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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) October 24, 1996
MICROLEAGUE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Pennsylvania 1-11743 23-2563090
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(State or other juris- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identi-
diction of incorporation) fication No.)
750 Dawson Drive, Newark, Delaware 19713
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Address of principle executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 302-368-9990
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Exhibit Index appears on Page 5
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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On October 24, 1996, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase
Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of October 16, 1996, among M.S.
Investments Holdings, Limited ("MSIH"), Micro Sports, Inc. ("Micro Sports") and
MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company acquired all of the
assets of Micro Sports and certain of the assets of MSIH and agreed to assume
certain of the liabilities of Micro Sports. Micro Sports is a Tennessee-based
developer of statistical sports simulation software games. In consideration for
the purchase of such assets and assumption of such liabilities, the Company
issued to MSIH an aggregate of 308,882 shares of the Company's common stock (the
"Shares"), (representing approximately 7.4% of the Company's common stock on a
fully diluted basis). The consideration represents the Company's assessment of
the value of the assets acquired, as integrated with the assets of the Company.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, in the event the Company
proposes to register any additional shares of its common stock pursuant to the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company is obligated
to register the resale of the Shares, subject to certain exceptions.
Upon consummation of the asset purchase, the Company acquired
certain intellectual property, office equipment and computers of Micro Sports.
In addition, the Company retained the employees of Micro Sports and entered into
a new employment agreement with David Holt, the former President of Micro
Sports. The Company intends to integrate such assets, along with the technical
expertise of the former Micro Sports' employees, to create new and more diverse
products for the Company's market.
Copies of the Agreement and the press release announcing the
consummation of the transaction are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 99.1,
respectively.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
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It is impracticable for the Company to provide the
required financial statements for Micro Sports at the
time of the filing of this report. The Company
undertakes to file such financial statements as an
amendment of this Form 8-K as soon as practicable
after the date hereof, but in no event later than 60
days after the date on which this report on Form 8-K
is required to be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
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It is impracticable for the Company to provide the
required pro forma financial information relating to
the acquisition at the time of the filing of this
report. The Company undertakes to file such pro forma
financial information as an amendment to this Form
8-K as soon as practicable after the date hereof, but
in no event later than 60 days after the date on
which this report on Form 8-K is required to be
filed.
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(c) Exhibits.
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2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of
October 16, 1996, among M.S. Investments
Holdings, Limited, Micro Sports, Inc. and
MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc.
99.1 Press Release of MicroLeague Multimedia,
Inc. dated October 28, 1996.
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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.
MICROLEAGUE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 5, 1996 By:/s/ PETER R. FLANAGAN
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Name: Peter R. Flanagan
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 16, 1996, among M.S.
Investments Holdings, Limited, Micro Sports, Inc. and MicroLeague
Multimedia, Inc.
99.1 Press Release of MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc. dated October 28, 1996.
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Among
M.S. INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LIMITED,
MICRO SPORTS, INCORPORATED
and
MICROLEAGUE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
Dated as of
October 16, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES...............................1
1.1 Purchase and Sale..........................................1
1.2 Purchase Price.............................................2
1.3 Allocation of Purchase Price...............................2
1.4 Assumption of Liabilities..................................3
ARTICLE II - CLOSING.........................................................3
2.1 Closing....................................................3
2.2 Deliveries by Sellers; Payment of Taxes....................3
2.3 Deliveries by Buyer........................................4
ARTICLE III - RELATED MATTERS................................................5
3.1 Use of Name................................................5
3.2 Employees, Benefit Plans, Etc..............................5
ARTICLE IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS.......................5
4.1 Organization, Etc..........................................5
4.2 Authorization..............................................6
4.3 No Violation...............................................6
4.4 Subsidiaries...............................................7
4.5 Financial Statements.......................................7
4.6 No Undisclosed or Contingent Liabilities...................7
4.7 Litigation, Orders.........................................7
4.8 Title to Properties; Encumbrances..........................8
4.9 Equipment..................................................8
4.10 Compliance with Law........................................8
4.11 Taxes......................................................8
4.12 Consents and Approvals.....................................9
4.13 Good Title Conveyed, Etc...................................9
4.14 Assets Necessary to Business..............................10
4.15 Insurance.................................................10
4.16 Contracts, Commitments and Returns........................10
4.17 Certain Interests.........................................11
4.18 Intellectual Property.....................................11
4.19 Inventory.................................................12
4.20 Employee Benefit Plans....................................12
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4.21 Product Recalls...........................................13
4.22 Labor Matters.............................................13
4.23 Personnel.................................................13
4.24 Bank Accounts.............................................13
4.25 Private Placement.........................................13
4.26 Disclosure................................................14
ARTICLE V - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.........................14
5.1 Organization, Etc.........................................14
5.2 Authorization.............................................15
5.3 No Violation..............................................15
5.4 Validity of Stock.........................................15
5.5 Capitalization............................................15
5.6 Disclosure................................................15
ARTICLE VI - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION...................16
6.1 Survival of Representations...............................16
6.2 Indemnification...........................................16
6.3 Conditions of Indemnification.............................16
6.4 Limitation on Claims......................................17
ARTICLE VII - OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS AND BUYER........................17
7.1 Confidentiality...........................................17
7.2 Assignment of Confidentiality Agreements..................18
7.3 Mail Received After Closing...............................18
7.4 Competition...............................................18
7.5 Registration Rights.......................................19
7.6 Maintenance of Listing....................................20
ARTICLE VIII - CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER...........................20
8.1 Representations and Warranties............................20
8.2 Performance...............................................20
8.3 No Proceeding or Litigation...............................20
8.4 No Injunction.............................................21
8.5 Opinion of Company Counsel................................21
8.6 Documents.................................................21
8.7 Consents and Approvals....................................21
ARTICLE IX - CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS...........................21
9.1 Representations and Warranties............................21
9.2 Performance...............................................21
9.3 No Injunction.............................................21
9.4 Opinion of Buyer's Counsel................................22
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9.5 Employment Agreement......................................22
ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS...................................................22
10.1 Commissions...............................................22
10.2 Expenses; Taxes, Etc......................................22
10.3 Further Assurances........................................22
10.4 Parties in Interest.......................................22
10.5 Entire Agreement, Amendments and Waiver...................22
10.6 Headings..................................................23
10.7 Notices...................................................23
10.8 Governing Law.............................................24
10.9 Third Parties.............................................24
10.10 Counterparts..............................................24
ARTICLE XI - DEFINED TERMS..................................................24
11.1 Location of Certain Defined Terms.........................24
11.2 Other Defined Terms.......................................25
EXHIBIT A-1 Bill of Sale of Parent
EXHIBIT A-2 Bill of Sale of the Company
EXHIBIT B Assignment
EXHIBIT C Escrow Agreement
EXHIBIT D Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT E Employment Agreement
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 16, 1996, among M.S.
Investments Holdings, Limited, a British Virgin Islands company ("Parent"),
Micro Sports, Incorporated, a Tennessee corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (the "Company" and, together with Parent, "Sellers"), and
MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Buyer").
The Company is engaged in the design, development, marketing,
distribution, licensing, maintenance and support of computer software programs
comprising or related to sports video games (the "Business"). Parent owns
various license and contract rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and
other intellectual property relating to the Business. Buyer desires to purchase,
and Sellers desire to sell, the Business as a going concern and all of the
assets of the Business, including such intellectual property, upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained
herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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1.1 Purchase and Sale.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, on
the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) Buyer shall purchase from Parent, and
Parent shall sell and transfer to Buyer, all of the assets, tangible and
intangible, and wherever situated, relating to the Business owned by Parent (the
"Parent Assets") and (ii) Buyer shall purchase from the Company, and the Company
shall sell and transfer to Buyer, the Business and all of the assets, tangible
and intangible, and wherever situated, of the Business (the "Company Assets"
and, together with the Parent Assets, the "Assets"), in each case free and clear
of all liabilities, obligations, claims, liens and encumbrances (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) except those expressly assumed by
Buyer as provided in Section 1.4. The Assets shall include all of the assets set
forth on Schedule 1.1.
(b) The sale and transfer of the Assets shall be effected
by delivery by Sellers to Buyer at the Closing of the following:
(i) bills of sale in substantially the form of Exhibits A-1
and A-2 hereto, respectively (the "Bills of Sale");
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(ii) assignments with respect to all patents, trademarks,
trade or service names and marks, assumed names and copyrights and all
applications therefor in which Parent or the Company has any interest,
all in recordable form, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto
(collectively, the "Assignment"); and
(iii) such other good and sufficient instruments of
conveyance and transfer as shall be necessary to vest in Buyer good and
valid title to the Assets (collectively, the "Other Instruments"), free
and clear of all liabilities, obligations, claims, liens and
encumbrances (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) ,
except the Assumed Liabilities (as defined below).
1.2 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Assets shall be
$2,000,000, payable solely in shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $.01 par
value, of Buyer (the "Common Stock"), plus the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in
reliance on the representations, warranties and agreements of Sellers contained
herein, Buyer shall deliver at the Closing the following:
(a) to the Sellers, a certificate representing such number of shares
of Common Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, having an aggregate
market value equal to $1,800,000, which shall be calculated based on the average
of the last sale prices of the Common Stock as reported on the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System for the 10
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date or, if no sale
occurs on any such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such
day as so reported;
(b) to PNC Bank-Delaware, as escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent"), a
certificate representing such number of shares of Common Stock, rounded up to
the nearest whole share, having an aggregate market value, determined as
provided in paragraph (a) above, equal to $200,000, to be held in escrow
pursuant to an escrow agreement among Buyer, Sellers and the Escrow Agent in the
form of Exhibit C hereto (the "Escrow Agreement") to secure to Buyer the right
to indemnification under Article VI; and
(c) to the Company, the Assumption Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit D hereto (the "Assumption Agreement"), whereby Buyer shall
assume and agree to perform, pay or discharge the liabilities and obligations of
the Company relating to the Business specified therein.
1.3 Allocation of Purchase Price. Within 30 days following the Closing
Date, Buyer shall deliver to Sellers a schedule prepared by Buyer that allocates
the consideration provided for in Section 1.2 and the Assumed Liabilities among
the Assets. If Sellers disagree with any matters contained in such schedule,
they shall so advise Buyer within 15 days after receipt thereof. Any
disagreements that Buyer and Sellers are unable to resolve within 30 days after
Seller's notice to Buyer shall be resolved by an independent accounting firm of
recognized
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standing selected by Buyer and Sellers. All fees and expenses of such firm shall
be borne equally by Buyer and Sellers. Such allocation shall be conclusive and
binding on Buyer and Sellers for purposes of their federal, state, local and
foreign tax returns. Each of Buyer and Sellers shall file all tax returns,
including the forms required by Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), consistent with such allocation.
1.4 Assumption of Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall assume and agree to perform, pay or
discharge the liabilities and obligations of the Company set forth on Schedule
1.4 (the "Assumed Liabilities"), which constitute all of the Company's
liabilities and obligations as of August 31, 1996 and all of the Company's
operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business since such date.
Sellers acknowledge receipt from Buyer prior to the date hereof of $80,000 and
represent and warrant to Buyer that such funds have been applied to pay a
portion of the Company's outstanding liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of business. Except as set forth in this Section 1.4 and the Assumption
Agreement, Buyer shall not assume or be responsible for any liabilities or
obligations of Parent or the Company. Following the Closing, Sellers shall
perform, pay or discharge all liabilities and obligations relating to the
Business, other than the Assumed Liabilities, that arose or relate to events
occurring prior to the Closing, including (i) all claims relating to products
sold or distributed by the Company prior to the Closing Date and (ii) all
liabilities and obligations of Parent or the Company to employees, agents,
representatives or similar persons under any oral or written agreement,
arrangement, benefit plan, insurance policy or other program.
ARTICLE II
CLOSING
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2.1 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Klehr, Harrison,
Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, 1401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at
10:00 A.M., on October __, 1996 or such other time and date as Buyer and Sellers
may agree. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to herein
as the "Closing Date."
2.2 Deliveries by Sellers; Payment of Taxes.
(a) At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver to Buyer (unless
delivered previously), the following:
(i) the Bills of Sale;
(ii) the Assignments and the Other Instruments;
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(iii) the Confidentiality Agreements and assignments thereof
referred to in Section 7.2;
(iv) the opinion of counsel referred to in Section 8.5;
(v) executed counterparts of any consents referred to in
Section 8.7;
(vi) all documents containing or relating to intellectual
property to be purchased by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii) all books and records (including all
computerized records and other computerized storage media and the
software used in connection therewith) of the Business (collectively,
"Books and Records") including all Books and Records relating to the
purchase of materials, supplies and services for the Company, dealings
with customers and distributors of the Company, and employees of the
Company that Buyer determines in its sole discretion to hire, and all
records and signature and authorization cards relating to the Company's
bank accounts referred to in Section 4.24; and
(viii) all other previously undelivered documents,
instruments and writings required to be delivered by Parent or the
Company to Buyer at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement
or otherwise required in connection herewith.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, Sellers shall pay all
transfer, stamp, sales, use, excise or similar taxes payable in connection with
the sale of the Assets contemplated hereby.
2.3 Deliveries by Buyer.
(a) At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Sellers (unless
delivered previously) the following:
(i) a certificate representing the shares of Common
Stock referred to in Section 1.2(a);
(ii) the Assumption Agreement;
(iii) the opinion of counsel referred to in Section 9.4;
and
(iv) all other previously undelivered documents,
instruments and writings required to be delivered by Buyer to Sellers
at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
required in connection herewith.
(b) At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent
a certificate representing the shares of Common Stock referred to in Section
1.2(b).
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ARTICLE III
RELATED MATTERS
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3.1 Use of Name. At the Closing, the Company shall cause an
amendment to its charter to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Tennessee, changing its name to a name bearing no resemblance to "Micro Sports."
At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer a duplicate original of such
Articles of Amendment, duly executed and suitable for filing. After the Closing,
the Company shall not use or permit any of its Affiliates to use the name "Micro
Sports" or any variant or derivative thereof.
3.2 Employees, Benefit Plans, Etc.
(a) Buyer shall have the right, but shall have no obligation,
to offer employment to such employees of the Company who are employed in the
Business as Buyer in its sole discretion may determine. Any employment offered
by Buyer to employees of the Company shall be on such terms and conditions as
Buyer in its sole discretion may determine. Nothing contained in this Section
3.2 shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person other than the
parties to this Agreement and their successors or permitted assigns any rights
or remedies hereunder. In no event shall Buyer be responsible for any accrued
vacation pay of any such employees for any period prior to the Closing.
(b) Buyer is not assuming, and the Company shall remain
responsible for, all amounts due to employees of the Company in respect of
wages, bonuses, commissions or other compensation or under any benefit plan with
respect to all periods prior to the Closing Date (except to the extent included
in the Assumed Liabilities), and Sellers shall withhold all taxes and other
amounts required by law to be withheld in respect of such wages, bonuses,
commissions and compensation.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyer as
follows:
4.1 Organization, Etc. Parent is an investment holding company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
British Virgin Islands. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee. The
the corporate power and authority to conduct the Business as it is currently
Company has being conducted and to own and lease the property and assets that
it now owns and leases. Other than the State of Tennessee, there are no
jurisdictions in which the properties owned or leased by the Company or the
nature of the Business makes qualification or licensing of the Company as a
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foreign corporation necessary or where the failure to be so qualified or
licensed would have a material adverse effect on the Business. The copies of the
memorandum of association and articles of association of Parent and the charter
and bylaws of the Company, as previously delivered to Buyer by Parent and the
Company, respectively, are complete and correct copies of such instruments as
currently in effect.
4.2 Authorization.
(a) Each Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into, execute, deliver and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and any instruments and agreements contemplated
herein required to be executed and delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement,
including the Bills of Sale, the Assignment and the Other Instruments, as the
case may be (collectively, the "Related Instruments"). The board of directors
and shareholders of each Seller have taken all action required by law, the
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents of such Seller or
otherwise to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Related Instruments and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. No other corporate act or proceeding on the part of either Seller
is necessary to authorize this Agreement or any of the Related Instruments or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement is, and each of
the Related Instruments, when executed and delivered to Buyer by the applicable
Seller at the Closing, will be, a valid and binding obligation of such Seller,
enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms.
(b) Each Seller has previously delivered to Buyer true and
complete copies, certified by the Secretary of such Seller, of the resolutions
duly and validly adopted by the board of directors and shareholders of such
Seller evidencing their respective authorizations of the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Related Instruments and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, which resolutions have not been
modified, revoked or rescinded in any respect.
4.3 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery by either Seller
of this Agreement or any of the Related Instruments, nor the consummation by
either Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will violate
any provision of the laws of the British Virgin Islands (in the case of Parent)
or the Tennessee Business Corporation Act (in the case of the Company), or the
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents of such Seller,
or violate, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event or condition
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under,
or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or
cause the acceleration of the maturity of any liability or obligation pursuant
to, or result in the creation or imposition of any security interest, lien,
charge or other encumbrance upon any of the Assets under any note, bond
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract, commitment,
understanding, arrangement, agreement or restriction of any kind to which either
Seller is a party or by which either Seller may be bound or affected or to which
any of the Assets may be subject, or violate any statute or
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law or any judgment, decree, order, writ, injunction, regulation or rule of any
court or governmental authority, except for violations that would not have a
material adverse effect on such Seller's business, assets, earnings or
prospects.
4.4 Subsidiaries. Except for the Company, which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Parent, neither Seller, directly or indirectly, owns or
controls stock or other equity securities of any corporation, partnership or
other entity that have in ordinary circumstances (not depending upon the
happening of a contingency) voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or similar governing body.
4.5 Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has previously delivered to Buyer (i) balance
sheets of the Company at June 30, 1994, June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1996 (the
balance sheet as of June 30, 1996, the "Balance Sheet") and (ii) statements of
income for each of the years then ended, all compiled by Hazlett, Lewis &
Bieter, certified public accountants. Such balance sheets fairly present the
assets, liabilities and financial condition of the Company as of the respective
dates thereof and such statements of income fairly present the results of
operations of the Company for the periods referred to therein, all in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout
the periods involved, except as otherwise specifically disclosed therein.
(b) The Company has previously delivered to Buyer (i) an
unaudited balance sheet of the Company at November 30, 1995 (the "November
Balance Sheet") and (ii) unaudited statement of income for the five-month period
then ended, each certified by the chief financial officer of the Company to the
effect set forth in this Section 4.5(b). Such balance sheet fairly presents the
assets, liabilities and financial condition of the Company as of the respective
dates thereof and such statement of income fairly presents the results of
operations of the Company for the period referred to therein, in each case
subject to normal year-end adjustments.
4.6 No Undisclosed or Contingent Liabilities. Neither Seller has any
material liabilities or obligations relating to the Assets or the Business of
any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due
or to become due) that are not fully reflected on Schedule 1.4, and, to Seller's
knowledge, there is no basis for the assertion against either Seller of any
material liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever with respect to the
Assets or the Business not fully reflected on such Schedule.
4.7 Litigation, Orders. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, there are
no claims, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or inquiries pending
before any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory official or office,
or, to the knowledge of either Seller, threatened against or affecting the
Business or the Assets or questioning the validity of this Agreement, the
transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or to be taken by either
Seller pursuant to this Agreement, at law or in equity, before or by any
federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority; nor, to the knowledge
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of either Seller, is there any valid basis for any such claim, action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, no
claim, action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation set forth in such
section would, if adversely decided, have a material adverse effect on the
operations, condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities, assets, earnings,
working capital or prospects of the Business. Neither Seller is subject to any
judgment, order or decree entered in any lawsuit or proceeding that has had or
may have a material adverse effect on the Assets or the Business or on its
ability to acquire any property for the use or benefit of the Business or to
conduct the Business in any area.
4.8 Title to Properties; Encumbrances. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.8, Parent has good and valid title to all of the Parent Assets and the Company
has good and valid title to all of the Company Assets. Since the Balance Sheet
Date, neither Parent nor the Company has purchased any material amount of
assets. All of the Assets are free and clear of all title defects or objections,
liens, claims, charges, security interests or other encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever, including leases, chattel mortgages, conditional sales contracts,
collateral security arrangements and other title or interest retention
arrangements.
4.9 Equipment. The equipment of the Company used in the Business has no
known material defects and is in good operating condition and repair (ordinary
wear and tear excepted) and is adequate for its current uses; and none of such
equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary routine
maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
4.10 Compliance with Law. Each Seller is currently in compliance in all
material respects in respect of the operations, practices, real property,
facilities, equipment and other property relating to the Business, and all other
aspects of the Business, with all applicable material laws (whether statutory or
otherwise) , rules, regulations, orders, ordinances, judgments, decrees, writs
and injunctions of all federal, state, local or foreign governmental authorities
(collectively, "Laws"), including all Laws relating to the safe conduct of the
Business, environmental protection and conservation, antitrust, taxes (except as
otherwise noted in Schedule 1.4), consumer protection, currency exchange, equal
opportunity, health, sanitation, fire, zoning, building, occupational safety,
pension, securities and trademark and copyright; and neither Seller has received
notification in the last three years of any asserted present or past failure to
so comply.
4.11 Taxes.
(a) Each Seller has timely filed (including any applicable
extension periods) all tax reports, returns and forms required to be filed by
applicable federal, state, local or foreign tax laws, and all such reports,
returns and forms are correct and complete; copies of all tax returns for the
Company in respect of all years not barred by the statute of limitations have
been delivered by the Company to Buyer and all such returns are listed on
Schedule 4.11.
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(b) With respect to each of the Company's tax returns that
have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service or the Tennessee Department
of Revenue or other state or local taxing authority (collectively, an
"Authority"), which returns are identified in Schedule 4.11(b), all deficiencies
asserted as a result of such examinations have been paid or finally settled and
no issue has been raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any Authority in any
such examination that, by application of the same or similar principles,
reasonably could be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any other
period not so examined. No state of facts exists or has existed that would
constitute grounds for the assessment of any tax liability with respect to the
periods that have not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service or any
Authority. Except to the extent set forth in Schedule 4.11(b), there are no
outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitation
applicable to any federal, state or local tax return for any period.
(c) Except for approximately $61,000 owed by the Company to
the Internal Revenue Service in respect of overdue payroll taxes, each Seller
has timely paid all federal, state, local and foreign income, payroll,
withholding, excise, sales, use, real and personal property, use and occupancy,
business and occupation, mercantile, real estate, capital stock and franchise or
other tax due or claimed to be due from such Seller by the Internal Revenue
Service or any Authority. No tax liens have been filed on any property or assets
of either Seller and no claims are being asserted with respect to any taxes.
(d) Except as described in paragraph (c) above, each Seller
has complied with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the
payment and withholding of taxes and has withheld all amounts required by law to
be withheld from the wages or salaries of employees who are employed in the
Business, and is not liable for any taxes or other charges for failure to comply
with such laws, rules and regulations.
4.12 Consents and Approvals. Except for consents and approvals that
have been obtained as listed on Schedule 4.12, neither Seller is required to
obtain, transfer or cause to be transferred any consent, approval, license,
permit or authorization of, or make any declaration, filing or registration
with, any third party or any governmental authority in connection with (a) the
execution and delivery by such Seller of this Agreement or the Related
Instruments, (b) the consummation by such Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) the ownership and operation by Buyer of the
Assets or (d) the conduct by Buyer of the Business as conducted by the Company
on the date hereof.
4.13 Good Title Conveyed, Etc. Parent and the Company have complete and
unrestricted power and the unqualified right to sell, assign, transfer and
deliver to Buyer, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, Buyer will acquire good and valid title to, the Parent Assets and the
Company Assets, respectively, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens,
security interests, conditional sales agreements, encumbrances or charges of any
kind. The Related Instruments, when duly executed and delivered by Parent or
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the Company, as the case may be, to Buyer at the Closing, will effectively vest
in Buyer good and valid title to all of the Assets.
4.14 Assets Necessary to Business. The Assets constitute all of the
assets, properties, licenses and other agreements that are currently being used
or are reasonably related to the Business as currently conducted and include all
assets, properties, licenses and other agreements necessary to permit Buyer to
conduct the Business in the same manner that it has been conducted prior to the
date hereof.
4.15 Insurance. Schedule 4.15 contains an accurate and complete
list of all policies of fire, medical, life, liability, product liability,
workmen's compensation, health and other forms of insurance currently in effect
with respect to the Business or the Assets. All such policies are in full force
and effect, all premiums with respect thereto covering all periods up to and
including the Closing Date have been paid, and no notice of cancellation,
termination or non-renewal has been received with respect to any such policy.
Such policies are sufficient for compliance with all requirements of law and of
all agreements to which Parent or the Company is a party; are valid, outstanding
and enforceable policies; provide adequate insurance coverage for the Assets and
the Business; and the coverage provided thereby, with respect to any act or
event occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, will not in any way be affected
by or terminate or lapse by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16, no risks with respect to the
Business have been designated by Seller as being self-insured. Neither Seller
has been refused any insurance in connection with the Business nor has its
coverage been limited by any insurance carrier to which it has applied for such
insurance or with which it has carried such insurance in the last three years.
4.16 Contracts, Commitments and Returns. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.16:
(a) Neither Seller is a party to or bound by any contracts or
commitments relating to the Business that require payments in excess of $10,000
by any party thereto and are not cancelable by such Seller on notice of not
longer than 30 days; and Sellers have provided Buyer with true and complete
copies of each written agreement, contract and commitment identified in Schedule
4.17 and true and accurate summaries of any oral agreement, contract or
commitment;
(b) Subject to obtaining any requisite consents of third
parties, the enforceability of the contracts and commitments referred to in
Section 4.16(a) will not be affected in any manner by the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(c) Neither Seller is a party to or bound by any contracts or
commitments relating to the Business with officers, employees, agents,
consultants, advisors, salesmen, sales representatives, distributors or dealers
that are not cancelable by it on notice of not longer than 30 days and without
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liability, penalty or premium or any agreement or arrangement providing for the
payment of any bonus or commission based on sales or earnings;
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, neither Seller is a
party to or bound by any employment agreement or any other agreement relating to
the Business that contains any severance or termination pay liabilities or
obligations;
(e) No breach or default or event or condition that, with the
giving of notice or passage of time or both would become a breach or default,
exists under any contract, agreement or commitment relating to the Business on
the part of either Seller or, to either Seller's knowledge, on the part of any
other party thereto; and
(f) As of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate of all
accepted and unfilled orders for the sale of merchandise entered into by the
Company does not exceed $5,000, and the aggregate of all contracts or
commitments for the purchase of supplies by the Company does not exceed $5,000,
all of which orders, contracts and commitments were made in the ordinary course
of business and consistent with past practice. As of the date of this Agreement,
there are no claims against the Company with respect to the Business to return
products by reason of alleged overshipments, defective products or otherwise, or
of products in the hands of customers under an understanding that such products
would be returnable.
4.17 Certain Interests. Neither Parent, the Company nor any officer,
director or shareholder of either of them, nor any of their respective
Affiliates, has (a) any direct or indirect interest (other than the ownership of
less than one percent of the outstanding securities of a publicly held company)
in any corporation or business that is involved in or competes with the Business
or (b) any direct or indirect interest in any property or assets used by, or
relating to, the Business, except through the ownership of Parent's or the
Company's capital stock.
4.18 Intellectual Property.
(a) Parent owns, free and clear of all liens, mortgages,
security interests, charges and encumbrances and has good and merchantable title
to, or holds adequate licenses or otherwise possesses all rights necessary to
use all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights (including
any applications for any of the foregoing), inventions, discoveries, processes,
know-how, trade secrets, scientific, technical, engineering and marketing data,
object and source codes, and techniques used or proposed to be used in, or
necessary for, the conduct of the Business as now conducted or proposed to be
conducted (collectively, the "Intellectual Property").
(b) Schedule 4.18(b) contains an accurate and complete list of
(i) all such material patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and
copyrights, and all applications therefor and, with respect to registered items,
contains a list of all jurisdictions in which such items are registered and all
registration numbers; (ii) all licenses, permits and other agreements
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relating thereto; and (iii) all agreements relating to any of the Intellectual
Property that either Seller is licensed or authorized to use by others. The
patents, trademarks and copyrights constituting a part of the Intellectual
Property are valid, subsisting and enforceable, and are duly recorded in the
name of Parent.
(c) Sellers have the sole and exclusive right to use the
patents, service marks and copyrights included in the Intellectual Property and,
to Sellers' knowledge, the trademarks and tradenames included in the
Intellectual Property, in each case in all jurisdictions in which the Business
is conducted or proposed to be conducted or in which any products of the
Business are distributed or proposed to be distributed, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any such rights.
(d) No claims have been asserted by any person challenging or
questioning the ownership, validity, enforceability or use by either Seller of
any of the Intellectual Property and, to the knowledge of Sellers, there is no
valid basis for any such claim, and the use or other exploitation of the
Intellectual Property by Sellers does not infringe on or dilute the rights of
any person; and, to the knowledge of Sellers, except as identified on Schedule
4.18(d), no other person is infringing on the rights of Sellers with respect to
any of the Intellectual Property.
(e) Sellers have taken reasonable security measures to protect
the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their trade secrets and other
confidential information.
(f) Sellers have delivered to Buyer all documents with respect
to any invention process, design, computer program or other know-how or trade
secret included in the Intellectual Property, which documents are accurate in
all material respects and reasonably sufficient in detail and content to
identify and explain such invention, process, design, computer program or other
know-how or trade secret and to facilitate its full and proper use.
4.19 Inventory. All inventory of the Business, whether reflected on the
Balance Sheet or subsequently acquired, consists of a quality and quantity
usable and salable in the ordinary course of business, except for inventory that
is obsolete or of substandard quality or excess quantity, all of which has been
written down on the November Balance Sheet to realizable market value.
4.20 Employee Benefit Plans. Except for medical insurance described on
Schedule 4.20, the Company does not maintain or contribute to, or in the past
has maintained or contributed to, or has any commitment, whether formal or
informal and whether legally binding or not, to create, any bonus, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance or
termination pay, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance,
supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension, or retirement plan,
program, agreement or arrangement, whether or not covered by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, for the benefit of any directors,
officers or employees, current or former, active or inactive, of either Seller.
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4.21 Product Recalls. There have been no product recalls, stop
sales or withdrawals with respect to any of the Company's products during the
three-year period preceding the date of this Agreement and the Company has no
reason to believe that such action would have been reasonably appropriate.
4.22 Labor Matters.
(a) The Company has for the past three years and is currently
complying in all material respects with all applicable laws relating to
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and
wages and hours, and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice or unlawful
employment practice;
(b) There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
against the Company pending or, to the knowledge of either Seller, threatened
before the National Labor Relations Board nor is there any basis for any such
charge or complaint;
(c) There is no labor strike, slowdown or work stoppage
pending or, to the knowledge of either Seller, threatened against the Company;
(d) The Company has not experienced any significant work
stoppages or been a party to any proceedings before the National Labor Relations
Board involving any significant issues for the past three years or been a party
to any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining
agreements for the past three years; and
(e) There is no charge or complaint pending or, to the
knowledge of either Seller, threatened against the Company before the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission or the Department of Labor or any state or
local agency of similar jurisdiction. No employees or the Company are
represented by any labor union and there is no collective bargaining agreement
in effect with respect to such employees. During the past five years, to the
knowledge of either Seller, no labor union has engaged in any organizing
activities with respect to the Company's employees.
4.23 Personnel. Schedule 4.23 contains an accurate and complete list of
(a) the names and current salaries of all officers of the Company and (b) the
wage rates for non-salaried and non-executive salaried employees of the Company
by classification. The Company is not in default with respect to any obligation
to any of its employees.
4.24 Bank Accounts. Schedule 4.24 sets forth the names and locations of
all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations and other financial
institutions at which the Company has accounts or safe deposit boxes and the
names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access thereto.
4.25 Private Placement.
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(a) The Shares to be acquired by each Seller pursuant to this
Agreement are being acquired for its own account and not with a view to the
distribution or resale thereof or any interest therein in violation of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or any applicable state securities
laws. Each Seller understands that (i) the offer and sale of the Shares has not
been registered under the Securities Act or any such laws, (ii) the Shares may
not be resold unless so registered or pursuant to an exemption from registration
and (iii) the certificates representing the Shares shall bear a legend to such
effect.
(b) Each Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Shares and making an informed investment decision with respect
thereto. Each Seller has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive
answers from, Buyer regarding Buyer's financial condition, results of
operations, business, property, management and prospects sufficient to enable it
to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Shares. Each Seller
acknowledges receipt of (i) Buyer's prospectus, dated May 23, 1996, relating to
Buyer's initial public offering of common stock, (ii) Buyer's quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1996, and (iii) press
releases of Buyers dated June 24, 1996, June 27, 1996 and September 16, 1996,
respectively.
4.26 Disclosure. No representation or warranty by either Seller
contained in this Agreement, and no statement contained in any document, list,
certificate or other writing furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of
either Seller to Buyer or any of its representatives in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any untrue statement
of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary,
in light of the circumstances under which it was or will be made, in order to
make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
5.1 Organization, Etc. Buyer is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. Copies of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws of
Buyer have been delivered to Sellers, and such copies are complete and correct
and in full force and effect on the date of this Agreement. Buyer is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all
jurisdictions where the character of its properties or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification necessary and where the failure to be so
qualified would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial
condition of Buyer and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
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5.2 Authorization. Buyer has all requisite power and authority to
execute, deliver and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Assumption Agreement. Buyer has taken all action required by law and its
articles of incorporation and bylaws or otherwise to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Assumption Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. No other act or proceeding on
the part of Buyer is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Assumption
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement is,
and the Assumption Agreement, when executed and delivered to Sellers by Buyer at
the Closing, will be, valid and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms.
5.3 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery by Buyer of
this Agreement or the Assumption Agreement, nor the consummation by Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will violate any provision of the
Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws
of Buyer or violate, conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event or
condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, or cause the acceleration of the maturity of any liability or
obligation pursuant to, or result in the creation or imposition of any security
interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance upon any of the property or assets
of Buyer under any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license,
lease, contract, commitment, understanding, arrangement, agreement or
restriction of any kind or character to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer
may be bound or affected or to which any of the property or assets of Buyer may
be subject, or violate any statute or law or any judgment, decree, order, writ,
injunction, regulation or rule of any court or governmental authority.
5.4 Validity of Stock. The shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant
to Section 1.2 have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered at the
Closing pursuant to Section 2.3 will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and will not be subject to preemptive rights.
5.5 Capitalization. Buyer's entire authorized capital stock consists of
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, none of which are
issued and outstanding, and 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which
3,935,124 shares are issued and outstanding.
5.6 Disclosure. No representation or warranty by Buyer contained in
this Agreement, and no statement contained in any document, list, certificate or
other writing furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of Buyer to Sellers
or any of their representatives in connection with the transactions hereby,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or
contemplated omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary, in light
of the circumstances under which it was or will be made, in order to make the
statements herein or therein not misleading.
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ARTICLE VI
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
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6.1 Survival of Representations. All representations, warranties
and agreements made by any party to this Agreement or pursuant hereto shall
survive the Closing hereunder and any investigation made by or on behalf of any
party hereto for a period of one year following the Closing Date.
6.2 Indemnification.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VI,
Parent and the Company, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Buyer, at any time after consummation of the Closing, from and against
all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs and expenses, including interest, penalties and reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses (collectively, "Damages") , asserted against,
resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by Buyer, directly or indirectly, by
reason of or resulting from (i) liabilities or obligations of either Seller
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) existing as of the Closing
or arising out of facts, conditions or circumstances existing at or prior
thereto (excluding the Assumed Liabilities), whether or not such liabilities,
obligations or claims were known at the time of the Closing; (ii) a breach of
any representation, warranty or agreement of either Seller contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) any tax claim asserted against Buyer, with
respect to any taxes relating to Sellers' operations or properties on or prior
to the Closing Date, except to the extent expressly included in the Assumed
Liabilities; (iv) any taxes that may be due as a result of the sale of the
Assets pursuant to this Agreement; (v) any liability under any federal, state or
local plant closing, bulk sales or similar law (collectively, "Claims").
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VI,
Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sellers at any time after
consummation of the Closing, from and against all Damages asserted against,
resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by Sellers, directly or indirectly, by
reason of or resulting from (i) the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) a breach of any
representation, warranty or agreement of Buyer contained in or made pursuant to
this Agreement, or (iii) any liabilities relating to the Business arising after
the Closing Date that relate solely to events occurring after such date.
6.3 Conditions of Indemnification. The obligations and liabilities of
Buyer and Sellers as indemnifying parties (each, an "Indemnifying Party") to
indemnify Sellers and Buyer, respectively (each, an "Indemnified Party"), under
Section 6.2 with respect to Claims made by third parties shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
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(a) The Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party
prompt notice of any such Claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right
to undertake the defense thereof by representatives chosen by it;
(b) If the Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable time after
notice of any such Claim, fails to defend any Indemnified Party against which
such Claim has been asserted, such Indemnified Party shall (upon further notice
to the Indemnifying Party) have the right to undertake the defense, compromise
or settlement of such Claim on behalf of and for the account and risk of the
Indemnifying Party, subject to the right of the Indemnifying Party to assume the
defense of such Claim at any time prior to settlement, compromise or final
determination thereof; and
(c) Anything in this Section 6.3 to the contrary
notwithstanding, (i) if there is a reasonable probability that a Claim may
materially and adversely affect an Indemnified Party other than as a result of
money damages or other money payments, such Indemnified Party shall have the
right, at its own cost and expense, to defend, compromise or settle such Claim;
provided, however, that if such Claim is settled without the Indemnifying
Party's consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) such
Indemnified Party shall be deemed to have waived all rights hereunder against
such Indemnifying Party for money damages arising out of such Claim, and (ii)
such Indemnifying Party shall not, without the written consent of such
Indemnified Party, settle or compromise any Claim or consent to the entry of any
judgment that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by
the claimant or the plaintiff to such Indemnified Party a release from all
liability in respect to such Claim.
6.4 Limitation on Claims. Buyer's right to indemnification and to
be held harmless against any Claims may be asserted only against the collateral
then held under the Escrow Agreement, unless such Claim arises out of a breach
of the representations and warranties in Sections 4.8, 4.13 or 4.18; provided,
however, in no event shall Buyer be entitled to indemnification hereunder for
Claims exceeding, in the aggregate, $2,000,000, or the market value of the
Shares, whichever is lower, inclusive of any Shares held by the Escrow Agent.
ARTICLE VII
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS AND BUYER
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7.1 Confidentiality. Sellers and Buyer shall hold, and shall cause
their respective consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, unless
compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other
requirements of law, all documents and information concerning the other parties
furnished to it by any other party or its representatives in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except to the extent that such
information shall be shown to have been (a) previously known by the party to
which it was furnished, (b) in the public domain through no fault of such party
or (c) later lawfully acquired from other sources by the party to which it was
furnished) , and each party shall not release or disclose such
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information to any other person, except its auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party shall be deemed to have
satisfied its obligation to hold confidential information concerning or supplied
by the other party if it exercises the same care as it takes to preserve
confidentiality for its own similar information.
7.2 Assignment of Confidentiality Agreements. Schedule 7.2
contains a complete and accurate list of all confidentiality agreements entered
into by Parent or the Company or any of Parent's shareholders with any person,
corporation or other entity in connection with the proposed sale of the stock or
assets of Parent or the Company. On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent or the
Company, as the case may be, shall assign to Buyer all of its rights under such
confidentiality agreements.
7.3 Mail Received After Closing. On and after the Closing, Buyer
may receive and open all mail addressed to either Seller and deal with the
contents thereof in its sole discretion to the extent that such mail and
contents relate to the Assets, the Business or any of the Assumed Liabilities.
Buyer shall deliver to Parent or the Company, as applicable, all other mail
received that is addressed to Parent or the Company and does not relate to the
Assets, the Business or the Assumed Liabilities.
7.4 Competition.
(a) Each Seller acknowledges that Buyer would be irreparably
damaged if such Seller's confidential knowledge of the Business were disclosed
to or utilized on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other business
entity that is in competition with Sellers, and each Seller agrees that it shall
not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, at any time, without the prior
written consent of Buyer, disclose or use any such confidential information.
(b) In furtherance of this Section 7.4 and to secure the
interests of Buyer hereunder, each Seller agrees that for a period of 18 months
following the Closing Date, it shall not, nor shall it permit any of its
Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, participate in the ownership, management,
operation or control of, or have any financial interest in or aid or assist any
person in the conduct of, any business (a "Competitive Operation") that competes
with the Business as conducted by the Company at any time during the two-year
period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement in any area where the
Business is then conducted; provided, however, that ownership of not more than
five percent of the equity securities of any publicly held Competitive Operation
shall not constitute a violation of this paragraph (b).
(c) If any provision of this Section 7.4 shall be held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement
not held so invalid, and all other such provisions shall continue in full force
and effect to the full extent consistent with law. If any such provision shall
be held invalid in part, such invalidity shall in no way affect the rest of such
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provision which, together with all other provisions of this Agreement, shall
likewise continue in full force and effect to the full extent consistent with
law.
(d) Each Seller acknowledges that a violation by it or any of
its Affiliates of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7.4 would cause
immeasurable and irreparable damage to Buyer. Each Seller accordingly
acknowledges that Buyer shall be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of
competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for any actual or threatened
violation of any such covenant, without posting a bond or other security, in
addition to any other remedies available to Buyer.
7.5 Registration Rights.
(a) If, at any time, Buyer proposes to register any shares of
Common Stock under the Securities Act other than pursuant to a registration
effected to implement (i) an employee benefit plan or (ii) a transaction to
which Rule 145 or any similar rule of the SEC under the Securities Act applies,
whether or not for sale for its own account, Buyer shall give written notice
thereof to Sellers and upon the written request of either Seller, given within
15 days after the receipt of any such written notice, Buyer will include in such
registration statement any or all of the Shares then owned by such Seller;
provided, however, that (i) the maximum number of Shares to be sold shall not
exceed the number which the managing underwriter considers, in good faith, to be
appropriate based on market conditions and other relevant factors (including
pricing); and (ii) if the total number of Shares desired to be sold exceeds such
amount, Buyer shall be entitled to include in such registration statement the
full amount of shares that it desires to include, and Sellers, together with any
other shareholders who elect to participate in the offering, shall be entitled
to sell up to any remaining amount of Shares pro rata in proportion to the
number of Shares requested to be included therein.
(b) If the number of Shares to be included in a registration
statement pursuant to this Section 7.5 is reduced as provided in paragraph (a)
above, such Seller may withdraw its Shares from such registration statement by
giving written notice to such effect to Buyer at any time prior to the effective
date thereof. At any time prior to such effective date, Buyer shall have the
right to withdraw such registration statement for any reason whatsoever.
(c) In connection with any registration under this Section
7.5, Sellers shall not sell any Shares, except pursuant to such registration,
for the period following the effective date of the applicable registration
statement that the managing underwriter of the offering determines is necessary
to effect the offering.
(d) Until such times as Sellers are permitted to dispose of
all of the Shares under Rule 144(k) or any similar rule of the SEC, Buyer shall
not grant any "piggyback" registration rights with respect to the Common Stock,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, to any
other shareholders that are superior to the rights granted to Sellers pursuant
to this Section 7.5.
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7.6 Maintenance of Listing. Until such time as Sellers have sold
or transferred the Shares or are permitted to do so pursuant to Rule 144(k)
under the Securities Act or any successor or similar provision, Buyer shall use
its best efforts to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the listing of the Common Stock on the
NASDAQ Small Cap Market, or such other over-the-counter market or securities
exchange as the Board of Directors of Buyer may determine; provided, however,
this Section 7.6 shall not restrict in any way (i) Buyer's right to enter into a
merger, consolidation, business combination or other transaction, or to sell all
or any portion of its assets, if the Board of Directors determines in good
faith, in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, that such transaction is in the
best interests of Buyer's stockholders or (ii) the right of any holder of
Buyer's securities to dispose of such securities at any time, in any such case
regardless of whether such transaction or disposition could result in the
delisting of the Common Stock on any market or exchange on which the Common
Stock is then listed.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
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The obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
8.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Sellers contained herein, and the statements contained in any
schedule, instrument, list, certificate or writing delivered by either Seller
pursuant to this Agreement shall be true, complete and accurate as of the date
when made and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and
warranties were made at and as of such dates, except for any changes expressly
permitted by this Agreement.
8.2 Performance. Sellers shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Sellers at or prior to the
Closing.
8.3 No Proceeding or Litigation. There shall not be threatened,
instituted or pending any suit, action, investigation, inquiry or other
proceeding by or before any court or govern mental or other regulatory or
administrative agency or commission requesting or looking toward an order,
judgment or decree that (a) restrains or prohibits the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (b) could have a material adverse effect on
Buyer's ability to exercise control over or manage the Business after the
Closing or (c) could have a material adverse effect on the operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), liabilities, assets, earnings or prospects of the
Business.
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8.4 No Injunction. On the Closing Date, there shall be no effective
injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order or other order issued by a court
of competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.5 Opinion of Company Counsel. Buyer shall have received an opinion of
Miller & Martin, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance satisfactory to Buyer, substantially to the effect set forth in
Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7 and 4.12 but limited to matters relating to the
Company.
8.6 Documents. The Related Instruments and all other documents to be
delivered by Parent or the Company to Buyer at the Closing shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to Buyer.
8.7 Consents and Approvals. All licenses, permits, consents, approvals
and authorizations of all third parties and governmental bodies and agencies
shall have been obtained that are necessary, in the opinion of counsel to Buyer,
in connection with (a) the execution and delivery by Sellers of this Agreement
or the Related Instruments, (b) the consummation by Sellers of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) the ownership and operation by Buyer of the
Assets or (d) the conduct by Buyer of the Business as conducted on the date
hereof, and copies of all such licenses, permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations shall have been delivered to Buyer.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS
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The obligations of Sellers under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
9.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Buyer contained herein shall be true, complete and accurate as of
the date when made and at and as of the Closing Date as though such
representations and warranties were made at and as of such date, except for any
changes expressly permitted by this Agreement.
9.2 Performance. Buyer shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions required by
this Agreement to be so performed or complied with by it at or prior to the
Closing.
9.3 No Injunction. On the Closing Date, there shall be no effective
injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order or other order issued by a court
of competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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9.4 Opinion of Buyer's Counsel. Sellers shall have received an opinion
from Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, counsel to Buyer, dated the
Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers, substantially to
the effect set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4.
9.5 Employment Agreement. David P. Holt and Buyer shall have entered
into, or simultaneously with the Closing shall enter into, an Employment
Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1 Commissions. Each of the parties hereto represents and
warrants that no broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder's fee
or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Each of the parties hereto shall pay or discharge, and shall indemnify and hold
the others harmless from and against, all claims or liabilities for brokerage
commissions or finder's fees incurred by reason of any action taken by it.
10.2 Expenses; Taxes, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein,
each party hereto shall pay all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection
with this Agreement.
10.3 Further Assurances. From time to time, at Buyer's request and
without further consideration, each Seller shall execute and deliver to Buyer
such documents and take such other action as Buyer may reasonably request in
order to consummate more effectively the transactions contemplated hereby and to
vest in Buyer good and valid title to the Assets.
10.4 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure
to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted
assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and obligations of Buyer and Sellers
hereunder may not be assigned without the consent of the other.
10.5 Entire Agreement, Amendments and Waiver.
(a) This Agreement, the exhibits, the schedules and other writings
referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto that form a part hereof contain
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties
with respect to its subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
provisions of the Letter of Intent relating to Buyer's distribution rights shall
remain in full force and effect following the execution of this Agreement and be
enforceable by Buyer in accordance with their terms.
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(b) This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument
duly executed by the parties. Any condition to a party's obligations hereunder
may be waived in writing by such party to the extent permitted by law.
10.6 Headings. The Article and Section headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.7 Notices. All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered personally, by telex or facsimile transmission or
mailed (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested)
as follows:
If to Buyer to: MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc.
750 Davison Drive
Newark, DE 19713
Attention: Neil Swartz
Facsimile No.: (302) 368-9219
with copies to: Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers
1401 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attention: Robert W. Cleveland, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (215) 568-6603
and
Lamb & Bouchard
222 Delaware Avenue
Suite 1102
P.O. Box 29
Wilmington, DE 19899
Attention: Andre G. Bouchard, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (302) 573-3501
If to Parent: M.S. Investment Holdings Limited
4/F, Galuxe Building
8-10 On Lan Street
Central, Hong Kong
Attention: William H. Areson, Jr.
Facsimile No.: 011-852-281-01957
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If to Company: Micro Sports, Incorporated
2255 Center Street
Suite 107
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Attention: David P. Holt
Facsimile No.: (423) 842-9742
with a copy to: Miller & Martin
Suite 1000
Volunteer Building
832 Georgia Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Attention: J. Porter Durham, Jr., Esq.
Facsimile No.: (423) 785-8426
or to such other address as the person to whom notice is to be given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above,
provided that notice of a change of address shall be deemed given only upon
receipt.
10.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to its or any other jurisdiction's conflicts of law rules. Each party
hereto agrees to submit to personal jurisdiction and to waive any objection to
venue in the State of Delaware, and further agrees that service of process in
any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if
mailed to such party at the address specified herein.
10.9 Third Parties. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or
shall be construed to confer upon or give to any person, other than the parties
hereto and their successors or permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under
or by reason of this Agreement.
10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
ARTICLE XI
DEFINED TERMS
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11.1 Location of Certain Defined Terms. The following terms used in
this Agreement are defined in the Section indicated:
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Term Section
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Assets 1.1
Assignment 1.1
Assumed Liabilities 1.5
Assumption Agreement 1.2
Bills of Sale 1.1
Books and Records 2.2
Business forepart
Buyer forepart
Claims 6.2
Closing 2.1
Closing Date 2.1
Code 1.3
Competitive Operation 7.4
Common Stock 1.2
Damages 6.2
Escrow Agent 1.2
Escrow Agreement 1.2
Indemnified Party 6.3
Indemnifying Party 6.3
Intellectual Property 4.19
Laws 4.11
Other Instruments 1.1
Related Instruments 4.2
SEC 7.5
Securities Act 4.27
Sellers forepart
Shares 1.2
11.2 Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings indicated:
"Affiliate" of a specified person means a person that directly
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.
"including" means including but not limited to.
"Subsidiary" of a person or entity means any corporation (a)
of which such person or entity directly or indirectly owns or controls
at the time outstanding shares of stock or other equity securities that
have in ordinary circumstances (not dependent upon the happening of a
contingency) voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
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of such corporation, or (b) of which shares of stock or other equity
securities of the character described in the foregoing clause (a) shall
at the time be owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such
person or entity and one or more of its Subsidiaries or by one or more
of its Subsidiaries.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the duly authorized officers of Buyer and Sellers on the date first written
above.
M.S. INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS,
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
MICRO SPORTS, INCORPORATED
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
MICROLEAGUE MULTIMEDIA, INC.
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A-1
BILL OF SALE OF PARENT
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EXHIBIT A-2
BILL OF SALE OF THE COMPANY
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT
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EXHIBIT C
ESCROW AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR: FROM:
Microleague Multimedia, Inc. Financial Communications
For more information contact: For more information contact:
Peter Flanagan David Evanson
717-872-6567, x. 131 610-649-3604
For Immediate Release:
Microleague Completes Acquisition of Micro Sports' Assets
Newark, DE, October 28, 1996, Microleague Multimedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLMI, MLMIW)
announced that it has completed the acquisition of Micro Sports, Incorporated, a
Chattanooga, TN developer of sports simulation software games.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, MLMI acquired the assets of Micro
Sports in exchange for approximately 309,000 shares of its common stock and the
assumption of certain liabilities. Of these liabilities, the largest was related
to the acquisition of distribution rights for Micro Sports products, which were
formerly distributed by IBM Corporation.
MLMI chairman and chief executive officer Neil B. Swartz said "MLMI has been a
leading publisher of sports simulations for many years. Add to our history of
quality publications the leading development skills of Micro Sports, and we have
a team that is strong across the board." Micro Sports president David Holt said
that his company joined the MLMI team based upon their qualify reputation. Said
Holt, "our main reason for bringing the Micro Sorts team to MLMI is because they
are becoming one of the most aggressive publishers in the industry. Micro Sports
has always been a very aggressive developer of sports simulation software. The
combination of our companies makes us an indisputable leader in our market
segment."
In addition, Swartz said that the acquisition delivers several important
strategic and operating benefits.
First, he said that the addition of the Micro Sports product line to MLMI takes
an important competitor off the market. Said Swartz, "by any benchmark, Micro
Sports has been a leader in the development of sports simulations and has a
brand-name that is synonymous with quality and high- profile action."
Second, Swartz said the acquisition substantially strengthens the MLMI
development team. "The computer programmers at Micro Sports will now join the
MLMI team," said Swartz. "We think their combined 160 years of programming
experience gives us one the deepest and most talented development staffs in this
market segment."
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Third, said Swartz, the addition of the Micro Sports product line will increase
the overall product flow that MLMI is able to deliver to the market. In addition
to the Micro Sports product line which includes Micro Sports NFL Pro Football
and Micro Sports Pro League Baseball, the acquisition will provide MLMI with
additional software engines to facilitate consistent product releases going
forward.
In a related development that demonstrates how this acquisition will enhance
product flow, MLMI announced earlier this month that it would launch the first
two products in its Sports Illustrated Presents line of products thanks in large
measure to the acquisition of Micro Sports' assets. These products include
Sports Illustrated Presents MicroLeague(R) College Football '97 and Sports
Illustrated Presents MicroLeague(R) College Football '97 Pro Football '97.
Microleague Multimedia, Inc. is a brand-oriented publisher of interactive
multimedia computer software for the entertainment, lifestyle, and education
segments of the personal computer market. The company publishes its software
under the brand names MicroLeague(R), APBA(R), AbleSoft(TM), and General
Admission(TM).
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