-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CaSRu4ct2wqQ8/ab/7CMfRMxuQ3o39+j14YPTQ8k1dyV5PyjWHV0kMlwQcXOMoNr g0trbWnKCa9mVEqCH3hxvg== 0001193125-07-110441.txt : 20070510 0001193125-07-110441.hdr.sgml : 20070510 20070510170742 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-110441 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NTN BUZZTIME INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000748592 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS [4833] IRS NUMBER: 311103425 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11460 FILM NUMBER: 07838900 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5966 LA PLACE CT STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 BUSINESS PHONE: 7604387400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5966 LA PLACE COURT STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: CARLSBAD STATE: CA ZIP: 92008 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NTN COMMUNICATIONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALROY INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850411 10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

Commission file number 001-11460

 


NTN Buzztime, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

DELAWARE   31-1103425
(State of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5966 LA PLACE COURT, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA   92008
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(760) 438-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x

As of May 1, 2007, the registrant had outstanding 55,241,247 shares of common stock, $.005 par value.

 



NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q INDEX

 

         Page
PART 1   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
ITEM 1   Financial Statements   
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006    3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)    4
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)    5
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited)    6
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    8
ITEM 2   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    17
ITEM 3   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    27
ITEM 4   Controls and Procedures    28
PART II   OTHER INFORMATION   
ITEM 1   Legal Proceedings    28
ITEM 1A   Risk Factors    28
ITEM 2   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    28
ITEM 3   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    28
ITEM 4   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    28
ITEM 5   Other Information    28
ITEM 6   Exhibits    29
  Signatures    30

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements.

NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 

    

March 31,

2007

    December 31,
2006
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,052     $ 8,774  

Restricted cash

     45       58  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,099       1,874  

Investments available-for-sale (Note 5)

     304       337  

Deposits on broadcast equipment

     514       381  

Deferred costs

     1,016       1,067  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     637       908  

Assets held for sale (Note 11)

     1,428       2,659  
                

Total current assets

     16,095       16,058  

Broadcast equipment and fixed assets, net

     5,123       5,919  

Software development costs, net

     810       806  

Deferred costs

     894       963  

Goodwill

     974       974  

Intangible assets, net

     1,441       1,561  

Other assets

     200       244  
                

Total assets

   $ 25,537     $ 26,525  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,039     $ 1,139  

Accrued expenses

     1,096       1,282  

Sales tax payable

     950       763  

Accrued salaries

     189       475  

Accrued vacation

     430       401  

Income taxes payable

     38       53  

Obligations under capital leases – current portion

     251       349  

Deferred revenue

     1,204       1,486  

Deferred revenue - Buzztime

     298       340  

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     1,937       1,441  
                

Total current liabilities

     7,432       7,729  

Obligations under capital leases, excluding current portion

     11       20  

Deferred revenue

     179       246  
                

Total liabilities

     7,622       7,995  
                

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Series A 10% cumulative convertible preferred stock, $.005 par value, $161 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 161,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

     1       1  

Common stock, $.005 par value, 84,000,000 shares authorized; 54,915,000 and 54,633,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     273       272  

Additional paid-in capital

     111,815       111,617  

Accumulated deficit

     (94,328 )     (93,561 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     154       201  
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     17,915       18,530  
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 25,537     $ 26,525  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 7,733     $ 8,269  
                

Operating expenses:

    

Direct operating costs (includes depreciation of $841 and $887 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively)

     2,213       2,476  

Selling, general and administrative

     5,691       5,340  

Depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation included in direct costs)

     153       171  

Research and development

     36       66  

Restructuring costs

     452       —    
                

Total operating expenses

     8,545       8,053  
                

Operating (loss) income

     (812 )     216  
                

Other income (expense):

    

Interest, net

     28       (15 )

Other income

     81       —    
                

Total other income (expense)

     109       (15 )
                

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes

     (703 )     201  

Provision for income taxes

     60       27  
                

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (763 )     174  

Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (including gain on sale of NTN Wireless of $396)

     (4 )     (98 )
                

Net (loss) income

   $ (767 )   $ 76  
                

Net (loss) income per common share:

    

Net (loss) income from continuing operations, basic and diluted

   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00  
                

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, basic and diluted

   $ (0.00 )   $ 0.00  
                

Net (loss) income

   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00  
                

Weighted average shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     54,754       53,928  
                

Diluted

     54,754       60,931  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Net (loss) income

   $ (767 )   $ 76  
                

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (13 )     (24 )

Unrealized (loss) on securities

     (34 )     (43 )
                

Other comprehensive (loss)

     (47 )     (67 )
                

Comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (814 )   $ 9  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (767 )   $ 76  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     4       98  

Depreciation and amortization

     994       1,058  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     50       201  

Share-based compensation

     179       408  

Loss from disposition of equipment

     7       17  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Restricted cash

     13       —    

Accounts receivable

     725       85  

Deferred costs

     120       14  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     316       (3 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (400 )     (597 )

Income taxes payable

     (15 )     (133 )

Deferred revenue

     (391 )     (41 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     835       1,183  
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (40 )     (424 )

Software development expenditures

     (84 )     (132 )

Deposits on broadcast equipment

     (105 )     (271 )

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     2,300       —    

Net change in loans to discontinued operations

     (573 )     (231 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     1,498       (1,058 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Principal payments on capital leases

     (107 )     (108 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     65       79  
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (42 )     (29 )
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     2,291       96  

Effect of exchange rate on cash

     (13 )     (46 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     8,774       5,982  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 11,052     $ 6,032  
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 16     $ 46  
                

Income taxes

   $ 89     $ 185  
                

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Reclass of deposits for equipment placed in service

   $ 28     $ 513  
                

Unrealized holding loss (gain) on investments available for sale

   $ (34 )   $ (43 )
                

Sale of certain assets of Interactive Events business in lieu of severance payment

   $ 100       —    
                

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NTN BUZZTIME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal and recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of NTN Buzztime, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: IWN, Inc. (IWN), IWN, L.P., Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., NTN Wireless Communications, Inc. (NTN Wireless), NTN Software Solutions, Inc. (Software Solutions) and NTN Canada, Inc. IWN and IWN, L.P. are dormant subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unless otherwise indicated, references to “NTN”, “we”, “us” and “our” include the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Management has elected to omit substantially all notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2007.

As of December 31, 2006, our Hospitality division, comprised of NTN Wireless and Software Solutions, is classified as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, (see Discontinued Operations—Note 11). The operating results for these businesses have been separately classified and reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements. Corporate expenses previously allocated to these divisions have been reclassed to Buzztime iTV in accordance with SFAS 144.

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to deferred costs and revenues, depreciation of broadcast equipment, bad debts, investments, intangible assets, taxes and tax settlements and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

(2) SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-Based Compensation Valuation Assumptions

We estimate the fair value of our stock options using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, consistent with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Share Based Payment and Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”). The fair value of stock options granted is recognized to expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense for all share-based payment awards is recognized using the straight-line single-option method. Stock-based compensation expense is reported as selling, general and administrative based upon the departments to which materially all of the associated employees report.

We used the historical stock price volatility as an input to value our stock options under SFAS No. 123R. The expected term of our stock options represents the period of time options are expected to be outstanding and is based on observed historical exercise patterns for our company which we believe are indicative of future exercise behavior. For the risk free interest rate, we use the observed interest rates appropriate for the period of time options are expected to be outstanding. The dividend yield assumption is based on NTN’s history and expectation of dividend payouts.

The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants issued for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 under the SFAS No. 123R requirements:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Risk-free interest rate

   4.45 – 4.80 %   4.29 – 5.03 %

Expected volatility

   59.4 – 60.2     63.3 – 67.6  

Weighted average risk-free rate

   4.63     4.65  

Weighted average volatility

   59.82     67.34  

Dividend yield

   0.0 %   0.0 %

Expected Life

   5.0 years     4.9 years  

 

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SFAS No. 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised if necessary in subsequent periods if actual forfeiture rates differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based on historical activity for our company. We estimate an annual forfeiture rate for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 at 2% and 13% respectively. The forfeitures were adjusted as of December 31, 2006 to reflect the actual forfeiture rate of 2%.

Stock Option Plans

2004 Performance Incentive Plan

In September 2004, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders (Special Meeting), our stockholders approved the 2004 Performance Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”). The 2004 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, all shares that remained unissued under the 1995 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”) on the effective date of the 2004 Plan, and all shares issuable upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the 1995 Plan that expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full are available for issuance under the 2004 Plan. On the effective date, the 1995 Plan had approximately 77,000 options available for grant.

Under the 2004 Plan, options for the purchase of our common stock or other instruments such as deferred stock units may be granted to officers, directors and employees. Options may be designated as incentive stock options or as nonqualified stock options, and generally vest over four years. At its discretion, the Board of Directors can authorize acceleration of vesting periods. Options under both the 1995 Plan and the 2004 Plan have a term of up to ten years and are exercisable at a price per share not less than the fair market value on the date of grant. As of March 31, 2007, a total of 8,533,000 options were outstanding and options to purchase 6,883,000 shares were exercisable under both plans and 1,611,000 shares were available for future grant under the 2004 Plan.

Special Stock Option Plan

In 1996, NTN adopted a Special Stock Option Plan (the “Special Plan”). Options issued under the Special Plan are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors and are designated only as nonqualified options. The options generally have a term of up to ten years, are exercisable at a price per share not less than the fair market value on the date of grant and vest over various terms. The aggregate number of shares issued and outstanding under the Special Plan as of March 31, 2007 is 400,000, of which 400,000 shares were exercisable, and zero shares were available for future grant. As of March 31, 2007 the Special Plan has expired. No future grants will be made under the Special Plan.

Buzztime Entertainment Inc. Stock Incentive Plan

On May 31, 2001, Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. (“Buzztime”) adopted an incentive stock option plan. Pursuant to the plan, Buzztime may grant options to purchase Buzztime common stock, subject to applicable share limits, upon terms and conditions specified in the plan. There are 300,000 shares authorized under this plan. To date, no options have been granted under the plan.

Stock Options

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $175,000 and $395,000, respectively. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Special Plan    Option Plan
     Shares   

Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

   Shares    

Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

Outstanding as of December 31, 2006

   400,000    $ 2.81    8,918,000     $ 1.37

Granted

   —        —      180,000       1.43

Exercised

   —        —      (232,000 )     .74

Forfeited or expired

   —        —      (333,000 )     1.64
                        

Outstanding March 31, 2007

   400,000    $ 2.81    8,533,000     $ 1.38
                        

 

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The following table summarizes options outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Options Outstanding    Options Exercisable

Range of Exercise Prices

  

Number

Outstanding

  

Weighted
Average

Remaining

Contractual
Life (in years)

  

Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

  

Number

Exercisable

  

Weighted
Average

Exercise Price

  

Aggregate
Intrinsic

Value

Special Plan:

                 

$2.81

   400,000    0.37    $ 2.81    400,000    $ 2.81    $ —  
                     

Option Plan:

                 
                 

$0.45-$1.50

   6,257,000    5.06    $ 1.08    4,733,000    $ 0.98      805,000

$1.51-$3.00

   2,260,000    5.92    $ 2.18    2,138,000    $ 2.17      —  

$3.01-$4.94

   16,000    6.76    $ 3.36    12,000    $ 3.38      —  
                         
   8,533,000       $ 1.51    6,883,000    $ 1.52    $ 805,000
                         

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on a per share price of $1.15 the closing price of our common stock on March 30, 2007 as reported by the American Stock Exchange, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money stock options exercisable as of March 31, 2007 was 4,190,000.

The per share weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $0.79 and $0.84, respectively.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $329,000 and $48,000, respectively.

The total cash received as a result of stock option and warrant exercises during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $65,000 and $79,000, respectively.

The following table summarizes the Company’s nonvested options as of March 31, 2007 and changes since the year ended December 31, 2006:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value

Nonvested at December 31, 2006

   1,664,000     $ .92

Granted

   180,000       .79

Vested

   (148,000 )     1.03

Forfeited

   (46,000 )     1.82
            

Nonvested at March 31, 2007

   1,650,000     $ 0.87
            

The unamortized compensation expense related to outstanding unvested options was approximately $1,434,000 and $1,795,000 with a weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.68 and 1.9 years as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. We expect to amortize this expense over the remaining vesting period of these stock options.

 

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Deferred Stock Units

In 2004, we granted 150,000 deferred stock units to certain key employees. These grants of stock units will be paid in an equal number of shares of common stock on the vesting date of the award, subject to any deferred payment date that the holder may elect. A stock unit award will be paid only to the extent vested. Vesting generally requires the continued employment by the award recipient through the respective vesting date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. Vesting terms vary by individual ranging from six months to two years. As of March 31, 2007, all deferred stock units are fully vested. The measurement date for these initial stock unit grants was September 30, 2004. Since the deferred stock units are to be paid in an equal number of shares of common stock without any kind of offsetting payment by the employee, the measurement of cost was based on the quoted market price of the stock at the measurement date, which was $2.60.

The Company recognized non-cash compensation expense related to these deferred stock units of $4,000 and $13,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Deferred stock units outstanding as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, were 60,000 and 120,000, respectively.

Warrants

In previous years, we granted warrants to non-employees in payment for services received and in connection with our public offering in January 2004.

The following table summarizes warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007:

 

    

Outstanding

Warrants

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Prices

December 31, 2006

   1,344,000    $ 2.16

Granted

   —        —  

Exercised

   —        —  

Forfeited or expired

   —        —  
           

March 31, 2007

   1,344,000      2.16
           

Balance exercisable at March 31, 2007

   1,344,000    $ 2.16
           

A summary of warrants outstanding and exercisable by exercise price range as of March 31, 2007 is as follows:

 

     Warrants Outstanding    Warrants Exercisable

Range of Exercise Prices

  

Number

Outstanding

  

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

  

Number

Exercisable

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

$1.00-$1.30

   667,000    1.21 years    $ 1.11    667,000    $ 1.11

$1.31-$3.91

   677,000    0.68 years    $ 3.19    677,000    $ 3.19
                  
   1,344,000       $ 2.16    1,344,000    $ 2.16
                  

(3) INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, weighted average of options, warrants and convertible preferred stock representing approximately 10,498,000 and 5,423,000 potential common shares, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of net loss per share, respectively, as their effect was anti-dilutive.

(4) GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In November 2006, we began to actively pursue the sale of our Hospitality Division consisting of NTN Wireless and Software Solutions. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we applied the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, to certain assets which were held for sale. SFAS No. 144 requires that a long-lived asset classified as held for sale, be measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell, and to cease depreciation, depletion and amortization.

 

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As of December 31, 2006, the Hospitality Division’s assets had been classified as held for sale and the valuation of the respective assets were revalued as of December 31, 2006. Depreciation on these assets had ceased effective December 31, 2006. With the assistance of a third-party valuation firm, management determined that the Software Solutions goodwill of approximately $2.2 million was fully impaired and that approximately $405,000 of the intangible asset “customer relationships” was impaired. We reduced the carrying value of this intangible asset another $73,000 to offset the estimated costs associated with selling the division. Additionally, the operating results for the Hospitality Division had been separately classified and reported as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 144.

(5) INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE

Investment securities consist of equity securities, which are classified as available-for-sale securities. Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value and unrealized holding gains and losses are excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of comprehensive income until realized. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific-identification basis. A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary, results in a reduction in the carrying amount to fair value. Any resulting impairment is charged to operations and a new cost basis for the security is established.

We currently hold available-for-sale 2,518,260 shares of eBet Limited (eBet), an Australian gaming technology corporation. Our original cost basis in the eBet shares is AUD$0.50 per share. During the second quarter of 2006, we performed an evaluation and concluded that the decline in value of our investment in eBet was other-than-temporary and incurred an impairment loss of $652,000 to reflect the investment at its fair value which was trading at AUD$0.09. As of March 31, 2007, eBet’s stock traded at AUD$0.15. Unrealized gains and losses due to market fluctuations in the investment are recorded as other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheet.

 

(6) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

We believe that the fair value of financial instruments approximate their carrying value. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

(7) CONTINGENCIES

Sales and Use Tax

From time to time, state tax authorities will make inquiries as to whether or not a portion of our services might require the collection of sales and use taxes from customers in those states. Many states have expanded their interpretation of their sales and use tax statutes to derive additional revenue. While in the past our sales and use tax assessments have not been significant to our operations, it is likely that such expenses will increase in the future.

We evaluate such inquiries on a case-by-case basis and have favorably resolved these tax issues in the past without any material adverse consequences. During 2003, the state of Texas, our largest state in terms of iTV Network sites, began a sales tax audit. It concluded that our services are subject to sales taxes on an amusement services basis. On January 12, 2004, the state assessed us for approximately $1,115,000 for the five year audit period ended December 31, 2002. We have objected to this approach since our services are provided to the consumers for free as a promotional service, which we believe falls outside the definition of amusement services as defined by the Texas Tax Code. In August 2006, we received a written response from the State Attorney’s office indicating that the State now agrees that the Company’s services do not constitute taxable amusement services, however; the State adopted a new position whereby it has concluded that the Company provides taxable cable television services. We continue to believe that we provide interactive game services for the purpose of providing a vehicle for our customers to promote their business. We also believe that these services fall outside of the definition of cable broadcast services as defined by the Texas Tax Code. We have filed a request for a hearing with the State Comptrollers office, however; due to procedural changes within the department, a date has not yet been determined. We expect this matter to be resolved during 2007.

 

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(8) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is the combination of accumulated net unrealized losses on investments available for sale and the accumulated gains or losses from foreign currency translation adjustments. We translated the assets and liabilities of NTN Canada and our United Kingdom operations into U.S. dollars using the period end exchange rate. Revenue and expenses were translated using the average exchange rates for the reporting period.

The Company recorded an impairment charge of $652,000 in the second quarter of 2006 for the Company’s Australian investment, eBet. Since that time, the carrying value of this investment has fluctuated and the respective unrealized gains and losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, and 2006, the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Beginning balance

   $ 201,000     $ (449,000 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (13 ,000 )     (24,000 )

Unrealized loss during period in investment available-for-sale

     (34,000 )     (43,000 )
                

Ending balance

   $ 154,000     $ (516,000 )
                

(9) RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of SFAS No.115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, which applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. We plan to adopt SFAS No. 159 effective January 1, 2008. We are in the process of determining the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48), which defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” criterion shall be measured at the largest amount of benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN48 applies to all tax positions accounted for under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is required to adjust its financial statements to reflect only those tax positions that are more-likely-than-not to be sustained as of the adoption date. Any adjustment must be recorded directly to its beginning retained earnings balance in the period of adoption and reported as a change in accounting principle. The Company has analyzed the impact of FIN 48 and has determined that such an adjustment is not required.

(10) RESTRUCTURING

In January 2007, we restructured our Canadian operations to reduce our costs and streamline operations. The restructuring involved a reduction of 10 employees, moving the operation to a smaller facility and subleasing the previously occupied facility until the end of the original lease. Along with the restructuring, we sold certain assets and granted a license for the related licensed materials of our Interactive Events business to a former employee. The communication date to the employees was January 11, 2007. The Company accounted for restructuring costs pursuant to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability

 

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is incurred, as opposed to when there is a commitment to a restructuring plan. Severance for involuntary employee terminations was accrued as of the communication date and the costs to exit certain lease obligations were accrued as of March 31, 2007. Moving, relocation and other associated costs related to the restructuring are expensed as incurred. The restructuring costs are comprised of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2007:

 

Severance for Involuntary Employee Terminations

   $ 337,000

Costs to Exit Certain Contractual and Lease obligations

     99,000

Moving, Relocation, and Other Associated Costs

     25,000
      

Total Restructuring Costs

   $ 461,000
      

Approximately $9,000 was capitalized as leasehold improvements. Costs to exit lease obligations include the difference in the net present value of the lease payments in excess of the sublease payments to be received. The following table summarizes the activity and balances of the restructuring reserve:

 

     One Time
Termination
Benefits
    Costs to Exit
Certain
Contractual
and Lease
Obligations
   Moving,
Relocation and
Other
Associated
Costs
    Total

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —  

Reserve established

     337,000       99,000      25,000       461,000

Utilization of reserve:

         

Payments

     (337,000 )     —        (25,000 )     362,000
                             

Balance at March 31, 2007

   $ —       $ 99,000    $ —       $ 99,000
                             

The Company expects to complete the utilization of the reserve related to this restructuring by 2015, the date the lease expires, and estimates an additional $20,000 to be incurred during the second quarter of 2007. The restructuring accrual is included in accrued expenses. Management has determined that there are no indicators of asset impairment as of March 31, 2007.

(11) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

In November 2006, we began to actively pursue the sale of our Hospitality Division comprised of NTN Wireless and Software Solutions. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we applied the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, to certain of its assets which were held for sale. SFAS No. 144 requires that a long-lived asset classified as held for sale, be measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell, and that we cease depreciation, depletion and amortization. As of December 31, 2006, the Hospitality Division’s assets have been classified as held for sale and the valuation of the respective assets were revalued as of December 31, 2006 (see Note 4). Depreciation on these assets has ceased effective December 31, 2006. On March 30, 2007, the Company completed the sale of certain assets of the wireless business segment for $2.4 million and recognized a gain, net of tax, of approximately $396,000. The operating results for the Hospitality Division have been separately classified and reported as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

Operating revenues

   $ 2,583,000     $ 2,793,000  

Operating expenses

     2,954,000       2,886,000  
                

Operating income (loss)

     (371,000 )     (93 ,000 )

Gain on sale of assets

     396,000       —    
                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     25,000       (93,000 )

Income tax expense

     29,000       5,000  
                

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (including gain on sale of NTN Wireless of $396,000)

   $ (4,000 )   $ (98,000 )
                

 

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A summary of the components of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on NTN Buzztime’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

     2007     2006

Assets held for sale:

    

Current assets

   $ 1,172,000     $ 1,836,000

Property, plant and equipment, net

     113,000       198,000

Goodwill

     —         449,000

Intangibles, net

     143,000       170,000

Other assets

     —         6,000
              

Total assets of discontinued operations

     1,428,000       2,659,000

Liabilities of discontinued operations:

    

Current liabilities

     1,937,000       1,441,000
              

Total liabilities of discontinued operations

     1,937,000       1,441,000
              

Net assets of discontinued operations

   $ (509,000 )   $ 1,218,000
              

A summary of the components of cash flows for discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     2007     2006  

Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 1,729,000     $ (226,000 )

Net cash flows used in investing activities

     (2,000 )     (5,000 )

Net cash flows used in financing activities

     —         —    
                

Net decrease in cash

   $ 1,727,000     $ (231,000 )
                

(12) SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our reportable segments have been determined based upon the information provided to our chief decision makers. We produce and distribute interactive entertainment and hospitality communications products, and have managed our business via two operating divisions: Entertainment and Hospitality.

The Entertainment Division is comprised of the Buzztime iTV Network and Buzztime Distribution. In 2006, we completed the re-branding of our entertainment product offerings under the Buzztime brand, including the re-naming of the NTN iTV Network as the Buzztime iTV Network.

The Hospitality Division is comprised of NTN Wireless and Software Solutions. For the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 both NTN Wireless and Software Solutions are presented below as discontinued operations in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Asset.

Included in the operating income (loss) for the segments is an allocation of corporate expenses based on related proportions of direct expenses incurred, while the related corporate assets are not allocated to the segment. Corporate expenses previously allocated to the discontinued operations have been reclassified to Buzztime iTV in accordance with SFAS No. 144. The following tables set forth certain information regarding our segments and other operations that conform to the consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations presented elsewhere in this report:

The following tables set forth certain information regarding our segments for 2007 and 2006:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

     2007    2006

Revenues:

     

Entertainment Division

     

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ 7,594,000    $ 8,089,000

Buzztime Distribution

     139,000      180,000
             

Total Entertainment Division

     7,733,000      8,269,000
             

 

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Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006  

Discontinued Operations (Hospitality Division)

    

NTN Wireless

     1,674,000       1,529,000  

Software Solutions

     909,000       1,264,000  
                

Total Discontinued Operations

     2,583,000       2,793,000  
                

Total revenues

   $ 10,316,000     $ 11,062,000  
                

Operating income (loss):

    

Entertainment Division

    

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ (637,000 )     436,000  

Buzztime Distribution

     (175,000 )     (220,000 )
                

Total Entertainment Division

     (812,000 )     216,000  
                

Discontinued Operations (Hospitality Division)

    

NTN Wireless

     91,000       222,000  

Software Solutions

     (462,000 )     (315,000 )
                

Total Discontinued Operations

     (371,000 )     (93,000 )
                

Total operating income (loss)

   $ (1,183,000 )   $ 123,000  
                

Net income (loss):

    

Entertainment Division

    

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ (587,000 )   $ 396,000  

Buzztime Distribution

     (176,000 )     (222,000 )
                

Total Entertainment Division

     (763,000 )     174,000  
                

Discontinued Operations (Hospitality Division)

    

NTN Wireless

     458,000       217,000  

Software Solutions

     (462,000 )     (315,000 )
                

Total Discontinued Operations

     (4,000 )     (98,000 )
                

Total net income (loss)

   $ (767,000 )   $ 76,000  
                

 

    

As of March 31,

2007

  

As of December 31,

2006

Goodwill:

     

Entertainment Division

     

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ 974,000    $ 974,000

Buzztime Distribution

     —        —  
             

Total Entertainment Division

     974,000      974,000
             

Discontinued Operations (Hospitality Division)

     

NTN Wireless

     —        449,000

Software Solutions

     —        —  
             

Total Discontinued Operations

     —        449,000
             

Total goodwill

   $ 974,000    $ 1,423,000
             

Total assets:

     

Entertainment Division

     

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ 22,096,000    $ 21,551,000

Buzztime Distribution

     2,013,000      2,315,000
             

Total Entertainment Division

     24,109,000      23,866,000
             

 

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As of March 31,

2007

  

As of December 31,

2006

Discontinued Operations (Hospitality Division)

     

NTN Wireless

     109,000      1,668,000

Software Solutions

     1,319,000      991,000
             

Total Discontinued Operations

     1,428,000      2,659,000
             

Total assets

   $ 25,537,000    $ 26,525,000
             

(13) SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 5, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a Stock Repurchase Plan, whereby management is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum of $3,500,000 of the Common Stock of the Company from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions over the next eighteen months. The Company has not yet made any such purchases.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect future events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities, including statements related to our strategic plans, capital expenditures, industry trends and financial position of NTN Buzztime, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and our current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “would,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that may be difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, under the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and in other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason.

Overview

We operate principally through four business segments that form two operating divisions: Entertainment and Hospitality.

The Entertainment Division is comprised of the Buzztime Interactive Television Network, also referred to as the Buzztime iTV Network or iTV Network, and Buzztime Distribution, which was formerly known as Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. The Buzztime iTV Network distributes an interactive promotional television game network to restaurants, sports bars, taverns and pubs primarily in North America and the U.K. Buzztime Distribution distributes our content and technology to other third-party consumer platforms, including cable television, satellite television, mobile phones, online, retail games, toys and books.

The Hospitality Division was comprised of NTN Wireless Communications (NTN Wireless) and NTN Software Solutions (Software Solutions). On March 30, 2007, we sold substantially all of the assets relating to the NTN Wireless business. This business produces and distributes guest and server paging systems to restaurants and other markets. NTN Software Solutions develops and distributes customer management software to manage reservations and table service in restaurants.

Discontinued Operations

We have determined that the operations of the Hospitality Division were not a strategic fit with our core business and committed to a divestiture plan. These operations were reclassified as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the financial statements

 

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herein. On March 30, 2007, we sold substantially all of the assets relating to our NTN Wireless business. We continue our efforts to sell our Software Solutions business. Divesting these businesses will allow us to focus on our core business of entertaining players in our network of approximately 4,000 restaurants and sports bars worldwide.

Restructuring of Canadian Operations

In January 2007, we restructured our Canadian operations to reduce our costs and streamline operations. The restructuring involved a reduction of 10 employees, moving the operation to a smaller facility and subleasing the previously occupied facility until the end of the original lease. Along with the restructuring, we sold certain assets and granted a license for the related licensed materials of our Interactive Events business to a former employee. The communication date to the employees was January 11, 2007. We accounted for restructuring these costs pursuant to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

The NTN Entertainment Division

Buzztime iTV Network Segment

The Buzztime iTV Network, formerly known as the NTN iTV Hospitality Network, has maintained a unique and preemptive position in the hospitality industry for over 20 years as a promotional platform providing interactive entertainment to patrons in restaurants and sports bars (hospitality venues). For the three months ended March 31, 2007, approximately 74% of our current consolidated revenues were derived from this segment as we receive recurring service fees from subscribing hospitality venues, Network Subscribers, and advertising revenues.

The iTV Network distributes a wide variety of engaging interactive multi-player games, including trivia quiz shows, play-along sports programming, casino-style and casual games to our Network Subscribers. Patrons use our wireless game controllers, or Playmakers, to play along with the Buzztime games which are displayed on television screens. Buzztime players can compete with other players within their hospitality venue and also against players in other Network Subscriber venues.

We target national and regional hospitality chains as well as local independent hospitality venues that desire a competitive point-of-difference to attract and retain customers. As of March 31, 2007, we had 3,573 United States Network subscribers, 327 Canadian subscribers and 54 U.K. subscribers. Approximately 28% of our Network subscribers come from leading national chains in the casual-dining restaurant segment such as Buffalo Wild Wings, TGI Friday’s, Bennigan’s, Irish Grill, Applebee’s and Damon’s Grill.

Through the transmission of interactive game content stored on a site server at each location, our Buzztime iTV Network enables single-player and multi-player participation as part of local, regional, national or international competitions supported with prizes and player recognition. Our Buzztime iTV Network also earns revenue from advertising and marketing services to companies seeking to reach the millions of consumers that visit the Buzztime iTV Network’s 3,954 venues.

Buzztime Distribution Segment

Buzztime Distribution generates revenue from distributing and licensing our Buzztime-branded content and related technology to consumer platforms, with a focus on interactive networks such as cable TV, satellite TV and mobile phones. Our distribution efforts focus on licensing real-time, mass-participation games such as trivia, head-to-head multi-player games such as Texas Hold’em and single-player games such as solitaire.

Buzztime Distribution leverages our single and multi-player casual games, related technology, brand and marketing reach in order to create incremental licensing revenue from cable television, satellite television, mobile phones, home electronic games, cards and books. The game content is designed for broad audiences and includes trivia quiz shows, multi-player card and billiard games as well as single-player card, arcade, puzzle and board games.

Buzztime games have been available as a two-way cable TV game service since June 2002. Currently, Buzztime games (including trivia, Texas Hold’em, Buzztime Billiards and assorted single-player games) are licensed to eight cable systems including Comcast and Blue Ridge Communications and are available to the digital cable subscribers for free. Buzztime games are also available as a premium monthly subscription service to Echostar DISH and Bell ExpressVu satellite customers in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. Buzztime also has license arrangements with Airborne Entertainment for mobile phones, Cadaco for retail electronic and card games and Square One Publishers for the Buzztime Trivia Book Series.

 

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Revenue for Buzztime Distribution is derived primarily from license fees and royalties from third-party licensees who distribute Buzztime content to end-users, as well as from third-party development and production fees.

The Hospitality Division (Discontinued Operations)

NTN Wireless earns revenue from the sale of on-site wireless paging products primarily to restaurants but also hospitals, church and synagogue nurseries, salons, business offices and retail establishments in North America. In restaurants, these products are provided to customers while waiting for a table and will activate to let them know when their table is ready, as well as to restaurant staff to alert them to certain issues, such as when hot food is ready to be served.

Software Solutions earns revenue from the licensing of seating management and reservation systems software as well as from providing professional services to Domino’s Pizza LLC and to other customers. Software Solutions was formed in July 2003 when we acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Breakaway International, Inc.

Web Site Access to SEC Filings

We maintain an Internet website at www.ntnbuzztime.com. We make available free of charge on our Internet website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

Materials we file with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding our company that we file electronically with the SEC.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to deferred costs and revenues, depreciation of broadcast equipment, bad debts, investments, intangible assets, taxes, tax settlements and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

   

We record deferred costs and revenues related to the costs and related installation revenue associated with installing new customer sites. Based on SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104, Revenue Recognition, we amortize these amounts over an estimated three-year average life of a customer relationship.

 

   

We incur a relatively significant level of depreciation expense in relationship to our operating income. The amount of depreciation expense in any fiscal year is largely related to the estimated life of handheld wireless Playmaker devices, VSAT satellite dishes and associated electronics and the computers located at our customer sites. The Playmakers, VSAT dishes, and associated electronics are depreciated over a four-year life and the computers over a three-year life. The depreciable life of these assets was determined based on their estimated useful life, which considers anticipated technology changes. If our Playmakers, VSAT dishes and associated electronics and the computers turn out to have longer lives, on average, than estimated, our depreciation expense would be significantly reduced in those future periods. Conversely, if the Playmakers, VSAT dishes and associated electronics and the computers turn out to have shorter lives, on average, than estimated, our depreciation expense would be significantly increased in those future periods.

 

   

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required

 

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payments. We reserve for all accounts that have suspended or terminated our Buzztime iTV Network services and all auto debit customers with balances that are greater than 60 days past due. We analyze historical collection trends, customer concentrations and creditworthiness, economic trends and anticipated changes in customer payment patterns when evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts for specific and general risks. Additional reserves may also be established if specific customers’ balances are identified as potentially uncollectible. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

 

   

Revenues from sales of software generally contain multiple elements, and are recorded in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended. Software license fee revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred at our customer's location, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is probable, provided that vendor specific evidence exists for any undelivered elements, namely annual support and maintenance. Along with the basic software license, our customers have the option to elect post contract support (PCS) for an additional fee, which is based on a stipulated percentage of the license fee. PCS consists of technical support as well as unspecified software upgrades and releases when and if made available by us during the term of the support period.

If, at the outset of an arrangement, we determine that the arrangement fee is not fixed or determinable, revenue is deferred until the arrangement fee becomes due. If, at the outset of an arrangement, we determine that collectibility is not probable, revenue is deferred until the earlier of when collectibility becomes probable or when payment is received. If an arrangement allows for customer acceptance, revenue is not recognized until the earlier of receipt of customer acceptance or expiration of the acceptance period.

Revenue from development services consists of customizations and, therefore, we recognize revenue from development services as the services are performed under the agreements. We recognize revenues from PCS, such as maintenance, on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract.

Additionally, we provide consulting and training services under both hourly-based time and materials and fixed-priced contracts. Revenues from these services are generally recognized as the services are performed.

 

   

Goodwill represents the excess of costs over fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase combination determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We perform our annual tests for goodwill impairment by retaining a third-party valuation firm to assist in calculating the fair values. The analyses are based on consideration of (1) the market value of comparable publicly traded companies; (2) the market value of similar companies involved in business combinations; and (3) an income approach of discounting the projected cash flows of operations. The projections involve a number of assumptions and estimates, including revenue growth and operating margins, which we believe are reasonable based on existing operations and prospective business opportunities.

 

   

FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48), clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. The Company analyzes filing positions in all of the federal, state and international jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company’s policy for recording interest associated with audits is to record such items as a component of interest expense before taxes. Penalties are recorded as penalty expense as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses, in the statement of income. For the first three months of 2007, the Company did not incur any interest or penalties associated with corporate income tax audits.

 

   

SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, SEC SAB 59, Accounting for Noncurrent Marketable Equity Securities, FASB Staff Position No. FAS 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments, and EITF 03-01, Other Than Temporary Impairments, provide guidance on determining when an investment is other-than-temporarily impaired. Investments are reviewed quarterly for indicators of other-than-temporary impairment. This determination requires significant judgment. In making this judgment, we employ a systematic methodology quarterly that considers available quantitative and qualitative evidence in evaluating potential impairment of our

 

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investments. If the carrying amount of an investment exceeds its fair value, we evaluate, among other factors, general market conditions, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and our intent and ability to hold the investment. We also consider specific adverse conditions related to the financial health of, and business outlook for the investor, including industry and sector performance, changes in technology, operational and financing cash flow factors, and rating agency actions. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established. If market, industry and/or investor conditions deteriorate, we may incur future impairments.

In November 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FSP 115-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments (“FSP 115-1”). FSP 115-1 provides accounting guidance for identifying and recognizing other-than-temporary impairments of debt and equity securities, as well as cost method investments in addition to disclosure requirements. FSP 115-1 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. During the second quarter of 2006, we recognized an impairment loss of $652,000 relating to our investment in common stock of an Australian company to reflect such investment available-for-sale at its fair value. Since then, the investment has increased in value by $140,000 and such amount has been recorded as other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheet.

We do not have any of the following:

 

   

Off-balance sheet arrangements except for purchase orders, purchase commitments and operating leases;

 

   

Certain trading activities that include non-exchange traded contracts accounted for at fair value or speculative or hedging instruments; or

 

   

Relationships and transactions with persons or entities that derive benefits from any non-independent relationship other than the related party transactions which are so non-material to fall below the materiality threshold of such item.

Assessments of functional currencies. The United States dollar is our functional currency, except for our operations in Canada and the United Kingdom, in which the respective functional currencies are the Canadian Dollar and British Pound.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Hospitality Division is classified as discontinued operations in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The operating results for these businesses have been separately classified and reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, corporate expenses previously allocated to these divisions have been reclassified to Buzztime iTV for all years presented.

Results of Continuing Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006

Continuing operations, which consists of the Entertainment division, generated a net loss of $763,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to net income of $174,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Revenue

Revenue from continuing operations decreased by $536,000 or 7%, to $7,733,000 in 2007 from $8,269,000 in 2006. Revenue from the two operating segments of the Entertainment Division for 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

     2007    2006

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ 7,594,000    $ 8,089,000

Buzztime Distribution

     139,000      180,000
             

Total Entertainment Division

   $ 7,733,000    $ 8,269,000
             

 

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Buzztime iTV Network revenue decreased $495,000 or 6%, to $7,594,000 in 2007 from $8,089,000 in 2006 due to a decline in advertising revenue of approximately $205,000, loss of revenue related to the divested interactive events business totaling approximately $102,000 and subscription fees of approximately $193,000. Advertising revenue declined due to a current year shift to a revenue share arrangement with our advertising agency related to a major advertiser as well as a decline in average deal size relative to the prior year. Subscription fees declined due to a decrease in average billable sites. Comparative site count information for Buzztime iTV Network is as follows:

 

    

Network Subscribers

As of March 31,

     2007    2006

United States

   3,573    3,626

Canada

   327    381

United Kingdom

   54    29
         

Total

   3,954    4,036
         

Buzztime Distribution revenue decreased $41,000 or 22%, to $139,000 in 2007 from $180,000 in 2006 primarily due to a decrease in mobile and satellite revenues.

Direct Costs and Gross Margin

The following table compares the direct costs and gross margins for the two segments within the Entertainment Division for 2007 and 2006:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006  

Buzztime iTV Network:

    

Revenues

   $ 7,594,000     $ 8,089,000  

Direct Costs

     2,108,000       2,364,000  
                

Gross Margin

   $ 5,486,000     $ 5,725,000  

Gross Margin Percentage

     72 %     71 %

 

Buzztime Distribution:

    

Revenues

   $ 139,000     $ 180,000  

Direct Costs

     105,000       112,000  
                

Gross Margin

   $ 34,000     $ 68,000  

Gross Margin Percentage

     24 %     38 %

Gross margin for the Buzztime iTV Network decreased $239,000 or 4%, to $5,486,000 in 2007 compared to $5,725,000 in 2006. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 72% in 2007 compared to 71% in 2006. The improvement in gross margin for 2007 was due to a reduction in installation and site visits of $73,000, communication costs of $53,000, shipping costs of $40,000 and playmaker repairs of $62,000. We expect these cost savings to continue during the year.

Gross margin as a percentage of Buzztime Distribution revenue decreased as the majority of direct costs relate to depreciation which is primarily fixed in nature and did not decrease in connection to the decrease in revenue in 2007, which resulted in a lower gross margin in 2007 relative to 2006.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the Entertainment Division increased $351,000 or 7%, to $5,691,000 in 2007 from $5,340,000 in 2006. The following table compares the selling, general and administrative expenses for each of two segments within the Entertainment Division for 2007 and 2006:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2007    2006

Buzztime iTV Network

   $ 5,513,000    $ 5,088,000

Buzztime Distribution

     178,000      252,000
             

Entertainment Division

   $ 5,691,000    $ 5,340,000
             

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to several factors. Salaries and benefits increased $319,000 due to an increase in salaries during the first quarter related to an increase in the work force in sales, marketing, human resources and finance and the remaining increase due to a decrease in capitalizing salaries for software development of $50,000. Marketing expenses increased approximately $235,000 due to additional campaign efforts and an increase in trade show costs.

These increases were offset by a decrease in non-cash stock compensation of $209,000 due to stock options being fully amortized in 2006 and a reduction in bad debt expense of $80,000 due to an increase in customers opting for the auto debit program.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of Buzztime Distribution decreased $74,000 to $178,000 in 2007 from $252,000 in 2006 primarily due to a decrease in consultant costs associated with completed projects.

Restructuring Costs

The Company recorded a restructuring charge in the totaling $452,000 in connection with the restructuring of the Canadian operation to reduce costs and streamline operations. Of this amount, approximately $337,000 was for one-time termination benefits, $99,000 related to costs to exit certain contractual and lease obligations and $16,000 for moving and relocation costs. The restructuring involved a reduction of 10 employees and leased space.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization not related to direct operating costs decreased $18,000 or 11%, to $153,000 in 2007 from $171,000 in 2006 due to various fixed assets becoming fully amortized, thereby, reducing our depreciation in 2007.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expense consist primarily of salaries and benefits related to projects to develop new technologies for the Buzztime iTV network. Research and development expenses decreased $29,000 or 44%, to $37,000 in 2007 from $66,000 in 2006.

Interest Income and Expense

Interest income increased $11,000 or 35%, to $42,000 in 2007 from $31,000 in 2006 due to an increase in our average cash balance and investing funds in securities bearing a higher interest rate than the previous year.

Interest expense decreased $32,000 or 70%, to $14,000 in 2007 compared to $46,000 in 2006, due to the various capitalized leases expiring and the reduction in our line of credit borrowings during 2006.

 

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Other Income

Along with the restructuring, certain assets were sold and the Company granted a license for the related licensed materials to a former employee. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $81,000 for the sale of certain assets.

Income Taxes

The Company is expected to report a U.S. tax loss for the year ended December 31, 2007. We expect that we will not incur a federal tax liability, however; we will likely incur a state tax liability. We also expect to pay income taxes in Canada due to the profitability of NTN Canada. As a result, the Company recorded a tax provision of $60,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This was a $33,000 increase compared to the $27,000 provision for income taxes recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Results of Discontinued Operations

Three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006

In November 2006, we began to actively pursue the sale of our Hospitality Division consisting of NTN Wireless and Software Solutions. In the fourth quarter of 2006, we applied the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, to certain of its assets which were held for sale. SFAS No. 144 requires that a long-lived asset classified as held for sale, be measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell, and to cease depreciation, depletion and amortization. As of December 31, 2006, the Hospitality Division’s assets had been classified as held for sale and the valuation of the respective assets were revalued. Depreciation on these assets had ceased effective December 31, 2006. Effective, March 30, 2007 the Company sold certain assets of NTN Wireless for $2.4 million resulting in a gain of approximately $396,000. Additionally, we continue our efforts to sell our Software Solutions business; which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2007.

Discontinued operations generated a net loss of $4,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to a net loss of $98,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Revenue

Revenue from discontinued operations decreased by $210,000 or 8%, to $2,583,000 in 2007 from $2,793,000 in 2006. The decrease was predominately due to a decrease in the software division of $355,000. There was additional development and installations revenue for large clients of $225,000 and a higher number of billable personnel for development services of $55,000 in the first quarter of 2006 than in the first quarter of 2007. Support services declined in the first quarter of 2007 for the software division by approximately $68,000. This decrease was offset by an increase in wireless revenue generated by NTN Wireless of $145,000 due to an increase in the wireless products sold through our reseller channel.

The revenue contribution from the two segments of the Hospitality division for 2007 and 2006 are illustrated in the following table:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2007    2006

NTN Wireless

   $ 1,674,000    $ 1,529,000

Software Solutions

     909,000      1,264,000
             

Total Entertainment Division

   $ 2,583,000    $ 2,793,000
             

Direct Operating Costs and Gross Margin

Direct operating costs from discontinued operations increased $105,000 or 10%, to $1,130,000 in 2007 from $1,025,000 in 2006. The following table compares the direct costs and gross margins for each of the business segments within the Hospitality division for 2007 and 2006:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

NTN Wireless:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,674,000     $ 1,529,000  

Direct Costs

     1,107,000       939,000  
                

Gross Margin

   $ 567,000     $ 590,000  

Gross Margin Percentage

     34 %     39 %

 

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     Three Months Ended  
     2007     2006  

Software Solutions:

    

Revenues

   $ 909,000     $ 1,264,000  

Direct Costs

     23,000       86,000  
                

Gross Margin

   $ 886,000     $ 1,178,000  

Gross Margin Percentage

     97 %     93 %

Gross margin for the NTN Wireless decreased $23,000 or 4%, to $567,000 in 2007 compared to $590,000 in 2006. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 34% in 2007 compared to 39% in 2006. The decline in the gross margin percentage for NTN Wireless is due to increased sales through the Company’s reseller channels which generated a lower margin.

Gross margin for Software Solutions decreased $292,000 or 25%, to $886,000 in 2007 compared to $1,178,000 in 2006. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues was 97% in 2007 compared to 93% in 2006. Improvement in the gross margin is due to a reduction in depreciation expense as the Company no longer records depreciation expense for either subsidiary in the Hospitality Division in accordance with SFAS No. 144.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $28,000, or 2%, in the Hospitality Division to $1,823,000 in 2007 from $1,795,000 in 2006. The following table compares the selling, general and administrative expenses for each of two segments within the Hospitality Division for 2007 and 2006:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2007    2006

NTN Wireless

   $ 475,000    $ 325,000

Software Solutions

     1,348,000      1,470,000
             

Hospitality Division

   $ 1,823,000    $ 1,795,000
             

The selling, general and administrative expenses of NTN Wireless increased $150,000 mainly due to an increase in salaries and related benefits of $94,000, an increase in travel and entertainment expenses of $24,000 and an increase in marketing expenses of $28,000. Software Solutions selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $122,000 due to a reduction in salaries and related benefits of $109,000, travel and entertainment of $43,000, stock based compensation of $33,000, consulting fees of $14,000 and a reduction in facilities expense of $27,000. The reductions were offset by increases in bad debt expense of $146,000.

EBITDA – Consolidated Operations

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, is not intended to represent a measure of performance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Nor should EBITDA be considered as an alternative to statements of cash flows as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is included herein because we believe it is a measure of operating performance that financial analysts, lenders, investors and other interested parties find to be a useful tool for analyzing companies like us that carry significant levels of non-cash depreciation and amortization charges in comparison to their GAAP earnings or loss.

 

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The following table reconciles our consolidated net loss per GAAP to EBITDA:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     2007     2006

EBITDA Calculation

    

Net (loss) income per GAAP

   $ (767,000 )   $ 76,000

Interest (income) expense, net

     (28,000 )     15,000

Depreciation and amortization

     994,000       1,158,000

Income taxes

     89,000       32,000
              

EBITDA

   $ 288,000     $ 1,281,000
              

On a segment basis, our segments generated EBITDA levels as presented below:

 

($000)   

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2007

 
EBITDA Calculation:    Buzztime
iTV
Network
    Buzztime
Distribution
    Software
Solutions
   

NTN

Wireless

   Total  

Net income (loss) per GAAP

   $ (587,000 )   $ (176,000 )   $ (462,000 )   $ 458,000    $ (767,000 )

Interest, (net)

     (28,000 )     —         —         —        (28,000 )

Depreciation and amortization

     858,000       136,000       —         —        994,000  

Income taxes

     60,000       —         —         29,000      89,000  
                                       

EBITDA

   $ 303,000     $ (40,000 )   $ (462,000 )   $ 487,000    $ 288,000  
                                       

 

($000)   

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2006

EBITDA Calculation:    Buzztime
iTV
Network
   Buzztime
Distribution
    Software
Solutions
   

NTN

Wireless

   Total

Net income (loss) per GAAP

   $ 396,000    $ (222,000 )   $ (315,000 )   $ 217,000    $ 76,000

Interest (net)

     14,000      1,000       —         —        15,000

Depreciation and amortization

     929,000      129,000       84,000       16,000      1,158,000

Income taxes

     27,000      —         —         5,000      32,000
                                    

EBITDA

   $ 1,366,000    $ (92,000 )   $ (231,000 )   $ 238,000    $ 1,281,000
                                    

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $11,052,000 and working capital (current assets in excess of current liabilities) of $8,663,000 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $8,774,000 and working capital of $8,329,000 as of December 31, 2006. Net cash provided by operations was $835,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $1,183,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities is principally due to the net loss generated in the first quarter of 2007 offset by an increase in cash collected from accounts receivable.

For the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash provided by investing activities was $1,498,000 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $1,058,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in cash provided by investing activities compared to 2006 was primarily due to the proceeds received from the sale of the NTN Wireless business and a decrease in capital expenditures.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2007 net cash used in financing activities was $42,000 compared to $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Included in net cash used by financing activities in 2007 was $107,000 payments on capital leases offset by $65,000 in proceeds from the exercise of options and warrants.

We believe existing cash and equivalents, together with funds generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our operating cash requirements for the foreseeable future. We have no debt obligations other than capital leases and we do not expect to incur debt in 2007.

We currently anticipate investing between approximately $1.5 million to $2.0 million in 2007 for capital equipment necessary to support future growth. Our actual future capital requirement will depend on a number of factors, including our success in increasing sales, competition and technological developments as well as subscriber conversions from satellite to broadband.

Additionally, we expect to sell the Software Solutions business segment during the second quarter of 2007. The sale of this business segment is expected to result in net proceeds in 2007. The actual amount will depend on the valuations that we receive as well as the transaction costs incurred.

On April 5, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a Stock Repurchase Plan, whereby management is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum of $3,500,000 of the Common Stock of the Company from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions over the next eighteen months. The Company has not yet made any such purchases.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of SFAS No.115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, which applies to all entities with available-for-sale and trading securities. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, are also applied. We plan to adopt SFAS No. 159 effective January 1, 2008. We are in the process of determining the effect, if any, the adoptions of SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. The Company is subject to the provisions of FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007, and has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state and international jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. The Company has identified its U.S. federal tax return, Canadian federal tax return, Ontario provincial tax return and its California state tax returns as “major” tax jurisdictions, as defined. The only periods subject to examination for the Company’s U.S. federal return and Canadian federal return are the 2003 through 2006 tax years. The periods subject to examination for the Company’s California state tax return and Ontario provincial tax return are years 2002 through 2006. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to its financial position. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to FIN 48. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48.

The Company’s policy for recording interest associated with audits is to record such items as a component of interest expense before taxes. Penalties are recorded as penalty expense as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses, in the statement of income. For the first quarter of 2007, the Company did not incur any interest or penalties associated with audits.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to risks related to currency exchange rates, stock market fluctuations, and interest rates. As of March 31, 2007, we owned common stock of an Australian company that is subject to market risk. We performed an evaluation in the second quarter of 2006 and concluded that the decline in value of this investment was other-than-temporary and recognized an impairment loss of $652,000 to reflect the investment at its fair value. As of March 31, 2007 the carrying value of this investment had increased $140,000 and such amount has been recorded as other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheet.

This investment is exposed to further market risk in the future based on the operating results of the Australian company and stock market fluctuations. Additionally, the value of the investment is further subject to changes in Australian currency exchange rates which would impact the value of the investment.

 

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We do not have any derivative financial instruments. Nor do we have any speculative or hedging instruments.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as to whether such disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on our evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that there were no material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in providing reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and therefore there were no corrective actions taken.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

Since our evaluation as of December 31, 2006, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

There are no known material legal proceedings. However, we are subject to litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described under Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 together with all other information contained or incorporated by reference in this report before you decide to invest in our common stock. The risks described in our annual report have not materially changed. If any of the risks described in our annual report or in our annual report actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and our future growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected. Under these circumstances, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  2.1

   Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, by and among NTN Buzztime, Inc., NTN Wireless Communications, Inc. and HME Wireless, Inc.

31.1

   Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

31.2

   Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

32.1

   Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

   Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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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.

 

    NTN BUZZTIME, INC.
Date: May 10, 2007   By:  

/s/ Kendra Berger

    Kendra Berger
    Chief Financial Officer
    (As Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EX-2.1 2 dex21.htm ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Asset Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 2.1

 


 


ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

HME WIRELESS, INC., as Buyer

NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., as Seller

and

NTN BUZZTIME, INC.,

as the Shareholder

March 29, 2007

 


 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS    1
            1.1   Defined Terms    1
            1.2   Other Defined Terms    5
ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS    6
            2.1   Transfer of Assets    6
            2.2   Assumption of Liabilities    6
            2.3   Excluded Liabilities    6
            2.4   Purchase Price    7
            2.5   Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes and Fees    7
            2.6   Prorations    7
            2.7   Purchase Price Adjustment    8
ARTICLE III. CLOSING    9
            3.1   Closing    9
            3.2   Conveyances at Closing    9
ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND THE SHAREHOLDER    10
            4.1   Organization of Seller    10
            4.2   Subsidiaries    11
            4.3   Authorization    11
            4.4   Assets    11
            4.5   Facilities    11
            4.6   Contracts and Leases    12
            4.7   Permits    14
            4.8   No Conflict or Violation    14
            4.9   Financial Statements and Subsequent Events    14
            4.10   Books and Records    16
            4.11   Litigation    17
            4.12   Labor Matters    17
            4.13   Liabilities    17
            4.14   Compliance with Law    17

 

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            4.15   No Brokers    18
            4.16   No Other Agreements To Sell the Assets    18
            4.17   Proprietary Rights    18
            4.18   Employee Plans    19
            4.19   Transactions with Certain Persons    19
            4.20   Tax Matters    19
            4.21   Insurance    21
            4.22   Inventory    21
            4.23   Purchase Commitments    21
            4.24   Payments    21
            4.25   Suppliers and Customers    22
            4.26   Product Warranty    22
            4.27   Product Liability    22
            4.28   Compliance With Environmental Laws    22
            4.29   Notes and Accounts Receivable    25
            4.30   Material Misstatements or Omissions    25
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER    25
            5.1   Organization of Buyer    25
            5.2   Authorization    25
            5.3   Financing    26
            5.4   No Conflict or Violation    26
            5.5   Litigation    26
            5.6   Compliance with Law    26
            5.7   No Brokers    26
ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS OF SELLER, SHAREHOLDER AND BUYER    26
            6.1   No Solicitation    26
            6.2   Notification of Certain Matters    27
            6.3   Access to Information and Facilities    28
            6.4   Conduct of Business    28
            6.5   Use of Seller’s Name    29
            6.6   Transition    29

 

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            6.7   Accounts Receivable Collection    29
            6.8   License of Certain Patent    30
ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO SELLER’S AND SHAREHOLDER’S OBLIGATIONS    30
            7.1   Representations, Warranties and Covenants    30
            7.2   Consents    30
            7.3   No Proceedings, Litigation or Laws    30
            7.4   Certificates    30
            7.5   Documents    30
            7.6   Payment of Purchase Price    30
ARTICLE VIII. CONDITIONS TO BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS    30
            8.1   Representations, Warranties and Covenants    31
            8.2   Consents    31
            8.3   No Proceedings or Litigation    31
            8.4   Certificates    31
            8.5   Material Changes    31
            8.6   Board of Directors Approval    31
            8.7   Due Diligence Review    31
            8.8   Conveyancing Documents; Release of Encumbrances    32
            8.9   Permits    32
            8.10   Other Agreements    32
            8.11   Employees    32
            8.12   LeeTek Agreement    32
ARTICLE IX. RISK OF LOSS; CONSENTS TO ASSIGNMENT    32
            9.1   Risk of Loss    32
            9.2   Consents to Assignment    33
ARTICLE X. ACTIONS BY SELLER, SHAREHOLDER AND BUYER AFTER THE CLOSING    33
            10.1   Books and Records; Tax Matters    33
            10.2   Survival of Representations, Etc    34
            10.3   Indemnifications    34
            10.4   Bulk Sales    36

 

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ARTICLE XI. MISCELLANEOUS    36
            11.1   Termination    36
            11.2   Further Assurances    38
            11.3   Assignment    38
            11.4   Notices    38
            11.5   Choice of Law    39
            11.6   Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers    39
            11.7   Multiple Counterparts    39
            11.8   Expenses    40
            11.9   Invalidity    40
            11.10   Titles    40
            11.11   Public Statements and Press Releases    40
            11.12   Confidential Information    40
            11.13   Cumulative Remedies    41
            11.14   Consent to Jurisdiction    41
            11.15   Arbitration    42
            11.16   Attorneys’ Fees    42

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF BILL OF SALE
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE WITH CONSENT OF LANDLORD
EXHIBIT C    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASED ASSETS
EXHIBIT D    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
EXHIBIT E    FORM OF ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES
EXHIBIT F    FORM OF SELLER COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE
EXHIBIT G    FORM OF SHAREHOLDER COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE
SCHEDULE   
SCHEDULE 2.4(c)    ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE

 

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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007, is by and among HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”), NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and NTN Buzztime, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Shareholder”).

RECITALS

A. Seller owns certain assets which it uses in the conduct of the Business (as defined below). The Shareholder owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Seller.

B. Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, such assets upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used herein, the terms below shall have the following meanings. Any of such terms, unless the context otherwise requires, may be used in the singular or plural, depending upon the reference.

“affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Covenants Not to Compete substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit F and Exhibit G.

“Assets” shall mean all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Business and the following assets relating to the Business:

(a) all accounts and notes receivable of Seller with respect to the Business;

(b) all Contracts and Contract Rights;

(c) all Inventory;

(d) the Lease;

(e) the Leasehold Estate;

(f) all Leasehold Improvements;

 

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(g) all Fixtures and Equipment;

(h) copies of all Books and Records relating to the Business as requested by Buyer;

(i) all Proprietary Rights relating to the Business and all goodwill associated with the Business;

(j) all Permits;

(k) all available supplies, demonstration kits, sales literature, promotional literature, customer, supplier and distributor lists, art work, display units, telephone and fax numbers (including, but not limited to, Seller’s telephone number 1-800-919-9903) and purchasing records related to the Business;

(1) all rights under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers in connection with the Business or services furnished to Seller pertaining to the Business or affecting the Assets, to the extent such warranties, representations and guarantees (i) are not required by Seller to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) are assignable;

(m) all claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any kind, against any person or entity, including, without limitation, any liens, security interests, pledges or other rights to payment or to enforce payment in connection with products delivered by Seller related to the Business prior to the Closing Date;

(n) all computer hardware and software with respect to the Business; and

(o) any other properties, assets or rights of Seller as of the Closing Date of any kind, tangible and intangible, used by Seller in connection with the Business, but excluding therefrom the Excluded Assets.

“Books and Records” shall mean, in each case to the extent pertaining to the Business, (a) all records and lists of Seller, (b) all records and lists pertaining to customers, suppliers or personnel of Seller, (c) all product, business and marketing plans of Seller, (d) information regarding Seller’s accounts and notes receivable and (e) all books, ledgers, files, reports, plans, drawings and operating records of every kind maintained by Seller, but excluding Seller’s minute books, stock books and tax returns.

“Business” shall mean Seller’s business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless communication products and services under the name “NTN Wireless Communications.”

“Closing Date” shall mean the date that is ten (10) business days after the date that all of the conditions set forth in Articles VII and VIII have been satisfied or waived.

 

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“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Contract” shall mean any agreement, contract, lease, note, loan, evidence of indebtedness, purchase order, letter of credit, franchise agreement, undertaking, covenant not to compete, employment agreement, license, instrument, obligation or commitment to which Seller is a party or is bound and which relates to the Business or the Assets, whether oral or written, and any prepaid amounts or deposits under any Contract, but excluding the Leases.

“Contract Rights” shall mean all of Seller’s rights and obligations under the Contracts listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule.

“Disclosure Schedule” shall mean a schedule executed and delivered by Seller to Buyer as of the date hereof which sets forth the exceptions to the representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof and certain other information called for by this Agreement.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“Employee Plan” shall mean an “employee plan” as defined under ERISA.

“Encumbrance” shall mean any claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, easement, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, right-of-way, encroachment, building or use restriction, conditional sales agreement, encumbrance or other right of third parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and includes, without limitation, any agreement to give any of the foregoing in the future, and any contingent sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof.

“Excluded Assets,” notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, shall mean the following assets of Seller on the Closing Date, which are not to be acquired by Buyer hereunder:

(a) all cash and cash equivalents held by Seller;

(b) all claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any kind against any person or entity arising out of or relating to the Business to the extent related to the Excluded Liabilities;

(c) all rights and interests in Insurance Policies, including, without limitation, prepaid insurance premiums, unearned premium refunds and claim proceeds;

(d) all assets of Seller not related to or otherwise used in connection with the Business; and

(e) Seller’s software licenses for Photoshop, Microsoft Map Point, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Goldmine, Adobe Acrobat and Norton Anti-Virus.

 

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“Facilities” shall mean the leased premises located at 1400 North Brook Parkway, Suwanee, Georgia.

“Financial Statements” shall mean the financial statements described in Section 4.9.

“Fixtures and Equipment” shall mean all of the furniture, fixtures, furnishings, machinery, repair parts, supplies, equipment and other tangible personal property owned or leased by Seller and used in connection with the Business and, with respect to leased property, any deposits under the leases pertaining thereto.

“Former Facility” shall mean each plant, office, manufacturing facility, store, warehouse, improvement, administrative building and all real property and related facilities used in connection with the Business which was owned, leased or operated by Seller at any time prior to the date hereof, but excluding the Facilities.

“Insurance Policies” shall mean the insurance policies related to the Business as described in Section 4.21 hereof.

“Inventory” shall mean all of Seller’s inventory held for resale by Seller, with respect to the Business. A complete list of Seller’s inventory shall be delivered to Buyer upon the Closing.

“Leased Real Property” shall mean all leased real property described in the Lease with respect to the Facilities.

“Leasehold Estate” shall mean all of Seller’s rights and obligations as lessee under the Lease.

“Leasehold Improvements” shall mean all leasehold improvements situated in or on the Leased Real Property to the extent owned by Seller.

“Lease” shall mean the existing lease with respect to the Facilities listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule.

“material adverse effect” or “material adverse change” shall mean with respect to the Business or the Assets any material adverse effect or change in the condition (financial or other), business, results of operations, assets, liabilities or operations of the Business and/or the Assets or on the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, or any event or condition which would, with the passage of time, result in any such material adverse effect or material adverse change.

“Permits” shall mean all licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, authorizations, consents or orders of, or filings with, any governmental authority, whether foreign, federal, state or local, or any other person, necessary or desirable for the present or anticipated conduct of, or relating to the operation of, the Business.

“Purchased Assets” means all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets, except the Excluded Assets.

 

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“Representative” shall mean any officer, director, principal, attorney, agent, employee or other representative.

“Tax” shall mean any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax, levy, impost, fee, assessment or other government charge, including, without limitation, income, estimated income, business, occupation, franchise, property, payroll, personal property, sales, transfer, use, employment, commercial rent, occupancy, franchise or withholding taxes, and any premium, including, without limitation, interest, penalties and additions in connection therewith.

1.2 Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

   Section

Action

   4.11

Assumed Liabilities

   2.2

Auditor

   2.7(b)(ii)

Bulk Sales Act

   10.4

Claim

   10.3(c)

Claim Notice

   10.3(c)

Closing

   3.1

Closing Payment

   2.4(b)(i)

Confidential Information

   11.12(b)

Damages

   10.3(a)

Environmental Conditions

   4.26(k)

Environmental Laws

   4.26(b)

Excluded Liabilities

   2.3

Final Closing Balance Sheet

   2.7(b)(iii)

Hazardous Substance

   4.26(a)(ii)

Holdback

   2.4(b)(ii)

Most Recent Financial Statements

   4.9(a)

Most Recent Fiscal Month End

   4.9(a)

Most Recent Fiscal Year End

   4.9(a)

Objection Notice

   2.7(b)(ii)

Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet

   2.7(b)(i)

Proposed Acquisition Transaction

   6.1 (a)

Proprietary Rights

   4.17(a)

Purchase Price

   2.4(a)

Purchase Price Adjustment

   2.7(c)

Release

   4.26(a)(i)

Trademarks

   4.17(c)

 

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ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS

2.1 Transfer of Assets. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, Seller will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will acquire from Seller, the Purchased Assets.

2.2 Assumption of Liabilities. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, Buyer shall assume the following, and only the following, obligations and liabilities of Seller (the “Assumed Liabilities”): all obligations and liabilities accruing, arising out of, or relating to events or occurrences happening after the Closing Date under the Lease and the Contracts listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule; provided, however, that the Assumed Liabilities shall not include any obligation or liability for any breach of any such Contract or Lease occurring prior to the Closing Date.

2.3 Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, except for the Assumed Liabilities expressly specified in Section 2.2. Buyer shall not assume, or otherwise be responsible for, any liabilities or obligations of Seller, whether actual or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, or known or unknown, in each case to the extent arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the date hereof but prior to or on the Closing Date (“Excluded Liabilities”), which Excluded Liabilities include, without limitation:

(a) Any liability or obligation to or in respect of any employees or former employees of Seller, including, without limitation, (i) any employment agreement, whether or not written, between Seller and any person including, without limitation, accrued vested vacation benefits, unpaid bonuses and salaries, (ii) any liability under any Employee Plan at any time maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by or with respect to Seller or under which Seller may incur liability, or any contributions, benefits or liabilities therefor, or any liability with respect to Seller’s withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or termination of any Employee Plan and (iii) any claim of an unfair labor practice, or any claim under any state unemployment compensation or worker’s compensation law or regulation or under any federal or state employment discrimination law or regulation, which shall have been asserted prior to the Closing Date or is based on acts or omissions which occurred prior to the Closing Date;

(b) Any liability or obligation of Seller in respect of any Tax incurred on or prior to the Closing Date;

(c) Any liability or obligation of Seller arising from any injury to or death of any person or damage to or destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, enterprise liability or any other legal or equitable theory arising from defects in products manufactured or from services performed by or on behalf of Seller prior to the Closing Date;

(d) Any liability or obligation of Seller arising out of or related to any Action against Seller or any Action which adversely affects the Purchased Assets and which shall have been asserted prior to the Closing Date or to the extent the basis of which shall have arisen prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(e) Any liability or obligation of Seller resulting from entering into, performing its obligations pursuant to or consummating the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement (including, without limitation, any liability or obligation of Seller pursuant to Article X hereof);

(f) Any liability or obligation of Seller arising from lease commitments for furniture, fixtures and equipment that relates to any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date;

(g) Any liability or obligation of Seller related to any Former Facility that relates to any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; and

(h) Any liability related to violations of law or regulations applicable to the Business, including, but not limited to, regulations of the Federal Communications Commission to the extent the basis of which shall have arisen prior to the Closing Date.

2.4 Purchase Price.

(a) Purchase Price. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Buyer shall pay to Seller for the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance and delivery of the Purchased Assets, the amount of $2,400,000 (the “Purchase Price”) subject to the adjustment as provided in Section 2.7 below.

(b) Payment of Purchase Price.

(i) Closing Payment. Buyer agrees to pay Seller at Closing the amount of $2,300,000 (the “Closing Payment”) which shall be payable by same day wire transfer on the Closing Date.

(ii) Holdback. Buyer shall holdback $100,000 (the “Holdback”) to be held for delivery to Seller as and to the extent determined under the terms of Section 2.7 hereof.

(c) Allocations. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in the manner required by Section 1060 of the Code and regulations thereunder. Schedule 2.4(c) sets forth the amount of the Purchase Price allocable to the various Purchased Assets. Buyer and Seller agree to each prepare and file on a timely basis with the Internal Revenue Service substantially identical initial and supplemental Internal Revenue Service Forms 8594 “Asset Acquisition Statements Under Section 1060” consistent with Schedule 2.4(c).

2.5 Closing Costs; Transfer Taxes and Fees. Seller shall be solely responsible for any documentary and transfer taxes and any sales, use or other taxes imposed by reason of the transfer of the Purchased Assets provided hereunder and any deficiency, interest or penalty asserted with respect thereto.

2.6 Prorations. Any prepaid expenses, including without limitation rent and the charges for any water, sewage, disposal, electricity, telephone and other utilities and services, to the extent such prepayment shall benefit Buyer after the Closing Date, shall be prorated as appropriate between Buyer and Seller as of the Closing Date. Such prorations shall, insofar as

 

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feasible, be determined and paid at the Closing, with best efforts made to achieve final settlement of such prorations within sixty (60) days after the Closing. Subject to such obligation of Buyer, following the Closing, all other deposits under any Contracts to be assumed by Buyer hereunder shall become the sole and exclusive property of Buyer. Seller shall be responsible for payment of all unpaid rent (including percentage rents), common area maintenance expenses and real property taxes (to the extent required to be paid under the Lease) through the Closing Date. Seller shall be responsible for payments to employees through the Closing Date.

2.7 Purchase Price Adjustment.

(a) On or as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a balance sheet (the “Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet”) as of the Closing Date on the same basis and applying the same accounting principles, policies and practices that were used in preparing the Financial Statements taking into account the Purchased Assets and none of the Excluded Assets.

(i) The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet shall be binding and conclusive upon, and deemed accepted by, Buyer unless the Buyer shall have notified Seller in writing of any objections with respect to the balances for accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets and/or prepaid items set forth therein within five (5) days after receipt thereof. During the five (5)-day period after Buyer’s receipt of the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet and, as applicable, thereafter, Seller shall make the work papers and back-up materials used in preparing the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet insofar as they pertain to accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets and prepaid items, as well as the personnel of Seller with knowledge regarding any underlying matters, available to Buyer at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice. Any written notice of the Buyer shall (1) specify in reasonable detail each item on the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet that the Buyer disputes and (2) include a summary of the Buyer’s reasons for such dispute.

(ii) Disputes between Buyer and Seller relating to the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet that cannot be resolved by them within ten (10) days after receipt by Seller of the notice referred to in Section 2.7(a)(i) above may be referred no later than twenty (20) days after such receipt for decision (at the request of either Buyer or Seller) to an independent nationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreeable to Buyer and Seller to decide the matter (the “Auditor”). Prior to referring the matter to the Auditor, Buyer and Seller shall agree on the procedures to be followed by the Auditor (including procedures with regard to presentation of evidence). Such procedures shall not alter the accounting practices, principles and policies to be applied to the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet, which shall be those required by this Agreement. If Buyer and Seller are unable to agree upon procedures before the end of fifteen (15) days after referral of the dispute to the Auditor, then the Auditor shall establish such procedures giving due regard to the intention of the Parties to resolve disputes as quickly, efficiently and inexpensively as possible, which procedures may, but need not, be those proposed by either of Buyer or Seller. Buyer and Seller shall then submit evidence in accordance with the procedures established, and the Auditor shall decide the dispute in accordance therewith. The Auditor’s decision on any matter referred to it shall be final and binding on Seller and Buyer. The fee of the Auditor shall be borne by Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, in equal portions, unless the Auditor decides, based on its determination with respect to the reasonableness of the respective positions of Buyer and Seller, that the fee shall be bome in unequal proportions.

 

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(iii) The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet shall become final and binding upon Buyer and Seller upon the earlier of: (1) the failure by the Buyer to object thereto within the period permitted under Section 2.7(a)(i) above; (2) the agreement between Buyer and Seller with respect thereto; or (3) the decision by the Auditor with respect to any disputes under Section 2.7(a)(ii) above. As adjusted, if applicable, pursuant to such agreement or such decision, the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet, when final and binding, is referred to herein as the “Final Closing Balance Sheet.”

(b) The Purchase Price will be adjusted downward on a dollar-for-dollar basis (i) for every dollar by which the accounts receivable as reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet are less than $450,000 and (ii) for every dollar by which the amount of inventory as reflected on the Final Closing Balance Sheet (including advanced payments on such inventory) is less than $350,000, in each case as determined in accordance with Section 2.7a).

(c) No later than the 5th day after the Final Closing Balance Sheet becomes final, as described in Section 2.7(a)(iii), Buyer shall pay to Seller the Holdback less the amount, if any, by which the Purchase Price is adjusted downward in accordance with Section 2.7(b) (the “Purchase Price Adjustment”).

(d) In the event that the Purchase Price Adjustment exceeds the Holdback, the amount by which the Purchase Price Adjustment exceeds the Holdback will be paid by Seller to Buyer not later than the 5th day after Final Closing Balance Sheet becomes final, as described in Section 2.7(a)(iii).

ARTICLE III.

CLOSING

3.1 Closing. The Closing of the transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”) shall be held immediately following the close of business on the Closing Date at the offices of Seller, unless the parties hereto otherwise agree.

3.2 Conveyances at Closing.

(a) Instruments and Possession. To effect the sale and transfer referred to in Section 2.1 hereof, Seller will, at the Closing, execute and deliver to Buyer:

(i) one or more bills of sale, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, conveying in the aggregate all of Seller’s owned personal property included in the Purchased Assets;

(ii) subject to Section 9.2 hereof, an Assignment and Assumption of Lease with Consent of Landlord substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, with respect to the Lease;

 

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(iii) an Assignment and Acceptance of Purchased Assets, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, with respect to the Contract Rights;

(iv) an Assignment of Proprietary Rights substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, in recordable form to the extent necessary to assign such rights;

(v) the Ancillary Agreements; and

(vi) such other instruments as shall be reasonably requested by Buyer to vest in Buyer title in and to the Purchased Assets in accordance with the provisions hereof.

(b) Instruments and Payment. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, Buyer will, at the Closing, execute and deliver to Seller:

(i) an instrument of assumption substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, evidencing Buyer’s assumption, pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, of the Assumed Liabilities;

(ii) such other instruments as shall be reasonably requested by Seller; and

(iii) payment of the Closing Payment.

(c) Form of Instruments. To the extent that a form of any document to be delivered hereunder is not attached as an exhibit hereto, such document shall be in form and substance, and shall be executed and delivered in a manner, reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller.

(d) Certificates. Buyer and Seller shall deliver the certificates and other matters described in Articles VII and VIII hereof.

(e) Consents. Subject to Section 9.2 hereof, Seller shall deliver all Permits that are transferable and any third party consents required in connection with the transfer of Assets contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND THE SHAREHOLDER

Seller and the Shareholder hereby represent and warrant to Buyer as follows, except as otherwise set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, which representations and warranties are, as of the date hereof, and will be, as of the Closing Date, true and correct:

4.1 Organization of Seller. Seller is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature of its activities make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the

 

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Purchased Assets or the Business. Copies of the organizational documents of Seller, and all amendments thereto, heretofore delivered to Buyer are accurate and complete as of the date hereof. Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list of all jurisdictions in which Seller is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation. The Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding capital stock of Seller.

4.2 Subsidiaries. Seller does not have any subsidiaries which are used by Seller in the conduct of the Business or which own any of the Assets. Seller has no direct or indirect stock or other equity or ownership interest (whether controlling or not) in any corporation, association, partnership, joint venture or other entity.

4.3 Authorization. Seller has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all corporate action necessary, to own, lease and operate the Purchased Assets, to conduct the Business as it is presently being conducted, to execute and deliver this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly approved by the board of directors of Seller. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Shareholder has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto, including, without limitation, the Ancillary Agreements to which such Shareholder is a party), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and the Shareholder and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and the Shareholder enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms.

4.4 Assets. Seller has and will transfer good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets and upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer will acquire good title to all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances.

4.5 Facilities. Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule describes or attaches a copy of the Lease. The Lease is valid, binding and enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect; no event of default has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a material default thereunder on the part of Seller; and Seller has no knowledge of the occurrence of any event of default which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a material default thereunder by any other party.

(a) Actions. Except as set forth on Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened condemnation proceedings with respect to the Facilities, or litigation or administrative actions relating to the Facilities.

(b) Leases or Other Agreements. Except for the Lease with respect to the Facilities, there are no leases, subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements, options, rights, concessions or other agreements or arrangements, written or oral, granting to any person the right to purchase, use or occupy the Facilities, or any real property in connection with the Business or any portion thereof or interest in the Facilities or real property.

 

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(c) Leased Real Property. With respect to the Lease for the Facilities, Seller has and will transfer to Buyer at the Closing by written assignments obtained by Buyer (with Seller’s cooperation) an unencumbered interest as the tenant in the Leasehold Estate. Seller enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of such Leased Real Property, subject to the rights set forth in the Lease of the fee owner, and Seller has in all material respects performed all of the obligations required by the Lease to be performed by it through the date hereof.

(d) Certificate of Occupancy. To Seller’s knowledge, the Facilities have received all required approvals of governmental authorities (including, without limitation, Permits and certificates of occupancy or other similar certificates permitting lawful occupancy of the Facilities) required in connection with the operation of the Business at the Facilities.

(e) Utilities. The Facilities are supplied with utilities at the lessee’s expense (including, without limitation, water, sewage, disposal, electricity and telephone) and other services necessary for the operation of the Facilities as currently operated.

(f) Improvements, Fixtures and Equipment. The improvements constructed on the Facilities, including, without limitation, all Leasehold Improvements, and all Fixtures and Equipment and other tangible assets owned, leased or used by Seller at the Facilities are (i) insured to the extent and in a manner customary in the industry, (ii) structurally sound with no known material defects, (iii) in good operating condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and tear, (iv) not in need of maintenance or repair except for ordinary routine maintenance and repair, the cost of which would not be material to the Business and (v) to Seller’s knowledge, in conformity, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, ordinances, orders, regulations and other requirements relating thereto currently in effect. None of the improvements is subject to any commitment or other arrangement for its sale or use by any affiliate of Seller or third parties.

(g) No Special Assessment. Seller has not received notice of any special assessment relating to the Facilities or any portion thereof, and to Seller’s knowledge there is no pending or threatened special assessment.

4.6 Contracts and Leases.

(a) Contracts. Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Contracts and leases of the following categories:

(i) Contracts with Seller’s customers and suppliers, including, but not limited to, purchase orders from customers and issued to suppliers, listed in Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Schedule;

(ii) Employment contracts and severance agreements, including, without limitation, Contracts (A) to employ or terminate executive officers or other personnel and other contracts with present or former officers, directors or shareholders of Seller or (B) that will result in the payment by, or the creation of any commitment or obligation (absolute or contingent) to pay on behalf of Seller any severance, termination, “golden parachute,” or other similar payments to any present or former personnel following termination of employment or otherwise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

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(iii) Labor or union contracts;

(iv) Distribution, franchise, merchandise, license, sales, commission, consulting agency, advertising contracts or trade show contracts related to the Assets or the Business which are not cancelable on thirty (30) calendar days notice;

(v) Options with respect to any property, real or personal, whether Seller shall be the grantor or grantee thereunder;

(vi) Contracts involving expenditures or liabilities, actual or potential, in excess of $25,000 or otherwise material to the Business or the Assets;

(vii) Contracts or commitments relating to commission arrangements with others;

(viii) Promissory notes, loans, agreements, indentures, evidences of indebtedness, letters of credit, guarantees, or other instruments relating to an obligation to pay money in connection with the Business, individually in excess of $25,000 or in the aggregate in excess of $50,000, whether Seller shall be the borrower or guarantor thereunder or whereby any Assets are pledged (excluding credit provided by Seller in the ordinary course of Seller’s Business to purchasers of its products);

(ix) Contracts containing covenants limiting the freedom of Seller or any officer or director of Seller to engage in any line of business or compete with any person;

(x) Any Contract with the United States, state or local government or any agency or department thereof involving expenditures or liabilities in excess of $25,000;

(xi) Leases of real property other than the Lease; and

(xii) Leases of personal property not cancelable (without liability) within thirty (30) calendar days.

Seller has delivered to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all of the Contracts and leases listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, including all amendments and supplements thereto, except Contracts and leases not included as Purchased Assets.

(b) Absence of Breaches or Defaults. All of the Contracts are valid and in full force and effect. Seller has duly performed all of its obligations under the Contracts to the extent those obligations to perform have accrued, and no material violation of, or material default or breach under any Contracts by Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party, has occurred and neither Seller nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party has repudiated any provisions thereof.

 

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(c) Product Warranty. Seller has committed no act, and there has been no omission, which may result in, and to the knowledge of Seller, there has been no occurrence which may give rise to, product liability or liability for breach of warranty (whether covered by insurance or not) on the part of Seller, with respect to products designed, manufactured, assembled, repaired, maintained, delivered or installed or services rendered prior to or on the Closing Date.

(d) Consents and Enforceability. Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all consents required for the assignment by Seller to Buyer of the rights, benefits and claims and Buyer’s assumptions of obligations under the Contracts. Except as set forth on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) none of the rights of Seller in the Contracts transferred to Buyer will be materially impaired by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) all of the rights of Seller in those Contracts assumed by Buyer will be enforceable by Buyer after the Closing to the same extent as if such transactions had not been consummated.

4.7 Permits. Seller has all Permits required to conduct the Business as now being conducted, except such Permits the failure of which to obtain would not have a material adverse effect on the Purchased Assets or the Business. All Permits of Seller are valid and in full force and effect and are listed on Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule. Except as disclosed on Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, no notice to, declaration, filing or registration with, or Permit from, any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory body or authority, or any other person or entity, is required to be made or obtained by Seller or the Shareholder in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.8 No Conflict or Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof, will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the organizational documents of Seller, (b) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event 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 result in a right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Purchased Assets under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract, Lease, Permit or other instrument or obligation (i) to which Seller is a party or (ii) by which the Purchased Assets are bound, (c) to Seller’s knowledge, violate any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, order, judgment, ruling, writ, injunction, decree, Permit or award, (d) impose any Encumbrance, restriction or charge on the Purchased Assets or the Business except in the case of each of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of Encumbrances which, in the aggregate would not have a material adverse effect on the Purchased Assets, the Business or on the ability of Seller or the Shareholder to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.9 Financial Statements and Subsequent Events

(a) Financial Statements. Seller has delivered to Buyer the following financial statements (collectively, the “Financial Statements”): (i) audited balance sheets and

 

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statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002, December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2006, (the “Most Recent Fiscal Year End”) for the Shareholder; (ii) unaudited balance sheets and statements of income as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 for Seller and (iii) unaudited balance sheet and statement of income (the “Most Recent Financial Statements”) as of and for the month ended February 28, 2007 (the “Most Recent Fiscal Month End”) for Seller. The Financial Statements (including, in the case of the Financial Statements described in clause (i) above, the notes thereto) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered thereby except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the extent applicable to Seller, present fairly the financial condition of Seller as of such dates and the results of operations of Seller for such periods, are correct and complete in all material respects, and, to the extent applicable to Seller, are consistent with the books and records of Seller (which books and records are correct and complete); provided, however, that the Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in the aggregate) and the Financial Statements described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above lack footnotes and other presentation items.

(b) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End. Since the Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not been any material adverse change with respect to the Business or the Assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since that date:

(i) the Seller has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than for fair consideration in the ordinary course of Business;

(ii) the Seller has not entered into any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) either involving more than $25,000 or outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(iii) no party (including the Seller) has accelerated, terminated, modified, or cancelled any Contract (or series of related Contracts) involving more than $25,000 to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound;

(iv) the Seller has not imposed or permitted to exist any Encumbrances upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

(v) the Seller has not made any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) either involving more than $25,000 or outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(vi) the Seller has not made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions) either involving more than $25,000 or outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(vii) the Seller has not issued any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation either involving more than $25,000 singly or $50,000 in the aggregate;

 

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(viii) the Seller has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(ix) the Seller has not cancelled, compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of related rights and claims) either involving more than $25,000 or outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(x) the Seller has not transferred, assigned, or granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Proprietary Rights;

(xi) the Seller has not declared, set aside, or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired any of its capital stock;

(xii) the Seller has not experienced any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property;

(xiii) the Seller has not made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of the directors, officers, and employees of the Seller or the Shareholder outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(xiv) the Seller has not entered into or terminated any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;

(xv) the Seller has not granted any increase in the base compensation of any of the directors, officers, and employees of Seller outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(xvi) the Seller has not adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of the directors, officers, and employees of the Seller;

(xvii) the Seller has not made any other change in employment terms for any of the directors, officers, and employees of the Seller outside the ordinary course of its Business;

(xviii) the Seller has not made or pledged to make any charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $10,000 outside the ordinary course of its Business; and

(xix) the Seller has not committed to any of the foregoing.

4.10 Books and Records. Seller has made and kept (and given Buyer access to) Books and Records and accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the activities of Seller. The minute books of Seller previously delivered to Buyer accurately and adequately reflect all action previously taken by the shareholders, board of directors and committees of the

 

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board of directors of Seller. The copies of the stock book records of Seller previously delivered to Buyer are true, correct and complete, and accurately reflect all transactions effected in Seller’s stock through and including the date hereof.

4.11 Litigation. Except as set forth on Section 4.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree outstanding or any claim, suit, litigation, proceeding, labor dispute, arbitral action, governmental audit or investigation (collectively, “Actions”) pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened or anticipated (a) against, related to or affecting (i) Seller, the Business or the Assets, (ii) any officers or directors of Seller as such or (iii)any shareholder of Seller in such shareholder’s capacity as a shareholder of Seller, (b) against Seller or the Shareholder seeking to delay, limit or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) that involve the risk of criminal liability to Seller, its directors or officers acting as such or (d) in which Seller is a plaintiff, including any derivative suits brought by or on behalf of Seller. Seller is not in default with respect to or subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental agency, and there are no unsatisfied judgments against Seller, the Business or the Assets. There is not a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination of any pending Actions that would have a material adverse effect on the Business or the Assets.

4.12 Labor Matters. Seller is not a party to any labor agreement with respect to its employees with any labor organization, union, group or association, and there are no employee unions (nor any other similar labor or employee organizations) under local statutes, custom or practice. In the past five years, Seller has not experienced any attempt by organized labor or its representatives to make Seller conform to demands of organized labor relating to its employees or to enter into a binding agreement with organized labor that would cover the employees of Seller. There is no labor strike or labor disturbance pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller nor is any grievance currently being asserted, and in the past five years Seller has not experienced a work stoppage or other labor difficulty. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws respecting employment practices, employee documentation, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours and is not and has not engaged in any unfair labor practice. There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against Seller pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any other domestic or foreign governmental agency arising out of the conduct of the Business, and to Seller’s knowledge, there are no facts or information which would give rise thereto.

4.13 Liabilities. Other than the Excluded Liabilities, to Seller’s knowledge, Seller has no material liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether matured or unmatured related to or otherwise connected to the Business), including, without limitation, Tax liabilities due or to become due, except liabilities shown on the balance sheet of Seller for the Most Recent Fiscal Year End or those arising after the date of the Most Recent Fiscal Year End under Contracts, Leases, Permits, business arrangements and commitments in the ordinary course of the Business or as described in the Disclosure Schedule (and under those Contracts which are not required to be disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule).

4.14 Compliance with Law. Seller and the conduct of the Business have not violated and are in compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules and orders of any

 

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foreign, federal, state or local government and any other governmental department or agency, and any judgment, decision, decree or order of any court or governmental agency, department or authority, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, relating to the Assets or the Business or operations of Seller, except where the violation or failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Assets or the Business. Seller and the conduct of the Business are in conformity with all energy, public utility, zoning, building and health codes, regulations and ordinances, OSHA and Environmental Laws and all other foreign, federal, state, and local governmental and regulatory requirements, except where any nonconformity would not have a material adverse effect on the Assets or the Business. Seller has not received any notice to the effect that, or otherwise been advised that, it is not in compliance with any such statutes, regulations, rules, judgments, decrees, orders, ordinances or other laws, and Seller has no reason to anticipate that any existing circumstances are likely to result in violations of any of the foregoing which failure or violation would, in any one case or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Assets or the Business.

4.15 No Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its officers, directors, employees, shareholders or affiliates has employed or made any agreement with any broker, finder or similar agent or any person or firm which will result in the obligation of Buyer or any of its affiliates to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage fees or commission or similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.16 No Other Agreements To Sell the Assets. Neither Seller nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders or affiliates has any commitment or legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other person or firm (other than Buyer) to sell, assign, transfer or effect a sale of any of the Assets (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business), to sell or effect a sale of a majority of the capital stock of Seller, to effect any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or other reorganization of Seller, or to enter into any agreement or cause the entering into of an agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

4.17 Proprietary Rights.

(a) Proprietary Rights. Section 4.17 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all of Seller’s federal, state and foreign registrations of trademarks and of other marks, trade names or other trade rights, and all pending applications for any such registrations, and all of Seller’s patents and copyrights, and all pending applications therefor, in which Seller has any interest whatsoever, that are used by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the Business (collectively, “Proprietary Rights”). The Proprietary Rights listed on the Disclosure Schedule comprise all of the material proprietary rights used by Seller in connection with the Business.

(b) Royalties and Licenses. No person has a right to receive a royalty or similar payment in respect of any Proprietary Rights whether or not pursuant to any contractual arrangements entered into by Seller. Seller has no licenses granted, sold or otherwise transferred by or to it nor other agreements to which it is a party, relating in whole or in part to any of the Proprietary Rights.

 

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(c) Ownership and Protection of Proprietary Rights. Seller owns and has the sole right to use each of the Proprietary Rights. Except as set forth on Section 4.17 of the Disclosure Schedule and except for applications pending, all of the trademarks listed on Section 4.17 of the Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Trademarks”) have been duly issued and, except as set forth on Section 4.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the other Proprietary Rights exist, are registered and are subsisting. None of the Proprietary Rights is involved in any pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened litigation. Seller has not received any notice of invalidity or infringement of any rights of others with respect to such Trademarks. Seller has taken all reasonable and prudent steps to protect the Proprietary Rights from infringement by any other firm, corporation, association or person. To Seller’s knowledge, no other firm, corporation, association or person (i) has the right to use any such Trademarks on the goods on which they are now being used in the market for communications devices, namely pagers and transmitters (“Seller’s Market Area”) either in identical form or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when applied to the goods of any such firm, corporation, association or person, to cause confusion with the Trademarks or to cause a mistake or to deceive, (ii) has notified Seller or the Shareholder that it is claiming any ownership of or right to use such Proprietary Rights or (iii) is infringing upon any such Proprietary Rights in any way. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller’s use of the Proprietary Rights is not infringing upon or otherwise violating the rights of any third party in or to such Proprietary Rights, and no proceedings have been instituted against or notices received by Seller or the Shareholder that are presently outstanding alleging that Seller’s use of the Proprietary Rights infringes upon or otherwise violates any rights of a third party in or to such Proprietary Rights. To Seller’s knowledge, all of the Proprietary Rights are valid and enforceable rights of Seller in Seller’s Market Area and will not cease to be valid and in full force and effect by reason of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.18 Employee Plans. Buyer shall not incur or assume any liability with respect to any Employee Plan involving any employee or former employee of Seller as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.19 Transactions with Certain Persons. No officer, director or employee of Seller nor any member of any such person’s immediate family is presently, or within the past three years has been, a party to any transaction with Seller relating to the Business, including, without limitation, any contract, agreement or other arrangement (a) providing for the furnishing of services by, (b) providing for the rental of real or personal property from or (c) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services as officers, directors or employees of Seller) any such person or corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any such person has an interest as a shareholder, officer, director, trustee or partner.

4.20 Tax Matters.

(a) Filing of Tax Returns. Seller (and each affiliated group of which Seller is now or has been a member) has timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all returns (including, without limitation, information returns and other material information), and has participated in filing all required combined reports, in respect of Taxes required to be filed through the date hereof and will timely file any such returns (or cause to be filed such combined reports) required to be filed prior to or on the Closing Date. All such returns, combined reports

 

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and other information are (or, in the case of returns, combined reports and information not yet filed, will be when filed) complete and accurate in all material respects. Except as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller, nor any group of which Seller now or was a member, has requested any extension of time within which to file returns (including, without limitation, information returns) or combined reports in respect of any Taxes, which returns or reports have not been filed. Seller has delivered to Buyer complete and accurate copies of Seller’s federal, state and local tax returns and reports required to be filed for the past three taxable years.

(b) Payment of Taxes. All Taxes, in respect of periods beginning before and ending on the Closing Date, have been timely paid, or will be timely paid, or an adequate reserve has been established therefor, as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule or the Financial Statements, and Seller does not, to Seller’s knowledge, have any liability for Taxes in excess of the amounts so paid or reserves so established.

(c) Audits, Investigations or Claims. Except as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, the consolidated federal income tax returns of Seller have not been examined by the Internal Revenue Service for all periods to and including those set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, and except to the extent shown therein, no material deficiencies for Taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any taxing or other governmental authority against Seller. Except as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened audits, investigations or claims for or relating to any additional liability in respect of Taxes, and there are no matters under discussion with any governmental authorities with respect to Taxes that in the reasonable judgment of Seller, or its attorneys or accountants, are likely to result in an additional material liability for Taxes. Except as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller has not been notified that any taxing authority intends to audit a return for any period. Except as set forth on Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule, no extension of a statute of limitations relating to Taxes is in effect with respect to Seller.

(d) Certain Payments. The Seller has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, and is not a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make any payments that are not deductible under Code Section 280G. The Seller has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii). The Seller has disclosed on its federal income Tax returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662.

(e) Lien. There are no liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the Assets.

(f) Foreign Person. Seller is not a person other than a United States person within the meaning of the Code.

(g) Jurisdiction. Section 4.20 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction, including state, local and foreign, in which or with respect to which Seller is, or has been, subject to imposition of a Tax or required to file a return or report with respect to Taxes during the past three (3) years.

 

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(h) Tax Sharing Agreements. Seller is not a party to nor otherwise has any obligation under, any Tax sharing allocation or indemnity agreement or similar contract or arrangement.

4.21 Insurance. Seller has maintained policies of fire, liability, title, worker’s compensation and product liability on the Business, the Assets or its employees. Such insurance provides, and during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 provided, coverage to the extent and in the manner (a) customary for the industry in which Seller is engaged and (b) as may be required by law. Seller is not in default under any of such policies or binders, and Seller has not failed to give any notice or to present any claim under any such policy or binder in a due and timely fashion. There are no facts unique to Seller, the Assets or the Business and not generally applicable to Seller’s industry upon which an insurer might be justified in reducing coverage or increasing premiums on existing policies or binders. No insurer has advised Seller that it intends to reduce coverage, increase premiums or fail to renew any existing policy or binder. There are no outstanding unresolved claims under any such policies or binders. To Seller’s knowledge, all policies and binders provide reasonably sufficient coverage for the risks insured against, are in full force and effect on the date hereof and shall be kept in full force and effect through the Closing Date.

4.22 Inventory. Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the Inventory as of the date of this Agreement and all of the addresses at which the Inventory is located. All such Inventory is owned by Seller. The values at which inventories are shown on the Financial Statements have been determined in accordance with the normal valuation policy of Seller, consistently applied and in accordance GAAP. The inventories (and items of Inventory acquired or manufactured subsequent to the date of the Financial Statements) consist only of items of quality and quantity commercially usable and salable in the ordinary course of business, except for any items of obsolete material or material below standard quality, all of which have been written down to realizable market value, or for which adequate reserves have been provided, and the present quantities of all inventories are reasonable in the present circumstances of Seller’s Business.

4.23 Purchase Commitments. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no claims against Seller to return merchandise by reason of alleged overshipments, defective merchandise or otherwise, or of merchandise in the hands of customers under an understanding that such merchandise would be returnable. No outstanding purchase or outstanding lease commitment of Seller presently is in excess of the normal, ordinary and usual requirements of the Business or contains terms and conditions more onerous than those usual and customary in the Business. There is no outstanding bid, proposal, Contract or unfilled order which relates to the Assets which will or would, if accepted, have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Business or the Assets.

4.24 Payments. Seller has not, directly or indirectly, paid or delivered any fee, commission or other sum of money or item or property, however characterized, to any finder, agent, government official or other party, in the United States or any other country, which is in

 

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any manner related to the Business, Assets or operations of Seller, which is, or may be with the passage of time or discovery, illegal under any federal, state or local laws of the United States (including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) or any other country having jurisdiction; and Seller has not participated, directly or indirectly, in any boycotts or other similar practices affecting any of its actual or potential customers.

4.25 Suppliers and Customers. Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the names and addresses of Seller’s key suppliers and the names of key contacts of each such supplier. Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the names and addresses of Seller’s key customers and the names of key contacts of each such customer.

4.26 Product Warranty. Each product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by Seller has been in conformity in all material respects with all applicable contractual commitments and all express and implied warranties, and to Seller’s knowledge, Seller has no liability (and, to Seller’s knowledge, there is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against Seller giving rise to any liability) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith, subject only to the reserve for product warranty claims set forth on the balance sheet of Seller included in the Most Recent Financial Statements as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of Seller. No product manufactured, distributed, sold, leased, or delivered by Seller is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease. Section 4.26 of the Disclosure Schedule includes copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale or lease for each product manufactured, sold, leased or delivered by Seller (containing applicable guaranty, warranty, and indemnity provisions).

4.27 Product Liability. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller has no liability (and, to Seller’s knowledge, there is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against Seller giving rise to any liability) arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership, possession, or use of any product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by Seller.

4.28 Compliance With Environmental Laws.

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this Section 4.28, shall have the following meanings. Any of these terms may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural depending on the reference.

(i) “Release” shall mean and include any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment or the workplace of any Hazardous Substance, and otherwise as defined in any applicable Environmental Law.

(ii) “Hazardous Substance” shall mean any quantity of asbestos, urea formaldehyde, PCBs, radon gas, crude oil or any fraction thereof, all forms of natural gas, petroleum products or by-products, any radioactive substance, any toxic, infectious, reactive,

 

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corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical or chemical compound and any other hazardous substance, material or waste (as defined in or for purposes of any applicable Environmental Law), whether solid, liquid or gas.

(b) Compliance With Applicable Environmental Laws. The Facilities have been maintained by Seller in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, judgments, orders, notice requirements, court decisions, agency guidelines or principles of law, restrictions and licenses with respect to the Facilities in effect on the Closing Date, which (i) regulate or relate to the protection or clean-up of the environment, the use, treatment, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of hazardous, toxic or otherwise dangerous substances, wastes or materials (whether gas, liquid or solid), the preservation or protection of waterways, groundwater, drinking water, air, wildlife, plants or other natural resources, or the health and safety of persons or property, including, without limitation, protection of the health and safety of employees or (ii) impose liability with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.). Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) (“RCRA”), Safe Drinking Water Act (21 U.S.C. § 349, 42 U.S.C. §§ 201, 300f), Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.). Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) (“CERCLA”), or any other similar federal, state or local law of similar effect, each as amended (collectively, “Environmental Laws”).

(c) Facilities. The Facilities are, and at all times have been when leased or operated by Seller, leased and operated in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and in a manner that will not give rise to any liability under any applicable Environmental Laws.

(d) Permits. Seller has, and at all times has had, all Permits required under any applicable Environmental Law, and the Facilities are, and at all times have been, in compliance with all such Permits, except where the failure to have or be in compliance with such Permits would not have a material adverse effect on the Business or Assets.

(e) Permits Required. The consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not require an application for issuance, renewal, transfer or extension of, or any other administrative action regarding, any Permit required under any applicable Environmental Law.

(f) Notice of Violation. Seller has not received any notice at any time that Seller is or was claimed to be in violation of or in non-compliance with the conditions of any Permit required under any applicable Environmental Law or the provisions of any applicable Environmental Law.

(g) Pending Actions. There is not now pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any basis for, nor has there ever been, any Action against Seller under any applicable Environmental Law or otherwise with respect to any Release or mishandling of any Hazardous Substance.

 

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(h) Judgments. There are no consent decrees, judgments, judicial or administrative orders or agreements with, or liens by, any governmental authority or quasi-governmental entity relating to any applicable Environmental Law which regulate, obligate, bind or in any way affect Seller or the Facilities.

(i) Hazardous Substances. There is not and has not been any Hazardous Substance used, generated, treated, stored, transported, disposed of, handled or otherwise existing on, under, about or from the Facilities, except for quantities of any such Hazardous Substances stored or otherwise held on, under or about the Facilities in full compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and necessary for the operation of the Business.

(j) Handling of Hazardous Substances. Seller has at all times used, generated, treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise handled its Hazardous Substances in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and in a manner that will not result in material liability of Seller under any applicable Environmental Law.

(k) Environmental Conditions. To Seller’s knowledge, there are no present or past Environmental Conditions (as defined below) in any way relating to the Business or the Leased Real Property. “Environmental Conditions” means the introduction into the environment of any Hazardous Substance (whether or not upon the Leased Real Property, or other property of the Business) as a result of which Seller has or may become liable to any person or by reason of which the Leased Real Property or any of the Assets may suffer or be subjected to any lien.

(1) CERCLA or RCRA. No current or past use, generation, treatment, transportation, storage, disposal or handling practice of Seller with respect to any Hazardous Substance has or will result in any material liability under CERCLA or RCRA or any state or local law of similar effect, as in effect on the Closing Date.

(m) Storage Tank or Pipeline. To Seller’s knowledge, there is not now and has not been at any time in the past any underground or above-ground storage tank or pipeline at the Facilities where the installation, use, maintenance, repair, testing, closure or removal of such tank or pipeline was not in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and, to Seller’s knowledge, there has been no Release from or rupture of any such tank or pipeline, including, without limitation, any Release from or in connection with the filling or emptying of such tank.

(n) Environmental Audits or Assessments. True, complete and correct copies of the written reports, and all parts thereof, including any drafts of such reports if such drafts are in the possession or control of Seller, of all environmental audits or assessments which have been conducted at the Facilities or any Former Facility within the past three years, either by Seller or any attorney, environmental consultant or engineer engaged for such purpose, have been delivered to Buyer and a list of all such reports, audits and assessments and any other similar report, audit or assessment of which Seller has knowledge is included on Section 4.28 of the Disclosure Schedule.

(o) Indemnification Agreements. Except as set forth in the Lease with respect to the Facilities and on Section 4.28 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller is not a party, whether as a direct signatory or as successor, assigned or third party beneficiary, or otherwise bound, to any

 

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Lease or other Contract (excluding insurance policies disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule) under which Seller is obligated by or entitled to the benefits of, directly or indirectly, any representation, warranty, indemnification, covenant, restriction or other undertaking concerning environmental conditions.

(p) Releases or Waivers. Except as set forth in any Lease with respect to the Facilities and on Section 4.28 of the Disclosure Schedule, Seller has not released any other person from any claim under any applicable Environmental Law or waived any rights concerning any Environmental Condition.

(q) Notices, Warnings and Records. Seller has given all notices and warnings, made all reports, and has kept and maintained all records required by and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.

4.29 Notes and Accounts Receivable. Section 4.29 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of Seller’s accounts receivable related to the Business as of March 27, 2007. All notes and accounts receivable of Seller are reflected properly on Seller’s books and records, are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will be collected in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject only to the reserve for bad debts set forth on the balance sheet of Seller included in the Most Recent Financial Statements as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Seller.

4.30 Material Misstatements or Omissions. No representations or warranties by Seller in this Agreement, nor any document, exhibit, statement, certificate or schedule heretofore or hereafter furnished to Buyer pursuant hereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Disclosure Schedule, contains or will contain as of the Closing Date any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit as of the Closing Date any material fact necessary to make the material statements or facts contained therein not misleading.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller and the Shareholder as follows, which representations and warranties are, as of the date hereof, and will be, as of the Closing Date, true and correct:

5.1 Organization of Buyer. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California. Buyer is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which Buyer’s business is currently conducted and presently contemplated to be conducted.

5.2 Authorization. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has taken all corporate action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto), to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its

 

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terms. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly approved by the board of directors of Buyer. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Buyer are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.3 Financing. Buyer has all funds necessary to pay the full amount of the Purchase Price at the Closing and to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.4 No Conflict or Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof, will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of the organizational documents of Buyer or (b)to Buyer’s knowledge, violate any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, order, judgment, ruling, writ, injunction, decree or award applicable to Buyer.

5.5 Litigation. There are no Actions pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened or anticipated against Buyer seeking to delay, limit or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.6 Compliance with Law. Buyer has not violated and is in compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules and orders of any foreign, federal, state or local government and any other governmental department or agency, and any judgment, decision, decree or order of any court or governmental agency, department or authority, to the extent relating to Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. Buyer has not received any notice to the effect that, or otherwise been advised that, it is not in compliance with any such statutes, regulations, rules, judgments, decrees, orders, ordinances or other laws, and Buyer has no reason to anticipate that any existing circumstances are likely to result in violations of any of the foregoing which failure or violation would, in any one case or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.

5.7 No Brokers. Neither Buyer nor any of its officers, directors, employees, shareholders or affiliates has employed or made any agreement with any broker, finder or similar agent or any person or firm which will result in the obligation of Buyer or any of its affiliates to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage fees or commission or similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE VI.

COVENANTS OF SELLER, SHAREHOLDER AND BUYER

From the date hereof through the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement, Seller, the Shareholder and Buyer each covenant with the others as follows:

6.1 No Solicitation.

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without limitation, investment bankers, attorneys and accountants), not to, directly or indirectly, enter into, solicit, initiate or continue any discussions or negotiations with, or encourage or respond to any inquiries or proposals by, or participate in any negotiations with, or provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any other way with, any corporation, partnership, person or other entity or group, other than Buyer and its Representatives, concerning any sale of all or a portion of the Purchased Assets or the Business, or of any shares of capital stock of Seller, or any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Seller (each such transaction being referred to herein as a “Proposed Acquisition Transaction”). Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, employee, representative, agent or otherwise, solicit, initiate or encourage the submission of any proposal or offer from any person (including, without limitation, a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or entity relating to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or participate in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with respect to Seller for the purposes of, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person to seek or effect a Proposed Acquisition Transaction. Seller hereby represents that it is not now engaged in discussions or negotiations with any party other than Buyer with respect to any of the foregoing. Seller shall notify Buyer promptly (orally and in writing) if any such written offer, or any inquiry or contact with any person with respect thereto, is made and shall provide Buyer with a copy of such offer and shall keep Buyer informed on the status of any negotiations regarding such offer. Seller agrees not to release any third party from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which Seller is a party.

(b) Notification. Seller will promptly notify Buyer (i) if any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated, any inquiry or proposal is made, or any information is requested with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction and (ii) of the terms of any proposal which it may receive in respect of any such Proposed Acquisition Transaction, including, without limitation, the identity of the prospective purchaser or soliciting party.

(c) Exception. Anything in this Section 6.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, Shareholder and its shareholders and Representatives shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.1 with respect to any proposed sale of any shares of capital stock of Shareholder, or any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Shareholder (a “Proposed Shareholder Liquidation Transaction”). In no event shall a Proposed Shareholder Liquidation Transaction be considered a Proposed Acquisition Transaction for purposes of this Agreement. In no event will a Proposed Shareholder Liquidation Transaction affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6.2 Notification of Certain Matters. Seller shall give prompt notice to Buyer of (a) the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event which occurrence or failure has caused any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in any exhibit or schedule hereto to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect and (b) any material failure of Seller, the Shareholder or any of their respective affiliates, or of any of their respective shareholders or Representatives, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement or any exhibit or schedule hereto; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not be deemed to cure any breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or to satisfy any condition.

 

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6.3 Access to Information and Facilities. Seller shall, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to, afford the Representatives of Buyer and its affiliates reasonable access at all reasonable times upon prior notice and appointment to the Assets for the purpose of inspecting the same, and to the officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, properties, Books and Records and Contracts of Seller, and shall furnish Buyer and its Representatives all operating and other data and information as Buyer or its affiliates, through their respective Representatives, may reasonably request.

6.4 Conduct of Business. Seller shall, except as contemplated by this Agreement, or as consented to by Buyer in writing which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, operate the Business in the ordinary course of the Business and substantially in accordance with past practice and will not take any action inconsistent with this Agreement or with the consummation of the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall not, except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement:

(a) alter any of its advertising or pricing strategies from past practices or engage in any discounted pricing or other similar promotional strategy, except in the ordinary course of Seller’s Business;

(b) enter into, extend, materially modify, terminate or renew any Contract or Lease, except in the ordinary course of Seller’s Business;

(c) sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the Assets, or any interests therein, except in the ordinary course of the Business and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller will maintain and sell inventory consistent with its past practices;

(d) incur any obligations or liability for long-term interest bearing indebtedness or, except in the ordinary course of the Business, incur any other material obligation or liability with respect to the Business;

(i) take any action with respect to the grant of any bonus, severance or termination pay (otherwise than pursuant to policies or agreements of Seller in effect on the date hereof that are described on the Disclosure Schedule) or with respect to any increase of benefits payable under its severance or termination pay policies or agreements in effect on the date hereof or increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any employee;

(ii) make any change in the key management structure of Seller with respect to the Business, including, without limitation, the hiring of additional officers or the termination of existing officers;

(iii) except in the ordinary course of the Business, adopt, enter into or amend any Employee Plan, agreement (including, without limitation, any collective bargaining or employment agreement), trust, fund or other arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any employee;

 

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(e) acquire by merger or consolidation with, or merge or consolidate with, or purchase substantially all of the assets of, or otherwise acquire any material assets or business of any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof;

(f) willingly allow or permit to be done, any act by which any of the Insurance Policies may be suspended, impaired or canceled;

(g) fail to pay its accounts payable and any debts owed or obligations due to it, or pay or discharge when due any liabilities, in a manner that is materially inconsistent with past practice;

(h) enter into, renew, modify or revise any agreement or transaction with the Shareholder or any of its affiliates;

(i) fail to maintain the Assets in substantially their current state of repair, excepting normal wear and tear or fail to replace consistent with Seller’s past practice inoperable, worn-out or obsolete or destroyed Assets;

(j) fail to comply in any material respect with all laws applicable to it, the Assets and the Business;

(k) intentionally do any other act which would cause any representation or warranty of Seller or the Shareholder in this Agreement to be or become untrue in any material respect; or

(1) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do any action prohibited hereunder.

6.5 Use of Seller’s Name. Effective upon the Closing, Seller grants Buyer a six-month non-exclusive royalty-free license to use the name “NTN Wireless Communications” and Seller’s logo in connection with Buyer’s sale of the Inventory; provided that Buyer uses such name and logo in a manner that is consistent with Seller’s prior use and practice in the ordinary course of operating the Business.

6.6 Transition. Neither Seller nor Shareholder will take any action that is designed or intended to have the effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other business associate of Seller from maintaining the same business relationships with Buyer after the Closing as it maintained with Seller prior to the Closing. Seller and Shareholder will refer all customer inquiries relating to the Business to Buyer from and for a period of one year after the Closing. Seller shall provide maintenance of Seller’s website and support and linkage to Buyer’s website pursuant to a Transition Marketing Agreement to be negotiated in good faith by the Buyer and Seller after the Closing.

6.7 Accounts Receivable Collection. Seller and/or Shareholder will provide Buyer reasonable assistance with collections on accounts receivable with respect to the Business for a period of forty-five (45) days after the Closing.

 

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6.8 License of Certain Patent. After the Closing, Buyer agrees to negotiate in good faith with Seller with respect to a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to Seller of that certain U.S. Patent Application No. 11/219,326 for use by Seller in applications or fields of use that do not compete with the Business.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS TO SELLER’S AND SHAREHOLDER’S OBLIGATIONS

The obligations of Seller and the Shareholder to consummate the transactions provided for hereby are subject, in the discretion of Seller and the Shareholder, to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by Seller and the Shareholder:

7.1 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, except as and to the extent that the facts and conditions upon which such representations and warranties are based are expressly required or permitted to be changed by the terms hereof, and Buyer shall have performed and satisfied all material agreements and covenants required hereby to be performed by it prior to or on the Closing Date.

7.2 Consents. All Permits and waivers necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all required third party consents (to the extent not waived) shall have been obtained.

7.3 No Proceedings, Litigation or Laws. No Action by any governmental authority or other person shall have been instituted or threatened which questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby and which would be expected to (a) materially affect the right or ability of Buyer to own, operate, possess or transfer the Purchased Assets after the Closing or (b) materially damage Seller if the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated. There shall not be any statute, rule or regulation that makes the purchase and sale of the Business or the Assets contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited.

7.4 Certificates. Buyer shall furnish Seller with such certificates of its officers and others to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article VII as may be reasonably requested by Seller.

7.5 Documents. Buyer shall have executed and delivered each of the documents described in Section 3.2 hereof.

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ARTICLE VIII.

CONDITIONS TO BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS

The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions provided for hereby are subject, in the discretion of Buyer, to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by Buyer:

8.1 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. All representations and warranties of Seller and the Shareholder contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, except as and to the extent that the facts and conditions upon which such representations and warranties are based are expressly required or permitted to be changed by the terms hereof, and Seller and the Shareholder shall have performed and satisfied all material agreements and covenants required hereby to be performed by them prior to or on the Closing Date.

8.2 Consents. All Permits (including, but not limited to waivers necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and for the operation of the Business by Buyer shall have been obtained. In particular, all required third party consents to the assignment of the Lease and Contracts to be assumed by Buyer (including, without limitation, a fully executed Assignment and Assumption of Lease with Consent of Landlord (substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B) with respect to the Lease shall have been obtained.

8.3 No Proceedings or Litigation. No Action by any governmental authority or other person shall have been instituted or threatened which questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby and which would be expected to damage Buyer materially if the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, including, without limitation, any material adverse effect on the right or ability of Buyer to own, operate, possess or transfer the Purchased Assets after the Closing. There shall not be any statute, rule or regulation that makes the purchase and sale of the Business or the Assets contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited.

8.4 Certificates. Seller shall furnish Buyer with such certificates of its officers and others to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article VIII as may be reasonably requested by Buyer.

8.5 Material Changes. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any material adverse change with respect to the Business or the Assets and the Inventory.

8.6 Board of Directors Approval. Buyer shall have received from Seller resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Seller and the Shareholder approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by the corporate secretaries of Seller and Shareholder, as applicable.

8.7 Due Diligence Review. Buyer shall be satisfied, in its sole discretion, based upon Buyer’s good faith due diligence review, with the Business and Assets. Seller shall not have materially breached any of the representations and warranties or the pre-closing covenants of Seller or the Shareholder made pursuant to this Agreement. Buyer shall have received from Seller audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flow as of and for the year end December 31, 2006, which shall include a separate balance sheet and income statement for the Seller and Buyer shall have approved such financial statements.

 

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8.8 Conveyancing Documents; Release of Encumbrances. Seller shall have executed and delivered each of the documents described in Section 3.2 hereof so as to effect the transfer and assignment to Buyer of all right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, and Seller shall have filed (where necessary) and delivered to Buyer all documents reasonably necessary to release the Assets from all Encumbrances, which documents shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Buyer’s counsel.

8.9 Permits. Buyer shall have obtained or been granted the right to use all Permits necessary to its operation of the Business.

8.10 Other Agreements. Seller and the Shareholder shall have executed and delivered the Ancillary Agreements in the forms attached as exhibits hereto.

8.11 Employees. Buyer shall have entered into employment agreements acceptable to Buyer with Sal Veni and Russell Ford.

8.12 LeeTek Agreement. Seller shall have entered into extensions or renewals of Seller’s exclusive distribution agreement (the “LeeTek Agreement”) with Lee Technology Korea Co., Ltd., and the LeeTek Agreement, as so extended or renewed, including, but not limited to, the assignment provisions thereof, shall be reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.

ARTICLE IX.

RISK OF LOSS; CONSENTS TO ASSIGNMENT

9.1 Risk of Loss. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, all risk of loss or damage to the property included in the Assets shall be borne by Seller, and after the Closing Date, all risk of loss or damage to the property included in the Assets shall be borne by Buyer. If any significant portion of the Assets is destroyed or damaged by fire or any other cause prior to the Closing Date, other than use, wear or loss in the ordinary course of the Business, Seller shall give written notice to Buyer as soon as practicable after, but in any event within five (5) calendar days of, discovery of such damage or destruction, the amount of insurance, if any, covering such Assets and the amount, if any, which Seller is otherwise entitled to receive as a consequence. Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have the option, which shall be exercised by written notice to Seller within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of Seller’s notice or if there is not ten (10) calendar days prior to the Closing Date, as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, of (a) accepting such Assets in their destroyed or damaged condition in which event Buyer shall be entitled to the proceeds of any insurance or other proceeds payable with respect to such loss and, subject to Section 10.3(a), to such indemnification for any uninsured portion of such loss pursuant to Section 10.3, and the full Purchase Price shall be paid for such Assets, (b) excluding such Assets from this Agreement, in which event the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount allocated to such Assets, as mutually agreed between the parties, or (c) if more than a significant portion of the Assets is destroyed or damaged, terminating this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.1. If Buyer accepts such Assets, then after the Closing, any insurance or other proceeds shall belong, and shall be assigned to, Buyer without any reduction in the Purchase Price; otherwise, such insurance proceeds shall belong to Seller.

 

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9.2 Consents to Assignment. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Contract, Lease, license, sales order, purchase order or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party thereto, would constitute a breach thereof or in any way materially adversely affect the rights of Buyer thereunder. If such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would affect the rights thereunder so that Buyer would not receive all such rights, Seller will cooperate with Buyer, in all reasonable respects, to provide to Buyer the benefits under any such Contract, Lease, license, sales order, purchase order, claim or right including, without limitation, enforcement for the benefit of Buyer of any and all rights of Seller against a third party thereto arising out of the breach or cancellation by such third party or otherwise.

ARTICLE X.

ACTIONS BY SELLER. SHAREHOLDER AND BUYER AFTER THE CLOSING

10.1 Books and Records; Tax Matters.

(a) Books and Records. Each party agrees that it will cooperate with and make available to the other parties, during normal business hours, all Books and Records, information and employees (without substantial disruption of employment) retained and remaining in existence after the Closing which are necessary or useful in connection with any tax inquiry, audit, investigation or dispute, any litigation or investigation or any other matter requiring any such Books and Records, information or employees for any reasonable business purpose. The party requesting any such Books and Records, information or employees shall bear all of the out of pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, but excluding reimbursement for salaries and employee benefits) reasonably incurred in connection with providing such Books and Records, information or employees. All information received pursuant to this Section 10.1 (a) shall be subject to the terms of Section 11.12.

(b) Cooperation and Records Retention. Seller and Buyer shall (i) each provide the other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested by either of them in connection with the preparation of any return, audit, or other examination by any taxing authority or judicial or administrative proceedings relating to liability for Taxes, (ii) each retain and provide the other with any records or other information that may be relevant to such return, audit or examination, proceeding or determination and (iii) each provide the other with any final determination of any such audit or examination, proceeding or determination that affects any amount required to be shown on any Tax return of the other for any period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer and Seller shall each retain, until the applicable statutes of limitations have expired, copies of all Tax returns, supporting work schedules and other records or information that may be relevant to such returns for all Tax periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date and shall not destroy or otherwise dispose of any such records without first providing the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and copy the same.

 

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(c) Payment of Liabilities. Following the Closing Date, Seller shall pay promptly when due, consistent with past practice, all of the debts and liabilities of Seller relating to the Business incurred on or prior to the Closing Date, including any liability for Taxes, other than the Assumed Liabilities; provided, however, this covenant shall not apply to that portion (or all) of any debt that Seller is contesting in good faith.

10.2 Survival of Representations. Etc. All statements contained in the Disclosure Schedule or in any certificate, schedule, exhibit or instrument or conveyance delivered by or on behalf of the parties pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties by the parties hereunder. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Seller, the Shareholder and Buyer contained herein shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Closing Date. All such representations and warranties and all shall terminate upon the expiration of one (1) year after the Closing Date; provided, however, that the representations in Sections 4.1, 4.3 and 4.4 will survive indefinitely, and those in Sections 4.20 and 4.28 shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for the matters described in such Sections. The termination of the representations and warranties provided herein shall not affect the rights of a party in respect of any Claim made by such party in a writing received by the other party prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations set forth under Section 10.3 hereof shall expire only as provided under such Section 10.3.

10.3 Indemnifications.

(a) By Seller and the Shareholder. Seller and the Shareholder, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, save and hold harmless Buyer, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and its and their respective Representatives, from and against any and all costs, losses, Taxes, liabilities, obligations, damages, lawsuits, deficiencies, claims, demands, and expenses, attorneys’ fees and all amounts paid in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing (herein, “Damages”), resulting from: (i) any breach of any representation or warranty or the inaccuracy of any representation made by Seller or the Shareholder in or pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement made by Seller or the Shareholder in or pursuant to this Agreement; or (iii) any Excluded Liability. Payments to third parties by Buyer of amounts for which Buyer is indemnified hereunder, and payments to third parties by Seller of amounts for which Seller is indemnified hereunder, shall not be a condition precedent to recovery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, under no circumstances shall any party hereto be liable to any other party hereto for consequential damages, including without limitation lost profits, goodwill or investments. Neither Seller nor Shareholder shall have any liability under this Section 10.3 unless, until and only to the extent that: (i) the aggregate amount of Damages incurred by Buyer by reason hereof exceeds $25,000, and then only for Damages up to an aggregate amount of $1,000,000, and (ii) Seller and Shareholder shall have been given notice of and an opportunity to defend such Claims (as defined below) and shall be afforded the right to approve any settlement thereof.

(b) By Buyer. Buyer shall indemnify, save and hold harmless Seller and its respective affiliates and subsidiaries, and its respective Representatives from and against any and all Damages resulting from: (i) any breach of any representation or warranty or the inaccuracy of

 

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any representation made by Buyer in or pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement made by Buyer in or pursuant to this Agreement; or (iii) from and after the Closing, any Assumed Liability. Buyer shall not have any liability under this Section 10.3 unless, until and only to the extent that: (i) the aggregate amount of Damages incurred by Seller and/or Shareholder by reason hereof exceeds $25,000, and then only for Damages up to an aggregate amount of $250,000, and (ii) Buyer shall have been given notice of and an opportunity to defend such Claims and shall be afforded the right to approve any settlement thereof.

(c) Defense of Claims. If a claim for Damages (a “Claim”) is to be made by a party entitled to indemnification hereunder against the indemnifying party, the party claiming such indemnification shall, subject to Section 10.2, give written notice (a “Claim Notice”) to the indemnifying party as soon as practicable after the party entitled to indemnification becomes aware of any fact, condition or event which may give rise to Damages for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 10.3. If any lawsuit or enforcement action is filed against any party entitled to the benefit of indemnity hereunder, written notice thereof shall be given to the indemnifying party as promptly as practicable (and in any event within fifteen (15) calendar days after the service of the citation or summons). The failure of any indemnified party to give timely notice hereunder shall not affect rights to indemnification hereunder, except to the extent that such failure adversely affects the ability of the indemnifying party to defend its interests in such claim, suit or proceeding. After such notice, if the indemnifying party shall acknowledge in writing to the indemnified party that the indemnifying party shall be obligated under the terms of its indemnity hereunder in connection with such lawsuit or action, then the indemnifying party shall be entitled, if it so elects, (i) to take control of the defense and investigation of such lawsuit or action, (ii) to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice to handle and defend the same, at the indemnifying party’s cost, risk and expense unless the named parties to such action or proceeding include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and the indemnified party has been advised in writing by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party and (iii) to compromise or settle such Claim, which compromise or settlement shall be made only with the written consent of the indemnified party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. If the indemnifying party fails to assume the defense of such Claim within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of the Claim Notice, the indemnified party against which such Claim has been asserted will (upon delivering notice to such effect to the indemnifying party) have the right to undertake, at the indemnifying party’s cost and expense, the defense, compromise or settlement of such Claim on behalf of and for the account and risk of the indemnifying party; provided, however, that such Claim shall not be compromised or settled without the written consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event the indemnified party assumes the defense of the claim, the indemnified party will keep the indemnifying party reasonably informed of the progress of any such defense, compromise or settlement. The indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action effected pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 10.3 and for any final judgment (subject to any right of appeal), and the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless an indemnified party from and against any Damages by reason of such settlement or judgment.

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such lawsuit or action and any appeal arising therefrom; provided, however, that the indemnified party may, at its own cost, participate in the investigation, trial and defense of such lawsuit or action and any appeal arising therefrom. The parties shall cooperate with each other in any notifications to insurers.

(e) Product and Warranty Liability. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall cover, without limitation, all obligations and liabilities of whatsoever kind, nature or description relating, directly or indirectly, to product liability, litigation or claims (i) against Buyer in connection with, arising out of, or relating to products sold or shipped from the Facilities by Seller prior to the Closing and (ii) against Seller and the Shareholder in connection with, arising out of, or relating to, products sold or shipped from the Facilities by Buyer from and after the Closing.

(f) Brokers and Finders. Pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.3. each of Buyer and Seller shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the other party from the payment of any and all broker’s and finder’s expenses, commissions, fees or other forms of compensation which may be due or payable from or by the indemnifying party, or may have been earned by any third party acting on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with the negotiation and execution hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(g) Exclusive Remedy. Except with respect to claims for Damages based upon fraud, the rights of the parties to indemnification under this Section 10.3 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any breach or alleged breach of the representations, warranties and covenants of the parties set forth herein. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the aggregate liability of Seller for Damages hereunder is and shall be limited to $1,000,000 and Buyer agrees on behalf of itself, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and its and their respective Representatives, not to seek any Damages in excess of $ 1,000,000.

10.4 Bulk Sales. It may not be practicable to comply or attempt to comply with the procedures of the “Bulk Sales Act” or similar laws of any or all of the states in which the Assets are situated or of any other state which may be asserted to be applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, to induce Buyer to waive any requirements for compliance with any or all of such laws, other than with respect to the Assumed Liabilities, Seller hereby agrees that the indemnity provisions of Section 10.3 hereof shall apply to any Damages of Buyer arising out of or resulting from the failure of Seller or Buyer to comply with any such laws.

ARTICLE XI.

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Termination.

(a) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(i) By mutual written consent of Buyer, Seller and the Shareholder;

(ii) By Buyer or Seller and the Shareholder if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before April 30, 2007 or on such other date mutually agreed to by Buyer and

 

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Seller; provided, however, that this provision shall not be available to Buyer if Seller has the right to terminate this Agreement under clause (iv) of this Section 11.1, and this provision shall not be available to Seller and the Shareholder if Buyer has the right to terminate this Agreement under clause (iii) of this Section 11.1;

(iii) By Buyer, at its option, if there is a material breach of any representation or warranty set forth herein or any covenant or agreement to be complied with or performed by Seller or the Shareholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the material failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII hereof to be satisfied (and such condition is not waived in writing by Buyer) on or prior to the Closing Date, or the occurrence of any event which results or would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII hereof to be satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date; provided that Buyer may not terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing if Seller has not had an adequate notice and opportunity to cure such breach or failure; or

(iv) By Seller and the Shareholder, at their option, if there is a material breach of any representation or warranty set forth herein or of any covenant or agreement to be complied with or performed by Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the failure of a condition set forth in Article VII hereof to be satisfied (and such condition is not waived in writing by Seller) on or prior to the Closing Date, or the occurrence of any event which results or would result in the failure of a condition set forth in Article VII hereof to be satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date; provided that Seller and the Shareholder may not terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing Date if Buyer has not had an adequate notice and opportunity to cure such breach or failure.

(b) In the Event of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as permitted by Section 11.1 (a) hereof:

(i) Each party will return all documents, work papers and other material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing the same;

(ii) The provisions of Section 11.12 hereof shall continue in full force and effect;

(iii) In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section ll.l(a)(iii), Buyer shall be entitled to all legal and equitable remedies it may have as a result of any Damages it suffers as a result of any material breach by Seller or Shareholder of their respective representations, warranties or covenants hereunder;

(iv) In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section ll.1(a)(iv). Seller and the Shareholder shall be entitled to all legal and equitable remedies they may have as a result of any Damages they suffer as a result of any material breach by Buyer of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder; and

(v) No party hereto shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party to this Agreement, except as stated in subsections (i), (ii). (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section ll.l(b). The foregoing provisions shall not limit or restrict the availability of specific performance or other injunctive relief to the extent that specific performance or such other relief would otherwise be available to a party hereunder.

 

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11.2 Further Assurances. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, each of the parties hereto agrees, both before and after the Closing, (a) to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) to execute any documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out any of the transactions contemplated hereunder and (c) to cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing, including using their respective reasonable efforts (i) to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals from other parties to the Contracts and Lease to be assumed by Buyer; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required to make any payments, commence litigation or agree to modifications of the terms thereof in order to obtain any such waivers, consents or approvals, (ii) to obtain all necessary Permits as are required to be obtained under any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulations, (iii) to defend all Actions challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) to lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (v) to effect all necessary registrations and filings, including, without limitation, submissions of information requested by governmental authorities and (vi) to fulfill all conditions to this Agreement.

11.3 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties; except that Buyer may, with Seller’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, assign all such rights and obligations to a wholly owned subsidiary (or a partnership controlled by Buyer) or subsidiaries of Buyer or to a successor-in-interest to Buyer which shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Buyer under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other person shall have any right, benefit or obligation under this Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise. In the event of any such assignment, Buyer shall not be released from any of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement and any document executed in connection herewith and shall remain primarily liable for all such obligations and liabilities.

11.4 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received if personally delivered; when transmitted if transmitted by telecopy, electronic or digital transmission method; the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery to a domestic address by recognized overnight delivery service (e.g., Federal Express); and upon receipt, if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. In each case notice shall be sent to:

If to Seller or the Shareholder, addressed to:

NTN Wireless Communications, Inc.

5966 La Place Ct., Suite 100

Carlsbad, California 92008

Attention: Dario Santana

 

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With a copy to:

Heller Ehrman LLP

4350 La Jolla Village Drive

Seventh Floor

San Diego, CA 92122

Attention: Kirt W. Shuldberg, Esq.

If to Buyer, addressed to:

HME Wireless, Inc.

c/o H.M. Electronics, Inc.

14110 Stowe Drive

Poway, California 92064

Attention: Charles Miyahira

With a copy to:

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

12255 El Camino Real, Suite 300

San Diego, California 92130

Attention: K. Michael Garrett, Esq.

and to such other places and with such other copies as either party may designate as to itself by written notice to the others.

11.5 Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the rights of the parties determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California, except with respect to matters of law concerning the internal corporate affairs of any corporate entity which is a party to or the subject of this Agreement, and as to those matters the law of the jurisdiction under which the respective entity derives its powers shall govern.

11.6 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, together with all exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto (including the Disclosure Schedule), constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

11.7 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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11.8 Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, each party hereto shall pay its own legal, accounting, out-of-pocket and other expenses incident to this Agreement and to any action taken by such party in preparation for carrying this Agreement into effect.

11.9 Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein, shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any other such instrument.

11.10 Titles. The titles, captions or headings of the Articles and Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

11.11 Public Statements and Press Releases. The parties hereto covenant and agree that, except as provided for herein below, each will not from and after the date hereof make, issue or release any public announcement, press release, statement or acknowledgment of the existence of, or reveal publicly the terms, conditions and status of, the transactions provided for herein, without the prior written consent of the other party as to the content, time of release of and the media in which such statement or announcement is to be made; provided, however, that in the case of announcements, statements, acknowledgments or revelations which either party is required by law to make, issue or release, the making, issuing or releasing of any such announcement, statement, acknowledgment or revelation by the party so required to do so by law shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided, further that Seller in conjunction with Buyer shall have the exclusive right to disclose the existence of the transactions provided for herein to Seller’s employees immediately prior to any public statement or press release regarding such transactions, in a manner and at a time mutually agreeable to both parties.

11.12 Confidential Information.

(a) No Disclosure. The parties acknowledge that the transaction described herein is of a confidential nature and shall not be disclosed except to consultants, advisors and affiliates, or as required by law, until such time as the parties make a public announcement regarding the transaction as provided in Section 11.11 hereof.

(b) Preservation of Confidentiality.

(i) In connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, the preparation for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the performance of obligations hereunder, Buyer acknowledges that it will have access to confidential information relating to Seller, including technical, financial or marketing information, ideas, methods, developments, inventions, improvements, business plans, customer and supplier lists, trade secrets, scientific or statistical data, diagrams, drawings, specifications or other proprietary information relating thereto, together with all analyses, compilations, studies or other documents, records or data prepared by Seller or Buyer or their respective Representatives which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from such information (“Confidential Information”). The term “Confidential Information” does not include information received by Buyer in connection

 

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with the transactions contemplated hereby which Buyer can demonstrate through written records (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Buyer or its Representatives, (B) was within Buyer’s possession prior to its being furnished to Buyer by or on behalf of Seller or the Shareholder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the source of such information was not known by Buyer to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to Seller or the Shareholder or any other Person with respect to such information or (C) becomes available to Buyer on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Seller or the Shareholder or any of their respective Representatives, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to Seller or the Shareholder or any other Person with respect to such information. From and after the Closing, “Confidential Information” shall not include any information or data in any form that constitutes a part of or is used in connection with the Purchased Assets.

(ii) Buyer shall treat all Confidential Information as confidential, preserve the confidentiality thereof and not disclose any Confidential Information, except to its Representatives and Affiliates solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer shall use all reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives to treat all Confidential Information as confidential, preserve the confidentiality thereof and not disclose any Confidential Information. Buyer shall be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any of its Representatives. If, however, Confidential Information is disclosed, in addition to any of its other obligations hereunder, Buyer shall immediately notify Seller in writing and shall take all reasonable steps required to prevent further disclosure thereof.

(iii) Until the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, all Confidential Information shall remain the property of the party who originally possessed such information. In the event of the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Buyer shall promptly upon Seller’s request, and shall cause its Representatives to, promptly return to Seller and the Shareholder or destroy all Confidential Information (including all copies, summaries and extracts thereof) furnished to Buyer by Seller or the Shareholder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) Specific Performance. In the event of the actual or threatened breach of any of the terms of this Section 11.12. Seller and the Shareholder shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief. The rights granted by this clause (c) are in addition to all other remedies and rights available at law or in equity.

11.13 Cumulative Remedies. All rights and remedies of either party hereto are cumulative of each other and of every other right or remedy such party may otherwise have at law or in equity, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or subsequent exercise of other rights or remedies.

11.14 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agrees that any suit, action or other legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement may be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California or, if such court does not have jurisdiction or will not accept jurisdiction, in any court of general jurisdiction in the County of San Diego, California, (b) consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and (c) waives any objection which such party may have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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11.15 Arbitration. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that there shall be a dispute among the parties after the Closing arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the indemnities provided in Article X hereof, or the breach thereof, the parties agree that such dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration in San Diego, California, administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), in accordance with AAA’s commercial rules then in effect or such other procedures as the parties may agree to prior to the Closing. Depositions may be taken and other discovery may be obtained during such arbitration proceedings to the same extent as authorized in civil judicial proceedings. Any award issued as a result of such arbitration shall be final and binding between the parties thereto, and shall be enforceable by any court having jurisdiction over the party against whom enforcement is sought. The fees and expenses of such arbitration (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) or any action to enforce an arbitration award shall be paid by the party that does not prevail in such arbitration. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that either party fails to close hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall not be bound by this provision and shall be entitled to pursue all legal and equitable remedies it may have, including but not limited to an action for specific performance and for recovering any and all Damages caused by the breaching party’s failure or delay to close hereunder.

11.16 Attorneys’ Fees. If any party to this Agreement brings an action to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such action, including any appeal of such action, which shall be set by the judge and not a jury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

HME WIRELESS, INC.    NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:   

/s/ Charles Miyahira

   By:   

/s/ Kendra Berger

Name:    Charles Miyahira    Name:    Kendra Berger
Title:    CEO/President    Title:    CFO/Treasurer
      NTN BUZZTIME, INC.
      By:   

/s/ Kendra Berger

      Name:    Kendra Berger
      Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

BILL OF SALE

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), does hereby grant, bargain, transfer, sell, assign, convey and deliver to HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”), all right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets as such term is defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Seller and NTN Buzztime, Inc. Buyer hereby acknowledges that Seller is making no representation or warranty with respect to the assets being conveyed hereby except as specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Seller for itself, its successors and assigns hereby covenants and agrees that, at any time and from time to time forthwith upon the written request of Buyer, Seller will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, each and all of such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may reasonably be required by Buyer in order to assign, transfer, set over, convey, assure and confirm unto and vest in Buyer, its successors and assigns, title to the assets sold, conveyed, transferred and delivered by this Bill of Sale.

This Bill of Sale is being executed and delivered by Seller pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. Executed this      day of                      2007.

 

NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE

WITH CONSENT OF LANDLORD

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of                          , 2007, by and among NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”), HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Assignee”), and Peachtree North Associates, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Landlord”).

WHEREAS, Landlord entered into a Lease with Assignor, dated February 15, 2005 (the “Lease”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” which said Lease covers property located in the City of Suwanee, County of                     , State of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign to Assignee all of its right, title and interest in and to the Lease, and the Premises leased hereby, and Assignee is willing to receive from Assignor such assignment and to assume each and all of the obligations of the tenant under the Lease to be performed and Landlord desires to consent to such assignment and the other transactions contemplated herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

1. Assignment and Assumption; Effective Date. Assignor hereby assigns and transfers to Assignee all of its right, title and interest in and to the Lease, including all of Assignor’s rights and options of renewal, extension, expansion or purchase effective                      (“Effective Date”). Assignee hereby assumes, effective as of the Effective Date, all obligations of Assignor under the Lease to be performed under the Lease from and after the Effective Date and, from and after the Effective Date, agrees to be bound by and perform all of the covenants, duties and obligations to be performed by the “lessee” or “tenant” under the Lease from and after the Effective Date, including payment of rent.

2. Hold Harmless. Assignor hereby agrees promptly to indemnify and hold harmless Assignee from any cost, expense or liability resulting from any default by Assignor under the Lease prior to the Effective Date. Conversely, Assignee hereby agrees promptly to indemnify and hold harmless Assignor from any cost, expense or liability resulting from any default by Assignee under the Lease on or after the Effective Date.

3. Release of Liability. On the Effective Date of this Agreement, Assignor and all guarantors under the Lease shall be fully and unconditionally released and discharged from their respective obligations arising from or connected with the provisions of the Lease. Landlord and its executors, administrators, successors-in-interest, partners, principals, officers, directors, assigns, employees, agents, officers, directors, attorneys, personal representatives and predecessors-in-interest and its partner’s officers and directors shall be fully and unconditionally released and discharged from its obligations to Assignor in connection with the Lease. This Agreement shall fully and finally settle all demands, charges, claims, accounts or causes of action of any kind or nature, including, without limitation, both known and unknown claims and causes of action that arose out of or in connection with the Lease, and it constitutes a mutual release with respect to the Lease.

 

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The foregoing release shall not affect, however, Landlord’s rights and obligations and Assignee’s rights and obligations in connection with the Lease.

4. Miscellaneous.

Attorney’s Fees. If any party commences an action against any of the parties arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to recover from the losing party or parties’ reasonable attorney’s fees and all costs of suit if and only if the action is filed or prosecuted to judgment.

Notice. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval or communication that either party desires or is required to give to another party or any other person pursuant to the Lease or this Agreement shall be in writing and either serviced personally or sent by registered or certified mail. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval or communication that any party desires or is required to give to another party shall be addressed to such other party or parties at the addresses set forth below:

 

“Landlord”   Peachtree North Associates, LLC
  c/o McDonald Development Company
  3715 Northside Pkwy., Bldg. 300, Ste. 650
  Atlanta, Georgia
“Assignor”   30327 NTN Wireless Communications, Inc.
  5966 La Place Ct, Suite 100
  Carlsbad, California 92008
“Assignee”   HME Wireless, Inc.
  141 10 Stowe Drive
  Poway, California 92064

Any party may change its address by notifying the other parties of the change of address. Notice shall be deemed communicated within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section 4(b).

c. Successors. This assignment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.

d. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

e. Further Acts. Each of the parties hereto agrees, prior to and after the Effective Date (i) to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the

 

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) to execute any documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out any of the transactions contemplated hereunder and (iii) to cooperate with each of the parties in connection with the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

“ASSIGNOR”     “ASSIGNEE”
NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.     HME WIRELESS, INC.
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:  

 

    Name:  

 

Title:  

 

    Title:  

 

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE

Peachtree North Associates, LLC hereby consents to the foregoing assignment to Assignee of all rights and obligations of Assignor under the Lease, and agrees to look solely to Assignee for proper performance of said Lease.

 

PEACHTREE NORTH ASSOCIATES, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Dated:                            , 2007

 

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EXHIBIT C

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASED ASSETS

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “Assignment”) is made as of the      day of                     , 2007, by and among NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”).

RECITAL

Concurrently herewith, Buyer is acquiring from Seller certain assets and business of Seller pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of                           , 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Seller and NTN Buzztime, Inc. The capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meanings attributed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Assignment. To the extent transferable, Seller hereby assigns and transfers to Buyer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement).

2. Miscellaneous. This Assignment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Each party agrees to execute any and all other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to effect the assignment to Buyer of the Purchased Assets and any rights thereunder in accordance with the terms of this Assignment. This Assignment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The headings used herein are inserted for purposes of reference and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Assignment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers, thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

HME WIRELESS, INC.     NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:  

 

    Name:  

 

Title:  

 

    Title:  

 

      NTN BUZZTIME, INC.
      By:  

 

      Name:  

 

      Title:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

ASSIGNMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

This Assignment of Proprietary Rights (the “Assignment”) is made as of                          , 2007 by and among NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”).

RECITALS:

A. Buyer, Seller and NTN Buzztime, Inc. have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of                          , 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which by this reference is incorporated herein, pursuant to which Seller shall assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, the entire right, title and interest in and to all of the Purchased Assets (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

B. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Seller has agreed to sell, assign, transfer and set over unto Buyer, as of the Closing Date, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to any and all proprietary rights relating to the Business, including, without limitation: all of Seller’s federal, state and foreign registrations of trademarks and of other marks, trade names or other trade rights, and all pending applications for any such registrations and all of Seller’s patents and copyrights and all pending applications therefor, in which Seller has any interest whatsoever, whether or not registered, that are used by or on behalf of Seller in connection with the Business, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule A attached hereto.

AGREEMENT

1. In consideration of and in reliance on this Assignment, Buyer agrees to pay Seller the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

2. In consideration therefor, Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer and set over unto Buyer, to the extent transferable, as of the Closing Date of the Purchase Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Proprietary Rights, together with all of Seller’s rights to use all of the foregoing in connection with the Proprietary Rights.

3. Seller hereby covenants that Seller has full right to convey the entire interest herein assigned and that Seller has not executed and will not execute any agreement in conflict herewith.

4. Seller further agrees that it will communicate to Buyer any facts known to Seller respecting the Proprietary Rights, and testify in any legal proceeding, sign all lawful papers, make all rightful oaths and declarations, and generally do everything reasonably possible to aid Buyer to perfect title to, and obtain and enforce in all countries the properties and rights which comprise the Proprietary Rights.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment as of the date first above written.

 

HME WIRELESS, INC.     NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:  

 

    Name:  

 

Title:  

 

    Title:  

 

      NTN BUZZTIME, INC.
      By:  

 

      Name:  

 

      Title:  

 

 

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SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT D

LIST OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

 

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EXHIBIT E

ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES

Pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of                          , 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”), NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and NTN Buzztime, Inc., for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Buyer hereby does assume the Assumed Liabilities (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement. Buyer does not assume and shall not in any manner be responsible for any Excluded Liability (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

Executed this      day of                      2007.

 

HME WIRELESS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT F

SELLER COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

This Covenant Not to Compete (“Agreement”), dated as of                          , 2007, is executed and delivered by NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), to HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”), and is made contemporaneously with the purchase by Buyer of certain assets of Seller (the “Purchased Assets”).

RECITALS

1. Seller is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller (the “Business”).

2. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Assets pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of                          , 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Seller and NTN Buzztime, Inc.

3. Seller acknowledges and agrees that it has technical expertise associated with the Business and is well known as a provider of products and services relating to the Business. In addition, Seller has valuable business contacts with clients and potential clients of the Business and with professionals in the industry relating to the Business. Furthermore, Seller’s reputation and goodwill are an integral part of Seller’s business success throughout the areas where it conducts the Business. If Seller deprives Buyer of any of Seller’s goodwill or in any manner uses Seller’s reputation and goodwill in competition with Buyer, Buyer will be deprived of the benefits it has bargained for pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. Since Seller has the ability to compete with Buyer in the operation of the Business, Buyer therefore desires that Seller enter into this Agreement. But for Seller’s entry into this Agreement, Buyer would not have entered into the Purchase Agreement with Seller. Seller, in exchange for the consideration to be paid under the Purchase Agreement, is willing to enter into this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, as a material inducement to Buyer to acquire the Purchased Assets and to assume certain liabilities of Seller in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

2. Term and Consideration. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Term”). No additional consideration will be paid to Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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3. Covenant Not To Compete. Unless acting in accordance with Buyer’s prior written consent, Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, join, operate, finance or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control of, or be connected as a director, officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise with, or permit its name to be used by or in connection with, any profit or non-profit business or organization that engages in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller in any state or country in which Seller has conducted the Business.

4. No Solicitation of Customers or Employees. Seller agrees that:

during the Term, Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, call on or solicit or divert or take away from Buyer (including, without limitation, by divulging to any competitor or potential competitor of Buyer) any person, firm, corporation or other entity who is or which at the Closing Date was a customer of Seller with respect to the Business or whose identity is known to Seller at the Closing Date as one whom Seller intends to solicit in connection with the Business; and

during the Term, Seller shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or seek to hire or offer employment to any employee of Seller whose employment is continued by Buyer after the Closing Date or any employee of any successor or affiliate of Buyer which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller, unless the employment of such employee is terminated or Buyer gives its written consent to such employment or offer of employment; provided, however, that this Section 4(b) shall not restrict or prohibit Seller from engaging in general solicitations of employment not specifically targeted or designed to solicit employees of Buyer.

5. Severabilitv of Provisions. In the event that the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 should ever be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the time or geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law, then such provisions shall be deemed reformed to the maximum time or geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law, as determined by such court in such action. Without limiting the foregoing, the covenants contained herein shall be construed as separate covenants, covering their respective subject matters, with respect to (a) each of the separate cities, counties and states of the United States in which any of Seller or its successors now transacts any business, (b) each business now conducted by any of Seller or its successors and (c) Seller and its successors separately.

6. Injunctive Relief. Seller acknowledges that (a) the provisions of Section 3 and Section 4 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Buyer and (b) any violation of Section 3 or Section 4 will result in irreparable injury to Buyer, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such violation would not be reasonable or adequate compensation to Buyer for such a violation. Accordingly, Seller agrees that if Seller violates the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, Buyer shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive relief, without posting bond or other security, and without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

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7. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if given in the manner and to the addresses set forth in Section 11.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

8. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. The parties expressly acknowledge that they have not relied upon any prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written.

9. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties except that Buyer may, without such consent, assign all such rights and obligations to a wholly- owned subsidiary (or a partnership controlled by Buyer) or subsidiaries of Buyer or to a successor-in-interest to Buyer which shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Buyer hereunder.

10. Attorneys’ Fees and Arbitration. In the event either party shall fail to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, each party hereby agrees that all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which may be incurred by the prevailing party in enforcing this Agreement shall be paid by the other party. Any dispute concerning this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.15 of the Purchase Agreement.

11. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the rights of the parties determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

NTN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.     HME WIRELESS, INC.
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:  

 

    Name:  

 

Title:  

 

    Title:  

 

 

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EXHIBIT G

SHAREHOLDER COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

This Covenant Not to Compete (“Agreement”“), dated as of                          , 2007, is executed and delivered by NTN Buzztime, Inc., an individual (“Shareholder”‘), to HME Wireless, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Buyer”), and is made contemporaneously with the purchase by Buyer of certain assets (the “Purchased Assets”) of NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”).

RECITALS

A. Seller is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller (the “Business”).

B. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Assets pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of                          , 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Seller and Shareholder.

C. Shareholder is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Seller.

D. Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that it has technical expertise associated with the Business and is well known within the industry of providing products and services relating to the Business. In addition, Shareholder has valuable business contacts with clients and potential clients of the Business and with professionals in the industry relating to the Business. Furthermore, Seller’s and Shareholder’s reputation and goodwill are an integral part of Seller’s business success throughout the areas where it conducts the Business. If Shareholder deprives Buyer of any of Seller’s goodwill or in any manner uses Seller’s or Shareholder’s reputation and goodwill in competition with Buyer, Buyer will be deprived of the benefits it has bargained for pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. Since Shareholder has the ability to compete with Buyer in the operation of the Business, Buyer therefore desires that Shareholder enter into this Agreement. But for Shareholder’s entry into this Agreement, Buyer would not have entered into the Purchase Agreement with Seller and Shareholder. Shareholder, in exchange for the consideration to be paid under the Purchase Agreement and as set forth below, is willing to enter into this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, as a material inducement to Buyer to acquire the Purchased Assets and to assume certain liabilities of Seller in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 

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2. Term and Consideration. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Term”). No additional consideration will be paid to Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement.

3. Covenant Not To Compete. Unless acting in accordance with Buyer’s prior written consent, Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit or cause NTN Communications, Inc., Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. or NTN Software Solutions, Inc. (“NTN Software”) or any other affiliate of Shareholder (each, an “Affiliate”) to directly or indirectly, own, manage, join, operate, finance or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control of, or be connected as a director, officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise with, or permit its name to be used by or in connection with, any profit or non-profit business or organization that engages in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller in any state or country in which Seller has conducted the Business; provided, however, that while NTN Software is owned by Shareholder, NTN Software may continue to integrate its product with products of competitors of the Business or the Buyer; provided, further, however that NTN Software shall not enter into any distribution or sales agreement with direct competitors of the Business or Buyer, namely JTECH and Long Range Systems. The provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to NTN Software at such time as Shareholder ceases to be a Shareholder of NTN Software.

4. No Solicitation of Customers or Employees. Shareholder agrees that:

during the Term, Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit or cause any Affiliate to, directly or indirectly, call on or solicit or divert or take away from Buyer (including, without limitation, by divulging to any competitor or potential competitor of Buyer) any person, firm, corporation or other entity who is or which at the Closing Date was a customer of Seller with respect to the Business or whose identity is known to Seller or Shareholder at the Closing Date as one whom Seller intends to solicit in connection with the Business; and

during the Term, Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit or cause any Affiliate to, directly or indirectly, solicit or seek to hire or offer employment to any employee of Seller whose employment is continued by Buyer after the Closing Date or any employee of any successor or affiliate of Buyer which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, licensing and providing on-site wireless paging product types and services currently provided by Seller, unless the employment of such employee is terminated or Buyer gives its written consent to such employment or offer of employment; provided, however, that this Section 4(b) shall not restrict or prohibit Seller from engaging in general solicitations of employment not specifically targeted or designed to solicit employees of Buyer.

5. Severability of Provisions. In the event that the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4 should ever be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the time or geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law, then such provisions shall be deemed reformed to the maximum time or geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law, as determined by such court in such action. Without limiting the foregoing, the covenants contained herein shall be construed as separate covenants, covering their respective subject matters, with respect to (a) each of the separate cities, counties and states of the United States, in which any of Seller or its successors now transacts any business, (b) each business now conducted by any of Seller or its successors and (c) Seller and its successors separately.

 

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6. Injunctive Relief. Shareholder acknowledges that (a) the provisions of Section 3 and Section 4 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of Buyer and (b) any violation of Section 3 or Section 4 will result in irreparable injury to Buyer, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such violation would not be reasonable or adequate compensation to Buyer for such a violation. Accordingly, Shareholder agrees that if Shareholder violates the provisions of Section 3 or Section 4, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, Buyer shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive relief, without posting bond or other security, and without the necessity of proving actual damages.

7. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if given in the manner and to the addresses set forth in Section 11.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

8. Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. The parties expressly acknowledge that they have not relied upon any prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written.

9. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties except that Buyer may, without such consent, assign all such rights and obligations to a wholly- owned subsidiary (or a partnership controlled by Buyer) or subsidiaries of Buyer or to a successor-in-interest to Buyer which shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Buyer hereunder.

10. Attorneys’ Fees and Arbitration. In the event either party shall fail to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, each party hereby agrees that all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which may be incurred by the prevailing party in enforcing this Agreement shall be paid by the other party. Any dispute concerning this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.15 of the Purchase Agreement.

11. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the rights of the parties determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

[THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

HME WIRELESS, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

NTN BUZZTIME, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 2.4(b)

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE

Accounts receivable

Inventory

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

Leasehold improvements

Patents, trademarks and intellectual property

Good will

To be agreed upon based on Closing Balance Sheet.

EX-31.1 3 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

AND RULE 13A-14(A) and 15D-14(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Dario L. Santana, Chief Executive Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc. (the “Company”) certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

   

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

   

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

   

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

   

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

   

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

   

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated: May 10, 2007  

/s/ DARIO L. SANTANA

  Dario L. Santana,
  Chief Executive Officer
  NTN Buzztime, Inc.
EX-31.2 4 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

AND RULE 13A-14(A) and 15D-14(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Kendra Berger, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc. (the “Company”) certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

   

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

   

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

   

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

   

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

   

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

   

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Dated: May 10, 2007  

/s/ KENDRA BERGER

  Kendra Berger
  Chief Financial Officer
  NTN Buzztime, Inc.
EX-32.1 5 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

Exhibit 32.1

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NTN Buzztime, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, I, Dario L. Santana, Chief Executive Officer, do hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that, to my knowledge:

 

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Registrant.

 

Dated: May 10, 2007  

/s/ DARIO L. SANTANA

  Dario L. Santana,
  Chief Executive Officer
  NTN Buzztime, Inc.

 

EX-32.2 6 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

Exhibit 32.2

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NTN Buzztime, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, I, Kendra Berger, Chief Financial Officer, do hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that, to my knowledge:

 

(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Registrant.

 

Dated: May 10, 2007  

/s/ KENDRA BERGER

  Kendra Berger
  Chief Financial Officer
  NTN Buzztime, Inc.
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