buyer Parties) and hold each of them harmless from
and against and pay on behalf of or reimburse such Buyer Parties in respect of
any loss (including diminution in value), Liability, demand, claim, action,
cause of action, cost, damage, deficiency, Tax, penalty, fine or expense,
whether or not arising out of third party claims (including, without
limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys, accountants and other
professionals fees and expenses, court costs and all amounts paid in
investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing) (collectively, Losses
and individually, a Loss) which any such Buyer Party may suffer,
sustain or become subject to, as a result of, in connection with, relating or
incidental to or by virtue of the assertion against such Buyer Party of any
Excluded Liability including, without limitation, any Excluded Liability
asserted against Buyer as a result of the failure to comply with the terms of
the bulk sales, bulk transfer or similar laws of any state or
jurisdiction. For the avoidance of
doubt, Excluded Liabilities shall not include those amounts Buyer has expressly
agreed to be responsible for as provided in Article VII hereof.
(b) Buyers Indemnification.
Subject to each of the limitations set forth in this Article VI,
Buyer shall indemnify the Company and its officers, directors, employees,
agents, representatives, Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns
(collectively, the Company Parties) and hold each of them harmless
from and against and pay on behalf of or reimburse such Company Parties in
respect of any Losses which any such Company Party may suffer, sustain or
become subject to, as a result of, in connection with, relating or incidental
to or by virtue of the assertion against such Company Party of any Assumed
Liability.
(c) Procedure. If a Party
seeks indemnification under this Article VI, such Party (the Indemnified
Party) shall give written notice to the other Party(ies) (the Indemnifying
Party) promptly after receiving written notice of any action, lawsuit,
proceeding, investigation or other claim against it (if by a third party) or
discovering the liability, obligation
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or facts giving rise
to such claim for indemnification, describing the claim, the amount thereof (if
known and quantifiable), and the basis thereof; provided
that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party promptly shall not relieve
the Indemnifying Party of its Liabilities hereunder except to the extent such
failure shall have materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. In that regard, if any action, lawsuit,
proceeding, investigation or other claim shall be brought or asserted by any
third party that, if adversely determined, would entitle the Indemnified Party
to indemnity pursuant to this Article VI, the Indemnified Party shall
notify promptly the Indemnifying Party of the same in writing, specifying in
reasonable detail the basis of such claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall be
entitled to control the defense of such action, lawsuit, proceeding,
investigation or other claim giving rise to the Indemnified Partys claim for
indemnification at the Indemnifying Partys expense, and at the Indemnifying
Partys option (subject to the limitations set forth below) shall be entitled
to appoint lead counsel of such defense with a reputable counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnified Party; provided that, in the event that
the Indemnifying Party elects to control such defense, such Indemnifying Party
shall be deemed to have agreed to be fully responsible (with no reservation of
rights) for all Losses relating to such claim.
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the
contrary, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume control of
such defense and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained
by the Indemnified Party, if (i) the claim over which the Indemnifying
Party seeks to assume control (A) seeks non-monetary relief, (B) involves
criminal or quasi-criminal allegations, (C) involves a claim to which the
Indemnified Party reasonably believes an adverse determination would have a
material and adverse effect on the Indemnified Partys reputation or future
business prospects or (D) involves a claim that the Indemnifying Party
failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend or (ii) the
Indemnifying Party is not able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Indemnified Party, in its sole discretion, that it has assets sufficient to
satisfy all Losses relating to such claim and such fees and expenses of its
counsel to defend such claim.
If the Indemnifying Party exercises the right to
control the defense of any third-party claim as provided above, then the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof at its own expense, unless the
Indemnifying Party has specifically authorized the employment of such counsel in
writing, in which case the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by
the Indemnifying Party. Similarly, if
the Indemnified Party controls the defense of any such claim, then the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof at its own expense. If the Indemnified Party determines in its
reasonable discretion that there exists or is reasonably likely to exist a
conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate for the same counsel to
represent both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, then the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to retain its own counsel in each
jurisdiction for which the Indemnified Party reasonably determines counsel is
required, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party.
In the event that the Indemnifying Party exercises the
right to control the defense of any third-party claim as provided above, then
the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in such
defense. Similarly, in the event that
the Indemnified Party is, directly or indirectly, controlling the defense of
any such claim, then the Indemnifying Party
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shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party in such
defense. The Indemnifying Party shall
obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party before entering into
any settlement of a claim or ceasing to defend such claim.
(d) Payments. The
Indemnifying Party shall pay the Indemnified Party in immediately available
funds promptly after the Indemnified Party provides the Indemnifying Party with
written notice of a claim hereunder and the Indemnifying Party agrees in
writing to pay such claim.
(e) Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments.
The Parties hereto agree to treat all payments made pursuant to this Article VI
as adjustments to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes and that such treatment
shall govern for purposes hereof, except to the extent that the laws of a
particular jurisdiction provide otherwise.
(f) Maximum Contribution.
If and to the extent any provision of this Article VI is
unenforceable for any reason, the Indemnifying Party hereby agrees to make the
maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of any Loss for which
indemnification is provided for in this Article VI that is permissible
under applicable legal requirements.
ARTICLE
VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
7.1. Tax Matters.
(a) Certain Taxes and Fees.
Buyer shall be responsible for, as and when due, all transfer,
documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes and fees
(including any penalties and interest thereon) incurred by reason of the
transfer of the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities under this
Agreement. Buyer shall file all
necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes and
fees, and if required by applicable law, any of the other Parties hereto will
execute and join in the execution of any such filing.
(b) Cooperation on Tax Matters.
The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably
requested by any other Party, in connection with Tax issues applicable to this
Agreement, including providing 2006 and 2007 tax information.
(c) Disclosure. Buyer, the
Company and their respective representatives may disclose to any and all
persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) that relate to such tax treatment
and tax structure, all as contemplated by Treasury Regulations section
1.6011-4(b)(3)(iii).
(d) Closing Conditions.
The Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certification (in such form
as may be reasonably requested by counsel to Buyer) conforming to the
requirements of Treasury Regulations section 1.1445-2(b)(2).
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7.2. Press Releases and Announcements.
No press releases related to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, or other announcements to the employees or customers of
the Company, shall be issued without Buyers prior written consent. No press release or other announcement
related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and naming
any of the Stock Recipients shall be issued without the Companys prior written
consent.
7.3. Further Assurances.
Without any additional consideration, the Company shall execute and
deliver such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such
additional action as Buyer may reasonably request to effect, consummate,
confirm or evidence the transfer to Buyer and its Affiliates of the Purchased
Assets and any other transactions contemplated hereby. Without any additional consideration, Buyer
shall execute and deliver such further instruments of conveyance and transfer
and take such additional action as the Company may reasonably request to
effect, consummate, confirm or evidence the transfer to the Stock Recipients
and the Company of the consideration specified in Section 2.3, the
assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities, consummation of the other
Closing Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby. The Company
will notify the FDA of the transfer of ownership of all FDA-regulated assets
and FDA Permits for such assets subject to this Agreement within five Business
Days of the Closing Date and provide Buyer copies of all such notifications.
7.4. Specific Performance.
The Company acknowledges that the Companys business is unique and
recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by such
Person, money damages may be inadequate and Buyer may have no adequate remedy
at law. Accordingly, the Company agrees
that Buyer shall have the right, in addition to any other rights and remedies
existing in its favor, to enforce its rights and the Companys obligations
hereunder not only by an action or actions for damages but also by an action or
actions for specific performance, injunctive and/or other equitable relief, in
each case without the requirement of posting a bond or proving actual
damages. If any such action is brought
by Buyer to enforce this Agreement, the Company hereby waives the defense that
there is an adequate remedy at law.
7.5. Expenses. Except as
otherwise provided herein, each of the Parties shall pay all of its own fees,
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees, costs and expenses of
legal counsel, investment bankers, broker or other representatives and
consultants and appraisal fees, costs and expenses) incurred in connection with
the negotiation of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, and the
performance of the Companys and Buyers obligations hereunder.
7.6. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality.
(a) Non-Competition.
During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date (the Non-Compete Period), the Company
shall not, and shall not authorize any of its respective Affiliates to,
directly or indirectly, market, distribute, license, sublicense, offer for
sale, sell or otherwise provide any products, supplies or services related to
imaging and diagnostic services for preventable blindness associated with
age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, wherever
located.
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(b) Non-Solicitation.
The Company agrees that, during the Non-Compete Period, without the
prior written consent of Buyer, it shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Affiliates to, directly or indirectly:
(i) contact, approach or solicit for the purpose of
offering employment to or hiring (whether as an employee, consultant, agent,
independent contractor or otherwise) or actually hire any Transferred Employee
or any other employee of Buyer and its Affiliates;
(ii) solicit or attempt to induce any customer or other
business relation of Buyer into any business relationship which might
materially harm Buyer or any of its Affiliates, or to divert any such customer
or business relation to any other entity or Person; or
(iii) disparage Buyer or any of its Affiliates or any of
their respective officers, directors, principals or employees.
(c) Confidentiality.
The Company shall treat and hold as confidential any information
concerning the business and affairs of the Company that is transferred hereby
that is not already generally available to the public, including any notes,
analyses, compilations, studies, forecasts, interpretations or other documents
that are derived from, contain, reflect or are based upon any such information
(the Confidential Information) and refrain from using any of the
Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential
Information shall not include information that is (i) generally available
to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Section 7.6(c) or
other act or omission of the Company or (ii) rightfully received after the
Closing Date from a third party not under any obligation of confidentiality
with respect to such information. In the
event that the Company is requested or required (by oral question or request
for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena,
civil investigative demand, or similar process (each a Legal Request))
to disclose any Confidential Information, such Person shall notify Buyer
promptly of the request or requirement so that Buyer may seek an appropriate
protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 7.6(c). If, in the absence of a protective order or
the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Company is, on the advice of counsel,
compelled to disclose any Confidential Information pursuant to a Legal Request
or else stand liable for contempt, such Person may disclose the Confidential
Information pursuant to a Legal Request; provided that such disclosing
Person shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain, at the request and cost of
Buyer, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment shall be
accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be
disclosed as Buyer shall designate.
(d) Non-disclosure.
The Company shall keep confidential the subject matter described herein
until the content and timing of a public announcement determined by the Buyer,
and such public announcement shall be made only pursuant to Section 7.2
except if otherwise required by applicable law.
(e) Remedy for Breach.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach by it
(or any of its Affiliates) of any of the provisions of this Section 7.6,
monetary damages shall not constitute a sufficient remedy. Consequently, in the event of any
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such breach and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Buyer and/or its
successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in
their favor, apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for
specific performance and/or injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or
prevent any violations of the provisions hereof, in each case without the
requirement of posting a bond or proving actual damages.
(f) Enforcement.
If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that
any term or provision of this Section 7.6 is invalid or unenforceable, the
Parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or
unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, or area of
the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is
valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be
enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the
judgment may be appealed.
(g) Acknowledgment.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the restrictions
contained in this Section 7.6 are reasonable in all respects (including,
without limitation, with respect to the subject matter, time period and
geographical area) and are necessary to protect Buyers interest in, and value
of, the Purchased Assets (including, without limitation, the goodwill inherent
therein), (ii) the Company is primarily responsible for the creation of
such value and (iii) Buyer would not have consummated the transactions
contemplated hereby without the restrictions contained in this Section 7.6.
7.7. Transitional Assistance.
The Company shall not in any manner take any action which is designed,
intended or would reasonably be anticipated to have the effect of discouraging
customers, suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, service providers, employees,
lessors, licensors and other business relations of the Company from maintaining
the same business relationships with Buyer and its Affiliates after the date of
this Agreement. Without in any way limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not sue or otherwise pursue
any claims against any business relation of the Company with respect to any
Purchased Asset or Assumed Liability or with respect to any previous
contractual relationship between the Company or any customer thereof
(collectively, Customers or Business Relations); provided, however,
that (a) the Company shall be entitled to defend itself against any claims
brought by any such Customer or Business Relation or to assert counter-claims,
offsets or any affirmative defenses against such Customer or Business Relation,
(b) if any third party shall bring any claim against the Company that the
Company reasonably believes is the responsibility or liability of a Customer or
Business Relation, then the Company shall have the right to bring a claim in
the nature of impleader against such Customer or Business Relation with respect
to such claim and (c) the Company shall be entitled to pursue causes of
action against any Customer or Business Relation or as otherwise necessary to
protect or enforce their rights with regard to any Excluded Asset or Excluded
Liability.
7.8. Financial Information.
The Company shall furnish to Buyer any information or documents
requested by Buyer, which is in the Companys possession or to which the Company
has access, constituting, or necessary or desirable for the completion or audit
of, financial statements of the Company for periods prior to the Closing Date
and shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer in connection therewith.
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7.9. Employee and Related Matters.
(a) Transferred Employees.
As of January 1, 2008, Buyer (the Employer) intends to
offer employment to the employees of the Company listed on Schedule 7.9(a) who
are actively employed by the Company as of the Closing Date and through December 31,
2007. Such employees of the Company who
accept employment with the Employer shall be referred to herein as Transferred
Employees. The employees of the
Company who are not offered employment with, or who do not accept employment
with, the Employer shall be referred to herein as Non-Transferred Employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the
Employers ability to modify the salary or wage level or terminate the
employment of any Transferred Employee at any time and for any reason,
including without cause, except as noted below.
(b) In connection with the sale of
substantially all of the assets of the Company to Buyer under this Agreement,
the Company is ceasing to provide any group health plan to any employee. Following the Closing, Buyer agrees to
provide continuation coverage to M&A qualified beneficiaries (as defined
in Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-4) to the extent
required by and subject to the provisions of, Section 4980 of the Code and
the regulation promulgated thereunder.
Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide the Buyer with a
true and correct list of all individuals who shall be, or reasonably be
expected to be, deemed to be M&A qualified beneficiaries in connection
with, or as a result of, the transactions contemplated by this agreement.
Non-Transferred
Employees whose employment is being terminated in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement (and their
spouses and dependents) are M&A qualified beneficiaries pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-4, and, accordingly,
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-8, such
persons are entitled to continuation of health care benefits (including medical
and dental) under the Buyers group health plans as provided under Section 4980B
of the Code and Buyer shall comply with such obligations and shall provide
health care continuation coverage to such M&A qualified beneficiaries.
(c) Transitional Payments and Services.
The Company agrees not to terminate the employment of any of its
employees as of the Closing Date prior to December 31, 2007 unless
directed by Buyer in its sole discretion, in which case such employees
employment shall be terminated as so directed.
Buyer agrees to pay the Companys costs of retaining such employees from
the Closing Date to December 28, 2007, up to a maximum of $113,000. The Company agrees to provide documentation
evidencing, to Buyers reasonable satisfaction, all of the costs of retaining
such employees actually incurred by the Company during such period. During this period, the Company agrees not to
make any changes to any of the employees compensation, benefits or other
employment arrangements. From the
Closing Date until December 28, 2007, the Company will direct its
employees to provide all services reasonably requested by Buyer in connection
with the ongoing operation of the Business and the transition of the Business
and the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities to Buyer. Buyer will permit the Company to continue
occupying the Leased Properties, consistent with past practices, until December 31,
2007 without any further payments due from the Company; provided that
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in the foregoing
shall be deemed to limit the rights of Buyer to occupy the Leased Premises in
any manner.
(d) Mutual Cooperation.
Subject to applicable law (including any privacy laws), the Company
shall provide promptly to the Employer, at the Employers request, any
information or copies of personnel records (including, without limitation,
addresses, dates of birth, dates of hire and dependent information) relating to
the Transferred Employees or relating to the service of Transferred Employees
with the Company (and predecessors of the Company) prior to the Closing
Date. The Company and the Employer shall
each cooperate with the other and shall provide to the other such documentation,
information and assistance as is reasonably necessary to effect the provisions
of this Section 7.9.
7.10. Payments With Respect to Purchased Assets.
The Company shall promptly remit to Buyer all monies received by the
Company or any of its Affiliates (other than the payments made by Buyer hereunder)
following the Closing Date in payment for any Purchased Assets acquired by
Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
Payments remitted to Buyer or any of its Affiliates pursuant to this Section 7.10
shall be in the form received by the Company or any of its Affiliates.
7.11. Access to Records; Cooperation.
Buyer shall reasonably cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably
requested by the Company, in connection with any litigation or other proceeding
with respect to Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities. Such cooperation shall include the retention
and (upon the Companys request) the provision of records and information which
are reasonably relevant to any such litigation or other proceeding and making
employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional
information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.
7.12. Waiver.
The Company irrevocably waives any and all actions, causes, rights or
claims, whether known or unknown, contingent or matured, and whether currently
existing or hereafter arising, that it may have or hereafter acquire against
Buyer and/or its respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives in any
way, directly or indirectly, arising out of, relating to, resulting from or in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
other than claims under the Surviving Articles of this Agreement. Buyer irrevocably waives any and all actions,
causes, rights or claims, whether known or unknown, contingent or matured, and
whether currently existing or hereafter arising, that it may have or hereafter
acquire against the Company and/or its respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and representatives in any way, directly or indirectly,
arising out of, relating to, resulting from or in connection with this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby other than claims
under the Surviving Articles of this Agreement.
The Company and Buyer intend to effect, to the maximum extent permitted
by law, a complete and knowing waiver of its rights as set forth herein.
7.13. Bulk
Sales Laws. The Parties each hereby waive compliance by
the Parties with the provisions of the bulk sales, bulk transfer or similar
laws of any state or jurisdiction.
7.14. Insurance Policies. The Company
hereby agrees to terminate and cancel the insurance policies listed on Schedule
2.1(a)(xix) upon the Closing.
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ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1. Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by an instrument in
writing signed by or on behalf of Buyer, the Company or (b) by a waiver in
accordance with Section 8.2.
8.2. Waiver. Any Party to
this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracy
in the representations and warranties of another Party contained herein or in
any document delivered by such Party pursuant hereto or (c) waive
compliance with any agreement of another Party or condition to another Partys
obligations contained herein. Any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a writing executed by
the Party to be bound thereby. Any
waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a wavier of any
subsequent breach or waiver of the same term or condition or as a waiver of any
other term or condition of this Agreement.
The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights under this Section 8.2
shall not constitute a waiver of any of such rights. No course of dealing between or among any
persons having any interest in this Agreement shall be deemed effective to
modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights or
obligations of any Party under or by reason of this Agreement. All rights and remedies existing under this
Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
otherwise available.
8.3. Notices. All notices,
claims, demands and other communications given or delivered under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made or given when
personally delivered, mailed by first class mail, return receipt requested, or
delivered by express courier service or via facsimile (with hard copy to
follow) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or such other
address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with
this Section 8.3):
If to the Company:
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8.4. Binding Agreement; Assignment.
This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns; provided that neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise without the prior written consent of the Company and Buyer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 8.4, without the consent of any Party, each of Buyer and its
permitted assigns may at any time, in their sole discretion, assign, in whole
or in part, (a) their right to purchase the Purchased Assets and assume
the Assumed Liabilities to one or more of their Affiliates (provided
that no such assignment shall release Buyer from its obligations hereunder);
and (b) their rights under this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents, in whole or in part, to any subsequent purchaser of Buyer, such
permitted transferee or any of their divisions or any material portion of their
assets or the Purchased Assets (whether such sale is structured as a sale of
stock, sale of assets, merger, recapitalization or otherwise).
8.5. Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted
in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under
applicable law or public policy, such provision shall be ineffective only to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, and all other terms of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any
manner materially adverse to any Party.
8.6. Construction.
The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language
chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of
strict construction shall be applied against any person. Nothing in the Schedules attached hereto
shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or
warranty made herein unless the Schedule identifies the exception with
reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable
detail. The Parties intend that each
representation, warranty and covenant contained herein shall have independent
significance. If any Party has breached
any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein in any respect, the
fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to
the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) that
the Party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the
Party is in breach of the first representation, warranty or covenant. The word including shall mean including
without limitation regardless of whether such words are included in some
contexts but not others.
8.7. Captions. The captions
used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit,
characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and all
provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced and construed as if no caption
had been used in this Agreement.
8.8. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and the
documents referred to herein contain the entire agreement between the Parties
and supersede any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or
between the Parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject
matter hereof in any way.
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8.9. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original but all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
8.10. Governing
Law. All question concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
8.11. Parties
in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns any rights or remedies under or by virtue of
this Agreement.
8.12. Consent
to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT JURISDICTION AND VENUE
IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL PROPERLY
AND EXCLUSIVELY LIE IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS. BY EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH ACTION. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY
AGREE THAT VENUE WOULD BE PROPER IN SUCH COURT, AND HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION
THAT SUCH COURT IS AN IMPROPER OR INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH
ACTION. THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT
THE MAILING BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, OF ANY
PROCESS REQUIRED BY ANY SUCH COURT SHALL CONSTITUTE VALID AND LAWFUL SERVICE OF
PROCESS AGAINST THEM, WITHOUT NECESSITY FOR SERVICE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PROVIDED
BY STATUTE OR RULE OF COURT.
8.13. Delivery
by Facsimile. This Agreement and any Transaction Document,
and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by
means of a facsimile machine, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an
original contract and shall be considered to have the same binding legal
effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in
person. At the request of any party
hereto or to any such contract, each other party hereto or thereto shall
re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such contract shall
raise the use of a facsimile machine to deliver a signature or the fact that
any signature or contract was transmitted or communicated through the use of
facsimile machine as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such
party forever waives any such defense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has
executed this Agreement, or has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
respective officer thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first
above written.
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The following Exhibits and
Schedules to the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted or partially
omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Form of Local Transfer Documents
[Signature Page to Asset
Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit B
Form of Trademark Assignment
Exhibit C
Form of Release
Exhibit D
Form of Registration Rights Agreement
SCHEDULES
Schedules 2.1(a)(v)
7.9(a)
EyeTel Imaging, Inc. and EyeTel
Reading Center, LLC Disclosure Schedules
NeuroMetrix, Inc. will
furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted or partially omitted schedule or
exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request; provided,
however, that NeuroMetrix, Inc. may request confidential treatment
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
for any schedule or exhibit so furnished.