UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2013 (November 1, 2013)
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 000-22071 | 95-3535285 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9112 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, California 92123
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(858) 571-5555
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Acquisition Agreement
On November 1, 2013 (the Agreement Date), Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (Overland or the Company) entered into an Acquisition Agreement (the Agreement), with Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Tandberg), FBC Holdings S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) and Tandberg Data Management S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) (collectively, the Tandberg Shareholders). The Acquisition Agreement contemplates a series of transactions pursuant to which the Company will acquire from the Tandberg Shareholders all of the capital stock of Tandberg (the Acquisition). If the Acquisition is completed, Tandberg will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The boards of directors of each of Tandberg and the Company, and the Tandberg Shareholders, have unanimously approved the Acquisition Agreement and the Acquisition.
Acquisition of Tandberg
Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company will purchase 100% of the outstanding capital shares of Tandberg, currently held by the Tandberg Shareholders, in exchange for a number of shares of the Companys common stock, no par value per share (Common Stock) equal to:
(i) | the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of the date of the Acquisition Agreement, plus |
(ii) | any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any convertible promissory notes of the Company in aggregate original principal amount of $7.0 million issued or issuable pursuant to an amended and restated Note Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 2013, plus |
(iii) | all securities of the Company exercisable or convertible into shares of Common Stock at a per share price less than or equal to $1.30, plus |
(iv) | any shares of Common Stock issued upon any conversion of convertible promissory notes of the Company previously issued in February 2013 pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated February 12, 2013 between the Company and the note purchasers party thereto occurring prior to the closing of the Acquisition (the Closing), plus |
(v) | any shares of Common Stock issued after the date of the Acquisition Agreement but before the Closing at a per share price of $1.00 or more, but excluding |
(vi) | (x) all securities of the Company exercisable or convertible into shares of Common Stock at a per share price greater than $1.30, (y) all unvested restricted stock units issued to employees or consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and (z) any shares issuable upon conversion of the Initial Notes (all such shares of Common Stock, collectively the Acquisition Shares). |
Following the completion and as a result of the Acquisition, if consummated, the Acquisition Shares will constitute approximately 54% of the Companys fully-diluted outstanding securities (assuming no shares of Common Stock are issued after the date of the Acquisition Agreement but before the Closing other than upon conversion of the outstanding convertible promissory notes as described below and the exercise of all exercisable securities of the Company having an exercise price of not more than $1.30 per share).
Post-Closing Governance and Management Structure; Voting Agreement
As a condition to the closing of the Acquisition, the Company and the Tandberg Shareholders will enter into a Voting Agreement at the closing of the Acquisition. Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, following the closing of the Acquisition the Companys board of directors will be expanded to seven directors, five of whom initially will be the pre-closing members of the Companys board, and two of whom will initially be selected by the Tandberg Shareholders. Until the earlier of (a) the filing by the Company of its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending on or about June 30, 2015 with the U.S. Securities Exchange
Commission or (b) September 30, 2015 (the Expiration Date), (i) up to two persons designated by the Tandberg Shareholders and reasonably acceptable to the Companys current board of directors will be nominated for election to the board of directors at each meeting of shareholders at which members of the Companys board of directors are elected; (ii) in any election of members of the Companys board of directors, the Tandberg Shareholders will agree to vote all shares of Common Stock held by them with respect to any nominee for election to the Companys board of directors (other than the nominees designated by the Tandberg Shareholders) in the same proportion that the Companys other shareholders vote for such nominee; (iii) the Tandberg Shareholders will agree not to nominate any person for election to the Companys board of directors other than the two persons described above; and (iv) the Tandberg Shareholders will agree not to initiate, propose or otherwise solicit, or participate in the solicitation of shareholders for the approval of, any shareholder proposals with respect to the Company. After the Expiration Date, Cyrus will have the right to appoint all of the Companys directors by virtue of the fact that the Cyrus will hold a majority of the outstanding voting stock.
Mr. Eric Kelly, currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company after the closing of the Acquisition. In addition, Mr. Kurt Kalbfleisch currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and will continue in this role after the closing of the Acquisition.
Registration Rights Agreement
As a condition to the closing of the Acquisition, the Company and Tandberg Shareholders will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the RRA) at the closing of the Acquisition. Pursuant to the RRA, the Company will grant to the holders of the Acquisition Shares certain piggyback registration rights to include the Acquisition Shares in any registration statements filed by the Company, subject to certain specified exceptions.
Representations and Warranties; Covenants
The Company has made customary representations to the Tandberg Shareholders in the Acquisition Agreement. In addition, the Acquisition Agreement contains customary covenants of the Company, including, among other things, covenants (i) to advise Tandberg of any conduct or event occurring subsequent to the Acquisition Agreement Date that would render any representation or warranty made by the Company untrue or breach any covenant or obligation of the Company, (ii) subject to certain limited exceptions, not to solicit proposals relating to, enter into discussions concerning, or provide information in connection with, acquisition transactions relating to the Company, (iii) to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) a preliminary proxy statement with respect to a special meeting of the Companys shareholders to be held to consider, among other things, the approval by the Companys shareholders of the issuance of shares pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, (iv) to continue to conduct its business in the ordinary course during the interim period between the execution of the Acquisition Agreement and the closing of the Acquisition, and (iv) to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Common Stock to be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the closing of the Acquisition and to cause the Acquisition Shares to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the closing of the Acquisition.
Each of Tandberg and Tandberg Shareholders have made customary representations and warranties to the Company in the Acquisition Agreement. Each of Tandberg and Tandberg Shareholders have also agreed to customary covenants, including, among other things, covenants (i) to advise the Company of any conduct or event occurring subsequent to the Acquisition Agreement Date that would render any representation or warranty made by Tandberg or the Tandberg Shareholders untrue or breach any covenant or obligation of Tandberg or the Tandberg Shareholders, (ii) to continue to conduct the business of Tandberg in the ordinary course during the interim period between the execution of the Acquisition Agreement and the closing of the Acquisition, (iii) subject to certain limited exceptions, not to solicit proposals relating to, enter into discussions concerning, or provide information in connection with, alternative acquisition transactions in respect of Tandberg, and (iv) to provide the Company, not later than November 20, 2013 with unaudited consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the nine (9) months ended September 30, 2013.
Closing Conditions
The consummation of the Acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including (i) the approval of the issuance of the Acquisition Shares by the shareholders of the Company, (ii) the absence of any injunction, legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Acquisition, (iii) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of each party's representations and warranties, (iv) each party's material compliance with its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, (v) the execution of the RRA, (vi) the execution of the Voting Agreement and (vii) the absence of any event or circumstance which, alone or together with any one or more other events or circumstances has had, is having or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) with respect to either the Company or Tandberg.
Termination; Termination Fees and Expense Reimbursement
The Acquisition Agreement contains termination rights for both the Company and the Tandberg Shareholders, including, among others, the right of either party to terminate the Acquisition Agreement if the Acquisition shall not have been consummated by midnight California time on February 28, 2014 or if the special meeting of the shareholders of the Company is held and the shareholders of the Company do not approve the issuance of the Acquisition Shares. Upon a termination of the Acquisition Agreement by the Company to enter into an Alternative Buyer Transaction (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement), the Company shall be required to pay to Tandberg, at or prior to such termination, a fee of $900,000 (the Termination Fee). In the event that the Termination Fee becomes payable and is paid by the Company, the Termination Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of Tandberg and Tandberg Shareholders under the Acquisition Agreement.
Conversion of Existing Notes; Convertible Note Financing
In connection with the entry into the Acquisition Agreement, the Company entered into an amended and restated Note Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 2013 (the NPA) with Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, Cyrus), the ultimate beneficial owner of the Tandberg Shareholders, and certain other note purchasers party thereto, which NPA amended and restated the Note Purchase Agreement dated February 12, 2013 between the Company, Cyrus and the other note purchasers party thereto.
Pursuant to the NPA, Cyrus and the other note holders agreed that, immediately upon Overlands filing of a preliminary proxy statement for the approval of the issuance of the shares issuable in the Acquisition, all of convertible promissory notes previously issued pursuant to the NPA in February 2013 will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock pursuant to their existing terms and at their existing conversion price of $1.30 per share, subject to a limitation prohibiting any such holder from holding more than 19.99% of the Companys outstanding common stock immediately following such conversion. As a result of such conversion, Cyrus will hold 19.99% of the Companys common stock and, upon the closing of the Acquisition, approximately 63% of the Companys outstanding stock (assuming no other shares of Common Stock are issued after the date of the Acquisition Agreement but before the Closing and the exercise of all exercisable securities of the Company having an exercise price of not more than $1.30 per share). The NPA does not substantially amend or modify the terms of the remaining portion of such notes that do not convert and that are scheduled to mature on February 13, 2017.
Pursuant to the NPA, Cyrus agreed to acquire, and the Company agreed to sell to Cyrus, additional convertible promissory notes (the Notes) of the Company in aggregate original principal amount of $7.0 million in exchange for the payment of the purchase price by Cyrus in an equivalent amount. The Notes may be issued by the Company with respect to:
| $3.0 million on the date that the Company files a preliminary proxy statement with the Commission for the purpose of calling a special meeting for the approval of the issuance of the shares issuable in the Acquisition; |
| an additional $2.0 million on the date that the Company files a definitive proxy statement with the Commission for the purpose of calling a special meeting for the approval of the issuance of the shares issuable in the Acquisition; and |
| an additional $2.0 million on the earlier of (i) the Companys obtaining binding written commitments from holders of at least 50% of its shares of record as of the record date fixed by the Companys board of directors for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on of the issuance of shares in connection with the Acquisition and (ii) such time that the Company secures the vote of its shareholders required to approve the issuance of shares in connection with the Acquisition, the issuance of the shares into which the Notes are convertible and the approval of the reverse stock split. |
The Notes, when issued, are scheduled to mature on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the date of their issuance; provided, however, that if any party to the Acquisition Agreement terminates the Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company shall be required, no later than ninety (90) days after such termination, to prepay the Notes in full, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. In addition, the Company is entitled, at its option, to prepay the Notes in full or in part within ninety (90) days following the consummation of the Acquisition.
The obligations under the Notes will be secured by a pledge of 65% of the Companys stock in each of its three foreign subsidiaries: Overland Storage (Europe) Ltd., Overland Storage SARL and Overland Storage GmbH.
Outstanding principal under the Notes will bear interest at 8.0% simple interest per annum. The Company has the option to pay accrued and outstanding interest either entirely in cash or shares of Common Stock; provided that the Company may not pay interest in stock at a price per share lower than $0.90 (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, subdivisions, combinations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) and in the event of a share price lower than such amount, the Company shall have the option to pay interest in a combination of stock and cash so long as the number of shares that the Company may issue shall not exceed the quotient obtained by dividing the interest payable at such time by $0.90 with any remaining interest being payable in cash.
Cyrus may elect to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes into shares of Common Stock (subject to certain limitations set forth in the NPA) in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes being converted divided by the greater of (a) $1.00 per share and (b) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the day immediately prior to the date of the NPA, subject to adjustment as set forth in the NPA.
The NPA contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Companys ability to incur liens, incur indebtedness, or make certain restricted payments. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the NPA, the Purchasers may declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable. The NPA specifies a number of events of default (some of which are subject to applicable grace or cure periods), including, among other things, non-payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other materials indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults and material judgment defaults.
Contemporaneous with the sale of the Notes, the parties to the NPA entered into an amended and restated Registration Rights Agreement dated November 1, 2013 (the Registration Rights Agreement) between the Company, Cyrus and the other purchasers party to the NPA, which Registration Rights Agreement amended and restated the Registration Rights Agreement dated February 12, 2013 between the Company, Cyrus and the other purchasers party to the NPA. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to provide Cyrus certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws, in respect of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the Common Stock issuable to Cyrus as payment of interest or principal on the Notes pursuant to the terms of the NPA. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is required to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering the resale or other disposition of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes with the Commission by no later than thirty (30) days after the initial issuance of Notes pursuant to the NPA.
Copies of the Acquisition Agreement, the NPA and the Registration Rights Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Acquisition Agreement, the NPA and the Registration Rights Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Acquisition Agreement, the NPA and the Registration Rights Agreement, respectively.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Please see the disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement regarding the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
The Acquisition Shares to be issued and sold to the Tandberg Shareholders upon the consummation of the Acquisition will be offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) under the Securities Act. The basis for relying on this exemption is that the Acquisition was a privately negotiated transaction with accredited investors that did not involve a general solicitation.
Please see the disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement regarding the issuance of the Notes, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
The Notes to be issued pursuant to the NPA will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be issued pursuant to the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder. The shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and any shares that we may issue as payment of interest on the Notes will be restricted in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act in the event they are not registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The issuances will not involve any public offering; the Company has made and will make no solicitation in connection with the private placement other than communications with the purchasers; the Company obtained representations from the purchasers regarding their investment intent, knowledge and experience; the purchasers either received or had access to adequate information about the Company in order to make informed investment decisions; the Company reasonably believed that the purchasers are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of their investment; and the shares potentially issuable thereunder are issuable with restricted securities legends.
This current report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. The Notes, the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and any shares that we may issue as payment of interest on the Notes will not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or any state thereof absent registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
In connection with the Acquisition and the special meeting of the Companys shareholders, certain directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees of the Company will present to various shareholders of the Company the information about the Company and Tandberg described in the slides attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 (the Shareholder Presentation). The Company and its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Companys shareholders in respect of the proposed issuance of the Acquisition Shares at the closing of the Acquisition. You can find information about the Companys executive officers and directors in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on September 18, 2013. You can obtain free copies of the Companys Annual Report, and the Companys proxy statement in connection with the proposed issuance of the Acquisition Shares at the closing of the Acquisition (when it becomes available), by contacting the Companys investor relations department. Additional information regarding the interests of the Companys directors, executive officers and significant shareholders will be included in the proxy statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.
The Shareholder Presentation is furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 5.07 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such information shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Please see the disclosure set forth under Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The Shareholder Presentation is furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such information shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
A copy of the Companys press release, entitled Overland Storage Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tandberg Data is furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. Such information shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Important Additional Information About this Transaction
This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed acquisition of Tandberg by Overland and the associated issuance of shares of common stock in connection therewith. In connection with the proposed acquisition, Overland intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including Overlands proxy statement on Schedule 14A. STOCKHOLDERS OF OVERLAND ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING OVERLANDS PROXY STATEMENT, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SECs web site, http://www.sec.gov, and Overlands stockholders will receive information at an appropriate time on how to obtain transaction-related documents for free from Overland. Such documents are not currently available.
The Company and its directors and executive officers, Tandberg and its directors and executive officers, and Cyrus Capital and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of common stock of the Company in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the proxy statement for the Companys Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 18, 2013, which was filed with the Commission on May 17, 2013. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement regarding the acquisition when it becomes available.
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Safe Harbor Statement
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of the Companys business or Tandbergs business; any increase in the Companys cash needs; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities with respect to the Company or Tandberg; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Companys periodic reports filed with the Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1 | Acquisition Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
10.2 | Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
10.3 | Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
99.1 | Shareholder Presentation slides entitled Overland Storage and Tandberg Data Merger Overview. | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2013, entitled Overland Storage Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tandberg Data. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. | ||||||
Date: November 1, 2013 | /s/ Eric L. Kelly | |||||
Name: Eric L. Kelly Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
10.1 | Acquisition Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
10.2 | Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
10.3 | Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 1, 2013. | |
99.1 | Shareholder Presentation slides entitled Overland Storage and Tandberg Data Merger Overview. | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated November 1, 2013, entitled Overland Storage Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tandberg Data. |
Exhibit 10.1
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
AMONG
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.,
TANDBERG DATA HOLDINGS S.À R.L.,
AND
THE COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO
November 1, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 |
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
THE ACQUISITION | 13 | ||||
2.1 |
Purchase and Sale of Company Interests | 13 | ||||
2.2 |
Purchase Price | 13 | ||||
2.3 |
Closing | 14 | ||||
2.4 |
Transactions to be Effected at the Closing | 14 | ||||
2.5 |
Tax Withholding | 15 | ||||
2.6 |
Further Assurances | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
[RESERVED] | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE GROUP COMPANIES | 16 | ||||
4.1 |
Organization and Good Standing | 16 | ||||
4.2 |
Subsidiaries | 17 | ||||
4.3 |
Power, Authorization and Validity | 17 | ||||
4.4 |
Capitalization | 18 | ||||
4.5 |
No Conflict | 18 | ||||
4.6 |
Litigation | 19 | ||||
4.7 |
Taxes | 19 | ||||
4.8 |
Related Party Transactions | 22 | ||||
4.9 |
Company Financial Statements | 22 | ||||
4.10 |
Title to Properties | 23 | ||||
4.11 |
Absence of Certain Changes | 25 | ||||
4.12 |
Contracts, Agreements, Arrangements, Commitments and Undertakings | 26 | ||||
4.13 |
No Default; No Restrictions | 28 | ||||
4.14 |
Intellectual Property | 28 | ||||
4.15 |
Compliance with Laws | 33 | ||||
4.16 |
Employees, ERISA and Other Compliance | 33 | ||||
4.17 |
Books and Records | 36 | ||||
4.18 |
Insurance | 37 | ||||
4.19 |
Environmental Matters | 37 | ||||
4.20 |
Customers and Suppliers | 37 | ||||
4.21 |
Accounts Receivable | 38 | ||||
4.22 |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 38 | ||||
4.23 |
Export Controls | 39 | ||||
4.24 |
Product Warranty | 40 | ||||
4.25 |
Inventory | 40 | ||||
4.26 |
No Existing Discussions | 40 | ||||
4.27 |
Corporate Documents | 40 | ||||
4.28 |
Transaction Fees | 41 | ||||
4.29 |
Disclosure | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS | 41 | ||||
5.1 |
Organization of Company Shareholders | 41 | ||||
5.2 |
Power, Authorization and Validity | 41 | ||||
5.3 |
No Conflict | 42 | ||||
5.4 |
Company Interests | 42 |
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5.5 |
Brokers Fees | 42 | ||||
5.6 |
Information Supplied | 42 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER | 42 | ||||
6.1 |
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification | 43 | ||||
6.2 |
Authorization | 43 | ||||
6.3 |
Capitalization | 43 | ||||
6.4 |
Valid Issuance | 44 | ||||
6.5 |
Consents | 44 | ||||
6.6 |
Delivery of SEC Filings; Business | 44 | ||||
6.7 |
Absence of Certain Changes | 44 | ||||
6.8 |
SEC Filings | 45 | ||||
6.9 |
No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default | 45 | ||||
6.10 |
Tax Matters | 45 | ||||
6.11 |
Title to Properties | 46 | ||||
6.12 |
Certificates, Authorities and Permits | 46 | ||||
6.13 |
Labor Matters | 46 | ||||
6.14 |
Intellectual Property | 47 | ||||
6.15 |
Environmental Matters | 47 | ||||
6.16 |
Litigation | 47 | ||||
6.17 |
Financial Statements | 48 | ||||
6.18 |
Insurance Coverage | 48 | ||||
6.19 |
Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements | 48 | ||||
6.20 |
Brokers and Finders | 48 | ||||
6.21 |
Questionable Payments | 48 | ||||
6.22 |
Board Approval | 48 | ||||
6.23 |
Proxy Statement | 49 | ||||
6.24 |
Internal Controls | 49 | ||||
6.25 |
Investment Company | 49 | ||||
6.26 |
Compliance with Laws | 49 | ||||
6.27 |
Disclosure | 49 | ||||
6.28 |
Buyer 401(k) Plan | 50 | ||||
6.29 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 50 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
COMPANY COVENANTS | 50 | ||||
7.1 |
Advice of Changes | 50 | ||||
7.2 |
Maintenance of Business | 50 | ||||
7.3 |
Conduct of Business | 51 | ||||
7.4 |
Regulatory Approvals | 51 | ||||
7.5 |
Necessary Consents | 52 | ||||
7.6 |
Litigation | 52 | ||||
7.7 |
No Other Negotiations | 52 | ||||
7.8 |
Access to Information | 53 | ||||
7.9 |
Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent | 53 | ||||
7.10 |
Company Benefit Arrangements | 53 | ||||
7.11 |
Repayment of Debt | 53 | ||||
7.12 |
Notices to Company Shareholders and Employees | 53 | ||||
7.13 |
Closing Certificates | 54 | ||||
7.14 |
Cooperation | 54 |
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7.15 |
Additional Financial Statements | 54 | ||||
7.16 |
Nasdaq Listing | 55 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
BUYER COVENANTS | 55 | ||||
8.1 |
Advice of Changes | 55 | ||||
8.2 |
Regulatory Approvals | 55 | ||||
8.3 |
No Other Negotiations | 56 | ||||
8.4 |
Shareholders Meeting; Preparation of Proxy Materials | 58 | ||||
8.5 |
Board of Directors of Buyer | 59 | ||||
8.6 |
Conduct of Business | 59 | ||||
8.7 |
Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent | 59 | ||||
8.8 |
Litigation | 59 | ||||
8.9 |
Rights Plan | 59 | ||||
8.10 |
Nasdaq Listing | 60 | ||||
8.11 |
Evidence of Transfer of Company Shares | 60 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF ACQUISITION | 60 | ||||
9.1 |
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Acquisition | 60 | ||||
9.2 |
Additional Conditions to Obligations of Buyer | 60 | ||||
9.3 |
Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company Shareholders | 62 | ||||
ARTICLE 10 |
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT | 62 | ||||
10.1 |
Termination by Mutual Consent | 62 | ||||
10.2 |
Unilateral Termination | 63 | ||||
10.3 |
Effect of Termination | 63 | ||||
ARTICLE 11 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 64 | ||||
11.1 |
Survival; Indemnification | 64 | ||||
11.2 |
Governing Law; Resolution of Conflicts | 64 | ||||
11.3 |
Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue | 64 | ||||
11.4 |
Assignment; Binding Upon Successors and Assigns | 65 | ||||
11.5 |
Severability | 65 | ||||
11.6 |
Counterparts | 65 | ||||
11.7 |
Other Remedies | 65 | ||||
11.8 |
Amendments and Waivers | 65 | ||||
11.9 |
Expenses | 66 | ||||
11.10 |
Attorneys Fees | 66 | ||||
11.11 |
Notices | 66 | ||||
11.12 |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 67 | ||||
11.13 |
Interpretation; Rules of Construction | 67 | ||||
11.14 |
Third-Party Beneficiary Rights | 68 | ||||
11.15 |
Public Announcement | 68 | ||||
11.16 |
Entire Agreement | 68 |
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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule I |
Company Shareholders | |
Schedule II |
Subsidiaries of the Company | |
Schedule III |
Persons Included in the Definition of Knowledge | |
Schedule IV |
Continuing Officers and Directors of the Group Companies | |
Exhibit A |
Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit B |
Form of Voting Agreement |
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ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
THIS ACQUISITION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of November 1, 2013 (the Agreement Date) by and among Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (Buyer), on the one hand, and Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, having a share capital of twelve thousand five hundred Euro (EUR 12,500.-), its registered office at 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B 147.829 (the Company), and the persons listed on Schedule I attached hereto (collectively, the Company Shareholders), on the other hand (each a Party and together the Parties).
RECITALS
A. The Company Shareholders together own (i) 100% of the outstanding capital shares of the Company and (ii) an income sharing loan agreement granted by the Company Shareholders to the Company, and have approved and adopted this Agreement, the Acquisition (as defined below) and the other transactions contemplated hereby prior to the Agreement Date.
B. The Company Shareholders desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from the Company Shareholders, 100% of the Company Interests (as defined below), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (the Acquisition).
C. The Boards of Directors of the Company and Buyer have determined that the Acquisition is in the best interests of such Parties and their respective shareholders and have approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Acquisition.
D As a condition to Buyers obligation to consummate the Acquisition, certain employees of the Group Companies (as defined below) shall execute and deliver to Buyer consulting agreements (each, a Consulting Agreement) at the Closing (as defined below).
E. Certain employees of the Group Companies may execute and deliver to Buyer employment agreements (each an Employment Agreement) at the Closing.
F. As a condition to Buyers obligation to consummate the Acquisition, certain employees and consultants of the Group Companies shall execute and deliver to Buyer Non-Solicitation Agreements (each, a Non-Solicitation Agreement) at the Closing.
G. Buyer, the Company and the Company Shareholders desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Acquisition and to prescribe various conditions to the Acquisition.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.
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Action means any action, order, writ, injunction, or claim, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, investigation or dispute.
Affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
Alternative Buyer Transaction means: (i) any acquisition or purchase of shares of Buyer Common Stock from Buyer by any person or group (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) representing more than a 50% voting interest in any class or series of Equity Securities of Buyer or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any person or group (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) beneficially owning Equity Securities of Buyer representing 50% or more of the voting interest in any class or series of Equity Securities of Buyer or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving Buyer pursuant to which the shareholders of Buyer immediately preceding such transaction hold less than 50% of the equity interests in any class or series of capital stock of the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction; (ii) any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving Buyer, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole; or (iv) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license or disposition to a third party of the business of Buyer.
Alternative Transaction means: (i) any acquisition or purchase of Company Shares from the Company by any person or group (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) representing more than a 15% voting interest in any class or series of Company Shares or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any person or group (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) beneficially owning Company Capital Stock representing 15% or more of the voting interest in any class or series of Company Shares or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Company Shareholders immediately preceding such transaction hold less than 85% of the equity interests in any class or series of capital stock of the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction; (ii) any acquisition, directly or indirectly, of any capital stock of any Group Company or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving any Group Company, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of a substantial portion of the assets of any Group Company; (iv) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license or disposition to a third party of the Company Business; or (v) any initial public offering of capital stock or other securities of any Group Company pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act or any similar offering or filing in any foreign jurisdiction.
Applicable Law means, collectively, all supranational, international, national (of any jurisdiction), federal, state, local or municipal laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and rules, and all orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments and decrees (and any regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the assets, properties and business of the applicable Person.
Balance Sheet Date means June 30, 2013.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Applicable Law to be closed in New York, New York, San Francisco, California or the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Buyer Ancillary Agreements means each agreement or document (other than this Agreement) that Buyer is to enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this Agreement.
Buyer Common Stock means common stock, no par value, of Buyer.
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Buyer Shareholders Additional Approval Matters means (i) a proposal to authorize the board of directors of Buyer, in its discretion, to effect a reverse stock split of the Buyer Common Stock at a specific ratio, ranging from one-for-two to one-for-ten, to be determined by the board of directors of Buyer and effected, if at all, within one (1) year from the date of the Buyer Shareholders Meeting, and (ii) a proposal to approval the issuance of shares of Buyer Common Stock upon the conversion of Convertible Notes or New Convertible Notes held by Cyrus and/or its Affiliates.
Buyer Shareholders Meeting means the special meeting of the shareholders of Buyer to be held to consider, among other things, the issuance of the Acquisition Shares to the Company Shareholders and the Buyer Shareholders Additional Approval Matters.
CFIUS Regulations means the Regulations Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers by Foreign Persons, 31 CFR Part 800.
Charter Documents means, with respect to a particular legal entity, the articles or certificate of incorporation, deed of incorporation, formation or registration (including, if applicable, certificates of change of name), memorandum of association, articles of association, rules of procedure for the management of any other corporate body, bylaws, articles of organization, limited liability company agreement, trust deed, trust instrument, operating agreement, joint venture agreement, business license, or similar or other constitutive, governing, or charter documents, or equivalent documents, of such entity.
Closing means the closing of the transactions necessary to consummate the Acquisition.
Closing Date means a time and date to be specified by the Parties, which shall be (i) no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and this Agreement) of the conditions set forth in Article 9, or (ii) if later, 30 December 2013, or in each case at such other time or date as the Parties hereto agree in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Closing would otherwise occur during the third month of any fiscal quarter of Buyer, absent the written waiver of Buyer, Buyer and the Company shall mutually agree in writing on an alternative date not occurring in such month.
Closing Transaction Fees Certificate means a certificate of the Company, executed by authorized representatives of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the amount of the Transaction Fees that have been or will be paid by the Company at or prior to the Closing, together with the amount of the Transaction Fees that will remain unpaid by the Company as of the Closing (including an itemized list of each Transaction Fee and the Party to whom such amount has been or will be made at or prior to the Closing by the Company or to whom such amount will be owed as of the Closing). The Closing Transaction Fees Certificate shall include a representation of the Company, certified by authorized representatives of the Company, that such certificate includes all Transaction Fees previously paid by the Company and all Unpaid Transaction Fees payable following the Closing by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (including Buyer).
COBRA means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company Ancillary Agreements means each agreement or document (other than this Agreement) that any Group Company is to enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this Agreement.
Company Balance Sheet means the Company and its Subsidiaries unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date included in the Company Financial Statements.
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Company Business means the business of the Group Companies taken as a whole as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.
Company Employee Agreement means each management, employment, retention, change in control, severance, consulting, relocation, repatriation or expatriation agreement or other similar Contract between any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and any current or former employee, independent contractor or director of any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand.
Company Employee Plan means any plan, program, policy, practice (including, in respect of TD Germany, company practice (betriebliche Übung)), Contract or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, vesting acceleration, change in control pay, termination pay, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, bonuses or other incentives, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, insurance coverage (including any self-insured arrangements that are clearly identified as such), vacation or other paid-time off benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, hospitalization benefits, retirement benefits, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not ERISA is applicable to such plan), that is or has been maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee, independent contractor or director of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any Liability or obligation, except such definition shall not include any Company Employee Agreement.
Company Financial Statements means (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries unaudited consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the 6 months ended June 30, 2013; and (iv) the Company Balance Sheet.
Company Intellectual Property means any and all Intellectual Property that is used, held for use or practiced by the Company or any Group Company, including any Intellectual Property incorporated into or otherwise used, held for use or practiced in connection with (or planned to be incorporated into or otherwise used, held for use or practiced in connection with) any Company Offerings.
Company Interests means, collectively, the Company Shares and the ISL.
Company Material Contract means any Contract required to be listed on the Company Disclosure Letter pursuant to Section 4.10, Section 4.12 or Section 4.14.
Company Offerings means any products or services designed, developed, manufactured, offered, provided, sold or otherwise distributed by or for the Group Companies, or any products or service offerings under development that form the basis, in whole or in part, of any revenue or business projection provided to Buyer.
Company-Owned Intellectual Property means any and all Intellectual Property that is owned in whole or in part by the Company. Company-Owned Intellectual Property includes Registered Company Intellectual Property.
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Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements means each agreement or document (other than this Agreement) that any Company Shareholder is to enter into as a party thereto pursuant to this Agreement.
Company Shares means the capital shares of the Company that may be outstanding from time to time, taken together.
Contract means any written or oral contract, agreement, instrument, arrangement, commitment, understanding or undertaking (including leases, licenses, mortgages, notes, guarantees, sublicenses, subcontracts and purchase orders).
Converted Buyer Shares means any shares of Buyer Common Stock issued by Buyer pursuant to any conversion or exchange of any Convertible Notes or New Convertible Notes.
Convertible Notes means the convertible promissory notes issued by Buyer pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.
Copyleft License means any license that requires, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of Works of Authorship, that such Works of Authorship, or other software or other Intellectual Property incorporated into, derived from, used, or distributed with such Works of Authorship: (i) in the case of software, be made available or distributed in a form other than binary (e.g., source code form); (ii) be licensed for the purpose of preparing derivative works; (iii) be licensed under terms that allow the Company Offerings or portions thereof or interfaces therefore to be reverse engineered, reverse assembled or disassembled (other than by operation of law); or (iv) be redistributable at no license fee. Copyleft licenses include the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Mozilla Public License, the Common Development and Distribution License, the Eclipse Public License, and all Creative Commons sharealike licenses.
Copyleft Materials means any software or other Intellectual Property subject to a Copyleft License.
Copyrights means copyrights and all other rights with respect to Works of Authorship and all registrations thereof and applications therefor (including moral and economic rights, however denominated).
Cyrus means Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
Damages means losses, reductions in value, costs, damages, loss of revenue or profits, Liabilities, interest and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys fees, other professionals and experts fees, costs of investigation and court costs).
Databases means databases and other compilations and collections of data or information.
Debt means the principal amount of the Group Companies outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money, including any interest accrued thereon, as of immediately prior to the Closing (as defined by and determined in accordance with GAAP) after taking into account any payments scheduled to be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the Closing Date.
Domain Names means domain names, uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet.
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Encumbrance means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, title retention device, collateral assignment or transfer, conditional assignment or transfer, adverse claim, restriction, usufruct or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset, any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset and any co-ownership of another Person). For purposes of clarification only, neither restrictions on transferability imposed by foreign, federal or state securities laws nor the grant of a license to Intellectual Property Rights shall constitute an Encumbrance.
Environmental Law means any supranational, international, national (of any jurisdiction), federal, provincial, state or local statute, law, regulation, guideline, rule, standard or other legal requirement relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including any law or regulation relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern.
Equity Securities means, with respect to any Person that is a legal entity, any and all shares of capital stock, membership interests, units, profits interests, ownership interests, equity interests, registered capital, and other equity securities of such Person, and any right, warrant, option, call, commitment, conversion privilege, preemptive right or other right to acquire any of the foregoing, or security convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for any of the foregoing, or any Contract providing for the acquisition of any of the foregoing.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate means any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than the Company that, together with the Company, is required to be treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FBC means FBC Holdings S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office at 46A, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 142133.
Fully Diluted Buyer Shares means the sum, without duplication, of the aggregate number of shares of Buyer Common Stock that are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement plus (i) any shares of Buyer Common Stock issuable in connection with the conversion, exercise or exchange of other Equity Securities of Buyer issued or issuable upon conversion of any New Convertible Notes, plus (ii) all Equity Securities of Buyer exercisable or convertible into shares of Buyer Common Stock at a per share price less than or equal to $1.30, plus (iii) any Converted Buyer Shares issued upon conversion of Convertible Notes occurring prior to the Closing Date, plus (iv) any shares of Buyer Common Stock issued after the date of this Agreement but before the Closing Date at a per share price of $1.00 or more, but excluding (x) all Equity Securities of Buyer exercisable or convertible into shares of Buyer Common Stock at a per share price greater than $1.30, (y) all unvested restricted stock units issued to employees or consultants of Buyer and its Subsidiaries and (z) any shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and any Converted Buyer Shares issuable upon conversion thereof (other than any Converted Buyer Shares included in subsection (iii) above) and Fully Diluted Buyer Share means each of them.
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GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
Governmental Authority means any court or tribunal, governmental, quasi-governmental or regulatory body, administrative agency or bureau, commission or authority or other body exercising similar powers or authority, including any regulatory body, administrative agency or bureau, commission or authority or other body of the European Union.
Group Companies means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries as set forth in Schedule II attached hereto.
Intellectual Property means any and all: (i) technology, formulae, algorithms, procedures, processes, methods, techniques, know how, ideas, creations, inventions, discoveries, and improvements (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) technical, engineering, manufacturing, product, marketing, servicing, financial, supplier, personnel and other information and materials; (iii) customer lists, customer contact and registration information, customer correspondence and customer purchasing histories; (iv) specifications, designs, models, devices, prototypes, schematics and development tools; (v) Works of Authorship; (vi) Databases; (vii) Trademarks; (viii) Domain Names; (ix) Trade Secrets; (x) tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in any form or media whether or not specifically listed herein; and (xi) all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto.
Intellectual Property Rights means any and all rights (anywhere in the world, whether statutory, common law or otherwise) relating to, arising from, or associated with Intellectual Property, including: (i) Patents; (ii) Copyrights; (iii) industrial design rights and registrations thereof and applications therefor; (iv) rights with respect to Trademarks, and all registrations thereof and applications therefor; (v) rights with respect to Domain Names, including registrations thereof and applications therefor; (vi) rights with respect to Trade Secrets, including rights to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person; (vii) rights with respect to Databases, including registrations thereof and applications therefor; (ix) publicity and privacy rights, including all rights with respect to use of a Persons name, signature, likeness, image, photograph, voice, identity, personality, and biographical and Personal Information and materials; and (x) any rights equivalent or similar to any of the foregoing.
Intervening Event means a material event or circumstance that was not known to the board of directors of Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement (or if known, the consequences of which were not known or reasonably foreseeable), which event or circumstance, or any consequence thereof, becomes known to the board of directors of Buyer after the execution of this Agreement by Buyer and prior to the receipt of the Buyer Shareholder Approval; provided, however, that in no event shall the receipt, existence or terms of an Alternative Buyer Transaction or any matter relating thereto constitute an Intervening Event.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
ISL means an income sharing loan granted by FBC to the Company on October 26, 2009 for a total principal amount of one hundred fifty-five thousand three hundred ninety Euro and seventy-six cents (EUR 155,390.76), as partly assigned to TDM on September 7, 2010, as described in Schedule I below.
Knowledge or Known means, with respect to any Party, the knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter in question of any of the Persons identified underneath such Partys name on Schedule III and of any other Persons that may, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, succeed to any of the duties of the aforementioned individuals (collectively, the Entity Representatives). Any such Entity Representative will be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (i) such Entity Representative has actual knowledge of the
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fact, circumstance, event or other matter, (ii) such fact, circumstance, event or other matter is reflected in one or more documents (whether written or electronic, including e-mails sent to or by such Entity Representative) in, such Entity Representatives actual possession, or (iii) such fact, circumstance, event or other matter is reflected in one or more documents (whether written or electronic) contained in books and records of the relevant Person that would reasonably be expected to be reviewed by a person who has the duties and responsibilities of such Entity Representative in connection with such Persons entering into this Agreement, or (iv) such Entity Representative would reasonably be expected to have such knowledge in the ordinary and prudent course of performing their respective duties and roles on behalf of the relevant Person, including through responses to formal requests for information in relation to the subject matters set forth in this Agreement with the personnel that report to them who are responsible for the relevant subject matters.
Liabilities means debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, known or unknown, including those arising under any law, action or governmental order and those arising under any Contract.
Licensed Company Intellectual Property means all of the Company Intellectual Property that is not Company-Owned Intellectual Property and is licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Luxembourg Company Law means the law dated August 10, 1915 concerning the commercial companies as amended.
Material Adverse Change and Material Adverse Effect when used in connection with an entity means any change, event, circumstance, condition or effect that (i) is or is reasonably likely to be or become, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, assets (including Intellectual Property or other intangible assets), Liabilities (including those relating to Intellectual Property), business or results of operations of the Group Companies, taken as a whole or Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be, or (ii) prevents, materially delays or materially impairs the ability of any Party to carry out their obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute or be taken into account in determining pursuant to clause (i) above whether that has been or will or could be, a Material Adverse Effect: (A) any changes resulting from or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, or war, weather conditions or other force majeure events), provided, that such changes do not have a substantially disproportionate impact on the relevant Party, (B) any changes resulting from or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions in the industries in which the relevant Party conducts business (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, or war, weather conditions or other force majeure events), provided, that such changes do not have a substantially disproportionate impact on the relevant Party, (C) any changes resulting from or arising out of actions taken pursuant to (and required by) this Agreement or at the request of the other Parties to this Agreement or the failure to take any actions due to restrictions set forth in this Agreement, (D) any changes in the price or trading volume of Buyer Common Stock, in and of itself, provided, that such exclusion shall not apply to any underlying fact, event or circumstance that may have caused or contributed to such change in market price or trading volume, (E) any failure of the Buyer Common Stock to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including as a result of or pursuant to the notice of deficiency received by Buyer from Nasdaq on January 2, 2013 and (F) any failure by the Company or Buyer to meet published revenue or earnings projections, in and of itself, provided, that such exclusion shall not apply to any underlying fact, event or circumstance that may have caused or contributed to such failure to meet published revenue or earnings projections.
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Materials of Environmental Concern include chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, petroleum and petroleum products and any other substance that is currently regulated by an Environmental Law or that is otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment.
New Convertible Notes means the convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 issued or issuable by Buyer pursuant to the New Note Purchase Agreement (whether or not such notes are ultimately issued).
New Note Purchase Agreement means the amended and restated note purchase agreement dated November 1, 2013 amending and restating the Note Purchase Agreement, to be entered into by and among Buyer and Cyrus or its Affiliates and the other purchasers party thereto before the Closing Date, as amended from time to time.
Note Purchase Agreement means that certain note purchase agreement dated as of February 12, 2013 by and among Buyer and the purchasers party thereto, as amended by that certain amendment to the note purchase agreement dated March 5, 2013.
Open Source License means any license meeting the Open Source Definition (as promulgated by the Open Source Initiative) or the Free Software Definition (as promulgated by the Free Software Foundation), or any substantially similar license, including but not limited to any license approved by the Open Source Initiative, and any Creative Commons License. For avoidance of doubt, Open Source Licenses include Copyleft Licenses.
Open Source Materials means any software or other Intellectual Property subject to an Open Source License.
Ordinary Course of Business means a course of business that is (i) in the ordinary course of the Group Companies or the Buyer Groups business and consistent with its past practices, as applicable (ii) is consistent with the Buyers or the Companys (or other Group Companys, as applicable) business plan (including the capital investment and business expansion components thereof), as applicable, previously provided to Buyer or the Company Shareholders, as applicable, and (iii) consistent with prudent business practices for an entity that is of a similar size and in a similar industry.
Patents means patents and patent applications, utility models and applications for utility models, inventors certificates and applications for inventors certificates, and invention disclosure statements.
Permitted Encumbrances means (i) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable; (ii) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Applicable Law; (iv) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens; (v) any minor imperfection of title or similar liens, charges or encumbrances which individually or in the aggregate with other such liens, charges and encumbrances does not impair the value of the property subject to such lien, charge or encumbrance or the use of such property in the conduct of the Company Business; and (vi) any liens or Encumbrances which are to be, and will be, released at the Closing without the payment of any consideration by Buyer and/or any of the Group Companies.
Person means any individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability partnership, trust, estate, proprietorship, joint venture, association, organization, entity or Governmental Authority.
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Personal Information means information from or about an individual person the use, aggregation, holding or management of which is restricted under any Applicable Law, including, but not limited to, an individual persons: (a) personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, telephone number, email address, financial account number, government-issued identifier, and any other data used or intended to be used to identify, contact or precisely locate a person); and (b) Internet Protocol address or other persistent identifier.
Prohibited Person means any Person that is (a) a national or resident of any U.S. embargoed or restricted country, (b) included on, or Affiliated with any Person on, the United States Commerce Departments Denied Parties List, Entities and Unverified Lists; the U.S. Department of Treasurys Specially Designated Nationals, Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers or Specially Designated Terrorists, or the Annex to Executive Order No. 13224; the Department of States Debarred List; UN Sanctions, (c) a member of any PRC military organization, or (d) a Person with whom business transactions, including exports and re-exports, are restricted by a U.S. Governmental Authority, including, in each clause above, any updates or revisions to the foregoing and any newly published rules.
Public Official means any executive, official, or employee of a Governmental Authority, political party or member of a political party, political candidate; executive, employee or officer of a public international organization; or director, officer or employee or agent of a wholly owned or partially state-owned or controlled enterprise.
Registered Company Intellectual Property means: (i) all Patents, registered Trademarks, applications to register Trademarks (including intent-to-use applications), registered Copyrights, applications to register Copyrights, and all Domain Names included in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property that are registered, recorded or filed by, for, or under authorization from (or in the name of) the Company; and (ii) any other applications, registrations, recordings and filings by the Company (or otherwise authorized by or in the name of the Company) with respect to any Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
Registration Rights Agreement means a registration rights agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be entered into by Buyer and the Company Shareholders in respect of the Acquisition Shares.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Subsidiary means with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, business entity, partnership, limited liability company or other Person of which such Person, either alone or together with one or more Subsidiaries or by one or more other Subsidiaries (i) directly or indirectly owns or controls securities or other interests representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of such Person, or (ii) is entitled, by Contract or otherwise, to elect, appoint or designate directors or other members constituting a majority of the members of such Persons board of directors, board of managers or other governing body.
Superior Proposal means a written Alternative Buyer Transaction that the board of directors of Buyer has determined, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor, in its good faith judgment, taking into account the conditionality, expected timing and likelihood of consummation of the proposal and all other factors the board of directors of Buyer determines in good faith to be relevant, (i) is reasonably likely to be consummated and (ii) if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to Buyers shareholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Tax (and, with correlative meaning, Taxes) means (i) any federal, state, local or foreign net income, alternative or add-on minimum, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental, estimated or windfall profit tax, custom duty, national insurance tax, health tax or other tax or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, including social security contributions, in each case together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign), whether disputed or not, (ii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this sentence as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for any Tax period, and (iii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence as a result of being a transferee of or successor to any Person or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person, by Contract or otherwise. Taxes include any taxes within the meaning of Section 3 of the German Tax Code.
Tax Return means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Tax Ruling means the letter from the Luxembourg tax authorities issued on the establishment of the Company.
TD Germany means Tandberg Data GmbH with its legal seat in Dortmund, Germany, registered with the commercial register of local court of Dortmund, Germany, under HRB 5589.
TDM means Tandberg Data Management S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office at L-1855 Luxembourg, 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 151.395.
Trade Secrets means information and materials not generally known to the public, including trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information.
Trademarks means trademarks, service marks, logos and design marks, trade dress, trade names, fictitious and other business names, brand names, together with all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.
Transaction Fees means all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Group Companies , any employee of any Group Company or any Company Shareholder incurred by, paid by, or to be paid by, any Group Company in connection with the Acquisition and this Agreement (and the related term sheet and the related discussions and negotiations between the Parties with respect thereto) and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, any fees and expenses of investment bankers, financial advisors, legal counsel, accountants or other professional advisors.
Transfer Pricing Policy means the transfer pricing policy applicable to the Group Companies disclosed by the Company to the Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement.
Treasury Regulations means the United States Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.
Unpaid Transaction Fees means any Transaction Fees, or portions thereof, that are not paid in full prior to the Closing.
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WARN Act means the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended.
Voting Agreement means a voting rights agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B to be entered into by Buyer and the Company Shareholders in respect of the Acquisition Shares.
Works of Authorship means software (whether in source code, object code form, including user interfaces, command structures, menus, buttons and icons, flow-charts, and related documentation), websites, content, images, graphics, text, photographs, artwork, audiovisual works, sound recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, writings, and other works of authorship and copyrightable subject matter.
Other capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and not defined in this Article 1 shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Agreement in the sections referenced below:
Defined Term |
Section | |
10-K |
6.6 | |
401(k) Plan |
7.11 | |
Acquisition Shares |
2.2(a) | |
Acquisition Subsidiary |
2.1(b) | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Agreement Date |
Preamble | |
Articles of Incorporation |
6.3 | |
Board |
4.3(a) | |
Board Approval |
4.3(d) | |
Buyer |
Preamble | |
Buyer Disclosure Letter |
Article 6 | |
Buyer Representatives |
8.3(a) | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Company Benefit Arrangement |
4.16(h) | |
Company Certificates |
2.4(b)(iii) | |
Company Disclosure Letter |
Article 4 | |
Company Intellectual Property Contracts |
4.14(e) | |
Company Representative |
4.22(a) | |
Company Shareholders |
Preamble | |
Compliance Laws |
4.22(a) | |
Consulting Agreement |
Recitals | |
Consideration |
2.2(a) | |
Employment Agreement |
Recitals | |
Evaluation Date |
6.24 | |
Export Approvals |
4.23(a) | |
FCPA |
4.22(a) | |
Governmental Permits |
4.15(c) | |
Inbound Intellectual Property Contracts |
4.14(e) | |
Leased Real Property |
4.10(a) | |
Leases |
4.10(a) | |
Non-Solicitation Agreement |
Recitals | |
Outbound Intellectual Property Contracts |
4.14(e) | |
Owned Real Property |
4.10(a) | |
Party |
Preamble |
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Defined Term |
Section | |
Payee |
2.5 | |
Real Property |
4.10(a) | |
Rights Plan |
6.3 | |
Significant Customer |
4.20(b) | |
Significant Supplier |
4.20(c) | |
SEC Filings |
6.6 | |
Systems |
4.14(p) | |
Takeover Proposal |
8.3(b) | |
TD Corp |
7.10 |
ARTICLE 2
THE ACQUISITION
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Company Interests.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing and effective as of the Closing Date, the Company Shareholders shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from the Company Shareholders, the Company Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances, for the consideration specified in Section 2.2(a).
(b) Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall form a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Acquisition Subsidiary), and Buyer shall assign its right to acquire and receive the Company Shares from the Company Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement to Acquisition Subsidiary. Following the formation of Acquisition Subsidiary, any obligation of Buyer to the Company or the Company Shareholders under this Agreement which is performed, satisfied or fulfilled by Acquisition Subsidiary (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the obligation to issue the Acquisition Shares pursuant to Section 2.1(a) at the Closing), shall be deemed to have been performed, satisfied or fulfilled in all respects by Buyer.
2.2 Purchase Price.
(a) The aggregate consideration payable by Buyer to the Company Shareholders (the Consideration) in respect of the Company Interests shall consist of one (1) share of fully paid and nonassessable Buyer Common Stock for each Fully Diluted Buyer Share (the Acquisition Shares).
(b) The issuance of the Acquisition Shares to the Company Shareholders pursuant to Section 2.2(a) shall be made in accordance with an allocation to be provided by the Company Shareholders to Buyer five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Adjustments. In the event of any share split, reverse share split, share dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into capital shares), reorganization, reclassification, combination, recapitalization or other like change with respect to the Company Shares or the shares of Buyer Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing, all references in this Agreement to specified numbers of shares of any class or series affected thereby, and all calculations provided for that are based upon numbers of shares of any class or series (or trading or other prices therefor or relating thereto) affected thereby, shall be equitably adjusted to the extent necessary to provide the Parties the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such share split, reverse share split, share dividend, reorganization, reclassification, combination, recapitalization or other
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like change. Unless indicated otherwise, all mathematical calculations contemplated by this Agreement shall be made to the fifth decimal place.
(d) No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no certificates for fractional shares of Buyer Common Stock shall be issued in the Acquisition. Each holder of Company Shares who otherwise would have been entitled to a fraction of a share of Buyer Common Stock shall receive in lieu thereof cash (without interest) in an amount determined by multiplying the fractional share interest to which such holder would otherwise be entitled (after taking into account all Company Shares owned by such holder at the Closing) by the closing market price of the Buyer Common Stock on the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. No such holder shall be entitled to any dividends, voting rights or any other rights in respect of any fractional share.
(e) Transfer Formalities. Buyer and the Company Shareholders instruct and authorise the Company to register at the Closing, in the name and on behalf of Buyer, the transfer of the Company Shares in the shareholders register of the Company and to file as soon as practicable a notice with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies in respect of the transfer of the Company Shares from the Company Shareholders to Buyer. The Company Shareholders, Buyer and the Company hereby jointly empower and authorise any manager of the Company, acting individually, to (i) proceed, at the Closing, with the entry of the transfer of the Company Shares in accordance with this Agreement in the shareholders register of the Company and to sign the shareholders register of the Company in accordance with article 185 of the Luxembourg Company Law, (ii) file a Company Shares transfer notice with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies and (iii) perform any operation or act which might be necessary or useful for the performance and the execution of this Agreement, in particular the Company Shares and ISL transfer formalities.
2.3 Closing. Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 10, the Closing shall take place at the offices of OMelveny & Myers LLP, 2765 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, at 10:00 a.m. local time on the Closing Date, provided, however, that to the extent possible pursuant to Applicable Law, the Closing may take place by exchange of executed documents by facsimile or email transmission.
2.4 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing.
(a) At the Closing Buyer shall:
(i) deliver to the Company and the Company Shareholders a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement and each of the Buyer Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party;
(ii) deliver to the Company and FBC all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates and other items required to be delivered by Buyer at or prior to the Closing;
(iii) provide the Company Shareholders with duly executed shareholders resolutions (i) accepting the resignation of the current managers of the Company and (ii) appointing as of the Closing, new managers of the Company;
(iv) provide the evidence that following the transfer of the Company Shares to Buyer, the registered office of the Company will be transferred and the domiciliation agreement be terminated, or as the case may be, provide evidence that transfer of the Company Shares to Buyer and related change of control of the Company has been accepted by the trust company with which the Company has its office registered and the domiciliation agreement continued; and
(v) issue the Acquisition Shares to FBC pursuant to Section 2.2(a).
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(b) At the Closing the Company and each Company Shareholder shall:
(i) deliver to Buyer a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements or Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements to which the Company or such Company Shareholder is a party;
(ii) deliver to Buyer all other agreements, documents, instruments or certificates and other items required to be delivered by the Company or such Company Shareholder, or any of their respective Affiliates, at or prior to the Closing;
(iii) surrender its share certificate or certificates (if any) which as of the Closing represented the Company Shares (the Company Certificates); provided, that in the event any Company Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificate shall provide to Buyer an indemnity agreement or bond against any claim that may be made against Buyer with respect to the Company Certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed;
(iv) deliver to Buyer a certified true copy of the resolutions of the Company Shareholders approving the Acquisition in accordance with and pursuant to this Agreement and the Buyer as the new shareholder of the Company for the purpose of article 189 of the Luxembourg Company Law;
(v) deliver to Buyer a certified true copy of the duly updated shareholders register of the Company evidencing the registration of the transfer of the Company Shares from the Company Shareholders to Buyer, along with all other corporate books and records and registers (complete and duly written up-to-date) of the Company;
(vi) deliver to Buyer transfer forms for all of the Company Shares duly executed in favour of Buyer as transferee, free and clear of all Encumbrances, duly executed by the registered holders as transferors; and
(vii) written evidence of due corporate action taken to effect the termination of each 401(k) Plan sponsored or maintained by TD Corp, effective as of no later than one day prior to Closing (but such termination may be contingent upon the Closing).
2.5 Tax Withholding. Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted and withheld, from the Consideration or any other payment otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, to each Company Shareholder (each, the Payee), the amounts required to be deducted and withheld under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law, with respect to the making of such payment and, to the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Payee in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made. The Parties agree to cooperate to allow Buyer, at its election, to effectuate such withholding by means acceptable to Buyer, including by paying the applicable portion of the Consideration for which such withholding is required to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and causing the Company or such Subsidiary to withhold the applicable amounts through the Companys or such Subsidiarys payroll system. If any deduction or withholding is required as contemplated by this Section 2.5, then the Parties shall take all reasonable steps to reduce the rate of withholding Tax as provided under relevant Tax law and practice. The Parties shall cooperate reasonably in completing and filing documents required under the provisions of any Applicable Law in connection with reducing the rate of withholding Tax due under the laws of the relevant territory or relevant double tax treaties, or in connection with any claim to a refund of, or credit for, any required deduction or withholding.
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2.6 Further Assurances. If, at any time before or after the Closing, any of the Parties hereto reasonably believes or is advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary to consummate the Acquisition or to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement at or after the Closing, then the Company, Buyer, the Company Shareholders and their respective officers and directors shall execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments, instruments (including not limited to a notice of the transfer of the Company Shares with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies, in order to make the transfer of the Company Shares enforceable vis-à-vis third parties) and assurances and do all other things (including but not limited to the publication of the aforementioned notice of transfer in the Luxembourg official gazette, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Luxembourg Company Law) reasonably necessary to consummate the Acquisition and to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE GROUP COMPANIES
Subject to the exceptions set forth in a numbered or lettered section of the disclosure letter of the Company addressed to Buyer, dated as of the Agreement Date and delivered to Buyer concurrently with the Parties execution of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter) specifically referencing a representation or warranty herein, the Company represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Article 4 (each of which exceptions and disclosures set forth in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter will apply to any other section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter to the extent the relevance to such other section or subsection is reasonably apparent from a reading of the text of such disclosure to a reader unfamiliar with the Company Business) are true and correct on and as of the Agreement Date and shall be true and correct as of immediately prior to the Closing. For purposes of this Agreement, a document shall be deemed to have been made available by the Company to Buyer only if it has been posted in the electronic data site at https://oursite.reedsmith.com in connection with the Acquisition.
4.1 Organization and Good Standing. All Group Companies, their respective jurisdictions of incorporation and their respective legal form are identified in Schedule II. Each Group Company is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction where such Group Company is incorporated or organized. Each Group Company has all power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted. Each Group Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified, licensed and in good standing would not result, or reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has made available to Buyer true and complete copies of the currently effective Charter Document of each Group Company, each, as amended to date. The minute books (containing the records of meetings of the shareholders, the board of directors or other governing body and any committee thereof), the stock certificate books, and the stock record books, to the extent kept, of each Group Company are correct and complete. No Group Company is in default under or in violation of any provision of its Charter Documents. Schedule 4.1(a) contains a true and complete list of each jurisdiction where the Group Companies are organized and qualified to do business. Schedule 4.1(b) lists the managers, directors and officers of each Group Company. Schedule 4.1(c) contains a true and correct copy, as of October 17, 2013, of an excerpt from the commercial register (Handelsregisterauszug) of TD Germany. No registrations or applications for registration in such register
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are pending and there are no matters which are not registered therein, but with respect to which a registration would be required under Applicable Law.
4.2 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule II, no Group Company has any Subsidiaries, and no Group Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, or have any commitment or obligation to invest in, purchase any securities or obligations of, fund, guarantee, contribute or maintain the capital of or otherwise financially support any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or other business association or entity. Each Subsidiary is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by the Company. Any former Subsidiary of any Group Company that is no longer in existence has been duly dissolved in accordance with its charter documents and the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and there are no outstanding Liabilities, including Taxes, with respect to any such entity for which any Group Company is responsible. TD Germany is not a party to any enterprise agreement (Unternehmensvertrag) within the meaning of Sections 291 et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), nor is TD Germany obliged to enter into any such agreement. No bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceedings (whether mandatory or voluntary) are pending and no filing for such proceeding has been made or is required, with respect to TD Germany. TD Germany has not stopped or suspended payment of its debts, become unable to pay its debts or otherwise become insolvent. TD Germany is not over-indebted (überschuldet). No assets of TD Germany have been seized or confiscated by or on behalf of any third party nor are any foreclosure, forfeiture, execution or enforcement proceedings pending or threatened with respect to TD Germany or its assets. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or events which may reasonably be expected to result in any such proceedings or other events as referred to in this Section 4.2.
4.3 Power, Authorization and Validity.
(a) Power and Authority. The Company has the capacity as well as all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the Acquisition, subject to the approval of the Company Shareholders. The Acquisition and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, each of the Company Ancillary Agreements and all other agreements, transactions and actions contemplated hereby or thereby, have been duly and validly approved and authorized by the Companys managers (the Board).
(b) No Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to any (i) Governmental Authority or (ii) any other Person is necessary or required to be made or obtained by the Company to enable the Company to lawfully execute and deliver, enter into, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the Acquisition (including the consent of or notice to any Person required pursuant to the terms of such Contract to be obtained or given in order to keep any Contract between such Person and the Company in effect following the Acquisition or to provide that the Company is not in breach or violation of any such Contract following the Acquisition, in each case, as a result of failure to obtain such consent or provide such notice), except for filings required to be made pursuant to the provisions of the Luxembourg Company Law.
(c) Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement and each of the Company Ancillary Agreements are, or when executed by the Company will be, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to rights of creditors
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generally and (ii) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
(d) Board Approval. The Board has, at a meeting duly called and held, by a unanimous vote of those directors voting on such matters, or by a unanimous written consent in lieu thereof: (i) approved and declared advisable this Agreement; (ii) determined that the Acquisition and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company; (iii) resolved to recommend to the Company Shareholders the approval of this Agreement and the Acquisition; and (iv) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Company Shareholders for their adoption (collectively, the Board Approval). No takeover statute or similar statute or regulation of any jurisdiction applies or purports to apply to the Acquisition.
(e) Required Vote of Company Shareholders. The affirmative vote or consent of the Company Shareholders (the Shareholder Approval) are the only votes or consents of the holders of any class or series of Company Shares necessary to adopt this Agreement. Such votes and consents have been obtained in a manner fully in accordance with Applicable Law. Other than the Shareholder Approval, no other votes or consents of any Company Shareholder, holder of any Debt or holder of any other Equity Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to adopt or approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.4 Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, the entire subscribed share capital of the Company consists of twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) Company Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, there are 12,500 Company Shares issued and outstanding and no Company Shares that are authorized but not issued. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares have been duly authorized, are validly issued and fully paid in compliance with all the requirements of Applicable Law and all requirements set forth in applicable organizational documents and as of the date of this Agreement are held beneficially and of record by the respective Company Shareholders as set forth in Schedule 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter. Schedule 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true, correct and complete description of the share capital and the Equity Securities issued by each of the Subsidiaries. The Equity Securities of the Subsidiaries are held as indicated in Schedule 4.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, free and clear of any Encumbrances. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities of each other Group Company have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid not been repaid, neither in whole nor in part, and nonassessable, in compliance with all the requirements of Applicable Law and all requirements. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or other Contracts or commitments that could require any Group Company to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its Equity Securities. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or similar rights with respect to any Group Company. No Group Company is a party to and there is not, and immediately after the Closing there will not be, any Contract, right of first refusal, right of first offer, proxy, voting agreement, voting trust or agreement, sub-participation agreement, registration rights agreement or shareholders agreement, whether or not such Group Company is a party thereto, with respect to the purchase, sale, creating of Encumbrances or voting or other shareholder rights of or in respect of any Equity Securities of any Group Company. No Group Company holds any treasury shares. There are no unvested shares of capital stock of the Company or shares of capital stock of the Company that are subject to a repurchase right of the Company. There is no Liability for dividends accrued and unpaid by the Company. Each Company Shareholder is ultimately solely controlled by U.S. persons within the meaning of the CFIUS Regulations.
4.5 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Company Ancillary Agreements by the Company, nor the consummation of the Acquisition or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, shall conflict with, result in a termination, breach,
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impairment or violation of (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or constitute a default, or require the consent, release, waiver or approval of, or notice to, any third party, under: (i) any provision of the Charter Document of any Group Company, each as currently in effect; (ii) any Applicable Law applicable to any Group Company or any of its assets or properties; or (iii) any Company Material Contract. Neither the Companys entering into this Agreement nor the consummation of the Acquisition shall change the obligations or rights of the Company as they exist at the Closing and without giving effect to any action taken by Buyer after the Closing to make payments to or receive payments from any customer or supplier of the Company.
4.6 Litigation. There is no Action pending against any Group Company (and there is no Action pending against any officer, director, employee or agent of any Group Company in their capacity as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with such Group Company) before any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or mediator, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any such Action been threatened. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or mediator outstanding against any Group Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any person to assert a claim against any Group Company based upon the Companys entering into this Agreement or any Company Ancillary Agreement or consummating the Acquisition or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Company Ancillary Agreement. No Group Company has an Action pending against any Governmental Authority or other Person.
4.7 Taxes.
(a) Tax Returns and Audits.
(i) Each Group Company (A) has properly completed and timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (B) has timely paid all Taxes required to be paid by it for which payment was due (whether or not shown on any Tax Returns), (C) in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, has established an adequate accrual or reserve for the payment of all Taxes expect to be payable in respect of the periods or portions thereof prior to the Balance Sheet Date (which accrual or reserve as of the Balance Sheet Date is fully reflected on the face of the Company Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and will establish an adequate accrual or reserve for the payment of all Taxes payable in respect of the periods or portion thereof through the Closing Date, (D) has made (or will make on a timely basis) in all material respects all estimated Tax payments required to be made, (E) has no Liability for Taxes in excess of the amount so paid or accruals or reserves so established, and (F) since the Balance Sheet Date has not incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the Ordinary Course of Business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom and practice other than as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal income and other material Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by any Group Company filed or received for all taxable years remaining open under the applicable statute of limitations.
(ii) None of the Group Companies is materially delinquent in the payment of any Tax or in the filing of any Returns, no material deficiencies for any Tax have been threatened, claimed, proposed or assessed against any Group Company or any of its officers, employees or agents in their capacity as such, where such threat, claim, proposal or assessment remains outstanding.
(iii) Within the three years prior to Closing, no Group Company has received from the IRS or any other Governmental Authority (including any sales or use Tax authority) any written and outstanding (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment of or any amount of Tax
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proposed, asserted, or assessed by any Governmental Authority against any Group Company. No Tax Return of any Group Company is under audit by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority and any such past audits (if any) have been completed and fully resolved to the satisfaction of the applicable Governmental Authority conducting such audit and all Taxes determined by such audit to be due from such Group Company have been paid in full to the applicable Governmental Authorities or adequate reserves therefor have been established and are reflected on the face of the Company Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto). To the Knowledge of the Company, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any Group Company does not file Tax Returns that such Group Company is or may be required to file any such Tax Returns in that jurisdiction.
(iv) No material Tax liens are currently in effect against any of the assets of any Group Company other than liens for Taxes not yet due and payable. There is not in effect any waiver by any Group Company of any statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes nor has any Group Company agreed to any extension of time for filing any Tax Return that has not been filed. No Group Company has consented to extend the period in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any Tax agency or authority which extension is still in effect.
(v) Each Group Company has in its possession official foreign government receipts for any Taxes paid by it to any foreign Governmental Authorities.
(vi) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement is subject to withholding in any jurisdiction.
(vii) No Group Company will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of: (A) the application of Section 481 or Section 263A of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax laws) to transactions, events or accounting methods employed prior to the Closing, (B) any closing agreement, as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (C) any intercompany transaction or any excess loss account (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1502-13 and 1502-19, respectively) (or any corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law); (D) any installment sale, open transaction or other transaction made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (E) any prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Withholding. Each Group Company has materially complied with all Applicable Law relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code or any corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law), and has, substantially within the time and in the manner prescribed by Applicable Law, withheld from employee wages and paid over to the proper Governmental Authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under all Applicable Law (including the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Medicare, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and relevant state income and employment Tax withholding laws), including federal, state, local and foreign Taxes, and has timely filed or provided all withholding Tax Returns in accordance with Applicable Law.
(c) Special Tax Status.
(i) No Group Company is a party to or bound by any Tax sharing, indemnity, or allocation Contract (other than with another Group Company), and no Group Company has any Liability to another party (other than with another Group Company) under any such Contract.
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(ii) No Group Company is now, or has ever been, a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group of which the Company was not the ultimate parent corporation. No Group Company has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than another Group Company) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.
(iii) Within the three years prior to Closing, the Company has not constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code.
(iv) Each Group Company is, and has been at all times within the past two (2) years, in compliance with the Transfer Pricing Policy in all material respects.
(v) Each Group Company is in compliance with all terms and conditions of any Tax exemptions expressly granted by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority, and to the Knowledge of the Company the consummation of the Acquisition shall not have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemptions.
(vi) No Group Company has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) in any country other than the country in which it is incorporated. No Group Company operates or conducts business through any branch in any country other the country in which it is incorporated.
(vii) No Group Company has ever requested or received a material ruling from any Tax authority (other than the Tax Ruling) or signed a closing or other agreement with any Tax authority.
(viii) To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no limitation on the utilization by any Group Company of its net operating losses, built-in losses, Tax credits or similar items under Sections 382, 383 or 384 of the Code or comparable provisions of foreign, state or local law (other than any such limitation arising as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
(d) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.
(i) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is not a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code. Each such nonqualified deferred compensation plan, if any, has since January 1, 2005 been operated in compliance in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code, and the applicable Treasury Regulations and IRS guidance thereunder so as to avoid any Tax pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. The document or documents that evidence each such plan substantially conform to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(e) Additional Tax Representations. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is not a party to any Contract or any Company Benefit Arrangement that, to the knowledge of the Company, could give rise to payments with respect to the performance of services that are nondeductible under Sections 162(m), 404 or 280G of the Code or subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, and no amount payable as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition by any employee or director of the Company who is a disqualified individual (as such term is defined in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1)
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under any Company Employee Plan could be characterized as an excess parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
4.8 Related Party Transactions. None of the Group Companies has, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been deemed to have for purposes of any Applicable Law, engaged in or been party to any transaction with any of its officers, directors, employees or direct or indirect shareholders or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any member of their immediate families (i) acquired or have the use of property for proceeds greater than the fair market value thereof, (ii) received services or have the use of property for consideration other than the fair market value thereof, or (iii) received interest or any other amount other than at a fair market value rate from any person with whom it does not deal at arms length within the meaning of applicable taxation acts. None of the Group Companies has, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been deemed to have for purposes of any Applicable Law, engaged in or been party to any transaction with any of its officers, directors, employees or direct or indirect shareholders or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any member of their immediate families (i) disposed of the property for proceeds less than the fair market value thereof, (ii) performed services for consideration other than the fair market value thereof or (iii) paid interest or any other amount other than at a fair market value rate to any person with whom it does not deal at arms length within the meaning of applicable acts. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the officers, directors and employees of any Group Company, any Company Shareholder, nor any immediate family member of an officer, director, employee or such beneficial owner, has a direct ownership interest of more than five percent (5%) of the equity ownership of any firm or corporation that competes with, or does business with, or has any contractual arrangement with, the Group Companies.
4.9 Company Financial Statements.
(a) Schedule 4.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter includes the Company Financial Statements. The Company Financial Statements: (a) are derived from and are in accordance with the books and records of the Group Companies; (b) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the dates therein indicated and the results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies for the periods therein specified; and (c) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that the unaudited Company Financial Statements do not have notes and are subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments, the effect of which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies). Except for (i) Liabilities shown on the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) Liabilities that were incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business, (iii) executory Liabilities expressly provided for in any of the Companys Contracts that have been made available to Buyer and that are not required to be reflected in the Company Financial Statements under GAAP, (iv) Liabilities incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement, which have been or will be taken into account in the calculation of Transaction Fees and (v) Liabilities identified in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Group Companies have no Liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, that are or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All reserves established by the Group Companies that are set forth in or reflected in the Company Balance Sheet have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) which is effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that
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receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the Board, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has disclosed to the Companys outside auditors and Board (x) any Known significant deficiencies and Known material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting. A summary of any of these disclosures made by management to the Companys auditors and Board is set forth as Schedule 4.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not have any Knowledge of any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses (as defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) in the design or operation of the Companys internal controls and procedures that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data.
(c) The Company has filed and published all its annual accounts in compliance with the Luxembourg Company Law.
4.10 Title to Properties.
(a) The Group Companies have good and valid title to, or in the case of leased assets and properties, valid leasehold interests in, all of the respective tangible assets and properties used, possessed or occupied by them (including those shown on the Company Balance Sheet), free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. Such assets are sufficient for the continued operation of the Company Business. All properties used in the operations of the Company Business are reflected on the Company Balance Sheet to the extent required under GAAP to be so reflected. All machinery, vehicles, equipment and other tangible personal property owned or leased by each Group Company or used in the Company Business are in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted. All leases of real or personal property to which a Group Company is a party are fully effective and afford such Group Company, as applicable, a valid leasehold possession of the real or personal property that is the subject of the lease. Schedule 4.10(a)-1 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of all real property owned by any Group Company, including rights equivalent to real property (grundstücksgleiche Rechte) (the Owned Real Property). Schedule 4.10(a)-2 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of all real property leased or subleased to any Group Company (the Leased Real Property and together with the Owned Real Property, the Real Property), with correct and completed copies of each lease or sublease thereof (the Leases) has been delivered by the Company to Buyer. Schedule 4.10(a)-3 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate listing of the locations of all sales offices and any other offices or facilities of the Group Companies and a true and complete and accurate list of all states or foreign jurisdictions in which any Group Company maintains employees.
(b) With respect to each Owned Real Property listed in Schedule 4.10(a)-1 of the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) the Group Company that is shown as the owner of such real property in Schedule 4.10(a)-1 has good and marketable indefeasible fee simple title, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances;
(ii) no Group Company has leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof;
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(iii) there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or rights of first refusal to purchase such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein; and
(iv) Schedule 4.10(b)(iv) contains up-to-date copies of any land register (Grundbuch), register of heritable building rights (Erbbaugrundbuch) and public encumbrance register (Baulastenverzeichnis) existing in respect of Owned Real Property owned by TD Germany. No registrations or applications for registration in such registers are pending and there are no matters which are not registered therein, but with respect to which a registration in any of such registers would be required or permitted under Applicable Law. No Owned Real Property owned by TD Germany is encroached (überbaut) and no buildings on such Owned Real Property encroach over neighboring properties. None of the Group Companies has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority or Person of any pending or threatened condemnations (Enteignung), planned public redevelopment measures (Sanierungsmaßnahmen), annexation, special assessments charged on the premises (Erschließungskostenbeiträge), zoning or subdivision changes (Änderungen der Bauleitplanung und Parzellierung), affecting such Owned Real Property.
(c) With respect to each Lease listed in Schedule 4.10(a)-2 of the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) such Lease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(ii) no Group Company is in breach or default under such leases or subleases, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party thereto is in breach of default thereof, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;
(iii) no Group Company has assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust, or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold;
(iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, the owner of the Leased Real Property has good and marketable title to such Leased Property, and such owners of the sublessor of the Leased Real Property has full right, power and authority to lease the Leased Real Property and improvements thereon to the applicable Group Company on the terms set forth in such Lease; and
(v) no Group Company is obligated to pay any leasing or brokerage commission relating to such lease or will have any obligation to pay any leasing or brokerage commission upon the renewal of the lease.
(d) All facilities located on the Real Property have received all approvals of Governmental Authorities (including licenses and permits) required in connection with the operation thereof and have been operated and maintained by the applicable Group Company in accordance with Applicable Law.
(e) The Real Property is in compliance with all applicable building, zoning, subdivision, health and safety and other land use laws, including, if applicable, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and all insurance requirements affecting such Real Property.
(f) All facilities located on the Real Property are supplied with all water, gas, electrical, sewer, storm and waste water systems and all other utilities and other services necessary for the operation of said facilities, and such utilities and services are operational and sufficient.
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(g) All buildings, structures, fixtures, building systems and equipment located on the Real Property and used in the business of the applicable Group Company are in good condition and repair and sufficient for the operation of the business of the applicable Group Company and there are no material defects in design, construction or structure of any premises or other improvements utilized by applicable Group Company.
(h) There is no condemnation, expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, affecting any parcel of Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein.
(i) The Real Property comprises all of the real property used or intended to be used in the Company Business.
(j) With respect to each such owned personal property in Schedule 4.10(a)-2 of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Parties (other than the Group Companies and its officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents) who are in possession of or who are using any such item of personal property.
4.11 Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company Business has been operated in the Ordinary Course of Business, and since such date there has not been with respect to any Group Company any:
(a) Material Adverse Change or any change, event, circumstance, condition or effect that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
(b) amendment or change in its Charter Documents;
(c) incurrence, creation or assumption of (i) any Encumbrance on any of its assets or properties (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or (ii) any Liability as a guarantor or surety with respect to the obligations of any Person other than another Group Company;
(d) material damage, destruction or loss of any property or asset, whether or not covered by insurance;
(e) declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or the making of any other distribution in respect of, its capital stock, other than the issuance of Company Shares in connection with the conversion of outstanding Debt to equity by the Company and the Company Shareholders prior to the Closing;
(f) any material change with respect to its senior management or other key personnel;
(g) any actual or threatened material employee strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any labor union organization activity;
(h) making or entering into of any Contract with respect to any acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
(i) any change in accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates or revenue recognition policies) or any revaluation of any of its assets;
(j) commencement of any action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation, or receipt notice of or, to the Knowledge of the Company, a threat of any action, suit,
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arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation against a Company Entity relating to any of its business, properties or assets;
(k) any negotiation with respect to, or any entry into, any Contract to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) - (j) (other than negotiations and agreements with Buyer and its representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
4.12 Contracts, Agreements, Arrangements, Commitments and Undertakings. Schedule 4.12 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of each of the following Contracts to which any Group Company is a party or to which any Group Company or any of its assets or properties is bound:
(a) any material dealer, distributor, OEM (original equipment manufacturer), VAR (value added reseller), sales representative or similar Contract under which any third party is authorized to sell, sublicense, lease, distribute, market or take orders for any of its products, services or technology;
(b) any Contract providing for the development of any software, content (including textual content and visual, photographic or graphics content), technology or Intellectual Property for (or for the benefit or use of) it, or providing for the purchase by or license to (or for the benefit or use of) it of any software, content (including textual content and visual, photographic or graphics content), technology or Intellectual Property, which software, content, technology or Intellectual Property is in any manner used or incorporated (or is contemplated by it to be used or incorporated) in connection with any aspect or element of any product, service or technology of any Group Company;
(c) any Contract that relates to a partnership (including silent partnership (Stille Gesellschaft), joint venture, joint marketing, joint development or similar arrangements with any other Person, and any cash-pooling agreements or similar agreements;
(d) any Company Employee Agreement or other Contract for or relating to the employment by it of any director, managing director, officer, employee or consultant or any other type of Contract with any of its officers, employees or consultants that is not immediately, or, in the case of TD Germany, in compliance with such notice period as required under mandatory Applicable Law, terminable by it without cost or other Liability, including any contract requiring it to make a payment to any director, managing director, officer, employee or consultant in connection with the Acquisition, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Contract that is entered into in connection with this Agreement;
(e) any Contract with any labor union, organization or association or any works council, including any collective bargaining agreement, works agreement (Betriebsvereinbarung) or similar Contract with respect to employees of any Group Company;
(f) any indenture, mortgage, trust deed, promissory note, loan agreement, security agreement, guarantee or other Contract for or with respect to the borrowing of money, a line of credit, any currency exchange, commodities or other hedging arrangement, or a leasing transaction of a type required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP which will remain in place after the Closing;
(g) any Contract that, following the Closing, will restrict Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries from (i) engaging in any aspect of its business, (ii) participating or competing in any line of business, market or geographic area, (iii) freely setting prices for its products, services or technologies (including most favored customer pricing provisions), or (iv) soliciting potential employees, consultants, contractors or other suppliers or customers;
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(h) any Contract under which any Group Company grants any exclusive rights, non-competition rights, rights of refusal or rights of first negotiation to any Person;
(i) any Contract relating to the sale, issuance, grant, exercise, award, purchase, repurchase or redemption of any shares of its capital stock or other securities or any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock, other securities or options, warrants or other rights therefor;
(j) any Contract with any labor union or works council or any collective bargaining agreement or works agreement or similar Contract with its employees or representatives of its employees
(k) any Contract with a third party that leases temporary employees or independent contractors to work for a Group Company;
(l) any settlement agreement (including any agreement under which any employment-related claim is settled);
(m) any Contract of guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement of, or any similar commitment with respect to, the obligations, Liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) or indebtedness of any Person other than another Group Company;
(n) any Contract in which its officers, directors, employees or shareholders or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any member of their immediate families is directly or indirectly interested (whether as a party or otherwise) other than a Company Employee Agreement;
(o) any Contract pursuant to which it has acquired a business or entity, or substantially all of the assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger, consolidation, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, license or otherwise;
(p) any Contract with any Person with whom any Group Company does not deal at arms length;
(q) any Contract that involves the sharing of profits with other Persons or the payment of royalties to any other Person other than another Group Company or an employee as part of their employment arrangements, excluding non-exclusive software licenses entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(r) any Contract containing any support, maintenance or service obligations on the part of any Group Company that has been entered into outside of the Ordinary Course of Business;
(s) any Contract that does not contain a limitation of the liability of a Group Company for money damages thereunder for any purpose, or that purports to expose a Group Company to unlimited liability for money damages thereunder under any circumstances;
(t) any Contract that relates to any interest rate or currency, swap, cap, collar or other derivative or hedging arrangement;
(u) any Contract subjecting any Group Company to an employee or customer non-solicitation provision;
(v) any Contracts or subcontracts to which a Governmental Authority is a party; or
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(w) any other Contract that is material to it or its business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets.
All Contracts to which any Group Company is a party are in written form.
4.13 No Default; No Restrictions.
(a) Each of the Company Material Contracts is in full force and effect. Each Group Company is performing all of the obligations required to be performed by it and is entitled to all of the benefits under, and is not alleged to be in default in respect of, any Company Material Contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound. There exists no default or event of default or event, occurrence, condition or act, with respect to any Group Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, with respect to any other contracting party, which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would reasonably be expected to (i) become a default or event of default under any Company Material Contract to which such Group Company is a party or by which such Group Company is bound or (ii) give any third party (A) the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under such Company Material Contract, (B) the right to a rebate, chargeback, refund, credit, penalty or change in delivery schedule under such Company Material Contract, (C) the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation of the Group Company under such Company Material Contract, or (D) the right to cancel, terminate or modify such Company Material Contract. No Group Company has not received any written, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of or default under, or intention to cancel or modify, any Company Material Contract.
(b) No Group Company is a party to, nor any asset or property of any Group Company is bound or affected by, any judgment, injunction, order or decree, that restricts or prohibits any Group Company or, following the Closing, will restrict or prohibit the Company or Buyer, from freely engaging in the Company Business or from competing anywhere in the world (including any judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees, restricting the geographic area in which any Group Company may sell, license, market, distribute or support any products or technology or provide services or restricting the markets, customers or industries that any Group Company may address in operating the Company Business or restricting the prices which any Group Company may charge for its products, technology or services (including most favored customer pricing provisions)), or includes any grants by the Company of exclusive rights or licenses, non-competition rights, rights of refusal, rights of first negotiation or similar rights.
4.14 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.14(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Company Offerings, including, where applicable, the title and most current version. Each of the Company Offerings or services performs in all material respects, free of significant defects, bugs or errors (other than those listed in any documentation delivered with the Company Offerings or services, or which are disclosed in Schedule 4.14(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter), in compliance with the functions, performance and other requirements described in any applicable warranty, published specifications or end user documentation provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries to customers of the Company or its Subsidiaries acquiring such Company Offerings or services.
(b) Schedule 4.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Registered Company Intellectual Property, in each case listing, as applicable: (i) for each Patent, the name of the current owner, the Patent number or application serial number and the jurisdiction in which each Patent was filed; (ii) for each registered Trademark or Trademark application, the name of the applicant/registrant/creator, the jurisdiction where the application/registration/creation is located (by country, province and state) and the application serial number or registration number; (iii) for each
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Domain Name, the name of the registrant and expiration date of the registration; and (iv) for each Copyright or Copyright application, the name of the applicant/registrant, the jurisdiction where the application/registration is located (by country, province and state) and the application or registration number. Schedule 4.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter also contains a complete and accurate list of all material unregistered Trademarks used or held for use by the Company and its Subsidiaries to indicate the source or origin of the Company Offerings and all material unregistered Copyrights that are Company-Owned Intellectual Property. All Registered Company Intellectual Property is exclusively owned by and registered or applied for solely in the name of the Company or its Subsidiaries. All Registered Company Intellectual Property is valid, has not been abandoned and, except for applications for the foregoing, is enforceable. There are no pending disputes regarding such Registered Company Intellectual Property, including disputes with regard to the validity of such right, the scope thereof, or any (alleged) violation thereof.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.14(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter: (i) all necessary registration, maintenance, employee inventor and renewal fees with respect to the Registered Company Intellectual Property have been paid; (ii) and all documents and instruments necessary for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving and renewing such Registered Company Intellectual Property have been validly executed, delivered and filed with the appropriate Governmental Authority; (iii) each item of Registered Company Intellectual Property has been prosecuted in compliance with all applicable rules, policies, and procedures of the applicable Governmental Authority, and (iv) there are no actions that must be taken for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining, preserving or renewing any Registered Company Intellectual Property within ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement, including the payment of any registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any affidavits, responses, recordations, certificates or other documents. Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective employees, officers or directors has taken any actions or failed to take any actions that would cause any of the Registered Company Intellectual Property to be invalid, unenforceable or not subsisting.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances, or information that would or reasonably could be expected to: (i) render any of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable; or (ii) adversely affect, limit, restrict, impair, or impede the ability of the Company to use and practice the Company Intellectual Property upon the Closing in the same or similar manner as currently used and practiced by the Company prior to the Closing.
(e) Schedule 4.14(e)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Contracts to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the Company or its Subsidiaries is otherwise bound, under which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has granted or agreed to grant to any other Person any license, covenant, release, immunity or other right that applies to any Company-Owned Intellectual Property (Outbound Intellectual Property Contracts), other than nondisclosure agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business. Schedule 4.14(e)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Contracts to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the Company or its Subsidiaries is otherwise bound, under which any other Person has granted or agreed to grant to the Company or its Subsidiaries any license, covenant, release, immunity or other right with respect to Intellectual Property (Inbound Intellectual Property Contracts), other than non-exclusive inbound end user licenses of generally commercially available software with license fees under $5,000 that do not relate to software incorporated into any Company Offering. The Inbound Intellectual Property Contracts and Outbound Intellectual Property Contracts, together, are referred to herein as the Company Intellectual Property Contracts. All Company Intellectual Property Contracts are in full force and effect, and enforceable in accordance with their terms. The Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is in compliance with, and
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have not breached any term of, any such Company Intellectual Property Contracts and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all other Parties to such Company Intellectual Property Contracts are in compliance with, and have not breached any term of, such Company Intellectual Property Contracts. There are no pending disputes regarding such Company Intellectual Property Contracts, including disputes with respect to the scope thereof, performance thereunder, or payments made or received in connection therewith. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will neither violate nor result in the breach, modification, cancellation, termination or suspension of, acceleration of any payments or loss of any rights under, any of the Company Intellectual Property Contracts.
(f) Neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the assignment to Buyer or the Company, by operation of law or otherwise, of any Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, will result in: (i) any third party being granted rights or access to, or the placement in or release from escrow, of any Intellectual Property; (ii) Buyer or the Company granting to any third party any right in any Intellectual Property; (iii) Buyer or the Company being bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses; or (iv) Buyer or the Company being obligated to pay any amounts, or offer discounts, in connection with Intellectual Property, to any Person, in each case in a manner other than that in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be obligated had such transactions contemplated hereby not occurred.
(g) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries solely and exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to (including the sole right to enforce) the Company-Owned Intellectual Property, including any improvements made by or for the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), and have not: (i) licensed any such Company-Owned Intellectual Property, or any other Company Intellectual Property, to any Person, except pursuant to an Outbound Intellectual Property Contract listed in Schedule 4.14(e)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or a nondisclosure agreement entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (ii) exclusively licensed any such Company-Owned Intellectual Property, or any other Company Intellectual Property, to any Person. To the extent that any Company-Owned Intellectual Property is not solely and exclusively owned by Company or one of its Subsidiaries, such Company-Owned Intellectual Property is licensed exclusively to Company or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Inbound Intellectual Property Contract for use in the manner in which it is currently used and is planned to be used by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary. All Licensed Company Intellectual Property is licensed to Company or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a Company Intellectual Property Contract for use in the manner in which it is currently used and is planned to be used by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary.
(h) The Intellectual Property included in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property and Licensed Company Intellectual Property include all of the Intellectual Property that is necessary to enable Buyer and the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct the Company Business in the same manner as currently conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries, and following the Closing, the Company and its Subsidiaries will own or have (pursuant to the Company Intellectual Property Contracts) the same rights that the Company and its Subsidiaries have immediately prior to the Closing with respect to such Intellectual Property.
(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken steps consistent with generally accepted industry standards, and in any event no less than reasonable steps, to safeguard and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of, and its proprietary rights in, all information and materials not generally known to the public that are included in the Company Intellectual Property (including any Trade Secrets provided by or to third Persons). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has authorized the disclosure of any Trade Secret included in the Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property, nor has any such Trade Secret been disclosed, other than pursuant to a valid and enforceable
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confidentiality agreement with respect thereto. No Person has misappropriated or made any unauthorized disclosure of any Trade Secret included in the Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property (or claimed or understood to be so included), or breached any obligations of confidentiality with respect to the Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
(j) Each current, and to the Knowledge of the Company, each former, employee, officer, consultant and contractor of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, who is or has been involved in the development of any Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property, has executed and delivered to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries employment or contractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and assignment of invention and Works of Authorship agreements that assign to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries all right, title and interest in and to any Intellectual Property arising from or developed or delivered to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in connection with such Persons work for or on behalf of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and provide reasonable protection for Trade Secrets of the Company or its Subsidiaries. No current, or to the Knowledge of the Company, former, employee, officer, consultant or contractor is party to any agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment agreement, or similar agreement with any Person, according to which any Person (including, but not limited to, any Governmental Authority, government-owned institution, university, college, other educational institution or research center) has ownership, license or other right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in any Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property. No current, or to the Knowledge of the Company, former, employee, officer, consultant or contractor is in default or breach of any material term of any employment or contractor agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment agreement, or similar agreement. No current, or to the Knowledge of the Company, former, employee, officer, consultant or contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries has any ownership, license or other right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in any Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property. In each case in which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries has acquired ownership (or claimed or purported to acquire ownership) of any Intellectual Property from any Person (including any employee, officer, consultant and contractor of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries), the Company or such Subsidiary has obtained a valid and enforceable written assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer ownership of and all rights with respect to such Intellectual Property to the Company or such Subsidiary. No current, or to the Knowledge of the Company, former, employee, officer, consultant or contractor of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any of the Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property, has performed services for or was an employee of any Governmental Authority, government-owned institution, university, college, other educational institution or research center while such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing services for the Company or such Subsidiary or during the time period in which such employee, consultant or independent contractor invented, created or developed any Company Intellectual Property or Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
(k) No government funding, facilities or funding of a university, college, other educational institution or research center or funding from a granting agency was used in the development of any Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
(l) The Company Business, including the design, development, use, provision, import, branding, advertising, promotion, marketing, manufacture and sale of any Company Offerings: (i) does not infringe, misappropriate, use or disclose without authorization, or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person; and (ii) does not constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction.
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(m) Except as set out in Schedule 4.14(m) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any Claim (or notice of any related Action) that the Company, any Company Offering, Company-Owned Intellectual Property, Licensed Intellectual Property or Company Intellectual Property infringes, misappropriates, uses or discloses without authorization, or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction (nor does the Company have Knowledge of any facts, circumstances or information that could reasonably be the basis for such a Claim). No Claim of infringement of Intellectual Property Rights is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against any Person who may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless, or reimbursed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Claim. Without limiting the foregoing, except as set out in Schedule 4.14(m) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have not received any correspondence asking or inviting the Company or one of its Subsidiaries to enter into a Patent license or similar agreement, to obtain a release or a covenant not to sue for Patent infringement, or otherwise to enter into other arrangements with respect to the Patents of any other Person.
(n) Schedule 4.14(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of all Open Source Materials incorporated into, distributed with or used in connection with the development of any Company Offerings, including a listing of the Open Source Licenses applicable to each such Open Source Material and the manner in which such Open Source Material is used. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has used or is using any Open Source Materials in connection with the software included in the Company Offerings in such a manner that could cause any such software, in whole or in part, to be (i) disclosed, distributed, licensed or made available in source code form, (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) made available for free or for a nominal fee or (iv) licensed, sold or otherwise made available on terms that limit the ability to charge fees for use or grant the rights to reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise derive source code of such software. All use and distribution of Company Offerings or any Open Source Materials by or through the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is in full compliance with all Open Source Licenses applicable thereto, including all copyright notice and attribution requirements.
(o) To the Knowledge of the Company no Person has infringed or misappropriated, or is infringing or misappropriating, any Intellectual Property Right in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property. Except as set out in Schedule 4.14(o) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any Claims with respect to infringement of any Intellectual Property Right in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property against any Person, nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries issued any written communication inviting any Person to take a license, ownership interest, release, covenant not to sue or the like with respect to any Intellectual Property Right in the Company-Owned Intellectual Property.
(p) To the Knowledge of the Company, the software included in the Company Offerings, or used by Company or each of its Subsidiaries to provide the Company Offerings, and the internal computer systems used in connection with the operation of the Company Business (consisting of hardware, software, Databases or embedded control systems, collectively, the Systems) are free of any material defects, bugs and errors in accordance with generally accepted industry standards, and does not contain or make available any disabling codes or instructions, backdoors, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, viruses or other software routines that permit or cause unauthorized access to, or disruption, impairment, disablement, or destruction of, software, data or other materials. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to safeguard its Systems and restrict unauthorized access thereto.
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(q) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries operate their websites, communicate with customers and otherwise conduct the Company Business in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Law and any contractual obligations relating to privacy, data protection, and the collection and use of Personal Information.
4.15 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Each Group Company has complied in all material respects, and is in material compliance, with all Applicable Law.
(b) All materials, products and services distributed or marketed by any Group Company have at all times made all material disclosures to users or customers required by Applicable Law, and none of such disclosures made or contained in any such materials have been inaccurate, misleading or deceptive in any material respect.
(c) The Company holds all permits, licenses and approvals from, and have made all filings with, Governmental Authorities, that are legally required to be held to conduct the Company Business without any violation of Applicable Law (Governmental Permits), and all such Governmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect. The Company has never received any written notice or other written communication, or to the Knowledge of the Company, any oral notice or other oral communication, from any Governmental Authority regarding (i) any actual or possible violation of law or any Governmental Permit or any failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental Permit or (ii) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any Governmental Permit.
4.16 Employees, ERISA and Other Compliance.
(a) Schedule 4.16(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter accurately lists all current managing directors or officers and employees of each Group Company as of the Agreement Date, and for each such managing director, officer and employee, his or her: (i) job position, (ii) hourly rate of compensation or base salary (as applicable), and (iii) employing entity. Schedule 4.16(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter accurately lists all independent contractors and persons that have a consulting or advisory relationship of each Group Company and each of their respective Affiliates as of the Agreement Date, and for each such independent contractor and person with a consulting or advisory relationship, his or her: (x) terms of compensation; and (y) contracting entity.
(b) Each Group Company has correctly classified employees as exempt employees and nonexempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other Applicable Law. All employees of each Group Company are legally permitted to be employed by such Group Company in the jurisdiction in which such employee is employed in their current job capacities for the maximum period permitted by Applicable Law. All independent contractors or persons that have a consulting or advisory relationship providing services to any Group Company have been properly classified as independent contractors for purposes of federal and applicable state tax laws, laws applicable to employee benefits and other Applicable Law. No Group Company has any employment or consulting or advisory Contracts currently in effect that are not terminable at will (other than agreements with the sole purpose of providing for the confidentiality of proprietary information or assignment of inventions) or, as applicable, by applying any mandatory notice period. No temporary worker has the right to demand employment by any Group Company.
(c) Each Group Company and each of its respective Affiliates and ERISA Affiliates: (i) are, and at all times have been, in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Law respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of any managing directors service
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agreements, consulting or advisory agreements, agreements with free-lancers and employment, employee safety and wages and hours, including the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and any similar provisions of state law; (ii) have withheld and reported all amounts required by Applicable Law or by Contract to be withheld and reported with respect to compensation, wages, salaries and other payments to managing directors or officers, employees, consultants or advisors of such Group Company or Affiliate; (iii) are not liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any Applicable Law; and (iv) are not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or any other applicable social insurance, or other benefits or obligations for managing directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company (other than routine payments to be made in the Ordinary Course of Business). There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims or Legal Proceedings against any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates under any compensation policy or long-term disability policy.
(d) No Group Company is now, nor to the Knowledge of the Company has it ever been, subject to a union organizing effort. No Group Company is subject to any collective bargaining agreement with respect to any of its employees, subject to any other Contract with any trade or labor union, employees association or similar organization, or subject to any current labor disputes. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of any Group Company presently intends to terminate his or her employment with such Group Company and no employee of any Group Company has received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the Company Business.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Group Company has been a party to any action, or received written notice of any threatened action, in which such Group Company was, or is, alleged to have violated any Contract or Applicable Law relating to employment, including, but not limited to, equal opportunity, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, immigration, wages, hours, unpaid compensation, classification of employees as exempt from overtime or minimum wage laws, benefits, collective bargaining, works agreements, the payment of social security and similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and/or privacy rights of employees.
(f) In the past two years, there has been no mass layoff, employment loss, or plant closing as defined by the WARN Act or any similar Applicable Law in any jurisdiction in respect of any Group Company nor has any Group Company been affected by any transaction or engaged in any lay-offs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any such law.
(g) To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee, consultant or advisor of any Group Company is in material violation of (i) any term of any employment or consulting Contract or (ii) any term of any other Contract or any restrictive covenant relating to the right of any such employee, consultant or advisor to be employed by or to render services to such Group Company or to use trade secrets or proprietary information of others. To the Knowledge of the Company, the employment of any employee or engagement of any consultant, advisor or temporary worker by each Group Company does not subject it to any Liability to any third party.
(h) Schedule 4.16(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list as of the Agreement Date of each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement (collectively, the Company Benefit Arrangements and each a Company Benefit Arrangement). The Company has not committed to establish or enter into any new Company Benefit Arrangement, or to modify any Company Benefit Arrangement (except to conform any such Company Benefit Arrangement
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to the requirements of any Applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to Buyer in writing or as required by this Agreement).
(i) The Company has made available to Buyer: (i) correct and complete copies of all documents establishing the terms of each Company Benefit Arrangement, including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents; (ii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Benefit Arrangement; (iii) if the Company Benefit Arrangement is subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Benefit Arrangement assets; (iv) the most recent summary plan description together with the summaries of material modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Company Benefit Arrangement; (v) for the past three (3) years, all correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority relating to any Company Benefit Arrangement; (vi) all COBRA forms and related notices; (vii) all insurance policies in the possession of any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the fiduciaries for each Company Benefit Arrangement; (viii) all discrimination tests required under the Code for each Company Benefit Arrangement intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code for the three most recent plan years; and (ix) the most recent IRS determination (or opinion letter, as applicable) issued with respect to each Company Benefit Arrangement intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
(j) To the Knowledge of the Company, each Company Benefit Arrangement has been established and maintained in compliance in all material respects with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all Applicable Law that is applicable to such Company Benefit Arrangement, including ERISA and the Code. Each Group Company and each of their respective Affiliates have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under each Company Benefit Arrangement and are not in default or violation in any material respect of, and to the Knowledge of the Company there are no defaults or violations in any material respect by any other party to, the terms of any Company Benefit Arrangement. Each such Company Benefit Arrangement that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable opinion, advisory, notification and/or determination letter, as applicable, as to its qualified status under the Code, and nothing has occurred since the date of such letter that would adversely affect such favorable determination. No prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Company Benefit Arrangement. There is no claim, suit, administrative proceeding, action or other litigation pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits), against any Company Benefit Arrangement or against the assets of any Company Benefit Arrangement. Each Company Benefit Arrangement can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms and Applicable Laws, without material Liability to Buyer, the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (other than ordinary administration expenses). There is no audit, inquiry, administrative proceeding, or action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS, U.S. Department of Labor, or any other Governmental Authority with respect to any Company Benefit Arrangement. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever incurred any penalty or tax with respect to any Company Benefit Arrangement under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code. No Company Benefit Arrangement shall be subject to any surrender fees or services fees upon termination other than the normal and reasonable administrative fees associated with the termination of benefit plans.
(k) None of the Group Companies or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective current or former ERISA Affiliates has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to any: (i) pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA; (ii) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section (3)(37) of ERISA; (iii) a multiple employer plan as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code; (iv) a plan subject to the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302
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of ERISA; or (v) a plan maintained in connection with any trust described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. None of the Group Companies or any of their respective Affiliates has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to, any Company Benefit Arrangement in which stock of any Group Company or any their respective Affiliates is or was held as a plan asset.
(l) All Contributions due from any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to any of the Company Benefit Arrangements have been timely made or have been accrued on the Company Balance Sheet as required under Applicable Law, and no further contributions shall be due or are required to be accrued thereunder as of the Closing Date (other than contributions accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business, after the Balance Sheet Date as a result of the operations of the Company after the Balance Sheet Date).
(m) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Company Benefit Arrangement that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such Company Benefit Arrangement above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof during the calendar year 2013 (other than increased insurance premiums and/or statutory premiums), except any such amendments that are required under Applicable Law.
(n) Unless otherwise indicated in Schedule 4.16(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Group Companies or any of their respective Affiliates is a party to any Company Benefit Arrangement: (i) with any current or former managing director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor of any Group Company or any of their respective Affiliates (A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving such Group Company or Affiliate in the nature of the Acquisition or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Company Ancillary Agreement, (B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee, or (C) providing severance benefits or other benefits after the termination of employment of such managing director, officer or employee (including death or medical benefits, whether or not insured, with respect to any former or current employer or any spouse or dependent of any such managing director, officer or employee) regardless of the reason for such termination of employment other than as required by COBRA (or similar state laws) or other Applicable Law; or (ii) the benefits of which shall be materially increased, or the vesting of benefits of which shall be accelerated, by the occurrence of the Acquisition or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any event subsequent to the Acquisition, or the value of any of the benefits of which shall be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. None of the Group Companies or any of their respective Affiliates has any obligation to pay any material amount or provide any material benefit to any former managing director, officer or employee, other than obligations (1) for which the Company has established a reserve for such amount on the Company Balance Sheet and (2) pursuant to Contracts entered into after the Balance Sheet Date and disclosed on Schedule 4.16(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
4.17 Books and Records.
(a) The books, records and accounts of the Group Companies (i) are in all material respects true, complete and correct, (ii) have been maintained in accordance with good business practices on a basis consistent with prior years, (iii) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for the Company Financial Statements and (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by Buyer, have been made available to Buyer and its counsel.
(b) The minute books of the Company previously made available to Buyer or its counsel accurately and adequately reflect in all material respects all action previously taken by the shareholders, the Board and any committees of the Board.
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(c) Schedule 4.17(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the names and locations of all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations and other financial institutions at which each Group Company maintains accounts of any nature and the names of all Persons authorized to draw thereon or make withdrawals therefrom.
(d) Each Group Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed by such Group Company in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary (1) to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and Applicable Law or any other criteria applicable to such statements and (2) to maintain accountability for assets; and (iii) the amount recorded for assets on such Group Companys books and records is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
4.18 Insurance. The Group Companies maintain the policies of insurance and bonds set forth in Schedule 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter, including all legally required workers compensation and other insurance, correct and complete copies of which have been made available to Buyer. Schedule 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the name of the insurer under each such policy and bond, the type of policy or bond, and the coverage amount thereunder. There is no material claim pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been timely paid, and the Company is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies and bonds. All such policies and bonds remain in full force and effect, and the Company has no Knowledge of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such policies or bonds.
4.19 Environmental Matters. Each Group Company and its predecessors and Affiliates are in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by each Group Company of all Governmental Permits and other governmental authorizations required under Environmental Laws and material compliance with the terms and conditions thereof. No Group Company has received any written notice or other written communication, whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens groups, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with any Environmental Law, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the compliance by the Group Companies with any current Environmental Law in the future. No current or prior owner of any property leased or possessed by any Group Company has received any written notice or other written communication, whether from a Governmental Authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior owner or any Group Company is not in compliance with any Environmental Law. All Governmental Permits held by the Group Companies pursuant to any Environmental Law (if any) are identified in Schedule 4.19 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
4.20 Customers and Suppliers.
(a) The Company Offerings or services are only provided to third Parties under the terms of the warranty described in Schedule 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(b) Schedule 4.20(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the top 25 customers and distributors of the Group Companies based on payments received or due over the twelve (12) complete calendar months ended December 31, 2012 and the six (6) complete calendar months ended June 30, 2013 (each a Significant Customer). All Significant Customers are current in their payment of invoices and the Group Companies do not have, and have not had, any material disputes with any Significant Customer that arose or remained unresolved during such period. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no dissatisfaction on the part of any Significant Customer or any facts or circumstances
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that would reasonably be expected to lead to such material dissatisfaction. No Group Company has received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice from any Significant Customer that such customer will not continue as a customer or distributor, as the case may be, of a Group Company (or the Company or Buyer) or that such customer or distributor, as the case may be, intends to terminate or request a material modification to existing Contracts with the a Group Company (or the Company or Buyer). None of any Group Companys products have been returned by any such Significant Customer except for normal warranty returns consistent with past history and such returns that would not result in a reversal of any material amount of revenue by any Group Company.
(c) Schedule 4.20(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the top 25 suppliers of technical products and services to the Group Companies based on amounts paid or payable by any Group Company to such suppliers over the twelve (12) complete calendar months ended December 31, 2012 and the six (6) complete calendar months ended June 30, 2013 (each, a Significant Supplier). The Group Companies are current in their payments to all Significant Suppliers and no Group Company has, or has had, any material dispute concerning Contracts with or products or services provided by any Significant Supplier that arose or remained unresolved during such period. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no material dissatisfaction on the part of any Significant Supplier or any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to such material dissatisfaction. No Group Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice from any Significant Supplier that such supplier shall not continue as a supplier to a Group Company (or the Company or Buyer) or that such supplier intends to terminate or breach existing Contracts with a Group Company (or the Company or Buyer). The Company has access, on commercially reasonable terms, to all products and services reasonably necessary to carry on the Company Business, and the Company has no Knowledge of any reasonable reason why it would not continue to have such access on commercially reasonable terms.
4.21 Accounts Receivable. Schedule 4.21 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the accounts receivable listing of the Group Companies (other than accounts receivable from other Group Companies) as of June 30, 2013. All accounts receivable of the Group Companies are reflected properly on their books and records, represent bona fide, current and valid obligations arising from sales actually made or services actually performed in the Ordinary Course of Business, subject to no material setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will be collected in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject only to the allowance for doubtful accounts set forth in the Company Balance Sheet as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date consistent with the past custom and practice of the relevant Group Company. No Group Company has received written notice from any obligor of any material accounts receivable that such obligor is refusing to pay or contesting payment of which has not been resolved prior to the date of this Agreement, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business under any Contract with any obligor of any accounts receivable.
4.22 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
(a) Each of the Group Companies and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, Affiliates, agents, advisors (including any attorneys, financial advisors, investment bankers or accountants) or other representatives (collectively, the Company Representatives) are familiar with and are and have been in compliance with all Applicable Laws relating to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, record keeping and internal control laws (collectively, the Compliance Laws) including the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act of 1977, as amended (FCPA), as if it were a U.S. Person. Furthermore, no Public Official (i) holds an ownership or other economic interest, direct or indirect, in any Group Company or in the contractual relationship formed by this Agreement, or (ii) serves as an officer, director or employee of any Group Company. Without limiting the foregoing, no Group Company or Company Representative has, directly or indirectly, offered, authorized, promised, condoned, participated in, consummated, or received notice of any allegation of,
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(i) the making of any gift or payment of anything of value to any Public Official by any Person to obtain any improper advantage, affect or influence any act or decision of any such Public Official, or assist any Group Company in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person;
(ii) the taking of any action by any Person which (i) would violate the FCPA, if taken by an entity subject to the FCPA, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to constitute a violation of any applicable Compliance Law;
(iii) the making of any false or fictitious entries in the books or records of any Group Company by any Person; or
(iv) the using of any assets of any Group Company for the establishment of any unlawful or unrecorded fund of monies or other assets, or the making of any unlawful or undisclosed payment.
(b) No Group Company or any Company Representative has ever been found by a Governmental Authority to have violated any criminal or securities law or is subject to any indictment or any government investigation for bribery. None of the beneficial owners of any Equity Securities or other interest in any Group Company or the current or former Company Representatives are or were Public Officials.
(c) No Group Company or any Company Representative is a Prohibited Person, and no Prohibited Person will be given an offer to become an employee, officer, consultant or director of any Group Company. No Group Company has conducted or agreed to conduct any business, or entered into or agreed to enter into any transaction with a Prohibited Person.
(d) If the Group Companies have beneficial owners or Company Representatives who are Public Officials, no such Public Official has been involved on behalf of a Governmental Authority in decisions as to whether any Group Company would be awarded business or that otherwise could benefit any Group Company, or in the appointment, promotion, or compensation of persons who will make such decisions.
4.23 Export Controls. Each Group Company has at all times conducted its export and related transactions in all material respects in accordance with (i) all applicable U.S. export, re-export, and anti-boycott laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations, the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and U.S. economic sanctions laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control and (ii) all other applicable import and export controls in the other countries in which each Group Company conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing:
(a) Each Group Company has obtained all material export licenses and other material consents, authorizations, waivers, approvals, and orders, and has made or filed any and all necessary notices, registrations, declarations and filings with any Governmental Authority, and has met the requirements of any license exceptions or exemptions, as required by Applicable Law for any Group Company in connection with (i) the export and re-export of products, services, software or technologies, and (ii) releases of technology, technical data or software to foreign nationals located in the United States and abroad (Export Approvals).
(b) Each Group Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all applicable Export Approvals.
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(c) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, voluntary disclosure or other claims against any Group Company with respect to Export Approvals.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to any Group Companys export and related transactions that may give rise to any future inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, voluntary disclosures or other claims.
(e) No Export Approvals for the transfer of export licenses to Buyer or the Company are required, or such Export Approvals can be obtained expeditiously without material cost.
(f) Schedule 4.23(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the true, complete and accurate export control classification numbers applicable to the Group Companies products, services, software and technologies.
4.24 Product Warranty. Each product designed, manufactured, processed, sold, distributed or delivered by a Group Company or service provided by a Group Company has been in conformity with all applicable contractual commitments and specifications, government safety standards and other Applicable Law, all express and implied warranties and are substantially free from contamination, deficiencies or defects. There has not been, nor is there under consideration by a Group Company, any product recall or post-sale warning conducted by or on behalf of any Group Company concerning any product. No Group Company has any Liability (and there is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them 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 in the Company Balance Sheet. No product manufactured, sold, or delivered by a Group Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease. The Company has provided Buyer with copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale used by all Group Companies.
4.25 Inventory. Subject to reserves reflected in the Company Balance Sheet, the inventory of the Company and each Subsidiary is of good merchantable quality and salable (in the case of inventory held for sale) or usable (in the case of other inventory) in the Ordinary Course of Business. The value of damaged or obsolete inventory and of inventory below standard quality has been written down on the Company Balance Sheet to ascertainable market value, and the value at which inventories are carried reflects the customary inventory valuation policy of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as applicable. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company and each Subsidiary have continued to replenish inventories in a normal and customary manner consistent with past practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice that it will experience in the foreseeable future any difficulty in obtaining, in the desired quantity and quality and at reasonable prices and upon reasonable terms and conditions, the raw materials, supplies or component products required for the manufacture, assembly or production of its products.
4.26 No Existing Discussions. None of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, shareholder, employee or agent (or any investment banker, broker, finder or similar party) of any Group Company is engaged, directly or indirectly, in any discussions or negotiations with any third party relating to any Alternative Transaction.
4.27 Corporate Documents. The Company has provided to Buyer for examination by posting prior to the Agreement Date in the virtual data room maintained by the Group Companies and as to which Buyer and its representatives have been provided full access to all documents listed in the Company Disclosure Letter (including any Schedule thereto).
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4.28 Transaction Fees. Except for the fees payable to the Persons set forth on Schedule 4.28 of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of the Group Companies or any Affiliate of any Group Company is obligated for the payment of any fees or expenses of any investment banker, broker, finder or similar party in connection with the origin, negotiation or execution of this Agreement or in connection with the Acquisition or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The legal and accounting advisors and any other persons to whom the Company currently expects to owe fees and expenses that will constitute Transaction Fees are set forth on Schedule 4.28 of the Company Disclosure Letter, and other than the Transaction Fees that will be due to the entities set forth on Schedule 4.28 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no Transaction Fees.
4.29 Disclosure. The representations and warranties in this Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Letter) and in each other document delivered or made available by any Group Company or the Company Shareholders to Buyer or its advisors in connection with this Agreement do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading. The information provided in writing to Buyer by or on behalf of the Company, any Company Shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of Buyer or at the time of the Buyer Shareholders Meeting, and the Offer Documents will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
Each Company Shareholder, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Article 5 are true and correct on and as of the Agreement Date and shall be true and correct as of immediately prior to the Closing.
5.1 Organization of Company Shareholders. Each Company Shareholder is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Luxembourg with full entity power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted.
5.2 Power, Authorization and Validity.
(a) Power and Authority. Each Company Shareholder has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the Acquisition. The execution, delivery and performance by each Company Shareholder of this Agreement, each of the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements and all other agreements, transactions and actions contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly and validly approved and authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Company Shareholder.
(b) No Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, governmental or otherwise, is necessary or required to be made or obtained by any Company Shareholder to enable it to lawfully execute and deliver, enter into, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the Acquisition, except for such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings, if any, that if not made or obtained by any Company Shareholder would not be material to such Company Shareholders ability to consummate the Acquisition or to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements.
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(c) Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Company Shareholder. This Agreement and each of the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements are, or when executed by each Company Shareholder shall be, valid and binding obligations of such Company Shareholder, enforceable against such Company Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to rights of creditors generally and (ii) rules of law and equity governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
5.3 No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements by each Company Shareholder, nor the consummation of the Acquisition or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, shall conflict with, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) result in a termination, breach, impairment or violation of, or constitute a default under: (a) any provision of the Charter Documents of such Company Shareholder, each as currently in effect; (b) any Applicable Law applicable to such Company Shareholder or any of their respective material assets or properties; or (c) any Contract to which such Company Shareholder is a party or by which such Company Shareholder or any of their respective material assets or properties are bound, except in the cases of clauses (b) and (c) where such conflict, termination, breach, impairment, violation or default would not be material to such Company Shareholders ability to consummate the Acquisition or to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Company Shareholder Ancillary Agreements.
5.4 Company Interests. Each Company Shareholder owns of record and beneficially the Company Interests set forth next to its name in Schedule I attached hereto, and has good and marketable title to such Company Interests, free and clear of any Encumbrance whatsoever and with no restrictions on the rights and other incidents of record and beneficial ownership pertaining thereto. The Company Shares held by each Company Shareholder are duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid. None of the Company Shareholders is a party to any option, warrant, right (preemptive or otherwise),call, or other Contract or commitment, oral or in writing, that could require the Company Shareholder to sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any Company Interests. None of the Company Shareholders is a party to any contract, right of first refusal, right of first offer, proxy, voting agreement, voting trust, registration rights agreement or shareholders agreement with respect to the purchase, sale or voting of any Equity Securities of any Group Company.
5.5 Brokers Fees. None of the Company Shareholders is obligated for the payment of any fees or expenses of any investment banker, broker, finder or similar party in connection with the origin, negotiation or execution of this Agreement or in connection with the Acquisition or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6 Information Supplied. The information provided in writing to Buyer by or on behalf of the Company Shareholders for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of Buyer or at the time of the Buyer Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Subject to the exceptions set forth in a numbered or lettered section of the disclosure letter of the Buyer addressed to the Company Shareholders, dated as of the Agreement Date and delivered to the Company Shareholders concurrently with the Parties execution of this Agreement (the Buyer Disclosure Letter) specifically referencing a representation or warranty herein, Buyer represents and
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warrants to the Company Shareholders that the statements contained in this Article 6 (each of which exceptions and disclosures set forth in any section or subsection of the Buyer Disclosure Letter will apply to any other section or subsection of the Buyer Disclosure Letter to the extent the relevance to such other section or subsection is reasonably apparent from a reading of the text of such disclosure to a reader unfamiliar with the business of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) are true and correct on and as of the Agreement Date. For purposes of this Agreement, a document shall be deemed to have been made available by the Buyer to the Company Shareholders only if it is publicly available through the EDGAR system or has been posted in the electronic data site at https://omm.firmex.com/projects/59/documents in connection with the Acquisition.
6.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of Buyer and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease its properties, in each case as described in the SEC Filings. Each of Buyer and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.2 Authorization. Buyer has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject only to the approval of the issuance of the Acquisition Shares by the holders of a majority of the shares of Buyer Common Stock at the Buyer Shareholders Meeting (the Buyer Shareholder Approval), has taken all requisite action on its part, its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of Buyer hereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Acquisition Shares. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and to general equitable principles.
6.3 Capitalization. Buyer has duly and validly authorized capital stock as set forth in the SEC Filings and in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Buyer, as amended and as in effect as of the date of this Agreement (the Articles of Incorporation). All of the issued and outstanding shares of Buyers capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with Applicable Law and any rights of third parties. Except as described in the SEC Filings, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Buyer have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities Law and any rights of third parties and are owned by Buyer, beneficially and of record, subject to no Encumbrance. Except as described in the SEC Filings, no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of Buyer. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among Buyer and any of the security holders of Buyer relating to the securities of Buyer held by them. Except as described in the SEC Filings, no Person has the right to require Buyer to register any securities of Buyer under the Securities Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of Buyer for its own account or for the account of any other Person.
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Except as described in the SEC Filings, the issuance and sale of the Acquisition Shares hereunder will not obligate Buyer to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.
Except as described in the SEC Filings, Buyer does not have outstanding shareholder purchase rights or poison pill or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in Buyer upon the occurrence of certain events (a Rights Plan).
6.4 Valid Issuance. Upon the issuance of the Acquisition Shares in accordance with Section 2.2(a), the shares of Buyer Common Stock constituting such Acquisition Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrances created by Applicable Law or the Company Shareholders).
6.5 Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities Laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities Laws which Buyer undertakes to file within the applicable time periods, including the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act and such reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6 Delivery of SEC Filings; Business. Buyer has made available to the Company and the Company Shareholders through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of Buyers most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2013 (as amended prior to the date of this Agreement, the 10-K), and all other reports filed by Buyer pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(e), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the filing of the 10-K and during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Subscription Agreement (collectively, the SEC Filings). The SEC Filings are the only filings required of Buyer pursuant to the Exchange Act for such period. Buyer and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
6.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Between July 1, 2013 and the date of this Agreement, except as described in the SEC Filings, there has not been with respect to Buyer, any:
(a) Material Adverse Change or any change, event, circumstance, condition or effect that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
(b) amendment or change in Buyers Charter Documents;
(c) incurrence, creation or assumption of (i) any Encumbrance on any of its assets or properties (other than Permitted Encumbrances) or (ii) any Liability as a guarantor or surety with respect to the obligations of any Person other than a Subsidiary of Buyer;
(d) material damage, destruction or loss of any property or asset, whether or not covered by insurance;
(e) declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or the making of any other distribution in respect of, its capital stock;
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(f) any material change with respect to its senior management or other key personnel;
(g) any actual or threatened material employee strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, any labor union organization activity;
(h) making or entering into of any Contract with respect to any acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Buyer;
(i) any change in accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates or revenue recognition policies) or any revaluation of any of its assets;
(j) commencement of any action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation, or receipt notice of or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, a threat of any action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation against a Buyer relating to any of its business, properties or assets;
(k) any negotiation with respect to, or any entry into, any Contract to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) - (j) (other than negotiations and agreements with the Company and its representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
6.8 SEC Filings.
(a) At the time of filing thereof, each of the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each registration statement and any amendment thereto filed by Buyer since January 1, 2010 pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as of the date such statement or amendment became effective, complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading; and each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, as of its issue date and as of the closing of any sale of securities pursuant thereto did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
6.9 No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the issuance of the Acquisition Shares will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (i) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under the Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of Buyer, or (ii) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Buyer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties, or (b) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, except in the case of clauses (a)(i) and (b) above, such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
6.10 Tax Matters. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries have prepared and filed (or filed applicable extensions therefor) all Tax Returns required to have been filed by Buyer or any such
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Subsidiary with all appropriate Governmental Authorities and paid all Taxes shown thereon or otherwise due for payment, other than any such Taxes which Buyer or any Subsidiary are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in Buyers financial statements included in the SEC Filings. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Buyer in respect of Taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to Buyers Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of any additional Taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which is not material to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All Taxes and other assessments and levies that Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper Governmental Authority or third party when due, other than any such Taxes which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in Buyers financial statements included in the SEC Filings. There are no Tax liens or claims pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threatened in writing against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or property. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding Tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between Buyer and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other corporation or entity, on the other hand.
6.11 Title to Properties. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets (excluding Intellectual Property assets which are the subject of Section 6.14) owned by it, in each case free from Encumbrances that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries holds any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them.
6.12 Certificates, Authorities and Permits. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate Governmental Authorities necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except to the extent failure to possess such certificates, authorities or permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, and neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to Buyer or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
6.13 Labor Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in the SEC Filings, Buyer is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. Buyer has not violated in any material respect any Laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any Laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees health, safety, welfare, wages and hours.
(b) (i) There are no labor disputes existing, or to Buyers Knowledge, threatened, involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts or any other disruptions of or by Buyers employees, (ii) there are no unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other federal, state or local labor commission relating to Buyers employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees is pending with respect to Buyer and
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(iv) to Buyers Knowledge, Buyer enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor organizations.
(c) Buyer is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all Applicable Laws respecting employment (including Laws relating to classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration and naturalization, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. There are no claims pending against Buyer before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other administrative body or in any court asserting any violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 or 1983 or any other federal, state or local Law, statute or ordinance barring discrimination in employment.
(d) To Buyers Knowledge, Buyer has no liability for the improper classification by Buyer of its employees as independent contractors or leased employees prior to the date of this Agreement.
6.14 Intellectual Property. Buyer and its Subsidiaries own, or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses for, or other rights to use, the Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the business of Buyer and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as described in the SEC Filings, except where the failure to own, license or have such rights could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. Except as described in the SEC Filings, (i) to Buyers Knowledge, there are no third parties who have or will be able to establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed to Buyer or where such rights could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; (ii) there is no pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threat of any, action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries rights in or to, or the validity, enforceability, or scope of, any Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or claiming that the use of any Intellectual Property by Buyer or any Subsidiary in their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes, violates or otherwise conflicts with the intellectual property rights of any third party; and (iii) to Buyers Knowledge, the use by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries of any Intellectual Property by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses as currently conducted does not infringe, violate or otherwise conflict with the intellectual property rights of any third party.
6.15 Environmental Matters. To Buyers Knowledge, neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Laws, owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.
6.16 Litigation. There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting Buyer, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to Buyers Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened, except (i) as described in the SEC Filings or (ii) any such proceeding, which if resolved adversely to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director or officer thereof, is or since January 1, 2005 has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities Laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to Buyers Knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any
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investigation by the SEC involving Buyer or any current or former director or officer of Buyer. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by Buyer or any Subsidiary under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
6.17 Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Buyer as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act). Except as set forth in the SEC Filings, neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any Liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.18 Insurance Coverage. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by Buyer and its Subsidiaries.
6.19 Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, (a) Buyer is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements, (b) there are no proceedings pending or, to Buyers Knowledge, threatened against Buyer relating to the continued listing of the Buyer Common Stock on Nasdaq, and (c) Buyer has not received any currently pending notice of the delisting of the Buyer Common Stock from Nasdaq other than the notice of deficiency received by Buyer on January 2, 2013.
6.20 Brokers and Finders. Except for fees and expenses of Roth Capital Partners and of the Companys legal counsel and independent auditors, no Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of Buyer.
6.21 Questionable Payments. Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to Buyers Knowledge, any of their respective current or former shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, has on behalf of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.
6.22 Board Approval. The board of directors of Buyer, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of all directors of Buyer duly called and held and, as of the date hereof, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has, as of the date hereof (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Acquisition and the issuance of the Acquisition Shares to the Company Shareholders, are fair to, and in the best interests of, Buyer and Buyers shareholders, (ii) directed that the issuance of the Acquisition Shares to the Company Shareholders pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement be submitted to Buyers shareholders for approval, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Buyers shareholders approve the issuance of the
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Acquisition Shares to the Company Shareholders pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement (collectively, the Buyer Board Recommendation) and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration of the shareholders of Buyer at the Buyer Shareholders Meeting.
6.23 Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and, on the date filed with the SEC, on the date first published, sent or given to Buyers shareholders and at the time of the Buyer Shareholder Meeting, the Proxy Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by Buyer with respect to any information provided in writing by or on behalf of the Company or the Company Shareholders for inclusion in the Proxy Statement.
6.24 Internal Controls. Buyer is in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to Buyer. Buyer and its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Buyer has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) for Buyer and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Buyer, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which Buyers most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. Buyers certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of Buyers controls and procedures as of December 31, 2012 (such date, the Evaluation Date) and concluded that such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to Buyer, including its Subsidiaries, is made known to certifying officers in a timely, accurate and complete manner. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in Buyers internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308 of Regulation S-K) or, to Buyers Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect Buyers internal controls. Buyer maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act.
6.25 Investment Company. Buyer is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Closing will not be required to register as, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6.26 Compliance with Laws. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all requirements imposed by Law, regulation or rule, whether foreign, federal, state or local, that are applicable to it, its operations, or its properties and assets, including applicable requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.).
6.27 Disclosure. No representation or warranty of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement and none of the statements contained in any other document, certificate, report, financial statement or written statement furnished to the Company by or on behalf of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact (known to Buyer, in the case of any document not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials
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are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by Buyer to be reasonable at the time made.
6.28 Buyer 401(k) Plan. Subject to the delivery to Buyer of a currently effective IRS determination letter with respect to the 401(k) Plan, and to the extent necessary under the Buyer 401(k) Plan (as defined below) and Applicable Law, Buyer shall adopt (or shall cause there to be adopted), effective as of the Closing Date, resolutions amending (or directing the appropriate officers of Buyer to amend) Buyers employee pension benefit plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code that includes a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code (the Buyer 401(k) Plan) so as to permit such Buyer 401(k) Plan to accept rollover contributions attributable to the termination of the 401(k) Plan contemplated by Section 7.10 of this Agreement, including any promissory notes presently representing outstanding participant loans under such 401(k) Plan.
6.29 No Other Representations or Warranties. Each of the Company and the Company Shareholders hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Article 6.
ARTICLE 7
COMPANY COVENANTS
During the time period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing or (b) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, the Company and the Company Shareholders, as applicable, covenant and agree with Buyer as follows:
7.1 Advice of Changes. The Company shall promptly advise Buyer in writing of (a) any material event occurring subsequent to the Agreement Date that would render any representation or warranty of the Company contained in Article 4 untrue or inaccurate such that the condition set forth in Section 9.2(a) would not be satisfied, (b) any breach of any covenant or obligation of the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any Company Ancillary Agreement such that the condition set forth in Section 9.2(b) would not be satisfied, (c) any Material Adverse Change in the Company, or (d) any change, event, circumstance, condition or effect that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or cause any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2 not to be satisfied; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Company Disclosure Letter and shall not any right of Buyer to claim a failure of a condition to Closing set forth in Section 9.1 or 9.2, as applicable, with respect to any matters disclosed pursuant to this Section 7.1.
7.2 Maintenance of Business.
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on and preserve the Company Business and its business relationships with customers, advertisers, suppliers, employees and others with whom each Group Company has contractual relations. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries becomes aware of any material deterioration in the relationship with any Significant Customer, Significant Supplier or employee of the Company or such Subsidiary, the Company shall, and shall cause the relevant Subsidiary to, promptly bring such information to Buyers attention in writing and, if reasonably requested by Buyer, shall exert commercially reasonable efforts to promptly restore the relationship.
(b) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that each Contract to which the Company is a party that is entered into after the Agreement Date will not require the procurement of any consent, waiver or novation or provide for
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any material change in the obligations of any party in connection with, or terminate as a result of the consummation of, the Acquisition.
(c) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, continue to collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable with respect to the Company Business in the Ordinary Course of Business.
7.3 Conduct of Business. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, continue to conduct the Company Business in the Ordinary Course of Business and the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, without Buyers prior written consent:
(a) declare, set aside or pay any cash or stock dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of its capital stock, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock or other securities, or pay or distribute any cash or property to any of its shareholders or securityholders or make any other cash payment to any of its shareholders or securityholders in their capacity as such;
(b) merge, consolidate or reorganize with, acquire, or enter into any other business combination with any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any other entity (other than Buyer or any of its Affiliates), acquire any portion of the assets of any such entity, or form any Subsidiary, or enter into any negotiations, discussions or agreement for such purpose;
(c) amend its Charter Documents;
(d) change any of its accounting methods or practices;
(e) (i) agree to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a)-(d), (ii) take or agree to take any action which would reasonably be expected to make any of the Companys representations or warranties contained in this Agreement materially untrue or incorrect, or (iii) take or agree to take any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company from performing or cause the Company not to perform one or more covenants required hereunder to be performed by the Company.
7.4 Regulatory Approvals. The Company shall promptly execute and file, or join in the execution and filing of, any application, notification or other document that may be necessary in order to obtain the authorization, approval or consent of any Governmental Authority, whether federal, state, local or foreign, which may be required in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Company Ancillary Agreement. The Company shall make all filings required of it under any applicable antitrust laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall comply as soon as reasonably practicable and to the extent necessary with any formal or informal request under any applicable antitrust laws for additional information, documents or other materials received from any Governmental Authority acting pursuant to its antitrust authority. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and to cooperate with Buyer to promptly obtain, all such authorizations, approvals and consents and shall pay any associated filing fees payable by the Company with respect to such authorizations, approvals and consents. The Company shall promptly inform Buyer of any communication between the Company and any Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall consult with and cooperate with Buyer in advance of any such written or oral communication to any Governmental Authority. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve questions or objections, if any, of any Governmental Authority and to take such actions as may be required to cause expiration of the waiting periods under the applicable antitrust laws.
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7.5 Necessary Consents. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to the Closing such consents and authorizations of third Parties, give notices to third parties and take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effect the consummation of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to enable the Company (or Buyer) to carry on the Company Business immediately after the Closing, and to keep in effect and avoid the breach, violation of, termination of, or adverse change to, any Contract to which the Company is party, including the consents, authorizations, notices and actions which are listed on Schedule 7.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
7.6 Litigation. The Company shall notify Buyer in writing promptly after learning of any material claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding or investigation by or before any court, arbitrator or arbitration panel, board or governmental agency, initiated by or against it, or known by the Company to be pending or threatened against any Group Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or shareholders in their capacity as such.
7.7 No Other Negotiations.
(a) The Company and the Company Shareholders shall not, and shall not authorize, encourage or permit any of its Subsidiaries or Company Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or induce the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, offer or proposal from any Person (other than Buyer) concerning any Alternative Transaction; (b) furnish any nonpublic information regarding any Group Company to any Person (other than Buyer and its agents and advisors) in connection with or in response to any inquiry, offer or proposal for or regarding any Alternative Transaction (other than to respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal solely by indicating that the Company is subject to this Section 7.7); (c) enter into, participate in, entertain, maintain or continue any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Buyer and its agents and advisors) with respect to any Alternative Transaction (other than to respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal solely by indicating that the Company is subject to this Section 7.7); (d) otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person (other than Buyer and its agents and advisors) to effect any Alternative Transaction; or (e) execute, enter into or become bound by any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, other Contract or understanding between any Group Company and any Person (other than Buyer) that is related to, provides for or concerns any Alternative Transaction. If any Company Representative, whether in his or her capacity as such or in any other capacity, takes any action that the Company is obligated pursuant to this Section 7.7(a) to cause such Company Representative not to take, then the Company shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have breached this Section 7.7(a).
(b) The Company or the Company Shareholders, as applicable, shall notify Buyer within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt by the Company Shareholders or any Group Company or by any of the Company Representatives of any inquiry, offer or proposal that constitutes an Alternative Transaction, or any other notice that any Person is considering making an Alternative Transaction, or any request for nonpublic information relating to any Group Company or for access to any of the properties, books or records of any Group Company by any Person or Persons other than Buyer (which notice shall identify the Person or Persons making, or considering making, such inquiry, offer or proposal) in connection with a potential Alternative Transaction and shall keep Buyer fully informed of the status and details of any such inquiry, offer or proposal and any correspondence or communications related thereto and shall provide to Buyer a correct and complete copy of such inquiry, offer or proposal and any amendments, correspondence and communications related thereto, if it is in writing, or a written summary of the material terms thereof, if it is not in writing. The Company shall provide Buyer with forty-eight (48) hours prior notice (or such lesser prior notice as is initially provided to the Board) of any meeting of the Board, at which the Board is reasonably expected to discuss any Alternative Transaction. The Company
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shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Company Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions and negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to an Alternative Transaction.
7.8 Access to Information. Subject to Applicable Law and reasonable notice, the Company shall allow Buyer and its agents and advisors access at reasonable times to the files, books, records, technology, Contracts, personnel and offices of any Group Company, including any and all information relating to the Taxes, Contracts, Liabilities, financial condition and real, personal and intangible property of any Group Company. The Company shall cause its accountants to cooperate with Buyer and Buyers agents and advisors in making available all financial information reasonably requested by Buyer and its agents and advisors, including the right to examine all working papers pertaining to all financial statements prepared or audited by such accountants.
7.9 Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent. The Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Company to, use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all the conditions precedent set forth in Article 9, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
7.10 Company Benefit Arrangements. The Board or the board of directors of Tandberg Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (TD Corp), as applicable, shall adopt (or shall cause there to be adopted) no later than the day before the Closing Date resolutions terminating each Company Benefit Arrangement intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code that includes a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code (the 401(k) Plan), such termination to be effective no later than the day before the Closing Date, and authorizing the appropriate officers of TD Corp to make such amendments to the 401(k) Plan that is sufficient to assure that the tax-qualified status of such plan shall be maintained at the time of its termination. The Company shall provide a draft of such resolutions to Buyer prior to their adoption and address, to the reasonable satisfaction of Buyer, any comments Buyer may have as to such resolutions. Immediately prior to such termination, the Company will cause TD Corp to make all necessary payments to the trust for the 401(k) Plan to fund the contributions: (a) necessary or required to maintain the tax-qualified status of the 401(k) Plan; (b) for elective deferrals made pursuant to the 401(k) Plan for the period through and including the time of termination; and (c) for all employer contributions (if any) for the period through and including the time of termination. All participants and former participants in such 401(k) Plan (and in any other Company Benefit Arrangement that is an employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) shall become fully vested in their account balances under the 401(k) Plan (and any other employee pension benefit plan) to the extent required by law.
7.11 Repayment of Debt. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall (i) convert, or cause to be converted, the Debt into Company Shares; provided, that the Company shall repay in full all of the Debt set forth on Schedule 7.11, which shall not be converted into Company Shares; and (ii) obtain executed UCC-2 or UCC-3 termination statements (or any other applicable termination statement) executed by each Person holding a security interest in any assets of any Group Company as of the Closing Date terminating any and all such security interests and evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that all Encumbrances on assets of any Group Company shall have been released prior to, or shall be released simultaneously with, the Closing.
7.12 Notices to Company Shareholders and Employees.
(a) The Company shall timely provide to the Company Shareholders all advance notices required to be given to such Company Shareholders in connection with this Agreement, the Acquisition
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and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Charter Documents of the Company or other applicable Contracts and under Applicable Law.
(b) The Company shall give all notices and other information required to be given by the Company to the employees of the Company, any collective bargaining unit or any works council representing any group of employees of the Company, and any applicable Governmental Authority under the WARN Act, the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the Code, COBRA and other Applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or other applicable Contracts.
7.13 Closing Certificates. The Company shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a draft Closing Transaction Fees Certificate not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Closing Date. The Company shall provide to Buyer copies of the documents or instruments evidencing the amounts set forth on any such drafts and the Company shall consider in good faith any comments or proposed changes to such documents and certificates that may be suggested by Buyer in the period following delivery thereof but prior to the Closing.
7.14 Cooperation. Each of the Group Companies and the Company Shareholders shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause each other Group Company (including internal and external legal and accounting representatives and outside auditors) to use commercially reasonable efforts to, provide all such reasonable assistance and cooperation in connection with Buyers efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby as may be reasonably requested by Buyer, including (i) furnishing Buyer with such pertinent and customary information, regarding the Group Companies as may be reasonably requested by Buyer, (ii) furnishing Buyer financial statements and pro forma financial statements of the Group Companies that are reasonably requested by Buyer, (iii) furnishing any information reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with any filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iv) causing the Group Companies auditors to confer with Buyers auditors regarding the financial statements of any of them. In addition the Company hereby consents to the use and disclosure of all information contained in the Companys financial statements and other financial or other information regarding the Company in any report or registration statement required to be filed by Buyer under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company also hereby agrees that it will provide (or will cause the other Group Companies to provide, as needed) and will not unreasonably withhold or delay the issuance of those representation letters as required under GAAP or other standards in connection with the issuance by Buyers auditors of any pro forma or other financial statements or as may be otherwise necessary in connection with the filing of any document with the SEC under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. If requested by Buyer, the Company shall (and shall cause each other applicable Group Company to) use its reasonable best efforts to cause its auditors to consent to the inclusion of its financial statements in any registration statement or other filing required to be filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act by the Company. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause the other Group Companies, internal accountants and auditors to, support Buyer and its auditors and legal advisors with respect to information reasonably necessary to (i) respond to any inquiry of the SEC in connection with any filing by Buyer under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and (ii) assist investor in ensuring that the Companys consolidated financial statements comply with the provisions of Regulation S-X, or any applicable accounting standards or rules which have been introduced or become effective after the delivery by the Company of its financial statements.
7.15 Additional Financial Statements.
(a) The Company, at its sole cost and expense, and commencing with the month ended October 31, 2013, will prepare and furnish to Buyer as soon as they become available, but in any event,
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not later than twenty-five (25) calendar days after the end of the month of October 2013, and not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the end of each month thereafter, (i) an unaudited balance sheet and an unaudited income statement and an unaudited statement of cash flows for the Company for each full monthly period prior to the Closing and for the elapsed portion of the Companys fiscal year and (ii) all other material or formal monthly reports delivered to management of the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business. The Company will prepare each of the additional unaudited financial statements on a basis consistent with the Company Financial Statements.
(b) The Company, at its sole cost and expense, will prepare and furnish to Buyer as soon as they become available, but in any event, not later than November 20, 2013, the Companys unaudited consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the nine (9) months ended September 30, 2013. The Company will prepare such unaudited financial statements on a basis consistent with the Company Financial Statements.
7.16 Nasdaq Listing. The Company and FBC shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to assist Buyer in causing the Buyer Common Stock to be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the Closing and in causing the Acquisition Shares to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the Closing.
ARTICLE 8
BUYER COVENANTS
During the time period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (a) the Closing or (b) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, Buyer covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
8.1 Advice of Changes. Buyer shall promptly advise the Company in writing of (a) any event occurring subsequent to the Agreement Date that would render any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in Article 6 untrue or inaccurate such that the condition set forth in Section 9.3(a) would not be satisfied, or (b) any breach of any covenant or obligation of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or any Buyer Ancillary Agreement such that the condition set forth in Section 9.3(b) would not be satisfied.
8.2 Regulatory Approvals. Buyer and the Company shall promptly execute and file, or join in the execution and filing of, any application, notification or other document that may be necessary in order to obtain the authorization, approval or consent of any Governmental Authority, whether foreign, federal, state, local or municipal, which may be required in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Buyer Ancillary Agreement. Buyer shall make all filings required of it under applicable antitrust laws with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as reasonably practicable and shall comply as soon as reasonably practicable and to the extent necessary with any formal or informal request under applicable antitrust laws for additional information, documents or other materials received from the Governmental Authority acting pursuant to its antitrust authority. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, approvals and consents, and Buyer and the Company shall equally split any associated filing fees payable by either of them with respect to such authorizations, approvals and consents. Each Party shall promptly inform the other Parties of any communication between the initiating Party and any Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve questions or objections, if any, of any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened in writing to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement as violative of any Applicable Law, it is expressly understood and agreed that neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be under any obligation to: (a) litigate or contest any administrative or judicial action or proceeding or any decree,
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judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent; or (b) make proposals, execute or carry out agreements or submit to orders providing for (i) the sale, divestiture or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any assets or categories of assets of Buyer, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including the Company) or the Company, or the holding separate of the Company Shares or (ii) the imposition of any limitation on the ability of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to freely conduct their business or own such assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of the Company Shares.
8.3 No Other Negotiations.
(a) Buyer shall not, and shall not authorize, encourage or permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, Affiliates, agents, advisors (including any attorneys, financial advisors, investment bankers or accountants) or other representatives (collectively, the Buyer Representatives) to, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or induce the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, offer or proposal from any Person (other than Cyrus, the Company Shareholders or the Company) concerning any Alternative Buyer Transaction; (b) furnish any nonpublic information regarding Buyer to any Person (other than Buyer and its agents and advisors) in connection with or in response to any inquiry, offer or proposal for or regarding any Alternative Buyer Transaction (other than to respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal solely by indicating that Buyer is subject to this Section 8.3); (c) enter into, participate in, entertain, maintain or continue any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Cyrus, the Company Shareholders or the Company and their agents and advisors) with respect to any Alternative Buyer Transaction (other than to respond to such inquiry, offer or proposal solely by indicating that Buyer is subject to this Section 8.3); (d) otherwise cooperate with, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person (other than Cyrus, the Company Shareholders or the Company and their agents and advisors) to effect any Alternative Buyer Transaction; or (e) execute, enter into or become bound by any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, other Contract or understanding between Buyer and any Person (other than Cyrus, the Company Shareholders or the Company) that is related to, provides for or concerns any Alternative Buyer Transaction. If any Buyer Representative, whether in his or her capacity as such or in any other capacity, takes any action that Buyer is obligated pursuant to this Section 8.3(a) to cause such Buyer Representative not to take, then Buyer shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have breached this Section 8.3(a). Buyer shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Buyer Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions and negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to an Alternative Buyer Transaction.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.3(a), at any time prior to the Closing, if the board of directors of Buyer receives a bona fide written proposal relating to an Alternative Buyer Transaction (a Takeover Proposal) after the date of this Agreement that was not solicited by Buyer or the Buyer Representatives and did not otherwise result from a breach or deemed breach of Sections 8.3(a) and a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company Board reasonably determines in its good faith judgment, after consultation with and based upon the advice from outside legal counsel, that it is required to take the actions specified in the following clauses (x), (y) and/or (z) of this sentence with respect to such Takeover Proposal in order to avoid a breach of its fiduciary duties to the shareholders of Buyer under Applicable Law, then subject to providing written notice of its decision to take such action to the Company, the board of directors of Buyer may (x) furnish information with respect to Buyer to the Person making such Takeover Proposal and its representatives and advisors, (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with such Person and its representatives and advisors regarding any Takeover Proposal and (z) consummate an Alternative Buyer Transaction with respect to such Takeover Proposal.
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(c) Except as set forth in this Section 8.3, neither the board of directors of Buyer nor any committee thereof shall:
(i) withhold, withdraw, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to the Company, the Buyer Board Recommendation with respect to the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, fail to include the Buyer Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, or adopt, approve or recommend or propose to adopt, approve or recommend (publicly or otherwise) an Alternative Buyer Transaction; or
(ii) make any recommendation or public statement in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer, other than a recommendation against such offer or a stop, look and listen communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (it being understood that the board of directors of Buyer may refrain from taking a position with respect to an Alternative Buyer Transaction until the close of business on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer in connection with such Alternative Buyer Transaction pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act without such action being considered an adverse modification of the Buyer Board Recommendation) (each action set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8.3(c), a Change of Recommendation).
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 8.3 to the contrary, at any time prior to the time the Buyer Shareholder Approval is obtained, if the board of directors of Buyer has received a proposal relating to an Alternative Buyer Transaction (that has not been withdrawn) that the board of directors of Buyer determines constitutes a Superior Proposal, the board of directors of Buyer may effect a Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2(d)(iii) if, and only if, prior to the board of directors of Buyer taking any such action:
(i) Buyer shall have (A) provided to FBC a written notice, which notice shall (1) state that Buyer has received a proposal relating to an Alternative Buyer Transaction which the board of directors of the Company has determined is a Superior Proposal and that the board of directors of Buyer intends to take such action and (2) include the identity of the Person making such Superior Proposal, the most current written draft agreement relating to the transaction that constitutes such Superior Proposal and all related transaction agreements, (B) provided such notice to FBC at least four (4) Business Days prior to taking any such action (it being understood that any material amendment to the terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new notice and a new two (2) Business Day period) and (C) if requested by FBC, negotiated in good faith with FBC during such four (4) Business Day period regarding revisions to this Agreement which would permit Buyer not to effect a Change of Recommendation or take action pursuant to this Section 8.3 in response to such a Superior Proposal; and
(ii) if FBC shall have delivered to Buyer, within four (4) Business Days after receipt by FBC of the notice described in Section 8.3(d)(i), a written proposal capable of being accepted to amend the terms contemplated by this Agreement, the board of directors of Buyer shall have in good faith determined (after consultation with outside legal counsel), after considering the terms of such proposal by FBC, that the proposal relating to an Alternative Buyer Transaction continues to constitute a Superior Proposal.
(e) The board of directors of Buyer may also effect a Change of Recommendation at any time prior to the time the Buyer Shareholder Approval is obtained in the absence of a Superior Proposal if an Intervening Event shall have occurred and be continuing and prior to effecting such Change of Recommendation the board of directors of Buyer in good faith determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that, in light of such Intervening Event, the failure to take such action would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of the board of directors of Buyer under Applicable Law.
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(f) Nothing contained in this Section 8.3 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Buyer or its board of directors from complying with Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2 or Item 1012 of Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act, or from making any disclosures to the holders of Buyer Common Stock if the board of directors of Buyer in good faith determines (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to make such disclosure would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law (including any stop, look and listen communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that any such disclosure shall be deemed to be a Change of Recommendation unless the board of directors of Buyer expressly reaffirms its recommendation to Buyers shareholders to vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement in such disclosure.
8.4 Shareholders Meeting; Preparation of Proxy Materials.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall (i) prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Proxy Statement) with respect to the Buyer Shareholders Meeting; and (ii) set a record date for the Buyer Shareholders Meeting. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the Proxy Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC and Buyer shall consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by the Company and it counsel. The Company and the Company Shareholders shall furnish to Buyer all information regarding the Company and its Affiliates that may be required (pursuant to the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws) to be set forth in the Proxy Statement. Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC. Buyer shall (to the extent required by applicable federal securities Laws): (x) promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect and (y) take all steps necessary to cause the Proxy Statement as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the shareholders of Buyer. Buyer shall promptly provide the Company and its counsel with a copy of any comments received by Buyer from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the response to any comment letter and any amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Buyer shall consider in good faith any comments reasonably proposed by the Company and its counsel.
(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the SEC or its staff advises that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement or that Buyer may commence mailing the Proxy Statement, Buyer shall (subject to applicable Laws, rules and regulations of Nasdaq and the requirements of Buyers Charter Documents) take all action reasonably necessary to convene the Buyer Shareholders Meeting and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Buyers shareholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Buyer may delay convening, postpone or adjourn the Buyer Shareholders Meeting if Buyer determines in good faith that the delay, postponement or adjournment of Buyer Shareholders Meeting is necessary or appropriate in order to obtain sufficient votes to obtain the Buyer Shareholder Approval or, with respect to disclosure matters, is required by Buyer to comply with Applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer agrees that its obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8.4(b) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Buyer or any other Person of any Alternative Buyer Transaction or the occurrence of any Change of Recommendation.
(c) Subject to Section 8.3 and Section 8.4, (i) the board of directors of Buyer shall include the Buyer Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement, and (ii) Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain the Buyer Shareholder Approval.
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8.5 Board of Directors of Buyer. Within three (3) Business Days after the Closing, Buyer shall cause the size of the board of directors of Buyer to be set at seven (7) directors. In connection with the increase of the size of the board of directors of Buyer from five (5) directors to seven (7) directors, Buyer shall cause the board of directors of Buyer to appoint two (2) directors approved by the Company Shareholders to fill the additional director positions. Such directors shall serve for the same term as the other directors, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter Documents of Buyer.
8.6 Conduct of Business. Buyer shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, continue to conduct its business in the Ordinary Course of Business and Buyer shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, without the Companys prior written consent:
(a) declare, set aside or pay any cash or stock dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of its capital stock, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock or other securities, or pay or distribute any cash or property to any of its shareholders or securityholders or make any other cash payment to any of its shareholders or securityholders in their capacity as such;
(b) merge, consolidate or reorganize with, acquire, or enter into any other business combination with any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any other entity (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates), acquire any portion of the assets of any such entity, or form any Subsidiary, or enter into any negotiations, discussions or agreement for such purpose;
(c) amend its Charter Documents;
(d) change any of its accounting methods or practices (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any change to Buyers fiscal year or any fiscal month);
(e) (i) agree to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a)-(d), (ii) take or agree to take any action which would reasonably be expected to make any of Buyers representations or warranties contained in this Agreement materially untrue or incorrect, or (iii) take or agree to take any action which would reasonably be expected to prevent Buyer from performing or cause Buyer not to perform one or more covenants required hereunder to be performed by Buyer.
8.7 Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy or cause to be satisfied all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article 9, and Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
8.8 Litigation. Buyer shall notify the Company Shareholders in writing promptly after learning of any material claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding or investigation by or before any court, arbitrator or arbitration panel, board or governmental agency, initiated by or against it, or known by the Buyer to be pending or threatened against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its officers, directors, employees or shareholders in their capacity as such.
8.9 Rights Plan. Buyer shall amend or waive the provisions of the Rights Plan to the extent reasonably necessary to accommodate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance of the Acquisition Shares, but not with respect to any Alternative Buyer Transaction.
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8.10 Nasdaq Listing. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Buyer Common Stock to be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the Closing, and to cause the Acquisition Shares to be listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market following the Closing.
8.11 Evidence of Transfer of Company Shares. After the Closing, Buyer shall cause the Company to provide to the Company Shareholders evidence that the transfer of the Company Shares to Buyer has been registered and filed with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies.
ARTICLE 9
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF ACQUISITION
9.1 Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Acquisition. The respective obligations of each Party to this Agreement to effect the Acquisition shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Governmental Approvals. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Authority shall have been filed, occurred or been obtained, and there shall have been taken all such other actions by any Governmental Authority or other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parties and the actions herein proposed to be taken, as may be required to consummate the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory action, restraint or prohibition preventing or challenging the consummation of the Acquisition or limiting or restricting the conduct or operation of the business of any Group Company by Buyer after the Acquisition shall have been issued, nor shall any proceeding brought by an administrative agency or commission or other Governmental Authority or other third party, seeking any of the foregoing be pending; nor shall there be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Acquisition which makes the consummation of the Acquisition illegal.
9.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to effect the Acquisition are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing exclusively by Buyer:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects, and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, and Buyer shall have received a certificate of the Company to such effect, and (ii) all representations and warranties of the Company Shareholders set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date; and Buyer shall have received a certificate of the Company to such effect.
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(c) No Material Adverse Effect. From and after the Agreement Date, there shall not have occurred any event and no circumstance shall exist which, alone or together with any one or more other events or circumstances has had, is having or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Consulting Agreements. Each of the Persons set forth in Schedule 9.2(d) shall have entered into and delivered to Buyer a Consulting Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
(e) Non-Solicitation Agreements. Each of the employees set forth in Schedule 9.2(e) shall have entered into and delivered to Buyer a Non-Solicitation Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
(f) Registration Rights Agreement. FBC shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.
(g) Voting Agreement. FBC shall have executed and delivered the Voting Agreement.
(h) Consents. Buyer shall have received duly executed copies of all third-party consents, approvals, assignments, notices, waivers, authorizations or other certificates set forth in Schedule 9.2(h).
(i) Termination, Modification or Satisfaction of Company Shareholder Documents and Rights. Each of the agreements identified on Schedule 9.2(i) shall have been terminated, effective as of the Closing, in accordance with their respective terms, and the Parties to the agreements identified on such Schedule 9.2(i) shall have waived all of their respective rights thereunder, effective as of, and contingent upon, the Closing.
(j) Resignations of Directors and Officers. Except as set forth on Schedule IV, the persons holding the positions of a director or officer of each Group Company, including the Company, in office immediately prior to the Closing, shall have resigned from such positions in writing effective as of the Closing (for the avoidance of doubt, the persons set forth on Schedule IV shall not be required to resign the positions held by such persons for the applicable Group Companies as set forth on Schedule IV).
(k) Registered Office. The registered office of the Company shall have been transferred effective as of the Closing, or the transfer of the Company Shares to Buyer and the change of control of the Company resulting therefrom shall have been accepted by the trust company with which the office of the Company is registered in Luxembourg.
(l) Closing Transaction Fees Certificate. Buyer shall have received the Closing Transaction Fees Certificate from the Company, provided, however, that such receipt shall not be deemed to be an agreement by Buyer that the Closing Transaction Fees Certificate is accurate and shall not diminish Buyers remedies hereunder if the Closing Transaction Fees Certificate is not accurate.
(m) Good Standing Certificates. Each Group Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of good standing or other applicable certificates or documents from such Group Companys jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (e.g., a certificate from the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies for the Company) and each state or jurisdiction in which such Group Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, to the extent provided by any such jurisdiction, certifying as of a date no more than seven (7) Business Days prior to the Closing Date that such Group Company is in good standing and, to the extent provided by any such jurisdiction, that all applicable Taxes and fees of such Group Company through such certification date have been paid.
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(n) Termination of Company Benefit Arrangements. The Company shall have delivered to Buyer (i) a true, correct and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the Board and the board of directors of TD Corp, certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing the termination of the 401(k) Plan, and terminating the 401(k) Plan, respectively, and authorizing the appropriate officers of TD Corp to make such amendments to the 401(k) Plan that is sufficient to assure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Code and regulations thereunder so that the tax-qualified status of the 401(k) Plan shall be maintained at the time of its termination.
(o) Repayment of Debt. Buyer shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all of the Debt converted or to be converted into Company Shares shall have been converted into Company Shares. Buyer shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all of the Debt not converted or to be converted into Company Shares shall have been repaid in full. Buyer shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that all Encumbrances on assets of any Group Company shall have been released prior to, or shall be released simultaneously with, the Closing.
(p) Termination of Agreements. The agreements set forth on Schedule 9.2(p) shall have been terminated to the satisfaction of Buyer.
9.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company Shareholders. The obligation of the Company Shareholders to effect the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the Company Shareholders:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects, and the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the extent such representations speak as of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date; and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer or director of Buyer to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Buyer. Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date; and the Company Shareholders shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer or director of Buyer to such effect.
(c) Registration Rights Agreement. Buyer shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.
(d) Voting Agreement. Buyer shall have executed and delivered the Voting Agreement.
(e) No Material Adverse Effect. From and after the Agreement Date, there shall not have occurred any event and no circumstance shall exist which, alone or together with any one or more other events or circumstances has had, is having or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
10.1 Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by the mutual written consent of Buyer and FBC.
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10.2 Unilateral Termination.
(a) Either Buyer or FBC, by giving written notice to the other Parties, may terminate this Agreement if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority shall have issued a final judgment or taken any action (and the appeal of such judgment or action has been denied) having the effect of permanently restraining or enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Acquisition or any other material transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Either Buyer or FBC, by giving written notice to the other Parties, may terminate this Agreement if the Acquisition shall not have been consummated by midnight California time on February 28, 2014; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.2(b) shall not be available to any Party whose breach of a representation or warranty or covenant made under this Agreement by such Party results in the failure of any condition set forth in Article 9 to be fulfilled or satisfied on or before such date.
(c) FBC, by giving written notice to the other Parties, may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing if (i) Buyer has committed a breach of (A) any of the representations and warranties under Article 6, or (B) any of its covenants under or Article 8, and (x) has not cured such breach within ten (10) Business Days after the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement has given the other Party written notice of such breach and its intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.2(c) (provided, however, that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and (y) if not cured on or prior to the Closing Date, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Article 9 to be fulfilled or satisfied; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.2(c) shall not be available to FBC if the Company or any Company Shareholder is at that time in material breach of this Agreement, or (ii) any event has occurred or any circumstance exists which, alone or together with any one or more other events or circumstances has had, is having or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.
(d) Buyer, by giving written notice to the Company and the Company Shareholders, may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing if (i) if the Company has committed a breach of (A) any of the representations and warranties under Article 4, or (B) any of its covenants under or Article 7, and (x) has not cured such breach within ten (10) Business Days after the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement has given the other Party written notice of such breach and its intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.2(d)(i) (provided, however, that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and (y) if not cured on or prior to the Closing Date, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Article 9 to be fulfilled or satisfied; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.2(d)(i) shall not be available to Buyer if Buyer is at that time in material breach of this Agreement, (ii) any Company Shareholder has committed a material breach of any of such Company Shareholders representations and warranties under Article 5, (iii) Buyer elects to consummate an Alternative Buyer Transaction pursuant to any Takeover Proposal or (iv) any event has occurred or any circumstance exists which, alone or together with any one or more other events or circumstances has had, is having or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Either Buyer or FBC, by giving written notice to the other Parties, may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Effective Time if the Buyer Shareholders Meeting is convened and the Buyer Shareholder Approval is not obtained.
10.3 Effect of Termination.
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(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.2, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no Liability or obligation on the part of Buyer, the Company Shareholders or the Company or their respective officers, directors, shareholders or Affiliates; provided, however, that (i) the provisions of this Section 10.3 and Article 11 shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) subject to Section 10.3(b), nothing herein shall relieve any Party hereto from Liability in connection with any fraud or willful or intentional breach of any of such Partys representations, warranties or covenants contained herein.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by Buyer pursuant to Section 10.2(d)(iii), then Buyer shall pay to the Company (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), at or prior to such termination, a fee of $900,000 (the Termination Fee). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties hereby acknowledge that in the event that the Termination Fee becomes payable and is paid by Buyer pursuant to this Section 10.3(b), the Termination Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company and the Company Shareholders under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Survival; Indemnification. None of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered under this Agreement will survive the Closing; provided, however, that the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 4.29 and the representations and warranties of the Company Shareholders set forth in Article 5 will remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or disclosure made by or on behalf of any of the parties to this Agreement, without expiration. This Section 11.1 does not limit any covenant of the Parties to this Agreement which, by its terms, contemplates performance after the Closing. Each Company Shareholder shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, the Company and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, shareholders and employees, and each Person, if any, who controls or may control Buyer within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act from and against any Damages to Buyer or its Affiliates arising out of or resulting (directly or indirectly) from (i) the failure of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 4.29 and the representations and warranties of the Company Shareholders set forth in Article 5 to be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date (as though such representation or warranty were made as of the Closing Date rather than the date of this Agreement, except in the case of any individual representation and warranty which by its terms speaks only as of a specific date or dates), and (ii) any breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement of the Company or the Company Shareholders contained in this Agreement or any other certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
11.2 Governing Law; Resolution of Conflicts. The internal laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of its conflicts of law principles, shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties hereto.
11.3 Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware for the purposes of any Action arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, and shall commence any such Action only in such courts. Each Party further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Partys respective address set forth herein will be effective service of process for any such Action. Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Action arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby in such courts, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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11.4 Assignment; Binding Upon Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each Party, including any successor to, or assignee of, all or substantially all of the business and assets of a Party. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, no Party hereto may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto; provided, however, that Buyer may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder (other than its obligation to issue the Acquisition Shares pursuant to Section 2.2) to Acquisition Subsidiary; provided, further, that Buyer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of any such assignment to Acquisition Subsidiary. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any assignment in violation of this provision shall be void.
11.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the Parties hereto. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision.
11.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including via facsimile, .pdf or other electronic means), each of which shall be an original as regards any Party whose signature appears thereon and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all Parties reflected hereon as signatories.
11.7 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party hereunder shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby or by law on such Party, and the exercise of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other. The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction.
11.8 Amendments and Waivers. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only by a writing signed by Buyer, the Company and the Company Shareholders. The waiver by a Party of any breach hereof or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or any succeeding breach or default. This Agreement may be amended by the Parties hereto as provided in this Section 11.8 at any time before or after adoption of this Agreement by the Company Shareholders, but, after such adoption, no amendment shall be made which by Applicable Law requires the further approval of the Company Shareholders without obtaining such further approval. At any time prior to the Closing, each of the Company and Buyer, by action taken by its board of directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to it contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for its benefit contained herein. No such waiver or extension shall be effective unless signed in writing by the Party against whom such waiver or extension is asserted. The failure of any Party to enforce any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right of such Party thereafter to enforce such provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree to work together in good faith to agree any
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administrative modifications to this Agreement which may be required by any local Applicable Law to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
11.9 Expenses. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, whether or not the Acquisition is successfully consummated, each Party shall bear its respective legal, accountants, and financial advisory fees and other expenses incurred with respect to this Agreement, the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated hereby, it being the intention of the Parties that if the Acquisition is consummated, the Transaction Fees be regarded for purposes of this Section 11.9 as expenses of the Company Shareholders and not of the Company.
11.10 Attorneys Fees. Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and not as damages, reasonable attorneys fees to be fixed by the court (including costs, expenses and fees on any appeal). The prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment.
11.11 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either hand delivered in person, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic mail, sent by certified or registered first-class mail, postage pre-paid, or sent by nationally recognized express courier service. Such notices and other communications shall be effective upon receipt if hand delivered or sent by facsimile or electronic mail, three (3) Business Days after mailing if sent by mail, and one (1) Business Day after dispatch if sent by next-day courier service, to the following addresses, or such other addresses as any Party may notify the other Parties in accordance with this Section 11.11:
If to Buyer:
Overland Storage, Inc.
9112 Spectrum Center Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92123
Attention: Eric L. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: +1 (858) 495 4267
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
OMelveny & Myers LLP
2765 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 95014
Attention: Steven Tonsfeldt, Esq.
Paul L. Sieben, Esq.
Facsimile: +1 (650) 473-2601
If to the Company:
Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l.
46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Attention: |
The Managers |
Telephone: |
+352 42 71711 |
Facsimile: |
+352 42 1961 |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Reed Smith LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2RS
Attention: Georgia M. Quenby
Facsimile: +44 20 3116 3999
If to Company Shareholders:
FBC Holdings S.à r.l.
46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Attention: |
The Managers |
Telephone: |
+352 42 71711 |
Facsimile: |
+352 42 1961 |
Tandberg Data Management S.à r.l.
46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Attention: |
The Managers |
Telephone: |
+352 42 71711 |
Facsimile: |
+352 42 1961 |
in each case with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Reed Smith LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2RS
Attention: Georgia M. Quenby
Fax No.: +44 20 3116 3999
11.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party hereto acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Agreement is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such Party may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party hereto certifies and acknowledges that (i) no representative, agent or attorney of any other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each such Party understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each such Party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (iv) each such Party has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the waivers and certifications in this Section 11.12.
11.13 Interpretation; Rules of Construction. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, Sections or Articles, such reference shall be to an Exhibit to, Section of or Article of this Agreement, respectively, unless otherwise indicated. The words include, includes and including
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when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words without limitation. When a reference is made to a specific law, act or statute, such reference shall include any regulations promulgated thereunder. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The terms defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include plural as well as the singular. Terms to which a German translation has been added shall be interpreted throughout this Agreement according to the meaning assigned to them by the German translation. Pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms. The Parties hereto agree that they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document. References in this Agreement to dollars ($) shall be to United States dollars and to cash shall be to cash in U.S. dollars. When a reference is made to FBC in reference to any time after the date hereof in which FBC is not the sole shareholder of the Company, such reference to FBC shall be deemed to refer to all Company Shareholders at such time.
11.14 Third-Party Beneficiary Rights. No provisions of this Agreement are intended, nor shall be interpreted, to provide or create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any client, customer, employee, affiliate, shareholder, partner or any Party hereto or any other Person unless specifically provided otherwise herein and, except as so provided, all provisions hereof shall be personal solely between the Parties to this Agreement.
11.15 Public Announcement. Buyer may issue such press releases, and make such other disclosures regarding the Acquisition, as it determines are required under applicable securities laws or regulatory rules or as, with the prior written consent of the Company, as it otherwise deems appropriate. The Company shall not make any public announcement relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, without the prior written consent of Buyer.
11.16 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, the Company Ancillary Agreements and the Buyer Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, written or oral, between the Parties with respect hereto. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
BUYER
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. |
/s/ Eric L. Kelly |
Name: Eric L. Kelly Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY | ||
By executing this Agreement, the Company, in accordance with article 190 of the Luxembourg Company Law and article 1690 of the Luxembourg Civil Code, also accepts and acknowledges the transfer of the Company Interests from the Company Shareholders to Buyer and undertakes to record or cause to be recorded, on the Closing Date, in its shareholders register the ownership rights of the Buyer in respect of the Company Shares. | ||
TANDBERG DATA HOLDINGS S.À R.L. | ||
By: |
/s/ Patrick van Denzen | |
Name: Manacor (Luxembourg) S.A. | ||
Title: Manager A | ||
By: |
/s/ James Tucker | |
Name: Cyrus Capital Partners L.P. | ||
Title: Manager B | ||
COMPANY SHAREHOLDER
FBC HOLDINGS S.À R.L. | ||
By: |
/s/ Patrick van Denzen | |
Name: Manacor (Luxembourg) S.A. | ||
Title: Manager A | ||
By: |
/s/ James Tucker | |
Name: Cyrus Capital Partners L.P. | ||
Title: Manager B | ||
COMPANY SHAREHOLDER
TANDBERG DATA MANAGEMENT S.À R.L. | ||
By: |
/s/ Patrick van Denzen | |
Name: Manacor (Luxembourg) S.A. | ||
Title: Manager A | ||
By: |
/s/ James Tucker | |
Name: Cyrus Capital Partners L.P. | ||
Title: Manager B |
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SCHEDULE I
COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
Company Shareholders |
Company Shares |
ISL | Pro Rata Interest | |||
FBC Holdings S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office at L-1855 Luxembourg, 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy |
10,122 | EUR 125,818.9 |
80.976% | |||
Tandberg Data Management S.à r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) having its registered office at L-1855 Luxembourg, 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy |
2,378 | EUR 29,570.86 |
19.024% |
SCHEDULE II
SUBSIDIARIES
The Company
Guangzhou Tandberg Electronic Components Co., Ltd.
Tandberg Data (Asia) Pte Ltd
Tandberg Data (Hong Kong) Limited
Tandberg Data (Japan) Inc.
Tandberg Data Corporation
Tandberg Data GmbH
Tandberg Data Norge AS
Tandberg Data S.A.S.
SCHEDULE III
PERSONS INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF KNOWLEDGE
Each of the Group Companies
Patrick Clarke, Chief Executive Officer
Nils Hoff, Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Devlin, Chief Operating Officer
Scott Petersen, Senior Vice President, Americas
Graham Paterson, Senior Vice President, EMEA
Buyer
Eric Kelly, Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Kabfleisch, Chief Financial Officer
Jillian Mansolf, Senior Vice President of Marketing
Randy Gast, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Service
SCHEDULE IV
CONTINUING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES
Masayoshi Matsusawa (Tandberg Data (Japan) Inc.)
K.T. Fok (Guangzhou Tandberg Electronic Components Co., Ltd. and Tandberg Data (Hong Kong) Limited)
Friedhelm Schopp (TD Germany)
Nils Hoff (TD Germany)
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2013 AMONG SILICON VALLEY BANK (SENIOR LENDER), THE PURCHASERS (AS DEFINED HEREIN), AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. (BORROWER) TO THE INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING INTEREST) OWED BY BORROWER PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 2011 BY AND AMONG BORROWER AND SENIOR LENDER, AS SUCH LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) HAS BEEN AND HEREAFTER MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, RESTATED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) TO INDEBTEDNESS REFINANCING THE INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; AND PURCHASER IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.
AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (Agreement) is made as of the 1st day of November, 2013 by and among Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the Company), and the Purchasers set forth on the signature pages affixed hereto (each a Purchaser and collectively the Purchasers).
Recitals
A. The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Regulation D (Regulation D), as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act); and
B. The Company and the Initial Purchasers entered into that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of February 12, 2013 (as amended as of March 5, 2013, the Original Agreement) pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers purchased from the Company, and the Company sold and issued to the Initial Purchasers, upon the terms and conditions stated in the Original Agreement, convertible promissory notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Initial Notes) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $13.25 million, which are convertible into shares of the Companys Common Stock;
C. The principal amount of the Initial Notes held by each Initial Purchaser as of the date hereof is set forth opposite each such Initial Purchasers name on the signature pages attached hereto;
D. The Additional Purchasers wish to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell and issue to the Additional Purchasers, upon the terms and conditions stated in this
Agreement, convertible promissory notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Additional Notes) up to an aggregate principal amount of $7 million, which shall be convertible into shares of the Companys Common Stock; and
E. Contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the parties hereto will execute and deliver an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Registration Rights Agreement), pursuant to which the Company will agree to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws.
In consideration of the mutual promises made herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. In addition to those terms defined above and elsewhere in this Agreement, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
10-K has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
Acquisition Agreement means that certain Acquisition Agreement dated as of November 1, 2013 by and among the Company, Tandberg Data (Holdings) S.a.r.l. and the entities identified on Schedule 1 thereto.
Additional Note Majority has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(xiv).
Additional Notes has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Additional Notes Closing has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Additional Notes Closing Date has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).
Additional Notes Maturity Date means, with respect to any Additional Note, the fourth anniversary of the Additional Notes Closing Date with respect to such Additional Note.
Additional Notes Purchase Price means Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000).
Additional Purchaser means a Purchaser of an Additional Note.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
Articles of Incorporation has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
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Bankruptcy Laws means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute, or under any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect.
BDT Litigation means the following patent infringement lawsuit: Overland Storage, Inc. v. BDT AG, et al., Case No. 3:10 cv-1700-JLS-BLM, which was initially filed in August 2010 (as amended in October 2010) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (and the related investigation pending in the U.S. International Trade Commission (Investigation No. 337-TA-746)), against BDT AG, BDT Products, Inc., BDT-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG; BDT Automation Technology (Zhuhai FTZ) Co., Ltd.; BDT de México, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Dell Inc.; and formerly International Business Machines Corporation.
Board means the Companys Board of Directors.
Business Day means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general transaction of business.
Bylaws has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
Capital Lease, as applied to any Person, means any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.
Change in Control means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (i) an acquisition by an individual, legal entity or group (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company, (ii) the Company merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with or enters into any share exchange or other business combination transaction with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (iii) the Company sells or transfers all or any substantial portion of its assets to another Person (other than a Subsidiary or other Person who assumes the Obligations), (iv) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board on the date hereof (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board on any date whose nomination to the Board was approved by a majority of the members of the Board who are members on the date hereof), or (v) the execution by the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) herein; provided that in no event shall the Tandberg Acquisition or the issuance of shares in connection therewith constitute a Change in Control.
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Change in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Common Stock means shares of the Companys common stock, no par value, together with any securities into which such shares may be reclassified, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise.
Company Average Closing Price means, as of a particular date (the Valuation Date), (a) the volume weighted average of the closing prices of one share of Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days up to and including the Trading Day on the third Trading Day prior to the Valuation Date; (b) if the Common Stock is then quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. OTC Bulletin Board (the Bulletin Board) or such similar quotation system or association, the volume weighted average of the closing prices of one share of Common Stock as reported on the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days up to and including the Trading Day on the third (3rd) Trading Day prior to the Valuation Date; or (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed on a national stock exchange or quoted on the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock as of the Valuation Date, as determined in good faith by the Board and the Required Holders. If the Common Stock is not then listed on a national securities exchange, the Bulletin Board or such other quotation system or association, the Board shall respond promptly, in writing, to an inquiry by a Holder of a Note prior to the conversion of such Note hereunder as to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Board. In the event that the Board and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value in respect of subpart (c) hereof, the Company and the Required Holders shall jointly select an appraiser, who is experienced in such matters. The appraiser shall conduct a valuation of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock and such valuation shall be the Company Average Closing Price. The cost of such appraiser shall be borne equally by the Company (on the one hand) and such Holders (on the other hand).
Companys Knowledge means the actual knowledge of the executive officers (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company, after due inquiry.
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Confidential Information means trade secrets, confidential information and know-how (including, but not limited to, ideas, formulae, compositions, processes, procedures and techniques, research and development information, computer program code, performance specifications, support documentation, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related information).
Control (including the terms controlling, controlled by or under common control with) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Conversion Price means, (i) with respect to the Initial Notes, the greater of (a) $1.30 per share and (b) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on February 12, 2013 and (ii) with respect to the Additional Notes, the greater of $1.00 per share and (b) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the day immediately prior to the date hereof; provided that, with respect to the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes, the Conversion Price shall be the Conversion Price as last adjusted in accordance with Section 2.4 and in effect at the date any Note or Notes are surrendered for conversion.
Conversion Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon the conversion of the Notes or shares of Common Stock issuable or issued in payment of interest on the Notes.
Effective Date means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.
Effectiveness Deadline means the date on which the initial Registration Statement is required to be declared effective by the SEC under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Environmental Laws has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.
ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.
Evaluation Date has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27.
Event of Default has the meaning set forth in Section 8.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Holder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Holder being organized under the laws
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of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Holder with respect to an applicable interest in a Note pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Holder acquires such interest in the Note (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 2.6 or (ii) such Holder changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.5, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Holder's assignor immediately before such Holder became a party hereto or to such Holder immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Holders failure to comply with Section 2.5(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Foreign Holder means a Holder that is not a U.S. Person.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, in each case as the same are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Holder or Holders means the Purchasers (as initial holders of the Notes) and their respective permitted successors or assignees in whose name a Note is registered.
Indebtedness, as applied to any Person, means (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital Leases that is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP, (iii) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money, (iv) any obligation owed by such Person for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services, which purchase price is (a) due more than 90 days from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written instrument, in each case, other than with respect to service agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and (v) all indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or
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asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of that Person.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
Initial Investor means collectively, Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund II, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, CRS Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, Crescent 1, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Cyrus Select Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted limited company.
Initial Note Majority has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(xiii).
Initial Notes has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Initial Notes Closing Date means February 13, 2013.
Initial Notes Maturity Date means the fourth anniversary of the Initial Notes Closing Date.
Initial Notes Purchase Price means Thirteen Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($13,250,000).
Initial Purchaser means a Purchaser of an Initial Note.
Intellectual Property means all of the following: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; and (v) proprietary computer software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).
Interest Rate has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(i).
Investment Representations has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Lien means any lien, mortgage, pledge, assignment, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any security interest) and any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing.
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Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the legality, validity, enforceability or binding effect of the Transaction Documents, or (iii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
Material Contract means any contract, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound which has been or is required to be filed as an exhibit to the SEC Filings pursuant to Item 601(b)(4) or Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
Nasdaq means The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Notes means, collectively, the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes.
Obligations means all obligations of every nature of each the Company and its Subsidiaries from time to time owed to the Holders or any of them under the Transaction Documents, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise.
Original Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Other Connection Taxes means, with respect to any Holder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Holder and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Holder having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Transaction Document or Note).
Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.6).
Permitted Encumbrances means the following types of Liens:
(i) Liens granted to Silicon Valley Bank to secure obligations of the Company under the SVB Credit Agreement and any extension, renewal or refinancing of such obligations permitted hereunder;
(ii) Liens existing on the Initial Notes Closing Date disclosed to the Purchasers in writing;
(iii) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which the Company
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maintains adequate reserves on its books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Code;
(iv) purchase money Liens (i) on equipment acquired or held by the Company incurred for financing the acquisition of the equipment securing no more than One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the equipment;
(v) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;
(vi) Liens to secure payment of workers compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);
(vii) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (i) through (vi), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;
(viii) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of the Companys business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Persons business), and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of personal property (other than intellectual property) granted in the ordinary course of the Companys business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Persons business);
(ix) (i) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) exclusive licenses of intellectual property in exchange for fair value as reasonably determined by the Companys Board of Directors;
(x) Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.8;
(xi) Liens in favor of other financial institutions arising in connection with the Companys deposit and/or securities accounts held at such institutions; and
(xii) deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, government contracts, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(xiii) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, licenses, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances or minor title deficiencies incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) any interest or title of a lessor under any operating lease entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;
(xv) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers;
(xvi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(xvii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xviii) Liens on assets of foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness otherwise permitted under Section 7.12 pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;
(xix) the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or consignment of goods; and
(xx) Liens not otherwise permitted by Section 7.15 so long as neither (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) at any one time.
Permitted Indebtedness means:
(i) the Obligations;
(ii) Indebtedness existing on the Initial Notes Closing Date disclosed to the Purchasers in writing, including any Indebtedness disclosed in the SEC Filings or any financial statements furnished to the Purchasers;
(iii) Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent subordinated on terms acceptable to the Purchasers;
(iv) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(v) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;
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(vi) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under clauses (i) and (iii) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances;
(vii) Indebtedness of the Company to any Subsidiary whose stock is pledged to secure the Obligations;
(viii) Indebtedness of any Person that is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (and not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof) and existing on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, provided that such Indebtedness shall not exceed in the aggregate Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) at any time outstanding;
(ix) Indebtedness owing to sureties arising from bid, performance or surety bonds or letters of credit supporting such bid, performance or surety obligations issued on behalf of the Company as support for, among other things, contracts with customers;
(x) Indebtedness of foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00);
(xi) Indebtedness of the Company and any of its domestic Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00);
(xii) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (i) through (xi) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be; and
(xiii) obligations of the Company under the SVB Credit Agreement and any extension, renewal or refinancing of the obligations thereunder so long as the aggregate principal amount is not increased to an amount in excess of $8,000,000, the interest rate margin applicable thereto is not increased by more than 200 basis points in excess of the maximum interest rate margin permitted by the SVB Credit Agreement and the terms thereof are not materially more burdensome to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust, association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
Plan of Distribution has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Pledged Subsidiaries has the meaning set forth in Section 7.16.
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Preliminary Proxy Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(xv).
Prohibited Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12.
Register has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
Registration Rights Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Regulation D has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Required Holders means the Holders holding a majority of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of all of the then outstanding Notes (as determined on an as-converted basis).
Restricted Junior Payment means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of Company now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock to the holders of that class, (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of stock of Company now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of Company now or hereafter outstanding, and (iv) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance (including in-substance or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated Indebtedness except in accordance with the subordination provisions relating thereto.
Rule 144 has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
SEC has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
SEC Filings has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
Securities Act has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Solvent, with respect to any Person, means that as of the date of determination both (i)(a) the then fair saleable value of the property of such Person is (1) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and (2) not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on such Persons then existing debts as they become absolute and due considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (b) such Persons capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (c) such Person does not intend to incur, or believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due; and (ii) such Person is solvent within the
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meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
Special Meeting has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(xv).
Stock Pledges has the meaning set forth in Section 7.16.
Subordinated Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred from time to time and subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.
Subsidiary of any Person means another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
SVB Credit Agreement means that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 9, 2011 between Silicon Valley Bank, a California corporation, and the Company, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Tandberg has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.
Tandberg Acquisition means the acquisition by the Company of all of the outstanding equity securities of Tandberg Data (Holdings) S.a.r.l. pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
Tandberg Litigation means the following patent infringement lawsuit: Overland Storage, Inc. v. Tandberg Data GmbH and Tandberg Data Corp., Case No. 3:12-cv-01604, which was filed in June 2012 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Third Party Products has the meaning set forth in Section 7.11.
Trading Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
Trading Day means a day on which New York Stock Exchange is open for business.
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Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Stock Pledges, and the Registration Rights Agreement, each as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Transfer Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.5(g)(ii)(B)(iii).
2. Purchase and Sale of the Notes; Interest; Repayment; Conversion.
2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on each Additional Notes Closing Date (as defined below), the Additional Purchasers shall severally, and not jointly, purchase, and the Company shall sell and issue to the Additional Purchasers, the principal amount of the Additional Notes in the respective amounts set forth opposite each such Additional Purchasers name on the signature pages attached hereto in exchange for such Additional Purchasers payment to the Company of such Additional Purchasers pro rata portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price of the Additional Notes as specified in Section 3.
2.2 Interest.
(i) The Initial Notes shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the Initial Notes Closing Date through the date of repayment and the Additional Notes shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date on which such Additional Notes are issued through the date of repayment, in each case, at the rate of 8.0% simple interest per annum (subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms hereof, the Interest Rate), payable semi-annually in arrears on the last Business Day of each applicable fiscal quarter of the Company beginning with the first full fiscal quarter of the Company following the fiscal quarter in which the Initial Notes Closing Date or the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, as applicable, occurs; provided, however, that (a) while any Event of Default exists, the Interest Rate (after as well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted by law) shall automatically, from and after the date of occurrence of such Event of Default, increase to a rate per annum equal to 11.0% and (b) any interest payment that would otherwise be due pursuant to this Section 2.2(i) on the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter of the Company ending on or about December 31, 2013 shall instead be due on January 6, 2014.
(ii) Interest under clause (i) shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on the principal of any Note, the date on which the Initial Closing Date or the applicable Additional Closing Date, as applicable, occurs shall be included and the date of payment of such principal amount shall be excluded.
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(iii) Interest shall be payable either entirely in cash or shares of Common Stock, at the option of the Company; provided that (i) at any time from and after the date that is eighteen (18) months after the consummation of the Tandberg Acquisition that the Initial Investor holds 20% or more of the then outstanding Common Stock, the Initial Investor (and not the Company) shall have the option to determine whether the applicable interest payment payable to the Initial Investor during such time is payable in cash or Common Stock and (ii) except to the extent determined by the Initial Investor pursuant to clause (i) of this proviso, in no event shall the Company pay interest on the Notes in Common Stock if, after giving effect to any such payment, the Initial Investor would hold 80% or more of the then outstanding Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Section 2.2(iii) to any Holder shall be determined by dividing the amount of interest due to such Holder by the Company Average Closing Price with such interest payment due date as the Valuation Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share); provided that the Company may not pay interest in stock at a price per share lower than, in the case of the Initial Notes, $0.98 and, in the case of the Additional Notes, $0.90 (in each case, as adjusted from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends, subdivisions, combinations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) and in the event of a share price lower than, in the case of the Initial Notes, $0.98 and, in the case of the Additional Notes, $0.90, the Company shall have the option to pay interest in a combination of stock and cash so long as the number of shares that the Company may issue shall not exceed the quotient obtained by dividing the interest payable at such time by, in the case of the Initial Notes, $0.98 and, in the case of the Additional Notes, $0.90, and the difference between the amount of such interest paid in shares and the Company Average Closing Price of the stock so issued shall be payable in cash.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.2, in no event shall the rate of interest payable by the Company with respect to any Note exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged under applicable law.
2.3 Repayment.
(i) The unpaid principal amount of the Initial Notes, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts owed in connection with the Initial Notes shall be paid in full no later than the Initial Notes Maturity Date. The unpaid principal amount of the Additional Notes, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts owed in connection with the Additional Notes shall be paid in full no later than the Additional Notes Maturity Date.
(ii) In the event that, prior to the 18-month anniversary of the Initial Closing Date, (a) a judgment is entered in the BDT Litigation or (b) the BDT Litigation is settled, or otherwise resolved, the Company may, at its option by written notice delivered to the Purchasers within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any cash payable in respect of such judgment, order, settlement or resolution, prepay the Initial Notes, at 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the amount of the cash received by the Company pursuant to such judgment, order, settlement or resolution and (y) fifty percent (50%) of the original principal amount of the Initial Notes originally issued hereunder together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, in each case in consideration for the payment of an amount equal to $2.00 (as adjusted from time to time for stock splits, stock dividends,
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subdivisions, combinations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which such principal and accrued and unpaid interest being prepaid are convertible as of the date of such prepayment. On or prior to the date that is ninety (90) days following the consummation of the Tandberg Acquisition, the Company may, at its option, prepay the Additional Notes in full or in part, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount so prepaid. Other than as set forth in this Section 2.3(ii), the Notes may not be voluntarily prepaid.
(iii) If the Notes are accelerated following the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof, then the Company, in addition to any other amounts which may be due and owing hereunder, shall immediately pay to the Holders, in accordance with their pro rata shares thereof, the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts owed in connection with the Notes.
(iv) All payments in respect of the Notes shall be paid to the Holders on a pro rata basis. Except as expressly set forth herein, all payments made on account of the Notes shall be applied first to the payment of any costs of enforcement then due hereunder, second to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest then due hereunder, and the remainder, if any, shall be applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Notes. The Companys obligations under the Notes shall be paid without deduction, set off or recoupment and are absolute and irrevocable.
(v) If any party to the Acquisition Agreement terminates the Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company shall, no later than ninety (90) days after such termination, prepay the Additional Notes in full, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
2.4 Conversion.
(i) Any Holder may elect to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Holders Note into that number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4(xi)) as is obtained by dividing the principal amount of the Note to be converted by the Conversion Price applicable to such Note (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4), rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(ii) Such rights of conversion shall be exercised by the Holder by surrender of the Note or Notes representing the principal amount to be converted to the Company at its principal office (or such other office or agency of the Company as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the Holders of the Notes) at any time during its usual business hours on the date set forth in such notice, together with a properly completed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (in the case of the Initial Notes) or Exhibit B-2 (in the case of the Additional Notes) with a statement of the name or names (with address), subject to compliance with applicable laws to the extent such designation shall involve a transfer, in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock, shall be issued. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected and the Conversion Price shall be determined as of the close of business on the date on which such written notice shall have been received by
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the Company and the Note or Notes representing the principal amount to be converted shall have been surrendered as aforesaid.
(iii) Upon any conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay to the holder of such Note in cash or Common Stock (at the option of the Company or the Initial Investor, determined in the same manner set forth in Section 2.2(iii) above) all accrued and unpaid interest to the date of conversion.
(iv) No fractional shares shall be issued upon conversion of any Note into Common Stock. In lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes into Common Stock, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Company Average Closing Price of one share of Common Stock as of the date of conversion by the fractional share interest to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled.
(v) In case the principal amount represented by the Note or Notes surrendered pursuant to Section 2.4(ii) exceeds the principal amount converted, the Company shall upon such conversion, execute and deliver to the Holder thereof at the expense of the Company, a new Note for the principal amount represented by the Note or Notes surrendered which is not to be converted.
(vi) If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares or combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or issue by reclassification of its outstanding shares of Common Stock any shares of its capital stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation), then the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date upon which such change shall become effective shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such change and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such change.
(vii) If any capital reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation in which the Company is not the survivor, or sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets to another corporation shall be effected (in each case other than a Change in Control or Event of Default), then, as a condition of such reorganization or reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition, lawful and adequate provision shall be made whereby each Holder of a Note or Notes shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the Conversion Shares immediately theretofore receivable upon the conversion of such Note or Notes, such shares of stock, securities or assets as would have been issuable or payable with respect to or in exchange for a number of Conversion Shares equal to the number of Conversion Shares immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion of the Notes, had such reorganization, reclassification,
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consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition not taken place, and in any such case appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of such holder to the end that the provisions hereof (including without limitation provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly equivalent as may be practicable in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of such conversion rights. The Company shall not effect any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof the successor corporation (if other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger, or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or entity shall assume the obligation to deliver to the Holders of the Notes such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such holders may be entitled to receive, and the other obligations hereunder.
(viii) In case the Company shall fix a payment date for the making of a distribution to all holders of Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation) of evidences of indebtedness or assets, or subscription rights or warrants, the Conversion Price to be in effect after such payment date shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such payment date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied by the Company Average Closing Price per share of Common Stock immediately prior to such payment date, less the fair market value (as mutually determined by the Board and the Required Holders) of said assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed, or of such subscription rights or warrants, and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding multiplied by such Company Average Closing Price per share of Common Stock immediately prior to such payment date.
(ix) An adjustment to the Conversion Price shall become effective immediately after the payment date in the case of each dividend or distribution and immediately after the effective date of each other event which requires an adjustment. In the event that, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 2.4, Holders of the Notes shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, the number of such other shares so receivable upon the conversion of the Notes shall be subject thereafter to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Conversion Shares contained herein.
(x) Upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, then, and in each such case the Company shall give written notice thereof by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each Holder of the Notes affected by such adjustment, which notice shall state the Conversion Price resulting from such adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based.
(xi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4, prior to the approval of the conversion of the Notes by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Conversion Shares that may be acquired by any Holder of a Note upon the conversion of its Notes shall be limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, following such exercise (or
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other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holders for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act does not exceed 19.99% of the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding (including for such purposes the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(xii) On the first Trading Day immediately following the date that the closing bid price of the Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq exceeds two (2) times the Conversion Price for the Initial Notes or one and a half (1.5) times the Conversion Price for the Additional Notes, as applicable, for ten (10) consecutive Trading Days during which one (1) or more shares of the Common Stock actually traded on each such Trading Day, the Company may, at its option, convert such Initial Notes or Additional Notes, as applicable, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4(xi) above) as is obtained by multiplying the principal amount of such Note by the Conversion Price applicable to such Note (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4), rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(xiii) At any such time as (a) Initial Notes having an aggregate principal amount representing more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement (the Initial Note Majority) have converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof (excluding for the purposes of such calculation all Initial Notes converted pursuant to Section 2.3(ii)) or (b) the holders of the Initial Note Majority elect to convert their Initial Notes, then all remaining outstanding Initial Notes shall automatically convert into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4(xi) above) as is obtained by multiplying the principal amount of such Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon by the Conversion Price (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4), rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(xiv) At any such time as (a) Additional Notes having an aggregate principal amount representing more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement (the Additional Note Majority) have converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof or (b) the holders of the Additional Note Majority elect to convert their Additional Notes, then all remaining outstanding Additional Notes shall automatically convert into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.4(xi) above) as is obtained by multiplying the principal amount of such Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon by the Conversion Price (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4), rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(xv) Immediately upon the Companys filing with the SEC of a preliminary proxy statement for the purpose of calling a special meeting of its shareholders (the Special Meeting) to vote, among other things, on the approval of the issuance of the shares of Company common stock to be issued in the Tandberg Acquisition (the Preliminary Proxy Statement), all outstanding Initial Notes shall automatically convert into such number of fully paid and nonassessable whole shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in
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Section 2.4(xi) above) as is obtained by multiplying the principal amount of such Initial Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon by the Conversion Price (as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4), rounded down to the nearest whole share. For the avoidance of doubt, all Initial Notes other than those that may not be converted as a result of the 19.99% limitation contained in Section 2.4(xi) above shall automatically convert pursuant to the preceding sentence.
2.5 Taxes.
(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term applicable law includes FATCA.
(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Company) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Company, then the Company shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Company shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Holder receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Company. The Company shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any Other Taxes.
(d) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify each Holder, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Holder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Holder and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Holder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Reserved.
(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Company to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.5, the Company shall deliver to the applicable Holder(s) the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Holders.
(g) Status of Holders. (i) Any Holder that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction
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Document shall deliver to the Company, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Holder, if reasonably requested by the Company, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company as will enable the Company to determine whether or not such Holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.5(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Holders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Holder to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Holder.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any Holder that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company on or prior to the date on which such Holder becomes a Holder under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Holder is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Holder shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Company) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Holder becomes a Holder under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company), whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) in the case of a Foreign Holder claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Transaction Document, executed originals of IRS Form W 8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Transaction Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(iii) in the case of a Foreign Holder claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such Foreign Holder is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
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(iv) to the extent a Foreign Holder is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Company, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Holder is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Holder are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Holder may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate in form reasonably acceptable to the Company on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Holder shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Company) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Holder becomes a Holder under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Holder under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Holder were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Holder shall deliver to the Company at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company as may be necessary for the Company to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Holder has complied with such Holders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Holder agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such
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refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i) Survival. Each partys obligations under this Section 2.5 shall survive the assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Holder and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations.
2.6. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Holders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Holder requires the Company to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Holder or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Holder pursuant to Section 2.5, then such Holder shall (at the request of the Company) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Notes hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Holder, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.5 in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Holder to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Holder.
(b) Replacement of Holders. If the Company is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Holder or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Holder pursuant to Section 2.5 and, in each case, such Holder has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.6(a), then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, thirty (30) days following notice to such Holder, (i) redeem the Notes of such Holder in full at 100% of the principal amount being redeemed or (ii) require such Holder to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.1), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.5) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Transaction Documents to a permitted assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Holder, if a Holder accepts such assignment); provided that:
(x) such Holder shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Notes, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (as applicable);
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(y) in the case of any assignment, such assignment will result in a reduction in such payments thereafter; and
(z) in the case of any assignment, such assignment does not conflict with applicable law.
A Holder shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Holder or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
3. Closings.
3.1 Additional Notes Closings.
(a) Upon confirmation that both (i) the conditions to closing specified in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 have been satisfied or duly waived and (ii) the Company has filed with the SEC the Preliminary Proxy Statement for the purpose of calling the Special Meeting, the Company shall deliver to each Additional Purchaser Additional Notes, issued in such name or names as each Additional Purchaser may designate, in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Additional Purchasers name on the signature pages attached hereto under the caption, Tranche 1 (in such denomination or denominations as such Additional Purchaser may designate) with instructions that such Additional Notes are to be held for release to the Additional Purchasers only upon payment in full of the portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche to the Company by all Additional Purchasers.
(b) Upon confirmation that (i) the conditions to the obligations of the Additional Purchasers to purchase such Additional Notes in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 have been satisfied or duly waived, (ii) no termination has occurred pursuant to Section 6.3 and (iii) the Company has filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement calling a Special Meeting, the Company shall deliver to each Additional Purchaser Additional Notes, issued in such name or names as each Additional Purchaser may designate, in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Additional Purchasers name on the signature pages attached hereto under the caption, Tranche 2 (in such denomination or denominations as such Additional Purchaser may designate) with instructions that such Additional Notes are to be held for release to the Additional Purchasers only upon payment in full of the portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche to the Company by all Additional Purchasers.
(c) Upon (i) confirmation that the conditions to the obligations of the Additional Purchasers to purchase such Additional Notes in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 have been satisfied or duly waived, (ii) confirmation that no termination has occurred pursuant to Section 6.3 and (iii) the earlier to occur of (A) such time that the Company has obtained irrevocable binding written commitments from record holders of at least 50% of its shares held of record as of the record date fixed by the Companys board of directors for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Company common stock issued upon conversion of any Note prior to such record date) to vote their shares of common stock of the Company in favor of the issuance of the shares of
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Company common stock to be issued in the Tandberg Acquisition, the approval of the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the approval of the reverse stock split and (B) such time that the Company secures the vote of its shareholders required to approve the issuance of the shares of Company common stock to be issued in the Tandberg Acquisition, the approval of the issuance of the Conversion Shares and the approval of the reverse stock split at the Special Meeting, the Company shall deliver to each Additional Purchaser Additional Notes, issued in such name or names as each Additional Purchaser may designate, in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Additional Purchasers name on the signature pages attached hereto under the caption, Tranche 3 (in such denomination or denominations as such Additional Purchaser may designate) with instructions that such Additional Notes are to be held for release to the Additional Purchasers only upon payment in full of the portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche to the Company by all Additional Purchasers.
Upon the receipt by the Additional Purchasers of any of the Additional Notes, each Additional Purchaser shall promptly, but no more than two (2) Business Days thereafter, cause a wire transfer in same day funds to be sent to the account of the Company as instructed in writing by the Company, in an amount representing such Additional Purchasers pro rata portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche as set forth opposite such Additional Purchasers name on the signature pages to this Agreement. On the date (each, an Additional Notes Closing Date) the Company receives payment in full of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche from all Additional Purchasers, the Additional Notes issued in connection with such Additional Notes Closing Date shall be released to such Additional Purchasers (each, an Additional Notes Closing). If the Company does not receive the payment in full of the portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to such tranche from all Additional Purchasers, such Additional Notes Closing shall not be effected and the Company shall, within one (1) Business Day, return the applicable Additional Notes Purchase Price to each of the Additional Purchasers. Each Additional Notes Closing of the purchase and sale of the Additional Notes shall take place at the offices of OMelveny & Myers LLP, 2756 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, or at such other location and on such other date as the Company and the Additional Purchasers shall mutually agree.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers that:
4.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to own or lease its properties, in each case as described in the SEC Filings. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property makes such qualification or leasing necessary unless the failure to so qualify has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.2 Authorization. The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and has taken all requisite action on its part, its officers, directors and
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shareholders necessary for (i) the authorization, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, (ii) the authorization of the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) the authorization, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and delivery of the Conversion Shares upon exercise of the conversion of the Notes. The Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and to general equitable principles.
4.3 Capitalization. The Company has duly and validly authorized capital stock as set forth in the SEC Filings and in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and as in effect as of each Additional Notes Closing Date (the Articles of Incorporation). All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Companys capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights and were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties. Except as described in the SEC Filings, all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of pre-emptive rights, were issued in full compliance with applicable state and federal securities law and any rights of third parties and are owned by the Company, beneficially and of record, subject to no lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim. Except as described in the SEC Filings, no Person is entitled to pre-emptive or similar statutory or contractual rights with respect to any securities of the Company. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding warrants, options, convertible securities or other rights, agreements or arrangements of any character under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be obligated to issue any equity securities of any kind and except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently in negotiations for the issuance of any equity securities of any kind. Except as described in the SEC Filings and except for the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, option or right of first purchase agreements or other agreements of any kind among the Company and any of the securityholders of the Company relating to the securities of the Company held by them. Except as described in the SEC Filings and except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, no Person has the right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, whether on a demand basis or in connection with the registration of securities of the Company for its own account or for the account of any other Person.
Except as described in the SEC Filings, the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any other Person (other than the Holders) and will not result in the adjustment of the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of any outstanding security.
Except as described in the SEC Filings, the Company does not have outstanding shareholder purchase rights or poison pill or any similar arrangement in effect giving any Person the right to purchase any equity interest in the Company upon the occurrence of certain events.
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4.4 Valid Issuance. Upon the due conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 2.4, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws. The Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the due conversion of the Notes, free and clear of all encumbrances and restrictions, except for restrictions on transfer set forth in the Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws.
4.5 Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents and the offer, issuance and sale of the Notes require no consent of, action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Person, governmental body, agency, or official other than filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser set forth in Section 5, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt the issuance and sale of the Notes, the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the due conversion of the Notes and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from the provisions of any shareholder rights plan or other poison pill arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and as in effect as of each Additional Notes Closing Date (the Bylaws), that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Holders as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Notes by the Holders or the exercise of any right granted to the Holders pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
4.6 Delivery of SEC Filings; Business. The Company has made available to the Purchasers through the EDGAR system, true and complete copies of the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 (as amended prior to the date of this Agreement, the 10-K), and all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(e), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the filing of the 10-K and during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement (collectively, the SEC Filings). The SEC Filings are the only filings required of the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act for such period. The Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged in all material respects only in the business described in the SEC Filings and the SEC Filings contain a complete and accurate description in all material respects of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.7 Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds of the sale of the Notes hereunder shall be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company use the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes hereunder to pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash to holders of Common Stock.
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4.8 No Material Adverse Change. Since June 30, 2013, except as described in the SEC Filings, there has not been:
(i) any change in the consolidated assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company from that reflected in the financial statements included in the 10-K, except for changes in the ordinary course of business which have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate;
(ii) any declaration or payment of any dividend, or any authorization or payment of any distribution, on any of the capital stock of the Company, or any redemption or repurchase of any securities of the Company;
(iii) any material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance to any assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(iv) any waiver, not in the ordinary course of business, by the Company or any Subsidiary of a material right or of a material debt owed to it;
(v) any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim or encumbrance or payment of any obligation by the Company or a Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business and which is not material to the assets, properties, financial condition, operating results or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as such business is presently conducted and as it is proposed to be conducted);
(vi) any change or amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (other than in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) or Bylaws, or material change to any material contract or arrangement by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of their respective assets or properties is subject;
(vii) any material labor difficulties or labor union organizing activities with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(viii) any material transaction entered into by the Company or a Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) the loss of the services of any key employee, or material change in the composition or duties of the senior management of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(x) the loss or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened loss of any customer which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(xi) any other event or condition of any character that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 SEC Filings; S-3 Eligibility.
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(a) At the time of filing thereof, the SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Each registration statement and any amendment thereto filed by the Company since January 1, 2009 pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as of the date such statement or amendment became effective, complied as to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein not misleading; and each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, as of its issue date and as of the closing of any sale of securities pursuant thereto did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) The Company meets the issuer eligibility requirements of General Instruction I.A of Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for sale by the Holders as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement.
4.10 No Conflict, Breach, Violation or Default. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Notes will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of (a) any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws (true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Purchasers through the EDGAR system), or (b) any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any Material Contract, except in the case of clauses (i)(b) and (ii) above, such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.11 Tax Matters. The Company and each Subsidiary has prepared and filed (or filed applicable extensions therefore) all tax returns required to have been filed by the Company or such Subsidiary with all appropriate governmental agencies and paid all taxes shown thereon or otherwise owed by it, other than any such taxes which the Company or any Subsidiary are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the Companys financial statements included in the SEC Filings. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in all material respects, and there are no material unpaid assessments against the
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Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any basis for the assessment of any additional taxes, penalties or interest for any fiscal period or audits by any federal, state or local taxing authority except for any assessment which is not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All taxes and other assessments and levies that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected and paid to the proper governmental entity or third party when due, other than any such taxes which the Company or any Subsidiary are contesting in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided and reflected in the Companys financial statements included in the SEC Filings. There are no tax liens or claims pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or property. Except as described in the SEC Filings, there are no outstanding tax sharing agreements or other such arrangements between the Company and any Subsidiary or other corporation or entity.
4.12 Title to Properties. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all real properties and all other properties and assets (excluding Intellectual Property assets which are the subject of Section 4.15) owned by it, in each case free from liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them; and except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, the Company and each Subsidiary holds any leased real or personal property under valid and enforceable leases with no exceptions that would materially interfere with the use made or currently planned to be made thereof by them.
4.13 Certificates, Authorities and Permits. The Company and each Subsidiary possess adequate certificates, authorities or permits issued by appropriate governmental agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, except to the extent failure to possess such certificates, authorities or permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authority or permit that, if determined adversely to the Company or such Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate.
4.14 Labor Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in the SEC Filings, the Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. The Company has not violated in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees health, safety, welfare, wages and hours.
(b) (i) There are no labor disputes existing, or to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, involving strikes, slow-downs, work stoppages, job actions, disputes, lockouts or any other disruptions of or by the Companys employees, (ii) there are no unfair labor practices or petitions for election pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened before the National
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Labor Relations Board or any other federal, state or local labor commission relating to the Companys employees, (iii) no demand for recognition or certification heretofore made by any labor organization or group of employees is pending with respect to the Company and (iv) to the Companys Knowledge, the Company enjoys good labor and employee relations with its employees and labor organizations.
(c) The Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment (including laws relating to classification of employees and independent contractors) and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours, and immigration and naturalization, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. There are no claims pending against the Company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other administrative body or in any court asserting any violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 or 1983 or any other federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance barring discrimination in employment.
(d) To the Companys Knowledge, the Company has no liability for the improper classification by the Company of its employees as independent contractors or leased employees prior to the Initial Closing Date.
4.15 Intellectual Property. The Company and the Subsidiaries own, or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses for, or other rights to use, the Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as described in the SEC Filings as being owned or licensed by them, except where the failure to own, license or have such rights could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. Except as described in the SEC Filings, (i) to the Companys Knowledge, there are no third parties who have or will be able to establish rights to any Intellectual Property, except for the ownership rights of the owners of the Intellectual Property which is licensed to the Company as described in the SEC Filings or where such rights could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; (ii) there is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threat of any, action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Companys or any Subsidiarys rights in or to, or the validity, enforceability, or scope of, any Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company or any Subsidiary or claiming that the use of any Intellectual Property by the Company or any Subsidiary in their respective businesses as currently conducted infringes, violates or otherwise conflicts with the intellectual property rights of any third party; and (iii) to the Companys Knowledge, the use by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Intellectual Property by the Company or any Subsidiary in their respective businesses as currently conducted does not infringe, violate or otherwise conflict with the intellectual property rights of any third party.
4.16 Environmental Matters. To the Companys Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the
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environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, Environmental Laws), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.
4.17 Litigation. There are no pending actions, suits or proceedings against or affecting the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and to the Companys Knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened, except (i) as described in the SEC Filings or (ii) any such proceeding, which if resolved adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or since January 1, 2005 has been the subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the Companys Knowledge, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company. The SEC has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
4.18 Financial Statements. The financial statements included in each SEC Filing comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing (or to the extent corrected by a subsequent restatement) and present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates shown and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and, in the case of quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act). Except as set forth in the SEC Filings filed prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, except those incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent (as to amount and nature) with past practices since the date of such financial statements, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.19 Insurance Coverage. The Company and each Subsidiary maintains in full force and effect insurance coverage that is customary for comparably situated companies for the business being conducted and properties owned or leased by the Company and each Subsidiary.
4.20 Compliance with Nasdaq Continued Listing Requirements. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings, (a) the Company is in compliance with applicable Nasdaq continued listing requirements, (b) there are no proceedings pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company relating to the continued listing of the Common Stock on Nasdaq, and (c) the Company has not received any currently pending notice of the delisting of the Common Stock from Nasdaq.
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4.21 Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or a Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company other than the Companys obligation to reimburse the fees and expenses of the lenders and the administrative agent pursuant to the SVB Credit Agreement.
4.22 No Directed Selling Efforts or General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf has conducted any general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Notes.
4.23 No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any security, which are or will be integrated with this offering of the Notes hereunder in a manner that would adversely affect reliance by the Company on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.
4.24 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, the offer and sale of the Notes to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
4.25 Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Companys Knowledge, any of their respective current or former shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other Persons acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.
4.26 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings and except as would not be required to be disclosed in the SEC Filings, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Companys Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than as holders of stock options and/or warrants, and for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Companys
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Knowledge, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
4.27 Internal Controls. The Company is in material compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 currently applicable to the Company. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) for the Company and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including the Subsidiaries, is made known to the certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which the Companys most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being prepared. The Companys certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by the 10-K (such date, the Evaluation Date). The Company presented in the 10-K the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no significant changes in the Companys internal controls (as such term is defined in Item 308 of Regulation S-K) or, to the Companys Knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect the Companys internal controls. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP and the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act.
4.28 Investment Company. The Company is not required to be registered as, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately following the Initial Closing Date will not be required to register as, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
4.29 Compliance with Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all requirements imposed by law, regulation or rule, whether foreign, federal, state or local, that are applicable to it, its operations, or its properties and assets, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.).
4.30 Solvency. Before and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of the Obligations, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.
4.31 Disclosure. No representation or warranty of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries contained in any Transaction Document and none of the statements contained in any other document, certificate, report, financial statement or written statement furnished to any Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement
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contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact (known to Company, in the case of any document not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. Any projections and pro forma financial information contained in such materials are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made.
Each of the Purchasers acknowledges and agrees that the Company has not made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 4.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each of the Purchasers hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:
5.1 Organization and Existence. Such Purchaser is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
5.2 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of the Transaction Documents to which such Purchaser is a party have been duly authorized and each will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability, relating to or affecting creditors rights generally.
5.3 Consents. All consents, approvals, orders and authorizations required on the part of such Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of each Transaction Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been obtained and are effective as of the date of this Agreement.
5.4 Purchase Entirely for Own Account. The Notes to be received by such Purchaser hereunder and the Conversion Shares into which the Notes are convertible will be acquired for such Purchasers own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act, and such Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same and has no arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the distribution of such Notes or Conversion Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law without prejudice, however, to such Purchasers right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Notes or Conversion Shares in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Notes hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a representation or warranty by such Purchaser to hold the Notes or Conversion Shares for any period of time. Such
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Purchaser is not a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered.
5.5 Investment Experience. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk and complete loss of its investment in the Notes and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated hereby.
5.6 Disclosure of Information. Such Purchaser has had an opportunity to receive all information related to the Company requested by it and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its business and the terms and conditions of the sale of the Notes. Such Purchaser acknowledges receipt of copies of the SEC Filings. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by such Purchaser shall modify, limit or otherwise affect such Purchasers right to rely on the Companys representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
5.7 Restricted Securities. Such Purchaser understands that the Notes and the Conversion Shares are characterized as restricted securities under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.
5.8 Legends. It is understood that, except as provided below, certificates evidencing the Notes and the Conversion Shares may bear the following or any similar legend:
(a) THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
(b) If required by the authorities of any state in connection with the issuance of sale of the Notes, the legend required by such state authority.
5.9 Accredited Investor. Such Purchaser is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D. Such Purchaser was not organized for the purpose of acquiring the Notes and is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
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5.10 No General Solicitation. Such Purchaser did not learn of the investment in the Notes as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.
5.11 Brokers and Finders. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary or an Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Purchaser.
5.12 Prohibited Transactions. Since the earlier of (a) such time as such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) thirty (30) days prior to the date of this Agreement, neither such Purchaser nor any Affiliate of such Purchaser which (x) had knowledge of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchasers investments or trading or information concerning such Purchasers investments, including in respect of the Notes, or (z) is subject to such Purchasers review or input concerning such Affiliates investments or trading (collectively, Trading Affiliates) has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale, whether or not against the box, established any put equivalent position (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Notes (each, a Prohibited Transaction). Prior to the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of this Agreement or (ii) the date on which the Company has paid all principal and unpaid interest under the Notes and there are no Notes remaining outstanding, such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Prohibited Transaction. Such Purchaser acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 5.12 are being made for the benefit of the other Purchasers as well as the Company and that each of the other Purchasers shall have an independent right to assert any claims against such Purchaser arising out of any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 5.12.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than those specifically set forth in this Section 5.
6. Conditions to Closing.
6.1 Conditions to the Purchasers Obligations. The obligation of each Additional Purchaser to purchase Additional Notes at each Additional Notes Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Additional Purchasers satisfaction, on or prior to the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by such Additional Purchaser (as to itself only):
(a) The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and
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as of the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date as so qualified, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date as so qualified, and, the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4 not qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all material respects at all times as of the date of this Agreement and as of the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date.
(b) The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits, approvals, registrations and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the purchase and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, all of which shall be in full force and effect.
(c) The Company shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.
(d) The Company shall have filed with Nasdaq a Notification Form: Listing of Additional Shares for the listing of the Conversion Shares on Nasdaq, a copy of which shall have been provided to the Additional Purchasers.
(e) No judgment, writ, order, injunction, award or decree of or by any court, or judge, justice or magistrate, including any bankruptcy court or judge, or any order of or by any governmental authority, shall have been issued, and no action or proceeding shall have been instituted by any governmental authority, enjoining or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or in the other Transaction Documents.
(f) The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer or its Chief Financial Officer, dated as of the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, certifying to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in subsections (a), (b), (e) and (j) of this Section 6.1.
(g) The Company shall have delivered a Certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, dated as of the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board or any duly authorized committee thereof approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Additional Notes, certifying the current versions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the Company.
(h) The Additional Purchasers shall have received an opinion from OMelveny & Myers LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated as of the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Additional Purchasers and addressing such legal matters as the Additional Purchasers may reasonably request.
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(i) No stop order, suspension of trading or delisting shall have been imposed by Nasdaq, the SEC or any other governmental or regulatory body with respect to public trading in the Common Stock.
(j) The Company shall have delivered the written consent of Silicon Valley Bank to all of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder, the issuance of the Additional Notes to the Additional Purchasers, and the Stock Pledges, and shall have delivered such other documents, agreements and instruments relating thereto as are reasonably required by the Additional Purchasers.
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Companys obligation to sell and issue the Additional Notes at each Additional Notes Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the satisfaction of the Company on or prior to the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Company:
(a) The representations and warranties made by the Additional Purchasers in Section 5, other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 and 5.10 (the Investment Representations), shall be true and correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Investment Representations shall be true and correct in all respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Additional Purchasers shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date.
(b) The Additional Purchasers shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement.
(c) The Additional Purchasers shall have delivered the portion of the Additional Notes Purchase Price applicable to tranche of Additional Notes to be issued on such Additional Notes Closing Date to the Company.
6.3 Termination of Obligations to Effect Closing; Effects.
(a) The obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Additional Purchasers, on the other hand, to effect each Additional Notes Closing shall terminate as follows:
(i) Upon the mutual written consent of the Company and the Additional Purchasers;
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(ii) By the Company if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by the Company;
(iii) By an Additional Purchaser (with respect to itself only) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 shall have become incapable of fulfillment, and shall not have been waived by such Additional Purchaser; or
(iv) By either the Company or any Additional Notes Purchaser (with respect to itself only) if the first Additional Notes Closing has not occurred on or prior to November 15, 2013;
provided, however, that, except in the case of clause (i) above, the party seeking to terminate its obligation to effect an Additional Notes Closing shall not then be in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents if such breach has resulted in the circumstances giving rise to such partys seeking to terminate its obligation to effect such Additional Notes Closing.
(b) In the event of termination by the Company or any Additional Purchaser of its obligations to effect an Additional Notes Closing pursuant to this Section 6.3, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Additional Purchasers by the Company and the other Additional Purchasers shall have the right to terminate their obligations to effect such Additional Notes Closing upon written notice to the Company and the other Purchasers. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
7. Covenants and Agreements.
7.1 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the conversion of the Notes, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time equal the Conversion Shares issuable from time to time.
7.2 Reports. The Company will furnish to the Holders and/or their assignees such information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries as from time to time may reasonably be requested by the Holders and/or their assignees; provided, however, that the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Holders, or to advisors to or representatives of the Investors, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Holders, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Holders wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
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7.3 No Conflicting Agreements. The Company will not take any action, enter into any agreement or make any commitment that would conflict or interfere in any material respect with the Companys obligations to the Holders under the Transaction Documents.
7.4 Insurance. The Company shall not materially reduce the insurance coverages described in Section 4.19.
7.5 Compliance with Laws. The Company will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees of all governmental authorities.
7.6 Listing of Underlying Shares and Related Matters. Promptly following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all necessary action to cause the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Additional Notes to be listed on Nasdaq at or promptly following the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date. Further, if the Company applies to have its Common Stock or other securities traded on any other principal stock exchange or market, it shall include in such application the Conversion Shares and will take such other action as is necessary to cause such Common Stock to be so listed. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on Nasdaq and, in accordance, therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply in all respects with the Companys reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of such market or exchange, as applicable.
7.7 Termination of Covenants. The provisions of Sections 7.2 through 7.5 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the date on which the Companys obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement to register or maintain the effectiveness of any registration covering the Registrable Securities (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) shall terminate.
7.8 Removal of Legends. Upon the earlier of (i) the sale or disposition of any Notes by a Holder pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144) or pursuant to any other exemption under the Securities Act such that the purchaser acquires freely tradable securities or (ii) any Notes of such Holder becoming eligible to be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144, upon the written request of such Holder, the Company shall or, in the case of Common Stock, shall cause the transfer agent for the Common Stock (the Transfer Agent) to issue replacement Notes. From and after the earlier of such dates, upon a Holders written request, the Company shall promptly cause such Holders Notes to be replaced with Notes which do not bear such restrictive legends, and the Conversion Shares subsequently issued upon due conversion of the Notes shall not bear such restrictive legends provided the provisions of either clause (i) or clause (ii) above, as applicable, are satisfied with respect thereto. In addition, upon the earlier of (i) registration of the Conversion Shares for resale pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) the Conversion Shares becoming eligible to be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall (A) deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions that the Transfer Agent shall reissue a certificate representing shares of Common Stock without legends upon receipt by such Transfer Agent of the legended certificates for such shares, together with either (1) a customary representation by the Holder that Rule 144 applies to
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the shares of Common Stock represented thereby or (2) a statement by the Holder that such Holder has sold the shares of Common Stock represented thereby in accordance with the Plan of Distribution contained in the Registration Statement, and (B) cause its counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent one or more opinions to the effect that the removal of such legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act. When the Company is required to cause an unlegended Note or certificate to replace a previously issued legended Note or certificate, if: (1) the unlegended Note certificate is not delivered to a Holder within three (3) Business Days of submission by that Holder of a legended Note or certificate and supporting documentation to the Transfer Agent as provided above and (2) prior to the time such unlegended certificate is received by the Holder after such three (3) Business Day period, the Holder, or any third party on behalf of such Holder or for the Holders account, purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares represented by such certificate (a Buy-In), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Investor (for costs incurred either directly by such Holder or on behalf of a third party) the amount by which the total purchase price paid for Common Stock as a result of the Buy-In (including brokerage commissions, if any) exceeds the proceeds received by such Holder as a result of the sale to which such Buy-In relates. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice together with a reasonably detailed summary indicating the amounts payable to the Investor in respect of the Buy-In.
7.9 Equal Treatment of Holders. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the Holders. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Holder by the Company and negotiated separately by each Holder, and is intended for the Company to treat the Holders as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Holders acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of the Notes or otherwise.
7.10 Registration Requirement. Within thirty (30) days after each Additional Notes Closing Date, the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement with the SEC covering the resale or other disposition of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Additional Notes. All expenses incurred in connection with any such registration will be borne by the Company, excluding the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Holders which shall be borne by the Holders in accordance with Section 10.5.
7.11 Tandberg Litigation. So long as FBC Holdings S.a.r.l. directly or indirectly owns a majority of outstanding shares of Tandberg Data (Holdings) S.a.r.l., the Company covenants that none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their successors or assigns will sue Tandberg Data (Holdings) S.a.r.l., or any of its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, or affiliates (collectively, Tandberg), or their respective distributors, partners, suppliers, customers (including OEM customers), end users, or successors, based on any claim that any products that Tandberg or any of its Subsidiaries manufactures, uses, sells, or offers for sale in the marketplace, past, present, or hereafter, infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,328,766, whether directly, indirectly, contributorily or otherwise, or any claim related thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing covenant not to sue shall not apply to: (i) a business which Tandberg or its parents acquire subsequent to February 12, 2013; (ii) any third party companies
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that are currently in litigation with the Company or products which have been formally accused of infringement by the Company as of February 12, 2013 (other than in the Tandberg Litigation); or (iii) Third Party Products. For purposes of this Section 7.11, Third Party Products means products that Tandberg purchases from suppliers and resells under the Tandberg brand name without modification and which are not designed by Tandberg. Components used in Tandberg products are not Third Party Products.
7.12 Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness.
7.13 Maintenance of Existence and Properties. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence in its jurisdiction of organization and all rights and franchises material to its business. Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material properties used or useful in the business of Company and its Subsidiaries (including all Intellectual Property) and from time to time will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof.
7.14 Restricted Junior Payment. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Junior Payment, provided that (i) the Company may convert any of its convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof, (ii) the Company may repurchase the stock of former employees, directors, officers, or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements or upon death, disability, retirement, severance, or termination of such former employees, directors, officers, or consultants so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, provided such repurchase does not exceed in the aggregate of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per fiscal year; and (iii) the Company may (but shall not be required) to pay proceeds, if any, of the BDT Litigation to its shareholders in the form of dividends or distributions so long as (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to any such transaction and (b) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries plus the availability under the SVB Credit Agreement (or any extension, renewal or refinancing thereof permitted hereunder) is not less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.000) immediately after giving effect to any such payment.
7.15 Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or asset of any kind (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts receivable) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Lien with respect to any such property, asset, income or profits under the UCC or under any similar recording or notice statute,
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except Permitted Encumbrances.
7.16 Stock Pledges. As soon as practicable and in any event no later than sixty (60) days after the initial Additional Notes Closing Date (or such later date as Required Holders may agree), the Company and each of the Companys foreign subsidiaries, Overland Storage (Europe) Ltd., Overland Storage SARL and Overland Storage GmbH (collectively, the Pledged Subsidiaries), shall have executed and delivered amended or replacement stock pledge agreements governed by the local law of the jurisdiction of formation of each such Pledged Subsidiary in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Purchasers a first priority security interest in 65% of the stock of each Pledged Subsidiary to secure the Notes, including the Additional Notes (Stock Pledges).
8. Events of Default. If any one or more of the following events (each an Event of Default) shall occur:
8.1 Failure to Pay. Failure by the Company to pay: (i) any portion of the Principal Amount when due and payable or when declared due and payable in accordance with this Agreement, or (ii) any accrued interest or other amount payable by the Company under this Agreement within five (5) days after the date when due and payable or when declared due and payable in accordance with this Agreement; or
8.2 Certain Covenant Defaults. Default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in any Transaction Document, other than any such term referred to in any other subsection of this Section 8, and such default shall not have been remedied or waived within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) receipt by the Company of notice from any Holder of such default, or (ii) the Companys knowledge of such default; or
8.3 Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.
(i) A court having jurisdiction shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Laws, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or
(ii) An involuntary case shall be commenced against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Laws; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other officer having similar powers over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or over all or a substantial part of their property, shall have been entered; or there shall have occurred the involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for all or a substantial part of its property; or a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall have been issued against any substantial part of the property of the Company, and any such event described in this clause (ii) shall continue for 60 days unless dismissed, bonded or discharged; or
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8.4 Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.
(i) The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Laws, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(ii) The Company shall be unable, or shall fail generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the Board (or any committee thereof or similar governing body of any Subsidiary) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to in clause (i) above or this clause (ii); or
8.5 Dissolution. Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries decreeing the dissolution or split up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed for a period in excess of 30 days; or
8.6 Change in Control. A Change in Control shall have occurred unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Required Holders that such Change in Control shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this Section 8; or
8.7 Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or other statement made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any Transaction Document or in any statement or certificate at any time given by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall have been false in any material respect on the date as of which made; or
8.8 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process involving (i) in any individual case an amount in excess of $1,000,000 over the amount covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by the applicable insurance carrier or (ii) in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $1,000,000 over the amount covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by the applicable insurance carrier, shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days (or in any event later than five days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder); or
8.9 Cross-Default.
(i) The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due any principal of or interest on or any other amount payable in respect of one or more items of Indebtedness in an individual principal amount of $500,000 or more or with an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or more; or
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(ii) The breach or default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any other term of (a) one or more items of Indebtedness in the individual or aggregate principal amounts referred to in clause (i) above or (b) any loan agreement, mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating to such item(s) of Indebtedness, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of that Indebtedness (or a trustee on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, that Indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be (upon the giving or receiving of notice, lapse of time, both, or otherwise);
THEN (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5, each of the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Notes, and all other obligations hereunder shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company, and (ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of Default, upon the written notice of Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, declare all or any portion of the amounts described in clause (i) to be, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable.
9. Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement until the satisfaction in full of all of the Obligations (other than unasserted indemnification obligations).
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Successors and Assigns. No Holder may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). This Agreement may not be assigned by a party hereto without the prior written consent of the Company or the Holders, as applicable, provided, however, that a Holder may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder in whole or in part to an Affiliate or to a third party acquiring some or all of its Notes in a transaction complying with applicable securities laws without the prior written consent of the Company or the other Investors, provided that the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Company an assignment and assumption agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term Company shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to the securities received by the Investors in connection with such transaction. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company shall maintain at one of its offices located in the United States a
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register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders, and the principal amounts (and stated interest thereon) owing to each Holder pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). Absent demonstrable error, the entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Company and the Holders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Holder hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Holder, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
10.2 Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile or pdf, which shall be deemed an original.
10.3 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
10.4 Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given as hereinafter described (i) if given by personal delivery, then such notice shall be deemed given upon such delivery, (ii) if given by telex or telecopier, then such notice shall be deemed given upon receipt of confirmation of complete transmittal, (iii) if given by mail, then such notice shall be deemed given upon the earlier of (A) receipt of such notice by the recipient or (B) three (3) days after such notice is deposited in first class mail, postage prepaid, and (iv) if given by an internationally recognized overnight air courier, then such notice shall be deemed given one (1) Business Day after delivery to such carrier. All notices shall be addressed to the party to be notified at the address as follows, or at such other address as such party may designate by ten days advance written notice to the other party:
If to the Company:
Overland Storage, Inc.
9112 Spectrum Center Boulevard
San Diego, California 92123
Attention: Eric L. Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Kalbfleisch, Senior Vice President and CFO
Fax: (858) 495-4267
With a copy to:
OMelveny & Myers LLP
2756 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
Attention: Paul L. Sieben, Esq.
Fax: (650) 473-2601
If to the Holders:
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to the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto.
10.5 Expenses. The parties hereto shall pay their own costs and expenses in connection herewith and the parties hereto hereby acknowledge that each of the Company and each Purchaser has relied for such matters on the advice of its own respective counsel. In the event that legal proceedings are commenced by any party to this Agreement against another party to this Agreement in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the party or parties which do not prevail in such proceedings shall severally, but not jointly, pay their pro rata share of the reasonable attorneys fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in such proceedings.
10.6 Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders; provided that that no such amendment shall, without the consent of each Holder directly affected, increase the Initial Notes Purchase Price or the Additional Notes Purchase Price, as applicable, required to be paid by such Holder or otherwise increase the amount of the loans extended to the Company as set forth herein. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each holder of any Notes purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such Notes, and the Company.
10.7 Publicity. Except as set forth below, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by the Company or the Holders without the prior consent of the Company (in the case of a release or announcement by the Holders) or the Holders (in the case of a release or announcement by the Company) (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required by law or the applicable rules or regulations of any securities exchange or securities market, in which case the Company or the Holders, as the case may be, shall allow the Holders or the Company, as applicable, to the extent reasonably practicable in the circumstances, reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. By 8:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, the Company shall issue a press release disclosing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No later than the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the applicable Additional Notes Closing Date, the Company will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC attaching the press release described in the foregoing sentence as well as copies of the Transaction Documents. In addition, the Company will make such other filings and notices in the manner and time required by the SEC or Nasdaq.
10.8 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement, but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the
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extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
10.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits, and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereof with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. The Recitals to this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement and are incorporated into and made a part hereof.
10.10 Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
10.11 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within the State of New York (except to the extent the provisions of the California Corporations Code would be mandatorily applicable to the issuance of the Shares or the Conversion Shares). Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
10.12 Independent Nature of Purchasers Obligations and Rights. The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. The decision of each Purchaser to purchase Notes pursuant to the Transaction Documents has been made by such Purchaser independently of any other Purchaser. Nothing contained herein or in any Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a
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group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser acknowledges that no other Purchaser has acted as agent for such Purchaser in connection with making its investment hereunder and that no Purchaser will be acting as agent of such Purchaser in connection with monitoring its investment in the Notes or enforcing its rights under the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in their review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company acknowledges that each of the Purchasers has been provided with the same Transaction Documents for the purpose of closing a transaction with multiple Purchasers and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Purchaser.
10.13 Amendment and Restatement. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Original Agreement be amended and restated so as to preserve the perfection and priority of all security interests securing indebtedness and obligations under the Original Agreement and that all obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder shall be secured by the Stock Pledges and that this Agreement does not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities existing under the Original Agreement. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes an amendment of the Original Agreement made under and in accordance with the terms of Section 10.6 of the Original Agreement. In addition, unless specifically amended hereby, each of the other Transaction Documents shall continue in full force and effect and that, from and after the date hereof, all references to the NPA, the Note Purchase Agreement or the Purchase Agreement contained therein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
The Company: |
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. | |
By: /s/ Eric L. Kelly | ||
Name: Eric L. Kelly | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
The Purchasers: | CYRUS OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II, LTD. | |||||
By: Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | ||||||
By: /s/ James Tucker | ||||||
Name: James Tucker | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Address: | c/o Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. | |||||
399 Park Avenue, 39th Floor | ||||||
New York, New York, 10022 | ||||||
Attention: Daniel Bordessa | ||||||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $6,432,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: | ||||||
Tranche 1: $1,707,000
Tranche 2: $1,138,000
Tranche 3: $1,138,000 |
The Purchasers: | CRS MASTER FUND, L.P. | |||||
By: Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | ||||||
By: /s/ James Tucker | ||||||
Name: James Tucker | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Address: | c/o Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. | |||||
399 Park Avenue, 39th Floor | ||||||
New York, New York, 10022 | ||||||
Attention: Daniel Bordessa | ||||||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $2,088,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: | ||||||
Tranche 1: $498,000
Tranche 2: $332,000
Tranche 3: $332,000 |
The Purchasers: | CRESCENT 1, L.P. | |||||
By: Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | ||||||
By: /s/ James Tucker | ||||||
Name: James Tucker | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Address: | c/o Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. | |||||
399 Park Avenue, 39th Floor | ||||||
New York, New York, 10022 | ||||||
Attention: Daniel Bordessa | ||||||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $2,412,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: | ||||||
Tranche 1: $570,000
Tranche 2: $380,000
Tranche 3: $380,000 |
The Purchasers: | CYRUS SELECT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, LTD. | |||||
By: Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | ||||||
By: /s/ James Tucker | ||||||
Name: James Tucker | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
Address: | c/o Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. | |||||
399 Park Avenue, 39th Floor | ||||||
New York, New York, 10022 | ||||||
Attention: Daniel Bordessa | ||||||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $1,068,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: | ||||||
Tranche 1: $225,000
Tranche 2: $150,000
Tranche 3: $150,000 |
The Purchasers: | Clinton Group, Inc., as the investment manager for: | |
CLINTON MAGNOLIA MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||
By: /s/ Joseph De Perio | ||
Name: Joseph De Perio | ||
Title: Senior Portfolio Manager | ||
Address: | ||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $1,000,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: N/A |
The Purchasers: | BRIGHTWOOD OVERLAND PARTNERS | |
By: Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC Its: Managing Partner | ||
By: /s/ Sengal Selassie | ||
Name: Sengal Selassie | ||
Title: Authorized Person | ||
Address: | ||
Initial Principal Amount of Initial Notes: $250,000
Initial Principal Amount of Additional Notes: N/A |
EXHIBIT A-1
THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2013 AMONG SILICON VALLEY BANK (SENIOR LENDER), THE HOLDERS PARTY THERETO, AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. (BORROWER) TO THE INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING INTEREST) OWED BY BORROWER PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 2011 BY AND AMONG BORROWER AND SENIOR LENDER, AS SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) HAS BEEN AND HEREAFTER MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, RESTATED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) TO INDEBTEDNESS REFINANCING THE INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
[FORM OF] CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
$ |
Dated: February [], 2013 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, OVERLAND STORAGE, INC., a California corporation (the Company), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [INSERT NAME OF PURCHASER] (Holder) the principal amount of [INSERT AMOUNT IN WORDS] Dollars ($[INSERT AMOUNT IN NUMBERS]) or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal balance of the Note (the Note) issued by the Company to Holder pursuant to the NPA (as defined below), and to pay all other amounts due with respect to the Note on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the NPA.
The Company also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, until paid in full, at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of February 12, 2013 by and among the Company and the parties listed therein as Purchasers (said Note Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, being the NPA, the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined).
This Convertible Promissory Note is one of the Companys Notes and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of the NPA, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which this Convertible Promissory Note is made and is to be repaid.
Except as provided in the NPA, all payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds at the address of the Holder or at such other place as shall be designated in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of the NPA. Holder hereby agrees, by its acceptance hereof, that before disposing of this Convertible Promissory Note or any part hereof it will make a notation hereon of all principal payments previously made hereunder and of the date to which interest hereon has been paid; provided, however, that the failure to make a notation of any payment made on this Convertible Promissory Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to payments of principal of or interest on this Convertible Promissory Note.
Purchaser may elect to convert all or portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Convertible Promissory Note into Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.4 of the NPA.
Whenever any payment on this Convertible Promissory Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest on this Convertible Promissory Note.
This Convertible Promissory Note is subject to mandatory prepayment as provided in the NPA and to prepayment at the option of the Company as provided in the NPA.
THIS CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND HOLDER HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE WOULD BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONVERSION SHARES).
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Convertible Promissory Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the NPA.
The terms of this Convertible Promissory Note are subject to amendment only in the manner provided in the NPA.
This Convertible Promissory Note is subject to restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the NPA.
No reference herein to the NPA and no provision of this Convertible Promissory Note or the NPA shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Convertible Promissory Note at the place, at the respective times, and in the currency prescribed herein and in the NPA.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Promissory Note to be duly executed by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized on the date hereof.
COMPANY: | ||
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: Eric L. Kelly | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT A-2
THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2013 AMONG SILICON VALLEY BANK (SENIOR LENDER), THE HOLDERS PARTY THERETO, AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. (BORROWER) TO THE INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING INTEREST) OWED BY BORROWER PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 2011 BY AND AMONG BORROWER AND SENIOR LENDER, AS SUCH LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) HAS BEEN AND HEREAFTER MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, RESTATED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME AND (SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) TO INDEBTEDNESS REFINANCING THE INDEBTEDNESS UNDER THAT AGREEMENT AS CONTEMPLATED BY THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT; AND EACH HOLDER OF THIS INSTRUMENT, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) SUCH SECURITIES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH OPINION SHALL BE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY LAWFULLY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
[FORM OF] CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
$ |
Dated: [], 2013 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, OVERLAND STORAGE, INC., a California corporation (the Company), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [INSERT NAME OF PURCHASER] (Holder) the principal amount of [INSERT AMOUNT IN WORDS] Dollars ($[INSERT AMOUNT IN NUMBERS]) or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal balance of the Note (the Note) issued by the Company to Holder pursuant to the NPA (as defined below), and to pay all other amounts due with respect to the Note on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the NPA.
The Company also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, until paid in full, at the rates and at the times which shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2013 by and among the Company and the parties listed therein as Purchasers (said Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
being the NPA, the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined).
This Convertible Promissory Note is one of the Companys Notes and is issued pursuant to and entitled to the benefits of the NPA, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete statement of the terms and conditions under which this Convertible Promissory Note is made and is to be repaid.
Except as provided in the NPA, all payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds at the address of the Holder or at such other place as shall be designated in writing for such purpose in accordance with the terms of the NPA. Holder hereby agrees, by its acceptance hereof, that before disposing of this Convertible Promissory Note or any part hereof it will make a notation hereon of all principal payments previously made hereunder and of the date to which interest hereon has been paid; provided, however, that the failure to make a notation of any payment made on this Convertible Promissory Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to payments of principal of or interest on this Convertible Promissory Note.
Purchaser may elect to convert all or portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Convertible Promissory Note into Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.4 of the NPA.
Whenever any payment on this Convertible Promissory Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest on this Convertible Promissory Note.
This Convertible Promissory Note is subject to mandatory prepayment as provided in the NPA and to prepayment at the option of the Company as provided in the NPA.
THIS CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND HOLDER HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE WOULD BE MANDATORILY APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONVERSION SHARES).
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid balance of the principal amount of this Convertible Promissory Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, may become, or may be declared to be, due and payable in the manner, upon the conditions and with the effect provided in the NPA.
The terms of this Convertible Promissory Note are subject to amendment only in the manner provided in the NPA.
This Convertible Promissory Note is subject to restrictions on transfer or assignment as provided in the NPA.
No reference herein to the NPA and no provision of this Convertible Promissory Note or the NPA shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Convertible Promissory Note at the place, at the respective times, and in the currency prescribed herein and in the NPA.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Convertible Promissory Note to be duly executed by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized on the date hereof.
COMPANY: | ||
OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Eric L. Kelly | ||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT B-1
[FORM OF] NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Convertible Promissory Note issued by Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the Company), in connection with that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of February 12, 2013 by and among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto (the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), into units of Common Stock according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion.
Principal amount to be converted:
Date to Effect Conversion:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
HOLDER: |
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(Print Name of Holder) | ||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
EXHIBIT B-2
[FORM OF] NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Convertible Promissory Note issued by Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the Company), in connection with that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 2013 by and among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto (the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), into units of Common Stock according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion.
Principal amount to be converted:
Date to Effect Conversion:
Conversion Price:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
HOLDER: |
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EXHIBIT C
Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of November, 2013 by and among Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the Company) and the Purchasers named in that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement by and among the Company and the Purchasers (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Purchase Agreement). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
The parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Common Stock means the Companys common stock, no par value, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.
Purchasers means the Purchasers identified in the Purchase Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Purchaser who is a subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities.
Prospectus means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Register, registered and registration refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
Registrable Securities means the Conversion Shares, the shares of Common Stock issuable to the Investors as payment of interest or principal on the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Registrable Securities, whether by recapitalization, merger, charter amendment, reorganization or otherwise; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (i) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (ii) such security becoming eligible for sale without restriction by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144.
Registration Statement means, collectively, any registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
Required Purchasers means the Purchasers holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.
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SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1933 Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations, promulgated thereunder.
1934 Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Registration.
(a) Registration Statements.
(i) Promptly following the closing of the purchase and sale of the Additional Notes contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the Closing Date) but no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date (the Filing Deadline), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC (A) one Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) or (B) an amendment to an effective Registration Statement, in each case covering the resale of any Registrable Securities not covered as of the date hereof by an effective Registration Statement, such that, as of the Filing Deadline, all Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) which has been filed with the SEC. Subject to any SEC comments (that cannot be resolved despite commercially reasonable efforts of the Company), such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A and as otherwise reasonably requested by the Required Purchasers; provided, however, that no Purchaser shall be named as an underwriter in such Registration Statement without the Purchasers prior written consent. Such Registration Statement, together with any other Registration Statement covering the resale of any Registrable Securities, if applicable, also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. Such Registration Statement or Registration Statements, as applicable, shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of any other holder without the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers. Such Registration Statement or Registration Statements, as applicable (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof), shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Purchasers and their counsel (for their review and reasonable comment) prior to, in the case of a Registration Statement which has not been filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof, its filing or other submission or, in the case of a Registration Statement which has been previously filed with the SEC, the filing of any amendment or supplement thereto.
(ii) Additional Registrable Securities. Upon the written demand of any Purchaser and upon any change in the Conversion Price such that additional shares of Common Stock become issuable upon the conversion of the Notes (the Additional Shares), the Company shall promptly (and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days of any such written demand) prepare and file with the SEC (A) one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Additional Shares) or (B) an amendment to an effective Registration Statement, in each case covering the resale of the Additional Shares, but
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only to the extent the Additional Shares are not at the time covered by an effective Registration Statement. Subject to any SEC comments (that cannot be resolved despite commercially reasonable efforts of the Company), such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided, however, that no Purchaser shall be named as an underwriter in the Registration Statement without the Purchasers prior written consent. Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Additional Shares. Such Registration Statement shall not include any shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of any other holder without the prior written consent of the Required Purchasers. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Purchasers and their counsel (for their review and reasonable comment) prior to, in the case of a Registration Statement which has not been filed with the SEC prior to the date of such written demand or change in the Conversion Price, its filing or other submission or, in the case of a Registration Statement which has been filed with the SEC prior to the date of such written demand or change in the Conversion Price, the filing of any amendment or supplement thereto.
(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the Companys counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, listing fees, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Purchasers, which shall be paid by the Purchasers, and any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold.
(c) Effectiveness.
(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have each Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable. The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. By the second Business Day following the date a Registration Statement has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Company shall notify the Purchasers by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Purchasers with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
(ii) For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) total days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement covering the resale of any
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Registrable Securities in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an Allowed Delay); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify each Purchaser in writing of the commencement of and the reasons for an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of a Purchaser) disclose to such Purchaser any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Purchasers in writing to cease all sales under such Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate the Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Registrable Securities to a transferee of a Purchaser in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Purchaser has entered into a contract for sale, prior to the Purchasers receipt of the notice of a Allowed Delay and for which the Purchaser has not yet settled.
(d) Rule 415; Cutback If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires any Purchaser to be named as an underwriter, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering by or on behalf of the issuer as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Purchaser is an underwriter. The Purchasers shall have the right to participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SECs position and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Purchasers counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Companys commercially reasonable best efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the Cut Back Shares) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Companys compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the SEC Restrictions); provided, however, that the Company shall not agree to name any Purchaser as an underwriter in such Registration Statement without the prior written consent of such Purchaser (and that the Company shall not be required to do so even if such Purchaser consents to be named as an underwriter). Any cut-back imposed on the Purchaser pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Purchaser on a pro rata basis. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly file and have declared effective a Registration Statement covering the Cut Back Shares, and from and after such date as the Company is able to effect the registration of such Cut Back Shares in accordance with any SEC Restrictions (such date, the Restriction Termination Date of such Cut Back Shares), all of the provisions of this Section 2 shall again be applicable to such Cut Back Shares; provided, however, that the Filing Deadline for the Registration
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Statement including such Cut Back Shares shall be not more than ten (10) Business Days after such Restriction Termination Date.
3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (the Effectiveness Period) and advise the Purchaser in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;
(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby until such time as all of such Registrable Shares have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Purchaser(s) thereof set forth in such Registration Statement; and in the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K or any analogous report under the 1934 Act, the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement; and by the Business Day following the date any post-effective amendment has become effective, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement;
(c) provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Purchasers to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than five (5) days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;
(d) furnish to the Purchasers and their legal counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto
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and such other documents as each Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Purchaser that are covered by the related Registration Statement;
(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Purchasers and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Purchasers and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(h) immediately notify the Purchasers, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, any Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(i) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Purchasers in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Purchasers are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of
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Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), Availability Date means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Companys fiscal year, Availability Date means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter); and
(j) with a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Purchasers to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) six (6) months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act; and (iii) furnish to each Purchaser upon request, as long as such Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, (B) a copy of the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
4. Due Diligence Review; Information. The Company shall make available, during normal business hours and upon prior written notice, for inspection and review by the Purchasers, advisors to and representatives of the Purchasers (who may or may not be affiliated with the Purchasers and who the Required Purchasers have approved through prior written consent), all financial and other records, all SEC Filings (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Companys officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Purchasers or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of any Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Purchasers and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not disclose or provide any access to material nonpublic information to the Purchasers, or to advisors to or representatives of the Purchasers, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material nonpublic information and provides the Purchasers, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Purchaser wishing to obtain such information enters into a customary confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
5. Obligations of the Purchasers.
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(a) Each Purchaser shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably necessary to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, the Company shall notify each Purchaser of the information the that is reasonably necessary from such Purchaser if such Purchaser elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A Purchaser shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or amendment thereto if such Purchaser elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement.
(b) Each Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) hereunder, unless such Purchaser has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
(c) Each Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h), such Purchaser will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Purchaser is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.
6. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and its officers, directors, managers, members, partners, shareholders, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Purchaser within the meaning of the 1933 Act (collectively, the Purchaser Indemnified Parties), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a Blue Sky Application); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the
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Company will undertake such registration or qualification on a Purchasers behalf and will reimburse each such Purchaser Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Purchaser Indemnified Party or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b) Indemnification by the Purchaser. Each Purchaser agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a Purchaser be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses of sale and net of all expenses paid by such Purchaser in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party shall, except
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with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation. No indemnifying party shall be liable to any indemnified party under this Agreement for any settlement by such indemnified party effected without the indemnifying partys prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses of sale and net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 6 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.
7. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments and Waivers.
Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Purchasers. The Company may take any action herein prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Purchasers.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 10.4 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by Purchasers. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchasers and their respective successors and assigns. A Purchaser may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Purchaser to such person, provided that such Purchaser complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.
(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior
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written consent of the Required Purchasers; provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term Company shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term Registrable Securities shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Purchasers in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Purchasers after giving effect to such transaction.
(e) Benefits of the Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(f) Counterparts; Faxes. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may also be executed via facsimile, which shall be deemed an original.
(g) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement, but shall be interpreted as if it were written so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law which renders any provisions of this Agreement prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(i) Further Assurances. The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.
(j) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
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(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within the State of New York. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
(l) Amendment and Restatement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes an amendment of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2013, by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto (the Original Agreement), made under and in accordance with the terms of Section 7(a) of the Original Agreement. In addition, from and after the date hereof, all references to the Registration Rights Agreement in the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.
The Company: | OVERLAND STORAGE, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Eric L. Kelly | |||||
Name: Eric L. Kelly | ||||||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | CYRUS OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II, LTD. | |||||||
By: | Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | |||||||
By: | /s/ James Tucker |
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Name: James Tucker | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | CRS MASTER FUND, L.P. | |||||||
By: | Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | |||||||
By: | /s/ James Tucker |
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Name: James Tucker | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | CRESCENT 1, L.P. | |||||||
By: | Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | |||||||
By: | /s/ James Tucker |
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Name: James Tucker | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | CYRUS SELECT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, LTD. | |||||||
By: | Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., its investment manager | |||||||
By: | /s/ James Tucker |
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Name: James Tucker | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | Clinton Group, Inc., as the investment manager for: | |||||||
CLINTON MAGNOLIA MASTER FUND, LTD. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph De Perio |
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Name: Joseph De Perio | ||||||||
Title: Senior Portfolio Manager |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
The Purchasers: | BRIGHTWOOD OVERLAND PARTNERS By: Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC Its: Managing Partner | |||||||
By: | /s/ Sengal Selassie |
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Name: Sengal Selassie | ||||||||
Title: Authorized Person |
[Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
Plan of Distribution
The selling shareholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling shareholder as a gift, pledge, dividend, distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:
| ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| privately negotiated transactions; |
| short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC; |
| through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
| a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
| any other method permitted by applicable law. |
The selling shareholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of
Exhibit A-1
common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling shareholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
The selling shareholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided, that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
The selling shareholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be, underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling shareholders who are underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or
Exhibit A-2
qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We have advised the selling shareholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling shareholders and their affiliates. In addition, to the extent applicable we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling shareholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling shareholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling shareholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which the shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
Exhibit A-3
Exhibit 99.1
Overland Storage and Tandberg Data Merger Overview
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Safe Harbor Statement
Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this presentation consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as believes, hopes, intends, estimates, expects, projects, plans, anticipates and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the companys ability to maintain and increase sales volumes of its products; the ability to continue to aggressively control costs and operating expenses; the ability to achieve the intended cost savings and maintain quality with its manufacturing partner; its ability to generate cash from operations; the ability of our suppliers to provide an adequate supply of components for the companys products at prices consistent with historical prices; the ability to raise outside capital and to repay the companys debt as it comes due; the ability to introduce new competitive products and the degree of market acceptance of such new products; the timing and market acceptance of new products introduced by Overlands competitors; the companys ability to maintain strong relationships with branded channel partners; the ability to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements of, and thereby maintain the listing of Overlands common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market; customers, suppliers and creditors perceptions of Overlands continued viability; rescheduling or cancellation of customer orders; loss of a major customer; the Companys ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect its intellectual property (including the outcome of its ongoing patent litigation); general competition and price measures in the market place; unexpected shortages of critical components; worldwide information technology spending levels; and general economic conditions. Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in Overlands periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation and Overland undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.
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Contents
Business Strategy Overview
Market Overview
Combined Entity Overview Financials
Deal Overview
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Market Overview
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Expanded Overland Reach
RDX $100 M
Tape Drives & Automation
NAS
Enterprise Storage Services
Enterprise Mobility / Cloud
Scale-out NAS
$1 B
$2 B
$2.8 B
$8 B
$14 B
$ 27+ Billion 2013 Available Market
Sources: IDC,, Forrester Research, ServiceSource
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Sources: IDC,, Forrester Reasearch, ServiceSource
Business Strategy Overview
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Overland Storage Vision
AccessBIG Data Anywhere
High Availability & Private Cloud
Archive
Distributed Architecture
Secure Remote Access Mobile Access to Data Specialized Mobile apps
Private Cloud Distributed
Public Cloud
Cloud
Internet
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Tandberg Data at a Glance
Company overview
Headquarters ??Dortmund, Germany
Founded ??1979
? Leading global provider of end-to-end data
protection and storage solutions
RDX and disk soluctions
Automation
Tape drivers and media
Brief description Services
Strong channel position in Europe and
OEMs
Marked leader in the RDX market and
owner of the IP
Funds managed by Cyrus Capital Partners,
Ownership USA
120 distributors world-wide
Channel 15, 000 + active resellers per year
Approximately 334 as of October 2013; 208
Employees at the manufacturing facility in China
Geographical presence
R&D Center (Norway)
Operational HQ (Germany)
Sales Office
USHQ (Westminster, CO)(Japan)
PRC Sales Office &
Manufacturing (China)
APAC HQ (Singapore)
2012 revenue breakdown
Geography Segment
APAC/Japan
EMEA
OEM
Channel
Americas
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Overland Storage at a Glance
End-to-end Data Protection and Data Management Solutions
Solid Foundation
Founded in 1980: Listed on the NASDAQ since 1997
Strong Brands: Overland Storage, SnapServer, NEO Series and REO Series
450,000+ installations worldwide
1,500+ channel partners in 60 countries worldwide
Key Stats
Share price: 0.81 (10/21/13)
Market Cap: $26.45 m (10/21/13)
Shares Out: 31.12 m
Float: 19.95 m
Total Revenue: $48 m (Fiscal 2013 ended 6/30/13)
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Combined Entity Overview
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Strengthened Positions in Storage Markets
Enterprise Storage Features
Enterprise
Distributed
Enterprise
Overland
Small & Medium Enterprise
500-5000
Tandberg Data
Small & Medium Business
20-500 Simplicity
Enterprise Mobility / Cloud
Enterprise Features & Simplicity
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Overland Storage and Tandberg Data Synergies
1
$106M Combined Annual Revenues
(LTM: June 30th)
4
Expanded Product and Technology
IP Portfolio
2
Substantial cost synergies will
improve profitability and increase
gross margins
3
Broader geographical sales coverage
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Global Distribution Channels and Loyal Customer Base
A broad global customer and end user base in 60 + countries
Global Reach with 16,000+ channel partners and 120+ distributors
Strong OEM Position
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Expanded Product Line and IP Portfolio
Overland Storage
Tandberg Data
Networked NAS
Automation
Enterprise
Mobility
Scale Out NAS
Automation
RDX product line
Tape Drives
Development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline
VTL
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Strong IP portfolio
30 patents 5 patents pending On-going patent litigation IP in our key storage categories
Tape libraries
NAS
virtual tape libraries (VTL)
Scale-out/clustered NAS
15 patents 16 patents pending IP Focus on Tape and RDX
Tape drives
Tape automation
RDX removable disk drive Current RDX licenses revenue with Imation
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Investment in Growth and Innovative Markets
Scale-out / Clustered NAS
Worldwide Scale-out Storage System Revenue, 2010-
2015,
(In Millions of US$)
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$-
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Driven by IT need to manage the rapid and exponential growth of Unstructured Data Patents Pending for Clustered NAS IP Value Differentiators
Eliminate Bottlenecks
Optimized Utilization
Efficient Scalability
No Business Interruptions
Simple Management of Massive Storage
RDX
RDX market
Number of units shipped
120 000
110 000 100 000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0
Q4-06 Q1-07 Q2-07 Q3-07 Q4-07 Q1-08 Q2-08 Q3-08 Q4-08 Q1-09 Q2-09 Q3-09 Q4-09 Q1-10 Q2-10 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Q4-11
Total RDX Docks shipped Total RDX media units shipped
RDX removable disk technology has become the industry standard in removable disk storage for backup, data protection and archiving
In 2010, RDX dock shipments had overtaken DAT shipments
More than 400,000 docks and 1,500,000 cartridges has been shipped worldwide since 2007
Tandberg Data has been the definitive market leader since the introduction of RDX in 2006
Today, the company ships 2 out of 3 docks and media in the market
Enterprise Mobility & Cloud
Full functional software versions of traditional software solutions Cloud based subscription model enables mobile software revenue model for telecom carriers/software companies Agnostic Development Platform enables software developers multiple platform inter-operability without custom development
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Operations Overview
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Identified Cost Synergies
The combination provides the scale, and resources required for Overland to become a profitable enterprise storage company
Improved operational efficiencies and lower cost of goods (COGS)
Low cost manufacturing in China
Duplicated headcounts, functions and office facilities
Integration of Research and Development teams
Integration of Global Services and Support resources and facilities
Reduction of third party suppliers
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Combined Company Structure
R&DCenter (Oslo, Norway)
Wokingham,UK OperationalHQ (Dortmund, Germany)
Orsay, France Munich, Germany
HQ (San Jose,CA) USHQ (Denver, CO)
HQ (San Diego, CA) Tokyo,Japan
China
Singapore
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World-Class Manufacturing Facility
Location and facility
Manufacturing Operation in Panyu District of Guangzhou (PRC) 5-floor factory building built in 2011. Total of 8,000 sq. meters (1,600 sq. meters per floor) 3-floor dormitory & cafeteria building. Total of 600 sq. meters
Manufacturing excellence
Experienced management team with over 25 years experience supporting major OEM manufacturing Amaturehighqualitysupplierbaseforpartsandmodulesand availability of versatile analysis and processing equipment / tools Extensive logistics experience and model supporting Global customers Full repair and refurbishment of critical components (Head, Actuator) CAD Center ( Pro-Engineering & Unigraphic ), ESD control production line and failure analysis Certified with ISO 9001, ISO 14000, ISO 18000
Vertically integrated services
Product design and enhancement Manufacturing process development Tooling, fixtures design and fabrication Material sourcing and procurement External: Strong supplier network Internal: High precision components fabrication
Product Configuration, warehouse management, worldwide logistics model
Supplier network
GTEC
MachiFing,
Vacuumforming
Pearl River Delta (China)
FlexCables, Motors, SheetMetlals,
PlasticParts, Casting Parts, PCBA,
SinteredParts, Machining Parts
(<2 HoursTravel)
Asia
FlexCables, Motors, Casting Parts,
PCBA, Machining Parts
(<5 HoursTravel)
Advantages:
1. Short prototype TAT for machining parts
2. Flexible for high mix low volume
3. Low cost supplier base
4. Effective collaboration with suppliers in early development stage
5. Flexible delivery and lower inventory
6. HighlyefficientLogisticsmodel
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Finance Overview
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Combined Entity Revenue Mix
Product segment Tandberg Overland Combined
FY2013 FY2013 FY2013
Disk solutions (RDX / NAS) 45% 20% 34%
OEM
Tape Automation 15% 32% 22% 21%
79%
Services and Royalties 9% 40% 23%
Channel
Tape Accessories: Tape
Drives, Media 31% 8% 21%
Sources: Overland Storage 10-K. Tandberg estimates derived from Tandberg financial information
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Combined Entity Fiscal 2015 Expectations
Six Months Six Months
Ending Dec. 2014 Ending June 2015
Revenue $54M$60M $55M$65M
GM % 34%38% 36%40%
Operating Expense $19M$22M $20M$23M
fiscal year 2015
EBITDA $0$3M $2M$6M
All numbers exclude Stock Compensation
Numbers are Projected and subject to Changes
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Deal Overview
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Deal Overview
Merger of equals
Overland will remain the parent company
Tandberg Data becomes an wholly owned subsidiary of Overland
100% Stock Transaction
Board Structure: 7 Board Directors
Overland Storage Current Board
Two additional Board Seats (Cyrus Capital)
Cyrustoprovidea $7mconvertiblenotepriortoclosing
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Roadmap to Completion
Definitive Agreement
Proxy filing with SEC
Approval by Overland Storage Shareholder
Target Closing by end of calendar year 2013
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Exhibit 99.2
Overland Storage Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tandberg Data
Combined Revenues for Last Fiscal Year Exceeded $100 Million; Transaction Expected
to Provide a Clear Path Toward Profitability
San Diego, CA and Dortmund, Germany November 1, 2013 Overland Storage (NASDAQ: OVRL) and Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l. today announced a definitive agreement for Overland to acquire Tandberg Data, a privately held global leader of data storage and data protection solutions that generated revenue for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013 of approximately $60 million on a US GAAP basis.
The Overland and Tandberg combination will accelerate our strategy of becoming a global leader in the data management and data protection industry, said Eric Kelly, president and CEO of Overland Storage. With more than $100 million in annual revenue for the combined company during the last fiscal year, we expect the combination of these two businesses to provide us with a clearer path to profitability. The combined company will offer one of the broadest product lines and service offerings in the enterprise storage marketplace, and have the resources necessary to expand our market presence, fuel our growth and deliver innovative products and cloud offerings in the future.
The combination of Overland and Tandberg will expand our geographical reach in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as strengthen the research and development team. It will also enable us to leverage the world-class manufacturing facility in China.
We look forward to joining forces with Overland and are excited to combine our substantial resources to create a stable platform for profitability, enabling greater focus on accelerating revenue growth, said Patrick Clarke, CEO of Tandberg Data. Together we will be able to support our customers globally with over 16,000 channel and service partners.
Under the terms of the agreement:
| 100% stock transaction. |
| Cyrus Capital, the owner of Tandberg Data, and other convertible debt holders will convert approximately 81% of their currently outstanding convertible debt into shares of Overland common stock at a price of $1.30 per share. |
| Eric Kelly will continue to serve as president and CEO of the combined company, Kurt Kalbfleisch will continue to serve as CFO and Randy Gast of Overland will serve in newly created position of COO. |
| Overlands board of directors will be expanded to seven directors, of which five will be current board members, and the other two of which will be new board members appointed by Cyrus Capital. |
The acquisition is currently expected to be completed by the end of December 2013, subject to customary closing conditions, shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Tandberg Data Holdings S.à r.l is a leading global supplier of data storage and data protection solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, remote offices, departments and workgroups. Headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, Tandberg with offices around the world including the US, Japan, and France, and a
manufacturing facility in China. Tandberg markets its solutions through a global channel of qualified resellers, distributors, and OEM manufacturers including Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, HP, Hitachi and NEC.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed acquisition of Tandberg by Overland and the associated issuance of shares of common stock in connection therewith. In connection with the proposed acquisition, Overland intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including Overlands proxy statement on Schedule 14A. STOCKHOLDERS OF OVERLAND ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING OVERLANDS PROXY STATEMENT, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents free of charge at the SECs web site, http://www.sec.gov, and Overlands stockholders will receive information at an appropriate time on how to obtain transaction-related documents for free from Overland. Such documents are not currently available.
Participants in Solicitation
Overland and its directors and executive officers, Tandberg and its directors and executive officers, and Cyrus Capital and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Overland common stock in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Overland is set forth in the proxy statement for Overlands Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2013, which was filed with the SEC on May 17, 2013. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement regarding the acquisition when it becomes available.
Investor Conference Call:
Overland will host an investor conference call today, Friday, November 1, at 4:30 pm ET (1:30 pm PT) to discuss todays announcement. To access the call dial 877-941-2068 (+1 480-629-9712 outside the United States) and when prompted provide the pass code Overland Storage to the operator. Participants are asked to call the assigned number approximately 10 minutes before the conference call begins. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available over the Internet at www.overlandstorage.com in the Investor Relations section. A replay of the conference call will also be available via telephone by dialing (800) 406-7325 (+1 (303) 590-3030 outside the United States) and entering access code, 4649011#, beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of todays call and remaining until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 8, 2013.
About Overland Storage
Overland Storage is a trusted global provider of effortless data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle. By providing an integrated range of technologies and services for primary, nearline, offline, archival, and cloud data storage, Overland makes it easy and cost effective to manage different tiers of information over time. Whether distributed data is across the hall or across the globe, Overland enables companies to focus on building their business instead of worrying about data growth. Overland SnapScale, SnapServer, SnapSAN, NEO Series and REO Series solutions are available through a select network of value added resellers and system integrators. For more information, visit www.overlandstorage.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as believes, hopes, intends, estimates, expects, projects, plans, anticipates and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive acquisition agreement, the failure to obtain shareholder approval or the failure to satisfy the closing conditions, the failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals on conditions permissible under the acquisition agreement, risks related to disruption of managements attention from our ongoing business operations due to the transaction, the effect of the announcement of the acquisition on the ability of Overland and Tandberg to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its suppliers, operating results and business generally; our ability to maintain and increase sales volumes of our products; our ability to continue to aggressively control costs and operating expenses; our ability to achieve the intended cost savings and maintain quality with our manufacturing partner; our ability to generate cash from operations; the ability of our suppliers to provide an adequate supply of components for our products at prices consistent with historical prices; our ability to raise outside capital and to repay our debt as it comes due; our ability to introduce new competitive products and the degree of market acceptance of such new products; the timing and market acceptance of new products introduced by our competitors; our ability to maintain strong relationships with branded channel partners; our ability to regain compliance with the continued listing requirements of, and thereby maintain the listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market; customers, suppliers and creditors perceptions of our continued viability; rescheduling or cancellation of customer orders; loss of a major customer; our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and protect our intellectual property (including the outcome of our ongoing patent litigation); general competition and price measures in the market place; unexpected shortages of critical components; worldwide information technology spending levels; and general economic conditions. Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.
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