UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2007
WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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13-3818604 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(858) 228-2000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 29, 2007, Wireless Facilities, Inc. (the Company) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Acquisition Agreement) with LCC International, Inc. (LCC) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell to LCC all of the assets used in the conduct of the operation of the Companys Wireless Network Services business segment that provides engineering services to the non-government wireless communications industry in the United States (the Business) on the terms set forth in the Acquisition Agreement (the Acquisition), subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The Board of Directors of each of the Company and LCC approved the Acquisition and the Acquisition Agreement.
The aggregate consideration to be paid by LCC in connection with the Acquisition is $46,000,000, subject to certain adjustments. Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, LCC will deliver a subordinated promissory note for the principal amount of $22,000,000 (the Subordinated Promissory Note) and pay $17,000,000 in cash and at the closing, and the Company will retain approximately $7,000,000 in net accounts receivable of the Business.
The Subordinated Promissory Note to be issued to the Company at the closing has a three-year maturity date with an escalating interest rate on the unpaid principal amount. The principal amount under the Subordinated Promissory Note may be increased or decreased in accordance with certain post-closing purchase price adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement. Subject to certain cond itions, in the event that LCC fails to pay interest under the Subordinated Promissory Note, the Company may elect to receive such unpaid interest payments in common stock of LCC. Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Promissory Note, LCC has agreed to cause a resale registration statement covering any shares of its common stock issued to the Company under the Subordinated Promissory note to be filed within 45 days after the issuance of any such shares. The Subordinated Promissory Note will be subject to the terms of a subordination agreement to be executed by LCC, the Company and Bank of America, N.A. at the closing (the Subordination Agreement).
The foregoing descriptions of the Acquisition Agreement, the Subordinated Promissory Note and the Subordination Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the Acquisition Agreement, the Subordinated Promissory Note and the Subordination Agreement attached as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Company issued a press release on May 29, 2007 regarding the execution of the Acquisition Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Acquisition Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company and LCC. The Acquisition Agreement contains representations and warranties that each of the Company and LCC made to the other. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules that the parties have exchanged in connection with signing the Acquisition Agreement. The disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the Acquisition Agreement. Accordingly, investors should not rely on the representations and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts at the time they were made or otherwise.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
2.1 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2007, by and between Wireless Facilities, Inc. and LCC International, Inc. Certain schedules and exhibits referenced in the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
10.1 |
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Form of Subordinated Promissory Note to be issued by LCC International, Inc. to Wireless Facilities, Inc. at closing. |
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Form of Subordination Agreement to be executed by LCC International, Inc., Wireless Facilities, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. at closing. |
99.1 |
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Press Release of Wireless Facilities, Inc. issued on May 29, 2007. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC. |
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Date: May 29, 2007 |
/s/ James R. Edwards |
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James R. Edwards |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2007, by and between Wireless Facilities, Inc. and LCC International, Inc. Certain schedules and exhibits referenced in the Asset Purchase Agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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Form of Subordinated Promissory Note to be issued by LCC International, Inc. to Wireless Facilities, Inc. at closing. |
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Form of Subordination Agreement to be executed by LCC International, Inc., Wireless Facilities, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. at closing. |
99.1 |
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Press Release of Wireless Facilities, Inc. issued on May 29, 2007. |
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Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
LCC INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
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WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
dated as of May 29, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION |
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1.1 |
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Definitions |
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1.2 |
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Construction |
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ARTICLE 2 |
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PURCHASE AND SALE |
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2.1 |
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Acquisition |
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2.2 |
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Retained Assets |
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2.3 |
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Assumed Liabilities |
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2.4 |
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Excluded Liabilities |
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2.5 |
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Transfer of Certain Rights and Obligations Relating to Transferred Agreements |
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ARTICLE 3 |
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CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER |
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Purchase Price |
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3.2 |
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Purchase Price Adjustment Calculations. |
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3.3 |
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Purchase Price Adjustments. |
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3.4 |
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Costs of Resolution Firm |
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3.5 |
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Cooperation |
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3.6 |
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Carve-Out Audit |
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3.7 |
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Allocation of Purchase Price |
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ARTICLE 4 |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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Organization |
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4.2 |
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Authorization |
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4.3 |
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Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts |
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4.4 |
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Title to and Sufficiency of Assets; Related Matters |
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4.5 |
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Financial Information |
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4.6 |
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Absence of Certain Changes |
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4.7 |
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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4.8 |
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Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable |
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4.9 |
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Legal Proceedings |
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4.10 |
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Compliance with Law |
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4.11 |
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Transferred Agreements |
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4.12 |
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Tax Returns; Taxes. |
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4.13 |
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Seller Benefit Plans |
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4.14 |
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Employees and Contractors |
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4.15 |
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Intellectual Property |
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4.16 |
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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4.17 |
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Customers and Suppliers |
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4.18 |
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Environmental Liability |
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4.19 |
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Permits |
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4.20 |
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Insurance |
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4.21 |
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Full Disclosure |
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ARTICLE 5 |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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Organization |
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5.2 |
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Authorization |
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5.3 |
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Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts |
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5.4 |
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Legal Proceedings |
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5.5 |
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Financial Capacity |
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Inspections; No Other Representations |
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CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS |
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Sellers Conduct of the Business Prior to Closing |
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6.2 |
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Inspection and Access to Information |
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Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation |
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Third Party Consents; Dual-Use Contracts |
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6.5 |
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Employee Matters |
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6.6 |
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Transfer Taxes; Expenses |
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6.7 |
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Financing |
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6.8 |
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No Solicitation or Negotiations |
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6.9 |
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Non-Solicitation/Covenant Not to Hire. |
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6.10 |
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Brokers Fees |
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6.11 |
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Confidentiality |
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6.12 |
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Trademarks; Tradenames |
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6.13 |
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Access. |
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6.14 |
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Covenant Not to Compete |
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6.15 |
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Post-Closing Financial Statements |
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6.16 |
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Notices of Certain Events; Continuing Disclosure |
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6.17 |
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Future Financing |
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RESERVED |
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CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser |
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8.2 |
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Conditions to Obligations of Seller |
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CLOSING |
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Closing; Time and Place |
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9.2 |
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Deliveries by Seller |
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9.3 |
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Purchaser Closing Deliveries |
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TERMINATION |
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Termination |
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10.2 |
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Effect of Termination |
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10.3 |
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Termination Fee |
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ARTICLE 11 |
INDEMNIFICATION |
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Indemnification Obligations of Seller |
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11.2 |
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Indemnification Obligations of Purchaser |
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11.3 |
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Indemnification Procedure for Third Party Claims |
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11.4 |
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Settlement or Compromise |
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11.5 |
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Payment |
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11.6 |
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Claims Period |
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11.7 |
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Liability Thresholds |
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11.8 |
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Liability Cap |
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Other Provisions Concerning Indemnification |
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11.10 |
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Remedy |
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Notices |
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12.2 |
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Amendments and Waivers |
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12.3 |
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Expenses |
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12.4 |
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Successors and Assigns |
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12.5 |
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Schedules and Exhibits |
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12.6 |
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Governing Law |
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12.7 |
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Arbitration |
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12.8 |
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Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries |
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12.9 |
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Entire Agreement |
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12.10 |
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Captions |
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12.11 |
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Severability |
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12.12 |
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Attorneys Fees |
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12.13 |
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Construction |
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12.14 |
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Public Announcements |
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12.15 |
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Continued Cooperation |
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EXHIBITS & SCHEDULES
Exhibits:
Exhibit A |
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Form of Legal Opinion of Sellers Counsel |
Exhibit B |
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Form of Transition Services Agreement |
Exhibit C |
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Form of Escrow Agreement |
Exhibit D |
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Form of FIRPTA Certificate |
Exhibit E |
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Form of Employment Offer Letter |
Exhibit F |
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Form of General Assignment and Bill of Sale |
Exhibit G |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
Exhibit H |
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Form of Assignment of Intellectual Property |
Exhibit I |
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Form of Employee Leasing Agreement |
Exhibit J |
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Promissory Note |
Exhibit K |
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Subordination Agreement |
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Schedules: |
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Seller Disclosure Schedule |
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Schedule 2.1.1 |
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Customer Agreements |
Schedule 2.1.2 |
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Subcontractor Agreements |
Schedule 2.1.3 |
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Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable |
Schedule 2.1.4 |
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Property and Equipment |
Schedule 2.1.6 |
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Transferred Personal Property Leases |
Schedule 2.1.7 |
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Owned and Leased Vehicles |
Schedule 2.1.8 |
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Transferred Intellectual Property |
Schedule 2.1.9 |
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Deposits and Advances |
Schedule 2.1.10 |
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Transferred Licenses |
Schedule 2.1.12 |
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Books and Records |
Schedule 2.2.5 |
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Insurance Policies |
Schedule 2.2.12 |
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Dual-Use Contracts |
Schedule 2.3.4 |
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Assumed Liabilities |
Schedule 4.11 |
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Transferred Agreements |
Schedule 4.13 |
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Seller Benefit Plans |
Schedule 4.14.1 |
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Employees and Contractors |
Schedule 4.14.2 |
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Compensation |
Schedule 4.15 |
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Intellectual Property |
Schedule 4.16 |
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Affiliate Transactions |
Schedule 4.17 |
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Large Customers |
Schedule 4.17.1 |
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Customers |
Schedule 4.17.2 |
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Suppliers |
Schedule 4.18 |
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Environmental Liability |
Schedule 4.20 |
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Insurance |
Schedule 6.1.7 |
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Increases in Employee Compensation |
Schedule 6.1.8 |
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Increases in Employee Benefits |
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Schedule 6.1.10 |
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Employment Agreement Changes |
Schedule 6.5.1 |
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Business Employees; Business Contractors |
Schedule 6.12 |
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Trademarks; Tradenames |
Schedule 8.1.11 |
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Employment Offer Letters |
Schedule 8.1.12 |
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Assignment Consents |
Schedule 8.1.13 |
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Customer Certification |
Schedule 8.1.14 |
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Subcontracting Agreements; Related Documents |
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of May 29, 2007, is made and entered into by and between WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (Seller) and LCC INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser). Seller and Purchaser are sometimes individually referred to herein as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which Seller proposes to sell to Purchaser and Purchaser proposes to buy from Seller all of the assets used in the conduct and operation of Sellers Wireless Network Services business segment that provides the following services to the non-government wireless communications industry in the United States: (1) technical and business consulting services for all wireless networks (including, without limitation, with respect to all available wireless technologies such as WiMax, HSDPA, EV-DO and 4G technologies) including technology assessment, market analysis and business plan development; (2) network design and optimization services including, without limitation (a) radio frequency, fixed network and IP/core network engineering services to determine the optimal design, configuration and performance of wireless networks including, without limitation, wireless backhaul; (b) engineering and support services related to spectrum relocation, including (i) point-to-point and point-to-multipoint line-of-sight microwave services, (ii) identification of existing microwave or other frequency uses, (iii) relocation negotiations with incumbent users, (iv) management and tracking of relocation status and progress and (v) documentation of final decommissioning and replacement of the incumbent users facilities; and (c) fixed network engineering services, including specifying, provisioning and implementing fixed network facilities; and (3) network management and optimization services, including post-deployment radio frequency, fixed network, backhaul and core network optimization services (collectively, the Business);
WHEREAS, concurrent with the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and pursuant to the terms hereunder, among other things, (1) Purchaser and Seller will enter into the Transition Services Agreement and the Employee Leasing Agreement, (2) certain Employees shall have accepted Employment Offer Letters with Purchaser and (3) Purchaser will deliver the Note to Seller; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Purchaser and the Board of Directors of Seller have each determined that the sale of the Business to Purchaser is in the best interests of their respective equityholders and have agreed to effect the transactions provided for herein upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and promises contained herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
1.1 Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
2005 10-K shall mean Sellers Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the SEC.
2006 EBITDA shall mean the EBIDTA of the Business as of December 31, 2006, based on the Unaudited 2006 Statements.
2006 EBITDA Calculation has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(b).
2006 EBITDA Deficiency shall mean the amount, if any, by which the 2006 EBITDA Calculation is less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such specified Person.
Agreement has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph above.
Allocation has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
Allocation Resolution Firm has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
Alternative Proposal has the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
Assignment and Assumption has the meaning specified in Section 9.2.2.
Assignment Consent has the meaning specified in Section 6.4.1.
Assumed Liabilities has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
Basket Amount has the meaning specified in Section 11.7.
Books and Records has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.12.
Budget Estimate has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.1.
Business has the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
Business Day means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any days on which banks are generally not open for business in the City of San Diego, CA.
Business Employees means Sellers employees who are directly involved in the conduct of the Business.
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Carve-Out Audit has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.1.
Closing means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as set forth in Section 9.1.
Closing Date has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
Closing Date Balance Sheet means the unaudited carve-out balance sheet of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of May 25, 2007.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Contract means any contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, license agreement, insurance policy, or other instrument by which a Persons assets, business, or operations may be bound or affected, or under which such Person or its assets, business, or operations receives benefits.
Contractors has the meaning specified in Section 4.14.1.
Control means, when used with respect to any specified Person, the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Customer Agreements means those contracts listed on Schedule 2.1.1.
Customer Certification has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.13.
Damages means all assessments, losses, damages, Liabilities, debts, charges (including judgments and decrees which give rise to any of the foregoing), costs and expenses, including interest, penalties, court costs, attorneys fees and expenses, net of all amounts recovered or recoverable pursuant to applicable insurance policies.
Deposits and Advances has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.9.
Disputed Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(b).
Dual-Use Contracts means the Contracts of the Business that relate to the operations of Sellers Wireless Networks Services Business, including services not solely related to the Business, as listed on Schedule 2.2.12.
EBITDA means net income plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation expense and amortization expense, and stock based compensation expense, less interest income and income tax credits, all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA shall not include any allocation of corporate overhead costs.
EBITDA Resolution Period has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2(b).
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Employee Benefit Plan means with respect to any Person (a) each plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme, including each plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme maintained or required to be maintained under the Laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, in each case, that is at any time sponsored or maintained or required to be sponsored or maintained by such Person or to which such Person makes or has made, or has or has had an obligation to make, contributions providing for employee benefits or for the remuneration, direct or indirect, of the employees, former employees, directors, officers, consultants, independent contractors, contingent workers or leased employees of such Person or the dependents of any of them (whether written or oral), including each deferred compensation, bonus, incentive compensation, pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock option and other equity compensation plan, welfare plan (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, determined without regard to whether such plan is subject to ERISA); (b) each pension plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, determined without regard to whether such plan is subject to ERISA); (c) each severance, health, vacation, summer hours, supplemental unemployment, hospitalization insurance, medical and dental benefit plan, program agreement or arrangement; and (d) each other employee benefit plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement.
Employee Leasing Agreement means that certain Employee Leasing Agreement by and between the Parties, dated as of the Closing Date, and in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.
Employment Offer Letters has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.11.
ENS Segment has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.11.
Environmental Laws mean all applicable local, state and federal Laws relating to protection of the environment, pollution control, product registration or Hazardous Materials.
ERISA means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Escrow Agent means the escrow agent mutually agreed by the Parties under the Escrow Agreement.
Escrow Agreement means that certain Escrow Agreement by and among the Parties and the Escrow Agent, to be executed in accordance with the terms of Section 11.9.5, and in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Escrow Amount has the meaning specified in Section 11.9.5.
Escrow Release Date has the meaning specified in Section 11.9.5.
Estimate Resolution Period has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1.
Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1.
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Exchange Act has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
Excluded Liability has the meaning specified in Section 2.4.
Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2(b).
Final 2006 EBITDA shall mean the EBIDTA of the Business as of December 31, 2006, based on the audited carve-out financial statements as of December 31, 2006 prepared in connection with the Carve-Out Audit.
Final 2006 EBITDA Deficiency shall mean the amount, if any, by which the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation is less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
Forms 8594 has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
FIRPTA Certificate has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.8.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States of America.
Grant Thornton has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.1.
GNS Segment has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.11.
Governmental Entity means any federal, state or local or foreign government or any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign.
Hazardous Materials means any waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic, ignitable, reactive or corrosive substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance, by-product, process intermediate product or waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products, or any constituent of any such substance or waste, the generation, use, handling, transport, transfer, release, discharge, spillage, seepage, filtration or disposal of which is in any way governed by or subject to any applicable Environmental Law.
Indemnified Party means a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party.
Indemnified Taxes has the meaning specified in Section 11.1.5.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning specified in Section 11.3.
Intellectual Property means all of the following in any country: (a) all issued patents and pending patent applications (including without limitation utility models, design patents, certificates of invention and applications for certificates of invention and priority rights), including all provisional applications, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, renewals, reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof; (b) all trade secret rights, proprietary processes, formulae and other know-how rights (whether at Law, in equity or
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otherwise); (c) all copyrights (whether registered or not), applications therefore, moral rights and other rights associated with original works of authorship (whether by statute, common Law or otherwise); (d) all trademarks (whether registered or not), service marks (whether registered or not), tradenames, brand names, trade dress, slogans, logos, Internet domain names, applications for any of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing; (e) all Software, computer systems, content and databases (including CD-ROMs); and (f) the right (whether at Law, in equity by contract or otherwise) to use or otherwise exploit any of the foregoing.
Interim Objection Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(a)(ii).
Interim Period has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(a)(ii).
Key Employees means those Business Employees listed on Schedule 8.1.11.
Knowledge of Seller means the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of Eric DeMarco, Deanna Lund, James Edwards, Laura Siegal, Dee Alipanah, Hemant Nadgir, Angela Chow and Ally Adnan.
Laws means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, order, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, permit, ruling, directive, pronouncement, requirement (licensing or otherwise), specification, determination, decision, opinion, or interpretation that is, has been or may in the future be issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, issued, published, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.
Legal Opinion has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.5.
Liability means, with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person of any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise and whether or not the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements of such Person.
Licenses means all notifications, licenses (excluding licenses to use Intellectual Property), permits (including environmental, construction and operation permits), franchises, certificates, approvals, exemptions, classifications, registrations and other similar documents and authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity, and applications therefor.
Liens mean all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
Material Adverse Effect means with respect to a Person any event, change, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance, occurrence, state of facts or effect that has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets (including intangible assets), Liabilities, properties, financial condition or results of operations of such Person, taken as a whole, or (b) such Perons ability to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided, however, in determining whether a material adverse effect has
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occurred or exists, there shall be excluded any effect, condition, event, change or occurrence impacting such Person to the extent caused by: (i) any change in condition in (or affecting) the industry, national or local economy or financial markets in any country in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries has material operations or sales (so long as such Person is not disproportionately affected thereby); (ii) with respect to Seller, the taking of any action by Purchaser or any action approved or consented to by Purchaser; (iii) any act of terrorism or war, or any armed hostilities, anywhere in the world and any natural or man-made disaster; (iv) any disruption of a material contractor, customer, supplier or other similar relationships or other events or circumstances resulting from or attributable to the execution or announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby; (v) any matter referred to in the Seller Disclosure Schedule; (vi) any material changes in accounting requirements or principles or any material changes in applicable laws or interpretations thereof; and (vii) any failure by the Business to meet any internal or other estimates, predictions, projections or forecasts of revenue, net income or other measure of financial performance; provided that the exception in this clause (vii) shall not apply to the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure to the extent such facts and circumstances are not otherwise excluded pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) through (vi).
Material Permits has the meaning specified in Section 4.19.
NDA has the meaning specified in Section 6.11.
Net Payment Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.3.
NGM has the meaning specified in Section 4.3.
Note has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.1.
Owned and Leased Vehicles has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.7.
Party/Parties has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph above.
Permits has the meaning specified in Section 4.19.
Permitted Liens shall mean (a) Liens for Taxes which are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are reflected on the books of the Business; (b) pledges or deposits of money securing statutory obligations of the Business under workmens compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or public liability laws or similar legislation (excluding Liens under ERISA); (c) pledges or deposits of money securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which the Business is a party as lessee made in the ordinary course of business; (d) inchoate and unperfected workers, mechanics, vendors or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business; (e) carriers, warehousemens, suppliers or other similar possessory Liens arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to inventory; (f) deposits securing, or in lieu of, surety, appeal or customs bonds in proceedings to which the Business is a party; and (g) with respect to any Intellectual Property, all Liens (other than Liens evidencing or securing financial obligations) of any kind evidenced by the documents or other instruments
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pursuant to which Seller or its Subsidiaries acquired such Intellectual Property, provided, however, that no such Lien or Liens, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business taken as a whole or to materially impair the ability of the Business to use such assets.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity.
Pre-Closing Claims has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.1.
Property and Equipment has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.4.
Purchase Price has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
Purchaser has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph above.
Purchaser Ancillary Documents means any certificate, agreement, document or other instrument, other than this Agreement, to be executed and delivered by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Note and the Subordination Agreement.
Purchaser Indemnified Parties means Purchaser and each of its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
Purchasers Allocation has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.
Purchasers EBITDA Objection has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2(b).
Purchasers Estimate EBITDA Objection has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(b).
Purchasers Estimate Objection has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1.
Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.1(a)(ii).
Purchasers Objection has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2.
Purchaser Subcontracting Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 6.4.2.
Refund Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.2.
Related Documents has the meaning specified in Section 6.4.2.
Representatives has the meaning specified in Section 6.8.
Required Post-Closing Financial Statements has the meaning specified in Section 6.15.
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Resolution Firm has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2.
Resolution Period has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2.
Retained Accounts Receivable has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.15.
Retained Assets has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
Retained Working Capital shall mean billed and unbilled receivables, net of related allowance for doubtful accounts and reserves less the sum of accounts payable plus accrued expenses, all the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that (i) the Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable (ii), the Assumed Liabilities referenced in Section 2.1.3 and on Schedule 2.3.4 and (iii) the Deposits and Advances shall be disregarded in calculating the Retained Working Capital.
Retained Working Capital Calculation has the meaning specified in Section 3.2.2.
Returns has the meaning specified in Section 4.12.1.
Schedules means the Seller Disclosure Schedule and all other schedules delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
SEC has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.2.
Seller has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph above.
Seller Ancillary Documents means any certificate, agreement, document or other instrument, other than this Agreement, to be executed and delivered by Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Note and the Subordination Agreement.
Seller Benefit Plan means each Employee Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained or required to be sponsored or maintained at any time by Seller or to which Seller makes or has made, or has or has had an obligation to make, contributions at any time.
Seller Disclosure Schedule has the meaning specified in Article 4.
Seller Indemnified Parties means Seller and each of its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.
Seller Intellectual Property means any Intellectual Property that is owned or licensed by Seller and currently used by Seller in the conduct of the Business.
Seller Subcontracting Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 6.4.2.
Software means all computer software programs, together with any error corrections, updates, modifications, or enhancements thereto, in both machine-readable form and human readable form, including all comments and any procedural code.
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Subcontracting Agreements has the meaning specified in Section 6.4.2.
Subcontractor Agreements means those agreements with subcontractors listed on Schedule 2.1.2.
Subordination Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.17.
Subsequent Purchaser has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.3.
Taxes means all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges (including interest, penalties or additions associated therewith), including income, franchise, capital stock, real property, personal property, tangible, withholding, employment, payroll, social security, social contribution, unemployment compensation, disability, transfer, sales, use, excise, gross receipts, value-added and all other taxes of any kind for which Seller may have any liability imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether disputed or not, and any related charges, interest or penalties imposed by any Governmental Entity.
Tax Return means any return, report or similar statement (including any schedules or other attachments) actually filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to any Taxes, including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.
Termination Date has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.5.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Seller Ancillary Documents and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents.
Transferred Agreements means the Customer Agreements, Subcontractor Agreements, the Transferred Leases, the Transferred Intellectual Property Agreements, the Transferred Licenses and any other Contracts included in the Transferred Assets.
Transferred Assets has the meaning specified in Section 2.l.
Transferred Employees means those employees, consultants and independent contractors of the Business listed on Schedule 6.5.1 to whom Purchaser extends an offer of employment or services as a consultant or independent contractor in accordance with this Agreement and who accept such offer of employment and become employees of Purchaser.
Transferred Intellectual Property has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.8.
Transferred Intellectual Property Agreements means all material Contracts with respect to Seller Intellectual Property that are included in the Transferred Assets.
Transferred Leases means the Transferred Personal Property Leases.
Transferred Licenses has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.10.
Transferred Personal Property Leases has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.6.
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Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.3.
Transition Services Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 8.1.6.
Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.1.
Unaudited 2006 Statements has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.1.
Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.1.
Unaudited Interim Statements has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.1.
Unaudited March Balance Sheet has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.2.
Unaudited March Statements has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.2.
Unaudited Statements has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.1.
WARN Act means the Worker Readjustment and Notification Act (29 USC § 2101).
1.2 Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, (a) references to the plural include the singular, and references to the singular include the plural, (b) references to any gender include the other genders, (c) the words include, includes and including do not limit the preceding terms or words and will be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation, (d) the terms hereof, herein, hereunder, hereto and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (e) the terms day and days mean and refer to calendar day(s) and (f) the terms year and years mean and refer to calendar year(s). Unless otherwise set forth herein, references in this Agreement to (a) any document, instrument or agreement (including this Agreement) include (1) all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (2) all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and (3) such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and in effect at any given time, and (b) a particular Law means such Law as amended, modified, supplemented or succeeded, from time to time and in effect through the Closing Date. All Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references herein are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. This Agreement will not be construed as if prepared by one of the Parties, but rather according to its fair meaning as a whole, as if all Parties had prepared it. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein will be construed in accordance with GAAP.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 Acquisition. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey, and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will acquire from Seller, all of Sellers right, title and interest in, to and under all of the assets, properties, goodwill and rights of Seller directly used in the conduct of the Business as of the
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Closing Date (other than the Retained Assets) (the Transferred Assets), free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens and the Assumed Liabilities, including, but not limited to, the following:
2.1.1 all Contracts with customers of the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.1 (the Customer Agreements);
2.1.2 all Contracts with subcontractors of the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.2 (the Subcontractor Agreements);
2.1.3 all unbilled accounts receivable of the Business which are not billable as of the Closing Date due to billing milestone achievement not being met under the related customer contract as of the Closing Date, including those listed on Schedule 2.1.3 (the Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable);
2.1.4 the furniture, fixtures, equipment, supplies and other personal property used directly by Seller in the conduct of the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.4 (the Property and Equipment);
2.1.5 the Dual-Use Contracts listed as items 4, 6, 7 and 8 of Schedule 2.2.12 and the Related Documents listed on Schedule 8.1.14(iii);
2.1.6 all rights in, to and under leases for personal property used directly in the conduct of the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.6 (the Transferred Personal Property Leases);
2.1.7 all vehicles owned by Seller and used directly in the conduct of the Business and all rights in, to and under leases for all leased vehicles used directly by Seller in the conduct of the Business, both as listed on Schedule 2.1.7 (collectively, the Owned and Leased Vehicles);
2.1.8 all Seller Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 2.1.8 (the Transferred Intellectual Property);
2.1.9 all performance and other bonds, security and other deposits, advances, advance payments, prepaid credits and deferred charges directly relating to the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.9 (the Deposits and Advances);
2.1.10 all Licenses held by Seller and used directly in the conduct of the Business listed on Schedule 2.1.10 (the Transferred Licenses);
2.1.11 all of Sellers rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to the Business other than such rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to the Retained Accounts Receivable;
2.1.12 all books, files, papers, Contracts (other than the Dual-Use Contracts), correspondence, databases, information systems, programs, Software, documents, records and documentation thereof related to any of the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, or
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used directly by Seller in the conduct of the Business, on whatever medium, listed on Schedule 2.1.12 (the Books and Records);
2.1.13 the Contracts listed as items 8, 9, 11 and 15 of Schedule 4.11; and
2.1.14 all assets described in Section 2.5.
2.2 Retained Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Seller will retain the following assets used by Seller in the conduct of the Business (the Retained Assets):
2.2.1 cash, cash equivalents, bank accounts, liquid investments, pre-paid investments and marketable securities;
2.2.2 all of Sellers Tax Returns, financial statements and books and records relating to Sellers business that are not solely related to the Transferred Assets or the Business;
2.2.3 all claims and insurance recoveries relating to Seller business that are not related to the Transferred Agreements or the Business;
2.2.4 Seller Benefit Plans and contracts of insurance for employee group medical, dental and life insurance plans;
2.2.5 all insurance policies (except to the extent specified on Schedule 2.2.5);
2.2.6 Sellers corporate charter and qualifications to conduct business as a foreign corporation, arrangements with registered agents relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and other identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books and blank stock certificates, and other documents relating to the organization, maintenance and existence of Seller as a corporation (provided that Purchaser shall be entitled to a copy of any such documentation related to the Transferred Assets);
2.2.7 copies of the corporate charters, qualifications to conduct business as a foreign corporation, taxpayer and other identification numbers, minute books, stock transfer books and other documents relating to the organization, maintenance and existence of the Business prior to the Closing Date;
2.2.8 the name Wireless Facilities, Inc. and all related Intellectual Property, including all trademark registrations;
2.2.9 all personnel records and other records that Seller is required by Law to retain in its possession, provided that if such records relate to Transferred Employees, Seller shall provide Purchaser a copy of such records if the Transferred Employee at issue provides written authorization for the transfer of such records in accordance with applicable Law;
2.2.10 any Deposits and Advances related to any Excluded Liability;
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2.2.11 all assets related to Sellers Enterprise Network Services business segment (ENS Segment), Wireless Network Services business segment (other than the assets relating to the Business) and Government Network Services business segment (GNS Segment) (but excluding any assets listed on Schedules 2.1.1 through 2.1.12), all as described in the 2005 10-K;
2.2.12 the Dual-Use Contracts listed as items 1 through 3, 5, 9 and 10 of Schedule 2.2.12, the Contracts as to which Assignment Consents are not obtained prior to the Closing (subject to the rights of Purchaser under Section 6.4.1) and the Contracts listed as items 2 through 7 and 12 through 14 of Schedule 4.11;
2.2.13 all suits, actions, claims, arbitration, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened by Seller prior to the Closing Date relating to or involving disputes regarding the Business or the Seller, including without limitation, Wireless Facilities, Inc. v. Nadeem Haider and Celcite Management Solutions, LLC;
2.2.14 all non-ordinary course cash payments received by Purchaser after the Closing for items not reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet that arise from activities or events that occurred prior to the Closing, but only to the extent of amounts received in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000);
2.2.15 all accounts and notes receivable (including billed and unbilled), checks, negotiable instruments and chattel papers of the Business other than the Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable (the Retained Accounts Receivable); and
2.2.16 all rights of Seller under the Transaction Documents.
2.3 Assumed Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall assign, and Purchaser shall assume the following Liabilities arising from, resulting from or relating to the Business (the Assumed Liabilities):
2.3.1 all Liabilities under the Transferred Agreements, including without limitation the Transferred Agreements described in Section 6.4.1 as to which Purchaser receives the benefits described in Section 6.4.1, to the extent arising from events occurring after the Closing Date, excluding any Liabilities resulting from any third party claims arising out of or based primarily on facts and circumstances that occurred on or prior to the Closing Date (such Liabilities, the Pre-Closing Claims);
2.3.2 all Liabilities related to the Transferred Employees, including Liabilities relating to any accrued but unpaid salary, bonuses, commissions, overtime, obligations under any incentive compensation plan, accrued vacation, accrued but unpaid living allowance amounts paid to, accrued with respect to, or that would be payable to any Transferred Employee, in each case to the extent arising from events occurring after the Closing Date, and excluding any Pre-Closing Claims;
2.3.3 all Liabilities, other than the Pre-Closing Claims, reflected on the Unaudited March Balance Sheet as Deferred Revenues and pertaining to the Transferred
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Assets (provided, however, that such assumption shall not impair a Partys rights to adjustment of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.3);
2.3.4 all Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.3.4; and
2.3.5 all liabilities described in Section 2.5.
From and after the Closing, Purchaser shall pay and discharge all such Assumed Liabilities as and when such Assumed Liabilities become due and owing.
2.4 Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding Section 2.3 above, Purchaser will not assume any Liabilities or have any responsibility with respect to any Liability of Seller that is not an Assumed Liability, including, without limitation, any Pre-Closing Claims (each, an Excluded Liability).
2.5 Transfer of Certain Rights and Obligations Relating to Transferred Agreements. The Parties agree that from and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be entitled to all assets (determined in accordance with GAAP) generated from the Transferred Agreements on and after May 26, 2007 and shall be obligated to pay (either through reimbursement of Seller or payment to any third party) all of Sellers direct employee, subcontractor and vendor liabilities accrued on and after May 26, 2007 in accordance with GAAP with respect to revenue and cost activities incurred in the normal course of business.
ARTICLE 3
CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER
3.1 Purchase Price. As the aggregate consideration for the transfer of the Transferred Assets, Purchaser will pay to Seller an amount in cash equal to Forty-Six Million Dollars ($46,000,000) (the Purchase Price), as adjusted pursuant to this Article 3. At the Closing:
3.1.1 Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a promissory note for the principal amount of Twenty-Two Million Dollars ($22,000,000), as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3.1, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J (the Note); and
3.1.2 Purchaser shall deliver to Seller an amount equal to Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000) in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account of Seller designated by Seller by notice to Purchaser not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
3.2 Purchase Price Adjustment Calculations.
3.2.1 Closing Adjustments; Interim Adjustments.
(a) Retained Working Capital.
(i) Closing Adjustments. Three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its good faith estimate of the Retained Working
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Capital as of March 31, 2007 (the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation), which shall be based upon and reconciled to the Unaudited March Balance Sheet. Within two (2) Business Days following receipt of the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation, Purchaser may object in good faith to the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation by giving written notice to Seller setting forth in reasonable detail: (i) the specific amount to which Purchaser objects (the Objection Amount), (ii) the reasons for Purchasers objection (which shall be based on GAAP) and (iii) Purchasers proposed adjustments to Sellers calculation (Purchasers Estimate Objection). If Purchaser fails to object to the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation within such two (2) Business Day period, Purchaser will be deemed to have conclusively agreed with and shall be bound by the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation for the purposes of Section 3.3.1(a)(i), and the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1(a)(i) based on the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. If Purchaser objects to the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation, Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith following Sellers receipt of Purchasers Estimate Objection for the period up to the Closing (the Estimate Resolution Period) to attempt to reach agreement regarding such Objection Amount. If Seller and Purchaser reach agreement during the Estimate Resolution Period, the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1(a)(i) based on the agreed upon Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to reach agreement during the Estimate Resolution Period with respect to the Objection Amount, (a) the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1(a)(i) based on the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation, excluding the Objection Amount adjusted to reflect the results of the parties good faith negotiations, at the Closing and (b) Seller and Purchaser will resolve any outstanding disagreement regarding the Objection Amount following the Closing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.2.1(a)(ii) and Section 3.2.2(a), as applicable.
(ii) Interim Adjustments. No later than seven (7) Business Days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall notify Seller of any good faith objection to the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation by giving written notice to Seller setting forth in reasonable detail: (i) the specific amount to which Purchaser objects (the Interim Objection Amount), (ii) the reasons for Purchasers objections (which shall be based on GAAP) and (iii) Purchasers proposed adjustments to Sellers calculation (Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection). If Purchaser delivers to Seller a timely Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection, such Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection shall be deemed to supersede any Objection Amount not resolved during the Estimate Resolution Period. Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for ten (10) Business Days following the earlier of the date on which Purchaser delivers a Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection to Seller and the seventh (7th) Business Day following the Closing Date (the Interim Period) to attempt to reach agreement regarding the Purchasers Interim Estimate Objection or any Objection Amount not resolved during the Estimate Resolution Period, as applicable. If Seller and Purchaser reach agreement during the Interim Period, the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1(a)(ii) based on the agreed upon Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to reach agreement during the Interim Period with respect to any such Interim Objection Amount or Objection Amount, as applicable, Seller and Purchaser will resolve any outstanding disagreement regarding such Interim Objection Amount or Objection Amount, as applicable, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.2.2(a).
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(b) 2006 EBITDA. Seven (7) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its good faith calculation of the 2006 EBITDA (the 2006 EBITDA Calculation). Within five (5) Business Days following receipt of the 2006 EBITDA Calculation, Purchaser may object in good faith to the 2006 EBITDA Calculation by giving written notice to Seller setting forth in reasonable detail: (i) the specific amount to which Purchaser objects, (ii) the reasons for Purchasers objection (which shall be based on GAAP) and (iii) Purchasers proposed adjustments to Sellers calculation (Purchasers Estimate EBITDA Objection). If Purchaser fails to object to the 2006 EBITDA Calculation within such five (5) Business Day period, Purchaser will be deemed to have conclusively agreed with and shall be bound by the 2006 EBITDA Calculation for the purposes of Section 3.3.1(b), and the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1(b) based on the 2006 EBITDA Calculation. If Purchaser objects to the 2006 EBITDA Calculation, Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith following Sellers receipt of Purchasers Estimate EBITDA Objection for the Estimate Resolution Period to attempt to reach agreement regarding the disputed amount (the Disputed Amount). If Seller and Purchaser reach agreement during the Estimate Resolution Period, the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.1 based on the agreed upon 2006 EBITDA Calculation. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to reach agreement during the Estimate Resolution Period with respect to the Disputed Amount, (a) the Purchase Price will be adjusted based on the agreed upon 2006 EBITDA Calculation and (b) Seller and Purchaser will resolve any outstanding disagreement regarding the Disputed Amount following the Closing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.2.2(b).
3.2.2 Post-Closing Adjustment.
(a) Retained Working Capital. On or before July 31, 2007, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its calculations of the Retained Working Capital as of May 25, 2007 (the Retained Working Capital Calculation) together with a copy of the Closing Date Balance Sheet. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Retained Working Capital Calculation, Purchaser may object to the Retained Working Capital Calculation (including any unresolved objections raised by Purchaser prior to Closing in accordance with Section 3.2.1(a)) by giving written notice to Seller setting forth the reasons for Purchasers objection and Purchasers proposed adjustments to Sellers calculation (Purchasers Objection). If Purchaser fails to object to the Retained Working Capital Calculation within such thirty (30) day period, Purchaser will be deemed to have conclusively agreed with and shall be bound by the Retained Working Capital Calculation for the purposes of Section 3.3.2(a), and the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.2(a) based on the Retained Working Capital Calculation. If Purchaser objects to the Retained Working Capital Calculation, Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for a period of up to fifteen (15) days following Sellers receipt of Purchasers Objection (the Resolution Period) to attempt to reach agreement regarding such calculation. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to reach agreement during the Resolution Period, then Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for up to five (5) days to agree on a nationally recognized independent accounting firm, which shall not be the regular accounting firm of Purchaser or Seller (the Resolution Firm) to resolve the outstanding disagreement in accordance with the procedures set forth below; provided, however, that if the Parties cannot agree on a Resolution Firm, then each of Seller and Purchaser will select a nationally recognized accounting firm and the two firms selected by Seller and Purchaser will select the Resolution Firm. The Resolution Firm will review the Retained Working Capital Calculation and Purchasers Objection and make a final
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written determination of the Retained Working Capital Calculation, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on Seller and Purchaser. The Resolution Firms engagement shall be solely limited to determining the Retained Working Capital Calculation and, if applicable, the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation.
(b) 2006 EBITDA. On or before July 31, 2007, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its calculations of the Final 2006 EBITDA (the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation). Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation, Purchaser may object to the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation (including any unresolved objections raised by Purchaser prior to Closing in accordance with Section 3.2.1(b)) by giving written notice to Seller setting forth the reasons for Purchasers objection and Purchasers proposed adjustments to Sellers calculation (Purchasers EBITDA Objection). If Purchaser fails to object to the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation within such thirty (30) day period, Purchaser will be deemed to have conclusively agreed with and shall be bound by the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation for the purposes of Section 3.3.2(b), and the Purchase Price will be adjusted as set forth in Section 3.3.2(b) based on the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation. If Purchaser objects to the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation, Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for a period of up to fifteen (15) days following Sellers receipt of Purchasers EBITDA Objection (the EBITDA Resolution Period) to attempt to reach agreement regarding such calculation. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to reach agreement during the EBITDA Resolution Period, then Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for up to five (5) days to agree on a Resolution Firm to resolve the outstanding disagreement in accordance with the procedures set forth below; provided, however, that if the Parties cannot agree on a Resolution Firm, then each of Seller and Purchaser will select a nationally recognized accounting firm and the two firms selected by Seller and Purchaser will select the Resolution Firm. The Resolution Firm will review the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation and Purchasers EBITDA Objection and make a final written determination of the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on Seller and Purchaser. The Resolution Firms engagement shall be solely limited to determining the Final 2006 EBITDA Calculation and, if applicable, the Retained Working Capital Calculation.
(c) The Parties agree that, in the event there are disputes under both Section 3.2.2(a) and Section 3.2.2(b), (i) one firm will be designated as the Resolution Firm to resolve the disputes under both Section 3.2.2(a) and Section 3.2.2(b) and (ii) they will instruct the Resolution Firm to issue its determination of such disputes at the same time.
3.3 Purchase Price Adjustments.
3.3.1 Closing Adjustment; Interim Adjustment.
(a) Retained Working Capital.
(i) Closing Adjustment. The Purchase Price shall be decreased at Closing, dollar for dollar, by the amount of the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. Any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 3.3.1(a)(i) shall be reflected in the principal amount of the Note delivered by Purchaser at Closing pursuant to Section 3.1.1.
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(ii) Interim Adjustment. To the extent applicable, the Purchase Price shall be decreased, dollar for dollar, by the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.1(a)(ii) produces an amount greater than the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.1(a)(i). The Purchase Price shall be increased, dollar for dollar, by the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.1(a)(ii) produces an amount less than the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.1(a)(i). To the extent that the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.1(a)(ii) is less than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1, Seller shall owe Purchaser an amount equal to such deficiency. To the extent the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.1(a)(ii) is greater than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1, Purchaser shall owe Seller an amount equal to such excess. Any adjustment based on this Section 3.3.1(a)(ii) to the Purchase Price paid at Closing shall be made by automatically amending the Note in accordance with its terms to increase or decrease the principal amount thereof, as applicable.
(b) 2006 EBITDA. The Purchase Price shall be decreased at Closing, by the amount, if any, determined by the product of (i) seven and one-half (7.5) times (ii) the 2006 EBITDA Deficiency. Any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 3.3.1(b) shall be reflected in the principal amount of the Note delivered by Purchaser at Closing pursuant to Section 3.1.1.
3.3.2 Post-Closing Adjustment.
(a) Retained Working Capital. The Purchase Price shall be decreased, dollar for dollar, by the amount, if any, by which the Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.2(a), produces an amount greater than the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. The Purchase Price shall be increased, dollar for dollar, by the amount, if any, by which the Retained Working Capital Calculation determined in accordance with Section 3.2.2(a), produces an amount less than the Estimated Retained Working Capital Calculation. To the extent that the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.2(a) is less than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1, or, if applicable, Section 3.3.1(a)(ii), Seller shall owe Purchaser an amount equal to such deficiency. To the extent the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.2(a) is greater than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1, or, if applicable, Section 3.3.1(a)(ii), Purchaser shall owe Seller an amount equal to such excess. Any adjustment based on this Section 3.3.2(a) to the Purchase Price paid at Closing shall be made by automatically amending the Note in accordance with its terms to increase or decrease the principal amount thereof, as applicable.
(b) 2006 EBITDA. The Purchase Price shall be decreased, by the amount, if any, determined by the product of (i) seven and one-half (7.5) times (ii) the Final 2006 EBITDA Deficiency. To the extent that the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.2(b) is less than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1, Seller shall owe Purchaser an amount equal to such deficiency. To the extent the Purchase Price calculated pursuant to this Section 3.3.2(b) is greater than the Purchase Price paid pursuant to Section 3.1.2, Purchaser shall owe Seller an amount equal to such excess. Any adjustment based on this Section 3.3.2(b) to the
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Purchase Price paid at Closing shall be made by automatically amending the Note in accordance with its terms to increase or decrease the principal amount thereof, as applicable.
3.4 Costs of Resolution Firm. If a Resolution Firm is engaged pursuant to Section 3.2, Seller and Purchaser shall bear the fees and expenses of such engagement in equal proportions unless otherwise provided hereinafter. If the net adjustment of all disputed items determined by the Resolution Firm results in a net adjustment in favor of Seller of greater than ten percent (10%) of the net adjustment proposed by Seller, then Seller shall be deemed to be the prevailing Party and Purchaser shall be deemed to be the non-prevailing Party for purposes of this subsection. If the net adjustment of all disputed items determined by the Resolution Firm results in a net adjustment in favor of Purchaser of greater than ten percent (10%) of the net adjustment proposed by Seller, then Purchaser shall be deemed to be the prevailing Party and Seller shall be deemed to be the non-prevailing Party for purposes of this subsection. The non-prevailing Party shall pay all reasonable costs, fees and expenses related to the Resolution Firms engagement pursuant to Section 3.2 with respect to the Purchase Price adjustment calculations, including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other professionals incurred by the prevailing Party.
3.5 Cooperation. Purchaser and Seller shall provide such documents and materials as reasonably requested by the other Party and shall fully cooperate with the other in order to determine the calculations set forth in this Article 3.
3.6 Carve-Out Audit.
3.6.1 Engagement; Budget. Seller has engaged its independent accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton), prior to the Closing Date to perform an audit of the Required Post-Closing Financial Statements (the Carve-Out Audit). Seller and Purchaser (a) have obtained a budgetary estimate from Grant Thornton for the performance of the Carve-Out Audit prior to the commencement of the Carve-Out Audit (the Budget Estimate) and (b) will cooperate fully with each other in maintaining expenditures for the Carve-Out Audit within the Budget Estimate. Seller shall take all reasonable actions to keep Purchaser informed of the status of the Carve-Out Audit, including granting Purchaser access to the relevant books and records of Seller and authorizing and instructing Grant Thornton to (x) provide Purchaser with written or oral reports regarding its progress at least twice weekly, (y) respond to substantive inquiries made by Purchaser regarding the Carve-Out Audit and (z) provide Purchaser with a draft of the Carve-Out Audit financial statements no later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date.
3.6.2 Reimbursement. Purchaser shall reimburse Seller within ten (10) days of receipt of detailed invoices for all actual and direct incremental costs attributable solely to the Carve-Out Audit incurred by Seller to Grant Thornton in connection with the Carve-Out Audit. In the event that the Carve-Out Audit is terminated by Seller prior to completion and Seller receives any refund for fees that have been (a) invoiced and paid by Seller to Grant Thornton in connection with the Carve-Out Audit and (b) reimbursed by Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.6.2 (a Refund Amount), then Seller shall promptly reimburse Purchaser for any such Refund Amount. Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to seek the Refund Amount from Grant Thornton as promptly as possible following termination of the Carve-Out Audit.
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3.6.3 Subsequent Purchaser; Net Payment Amount. In the event that (a) the Closing has not occurred and Seller enters into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Business with any Person other than Purchaser or its Affiliates (a Subsequent Purchaser) within one hundred twenty (120) days following the termination of discussions with Purchaser regarding the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and (b) the Subsequent Purchaser confirms to Seller its need for the Carve-Out Audit in connection with the proposed transaction between Seller and the Subsequent Purchaser, Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain reimbursement from the Subsequent Purchaser of the amounts paid by Purchaser for the Carve-Out Audit, less any Refund Amount (the Net Payment Amount), and shall pay the Net Payment Amount to Purchaser within ten (10) days following receipt of the Net Payment Amount from the Subsequent Purchaser.
3.7 Allocation of Purchase Price. The Parties shall cooperate to determine (in accordance with all applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1060 of the Code) the allocation of the Purchase Price and the Assumed Liabilities (plus any other relevant items) among the Transferred Assets (the Allocation). Within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a proposed allocation of the consideration paid by Purchaser among the Transferred Assets, including details of the fair market values assigned to the Transferred Assets (together, the Purchasers Allocation). Seller shall deliver written notice to Purchaser within thirty (30) days after Sellers receipt of the Purchasers Allocation either accepting or objecting to the Purchasers Allocation. If Seller so objects to the Purchasers Allocation, Purchaser and Seller shall attempt to resolve their differences by good faith negotiation. If Purchaser and Seller are unable to agree to the Allocation within thirty (30) days after the delivery of Sellers objection to the Purchasers Allocation, then Seller and Purchaser shall confer in good faith for up to five (5) days to agree on a nationally recognized independent accounting firm, which shall not be the regular accounting firm of Purchaser or Seller (the Allocation Resolution Firm) to resolve the outstanding disagreement in accordance with the procedures set forth below; provided, however, that if the Parties cannot agree on the Allocation Resolution Firm, then each of Seller and Purchaser will select a nationally recognized accounting firm and the two firms selected by Seller and Purchaser will select the Allocation Resolution Firm. The Allocation Resolution Firm shall use its best efforts to reach a determination as promptly as possible and in no event later than twenty (20) days after submission of the matter to the Allocation Resolution Firm. Only disputed item(s) relating to the Purchasers Allocation shall be submitted to the Allocation Resolution Firm for review. In resolving any disputed item, the Allocation Resolution Firm may not assign a fair market value to such item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Purchaser or Seller or less than the lowest fair market value for such item claimed by either Purchaser or Seller, in each case as presented to the Allocation Resolution Firm. All determinations of the Allocation Resolution Firm relating to the disputed items, absent fraud, shall be final and binding on Purchaser and Seller. The fees and expenses of the Allocation Resolution Firm shall be borne one-half (1/2) by Purchaser and one-half (1/2) by Seller. Following the agreement of Purchaser and Seller to the Allocation or the resolution of all its pending disagreements with respect thereto, as applicable, the Parties shall set forth on Schedule 2.1.1 through Schedule 2.1.12 the fair market value of such of the Transferred Assets that the Parties agree will be used to determine such allocation. Each Party shall prepare an IRS Form 8594 for inclusion with its federal income Tax Returns including the Closing Date and any similar allocation required under state, local, or foreign law (collectively, Forms 8594), and shall provide to the other Party for review and comment a draft of each Form 8594
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so prepared not less than thirty (30) days before filing such Form 8594 with the relevant Governmental Entity. Neither Purchaser nor Seller shall take (or permit any of their respective Affiliates to take) any position that is inconsistent with the values shown on Schedules 2.1.1 through 2.1.12 or the allocation reflected in their filed Forms 8594 either in any Tax Return, or upon examination of any Tax Return, in any refund claim, litigation, or investigation relating to Taxes; provided, however, that if, in any audit of any Tax Return by a Governmental Entity, the fair market values of the Transferred Assets are finally determined to be different from the values used in determining the allocation shown on the Forms 8594, as adjusted, the Parties may (but shall not be obligated to) take a position or action consistent with the fair market values as finally determined in such audit.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth on the Seller disclosure schedule (the Seller Disclosure Schedule) attached to this Agreement, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Organization. Seller is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Seller is duly qualified or registered to transact business under the Laws of each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.2 Authorization. Seller has the right, power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents by Seller, the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein and therein have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been, and the Seller Ancillary Documents will be as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Seller and do or will, as the case may be, constitute the valid and binding agreements of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforceability of creditors rights generally, general equitable principles and the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies.
4.3 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Documents do not or will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict in any material respect with, constitute a material breach of or default under, result in the loss of any material benefit under, permit the acceleration of any material obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (a) any term or provision of the charter documents of Seller, (b) any Transferred Agreement, (c) any material judgment,
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decree or order of any court or Governmental Entity by which any of the Transferred Assets are bound or (d) any Law or arbitration award applicable to the Transferred Assets, except in any case under clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, where the loss, termination, breach, acceleration, modification or cancellation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute a change of control or assignment requiring the consent from or the giving of notice to a third party pursuant to any Contract involving the Business to which Seller is a party. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required with respect to Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Seller Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except (x) such reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations thereunder, the Exchange Act), as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (y) any filings required under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market (NGM), and except where the failure to obtain such consent, approval, order, authorization or registration or the failure to make such declaration or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.4 Title to and Sufficiency of Assets; Related Matters. The Transferred Assets constitute all of the assets necessary and sufficient to conduct the operations of the Business in accordance with Sellers past practices and which are necessary for the continued operation of the Business after Closing in substantially the same manner as the Business was operated before Closing. Seller is the sole and exclusive legal and equitable owner of and has good and marketable title to the Transferred Assets free and clear of any Liens other than the Permitted Liens. Purchaser will acquire at the Closing good and marketable title to the Transferred Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens and the Assumed Liabilities. To Sellers Knowledge, the tangible Transferred Assets are in good operating condition and repair, free of defects, latent or patent, and are suitable, adequate and fit for the uses for which they are intended or are being used in the Business. Since December 31, 2006, Seller has not sold, transferred or disposed of any assets used directly in the conduct of the Business, other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business.
4.5 Financial Information.
4.5.1 Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and complete copies of the unaudited carve-out balance sheets of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of December 31, 2006 (the Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet) and the related statements of income and cash flow and the related notes thereto for the Business on a stand-alone basis for the year ended December 31, 2006 (together with the Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet, the Unaudited 2006 Statements) and the unaudited carve-out balance sheet of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of February 23, 2007 (the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet) and the related statements of income for the Business on a stand-alone basis for the two month period ended February 23, 2007 (together with the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, the Unaudited Interim Statements)(the Unaudited Interim Statements, together with the Unaudited 2006 Statements, referred to as the Unaudited Statements). The Unaudited Statements are accurate and complete in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and, in the case of the Unaudited
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2006 Statements, the cash flows of the Business on a stand-alone basis for the periods covered thereby. The Unaudited Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered and include all disclosures required by GAAP.
4.5.2 At or prior to Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser true and complete copies of the unaudited carve-out balance sheet of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of March 31, 2007 (the Unaudited March Balance Sheet) and the related statements of income for the Business on a stand-alone basis for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 (together with the Unaudited March Balance Sheet, the Unaudited March Statements). The Unaudited March Statements, when delivered to Purchaser, will be accurate and complete in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations of the Business on a stand-alone basis for the periods covered thereby. The Unaudited March Statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered and include all disclosures required by GAAP.
4.5.3 On or prior to July 31, 2007, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser true and complete copies of the Closing Date Balance Sheet. The Closing Date Balance Sheet, when delivered to Purchaser, will be accurate and complete in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of the date thereof. The Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
4.6 Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2006, Seller has operated the Business in the ordinary course of the business and consistent with past practice, and there have not been any events, changes or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any action taken of the type described in Section 6.1, which, had such action occurred after the date hereof without Purchasers prior approval, would be in violation of Section 6.1. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, there have not been any material changes to the carve-out balance sheet of the Business on a stand-alone basis from the Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet.
4.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Business has no Liabilities other than (a) the Assumed Liabilities; (b) those disclosed, reflected or reserved in the Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet; (c) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Unaudited 2006 Balance Sheet; and (d) those arising under any of the Transaction Documents.
4.8 Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable. To Sellers Knowledge, the Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable are (a) valid and legally binding obligations of the account debtors enforceable in accordance with their terms, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and not subject to setoffs, adverse claims, counterclaims, assessments, defaults, prepayments, defenses, and conditions precedent, except for warranty claims, discounts and returns in the ordinary course of business; and (b) a true and correct statement of the account for goods actually sold and delivered to, or for services actually performed for and accepted by, such account debtor. All of the Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable have not been billed to customers as of the Closing Date due to billing milestone achievements not being met under related customer contracts as of the Closing Date.
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4.9 Legal Proceedings. There are no suits, actions, claims, arbitration, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against, relating to or involving the Business. Seller is not subject to any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court or arbitration panel related to or affecting the Business.
4.10 Compliance with Law. Seller is in compliance with all Laws (including Environmental Laws and applicable Laws relating to the safety and health of employees), applicable to the Business, except for any non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller is not a party to or bound by any order, judgment, decree, injunction, rule or award of any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller has filed all reports required to be filed with any Governmental Entity on or before the date of this Agreement, except where the failure to file such reports would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.11 Transferred Agreements. Schedule 4.11 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the following Contracts, including all amendments thereto, related directly to the Business:
4.11.1 any agreement relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset);
4.11.2 any lease of personal property providing for annual rentals of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or more or any lease of real property;
4.11.3 all Contracts which limit or restrict Seller from engaging in the Business in any jurisdiction;
4.11.4 all Contracts for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets that involve expenditures of more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);
4.11.5 all Contracts, including for this purpose all Seller Benefit Plans or any other plans, that provide for an increased payment or benefit, or accelerated vesting, upon the execution of this Agreement or the Closing or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby which, as to all Persons covered thereby, the aggregate amount is in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000);
4.11.6 any agreement relating to the acquisition or disposition of the Business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
4.11.7 all material joint venture or partnership Contracts or other Contracts providing for the sharing of any profits related to the Business;
4.11.8 all Master Services Agreements with customers currently in effect and not fully performed for the provision of goods or services with (i) a value in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) and/or (ii) the top twenty (20) customers of the Business;
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4.11.9 all Contracts requiring Seller to indemnify another Person or to share in or contribute to the Liability of another Person or that include provisions that could obligate Seller to pay liquidated damages;
4.11.10 all Contracts providing for earn-outs, savings guarantees, performance guarantees or other contingent payments by Seller involving more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) over the term of the Contract other than Contracts entered into by Seller in the ordinary course of business that provide for incentive payments or incentive penalties or similar payments;
4.11.11 all Proprietary Invention and Assignment Agreements relating to the Business executed by the Business Employees prior to the Closing; and
4.11.12 all existing Contracts (other than those described in Sections 4.11.1 through 4.11.11) (a) involving an annual commitment or annual payment to or from Seller of more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) individually, or One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate; or (b) not made in the ordinary course of business that is significant to Business. At the Closing, the Transferred Agreements are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms with respect to Seller and, to Sellers Knowledge, each other party to such Transferred Agreements, except (a) that this representation and warranty does not apply to provisions in those agreements that purport to waive a Lien right of any party or include a covenant not to compete and (b) as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and subject to the Laws governing (and all limitations on) specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. There are no existing material defaults or breaches of Seller under any Transferred Agreement (or events or conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or breach) and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there are no such material defaults (or events or conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or breach) with respect to any third party to any Transferred Agreement. Seller is not participating in any discussions or negotiations regarding modification of or amendment to any Transferred Agreement or entry into any new material contract applicable to the Business or the Transferred Assets. Schedule 4.11 sets forth a list of all Transferred Agreements that by their terms require consent from the other party to the Contract for transfer or assignment contemplated by this Agreement.
4.12 Tax Returns; Taxes.
4.12.1 To the extent that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business or materially and adversely impact Purchasers ownership of the Transferred Assets or operation of the Business, Seller has timely filed all required federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns relating to the Transferred Assets or the Business, and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and were prepared in accordance with applicable Laws. Seller has timely paid all Taxes that have become due with respect to such Tax Returns and has timely paid or has provided adequate accruals on its Unaudited Statements for all other Taxes imposed with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business.
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4.12.2 Seller has duly withheld or collected all payroll and employment Taxes and other Taxes that are required by applicable Law to have been withheld or collected with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business, and all such amounts so withheld or collected have, if due, been timely paid over to the appropriate Governmental Entity, and all IRS Forms W-2 and 1099 (and any and all state, local and foreign analogues) with respect thereto which are required to have been filed have been properly completed and filed.
4.12.3 There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Transferred Assets, other than with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable.
4.12.4 To the extent applicable to the Transferred Assets or the Business: (a) no audit or other examination of any Tax Return of Seller is presently in progress, nor has Seller been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination; (b) no adjustment relating to any Tax Return filed by Seller has been proposed formally or, to the Knowledge of Seller, informally by any tax authority to Seller or any representative thereof; (c) no claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where Seller does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction; and (d) Seller has not executed any outstanding waiver of any statute of limitations on or extension of the period for the assessment of collection of any Tax.
4.12.5 None of the Transferred Assets is properly treated as owned by persons other than Seller for income Tax purposes, and none of the Transferred Assets is tax-exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.
4.13 Seller Benefit Plans. Schedule 4.13 sets forth a true and complete list of each Seller Benefit Plan that currently provides for employee benefits or the remuneration of the Business Employees or the dependents of any Business Employee. With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan identified on Schedule 4.13, Seller has heretofore delivered or made available to Purchaser true and complete copies of the plan documents and any amendments thereto (or, if the plan is not written, a written description thereof), as reasonably requested by Purchaser. Each Seller Benefit Plan complies in all material respects with ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws and each Seller Benefit Plan has been operated in compliance with the terms thereof. Each Seller Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code (each a Tax-Qualified Plan) has received a favorable determination letter or opinion from the IRS, and Seller has no Knowledge of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in revocation of any such favorable determination letter or opinion. The trusts maintained under each such Tax-Qualified Plan have been determined by the IRS to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code.
4.14 Employees and Contractors.
4.14.1 Employees and Contractors. No Business Employee has been granted the right to continued employment by Seller or to any material compensation following termination of employment with Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 4.14.1. Seller has no Knowledge that any Business Employee or consultant of the Business (collectively, the Contractors) intends to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with Seller, nor does Seller have a present intention to terminate the employment or engagement of any such
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Contractor. Set forth on Schedule 4.14.1 is a complete and correct list of, and Seller has provided to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of, all employment or severance or termination agreements and policies, plans, commitments or other Contracts, whether written or oral, accruing to the benefit of any Business Employee or material Contractor.
4.14.2 Compensation. Schedule 4.14.2 sets forth an accurate, correct and complete list of all (a) Business Employees, including each Persons name, title or position, whether such Person is actively at work or on a leave of absence, present annual compensation (including bonuses, commissions and accrued amount of deferred compensation), accrued and unused paid vacation and other paid leave, years of service, interests in any incentive compensation plan, and estimated entitlements to receive supplementary retirement benefits or allowances (whether pursuant to a contractual obligation or otherwise) and (b) individuals who are currently performing services for Seller related to the Business who are classified as consultants or independent contractors.
4.14.3 Disputes. There are no claims, disputes or controversies pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened involving any Business Employee or group of Business Employees, except for claims, disputes or controversies that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller has not suffered or sustained any work stoppage and, to Sellers Knowledge, no such work stoppage is threatened.
4.14.4 Compliance with Laws. Seller has complied in all respects with all Laws related to the employment of the Business Employees, including provisions related to wages, hours, leaves of absence, equal opportunity, occupational health and safety, workers compensation, severance, employee handbooks or manuals, collective bargaining and the payment of social security and other Taxes, except for any noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller has no Liability under any Law related to employment of the Business Employees and attributable to an event occurring or a state of facts existing prior to the date hereof, except for Liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.14.5 Unions. Seller is not a party to any Contracts with any labor union or employee association nor has Seller conducted negotiations with any labor union or employee association with respect to any future contracts. Seller is not aware of any current attempts to organize or establish any labor union or employee association with respect to any employees of Seller, and there is no existing or pending certification of any such union with regard to a bargaining unit. Seller has performed and discharged in all material respects its obligations with respect to works councils and other staff representatives, staff representative bodies and institutions representing all or part of the Business Employees.
4.15 Intellectual Property. Schedule 4.15 contains a list of all material Seller Intellectual Property, other than (a) commercial off-the-shelf Software having a cost of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per seat or license and (b) standard form non-exclusive licenses with respect to Intellectual Property that is generally available and has a cost of less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per year, specifying in each case whether such Seller Intellectual Property is owned or controlled by or for, licensed to, or otherwise held by or for the benefit of Seller.
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4.15.1 Seller has the right to bring actions for the infringement of its respective rights to the Seller Intellectual Property, with such exceptions as in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) give rise to any right of termination or cancellation with respect to any license or other agreement to use, sell, license or dispose of such Seller Intellectual Property which in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business or (ii) in any way impair any currently existing right of Seller to use, sell, license or dispose of or to bring any action for the infringement of any of the rights to such Intellectual Property or any portion thereof, with such exceptions as in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.15.2 (a) None of the former or present employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of Seller holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or to any Seller Intellectual Property; (b) Seller does not license from any present or, to Sellers Knowledge, former employees, officers, directors or independent contractors of Seller, any Seller Intellectual Property which is necessary for the Business; (c) except for agreements imposing an obligation on former or present employees, officers, directors, or independent contractors of Seller to keep the Seller Intellectual Property confidential or to assign to Seller any Seller Intellectual Property created, developed or conceived by any such Persons, Seller is not a party to any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement or any other Contract with any employee of Seller relating to any Seller Intellectual Property, that grants such employee an ownership right in such Intellectual Property.
4.15.3 With such exceptions as in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, (i) the operation of the Business and the manufacture, marketing, use, sale, licensure or disposition of any Seller Intellectual Property in the manner currently used, sold, licensed or disposed of by Seller does not and will not (A) violate any license or agreement between Seller and any third party, or (B) based, in part, on representations and warranties from third parties from whom such Seller Intellectual Property is licensed by Seller, infringe on the proprietary rights of any Person, nor has such an infringement been alleged within three years preceding the date of this Agreement (other than such as have been resolved); (ii) there is no pending or to Sellers Knowledge, threatened, claim or litigation challenging or questioning the validity, ownership or right to use, sell, license or dispose of any such Seller Intellectual Property in the manner in which currently used, sold, licensed or disposed of by Seller, nor is there a valid basis for any such claim or litigation, nor has Seller received any notice asserting that the proposed operation of the Business or the use, sale, license or disposition by Seller of any of the Seller Intellectual Property conflicts or will conflict with the rights of any other party, nor is there a valid basis for any such assertion in each case; and (iii) none of the Seller Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Business as currently conducted is being infringed by any Person and Seller has not asserted any claim of infringement, misappropriation or misuse within the past three (3) years.
4.16 Transactions with Affiliates. No officer or director of Seller, or any Person with whom any such officer or director has any direct or indirect relation by blood, marriage or adoption, or any entity that is an Affiliate of any such person has any material interest in: (a) any Contract with Seller relating to the Transferred Assets; (b) any Transferred Agreement; (c) any
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loan or Contract for or relating to the Transferred Assets; (d) any entity that does business with Seller with respect to the Business; or (e) any property, asset or right that is used by Seller in the conduct of the Business. All Contracts between Seller and any of its Affiliates relating to the Business have been disclosed in Schedule 4.11, Schedule 4.15, or Schedule 4.16.
4.17 Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 4.17 lists the ten (10) largest customers of the Business, determined on the basis of sales revenue, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2006. Seller has not received written notice and is not otherwise aware that any current customer or supplier identified on Schedule 4.17.1 or Schedule 4.17.2 may cease dealing with Seller, may otherwise materially reduce the volume of business transacted by such Person with Seller or otherwise is materially dissatisfied with the service Seller provides such Person. Seller has no reason to believe that any such Person will cease to do business with Purchaser after, or as a result of, consummation of the Transaction.
4.18 Environmental Liability. At all times prior to the Closing, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.18, Seller has complied in all respects with all Environmental Laws related to the Business, except where the failure to comply has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller has not received any notice, report, or information (including information that any action of any kind is pending or threatened) of any Liabilities, or any corrective, investigatory or remedial obligations, arising under Environmental Laws of Seller except where such Liabilities or obligations have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Seller holds all Material Permits under Environmental Laws necessary for the conduct of the Business as presently being conducted. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Hazardous Materials have been, or are currently, located at, in, or under or emanating from any property currently or previously owned or operated by Seller and directly related to the Business in a manner which violates in any respect any Environmental Laws, except for such violations as in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
4.19 Permits. Seller has, and is in material compliance with, all Permits required to conduct the Business, except any such Permit the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business (Material Permits). All the Material Permits are valid and in full force and effect. There is not now pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened, any action by any Person or by or before any Governmental Entity to revoke, cancel, rescind, modify or refuse to renew any the Material Permits and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there exist no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to give rise to such action. Permits means all licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, authorizations, certificates, registrations, consents or orders of, or filings with, any Governmental Entity used or held for use in the operation of the Business and all other rights and privileges granted by a Governmental Entity necessary to allow Seller to own and operate the Business without any violation of law.
4.20 Insurance. Schedule 4.20 contains a complete and correct list and a brief description of all policies of title, property, fire, hazard, casualty, liability, life, workmens compensation, and other forms of insurance of any kind relating to the Business. There is no claim by Seller pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been
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questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All such insurance policies and bonds relating to the Business are in full force and effect.
4.21 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty or other statement made by Seller in this Agreement, the Schedules hereto or otherwise in connection with this Agreement contains any untrue statement or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
5.1 Organization. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
5.2 Authorization. Purchaser has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents by Purchaser, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein and therein have been duly and validly authorized by Purchasers Board of Directors and no other corporate proceedings are necessary to authorize this Agreement or for Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been and, as of the Closing Date, and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents will be, duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitute the valid and binding agreements of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforceability of creditors rights generally, general equitable principles and the discretion of courts in granting equitable remedies.
5.3 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. Except for that certain Credit Agreement by and among Purchaser, certain of Purchasers subsidiaries and Bank of America, N.A., dated March 9, 2007, as amended, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents do not or will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation under, (a) any term or provision of the charter documents of Purchaser, (b) any Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (c) any judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Entity to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its properties is bound or (d) any Law or arbitration award applicable to Purchaser, except in any case under clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, where, the loss, termination, breach, acceleration,
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modification or cancellation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser, or to materially impair Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required with respect to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Purchaser Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except (x) the filing with the SEC of such reports under the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) any filings required under the rules and regulations of the NGM, and except where the failure to obtain such consent, approval, order, authorization or registration or the failure to make such declaration or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser, or to materially impair Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.4 Legal Proceedings. Except for pending proceedings before Nasdaq regarding a potential delisting of Purchasers stock, there are no suits, actions, claims, arbitration proceedings or investigations pending or, to Purchasers knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving Purchaser before any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser or Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser is not subject to any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court or arbitration panel that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser.
5.5 Financial Capacity. Purchaser will have sufficient cash on hand, liquid assets and available borrowings to pay the cash portion of the Purchase Price at Closing.
5.6 Inspections; No Other Representations. Purchaser has undertaken such investigation and has been provided with and has evaluated such documents and information as it has deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents. Purchaser acknowledges that Seller has given Purchaser complete and open access to the key Business Employees and to the documents and facilities of Seller directly related to the Business. Purchaser agrees to accept the Business in the condition it is in on the Closing Date based upon its own inspection, examination and determination with respect thereto as to all matters, and without reliance upon any express or implied representations or warranties of any nature made by or on behalf of or imputed to Seller, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges that Seller makes no representation or warranty with respect to (i) any projections, estimates or budgets delivered to or made available to Purchaser of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Business or the future business and operations of the Business or (ii) any other information or documents made available to Purchaser or its counsel, accountants or advisors with respect to the Business, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 6
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
6.1 Sellers Conduct of the Business Prior to Closing. From the date hereof until the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, Seller will, except as expressly required by this Agreement and except as otherwise consented to in advance in writing by Purchaser:
6.1.1 operate the Business in the ordinary course on a basis consistent with past practice and not enter into any agreement, transaction or activity or make any commitment with respect to the Business except those in the ordinary course of business and not otherwise prohibited under this Section 6.1;
6.1.2 use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the goodwill of the Business, keep the Business Employees available to Purchaser and preserve the relationships and goodwill relating to the Business with customers, suppliers, Business Employees and others having business relations with Seller directly related to the Business;
6.1.3 duly and timely file or cause to be filed all material reports and returns relating to the Business required to be filed with any Governmental Entity;
6.1.4 timely file accurate and complete Tax Returns that relate to the Business or the Transferred Assets as such Tax Returns become due, and timely pay all Taxes that relate to the Business or the Transferred Assets as such Taxes become due;
6.1.5 not dispose of or permit to lapse any rights to the use of any Seller Intellectual Property;
6.1.6 not, except for the Subcontracting Agreements, (a) sell or transfer any assets directly related to or used or held for use in the conduct of the Business, including the Transferred Assets, (b) grant, create, incur or suffer to exist any Liens other than Permitted Liens on the Transferred Assets, (c) incur any Liability relating to the Transferred Assets (absolute, accrued or contingent) in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) individually (provided, however, that any consents for Liabilities in excess of such amount under this Section 6.1.6(c) shall not be unreasonably withheld by Seller), (d) waive any material claims or rights relating to the Transferred Assets, or (e) enter into any material Contract related to the Business or the Transferred Assets;
6.1.7 not increase in any manner the base compensation of, or enter into any new bonus or incentive agreement or arrangement with, any Business Employee, except as set forth on Schedule 6.1.7;
6.1.8 not pay or agree to pay any additional or increased benefits under any Seller Benefit Plan to any Business Employee, except as set forth on Schedule 6.1.8;
6.1.9 not award any additional equity to any Business Employee, except to the extent Seller is contractually obligated to provide such equity award as of the date hereof and which has been disclosed to Purchaser prior to the date hereof;
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6.1.10 not amend or terminate any employment agreement or enter into any new employment agreement with any Business Employee, except as set forth on Schedule 6.1.10;
6.1.11 perform in all material respects all of its obligations under all Transferred Agreements, and not default or suffer to exist any event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any Transferred Agreement (except those being contested in good faith) and not enter into, assume or amend any Contract that is or would be a Transferred Agreement;
6.1.12 maintain in full force and effect insurance comparable in amount and scope of coverage to that now maintained by or on behalf of Seller and related to the Business; and
6.1.13 not authorize, or commit or agree to take, any of the foregoing actions which Seller is prohibited to take without Purchasers prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Seller shall keep records relating to the Business in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods and in accordance with past practice, and shall supply to Purchaser monthly reports relating to the Business, as soon as practicable (and no later than thirty (30) calendar days) after the end of each month, and such other documents (financial or otherwise) as Purchaser shall reasonably request. Seller shall inform and consult with Purchaser regarding any significant developments or transactions proposed to be entered into relating to the Business prior to the earlier of the Closing or the Termination Date. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: (i) nothing in this Agreement shall give Purchaser, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct Sellers operation of the Business prior to the Closing, (ii) prior to the Closing, each of Seller and Purchaser shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its subsidiaries respective operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Purchaser shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 6.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would, upon advice of counsel, violate applicable antitrust Law.
6.2 Inspection and Access to Information. From the date hereof to the Closing Date or until this Agreement is terminated as provided in Article 10, Seller shall afford Purchaser, its advisors and representatives, upon prior written notice and in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business activities of Seller, reasonable access to information relating to the Transferred Assets and the Business as Purchaser reasonably requests, including permitting Purchaser, its advisors and representatives to make physical inspections of the Transferred Assets, Sellers financial statements and the Books and Records.
6.3 Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Parties will each use their reasonable, good faith efforts to perform their obligations under this Agreement and to cause the transactions contemplated in this Agreement to be effected on June 1, 2007 or as soon as practicable thereafter, but in any event on or prior to the Termination Date, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and will
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cooperate fully with each other and their designees in connection with any steps required to be taken as a part of their respective obligations under this Agreement, including promptly making their respective filings and submissions and taking all actions necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to obtain any required approval of any Governmental Entity with jurisdiction over the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except that neither Party will have any obligation to take or consent to the taking of any action required by any such Governmental Entity that could materially and adversely affect the Company or the transactions contemplated by the this Agreement). Each of the Parties will furnish all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to the rules and regulations of any applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties shall cooperate with each other and will each use their reasonable best efforts to: (1) ensure that all of the Retained Accounts Receivable and Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable, as applicable, are collected in a timely manner, including obtaining purchase orders and any approvals necessary to ensure payment from the applicable client; (2) keep each Party reasonably informed regarding the progress towards milestones under Customer Agreements, Dual Use Contracts and Subcontractor Agreements, as applicable, related to unbilled Retained Accounts Receivable and Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivables, as applicable, and shall cooperate with each other in invoicing unbilled Retained Accounts Receivable and Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivables, as applicable, as promptly as possible; and (3) provide the necessary data to the invoicing Party necessary to prepare the invoice and shall agree, upon the reasonable request of the other Party, to follow up with the appropriate client personnel on any applicable approval processes and payment status. Seller shall have no right whatsoever to modify, amend or waive the terms of any Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivables and Purchaser shall have no right whatsoever to modify, amend or waive the terms of any Retained Accounts Receivable.
6.4 Third Party Consents; Dual-Use Contracts.
6.4.1 Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, in a form and on terms reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, such written consents, assignments, waivers and authorizations or other certificates from third parties and give such notices to third parties, in each case that are required to consummate the transactions provided for herein and to keep in effect and avoid the breach, violation or termination of any Transferred Agreement (each, an Assignment Consent). If any Assignment Consent, other than an Assignment Consent for a Contract set forth on Schedule 8.1.12 or a Related Document set forth on Schedule 8.1.14(iii) as to which Purchaser has not waived the applicable closing condition, is not received on or before the Closing Date with respect to any Transferred Agreement, (i) Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide Purchaser with all of the benefits of such Transferred Agreement as if the Assignment Consent had been obtained, including by granting subleases and establishing subcontracting arrangements, and (ii) upon receipt of such Assignment Consent, such Transferred Agreement shall be assigned to Purchaser.
6.4.2 Prior to Closing, (a) Seller shall establish subcontracting arrangements with, and grant subleases to, as applicable, Purchaser to provide Purchaser with all of the benefits relating to the Business under the Dual-Use Contracts listed on Schedule 8.1.14(i) (the Seller Subcontracting Agreements), (b) Seller shall transfer the Dual-Use Contracts listed on Schedule 8.1.14(ii) to Purchaser and Purchaser shall establish subcontracting arrangements with, and grant subleases to, as applicable, Seller to provide Seller with all of the benefits other than those
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relating to the Business under such transferred Dual-Use Contracts listed on Schedule 8.1.14(ii) (the Purchaser Subcontracting Agreements and together with the Seller Subcontracting Agreements, the Subcontracting Agreements) and (c) Seller shall transfer the purchase orders, contract supplements, work orders and similar engagement documents under the Dual-Use Contracts listed on Schedule 8.1.14(iii) to Purchaser (the Related Documents). If any Dual-Use Contracts are not subcontracted or subleased, as the case may be, to Purchaser on or before the Closing Date, Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide Purchaser with all of the benefits relating to the Business under the such Dual-Use Contracts. If any Dual-Use Contracts transferred to Purchaser are not subcontracted or subleased, as the case may be, to Seller on or before the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide Seller with all of the benefits other than those relating to the Business under the such Dual-Use Contracts. From and after the Closing Date, the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts and shall cooperate with each other in any reasonable arrangement designed to obtain any further written consents, assignments, waivers and authorizations or other certificates from third parties and give such notices to third parties, in each case that are required for the Parties to enter into direct arrangements with the third-parties to the Dual-Use Contracts to provide, with respect to the Purchaser, all of the benefits of the Dual-Use Contracts relating to the Business, and, with respect to the Seller, all of the benefits of the Dual-Use Contracts other than those relating to the Business.
6.5 Employee Matters.
6.5.1 Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall offer employment to the Business Employees listed on Schedule 6.5.1 and consulting or services engagements to the Business Contractors listed on Schedule 6.5.1. Effective on the later of the Closing Date or the date on which each Transferred Employee or Contractor commences employment or engagement by Purchaser, as the case may be, Purchaser shall provide, or shall cause to be provided to, such Transferred Employee or Contractor, as the case may be, compensation, employee benefits, title, duties and responsibilities, location for performance of duties, credit for years of service, and terms and conditions of employment or consulting engagement that are substantially similar, in the aggregate, as Purchaser provides to similarly-situated employees or contractors of Purchaser. Effective on the later of the Closing Date or the date on which a Transferred Employee commences employment by Purchaser, to the extent permitted by Law and applicable tax qualification requirements, and subject to any generally applicable break in service or similar rule, and the approval of any insurance carrier, third party provider or the like with reasonable best efforts of Purchaser, such Transferred Employee shall receive credit for his service with Seller prior to the Closing for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting (but not for benefit accrual purposes) under the employee benefit plans and arrangements of Purchaser, but only to the extent such service was given credit under the Seller Benefit Plans. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, none of the provisions contained herein shall operate to duplicate any benefit provided to any Transferred Employee or the funding of any such benefit. Subject to the approval of any insurance carrier, third party provider or the like with reasonable best efforts of Purchaser, Purchaser will also cause all (A) pre-existing conditions and proof of insurability provisions, for all conditions that each Transferred Employee and his covered dependents have as of the later of the Closing Date or the date on which such Transferred Employee commences employment by Purchaser, and (B) waiting periods under each plan that would otherwise be
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applicable to newly hired employees to be waived in the case of clause (A) or clause (B) with respect to such Transferred Employee to the same extent waived or satisfied under Sellers Employee Benefit Plans; provided, however, that nothing in this sentence shall limit the ability of Purchaser from amending or entering into new or different employee benefit plans or arrangements provided such plans or arrangements treat the Transferred Employees or Contractors, as the case may be, in a substantially similar manner as employees or contractors of Purchaser are treated.
6.5.2 Nothing in this Section 6.5 is intended to alter the terms and conditions or character of any existing employment relationship between Seller and any Business Employee.
6.5.3 Purchaser shall not take any action which would subject Seller, or any of its Subsidiaries, to liability under the WARN Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder or under California Labor Code Sections 1400-1408 or the equivalent statutes under and other applicable state Law.
6.5.4 No provision of this Section 6.5 shall create any third party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former employee (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of Seller in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) with Purchaser and no provision of this Section 6.5 shall create any such rights in any such Persons in respect of any benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any employee benefit plan or any plan or arrangement which may be established by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.
6.6 Transfer Taxes; Expenses. All transfer Taxes (not including income Taxes) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and the cost of preparing any Tax Returns related to transfer Taxes) shall be paid by Seller. All real property, personal property, ad valorem or other similar Taxes (not including income Taxes) levied with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business for a taxable period which includes the Closing Date shall be apportioned between Purchaser and Seller based on the number of days included in such period through and including the Closing Date and the number of days included in such period after the Closing Date. To the extent that any portion of a pro-rated Tax or allocated transfer Tax is paid or required by Law to be paid by one Party hereto but required by the foregoing to be borne by another Party hereto, such other Party shall pay or reimburse the Tax-paying Party for the proper portion of the Tax required to be so borne upon notice from the Tax-paying Party of the amount of such Tax required to be paid or reimbursed. Each Party shall timely and duly cause to be filed all Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all Taxes subject to this Section 6.6 that are required by Law to be filed by such Party, and shall pay to the relevant Governmental Entity all such Taxes that are required to be paid by such Party (subject to such reimbursement as provided for herein).
6.7 Financing. Purchaser covenants that, at Closing and in any event no later than the Termination Date, Purchaser will have sufficient funds to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Purchasers obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not contingent upon the consummation of any financing transaction.
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6.8 No Solicitation or Negotiations. Seller shall not nor shall it authorize or permit any of its officers, directors or employees, investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors, agents or representatives (collectively, Representatives) to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate, encourage or facilitate the submission of, an offer to acquire the Business or any material portion thereof, or greater than a majority of the Transferred Assets, pursuant to a merger, consolidation, asset purchase, stock purchase or other business combination transaction (an Alternative Proposal), or (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any non-public information with respect to, or take any other action to facilitate knowingly the making of any inquiry or any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Alternative Proposal. In the event that Seller receives a written or oral inquiry expressing interest in an Alternative Proposal from any third party, Seller shall immediately, by electronic mail, notify Purchaser in writing of such inquiry.
6.9 Non-Solicitation/Covenant Not to Hire.
6.9.1 Covenant Not to Hire. Unless the Parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, Seller and its Affiliates agree that they will not, and will not permit their Affiliates to, prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, in any manner, directly or indirectly or by assisting others, (a) hire or attempt to hire, on any of their behalves or on behalf of any other Person, any Transferred Employee, or (b) otherwise encourage any Transferred Employee to leave the employ of Purchaser; provided, however, that this Section 6.9.1 shall not apply to Transferred Employees who have ceased to remain in service to Purchaser, as employees or consultants or otherwise, for ninety (90) or more days.
6.9.2 Non-Solicitation. Unless the Parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, the Parties agree that they will not, and they will not permit their Affiliates to, prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, in any manner, directly or indirectly, or by assisting others, solicit or attempt to solicit on any of their behalves or on behalf of any other Person any employee of the other Party or its Affiliates, except to the extent that Purchaser is permitted to continue to employ Business Employees as contemplated by Section 6.5 above; provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 6.9.2 will not apply to general solicitations of potential employees (e.g., general newspaper advertisements or website job postings) that are not specifically targeted to the employees of the other Party or otherwise intended to circumvent the provisions of this Section 6.9.2.
6.9.3 Injunctive Relief. The Parties hereby agree that any remedy at law for any breach of the provisions contained in this Section 6.9 may be inadequate and that the non-breaching Party will be entitled to seek injunctive relief in addition to any other remedy such Party might have under this Agreement.
6.10 Brokers Fees. Seller and Purchaser each agree to pay and hold the other Party harmless with respect to any fee due to any broker, finder or investment banker engaged by such Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.11 Confidentiality. Purchaser confirms that it has entered into the Confidentiality Agreement between Seller and Purchaser dated as of September 20, 2006 (the NDA) and that it
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is bound by, and will abide by, the provisions of the NDA. If this Agreement is terminated, the NDA will remain in full force and effect.
6.12 Trademarks; Tradenames. After the Closing, Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to, use any of the marks or names set forth on Schedule 6.12. This Section 6.12 shall not prohibit Purchaser from fair use (as that term is interpreted under federal trademark Law) of the name Wireless Facilities (for example, the right to use the name Wireless Facilities to describe Purchasers acquisition of the Business pursuant to this Agreement).
6.13 Access.
6.13.1 Purchasers Access. On and after the Closing Date, Seller will afford promptly to Purchaser and its accountants, attorneys, agents and representatives full and complete access to its properties, books, records, documents, employees, directors and auditors to the extent reasonably necessary or appropriate to permit Purchaser to (a) determine any matter relating to Purchasers rights and obligations hereunder, (b) complete and/or initiate any and all financial audits necessary or appropriate for Purchasers business, operations and financial reporting purposes, and (c) respond to, prepare for, or defend itself against any third-party or governmental investigation, inquiry, action, suit, proceeding, claim or threatened or actual legal or arbitral proceedings related to an Assumed Liability and arising from the operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date or to a third party (including Governmental Entity) complaint, audit, investigation, action or proceeding covered by Section 11.1 as to which Seller has not assumed the defense pursuant to Section 11.3; provided, however, that any such access by Purchaser shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of Sellers business.
6.13.2 Sellers Access. On and after the Closing Date, Purchaser will afford promptly to Seller and its accountants, attorneys, agents and representatives full and complete access to their properties, books, records, documents, employees, directors and auditors to the extent reasonably necessary or appropriate to permit Seller to (a) determine any matter relating to Sellers rights and obligations hereunder or to any period ending on or before the Closing Date, (b) complete and/or initiate any and all financial audits necessary or appropriate for Sellers business, operations and financial reporting purposes, and (c) respond to, prepare for, or defend itself against any third-party or governmental investigation, inquiry, action, suit, proceeding, claim or threatened or actual legal or arbitral proceedings, including any and all stockholder derivative and/or class action litigation, including In re Buy.com, Inc. Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Case No. 01-CV-6323, In re Wireless Facilities, Inc. Securities Litigation, Master File No. 04CV1589-JAH, In re Wireless Facilities, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Lead Case No. 04CV1663-JAH and In re Wireless Facilities, Inc. Derivative Litigation, California Superior Court, San Diego County, Lead Case No. GIC 834253, and inquiries and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), In re Wireless Facilities, Inc. v. Nadeem Haider and Celcite Management Solutions, LLC, whether or not in existence as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that any such access by Seller shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of Purchaser; provided, further, that Seller may retain copies of such Books and Records that are reasonably necessary or appropriate to respond to, prepare for, or produce such properties, books, records and employees in connection with any existing third-party
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or governmental investigation, inquiry, action, suit, proceeding, claim or threatened or actual legal proceeding or arbitration. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser will provide full cooperation with respect to issues relating to, arising under or resulting from Sellers ongoing stockholder derivative and/or class action litigation and SEC investigation, including: (x) assisting in making employees of Purchaser reasonably available for deposition testimony; and (y) preserving and delivering original copies of, and providing reasonable access to, any and all properties, books, records, documents relating to, arising under or resulting from Sellers ongoing stockholder derivative and/or class action litigation and SEC investigation. Seller shall be responsible for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries in complying with this Section 6.13.2, including copying, delivery and telephone charges and shall provide Purchaser with reasonable compensation for the salary and benefits associated with any employees who devote a significant portion of any calendar year assisting Seller pursuant to this Section 6.13.2.
6.14 Covenant Not to Compete. For a period of five (5) years following the Closing Date, Seller hereby agrees not to, either on its own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any Person, carry on or be engaged, directly or indirectly, whether as a shareholder, director, employee, partner, agent or otherwise, in the United States in the delivery of products or services, whether directly or as a subcontractor to a vendor or any other Person, that are competitive with the Business as conducted on the Closing Date; provided, however, Seller shall in no way be restricted from engaging in or carrying on (a) such activities for Governmental Entities through its WFI Government Services, Inc. entity in connection with the non-commercial activities of such Governmental Entities, such as, but not limited to, military and police functions or (b) non-engineering consulting services to commercial wireless carriers regarding spectrum relocation and clearing matters relating to applicable Laws. While the restrictions contained in this Section 6.14 are considered by the Parties to be reasonable in all the circumstances for the protection of the interests of Purchaser, it is recognized that restrictions of the nature in question may fail for technical reasons and, accordingly, it is hereby agreed and declared that if any of such restrictions shall be adjudged to be void but would be valid if part of the wording thereof were deleted or the periods thereof reduced or the range of activities or area dealt with thereby reduced in scope, the said restriction shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary to make it valid and effective. The Parties hereby agree that any remedy at Law for any of breach by Seller of any of the provisions contained in this Section 6.14 may be inadequate and that Purchaser will be entitled to seek injunctive relief in addition to any other remedy Purchaser may have under this Agreement.
6.15 Post-Closing Financial Statements. Seller shall use its best efforts to deliver to Purchaser no later than sixty (60) days after the Closing, the financial statements for the Business as of and for the years that, pursuant to Rule 3-05(b) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Purchaser will be required to file with the SEC on Form 8-K as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the Required Post-Closing Financial Statements). The Required Post-Closing Financial Statements, when delivered, will be accurate and complete in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Business on a stand-alone basis for the periods covered thereby. The Required Post-Closing Financial Statements will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered. Seller shall use its best
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efforts to assist with obtaining all the consents required from accounting firms for Purchaser to file the Required Post-Closing Financial Statements with the SEC no later than seventy-five (75) days after the Closing Date.
6.16 Notices of Certain Events; Continuing Disclosure. After the date of this Agreement, Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of: (i) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to Sellers Knowledge threatened against, or relating to or involving or otherwise affecting Seller or the Business or that relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any material developments relating to any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings disclosed. Until the Closing Date, Seller shall have the continuing obligation to promptly advise Purchaser with respect to any matter hereafter arising or discovered that at such time Seller reasonably believes that, if existing or known at the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in a Schedule to this Agreement, or would, or would be reasonably likely to, constitute a breach or prospective breach of this Agreement by Seller. No notice pursuant to this Section 6.16 shall affect any representation or warranty given by Seller hereunder or any of Purchasers rights under this Agreement.
6.17 Future Financing. Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to consummate a subsequent financing to repay the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Note prior to the Maturity Date (as such term is defined in the Note).
ARTICLE 7
RESERVED
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1 Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
8.1.1 No Proceedings. No judgment, injunction, order or decree of a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting the consummation of such transactions; provided, however, that prior to asserting this condition, Purchaser shall have used its reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of any such judgment, injunction, order or decree.
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8.1.2 Governmental Consents. All consents, approvals, orders or authorizations from, and all material declarations, filings and registrations with, any Governmental Entity, including all necessary approvals under any applicable antitrust Laws, required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or made.
8.1.3 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article 4 must have been true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and must be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties that, by their terms, speak only as of a specific date or dates, in which case such representations and warranties need only to be true and correct on and as of such specified date or dates), except for inaccuracies of representations or warranties the circumstances giving rise to which, individually or in the aggregate, do not constitute and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, all Material Adverse Effect qualifications and other materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties shall be disregarded), and Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller to the foregoing effect.
8.1.4 Performance of Obligations of Seller. Seller must have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller to the foregoing effect.
8.1.5 Opinion of Counsel. Purchaser must have received from counsel to Seller an opinion in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit A, addressed to Purchaser, and dated as of the Closing Date (the Legal Opinion).
8.1.6 Transition Services Agreement. Seller must have executed and delivered to Purchaser a counterpart of the Transition Services Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Transition Services Agreement).
8.1.7 [Intentionally Omitted].
8.1.8 FIRPTA Certificate. Purchaser shall have received a certificate, signed by Seller under penalties of perjury, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, (the FIRPTA Certificate).
8.1.9 Secretary Certificate of Seller. A certificate executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Seller, dated the Closing Date, certifying as to (a) the good standing of Seller in its jurisdiction of organization, (b) the certificate of incorporation of Seller and (c) the effectiveness of the resolutions required in order to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller.
8.1.10 Material Adverse Effect. No event or events that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business shall have occurred after the date of this Agreement.
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8.1.11 Employment Offer Letters. The following shall have executed and delivered to Purchaser employment offer letters with Purchaser containing customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto (the Employment Offer Letters):
(a) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Business Employees listed on Schedule 8.1.11 under the heading Key Employees;
(b) at least seventy percent (70%) of the Business Employees listed on Schedule 8.1.11 under the heading RF Group; and
(c) at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the Business Employees listed on Schedule 8.1.11 under the headings LMR Group, Broadband and In Building Group and FNE Group.
8.1.12 Assignment Consents; Bank Consent and Release. Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser: (i) all Assignment Consents, in a form and on terms reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, for each of the Contracts listed in Schedule 8.1.12 and (ii) duly executed UCC termination statements or amendments to UCC statements, in a form and on terms reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, releasing the existing security interests of any of the lenders under the Contract listed as item 13 of Schedule 4.11 in the Transferred Assets.
8.1.13 Customer Certification. Purchaser shall have received a certificate from Seller that, to the best of its Knowledge, no customer listed on Schedule 8.1.13 will cease to do business with Purchaser after, or as a result of, consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (the Customer Certification).
8.1.14 Subcontracting Agreements; Related Documents. Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser the Subcontracting Agreements and Related Documents listed on Schedule 8.1.14(i) and Schedule 8.1.14(iii), respectively.
8.1.15 Employee Leasing Agreement. Seller must have executed and delivered to Purchaser a counterpart of the Employee Leasing Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.
8.1.16 Note. Seller must have executed and delivered to Purchaser a counterpart of the Note in the final form as approved by the Seller as of the date hereof and attached as Exhibit J hereto.
8.1.17 Subordination Agreement. Seller must have executed and delivered to Purchaser and Bank of America, N.A., a counterpart of the Subordination Agreement in the final form as approved by the Seller as of the date hereof and attached as Exhibit K hereto (the Subordination Agreement).
8.2 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
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8.2.1 No Proceedings. No judgment, injunction, order or decree of a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting the consummation of such transactions; provided, however, that prior to asserting this condition, Seller shall have used its reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of any such judgment, injunction, order or decree.
8.2.2 Governmental Consents. All consents, approvals, orders or authorizations from, and all material declarations, filings and registrations with, any Governmental Entity, including all necessary approvals under any applicable antitrust Laws, required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or made.
8.2.3 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in Article 5 must have been true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and must be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any such representations and warranties that, by their terms, speak only as of a specific date or dates, in which case such representations and warranties need only to be true and correct on and as of such specified date or dates), except for inaccuracies of representations or warranties the circumstances giving rise to which, individually or in the aggregate, do not constitute and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, all materiality qualifications contained in such representations and warranties shall be disregarded), and Seller shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser to the foregoing effect.
8.2.4 Performance of Obligations by Purchaser. Purchaser must have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, and Seller shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser to the foregoing effect.
8.2.5 Transition Services Agreement. Purchaser must have executed and delivered to Seller the Transition Services Agreement.
8.2.6 [Intentionally Omitted].
8.2.7 Secretarys Certificate. A certificate executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, as to (a) the good standing of Purchaser in its jurisdiction of organization and (b) the effectiveness of the resolutions required in order to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser.
8.2.8 Employment Offer Letters. Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to Seller the Employment Offer Letters.
8.2.9 Subcontracting Agreements. Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller the Subcontracting Agreements listed on Schedule 8.1.14(ii).
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8.2.10 Employee Leasing Agreement. Purchaser must have executed and delivered to Seller a counterpart of the Employee Leasing Agreement.
8.2.11 Subordination Agreement. Purchaser and Bank of America, N.A. must have executed and delivered to Seller a counterpart of the Subordination Agreement.
8.2.12 Note. Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller a fully executed original of the Note.
ARTICLE 9
CLOSING
9.1 Closing; Time and Place. The closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the Closing) shall occur at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92130, at 10:00 A.M. on the first (1st) Business Day after the day on which all of the conditions to closing set forth in Article 8 are satisfied or waived (other than conditions that are intended to be satisfied at the Closing), or at such other date, time or place as the Parties may agree (the Closing Date).
9.2 Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall (a) take all steps necessary to place Purchaser in actual possession and operating control of the Business and the Transferred Assets and (b) deliver the following items, duly executed by Seller as applicable, all of which shall be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Purchasers counsel:
9.2.1 General Assignment and Bill of Sale; Assignment of Intellectual Property. General Assignment and Bill of Sale covering all of the applicable Transferred Assets, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F and the Assignment of Intellectual Property covering all of the applicable Transferred Intellectual Property, substantially in the for attached hereto as Exhibit H.
9.2.2 Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Assignment and Assumption Agreement, covering all of the Assumed Liabilities, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the Assignment and Assumption).
9.2.3 Officers Certificate. A certificate executed by an authorized officer of Seller as to compliance by Seller with the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1.3 and 8.1.4.
9.2.4 Secretarys Certificate. A certificate executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (a) the good standing of Seller in its jurisdiction of incorporation, (b) the certificate of incorporation of Seller and (c) the effectiveness of the resolutions required in order to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller.
9.2.5 Transition Services Agreement. The Transition Services Agreement.
9.2.6 [Intentionally Omitted].
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9.2.7 FIRPTA Certificate. The FIRPTA Certificate.
9.2.8 Employment Offer Letters. The Employment Offer Letters.
9.2.9 Assignment Consents. The Assignment Consents for each of the Contracts listed in Schedule 8.1.12.
9.2.10 Customer Certification. The Customer Certification.
9.2.11 Legal Opinion. The Legal Opinion.
9.2.12 Subcontracting Agreements; Related Documents. The Subcontracting Agreements and Related Documents listed on Schedule 8.1.14(i) and Schedule 8.1.14(iii), respectively.
9.2.13 Employee Leasing Agreement. The Employee Leasing Agreement.
9.2.14 Subordination Agreement. The Subordination Agreement.
9.2.15 Note. A signed counterpart of the Note.
9.2.16 Other Conveyance Instruments. All other documents required to be entered into or delivered by Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement or reasonably requested by Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.3 Purchaser Closing Deliveries. On the Closing, Purchaser will deliver, or cause to be delivered to Seller the following:
9.3.1 Payment. Payment of the cash portion of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 3.1.
9.3.2 Note. The Note.
9.3.3 Assignment and Assumption. Documents evidencing the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, including the Assignment and Assumption.
9.3.4 Officers Certificate. A certificate of an authorized officer of Purchaser as to compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 8.2.3 and 8.2.4.
9.3.5 Secretarys Certificate. A certificate executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, as to (a) the good standing of Purchaser in its jurisdiction of incorporation and (b) the effectiveness of the resolutions required in order to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser.
9.3.6 Transition Services Agreement. The Transition Services Agreement.
9.3.7 [Intentionally Omitted].
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9.3.8 Employment Offer Letters. The Employment Offer Letters.
9.3.9 Subcontracting Agreements. The Subcontracting Agreements listed on Schedule 8.1.14(ii).
9.3.10 Employee Leasing Agreement. The Employee Leasing Agreement.
9.3.11 Subordination Agreement. The Subordination Agreement executed by Purchaser and Bank of America, N.A.
9.3.12 Other Instruments. All other documents required to be entered into or delivered by Purchaser at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement or reasonably requested by Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing as follows:
10.1.1 in writing by mutual consent of the Parties;
10.1.2 by Seller, by written notice from Seller to Purchaser, if Purchaser (a) fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations contained in this Agreement required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date, other than its covenant set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.7, as to which Sellers sole remedy for Purchasers failure to perform shall be the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.3 and to receive the fee specified in Section 10.3, which failure is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after Seller has notified Purchaser in writing of its intent to terminate this Agreement by specifying the failure claimed and the corrective actions requested or (b) materially breaches before Closing any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, other than its representation and warranty set forth in Section 5.5, as to which Sellers sole remedy for Purchasers breach shall be the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.3 and to receive the fee specified in Section 10.3, which breach is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after Seller has notified Purchaser of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1.2 specifying the breach claimed and the corrective actions requested;
10.1.3 by Seller, by written notice to Purchaser, if the Closing has not occurred within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1.3 shall not be available to Seller if (a) all of the conditions to the obligations of Purchaser set forth in Section 8.1 have not been satisfied on or prior to such date, or (b) Purchaser has not directly caused the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date; provided, however, that the inability to pay the Purchase Price at Closing, for whatever reason other than the failure of the Seller to comply with Sections 8.1.16 or 8.1.17, shall be deemed to be a direct cause by Purchaser of the failure to close for purposes of this Section 10.1.3.
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10.1.4 by Purchaser, by written notice from Purchaser to Seller, if Seller (a) fails to perform in any material respect any of its obligations contained in this Agreement required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date which failure is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has notified Seller in writing of its intent to terminate this Agreement by specifying the failure claimed and the corrective actions requested or (b) materially breaches before Closing any of its representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, which failure or breach is not cured within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser has notified Seller of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1.4 specifying the breach claimed and the corrective actions requested; or
10.1.5 by Purchaser, by written notice to Seller, if the Closing has not occurred within ninety (90) days of the date of this Agreement (the Termination Date); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1.5 shall not be available if Purchasers failure to comply in any material respect with any obligation under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Purchasers inability to pay the Purchase Price on or prior to such date so long as such inability to pay is not a result of or caused by the failure of one or more of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1.1 through 8.1.17) shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to such date.
10.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article 10, except as provided in the following sentence, this Agreement will forthwith become void, the Parties shall have no obligations to each other and there will be no liability on the part of any Party to the other Party under this Agreement. The provisions of Section 6.11 (Confidentiality), Section 10.3 (Termination Fee), Section 12.1 (Notices), Section 12.2 (Amendment and Waivers), Section 12.3 (Expenses), Section 12.6 (Governing Law), Section 12.7 (Arbitration), Section 12.12 (Attorneys Fees), Section 12.14 (Public Announcements) and this Section 10.2, will survive any termination of this Agreement and the Parties will continue to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 10.2, except as provided in Section 10.3, nothing contained in this Agreement will relieve any Party from liability for any willful and intentional breach of this Agreement.
10.3 Termination Fee. If Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.3, Purchaser shall promptly pay Seller a termination fee equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), which shall constitute Sellers sole and exclusive remedy with respect to all matters relating to, or arising under, this Agreement except for any breach by Purchaser of Sections 6.11, 10.3, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.7, 12.12 and 12.14 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
INDEMNIFICATION
11.1 Indemnification Obligations of Seller. Seller will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from, against and in respect of any and all Damages to the extent arising out of or relating to:
11.1.1 any breach of the representations and warranties made by Seller in Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.2 (Authorization), Section 4.5.3 (Financial Information),
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Section 4.8.2 (Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable), Section 4.9 (Legal Proceedings), Section 4.12 (Tax Returns; Taxes), Section 4.13 (Seller Benefit Plans) and Section 4.14 (Employees and Contractors);
11.1.2 any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by Seller in this Agreement or any Seller Ancillary Documents, if Seller fails to cure the breach within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed thirty (30) days) following receipt of written notice of the breach from Purchaser;
11.1.3 any Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities;
11.1.4 any fraud or willful misconduct of Seller in connection with this Agreement or any Seller Ancillary Documents;
11.1.5 any (i) Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business with respect to any taxable period or portion of a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date; (ii) Taxes of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller other than Taxes described in clause (i) of this Section 11.1.5; and (iii) any Taxes or fees described in Section 6.6 of this Agreement (amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being referred to hereinafter as Indemnified Taxes); or
11.1.6 any of Sellers obligations under any of the Purchaser Subcontracting Agreements.
11.2 Indemnification Obligations of Purchaser. Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless Seller Indemnified Parties from, against and in respect of any and all Damages to the extent arising out of or relating to:
11.2.1 any breach of the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in Section 5.1 (Organization), Section 5.2 (Authorization) and Section 5.4 (Legal Proceedings);
11.2.2 any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by Purchaser in this Agreement or in any Purchaser Ancillary Documents, if Purchaser fails to cure the breach within a reasonable period of time (not to exceed thirty (30) days) following receipt of written notice of the breach from Seller;
11.2.3 any fraud or willful misconduct of Purchaser in connection with this Agreement or any Purchaser Ancillary Documents;
11.2.4 any Transferred Assets (but excluding any Excluded Liabilities relating thereto) or Assumed Liabilities;
11.2.5 the operation of the Business by Purchaser after the Closing Date; or
11.2.6 any of Purchasers obligations under any of the Seller Subcontracting Agreements.
11.3 Indemnification Procedure for Third Party Claims. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice by a third party (including any Governmental Entity) of any
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complaint or the commencement of any audit, investigation, action or proceeding with respect to which such Indemnified Party may be entitled to receive payment from the other Party for any Damages, such Indemnified Party will notify Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be (the Indemnifying Party), promptly following the Indemnified Partys receipt of such complaint or of notice of the commencement of such audit, investigation, action or proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability under this Agreement with respect to such claim only if, and only to the extent that, such failure to notify the Indemnifying Party results in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of rights and defenses otherwise available to the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim. The Indemnifying Party will have the right, within ten (10) days after written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party, to assume full responsibility for any Damages (as the case may be) resulting from such audit, investigation, action or proceeding, to assume the defense of such audit, investigation, action or proceeding, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of the fees and disbursements of such counsel. If, however, the Indemnifying Party declines or fails to assume the defense of the audit, investigation, action or proceeding on the terms provided above or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, in either case within such ten (10)-day period, then the Indemnifying Party will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Indemnified Party as incurred. In any audit, investigation, action or proceeding for which the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense, the Indemnified Party will have the right to participate in such matter and to retain its own counsel at the Indemnified Partys own expense. The Indemnifying Party will at all times use reasonable efforts to keep the Indemnified Party reasonably apprised of the status of the defense of any matter the defense of which the Indemnifying Party has assumed and to cooperate in good faith with the Indemnified Party with respect to the defense of any such matter.
11.4 Settlement or Compromise. No Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, unless (a) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume and maintain the defense of such claim pursuant to Section 11.3 or (b) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Indemnifying Party and its officers, directors, employees and Affiliates from all Liability arising out of such claim. An Indemnifying Party may not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder unless such settlement, compromise or consent (x) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party and its officers, directors, employees and Affiliates from all Liability arising out of such claim, (y) does not contain any admission or statement suggesting any wrongdoing or Liability on behalf of the Indemnified Party and (z) does not contain any equitable order, judgment or term which in any manner affects, restrains or interferes with the business of the Indemnified Party or any of the Indemnified Partys Affiliates.
11.5 Payment. If an Indemnified Party claims a right to payment pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party will send written notice of such claim to the appropriate Indemnifying Party. Such notice will specify the basis for such claim. As promptly as possible after the Indemnified Party has given such notice, such Indemnified Party and the appropriate Indemnifying Party will establish the merits and amount of such claim (by mutual agreement,
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litigation, arbitration or otherwise) and, within five (5) Business Days of the final determination of the merits and amount of such claim, the Indemnifying Party will pay to the Indemnified Party immediately available funds in an amount equal to such claim as determined hereunder; provided, however, that if at any time prior to the Escrow Release Date (a) Purchaser and Seller have not entered into the Escrow Agreement as provided in Section 11.9.5 and (b) Seller is the Indemnifying Party and the Note is outstanding, then Purchaser shall offset the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest of the Note as of such time with an amount equal to the Damages that are subject of the claim; provided further, however, that the aggregate amount of any offset under the Note, together with the aggregate amount of any and all prior offset amounts under the Note, shall not exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). If Purchaser shall be entitled to offset the principal amount of the Note pursuant to this Section 11.5, the Note shall be automatically amended in accordance with its terms to reflect the revised outstanding principal amounts under the Note. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 11.5, if all of the outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the Note equal an amount less than the amount of the Damages subject to the claim under this Section 11.5, then all remaining principal amount and interest under the Note shall be offset and Seller shall pay to Purchaser in immediately available funds an amount equal to the balance of the claim in accordance with this Section 11.5.
11.6 Claims Period. Any and all claims and causes of action for indemnification under this Article 11 must be made prior to the termination of the applicable claims period set forth in this Section 11.6.
11.6.1 The representations and warranties of Seller in Section 4.12 (Tax Returns; Taxes) shall survive until thirty (30) days following expiration of the applicable statute or similar period of limitations, as will claims for indemnification for Indemnified Taxes as defined in Section 11.1.5;
11.6.2 The representations and warranties of Seller contained in Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.2 (Authorization), Section 4.5.3 (Financial Information), Section 4.8.2 (Transferred Unbilled Accounts Receivable), Section 4.9 (Legal Proceedings), Section 4.13 (Seller Benefit Plans) and Section 4.14 (Employees and Contractors) shall survive until the Escrow Release Date;
11.6.3 The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in Section 5.1 (Organization), Section 5.2 (Authorization) and Section 5.4 (Legal Proceedings) shall survive until the Escrow Release Date; and
11.6.4 The claims for indemnification under Sections 11.1.2, 11.1.3, 11.1.4 and 11.1.6 and Sections 11.2.2, 11.2.3, 11.2.4, 11.2.5 and 11.2.6 shall survive the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the close of business on the last day of the applicable claims period, an Indemnifying Party is properly notified of a claim for indemnity hereunder and such claim has not been finally resolved or disposed of at such date, such claim will continue to survive and will remain a basis for indemnity hereunder until such claim is finally resolved or disposed of in accordance with the terms hereof.
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11.7 Liability Thresholds. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 11 to the contrary, neither Purchaser on the one hand, nor Seller on the other hand, shall be liable to the other under Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, respectively, unless the total amount of Damages with respect to all claims against Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the Basket Amount), and once the amount of Damages against Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, in respect to such claims exceeds the Basket Amount, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover the entire amount of Damages so determined; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to Damages resulting from or arising out of fraud, intentional misrepresentation or an intentional breach of warranty on the part of Seller, nor shall it apply to Damages for breaches of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.12 (Tax Returns; Taxes) or for Indemnified Taxes as defined in Section 11.1.5. Amounts paid by a Party pursuant to Section 3.3 (Purchase Price Adjustments) will not be considered damages subject to, and will not be counted toward, the Basket Amount specified in this Section 11.7.
11.8 Liability Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the maximum aggregate amount to which the Purchaser Indemnified Parties on the one hand, or the Seller Indemnified Parties on the other hand, may be entitled with respect to claims under Section 11.1.1 or Section 11.2.1 shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to Damages resulting from or arising out of breaches of the representations and warranties made by Seller in Section 4.9 (Legal Proceedings) or Section 4.12 (Tax Returns; Taxes), fraud, intentional misrepresentation or an intentional breach of warranty on the part of Seller. Subject to the applicable dollar cap set forth in Section 11.5 and this Section 11.8, the amount of any Damages payable by Seller shall be offset against the outstanding principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the Note in accordance with Section 11.5. Amounts paid by a Party pursuant to Section 3.3 (Purchase Price Adjustments) will not be considered Damages subject to, and will not be counted toward, the liability cap specified in this Section 11.8.
11.9 Other Provisions Concerning Indemnification.
11.9.1 Neither Party will be liable to the other Party for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages or similar items in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to claims for Damages resulting from or arising out of fraud or willful misconduct on the part of either Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.9 is intended to limit the indemnity obligations of any Party pursuant to Article 11 with respect to third party claims. Amounts paid by a Party pursuant to Section 3.3 (Purchase Price Adjustments) will not be subject to the liability exclusion specified in this Section 11.9.
11.9.2 The right of each Party to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon any representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of the other Party herein shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, by such Party with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation.
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11.9.3 Any payment made by Purchaser, Seller or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to this Article 11 shall, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, be treated as an adjustment to Purchase Price for all relevant Tax purposes.
11.9.4 To the extent that any provisions of this Article 11 conflict with any provisions in the Employee Leasing Agreement that relate to indemnification rights or obligations, the provisions of the Employee Leasing Agreement shall control.
11.9.5 If, at any time prior to January 31, 2008 (the Escrow Release Date) Purchaser is required under the terms of the Note to prepay all or a portion thereof, and, as a result of such prepayment, the outstanding balance of the Note would be less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) minus any amounts against which Purchaser has exercised its set off rights under the Note pursuant to this Section 11 (the Escrow Amount), simultaneously with such prepayment (i) Purchaser and Seller shall enter into the Escrow Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C with the Escrow Agent and (ii) Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds a portion of such prepayment in an amount equal to the Escrow Amount, which delivery shall be deemed to constitute a payment of the Escrow Amount to Seller. The Escrow Amount shall serve as an escrow for indemnification claims pursuant to Section 11.1. Any amount remaining in the Escrow Account (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) on the Escrow Release Date and not reserved in connection with claims for indemnification pursuant to Section 11.1 and the Escrow Agreement shall be disbursed to Seller at such time.
11.10 Remedy. Except for any equitable relief, including injunctive relief or specific performance, to which any Party hereto may be entitled, from and after the Closing, the indemnification rights provided in this Article 11 will be the sole and exclusive remedy of each Party hereto and each of their respective Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, stockholders, agents or representatives with respect to this Agreement, and no Party shall be entitled to rescission of the Agreement; provided, however, the foregoing will in no way limit the rights of an Indemnified Party for any fraud or intentional misconduct by a Party in connection with this Agreement, the documents executed in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1 Notices. All notices, communications and deliveries required or made hereunder must be made in writing signed by or on behalf of the Party making the same and will be delivered personally or by telecopy transmission or by a national overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) (with postage and other fees prepaid) as follows:
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Bridge Pointe Corporate Center |
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Morrison & Foerster LLP |
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Attention: Scott M. Stanton, Esq. |
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12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 |
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Phone: (858) 720-5100 |
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LCC International, Inc. |
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Attention: Peter A. Deliso, Esq. |
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7925 Jones Branch Drive |
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McLean, VA 22102 |
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Phone: (703) 873-2000 |
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Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. |
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Attention: Lorraine Sostowski, Esq. |
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555 13th Street, NW |
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or to such other representative or at such other address of a Party as such Party may furnish to the other Party in writing. Any such notice, communication or delivery will be deemed given or made (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person, or (b) upon transmission by facsimile if receipt is confirmed by telephone, (c) on the first Business Day following timely delivery to a national overnight courier service or (d) on the fifth Business Day following it being mailed by registered or certified mail.
12.2 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party, and in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law.
12.3 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense.
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12.4 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties shall have the right, in such Partys sole discretion, to transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement (a) to a corporation or other entity directly or indirectly wholly-owned by such transferring Party, provided that the transferring Party shall remain bound by its obligations under this Agreement and (b) in connection with a merger of such Party with another Person or the sale of substantially all of the assets of such Person, provided that the successor to such merger or the transferee, as applicable, remain bound by all the obligations of such Party hereunder, including without limitation, under Sections 6.9 and 6.14.
12.5 Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part of this Agreement as if set out in full in this Agreement.
12.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
12.7 Arbitration. Except with respect to matters described in Section 6.9 and Section 6.14, if a dispute arises between the Parties relating to the interpretation or performance of this Agreement, with the exception of any claim for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunctive relief to enjoin any breach or threatened breach hereof, such dispute shall be settled by a panel of three arbitrators with such arbitration to be held in New York, New York, before JAMS/ENDDISPUTE or its successor and pursuant to the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect at that time, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. All arbitrators must be knowledgeable in the subject matter at issue in the dispute. The arbitrators shall make their decision in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable Law.
Each Party shall initially bear its own costs and legal fees associated with such arbitration and Purchaser and Seller shall initially split the cost of the arbitrators, but the prevailing Party in any such arbitration shall be entitled to recover from the other Party the reasonable attorneys fees, costs and expenses incurred by such prevailing Party in connection with such arbitration.
The decision of the arbitrators shall be final; provided, however, that if either Party is dissatisfied with the a decision of less than a unanimous decision of the panel of arbitrators, such dissatisfied Party may appeal the final award in accordance with JAMS Optional Arbitration Appeal Procedures. The final award from either a unanimous arbitration panel or the JAMS Appeal Procedures may be sued on or enforced by the Party in whose favor it runs in any court of competent jurisdiction at the option of the successful Party. The rights and obligations of the Parties to arbitrate any dispute relating to the interpretation or performance of this Agreement or the grounds for the termination thereof, shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason. The Parties may seek injunctive or other relief (including, without
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limitation, Damages) for matters related to Sections 6.9 and 6.14 in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The arbitrators shall be empowered to award specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies as well as damages, but shall not be empowered to award punitive or exemplary damages or award any damages. The final award shall binding on the Parties and enforceable in accordance with the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (9 U.S.C. Section 1, et. seq.).
12.8 Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party hereto. Except for the rights of the Seller Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
12.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and the Nondisclosure Agreement by and between Seller and Purchaser collectively constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the letter of intent previously executed by Seller and Purchaser.
12.10 Captions. The titles and captions contained in this Agreement are inserted in this Agreement only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision of this Agreement.
12.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, is for any reason held to any extent to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement and the application thereof will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party hereto. Upon such determination that any provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Parties agree to replace such provision with a valid, legal and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the maximum extent legally permissible, the economic, business and other purposes of such provision.
12.12 Attorneys Fees. Subject to Section 12.7, should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this Agreement, the prevailing Party will 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 will be entitled to recover its costs of suit, regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment.
12.13 Construction. The Parties hereto agree that they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other agreements, certificates and documents contemplated by this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an
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agreement, certificate or document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement, certificate or document. Each reference herein to a law, statute, regulation, document, agreement or contract will be deemed in each case to include all amendments thereto. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, Sections or Articles, such reference will be to an Exhibit, a Section or an Article, respectively, to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
12.14 Public Announcements. Subject to their respective legal obligations (including requirements of stock exchanges and other similar regulatory bodies), the Parties will consult with one another regarding the timing and content of the initial public disclosure regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to the financial community, governmental entities, employees, customers or the general public and will use reasonable efforts to agree upon the text of any such announcement prior to its release. Until the Parties have issued a press release announcing this Agreement in accordance with the preceding sentence, no Party will issue any announcement or make any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior consent of the other Party, except to the extent required by Law.
12.15 Continued Cooperation. In connection with the continued operation of the Transferred Assets between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller will confer in good faith on a regular and frequent basis with Purchaser regarding operational matters and the general status of on-going operations of the Business. Each of the Parties acknowledges that the other Party does not and will not waive any rights it may have under this Agreement as a result of such consultations. Following the Closing, each of the Parties will deliver to the others such further information and documents and will execute and deliver to the others such further instruments and agreements as the other Party will reasonably request to consummate or confirm the transactions provided for in this Agreement, to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement or to assure to the other Party the benefits of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF SELLERS COUNSEL
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF ESCROW AGREEMENT
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF FIRPTA CERTIFICATE
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF EMPLOYMENT OFFER LETTER
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF GENERAL ASSIGNMENT AND BILL OF SALE
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF EMPLOYEE LEASING AGREEMENT
This exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of this exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
EXHIBIT J
PROMISSORY NOTE
EXHIBIT K
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBORDINATE IN THE MANNER AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (AS AMENDED, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT) DATED AS OF JUNE , 2007, AMONG BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., LCC INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC., AND THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.
SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE
$22,000,000 160; June , 2007
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, LCC International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Maker), promises to pay to Wireless Facilities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Holder), at Bridge Pointe Corporate Center, 4810 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, California 92121, or at such other place as the Holder of this Note may from time to time designate, on June , 2010 (the Maturity Date), the principal amount of Twenty Two Million Dollars ($22,000,000) (which amount may be increased or decreased from time to time without further consent of the Maker and the Holder pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, as defined below, as reflected on Schedule 1 attached hereto), or such lesser amount as may be outstanding under this Note on the Maturity Date, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof, until paid in full, said interest to be computed and paid as set forth below. For purposes of clarification, (i) any increase to the principal amount under this Note pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be outstanding as of the date hereof and interest shall accrue on such principal amount from the date of this Note and (ii) any decrease to the principal amount under this Note pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be made as of the date hereof and the interest under this Note shall be calculated accordingly. All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America.
Interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed over a 360-day year, at a floating rate of one-month LIBOR (LIBOR to reset on the first Business Day of each month) plus
(a) from the date of this Note to and including June 30, 2007, 4% per annum,
(b) from July 1, 2007 to and including July 31, 2007, 5% per annum,
(c) from August 1, 2007 to and including August 31, 2007, 6% per annum,
(d) from September 1, 2007 to and including September 30, 2007, 7% per annum,
(e) from October 1, 2007 to and including December 31, 2007, 8% per annum,
(f) from January 1, 2008 to and including June 30, 2008, 9% per annum,
(g) from July 1, 2008 to and including December 31, 2008, 10% per annum,
(h) from January 1, 2009 to and including June 30, 2009, 11% per annum,
(i) from July 1, 2009 to and including December 31, 2009, 12% per annum,
(j) from January 1, 2010 to (but not including) the Maturity Date, 13% per annum, and
(k) if the principal amount and interest accrued thereon under this Note is not paid in full on or prior to the Maturity Date, an increase of 1% per annum to the then applicable rate determined hereunder for each six month period beginning on July 1 and January 1 of each year, until the Note is paid in full.
For purposes of this Note, LIBOR means, for any interest period described above, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (BBA LIBOR), as published by Reuters at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such interest period, for dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term most closely approximating such interest period.
Subject to the terms of the Subordination Agreement, interest payments shall be due (i) with respect to the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on June 30, 2007, in arrears on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which the Maker shall have delivered to the lenders the financial statements for, and the Compliance Certificate (as defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below)) with respect to, calendar quarter ended June 30, 2007 required to be delivered under the Credit Agreement and (ii) with respect to each calendar quarter commencing on or after July 1, 2007, in arrears on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which the Maker shall have delivered to the Lenders the financial statements for, and the Compliance Certificate with respect to, such calendar quarter required to be delivered under the Credit Agreement (each an Interest Payment Date). All accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid in full on the Maturity Date.
In the event the Maker fails to pay interest under this Note within five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Maker is required to deliver quarterly or annual financial statements, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement (i) with respect to any two (2) consecutive Interest Payment Dates during the period commencing on July 1, 2007 and ending on June 30, 2008 or (ii) with respect to any one Interest Payment Date occurring after July 1, 2008, the Holder shall be entitled, by delivery of written notice to the Maker within forty-five (45) days following such Interest Payment Date (the Election Notice), to convert the total amount of interest due on such Interest Payment Date, or in the case of the foregoing clause (i), such two (2) Interest Payment Dates (the Total Unpaid Interest) into a number of shares of the Makers Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Maker Common Stock) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Total Unpaid Interest on the date of the Election
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Notice by (b) the average of the closing prices of the Maker Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market or other national stock exchange for the last ten (10) trading day period ending two (2) days prior to the delivery of the Election Notice in accordance with the terms hereof (the Common Stock Price). No fractional shares will be issued upon the conversion of the Total Unpaid Interest. In lieu of any fractional shares to which Holder would otherwise be entitled, Maker shall pay Holder in cash that amount of the unconverted Total Unpaid Interest equal to such fraction multiplied by the Common Stock Price. Maker shall issue and deliver to Holder within seven (7) Business Days after the date of the Election Notice a certificate for the number of shares of Maker Common Stock to which Holder is entitled upon such conversion of the Total Unpaid Interest, including a check payable to Holder for any cash amounts payable in lieu of fractional shares as described above. Holders Election Notice shall contain such representations as the Maker shall reasonably request to satisfy itself that the issuance of such shares to the Holder is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the 1933 Act) and applicable state securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Maker is subject to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(i) (the Marketplace Rule) at the time of such issuance, Maker shall not issue any shares which shall result in the aggregate number of shares of Maker Common Stock issued pursuant to this Note to exceed of 19.999% of the shares of Maker Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof (taking into account any stock splits or reverse stock splits in the Maker Common Stock occurring after the date hereof) without first obtaining the required stockholder consent pursuant to the Marketplace Rule; provided, however, that Maker shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain any required stockholder approval as soon as possible following receipt of any Election Notice. Any shares of Maker Common Stock issued pursuant to this paragraph, including any Maker Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of such Maker Common Stock, shall be subject to registration for resale under the 1933 Act upon the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
Subject to the terms of the Subordination Agreement, the unpaid principal amount of, and any accrued interest on, this Note must be prepaid:
(a) with the one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Maker or its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement), until this Note is paid in full, in respect of any issuance of equity security for cash (other than pursuant to employee benefit plans) or debt financing that is subordinated to the obligations of the Maker and its Subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement, other than (i) any debt financing under the Credit Agreement, (ii) a refinancing of existing debt financing or (iii) debt financing for working capital of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries; and
(b) upon a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Maker, provided that no event of default under the Credit Agreement (other than an event of default as a result of such Change of Control) has occurred and is continuing.
Any prepayment, including under subsections (a) or (b) above, shall be without premium or penalty.
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Subject to the Subordination Agreement, the unpaid principal amount of, and any accrued interest on, this Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time or times without premium or penalty.
For purposes of this Note, a Change of Control means (a) an event or series of events by which any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the 1934 Act) but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an option right)), directly or indirectly, of fifty-one percent (51%) of the Equity Interests of the Maker entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Maker on a fully diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) or (b) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Maker, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.
For purposes of this Note, the following defined terms shall have the meanings provided for such terms in that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or refinanced from time to time, the Credit Agreement), dated as of May 29, 2007, among the Maker, certain Subsidiaries of the Maker, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, as in effect on May 29, 2007: Net Cash Proceeds, Foreign Subsidiaries and Equity Interests.
Each prepayment shall be applied first to the payment of all interest and other amounts accrued hereunder on the date of any such prepayment, and the balance of any such prepayment shall be applied to the principal amount hereof. No prepayment shall entitle any person to be subrogated to the rights of the Holder unless and until this Note has been paid in full.
This Note is made and delivered pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), dated as of May 29, 2007, by and between the Maker and the Holder and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, which are, by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
So long as any principal or interest payments are outstanding hereunder, the Maker agrees to provide to the Holder of this Note, at such Holders election, the following:
(a) A copy of each quarterly and annual Compliance Certificate delivered by the Maker to Bank of America, N.A. pursuant to the requirements of the Credit Agreement;
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(b) Notice of any default or event of default given or received under the Credit Agreement; and
(c) In the event that the Maker ceases to be a public company, (i) a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Maker and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each fiscal year thereafter, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, and (ii) a consolidated balance sheet of the Maker and its Subsidiaries as of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year thereafter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year.
(a) Failure to pay, when due, the principal or any interest payable hereunder, and continuance of such failure for fifteen (15) business days after the Holder notifies the Maker thereof in writing; provided, however, that the exercise by the Maker in good faith of its right of setoff pursuant to this Note, whether or not ultimately determined to be justified, shall not constitute an Event of Default;
(b) The admission by the Maker in writing of its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the making by the Maker of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(c) The commencement by the Maker of any case, proceeding, or other action seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization, or relief of debtors, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its property; or
(d) The commencement of any case, proceeding, or other action against the Maker seeking to have any order for relief entered against the Maker as debtor, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or composition of the Maker or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or relief of debtors, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official for the Maker or for all or any substantial part of the property of the Maker, and (i) the Maker shall, by any act or omission, indicate its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in such case, proceeding, or action, or (ii) such case, proceeding, or action results in the entry of an order for relief which is not fully stayed within seven (7) Business Days after the entry thereof, or (iii) such case, proceeding, or action remains undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days or more or is dismissed or suspended only pursuant to Section 305 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any corresponding provision of any future United States bankruptcy law.
Subject to the subordination provisions of the Subordination Agreement, upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default hereunder, the entire principal amount hereof, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall, at the option of the Holder, be accelerated, and shall thereupon become immediately due and payable and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise any
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one or more of the rights and remedies provided by applicable law; provided that in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, such acceleration shall occur automatically without demand or notice. Failure to exercise said option or to pursue such other remedies shall not constitute a waiver of such option or such other remedies or of the right to exercise any of the same in the event of any subsequent Event of Default hereunder.
The Holder of this Note, by acceptance hereof, agrees that the Note and the indebtedness represented hereby, and the payment of principal of and all present and future interest hereon, is expressly subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement).
The Holder of this Note may at any time assign all (but not less than all) of its rights and obligations under this Note to an assignee; provided, however, that prior to June , 2008, the Holder may assign its rights and obligations under this Note to an assignee only upon (a) a consolidation or merger of the Holder with and into another entity or (b) a sale by the Holder of all or substantially all of its assets. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Note will be binding in all respects upon the Maker and inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns.
Any payment on this Note coming due on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day which is a legal holiday in the place at which a payment is to be made hereunder shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day, and any such extension of the time of payment shall be included in the computation of interest hereunder.
Except as explicitly provided herein, the Maker hereby waives presentment, protest, demand, notice of dishonor, and all other notices, and all defenses and pleas on the grounds of any extension or extensions of the time of payments or the due dates of this Note, in whole or in part, before or after maturity, with or without notice.
No single or partial exercise by the Holder of any right hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other rights. No delay or omission on the part of the Holder in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right or of any other right under this Note.
This Note and all agreements between the Maker and the Holder relating hereto are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to the Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of money hereunder exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If from any circumstance whatsoever fulfillment of any provision hereof, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by law, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if from any such circumstance the Holder shall ever receive interest, or anything which might be deemed interest under applicable law, which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing on account of this Note and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of this Note, such excess shall be
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refunded to the Maker. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to the Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of the indebtedness of the Maker to the Holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of such indebtedness until payment in full so that the actual rate of interest on account of such indebtedness is uniform throughout the term thereof. The terms and provisions of this paragraph shall control and supersede every other provision of this Note and all other agreements between the Maker and the Holder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Note as of the date first set forth above.
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SCHEDULE 1
Exhibit A
HOLDER REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the main text of this Note shall have the meanings set forth in therein, unless otherwise defined herein. As used in this Exhibit A, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
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.
Common Stock means the Makers Common Stock.
Company means LCC International, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Investors means the Holder and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Holder who is a subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or governmental entity.
Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.
Prospectus means 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.
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, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.
Registrable Securities means (i) the Shares, and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Registrable Securities; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security (A) upon sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) at such time that all such securities are eligible for sale by the Investors pursuant to Rule 144(k).
Registration Statement shall mean any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Exhibit A (including the Registration Statement referred to in Section 2 of this Exhibit A), amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement(s), including the Prospectus, post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material filed and incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
Required Investors mean the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.
Rule 144, Rule 144(k), Rule 172, Rule 401, Rule 415, Rule 416, Rule 424(b)(3), Rule 429 and Rule 461 mean Rule 144, Rule 144(k), Rule 172, Rule 401, Rule 415, Rule 416, Rule 424(b)(3), Rule 429 and Rule 461, respectively, each as promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the 1933 Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange SEC.
Shares means the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Note.
(a) Registration Statement. Within 45 days following the delivery by an Investor of an Election Notice with respect to any Shares (the Filing Deadline), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement covering all Registrable Securities for a secondary or resale offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Such registration statement shall be on Form S-3 or on such other form appropriate for such purpose (the Registration Statement) and shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Schedule 1. 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 Registrable Securities. 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 Investors, except for shares of Common Stock held by the Companys stockholders having piggyback registration rights expressly set forth in registration rights agreements entered into by the Company prior to the date of this Note (the Piggyback Shares); provided, however, that the inclusion of any Piggyback Shares on the Registration Statement shall not result in the exclusion of the Registrable Securities from any such Registration Statement. A copy of the initial filing of the Registration Statement (and each pre-effective amendment thereto) shall be provided to the Investors and their counsel prior to filing.
(b) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incurred by it associated with the Registration Statement or incident to its performance or compliance with this Exhibit A, including filing and printing fees, the Companys counsel and accounting fees and expenses, NASD (as defined below) and Nasdaq filing fees, and costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, but the Company shall not be liable for fees and expenses incurred by the Investors (including any Investors counsel fees), or any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being offered unless such underwriter, broker or similar industry professional is engaged at the sole election of the Company.
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(c) Effectiveness.
(i) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective prior to 45 days following the Filing Deadline; provided, however, that, if the SEC reviews and has written comments to the filed Registration Statement that would require the filing of a pre-effective amendment thereto with the SEC, then the date under this clause (c)(i) shall be the 75th day following the Filing Deadline. The Company shall notify the Investors by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after the Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Investors 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 thirty (30) consecutive days or for a total of not more than sixty (60) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, by suspending the use of any Prospectus included in any registration contemplated by this Section, if such disclosure at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company (an Allowed Delay); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of (but in no event, without the prior written consent of an Investor, shall the Company disclose to such Investor any of the facts or circumstances regarding) an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Investors in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use reasonable best efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.
(a) (i) furnish to the Investors, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to their review of such Investors, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent certified public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, to conduct a reasonable review of such documents. The Company shall not file the Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities shall reasonably object in writing within three (3) Business Days of their receipt thereof.
(b) respond as promptly as possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as possible provide the Investors true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to the Registration Statement.
(c) notify the Investors as promptly as possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than three (3) days prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than two (2) Business Days following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement is filed; (B) when the SEC notifies the Company whether there will be a
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review of such Registration Statement and whenever the SEC comments in writing on such Registration Statement and (C) with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective; (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation or threatening of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) if at any time any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement contemplated hereby ceases to be true and correct in all material respects; (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (vi) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to the Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) if requested by the Required Investors, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the Company reasonably agrees should be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment.
(e) promptly deliver to each Investor, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement and as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request
(f) cooperate with the Investors to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates, to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state securities laws, shall be free of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any Investor may request in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities.
(g) use reasonable best efforts to cause such 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 pursuant to Rule 144(k) (and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide a written opinion letter from Company counsel to the Companys transfer agent to such effect and to remove the restrictive legend from
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the certificates of the Registrable Securities) (the Effectiveness Period) and advise the Investors in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;
(h) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the 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 in accordance with the intended method of disposition as set forth in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Prospectus supplement;
(i) use reasonable best efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness or qualification or exemption of qualification and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;
(j) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Investors 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 Investors, to keep such registration or qualification effective during the Effective Period 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(j), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(j), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(k) use reasonable best 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;
(l) promptly notify the Investors, at any time when a Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act (including during any period when the Company is in compliance with Rule 172), upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus), as then in effect, 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 at the request of any such holder, promptly prepare, file with the SEC pursuant to Rule 172 and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement (and have it declared effective as promptly as practicable) 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;
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(m) otherwise use reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including Rule 172, notify the Investors promptly if the Company no longer satisfies the conditions of Rule 172 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 earning statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earning statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this Section 3(m), 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
(n) upon written notice from an Investor that such Investor has a legal obligation to make a filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) Corporate Financing Department pursuant to NASD Rule 2710(b)(10)(A)(i) with respect to the public offering contemplated by the Registration Statement (an Issuer Filing), the Company agrees it will effect such filing prior to the later to occur of the expiration of five days after receipt of the written notice on each of which days shares of Common Stock have been trading on the principal exchange on which such shares are trading at such time (each, a Trading Day) after receipt of the written notice and one Trading Day after the date that the Registration Statement is first filed with the SEC. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to pursue the Issuer Filing until the NASD issues a letter confirming that it does not object to the terms of the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement. The Company will pay any filing fees and expenses in connection with the Issuer Filing.
(o) With a view to making available to the Investors 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 Investors 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 months after such date as all of the Registrable Securities may be resold pursuant to Rule 144(k) 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 Investor upon request, as long as such Investor owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act, and (B) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Investor of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in the Note, the Company shall not disclose material nonpublic information to the Investors, 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 Investors, such advisors and representatives with the opportunity to accept or refuse to accept such material nonpublic information for review and any Investor wishing to obtain such information enters into an appropriate confidentiality agreement with the Company with respect thereto.
(a) Each Investor shall promptly 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 required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor of the information the Company requires from such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. An Investor shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Investor elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.
(b) Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(c)(vi) hereof, such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Investor is advised by the Company that the Allowed Delay has terminated or that the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as the case may be, no longer contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(a) Indemnification by the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and its officers, directors, members, partners, employees, attorneys and agents, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls such Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act (and their officers, directors, partners, members and employees), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorney fees) or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses, costs or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, 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 therein 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; (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 in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on an Investors behalf and will reimburse such Investor, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, which reimbursement shall be made as such expenses are incurred if such Investor has delivered a written undertaking to the Company to repay such reimbursement promptly following any final determination that such Investor was not entitled thereto; 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 Investor or any such controlling Person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.
(b) Indemnification by the Investors. Each Investor agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, to the extent, but only to
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the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Investor to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of an Investor be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Investor upon the sale of the Registrable Securities 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 will, except 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, does not impose any injunction or similar restriction on such indemnified party and does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, liability, culpability or failure to act with respect to any law by an indemnified party.
(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. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying, party or indemnified party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The
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parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this section were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the foregoing 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 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.
(e) The obligations of the Company and the Investors under this Section 6 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement filed pursuant to the terms of this Exhibit A.
(a) Amendments and Waivers. This Exhibit A may be amended, modified or waived only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Investors; provided that if any such amendment, modification or waiver would adversely affect in any material respect any Investor or group of Investors who have comparable rights under this Exhibit A disproportionately to the other Investors having such comparable rights, such amendment, modification, or waiver shall also require the written consent of the Investor(s) so adversely affected.
(b) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 12.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
(c) Assignments and Transfers by Investors. The provisions of this Exhibit A shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Investors and their respective successors and assigns. An Investor 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 Investor to such Person, provided that (i) after such assignment or transfer, such Person holds at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Registrable Securities, (ii) such Investor complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected and (iii) the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by this Exhibit A as if it were a party hereto; provided, however, that the limitation set forth in subsection (c)(i) shall not apply to assignments or transfers to a subsidiary, parent or affiliate of the Investor.
(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company. This Exhibit A may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and delegate its duties hereunder to any surviving or successor corporation in connection with a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation, or a sale, transfer or
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other disposition of all or substantially all of the Companys assets to another corporation, without the prior written consent of the Required Investors, after notice duly given by the Company to each Investor.
(e) Benefits of this Exhibit A. The terms and conditions of this Exhibit A shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Exhibit A , 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 Exhibit A, except as expressly provided in this Exhibit A.
(f) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Exhibit A are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Exhibit A.
(g) Severability. Any provision of this Exhibit A 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 hereof 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 hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
(h) 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.
(i) Entire Agreement. This Exhibit A 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 Exhibit A supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Exhibit A shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law principles thereof, provided, however, that corporate matters shall be governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law. 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 Exhibit A 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 Exhibit A. 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
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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. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS EXHIBIT A AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
(l) Obligations of Investors. The Company acknowledges that the obligations of each Investor under this Exhibit A are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this Exhibit A. The decision of each Investor to enter into to this Exhibit A has been made by such Investor independently of any other Investor. The Company further acknowledges that nothing contained in this Exhibit A, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Exhibit A, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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Schedule 1
Plan of Distribution
The selling stockholders, 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 stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership 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 stockholders 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 stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; and
· a combination of any such methods of sale.
The selling stockholders 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 common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment or supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the 1933 Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as
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selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders 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 stockholders 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 stockholders 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 stockholders 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 stockholders 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 stockholders 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 stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
The selling stockholders 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 1933 Act. Selling stockholders who are underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the 1933 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 stockholders, 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 qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
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We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the 1934 Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, the Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that the Commission currently takes the position that coverage of short sales against the box prior to the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part would be a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, as described in Item 65, Section A, of the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations, dated July 1997, compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporate Finance. Further, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders 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 stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the 1933 Actand state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling stockholders 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 pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act.
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Exhibit 10.2
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made as of , 2007, by and among WIRELESS FACILITIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as the holder of the Junior Note referenced below (including its successors and assigns in such capacities, the Junior Noteholder), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., in its capacity as agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Senior Agent) for the Senior Lenders referenced below and LCC INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company) and the other Loan Parties (defined below) from time to time party hereto.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Senior Lenders have made credit accommodations available to the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms and provisions of that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 29, 2007 among the Senior Lenders, the Senior Agent and the Loan Parties from time to time party thereto (as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or refinanced from time to time, the Senior Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, in connection with the acquisition contemplated by the Senior Credit Agreement, the Company has issued to the Junior Noteholder a promissory note, dated as of the date hereof, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Junior Note); and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the Senior Lenders making extensions of credit under the Senior Credit Agreement to finance the WFI Acquisition (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement), the Senior Lenders have required the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Junior Noteholder and the Loan Parties, in order to set forth the relative rights and priorities of the Senior Lenders and the Junior Noteholder in respect of the indebtedness under the Senior Credit Agreement and the Junior Note, respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the provisions set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Senior Credit Agreement. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, the following terms used herein shall have the following meanings:
Collateral shall mean all real and personal property of the Loan Parties.
Enforcement Action shall mean any action (other than an action for specific performance (but no other remedy) against the Company to enforce the Companys obligation to issue common stock as payment-in-kind in respect of interest payments) whether legal, equitable, judicial, non-judicial or otherwise to enforce or attempt to enforce any right or remedy available to the Junior Noteholder under the Junior Note or any applicable law or to collect or receive any amounts under the Junior Note including, without limitation, any action taken by the Junior Noteholder to (a) repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon, collect the proceeds of, foreclose or realize any Lien upon, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of, or otherwise restrict or interfere with the use of, any Collateral, whether by judicial action, under power of sale, by self-help repossession, by set-off, by notification to account obligors of any Loan Party, or otherwise, or (b) commence or pursue any judicial, arbitral or other proceeding or legal action of any kind, including, without limitation, seeking injunctive or other equitable relief to prohibit, limit or
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impair the commencement or pursuit by the Senior Agent or any Senior Lender of any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral under or in connection with the Loan Documents or otherwise available to the Senior Agent or any Senior Lender under applicable law, or (c) commence or join with any other Person in commencing any Proceeding in connection with any Loan Party or any of its or their assets or properties or the Junior Debt, or (d) accelerate payment of the outstanding amount of the Junior Note.
Junior Debt shall mean and include all debt, liabilities and obligations of each Loan Party to the Junior Noteholder under or in respect of the Junior Note, as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time, whether now or hereafter created, incurred or arising, and however made or incurred, and whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, joint or several, or secured or unsecured, including all principal, interest (whether cash or pay in kind), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys fees, and other amounts owing by any Loan Party to the Junior Noteholder under the Junior Note or otherwise.
Lien shall mean any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement or other encumbrance.
Loan Documents shall mean the Loan Documents, as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement.
Loan Parties means the Company, each Person identified as a Loan Party on the signature pages hereto and each other Person that joins as a Guarantor under the Senior Credit Agreement, together with their successors and permitted assigns.
Paid in Full and Payment in Full shall mean, with respect to the Senior Debt, that: (a) all of the Senior Debt (other than contingent indemnification obligations not yet asserted) have been paid, performed or discharged in full (with all such debt consisting of monetary or payment obligations having been paid in full in cash or cash equivalents acceptable to the Senior Lenders and, with respect to all letters of credit outstanding thereunder, such letters of credit having been secured by cash collateral or backstop letters of credit acceptable to the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders) and (b) no Person has any further right to obtain any loans or other extensions of credit under the documents relating to the Senior Debt.
Proceeding shall mean any (a) insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition or other similar proceeding relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective properties, whether under any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency law or laws, federal or state, or any law, federal or state, relating to relief of debtors, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, composition or extension, including, without limitation, under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.) as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto, (b) proceeding for any liquidation, liquidating distribution, dissolution or other winding up of any Loan Party, voluntary or involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, (c) assignment for the benefit of creditors of any Loan Party or (d) other marshaling of the assets of any Loan Party.
Senior Debt shall mean and include all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party to the Senior Lenders, whether now or hereafter created, incurred or arising, and whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, due or to become due, or joint or several that arise under the Loan Documents, including without limitation all Obligations, including any amendments, modifications, supplements, increases or refinancings thereof; provided, that the principal amount of the Loans under the Senior Credit Agreement in excess of $40,000,000 (if any), and interest and fees in
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connection with such excess principal amount of Loans, shall be not be considered Senior Debt for purposes of this Agreement.
Senior Lenders means any holder of all or part of the Senior Debt, including the Senior Agent, and each of their respective affiliates, successors and assigns, and such Persons shall be referred to collectively as the Senior Lenders.
Section 2. Subordination.
(a) The Junior Debt shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior performance, satisfaction and Payment in Full of all Senior Debt, to the extent and in the manner provided for in this Agreement, and the Junior Noteholder, by acceptance of the Junior Note whether upon original issuance, transfer, assignment or exchange, agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Junior Note to the contrary and in addition to any other limitations set forth herein, no payment (whether made in cash, securities or other property) of principal, interest or any other amount due with respect to the Junior Note shall be made or received until all of the Senior Debt is Paid in Full; provided that the Company may make and the Junior Noteholder may receive (i) scheduled quarterly payments of interest in cash on the Junior Note so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default under the Senior Credit Agreement exists or would result therefrom and (B) after giving effect to such payments, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) would be at least 1.05 to 1.0, (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default under the Senior Credit Agreement exists or would result therefrom, payment of all (but not less than all) of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Junior Note with cash proceeds from the issuance of other Subordinated Debt, (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default under the Senior Credit Agreement exists or would result therefrom, payment of any of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Junior Note with cash proceeds from Equity Issuances of the Company occurring after the Closing Date, and (iv) any payments in kind (including payments made with common capital stock of the Company but not any payments in cash) in respect of the Junior Note as in effect on the date hereof.
(c) Each Loan Party covenants and agrees not to make or permit or cause any other Person to make, and the Junior Noteholder agrees not to receive or collect or permit to be received or collected, directly or indirectly, any payment on or with respect to the Junior Debt unless such payment is expressly permitted under this Agreement.
(d) The Junior Noteholder agrees that the Junior Note will at all times bear a legend indicating (i) that such promissory note is subject to this Agreement and (ii) that each holder of such promissory note, by accepting such note, agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 3. Acknowledgement of Junior Noteholder / Junior Note Unsecured.
(a) Acknowledgment of Validity of Senior Debt / Liens. The Junior Noteholder hereby agrees that in no event shall the Junior Noteholder institute, encourage, or join as a party in the institution of, or assist in the prosecution of, any action, suit or other proceeding (including any contested matter in any proceeding) seeking a determination that the Senior Debt (or any payment thereof) is invalid, unenforceable or avoidable, or that any Lien in favor of the Senior
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Agent or any Senior Lender in any of the Collateral is invalid, unenforceable, unperfected or avoidable, or is or should be subordinated to the interests of any Person.
(b) No Liens by Junior Noteholder. Until the Senior Debt shall be Paid in Full, the Junior Noteholder shall not seek to obtain, and shall not take, accept, obtain or have, any Lien in any asset or property of any Loan Party or any other Person as security for the Junior Note, or any part thereof, and, if and to the extent that any such Lien at any time exists in favor of the Junior Noteholder, such Liens are hereby subordinated to all Liens now or hereafter existing, for the benefit of or in favor of the Senior Lenders or any of their Affiliates or their successors or assigns granted or given by any Loan Party or any of its or their Affiliates, successors or assigns to secure the Senior Debt, or any part thereof, notwithstanding the date or order of attachment, creation, effectiveness or perfection of any of the foregoing or the provision of any applicable law or otherwise. The Junior Noteholder represents that, as of the date hereof, the Junior Noteholder has not taken or accepted any Lien in any asset or property of any Loan Party or any other Person to secure the Junior Note.
Section 4. Exercise of Remedies. The Junior Noteholder shall not take any Enforcement Action with respect to any Junior Debt until 180 days after the Senior Debt has been Paid in Full. If the Junior Noteholder initiates any Enforcement Action in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Senior Agent may intervene and interpose the agreement of the Junior Noteholder contained herein as a defense thereto and shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof.
Section 5. Turnover of Payments. If any payment, distribution or security (except for payments permitted under Section 2(b) hereof) or any proceeds of thereof, shall be collected or received by the Junior Noteholder in respect of the Junior Note in contravention of any of the terms of this Agreement, then the Junior Noteholder will hold such payment, distribution or security in trust for the benefit of the Senior Lenders and will forthwith deliver such payment, distribution, security or proceeds to the Senior Agent to be applied to the Senior Debt. If, at any time after Payment in Full of the Senior Debt, any payments of the Senior Debt must be disgorged by the holders thereof for any reason (including, without limitation, the bankruptcy of any Loan Party), this Agreement and the relative rights and priorities set forth herein shall be reinstated as to all such disgorged payments as though such payments had not been made and the Junior Noteholder shall immediately pay over all payments received with respect to the Junior Debt (to the extent that such payments would have been prohibited hereunder) to the Senior Agent to be applied to the applicable Senior Debt.
Section 6. Waivers and Agreements of Junior Noteholder. The Junior Noteholder hereby waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law or equity which might be asserted as a bar to the remedy of specific performance of the terms of this Agreement in any action brought therefor by the Senior Lenders.
Section 7. Bankruptcy or Other Proceeding. If there shall occur any Proceeding (a) the Senior Lenders shall be entitled to receive Payment in Full of the Senior Debt before the Junior Noteholder shall be entitled to receive any payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, in respect of any amounts due with respect to the Junior Debt at the time outstanding, and (b) any payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property payable or deliverable in respect of the amounts due under or with respect to the Junior Debt shall be paid or delivered, to the extent of the unpaid balance of the Senior Debt, directly to the Senior Agent. In the event of any proceedings in connection with a Proceeding, the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders shall be entitled to rely upon this Agreement, which the parties acknowledge is enforceable in accordance with its terms upon the occurrence of any Proceeding, and shall have the right to prove, in addition to their claims on account of the Senior Debt, their claims hereunder in any such proceeding, so as to establish their rights hereunder
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and to receive directly from any receiver, trustee or other court officer or custodian distributions of any sort which would otherwise be payable on account of the Junior Debt.
Section 8. Amendments.
(a) Amendments to Loan Documents. The Junior Noteholder hereby agrees that nothing contained in this Agreement, the Junior Note or in any other agreement or instrument binding upon any of the parties hereto shall in any manner limit or restrict the ability of the Senior Agent or the Senior Lenders from increasing, or changing the terms of, the loans under the Loan Documents, or otherwise waiving, amending or modifying any of the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, in such manner as the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders and the Loan Parties shall mutually determine; provided, that the Senior Lenders shall not enter into any amendment of the Loan Documents that would extend the maturity date of all or any portion of the Senior Credit Agreement beyond November 30, 2012 without the prior written consent of the Junior Noteholder. The Junior Noteholder hereby further agrees that no waivers, amendments, modifications or compromises, or any other renewals, extensions, indulgences, releases of collateral or other accommodations granted by the Senior Agent or the Senior Lenders to the Loan Parties from time to time shall in any manner affect or impair the subordination established by this Agreement.
(b) No Amendment to the Junior Note. So long as the Senior Debt has not been Paid in Full, neither the Loan Parties nor the Junior Noteholder shall enter into any amendment to or modification of the Junior Note without the prior written consent of the Senior Agent, other than any other than any interim or post-closing purchase price adjustments pursuant to Sections 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 29, 2007 by and between the Company and the Junior Noteholder or any offsets pursuant to Section 11.5 of such agreement.
(c) Amendments to this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any of the terms hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated unless such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the Senior Agent and the Junior Noteholder. Any obligation of the Junior Noteholder and any remedy of the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders herein may be waived or amended by the written agreement of the Senior Agent and the Junior Noteholder without approval of joinder by the Loan Parties or any other Person.
Section 9. No Prejudice or Impairment. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the purposes of defining the relative rights of the Senior Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Lenders) and the Junior Noteholder, and (subject to Section 14 hereof) no Person other than the Senior Agent, the Senior Lenders and the Junior Noteholder shall have the right to enforce any provision hereof. Nothing herein shall impair or prevent the Senior Agent or the Senior Lenders from exercising all rights and remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under the Loan Documents. The right of the Senior Agent or the Senior Lenders to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of any Loan Party or by any act or failure to act by the Senior Agent or any Senior Lender or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the Loan Documents or the Junior Note, regardless of any knowledge thereof which the Senior Agent or any Senior Lender may have or be otherwise charged with. Nothing herein shall impair, as between each Loan Party and the Junior Noteholder, the obligation of such Loan Party to pay to the Junior Noteholder the principal of and interest on the Junior Note as and when the same shall become due in accordance with its terms, subject, however, to the provisions of this Agreement.
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Section 10. Representations and Warranties. Each of the parties hereto hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has full power, authority and legal right to make and perform this Agreement, and (b) this Agreement is its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
Section 11. Representations and Warranties of the Junior Noteholder. The Junior Noteholder represents and warrants to the Senior Agent for the benefit of the Senior Lenders that:
(a) it has not relied and will not rely on any representation or information of any nature made by or received from the Senior Agent or the Senior Lenders in deciding to execute this Agreement;
(b) all terms and provisions relating to the Junior Note, including, without limitation, the computation of the interest and principal due under the Junior Note, are set forth solely in the Junior Note and there are no other amounts, payment or other obligations in respect of the Junior Note (other than those reflected in the Junior Note) owing to the Junior Noteholder by or from any Loan Party;
(c) a true correct and complete copy of the Junior Note is attached hereto as Exhibit A and no part of the amounts owing under the Junior Note are evidenced by any instrument of writing except the Junior Note;
(d) the Junior Note is in full force and effect and, have not been amended, modified, terminated or supplemented; and
(e) it is the legal and beneficial direct owner of its respective Junior Note free and clear of all Liens and, as of the date hereof, has not transferred, sold, pledged, encumbered, assigned or otherwise disposed of such Junior Note or any part thereof.
Section 12. Covenants. Until Payment in Full of the Senior Debt, except as specifically and expressly permitted in this Agreement:
(a) the Junior Noteholder shall take or cause to be taken such further actions to obtain such consents and approvals and to duly execute, deliver and file or cause to be executed, delivered, and filed such further agreements, assignments, instructions, documents and instruments as may be necessary or as may be requested by the Senior Agent in its reasonable discretion in order to fully effectuate the purposes, terms and conditions of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, whether before, at or after the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default under (and as defined in) the Loan Documents;
(b) the Junior Noteholder and the Loan Parties shall notify the Senior Agent in writing promptly of any default or breach by any Loan Party under the Junior Note or of the Loan Parties under this Agreement or of any termination of any Loan Partys obligations under the Junior Note; provided that any failure to deliver any such notices shall not otherwise affect the subordination provisions or other obligations, agreements or covenants of the Junior Noteholder or the Loan Parties herein; and
(c) the Junior Noteholder shall not sell, lease, transfer, pledge, encumber, restrict, assign or otherwise dispose of the Junior Note or any interest therein to any Person unless such Person agrees in writing, in form and substance satisfactory to the Senior Agent, to be bound by
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the terms of this Agreement with respect to such payments, deliveries and issuances and amounts owing to it by the Loan Parties.
Section 13. Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a continuing offer to all Persons who, in reliance upon such provisions, become a Senior Lender, and such provisions are made for the benefit of each Senior Lender, and each of them may enforce such provisions.Any Person that becomes a Junior Noteholder after the date hereof shall execute and deliver a joinder agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Senior Agent, to the other parties hereto.
Section 14. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns, and any lender or lenders refinance any of the Senior Debt and their respective successors and assigns. In the event that any Loan Party is refinancing any of the Senior Debt with a new lender, upon the request of the Senior Agent, the Junior Noteholder will enter into a new subordination agreement with such new lender on substantially the terms of this Agreement.
Section 15. Consent of Loan Parties. Each Loan Party hereby consents to the provisions of this Agreement and subordination provided for herein and agrees that the obligations of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document or the Junior Note shall not in any way be diminished or otherwise affected by such provisions or arrangements. All references to any Loan Party shall include reference to such Loan Party as a debtor and debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Loan Party in any Proceeding. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that if for any reason any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of a Loan Party becomes a Loan Party, such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall execute and deliver to the Senior Agent and the Junior Noteholder a supplement hereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Agent and the Junior Noteholder and shall thereafter for all purposes be a party hereto and have the same rights, benefits and obligations as a Loan Party party hereto on the date hereof.
Section 16. Notices. Whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by another, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or serve upon another any such communication with respect to this Agreement, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, or other communication shall be in writing (including by telecopier or electronic mail) and shall be deemed to have been duly given and received, for purposes hereof, when (a) delivered by hand or three (3) days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, and (b) in the case of telecopy or electronic mail notice, when sent to the number or address set forth below, addressed as follows:
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Section 17. Costs of Enforcement. The Junior Noteholder will pay on demand all reasonable attorneys fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Senior Agents and the Senior Lenders counsel and all reasonable costs incurred by the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders, including, without limitation, reasonable costs associated with travel on behalf of the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders, which costs and expenses are directly or indirectly related to the Senior Agents or the Senior Lenders efforts to preserve, protect, collect, or enforce any of the obligations of the Junior Noteholder and/or any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (whether or not suit is instituted by or against the Senior Agent or any Senior Lender).
Section 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all the signatures on such counterparts appeared on one document. Each such counterpart will be deemed to be an original but all counterparts together will constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.
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Section 19. Final Agreement. This Agreement represents the final agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters addressed herein and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements among the parties hereto.
Section 20. Severability. If any clause or provision of this Agreement operates or would prospectively operate to invalidate this Agreement or any other Loan Document in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be void (as though not contained herein or therein), and the remainder of this Agreement or such other Loan Document shall remain operative and in full force and effect; provided, however, if any such clause or provision pertains to the repayment of any indebtedness hereunder, then the occurrence of any such invalidity shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under the Senior Credit Agreement.
Section 21. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all documents executed hereunder are governed as to their validity, interpretation, construction and effect by the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to the conflicts of law rules of New York).
(b) Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. Any litigation in connection with or in any way related to this Agreement will be brought and maintained exclusively in the courts of the State of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Junior Noteholder and each Loan Party hereby expressly and irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any such litigation as set forth above and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final and non-appealable judgment rendered thereby in connection with such litigation. The Junior Noteholder and each Loan Party further irrevocably consents to the service of process by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by personal service within or outside the State of New York. The Junior Noteholder and each Loan Party hereby expressly and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or hereafter may have to the laying of venue of any such litigation brought in any such court referred to above and any claim that any such litigation has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Junior Noteholder or any Loan Party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, then such party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Waiver of Jury Trial. The Senior Agent (on behalf of the Senior Lenders), the Junior Noteholder and each Loan Party each hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waives any rights it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation (whether as claim, counter-claim, affirmative defense or otherwise) in connection with or in any way related to this Agreement. The Junior Noteholder and each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees (i) that it has received full and sufficient consideration for this provision (and each other provision of each other Loan Document to which it is a party), and (ii) that it has been advised by legal counsel in connection herewith, and (iii) that this provision is a material inducement for the Senior Agent and each Senior Lender entering into the Loan Documents and funding advances thereunder.
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WFI ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL U.S. WIRELESS ENGINEERING BUSINESS
TO LCC INTERNATIONAL FOR $46 MILLION
Transaction Is Additional Step In Companys Transformation Strategy;
Proceeds From Sale To Be Utilized To Pay Down Bank Debt
SAN DIEGO, CA, MAY 29, 2007WFI (NASDAQ: WFII), a leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, information technology solutions and security systems, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with LCC International (NASDAQ: LCCI) to sell WFIs U.S. Wireless Engineering business for $46 million in total consideration, with $17 million in cash paid at closing, approximately $7 million in retained accounts receivable to be collected over the next few months, and the balance of approximately $22 million to be paid with a subordinated promissory note with a 36 month maturity. The note includes an interest rate escalation feature to encourage early payment by LCC, which both LCC and WFI believe could occur by the end of the year. The transaction is expected to close within a week, subject to meeting certain closing conditions. The assets being sold to LCC include all of WFIs domestic wireless engineering business. WFI will maintain its wireless network deployment business, which is deploying 3G, 4G, WiMAX and other wireless networks throughout the United States for major national wireless carriers, providing FCC-mandated E911 security network support services, and providing spectrum clearing services related to government agencies.
This transaction is an additional milestone for WFI in its transformation strategy where, as the Company has discussed in previous announcements, it is refining and refocusing its business to reduce or minimize risk and increase its focus on opportunities to achieve long-term, sustained growth and profitability. Proceeds from this transaction will be used to reduce WFIs bank debt related to the recent acquisition of Madison Research Corporation.
This action is a further step in the execution of a transformational business strategy which we believe allows WFI to significantly improve profitability, cash flow and liquidity, reduce debt, and allows the Company to place an even greater focus on existing operations that can deliver value to our shareholders in a more predictable manner, said Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of WFI. We have been pleased with the progress we have made in the wireless engineering business to date in the midst of a consolidating and highly competitive marketplace. However, we believe the opportunities in security systems, government IT network engineering, weapons systems operations and maintenance, missile systems engineering services, targets and range technical services, and deployment of 3G, 4G and WiMAX wireless networks, can deliver greater ultimate value to our shareholders. Accordingly, as we have been doing over the past several months, we are continuing to execute on our strategy to position WFI for sustained profitability.
DeMarco continued, For our carrier customers and wireless engineering business employees, the merger of our U.S. Engineering business with LCC is a significant and beneficial event for a number of reasons:
· The merger combines the two leading independent network engineering companies who have more than forty years of combined intellectual capital in the field of wireless engineering;
· The combined resources can offer economies of scale to deliver better, more efficient and robust value-add services than could be achieved individually;
· Engineers and employees will have greater opportunity for cross-training on tools and services, in addition to opportunities for overall professional advancement;
· Complementary skill sets of the two companies will provide a broader range of services and allows faster ramp-up on large customer engagements.
The U.S. Engineering transaction announced by WFI includes approximately 350 engineers and select support staff primarily located in WFIs Reston, Virginia location, as well as a number of other locations throughout the United States. Under the new ownership, the employees of WFI will become employees of LCC, headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
For WFI, todays announcement follows a series of previous announcements relating to its business strategy which include the selling of its wireless network deployment operations in Mexico in March 2006, the acquisition of Madison Research Corporation in October 2006, the sale of its EMEA wireless engineering operation to LCC in March 2007, the disposition of WFI Brazil in April 2007, and various cost-saving initiatives.
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DeMarco added, After the sale of the U.S. Wireless Engineering Business we announced today and the remainder of our Latin American operations we announced recently, WFIs federal and security focused business alone is estimated to be in excess of $200 million in revenue with a higher percentage of more predictable and profitable contract vehicles, have reduced debt, and have approximately 2,000 employees focused on serving the United States Department of Defense, other federal, state, and local government agencies, and domestic 3G, 4G and WiMAX customers, which are deploying high-speed, next-generation broadband networks.
WFI, with the full support of its Board of Directors, is committed to enhancing this business to deliver shareholder value, DeMarco continued. This is our primary objective, and an area we have been intensely focused on over the past several months. Additionally, we have made good progress in our stock option review and our goal is to conclude these efforts as soon as possible so we can move forward and continue executing our business strategy.
On March 12, 2007, WFI announced that it was conducting an internal review of its past practices for granting and pricing employee stock options. The review is ongoing and, as previously reported, the Company has delayed the filing of its financial statements on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and its Form 10-Q for first quarter of 2007, until the review is completed.
WFI also previously reported that, as a result of this delay, it has received delisting notifications that the Company is not in compliance with NASDAQ reporting requirements for 2006 and first quarter financials. WFI attended an appeal meeting with NASDAQ on May 10th and the Companys delisting is temporarily stayed pending a decision from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel.
Importantly, we do not expect these stock option issues to deter WFI from pursuing a successful business strategy. We will continue to maintain our customer, employee and execution-oriented focus as we move forward, DeMarco concluded.
WFI will hold a conference call to discuss the transaction tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The call will be web cast over the Internet and can be accessed at WFIs website at www.wfinet.com.
About WFI
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the worlds largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers an d for government
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agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb)
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements including, without limitation, expressed or implied statements concerning the Companys expectations regarding the timing and anticipated results of its internal review that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are only predictions, and the Companys actual results may differ materially. Factors that may cause the Companys results to differ include, but are not limited to: risks that the announced sale of the Companys engineering business will not be completed or completed in a timely manner; risks that the stock option review will not be completed in a timely manner; risks that the review and the announcement thereof will cause disruption of the Companys operations and distraction of its management; risks that the review will identify other issues not currently being considered that could delay or alter the results of the review; risks of adverse regulatory action or litigation; risk that the Companys lender will declare a default under the Companys line of credit. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006 and in other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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