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EXHIBIT 10.24
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
________________________________________________________________________________
Between
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
and
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated as of December 19, 1997
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Excluded Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Books and Records; Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ARTICLE II THE CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Place and Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Allocation of Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 Assumption of Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Excluded Liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 Consent of Third Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.7 Adjustment of Purchase Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Authorization, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Corporate Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 No Conflicts, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.6 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.7 Absence of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.8 Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.9 Compliance with Laws; Governmental
Approvals and Consents; Governmental
Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10 Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.11 Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.12 Territorial Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.13 Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.14 Receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.15 Product Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.16 Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.17 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.18 Real Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.19 Environmental Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.20 Employees, Labor Matters, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.21 Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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3.22 Brokers, Finders, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.23 Suppliers and Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.24 Order Backlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.25 Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.26 Mortgages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1 Corporate Status; Authorization, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2 No Conflicts, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4 Brokers, Finders, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 Adequate Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ARTICLE V COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.1 Covenants of Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2 Covenants of Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.3 Conditions to Obligations of Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ARTICLE VII EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.1 Employment of Seller's Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.2 Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8.1 Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8.2 Effect of Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9.1 By Seller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9.2 By Buyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9.3 Adjustments to Indemnification Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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9.4 Indemnification Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.5 Expiration of Representations and Warranties, etc. . . . . . . . . 40
9.6 Exclusive Remedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ARTICLE X DEFINITIONS, MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10.1 Definition of Certain Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10.2 Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.3 Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.4 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.5 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
10.6 Arbitration Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
10.7 Attorneys Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
10.8 Liability for Transfer Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A Form of Cross-License Agreement
EXHIBIT B Form of Technology License Agreement
EXHIBIT C Form of Trademark License Agreement
EXHIBIT D Form of Supply Agreement
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1.2 Excluded Assets
SCHEDULE 2.4(a) Retention Incentive Agreements
SCHEDULE 3.2(b) Qualification to Do Business; Good Standing
SCHEDULE 3.3 Conflicts
SCHEDULE 3.4 September Balance Sheet
SCHEDULE 3.5 Undisclosed Liabilities
SCHEDULE 3.6(a) Contested Taxes
SCHEDULE 3.7 Absence of Changes
SCHEDULE 3.8 Litigation
SCHEDULE 3.9(a) Compliance with Laws
SCHEDULE 3.9(b) Governmental Approvals and other Consents
SCHEDULE 3.9(c) Government Contracts
SCHEDULE 3.10 Asset Exceptions
SCHEDULE 3.11(a) Contracts
SCHEDULE 3.11(c) Defaults and Consents under Contracts
SCHEDULE 3.13 Inventory Exceptions
SCHEDULE 3.15 Product Warranties
SCHEDULE 3.16(a) Owned Intellectual Property
SCHEDULE 3.16(b) Intellectual Property Licensing Arrangements
SCHEDULE 3.16(c) Infringement by Third Parties
SCHEDULE 3.16(d) Claims by Third Parties
SCHEDULE 3.17 Insurance
SCHEDULE 3.18(a) Owned Real Property
SCHEDULE 3.18(b) Leases
SCHEDULE 3.19(a) Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 3.21(a) Employee Benefit Plans
SCHEDULE 3.23 Suppliers and Customers
SCHEDULE 3.24 Backlog
SCHEDULE 4.2 Governmental Approvals and other Consents
SCHEDULE 5.2(e) Letters of Credit; Performance and Surety Bonds
SCHEDULE 5.2(f) Severance Agreements
SCHEDULE 6.2(c) Consents
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of December 19, 1997,
between L-3 Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Buyer"),
and California Microwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Seller").
R E C I T A L S:
A. Seller is in the business of designing, integrating
and installing satellite communications systems (with a principal focus on the
telephony, video broadcasting, multimedia, trunk and VSAT hub niches) in the
United States and certain other countries through an unincorporated division
(the "STS Division").
B. Buyer wishes to purchase or acquire from Seller, and
Seller wishes to sell, assign and transfer to Buyer, substantially all of the
assets of the STS Division, and Buyer has agreed to assume certain of the
liabilities of such Division, all for the purchase price and upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
C. Capitalized terms used herein without separate
definition have the meanings given to such terms in Section 10.1.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants,
representations and warranties made herein, and of the mutual benefits to be
derived hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ASSETS
1.1 Assets. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from
Seller, all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the properties,
assets and rights of every nature, kind and description, tangible and
intangible (including goodwill), whether real, personal or mixed, whether
accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether now existing or hereinafter
acquired (other than the Excluded Assets) that primarily relate to and are used
in the Business as the same may exist on the Closing Date (collectively, the
"Assets"), including, without limitation,
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(a) the Owned Real Property described on Schedule
3.18(a) and the property leased at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
described on Schedule 3.18(b) (the "▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Facility");
(b) all machinery, equipment, furniture,
furnishings, vehicles, tools, dies, molds and other tangible personal property;
(c) all inventories of raw materials, work in
process, finished products, goods, spare parts, replacement and component
parts, and office and other supplies (whether on hand, in-transit or on order)
(collectively, the "Inventories");
(d) all rights in Intellectual Property owned by
Seller and used primarily in the Business;
(e) the GMACS and Universal System Controller;
(f) all rights under all Contracts;
(g) all credits, prepaid expenses, deferred
charges, advance payments, security deposits and prepaid items;
(h) all notes and accounts receivable held by
Seller (including intercompany and interdivisional accounts receivable) and all
notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of and rights to receive
payments from any Person (in all cases, whether or not billed) and the benefit
of security therefor;
(i) all Books and Records;
(j) to the extent their transfer is permitted by
law, all Governmental Approvals, including all applications therefor;
(k) all rights to causes of action, lawsuits,
claims and demands of any nature available to or being pursued by Seller with
respect to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities (subject to Section 1.2(e));
(l) all guarantees, warranties, indemnities and
similar rights in favor of Seller with respect to the Assets;
(m) all computer hardware and software used
exclusively in the Business, including all rights under licenses and other
instruments or agreements relating thereto;
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(n) all assets reflected on the Final Closing
Statement of Net Assets;
(o) the Names and Logos "Satellite Transmission
Systems" alone or in any combination of words, or any combination, variation or
derivation of any such name or ▇▇▇▇; and
(p) the cash and the cash equivalents in the
non-U.S. bank accounts as provided in Section 2.7(b).
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing,
the Assets shall be transferred or otherwise conveyed to Buyer free and clear
of all Liens excepting only those Liens listed in the first and fourth
paragraphs of Schedule 3.10 and Permitted Liens.
1.2 Excluded Assets. Seller shall retain and not
transfer, and Buyer shall not purchase or acquire, the following assets
(collectively, the "Excluded Assets"):
(a) the assets listed on Schedule 1.2;
(b) the name and ▇▇▇▇ "California Microwave" and
any name or ▇▇▇▇ derived from or including the foregoing;
(c) all cash and cash equivalents and similar
type investments, such as certificates of deposit, treasury bills and other
marketable securities other than non-U.S. bank accounts as provided in Section
2.7(b);
(d) all Books and Records relating to or used in
the business of Seller and not primarily relating to or used in the Business;
(e) all insurance policies and all rights to
causes of action, lawsuits, claims and demands, rights of recovery and set-off,
and proceeds, under or with respect to insurance policies except to the extent
provided for in Section 5.1(e);
(f) all rights to causes of action, lawsuits,
claims and demands of any nature available to or being pursued by Seller with
respect to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Liabilities;
(g) all Intellectual Property not used primarily
in the Business;
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(h) all right, title and interest of the Seller
in and to prepaid Taxes of the Business (except to the extent reflected on the
Final Closing Statement of Net Assets), and any claims for any refund, rebate
or abatement with respect to Taxes of the Business (except to the extent
reflected on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets) for any period or
portion thereof through the Closing Date and any interest payable with respect
thereto; and
(i) the lease of the warehouse located at ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇.
1.3 Books and Records; Intellectual Property.
(a) From and after the Closing and until the
sixth anniversary thereof, (i) Seller agrees to grant to Buyer, upon reasonable
notice and during normal business hours, reasonable access to any Books and
Records that pertain to the operations of the Business but that are not Books
and Records that primarily relate to the Business, and (ii) Buyer agrees to
grant to Seller, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours,
reasonable access to any Books and Records included in the Assets that pertain
to the operation of the Business on or prior to the Closing Date, for any
reasonable business purpose of Seller.
(b) At the Closing, Seller shall grant to Buyer a
fully-paid, nonexclusive license to use intellectual property of Seller used in
the operation of the Business but not constituting Intellectual Property that
primarily relates to the Business. Such license shall be substantially in the
form of the Cross-License Agreement between Buyer and Seller attached as
Exhibit A hereto (the "Cross- License Agreement").
(c) At the Closing, Buyer shall grant to Seller a
fully-paid, non-exclusive license to use the GMACS, Universal System Controller
and the patent pending referenced in Schedule 3.16(a). Such license shall be
substantially in the form of the Technology License Agreement between Buyer and
Seller attached as Exhibit B hereto (the "Technology License Agreement").
(d) At the Closing, Buyer shall grant to Seller a
fully-paid, non-exclusive license to use the trademarks, service marks,
tradenames and service names associated with the GMACS and the Universal System
Controller. Such agreement shall be substantially in the form of the Trademark
License Agreement between Buyer and Seller attached as Exhibit C hereto (the
"Trademark License Agreement").
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ARTICLE II
THE CLOSING
2.1 Place and Date. The closing of the sale and purchase
of the Assets (the "Closing") and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
shall take place at 10:00 A.M. local time on the 26th day of January, 1998 at
the offices of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Breed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, or such other time and place upon which the parties may agree. The day
on which the Closing actually occurs is herein sometimes referred to as the
"Closing Date."
2.2 Purchase Price. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, Buyer agrees to pay to Seller at the
Closing an aggregate of U.S. $27 million, subject to adjustment as provided for
in Section 2.7 (the "Purchase Price"), and to assume the Assumed Liabilities as
provided in Section 2.4. The Purchase Price shall be paid by the wire transfer
of immediately available funds to such bank account or accounts as are
specified by Seller in written instructions given to Buyer at least three days
prior to the Closing.
2.3 Allocation of Purchase Price. The parties agree to
allocate the aggregate of the Purchase Price and the Assumed Liabilities
(collectively, the "Aggregate Purchase Price") among the Assets, including
solely for this purpose the agreements contained in Section 5.1(f), in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code as mutually agreed to by the parties
within 180 days following the Closing. All such mutually agreed to allocations
shall be (a) at the election and expense of Buyer, based upon appraisal(s)
prepared by independent firm(s) selected by Buyer and approved by Seller (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and (b) used by each
party in preparing any filings required pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code or
any similar provisions of state or local law and all relevant income and
franchise tax returns, subject to adjustment to reflect the adjustment to the
Purchase Price provided for in Section 2.7. Neither Buyer nor Seller will take
any position before any taxing authority or in any judicial proceeding that is
inconsistent with such mutually agreed to allocations without the prior consent
of the other party. The parties shall in good faith exercise reasonable
efforts to support such reported allocations in any audit proceedings initiated
by any taxing authority.
2.4 Assumption of Liabilities. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Buyer shall assume and agree to
pay, honor and discharge when due only the following liabilities and
obligations relating to the Assets or the Business: (a) all payment
obligations of Seller under all retention incentive agreements as set forth in
Schedule
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2.4(a), but only to the extent that such payment obligations relate to the
failure of Buyer to hire employees of the STS Division or the involuntary
termination by Buyer without cause of the employment of any Transferred
Employee after the Closing; (b) all product warranty obligations of the
Business; (c) all liabilities and obligations of Seller to be performed from
and after the Closing Date under or relating to Contracts and Governmental
Approvals included in the Assets; (d) all liabilities and obligations of Seller
relating to or arising out of the operation of the Business and reflected on
the June Balance Sheet and/or the September Balance Sheet or disclosed in the
notes thereto other than those relating to income taxes; and (e) to the extent
reflected on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets, all trade and other
accounts payable and other liabilities (other than those relating to income
taxes) arising out of or in respect of the ordinary course of business of the
Business (including intercompany and interdivisional trade accounts payable)
consistent with past practice since September 30, 1997 (collectively, the
"Assumed Liabilities").
2.5 Excluded Liabilities. Other than for the Assumed
Liabilities, Buyer shall not be responsible for any other debts, claims,
commitments, liabilities or obligations of Seller or the Business
(collectively, the "Excluded Liabilities"), including without limitation any
and all liabilities, obligations or commitments of Seller (except those that
constitute Assumed Liabilities) relating to and arising out of any of the
following:
(a) any liability, obligation or commitment that,
in accordance with GAAP, was required to have been shown as a liability in the
Financial Statements or in the notes thereto and was not so shown, unless
reflected on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets;
(b) except as expressly assumed by Buyer pursuant
to Article VII hereof or as accrued or otherwise reflected on the Final Closing
Statement of Net Assets, (i) the sponsorship, administration, contribution
obligation of any entity under any Employee Benefit Plan or termination of any
Employee Benefit Plan on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) the termination
of employment of any employee of the Business by Seller;
(c) any cause of action or judicial or
administrative action, suit, proceeding or investigation, pending or threatened
on the Closing Date, relating to periods prior to the Closing Date, that is not
disclosed on Schedule 3.8 hereto;
(d) any failure or alleged failure to comply
with, or any violation or alleged violation of, (i) any law, rule, regulation,
statute, ordinance, permit, judgment, injunction, order, decree, license or
other Governmental Approval applicable to the Business or the Assets or (ii)
any
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Contract, in each case which failure or violation occurred or was alleged to
have occurred prior to the Closing Date;
(e) any infringement or alleged infringement of
the rights of any other person or entity arising out of the use of any
Intellectual Property in connection with the Business prior to the Closing
Date;
(f) any rights of any other Person relating to
the Intellectual Property pursuant to any license, sublicense or agreement
required to be disclosed and not so disclosed;
(g) any obligations against Seller with respect
to any notes, bonds, accounts receivable or other evidences of indebtedness of
or rights to receive payment from any Person that have been transferred to a
third person by Seller;
(h) any liability for any Taxes imposed on Seller
arising from the operation of the Business on or before the Closing Date;
(i) the Excluded Assets;
(j) all Environmental Liabilities and Costs
arising from, relating to, in respect of, or incurred in connection with (i)
any real property, business entities or assets, whether domestic or foreign,
formerly owned, occupied or operated by or in connection with the Business and
not owned, occupied or operated by or in connection with the Business as of the
Closing Date, (ii) the transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Substances
to or at any offsite facility or location by or in connection with the Business
occurring prior to the Closing Date and (iii) conditions existing or events
occurring on or prior to the Closing Date on any real property owned, occupied
or operated by or in connection with the Business as of the Closing Date;
(k) all obligations of Seller under all retention
agreements, severance agreements (subject to the provisions of Section 5.2(f)),
change of control agreements and similar arrangements not listed on Schedule
2.4(a);
(l) all obligations of Seller under all retention
incentive agreements listed on Schedule 2.4(a) (including any payments due
thereunder upon and by reason of the sale of the STS Division), other than
those payment obligations of Seller referred to in Section 2.4(a);
(m) any claim, litigation, action or proceeding,
whether or not now pending or threatened, relating to the Business or the
Assets to the
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extent based on or arising out of or based upon product liability with respect
to products shipped or sold prior to the Closing; or
(n) all intercompany obligations and liabilities
owed by the Business to Seller other than intercompany or interdivisional trade
accounts payable reflected on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets.
2.6 Consent of Third Parties. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute an
agreement to assign or transfer any Governmental Approval, instrument,
contract, lease, permit or other agreement or arrangement or any claim, right
or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an assignment or
transfer or an attempt to make such an assignment or transfer without the
consent of a third party would constitute a breach or violation thereof or
affect adversely the rights of Buyer or Seller thereunder; and any transfer or
assignment to Buyer by Seller of any interest under any such Governmental
Approval, instrument, contract, lease, permit or other agreement or arrangement
that requires the consent of a third party shall be made subject to such
consent or approval being obtained. In the event any such consent or approval
is not obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall (i) continue to
use all reasonable efforts to obtain any such approval or consent after the
Closing Date until such time as such consent or approval has been obtained
without any third party cost to Buyer, (ii) hold such Governmental Approval,
instrument, contract, lease, permit or other agreement or arrangement on behalf
of Buyer, (iii) cooperate with Buyer in any lawful arrangement to provide that
Buyer shall receive the benefits under any such Governmental Approval,
instrument, contract, lease or permit or other agreement or arrangement,
including performance by Seller, as agent, and (iv) enforce and perform for the
account of Buyer any rights of Seller arising from such Government Approval,
instrument, contract, lease, permit or other agreement or arrangement, provided
that Buyer shall undertake to pay or satisfy the corresponding liabilities for
the enjoyment of such benefit to the extent Buyer would have been responsible
therefor if such consent or approval had been obtained. Nothing in this
Section 2.6 shall be deemed a waiver by Buyer of its right to receive an
effective assignment of all of the Assets.
2.7 Adjustment of Purchase Price.
(a) Calculation of Adjustment. The Purchase
Price shall be (i) increased by the amount that the Closing Date Net Assets (as
hereinafter defined), are greater than $25,099,080 (which amount is the book
value of the net assets as shown on the adjusted September Balance Sheet (the
"Target Net Assets"); or (ii) decreased by the amount that the Closing Date Net
Assets are less than the Target Net Assets. The term "Closing Date Net Assets"
as used herein shall mean the book value of the Assets set forth on the Final
Closing
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Statement of Net Assets (as hereinafter defined) in excess of the amount of the
Assumed Liabilities set forth on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets,
determined in accordance with the procedures set forth below. The amount of
any decrease or increase to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 2.7(a)
plus interest from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of
payment at the Prime Rate (as hereinafter defined) shall be paid by Seller or
Buyer, as the case may be, by wire transfer in immediately available funds
within five (5) business days after the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets
is agreed to by Seller and Buyer or is determined by the Neutral Auditor (as
hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement, "Prime Rate" means the
prime rate of interest in effect on the Closing Date as stated in the "Money
Rates" section of the Wall Street Journal.
(b) Preparation of Closing Statement of Net
Assets. As soon as practicable, and in any event within sixty (60) days after
the Closing Date, Seller shall cause Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") to prepare an
audited statement of net assets for the Business consisting of the Assets and
the Assumed Liabilities, as of the close of business on the Closing Date
determined on a pro forma basis as if the parties hereto had not consummated
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing Statement of Net
Assets"), to be prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a basis consistent with the September
30, 1997 Financial Statements (including the September Balance Sheet) through
full application of the policies and procedures used in preparing the September
30, 1997 Financial Statements (including the September Balance Sheet) and
taking into account the type of adjustments included in the September Balance
Sheet set forth in Schedule 3.4, and with changes in contract estimates at
completion ("EAC's") and estimates to complete ("ETC's") determined on a basis
consistent with the method used for the determination of the September 30, 1997
Financial Statements (including the September Balance Sheet); provided that,
for purposes of the Closing Statement of Net Assets, the cash and cash
equivalents held in non-US bank accounts for the benefit of the STS Division
shall be transferred to Buyer and shall be reflected as assets of the STS
Division and shall be included in the calculation of any Purchase Price
adjustment required by this Section. The Closing Statement of Net Assets shall
be accompanied by the report of E&Y thereon and by a certificate of Seller's
Chief Financial Officer, each of which shall state that the Closing Statement
of Net Assets presents fairly, in all material respects, the Assets and Assumed
Liabilities presented on such statement as provided for in this Agreement at
the Closing Date in conformity with GAAP consistently applied with the
September 30, 1997 Financial Statements, except that it does not contain all
the notes required by GAAP. Buyer shall provide Seller, E&Y and the Neutral
Auditor such access to the Books and Records as may reasonably be required for
the preparation and/or
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review of the Closing Statement of Net Assets. All fees and expenses of E&Y
relating to the preparation of the Closing Statement of Net Assets shall be
borne equally by Seller and Buyer.
(c) Review of Closing Statement of Net Assets.
After receipt of the Closing Statement of Net Assets, Buyer shall have thirty
(30) days to review it. Buyer and its authorized representatives shall have
full access to all Books and Records and appropriate employees of the Seller
and its accountants to the extent required to complete their review of the
Closing Statement of Net Assets including work papers used in preparation
thereof. Unless the Buyer delivers written notice to Seller on or prior to the
30th day after receipt of the Closing Statement of Net Assets specifying in
reasonable detail all disputed items and the basis therefor, the parties shall
be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the Closing Statement of Net Assets.
If Buyer so notifies the Seller of an objection to the Closing Statement of Net
Assets, the parties shall, within thirty (30) days following the date of such
notice (the "Resolution Period") attempt to resolve their differences and any
resolution by them as to any disputed amount shall be final, binding,
conclusive and nonappealable for all purposes under this Agreement.
(d) Resolution. If at the conclusion of the
Resolution Period the parties have not reached an agreement on the objections,
then all amounts remaining in dispute may, at the election of either party, be
submitted to Price Waterhouse or another large international accounting firm
not otherwise engaged by either party (the "Neutral Auditor"). Each party
agrees to execute, if requested by the Neutral Auditor, a reasonable engagement
letter. All fees and expenses relating to the work, if any, to be performed by
the Neutral Auditor shall be borne equally by Seller and Buyer, unless the
Neutral Auditor finds one party acted in bad faith in which case that party
pays all. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, all other costs and
expenses incurred by the parties in connection with resolving any dispute
hereunder before the Neutral Auditor shall be borne by the party incurring such
cost and expense. The Neutral Auditor shall act as an arbitrator to determine,
based solely on the presentations by Seller and Buyer, and not by independent
review, only those issues still in dispute. The Neutral Auditor's
determination shall be made within thirty (30) days of its engagement (which
engagement shall be made no later than five (5) business days after the
election by either party to submit the objections to the Neutral Auditor) or as
soon thereafter as possible, shall be set forth in a written statement
delivered to Seller and Buyer and shall be final, binding, conclusive and
nonappealable for all purposes hereunder. The term "Final Closing Statement of
Net Assets," as hereinafter used, shall mean the definitive Closing Statement
of Net Assets agreed to by Seller and Buyer in accordance with Section 2.7(c)
or the definitive Closing Statement of Net Assets resulting
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from the determination made by the Neutral Auditor in accordance with this
Section 2.7(d) (in addition to those items theretofore agreed to by Seller and
Buyer).
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1 Authorization, etc. Seller has the corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform fully its
obligations thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action of Seller. Seller has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance and similar laws affecting creditor's rights generally and by
general equitable principles.
3.2 Corporate Status.
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
with full corporate power and authority to carry on the Business and to own or
lease and to operate the properties of the Business as and in the places where
the Business is conducted and such properties are owned, leased or operated.
(b) Seller is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions in which the
operation of the Business or the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it in connection with the Business makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Such jurisdictions are listed on
Schedule 3.2(b).
(c) Seller has delivered to Buyer complete and
correct copies of its certificate of incorporation and by-laws in each case, as
amended and in effect on the date hereof and on the Closing Date. Seller is
not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation
or by-laws or other organizational documents.
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3.3 No Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not conflict with or result
in a violation of or a default under (with or without the giving of notice or
the lapse of time or both), or result in the acceleration of or give rise to
any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel under, or result in the loss
of any rights, privileges, options or alternatives under, or result in the
creation of any Lien on any assets of Seller (including the Assets) under (i)
any Applicable Law applicable to Seller or any of the Assets, (ii) the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Seller or (iii) except as set forth
in Schedule 3.3, any Contract or other agreement or instrument to which Seller
is a party or by which Seller or the Assets is bound. Except as specified in
Schedule 3.3 and as may be required under the HSR Act, no Governmental Approval
or other Consent is required to be obtained or made by Seller in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.4 Financial Statements. Seller has delivered to Buyer
(a) the audited balance sheet (the "June Balance Sheet") and the related
statements of operations and cash flows of the Business as at and for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1997 and (b) the unaudited balance sheet and the
unaudited adjusted balance sheet, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Schedule 3.4 (the "September Balance Sheet") and the related statement of
income of the Business as at and for the three-month period ended September 30,
1997 (collectively, the "Financial Statements"). The September 30, 1997
Financial Statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the June 30,
1997 Financial Statements. The Financial Statements are in accordance with the
books and records of the STS Division, have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP and fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of
the Business as at and for the periods specified, except that the September 30,
1997 Financial Statements do not contain notes required by GAAP.
3.5 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Seller has no
debts, claims, liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether known or
unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to
become due, asserted or unasserted, arising out of or relating to the Business,
except (a) as set forth in Schedule 3.5, (b) as and to the extent disclosed or
reserved against in the September Balance Sheet, and (c) liabilities and
obligations that were incurred after September 30, 1997 in the ordinary course
of business consistent with prior practice.
3.6 Taxes. Seller has (or by the Closing will have) duly
and timely filed all Tax Returns relating to the Business with respect to Taxes
required to be filed on or before the Closing Date. Except for Taxes set forth
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on Schedule 3.6(a), which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings, the following Taxes have (or by the Closing Date will have) been
duly and timely paid: (i) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns, (ii)
all deficiencies and assessments of Taxes of which notice has (or by the
Closing Date will have) been received by Seller that are or may become payable
by Buyer or chargeable as a lien upon the Business, and (iii) all other Taxes
in respect of periods prior to the Closing.
3.7 Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.7 (which Schedule includes, as Schedule 3.7(a), certain STS Division summary
financial data showing the actual results of the STS Division for the quarter
ended September 30, 1997 and the STS Division's forecasted results, by quarter,
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998) and for the results shown and changes
forecast in Schedule 3.7(a), since September 30, 1997, Seller has not in
connection with or relating to the Business or the Assets:
(a) suffered any material adverse change in the
financial condition, results of operation or Assets of the Business, other than
changes in the STS Division's intercompany account with CMI corporate, which
changes represent (i) the results of operations of the STS Division, (ii) the
cash advanced to the STS Division by CMI corporate or repaid by the STS
Division to CMI corporate, and (iii) certain allocations between CMI corporate
and the STS Division, which allocations were made in the ordinary course of
business consistent in type and amount with past practice;
(b) incurred, assumed, guaranteed or discharged
any obligation or liability, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise,
whether due or to become due, or any indebtedness for borrowed money, except
current liabilities for trade or business obligations incurred in connection
with the purchase of goods or services in the ordinary course of business
consistent with prior practice;
(c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien, any
property, business or assets, tangible or intangible;
(d) sold, transferred, leased to others or
otherwise disposed of any of the Assets, except for inventory sold in the
ordinary course of business, or cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or
waived or released any right of substantial value;
(e) received any notice of termination of any
material contract, lease or other agreement;
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(f) suffered any damage, destruction or loss
(whether or not covered by insurance), in any case or in the aggregate, in
excess of $150,000;
(g) transferred or granted any rights under, or
entered into any settlement regarding the breach or infringement of, any
Intellectual Property, or modified any existing rights with respect thereto;
(h) made any change in the rate of compensation,
commission, bonus or other direct or indirect remuneration payable, or paid or
agreed or orally promised to pay, conditionally or otherwise, any bonus,
incentive, retention or other compensation, retirement, welfare, fringe or
severance benefit or vacation pay, to or in respect of any employee,
distributor or agent of the Business, other than increases in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice in the compensation payable to
those employees of the Business earning less than $50,000 per annum each;
(i) encountered any labor union organizing
activity, had any actual or threatened employee strikes, work stoppages,
slowdowns or lockouts, or had any material change in its relations with its
employees, distributors, agents, customers or suppliers;
(j) entered into any transaction, contract or
commitment other than in the ordinary course of business or paid or agreed to
pay any legal, accounting, brokerage, finder's fee, Taxes or other expenses in
connection with, or incurred any severance pay obligations by reason of, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(k) made any grant of credit to any customer or
distributor on terms or in amounts materially more favorable than had been
extended to that customer or distributor in the past; or
(l) taken any action or omitted to take any
action that would result in the occurrence of any of the foregoing.
Seller makes no representation or warranty as to the
realization of any results forecast in Schedule 3.7(a).
3.8 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8,
there is no action, claim, demand, suit, proceeding, arbitration, grievance,
citation, summons, subpoena, inquiry or investigation, civil, criminal,
regulatory or otherwise, in law or in equity, pending or, to the knowledge of
Seller, threatened against or relating to Seller in connection with the Assets
or the Business seeking unspecified damages, damages in excess of $50,000 or
any
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injunctive or other equitable relief or against or relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.9 Compliance with Laws; Governmental Approvals and
Consents; Governmental Contracts.
(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.9(a),
Seller has complied in all respects with all Applicable Laws applicable to the
Business or the Assets, except for any non-compliance that has not had or would
not result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Schedule 3.9(b) sets forth all Governmental
Approvals and other Consents necessary for, or otherwise material to, the
conduct of the Business as conducted by Seller. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.9(b), all such Governmental Approvals and Consents have been duly
obtained and are in full force and effect, and Seller is in compliance in all
material respects with each of such Governmental Approvals and Consents held by
it with respect to the Assets and the Business.
(c) Schedule 3.9(c) sets forth all Contracts with
any Governmental Authority.
3.10 Assets.
(a) Except for those Liens listed on Schedule
3.10, on the date hereof, Seller has good and valid title to all the Assets
free and clear of any and all Liens other than Permitted Liens. Except for
those Liens listed as Items 1 and 4 on Schedule 3.10, on the Closing Date,
Seller will have good and valid title to all the Assets free and clear of any
and all Liens other than Permitted Liens. The Assets include all material
assets required for the continued conduct of the Business by Buyer as now being
conducted or material to the financial condition or results of operations of
the Business, except for the Excluded Assets. The Assets do not include stock
or equity interests in any Person.
(b) All material property and assets owned or
utilized by the Business are in good operating condition and repair (except for
ordinary wear and tear), free from any defects (except such minor defects as do
not interfere with the use thereof in the conduct of the normal operations),
and are sufficient to carry on the Business as presently conducted. All
buildings, plants and other structures utilized by the Business are in good
condition and repair (except for ordinary wear and tear).
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3.11 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.11(a) contains a complete and
correct list of all agreements, contracts, commitments, orders, licenses,
leases, and other instruments and arrangements (whether written or oral) of the
types described below to which Seller is a party or by which it or any of its
assets is bound in connection with the Business, the Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities (the "Contracts"):
(i) leases, licenses, permits,
franchises, insurance policies, Governmental Approvals and other contracts
concerning or relating to the Real Property;
(ii) employment, consulting, agency,
collective bargaining or other similar contracts, agreements, and other
instruments and arrangements relating to or for the benefit of employees, sales
representatives, distributors, dealers, agents, or (if material) independent
contractors;
(iii) loan agreements, indentures, letters
of credit, mortgages, security agreements, pledge agreements, deeds of trust,
bonds, notes, guarantees, and other agreements and instruments relating to the
borrowing of money or obtaining of or extension of credit;
(iv) licenses, licensing arrangements and
other contracts providing in whole or in part for the use of, or limiting the
use of, any Intellectual Property;
(v) brokerage or finder's agreements;
(vi) joint venture, partnership and
similar contracts involving a sharing of profits or expenses (including but not
limited to joint research and development and joint marketing contracts);
(vii) asset purchase agreements and other
acquisition or divestiture agreements, including but not limited to any
agreements relating to the sale, lease or disposal of any Assets (other than
sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business) or involving continuing
indemnity or other obligations;
(viii) any contract with respect to which
the aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to be paid or received
thereunder in the future exceeds $100,000 per annum;
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(ix) sales agency, manufacturer's
representative, marketing or distributorship agreements;
(x) contracts, agreements or
arrangements with respect to the representation of the Business in foreign
countries;
(xi) purchase commitments for inventory
items or supplies that, together with amounts on hand, constitute in excess of
six months normal usage;
(xii) any agreement, understanding,
contract or commitment (written or oral) with (x) any employee, agent,
consultant, distributor, dealer or franchisee other than those involving in the
aggregate consideration or other expenditure of less than $100,000, or (y) any
Affiliate;
(xiii) any collective bargaining agreements
with any unions, guilds, shop committees or other collective bargaining groups;
(xiv) any guarantee of the payment or
performance of any Person agreement to indemnify any Person, or act as a
surety, or other agreement to be contingently or secondarily liable for the
obligations of any Person other than (x) the endorsement of checks in the
ordinary course of business and (y) guarantees or agreements which in the
aggregate do not exceed $100,000;
(xv) any outstanding bid or proposal or
any outstanding customer option relating to Contracts in the Backlog in excess
of $100,000; and
(xvi) any other contracts, agreements or
commitments that are material to the Business.
(b) Seller has furnished Buyer with access to all
written Contracts, together with all amendments thereto, set forth in Schedule
3.11(a). Seller has furnished Buyer with a complete and accurate summary of
all oral contracts listed on Schedule 3.11(a).
(c) There does not exist under any Contract any
event of default or event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a violation, breach or event of default thereunder on
the part of Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto
except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(c) and except for such events or
conditions that, individually and in the aggregate, (i) have not had or
resulted in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) have not materially impaired the
ability of Seller to
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perform its obligations under the Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.11(c), each Contract is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of
Seller and, to the knowledge of Seller, the other parties thereto. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11(c), no consent of any third party is required under
any Contract as a result of or in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.12 Territorial Restrictions. Seller is not restricted
by any agreement or understanding with any other Person from carrying on the
Business anywhere in the world.
3.13 Inventories. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13
and net of reserves as reflected in the September Balance Sheet or to be
reflected in the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets, (a) Inventories are of
such quality as to meet the quality control standards of Seller and any
applicable governmental quality control standard and are usable in the ordinary
course of business in amounts consistent with past practice, and (b)
Inventories that are finished goods are saleable in the ordinary course of
business.
3.14 Receivables. Seller's receivables (including
accounts receivable, loans receivable and advances) which have arisen in
connection with the Business and which are reflected in the September Balance
Sheet or will be reflected in the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets, and
all such receivables which will have arisen since the date of the Financial
Statements, have arisen only from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course
of business. Seller has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances generally
(other than general economic conditions) which would result in any material
increase in the uncollectability of such receivables as a class in excess of
the reserves therefor set forth on the Financial Statements. To Seller's
knowledge, there has not been any material adverse change in the collectability
of such receivables since September 30, 1997.
3.15 Product Warranties. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.15 and for warranties under Applicable Law, (a) there are no warranties
express or implied, written or oral, with respect to the products of the
Business and (b) except as reflected in the Financial Statements or as incurred
in the ordinary course of business thereafter there are no pending or
threatened claims with respect to any such warranty. Seller is not aware of
any facts that indicate that the reserves for product warranties reflected in
the September Balance Sheet are materially understated. Schedule 3.15 sets
forth a list of all pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened product
warranty claims in excess of $50,000.
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3.16 Intellectual Property. Schedule 3.16(a) sets forth a
complete and correct list of all material Intellectual Property that is owned
by Seller and used in connection with the Business (the "Owned Intellectual
Property"). Schedule 3.16(b) sets forth a complete and correct list of all
material written or oral licenses and arrangements, (i) pursuant to which the
use by any Person of Intellectual Property is permitted by Seller and (ii)
pursuant to which the use by Seller of Owned Intellectual Property is permitted
by any Person (collectively, the "Intellectual Property Licenses"). The Owned
Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property Licenses (including the
GMACS and Universal System Controller) constitute all Intellectual Property
necessary to operate the Business consistent with past practice. On the date
hereof and at the Closing, all Intellectual Property Licenses are or will be in
full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and are free and clear of
any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). To the knowledge of Seller, the
conduct of the Business does not infringe the rights of any third party in
respect of any Intellectual Property, except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(c).
To the knowledge of Seller, none of the Intellectual Property is being
infringed by third parties. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(d), there is
no claim or demand of any Person pertaining to, or any proceeding which is
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, that challenges the rights
of Seller in respect of any Intellectual Property, or claims that any default
exists under any Intellectual Property License.
3.17 Insurance. Schedule 3.17 contains a list of all
insurance policies maintained by Seller for the benefit of or in connection
with the Assets or the Business and no notice of cancellation, termination, or
reduction of coverage, and no notice of intention to cancel, terminate or
reduce coverage, has been received. Seller has given Buyer access to complete
and correct copies of all such policies together with all riders and amendments
thereto. Such policies are in full force and effect, and all premiums due
thereon have been paid.
3.18 Real Property.
(a) Owned Real Property. Schedule 3.18(a)
contains a complete and correct list of all Owned Real Property setting forth
the address and owner of each parcel of Owned Real Property and generally
describing all improvements thereon including, without limitation, the
properties reflected as being so owned on the Financial Statements and not
disposed of after the date of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course
of Business. Seller has, or on the Closing Date will have, good and marketable
fee simple title to the Owned Real Property indicated on Schedule 3.18(a) as
being owned by it, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
There are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal to purchase the
Owned Real Property, or any
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portion thereof or interest therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions,
for the purposes of this Section 3.18, Section 3.10, and the last sentence of
Section 1.1, Permitted Liens shall not include, with the exception of the
mortgage liens and easements of record described on Schedule 3.18(c), any
mortgage lien encumbering the Owned Real Property or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Facility or
any easement of record.
(b) Leases. Schedule 3.18(b) contains a complete
and correct list of all Leases setting forth the address, landlord and tenant
for each Lease. Seller has delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of
the Leases. Each Lease is legal, valid, binding and enforceable, and in full
force and effect, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors generally and by
the availability of equitable remedies. Seller is not in default, violation or
breach in any respect under any Lease, and no event or condition has occurred
and is continuing that constitutes or, with notice or the passage of time or
both, would constitute a default, violation or breach in any respect under any
Lease. No renewal or extension options have been granted to tenants. Schedule
3.18(c) sets forth all easements, covenants, mortgages and restrictions of
record encumbering the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property subject
to the lease from the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency.
3.19 Environmental Matters.
(a) Compliance with Environmental Law. To the
knowledge of Seller, Seller is and has been in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Environmental Laws pertaining to any of the
properties and assets of the Business and the use by Seller thereof. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.19(a) hereto, Seller has obtained all material permits,
licenses and other authorizations that are required under Environmental Law
necessary to operate the Business and the same are listed on Schedule 3.19(a)
hereto. No violation by Seller is being alleged of any applicable
Environmental Law relating to any of the Assets.
(b) Other Environmental Matters. To the
knowledge of Seller, Seller has not caused or taken any action that resulted
in, and Seller is not subject to, any material liability or obligation on the
part of Seller, relating to (x) the environmental conditions on, under, or
about the Real Property or other properties or assets owned, leased, operated
or used by Seller in the Business including without limitation, the air, soil
and groundwater conditions at such properties or (y) the use, management,
handling, transport, treatment, generation, storage, disposal or Release of any
Hazardous Materials by Seller.
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3.20 Employees, Labor Matters, etc. Seller is not a party
to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement and there are no labor
unions or other organizations representing, purporting to represent or
attempting to represent any employees employed in the operation of the
Business. Since August 31, 1994, there has not occurred or, to the knowledge
of Seller, been threatened any material strike, slowdown, picketing, work
stoppage, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor activity
with respect to any employees employed in the operation of the Business. There
are no labor disputes currently subject to any grievance procedure, arbitration
or litigation and there is no representation petition pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened with respect to any employee employed in the
operation of the Business.
3.21 Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters.
(a) Schedule 3.21(a) lists each pension,
retirement, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive
plan, or other employee benefit program, arrangement, agreement or
understanding, or medical, vision, dental or other health plan, or life
insurance or disability plan, or any other employee benefit plan, including,
without limitation, any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, to which Seller contributes or is a party or is bound and under which it
may have liability and under which employees or former employees of the
Business (or their beneficiaries) are eligible to participate or derive a
benefit ("Employee Benefit Plans"). Seller has delivered to Buyer true,
correct and complete copies of all Employee Benefit Plans. The Assets are not
subject to any Lien in favor of, or enforceable by, the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
(b) Compliance; Liability.
(i) No liability has been or is expected
to be incurred by Seller under or pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the
penalty, excise tax or joint and several liability provisions of the Code or
ERISA relating to employee benefit plans and, to the knowledge of the Seller,
no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could result in
any such liability to the Business or, following the Closing, Buyer or any such
Employee Benefit Plan.
(ii) No Employee Benefit Plan is a
"multiemployer plan" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, a
"multiple employer plan" within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code, or a
defined benefit plan within the meaning of Section B(35) of ERISA.
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3.22 Brokers, Finders, etc. With the exception of fees
and expenses payable to ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated and certain employees of
Seller and its Affiliates which shall be paid by Seller, all negotiations
relating to this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, have been
carried on without the participation of any Person acting on behalf of Seller
or its Affiliates in such manner as to give rise to any valid claim against
Buyer for any brokerage or finder's commission, fee or similar compensation, or
for any bonus payable to any officer, director, employee, agent or sales
representative of or consultant to Seller or its Affiliates upon consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.23 Suppliers and Customers. Schedule 3.23 attached
hereto sets forth the twenty (20) largest suppliers and all sole source
suppliers and the twenty (20) largest customers of the Business for the period
July 1, 1996 through the date hereof. During the period July 1, 1996 through
the date hereof, (a) none of the 20 largest customers referred to in the next
preceding sentence has cancelled in whole or in part its agreement or
commitment with Seller or the Business to purchase products or services (or
threatened in writing to do any of the foregoing). During the period July 1,
1996 through the date hereof, none of the sole source suppliers referred to in
the first sentence of this Section has cancelled in whole or in part its
agreement or commitment to supply services or supplies to Seller or the
Business (or threatened in writing to do any of the foregoing). To Seller's
knowledge, the relationship of Seller with each of its suppliers and each of
its customers is a good commercial working relationship. Seller does not have
knowledge that any such supplier or customer intends to cancel or otherwise
substantially modify its relationship with Seller or the Business or limit its
services, supplies or materials to Seller or the Business, or its usage or
purchase of the services and products of the Business either as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.
3.24 Order Backlog. A true and complete list of (a) all
firm product and service purchase orders and contracts for the sale of goods or
the delivery of services by Seller in connection with the Business to Persons
other than Governmental Authorities, and (b) all firm funded product and
service purchase orders and contracts for the sale of goods or the delivery of
services by Seller in connection with the Business to Governmental Authorities
(collectively, the "Backlog") pending as of the latest practical date prior to
the date of this Agreement is set forth in Schedule 3.24 attached hereto.
3.25 Disclosure. No representation or warranty of Seller
in this Agreement and the Schedules or certificates attached hereto or
delivered by Seller in accordance with the terms hereof contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits any statement of a material fact
necessary in order to
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make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading.
3.26 Mortgages. If any parcel of Owned Real Property is
encumbered by one or more existing mortgages (each, an "Existing Mortgage"), no
written notice has been received from the mortgagee(s) asserting that a default
or breach exists thereunder or under any note or other obligation secured
thereby which remains uncured. Seller knows of no default, or event which with
notice or the passage of time will constitute a default, under the Existing
Mortgage(s) or under any note or other obligation secured thereby which has
occurred and is continuing. Seller has delivered to Buyer complete copies of
the documents constituting the Existing Mortgage(s) and the note(s) secured
thereby.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
4.1 Corporate Status; Authorization, etc. Buyer is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation with full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver the Agreement, to perform its obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action of Buyer. Buyer has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement. This Agreement is a valid and legally binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms.
4.2 No Conflicts, etc. The execution, delivery and
performance by Buyer of the Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, do not and shall not conflict with or result in a
violation of or under (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of
time, or both) (i) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other
organizational documents of Buyer, (ii) any Applicable Law applicable to Buyer
or any of its properties or assets or (iii) any contract, agreement or other
instrument applicable to Buyer or any of its properties or assets, except, in
the case of clause (iii), as set forth in Schedule 4.2 and for violations and
defaults that, individually and in the aggregate, have not and shall not
materially impair the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under the
Agreement. Except as specified in Schedule 4.2 and except as required under
the HSR Act, no Governmental Approval or other Consent is required to be
obtained or made by Buyer in
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connection with the execution and delivery of the Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.3 Litigation. There is no action, claim, suit or
proceeding pending, or to Buyer's knowledge threatened, by or against or
affecting Buyer in connection with or relating to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection herewith
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.4 Brokers, Finders, etc. All negotiations relating to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been carried on
without the participation of any Person acting on behalf of Buyer in such
manner as to give rise to any valid claim against Seller for any brokerage or
finder's commission, fee or similar compensation.
4.5 Adequate Funds. Buyer has all funds necessary to
enable it to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
5.1 Covenants of Seller.
(a) Public Announcements. Except as required by
Applicable Law (in which case the nature of the announcement shall be described
to Buyer prior to dissemination to the public), Seller shall not make any
public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of Buyer.
(b) Conduct of Business. From the date hereof to
the Closing Date, except as permitted or required by this Agreement or as
otherwise consented to by Buyer in writing, Seller shall:
(i) carry on the Business in the
ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, and
use all reasonable best efforts to maintain the Business in good operating
condition and repair, and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers
and others having business dealings with the Business;
(ii) not grant (or commit to grant) any
increase in the compensation (including incentive or bonus compensation) of any
employee employed in the operation of the Business other than increases in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in the
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compensation payable to those employees of the Business earning less than
$50,000 per annum each; or institute, adopt or amend (or commit to institute,
adopt or amend) any compensation or benefit plan, policy, program or
arrangement or collective bargaining agreement applicable to any such employee.
(iii) not sell, assign, voluntarily
encumber, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ on or license with respect to, or dispose of, any of the
Assets having a fair market value of at least $50,000 individually or $100,000
in the aggregate, or incur any liabilities or obligations (including, without
limitation, liabilities with respect to capital leases or guarantees thereof)
in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, except for sales and
dispositions made or liabilities incurred, including the creation of purchase
money security interests, in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(iv) take any action inconsistent with,
the representations and warranties of Seller hereunder or that would cause any
of the representations and warranties of Seller hereunder to become untrue in
any material respect; and
(v) not make, give or grant any bid or
proposal, or any customer option relating to contracts in the Backlog,
involving an amount in excess of $250,000 (or amend, supplement or terminate
any existing bid or proposal, or any existing customer option relating to
contracts in the Backlog, involving an amount in excess of $250,000), in each
case without the prior approval of Buyer (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(c) Access and Information. (i) Prior to and
after the Closing, Seller shall (and shall cause its accountants, counsel,
consultants, employees and agents to) give Buyer and its respective
accountants, counsel, consultants, employees and agents, reasonable access
during normal business hours to, and furnish them with all documents, records,
work papers and information with respect to, all properties, assets, books,
contracts, commitments, reports and records relating to the Business, as Buyer
shall from time to time reasonably request. In addition, Seller shall permit
Buyer, and its accountants, counsel, consultants, employees and agents,
reasonable access to such personnel of Seller during normal business hours as
may be necessary to Buyer in its review of the properties, assets and business
affairs of the Business and the above-mentioned documents, records and
information. Buyer and Buyer's agents shall have the right, upon giving
reasonable advance notice to enter upon and inspect the Real Property,
including physical inspection of the surface and sub-surface land and all
improvements and the major components thereof, including heating, plumbing, air
conditioning,
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electrical equipment and wiring and roof. Buyer shall indemnify and hold
Seller harmless from and against any and all costs and liabilities resulting
from the negligence or willful misconduct of any third party engaged by Buyer
to perform such inspections, and Buyer shall return the Real Property to
substantially the same condition as before such inspections. Inspections shall
be conducted during times reasonably convenient to Seller and the Business.
(ii) Buyer shall remain bound by the
terms of its existing Confidentiality Agreement with Seller, dated August 6,
1997 (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), except that from and after the Closing:
(A) the terms "Evaluation Material" and "Notes" as defined and used in the
Confidentiality Agreement, shall no longer include information concerning the
Business and properties of the STS Division; (B) clause (d) of the second
paragraph of the Confidentiality Agreement shall cease to have any further
force and effect insofar as the provisions thereof relate to the STS Division
or the Business; and (C) the seventh and eighth paragraphs of the
Confidentiality Agreement shall cease to have any further force and effect
insofar as the provisions thereof relate to the STS Division or the Business.
(d) Further Actions.
(i) Seller agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to take all actions and to do all things necessary, proper
or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Closing
Date.
(ii) Seller, as promptly as practicable,
shall file or supply, or cause to be filed or supplied, all applications,
notifications and information required to be filed or supplied by Seller
pursuant to Applicable Law in connection with the Agreement, the sale and
transfer of the Assets pursuant to the Agreement and the consummation of the
other transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to filings
pursuant to the HSR Act.
(iii) Seller, as promptly as practicable,
shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all
Consents (including, without limitation, all Governmental Approvals and any
Consents required under any Contract) necessary to be obtained by it in order
to consummate the sale and transfer of the Assets pursuant to the Agreement and
the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(iv) Seller shall coordinate and
cooperate with Buyer in exchanging such information and supplying such
assistance as may be reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the
filings and other actions contemplated by Section 5.2.
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(e) Further Assurances. Following the Closing,
Seller shall from time to time, execute and deliver such additional
instruments, documents, conveyances or assurances and take such other actions
as shall be necessary, or otherwise reasonably requested by Buyer, to confirm
and assure the rights and obligations provided for in this Agreement and render
effective the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller
until the Closing shall maintain in force in respect of the Business the
existing insurance covering the Business, subject to normal variations required
by ordinary operations of the Business. Seller shall cooperate with Buyer in
order to afford Buyer the benefit of all insurance policies covering the
Business for periods prior to the Closing to the extent that the claims
thereunder relate to any of the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.
(f) Noncompete. Seller will not and will cause
its Subsidiaries and operating units and Affiliates not to (collectively, the
"Restricted Parties and individually, a "Restricted Party"), for a period of
three years following the Closing (the "Non- Competition Period"), manufacture,
sell or provide products or services which are competitive to the Primary
Activities, except that this provision shall not preclude (i) EFData Corp. from
manufacturing, selling or providing products which it currently manufactures,
sells or provides; (ii) EFData Corp. from providing services under those
contracts where the EFData Corp. manufactured product content (consisting of
products of the type currently manufactured by EFData Corp.) exceeds 50% of the
contract value; (iii) the GCS unit of CMI from providing products and services
to U.S. Government entities which it currently provides to such U.S. Government
customers; or (iv) the bona fide sale, whether by a merger or otherwise, of all
or substantially all of the properties and assets of Seller (in one transaction
or a series of related transactions) to a Person that is not an Affiliate of
Seller that manufactures or sells products or services competitive to the
Primary Activities or restrict the activities of any such acquiring Person
after such sale (other than any such sale in which the stockholders of Seller
immediately before the transaction or series of related transactions possess
immediately thereafter 50% or more of the voting power of Seller or the
acquiring Person or any parent entity of either). "Primary Activities" shall
mean the manufacture and global sale of portable L- Band satellite
communications terminals for use in the Inmarsat-B system, the manufacture and
global sale of single-channel digital video exciters and receivers, using
MPEG-2 or equivalent digital compression algorithms, for satellite-based
applications, the manufacture and global sale of X-Band frequency converters
for satellite applications, and the bidding and executing of satellite
communications projects and/or contracts with commercial customers or foreign
governmental authorities in which the primary added-value is system design,
integration, installation and/or program management.
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Seller will not use or permit the use of any of the
intellectual property licensed to it pursuant to the Technology License
Agreement or the Trademark License Agreement in a manner that would cause a
violation of this Section 5.1(f).
During the Non-Competition Period, Seller will not, and will
cause its Affiliates not to, (i) directly or indirectly, induce or solicit, or
aid or assist any Person to induce or solicit, any employees, salespersons,
agents, consultants, distributors, representatives, advisors, customers or
suppliers of the Business to terminate, curtail or otherwise limit their
employment by or business relationship with the Business, or (ii) license,
assign or otherwise grant any interest in the Name or Logo "California
Microwave" (alone or in any combination of words, or any combination, variation
or derivation of such Name or Logo), for use by any Person in connection with
the manufacturing, marketing, sale or provision of any products or services
which are competitive to the Primary Activities.
(g) No Solicitation. From the date hereof to the
Closing Date, Seller shall cause its employees, directors, agents and
Affiliates to immediately suspend any existing negotiations or discussions
relating to any sale, joint venture or other transfer of actual or beneficial
ownership of the STS Division, its operations or any of its assets associated
therewith (other than inventory in the ordinary course of business)
(collectively a "Transaction") and Seller shall not, and shall cause its
employees, directors, agents and Affiliates to not, (a) solicit any proposals
or offers relating to a Transaction, or (b) negotiate or discuss with any third
party concerning any proposal or offer for a Transaction.
(h) Post-Closing Confidentiality. From and after
the Closing, Seller will, and will cause its Affiliates to, hold in strict
confidence, and will not use to the detriment of Buyer or any of its
Affiliates, all information with respect to the Business. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Seller may disclose such information (i) if compelled to disclose
the same by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law,
(ii) if the same hereafter is in the public domain through no fault of Seller,
or (iii) if the same is later acquired by Seller from another source and Seller
is not aware that such source is under an obligation to another Person to keep
such information confidential.
(i) Mail; Payments. Seller authorizes and
empowers Buyer from and after the Closing Date to receive and open all mail and
other communications received by Buyer and to act with respect to such
communications in such manner as Buyer may elect if such communications relate
to the Business other than the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities,
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or, if such communications do not relate to the Business or relate to the
Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities, to forward the same promptly to
Seller. Seller and Buyer shall promptly deliver to the other any cash, checks
or other instruments of payment to which the other is entitled and shall hold
the same in trust for the other until such delivery.
(j) Performance of Contracts. With respect to
each Contract, Governmental Approval, Lease and Intellectual Property License,
Seller shall duly perform and comply with all agreements and conditions
required thereby to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the
Closing Date.
5.2 Covenants of Buyer.
(a) Public Announcements. Except as required by
Applicable Law (in which case the nature of the announcement shall be described
to the Seller prior to dissemination to the public), Buyer shall not, and shall
not permit its Affiliates to, make any public announcement in respect of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written
consent of Seller.
(b) Further Actions.
(i) Buyer agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to take all actions and to do all things necessary, proper
or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Closing
Date.
(ii) Buyer shall, as promptly as
practicable, file or supply, or cause to be filed or supplied, all
applications, notifications and information required to be filed or supplied by
Buyer pursuant to Applicable Law in connection with this Agreement, Buyer's
acquisition of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement and the consummation of
the other transactions contemplated thereby, including but not limited to
filings pursuant to the HSR Act.
(iii) Buyer shall coordinate and cooperate
with Seller in exchanging such information and supplying such reasonable
assistance as may be reasonably requested by Seller in connection with the
filings and other actions contemplated by Section 5.1.
(c) Further Assurances. Following the Closing,
Buyer shall, from time to time, execute and deliver such additional
instruments, documents, conveyances or assurances and take such other actions
as shall be necessary, or otherwise reasonably requested by Seller, to confirm
and assure
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the rights and obligations provided for in this Agreement and render effective
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Use of Business Names by Buyer.
(i) Buyer acknowledges that Seller has
the absolute and exclusive proprietary right to all names, marks, trade names,
trademarks, service names and service marks (collectively, "Names")
incorporating "California Microwave" or any similar Name and to all corporate
symbols or logos (collectively, "Logos") incorporating California Microwave or
any similar Name. All rights of Seller and its respective affiliates to which
and the goodwill represented thereby and pertaining thereto are being retained
by Seller. Buyer agrees that it will not, and will cause the Business not to,
use the Name California Microwave or any similar Name or any Logo incorporating
such Name or any similar Name in any manner, including in connection with the
sale of any products or services or otherwise in the conduct of its business,
except as expressly permitted by clause (ii) of this Section 5.2(d).
(ii) For a period of six months from the
Closing Date (the "Window Period"), Seller shall and hereby irrevocably grants,
effective as of the Closing Date, on a fully-paid, royalty-free basis, the
Buyer the right to use the California Microwave Logo and the California
Microwave Name in connection with the operation of the Business as currently
conducted including, during the Window Period, to (A) use any molds or castings
included in the equipment or machinery included in the Assets despite the
appearance thereon and on the products manufactured therewith of the Name
California Microwave or the California Microwave Logo, (B) market and sell all
such products produced by the Business and (C) use any other assets on hand
included in the Assets, including, without limitation, any catalogs, invoices,
packaging material or stationery, bearing the California Microwave Name or
California Microwave Logo. Immediately upon the expiration of the Window
Period, Buyer shall cease to use in any manner the Name California Microwave or
the California Microwave Logo incorporating such Name and remove or obliterate
such Name or the California Microwave Logo from any molds, castings, products
or other assets and clearly and prominently ▇▇▇▇ the new name of the Business
thereon. At all times following the Closing, Buyer shall indicate that neither
Buyer nor the Business are affiliated with Seller or any of its affiliates.
(e) Substitute Letters of Credit and Bonds.
Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish as of the Closing or
as soon as practicable thereafter, its own letters of credit or performance or
surety bonds in substitution for the letters of credit and bonds referred to in
Schedule 5.2(e)
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attached hereto and agrees to reimburse Seller for any out-of-pocket bank fees
or charges incurred by Seller by reason of any of the same remaining
outstanding from and after 30 days after the Closing Date.
(f) Reimbursement of Certain Severance
Obligations. Schedule 5.2(f) lists three severance agreements heretofore
entered into between Seller and each of Messrs. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ (each
an "Executive"), respectively (each a "Severance Agreement"). If (i) an
Executive becomes employed by Buyer as of the Closing Date as a Transferred
Employee, (ii) there shall occur thereafter a termination by such Executive of
his employment with Buyer for Good Reason (as defined below) within one year
after the Closing Date, and (iii) as a result of the termination of employment
of the type described in clause (ii) above, Seller shall be obligated to make
any cash payment to such Executive pursuant to the provisions of the Severance
Agreement with such Executive, then Buyer shall reimburse Seller for any such
cash payment it so makes to such Executive, such reimbursement to occur
promptly upon receipt by Buyer of evidence of the making of such payment;
provided, however, that the reimbursement obligation of Buyer to Seller under
this Section 5.2(f) with respect to any Executive shall not in any event exceed
the amount that would have been payable to such Executive under his retention
incentive agreement that is listed on Schedule 2.4(a) in the event of an
involuntary termination by Buyer without cause of the employment of such
Executive after the Closing; provided further, however, Buyer shall have no
reimbursement obligation to Seller under this Section 5.2(f) if Buyer otherwise
is obligated to make a payment to the Executive under his retention incentive
agreement pursuant to Section 2.4(a).
As used herein, "Good Reason" means the occurrence of any of
the following: (x) the assignment to the Executive in question of duties
inconsistent with, or a substantial alteration in the nature or status of, such
Executive's responsibilities with respect to the Business at the STS Division
immediately before the Closing; (y) a reduction in the Employee's base salary
or in the benefits that Buyer is required to provide such Executive pursuant to
Section 7.2; or (z) such Executive's relocation to a work site requiring an
increase in one-way commute from such Executive's residence of more than 35
miles.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party. The
obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions:
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(a) HSR Act Notification. In respect of the
notifications of Buyer and Seller pursuant to the HSR Act, the applicable
waiting period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated
without the receipt of any objection from any Governmental Authority.
(b) No Injunction, etc. Consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall not have been restrained, enjoined or
otherwise prohibited by any Applicable Law, including any order, injunction,
decree or judgment of any court or other Governmental Authority. No court or
other Governmental Authority shall have determined that any Applicable Law
makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no
proceeding with respect to the application of any such Applicable Law to such
effect shall be pending.
(c) Supply and License Agreements. Buyer and
Seller shall have entered into the Cross-License Agreement (substantially in
the form of Exhibit A), the Technology License Agreement (substantially in the
form of Exhibit B), the Trademark License Agreement (substantially in the form
of Exhibit C) and the Supply Agreement (substantially in the form of Exhibit
D).
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations
of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to
the fulfillment (or waiver by Buyer) on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following additional conditions:
(a) Representations, Performance. Each of the
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement that is
qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct and each such
representation and warranty that is not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects in each case on the date hereof and at and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Seller shall have
duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and
conditions required by the Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or on the Closing Date. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by its duly authorized officer,
to the foregoing effect.
(b) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date
hereof, (i) there shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the
financial condition, results of operations or Assets of the Business, except
for the results shown and changes forecast in Schedule 3.7(a), and other than
changes in the STS Division's intercompany account with CMI corporate, which
changes represent (x) the results of operations of the STS Division, (y) the
cash advanced to the STS Division by CMI corporate or repaid by the STS
Division
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to CMI corporate, and (z) certain allocations between CMI corporate and the STS
Division, which allocations shall have been made in the ordinary course of
business consistent in type and amount with past practice, and (ii) there shall
not have occurred, in the aggregate, any change in the ETC's and EAC's of the
Business' Contracts such as to cause a material adverse change in its financial
quarterly contribution.
(c) Consents. Seller shall have obtained and
shall have delivered to Buyer copies of (i) all Governmental Approvals required
to be obtained by Seller in connection with the execution and delivery of the
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby and (ii) all Consents (including, without limitation, all Consents
required under any Contract) necessary to be obtained in order to consummate
the sale and transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby and listed on
Schedule 6.2(c). Buyer shall have obtained the Consents listed on Schedule
4.2.
(d) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate and
other proceedings of Seller in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and all documents and instruments incident
thereto, shall be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to Buyer and
its counsel, and Buyer and its counsel shall have received all such documents
and instruments, or copies thereof, certified if requested, as may be
reasonably requested.
(e) Transfer Documents. Seller shall have
delivered to Buyer at the Closing all documents, certificates and agreements
necessary to transfer to Buyer title to the Assets, free and clear of any and
all Liens thereon, other than Permitted Liens, including without limitation:
(i) a ▇▇▇▇ of sale, assignment and
general conveyance, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
dated the Closing Date, with respect to the Assets (other than any Asset to be
transferred pursuant to any of the instruments referred to in any other clause
of this Section 6.2);
(ii) assignments of all Contracts,
Intellectual Property and any other agreements and instruments constituting
Assets, dated the Closing Date, assigning to Buyer all of Seller's right, title
and interest therein and thereto;
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(iii) a bargain and sale deed with
covenants against grantor's acts, dated as of the Closing Date, with respect to
each parcel of Owned Real Property;
(iv) an assignment of lease, dated as of
the Closing Date, with respect to each Lease;
(v) certificates of title to all motor
vehicles included in the Assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder, duly
endorsed for transfer to Buyer as of the Closing Date; and
(vi) an assignment of lease, assignment
of sale agreement, and consent by the Suffolk County Industrial Development
Agency and other necessary parties to assignment of lease and sale agreement,
and any other documents, consents or approvals necessary to convey all of
Seller's interest in the property leased from the Suffolk County Industrial
Development Agency.
(f) Title Policies. Buyer shall have received
from a nationally recognized title insurance company at its expense (the "Title
Company") a title insurance policy issued to Buyer in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to it with respect to the Owned Real Property,
insuring Buyer and issued as of the Closing Date by the Title Company, showing
Buyer to have a fee simple title to the Owned Real Property, subject only to
Permitted Liens and the mortgage liens and easements of record described on
Schedule 3.18(c). In conjunction with the receipt of the foregoing title
policy, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a Certificate of Occupancy for each of
the Owned Real Property and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Facility issued by the municipal
authority having the jurisdiction allowing the property to be used as a
commercial or industrial building in the manner presently used.
(g) FIRPTA Certificate. Buyer shall have
received a certificate of Seller, dated the Closing Date and sworn to under
penalty of perjury, setting forth the name, address and federal tax
identification number of Seller and stating that Seller is not a "foreign
person" within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code, such certificate to be
in the form set forth in the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(h) Environmental Reports. Buyer at its own
expense shall have received from an environmental consulting firm of its
choice, an environmental site assessment report and analytical report covering
the Real Property (including analyses of samples, soil and groundwater taken
from all areas of the Real Property as may be deemed appropriate by such
consulting firm), which reports shall be in form, scope and substance
satisfactory to Buyer
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in all respects. In addition, Buyer shall be reasonably satisfied with the
results of its due diligence investigation of environmental matters in respect
of the Real Property.
6.3 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligation
of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject
to the fulfillment (or waiver by Seller), on or prior to the Closing Date, of
the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations, Performance, etc. Each of
the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement that is
qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct and each such
representation and warranty that is not so qualified shall be true and correct
in all material respects in each case on the date hereof and at and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Buyer shall have
duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or on the Closing Date. Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a
certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by its duly authorized officer,
to the foregoing effect.
(b) Assumption Agreement. Seller shall have
received from Buyer an Assumption Agreement, in substance and form satisfactory
to Seller, under which Buyer shall have assumed the Assumed Liabilities.
(c) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate
proceedings of Buyer in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, and all documents and instruments incident thereto, shall
be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to Seller, and its counsel,
and Seller and its counsel shall have received all such documents and
instruments, or copies thereof, certified if requested, as may be reasonably
requested.
(d) Consents and Approvals. Seller shall have
obtained all Governmental Approvals necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE VII
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
7.1 Employment of Seller's Employees. Buyer intends to
offer employment, effective as of the Closing Date, to all employees who are
employed by Seller in the STS Division primarily in the operation of the
Business at then current wage or salary levels. Those employees who accept
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such offers of employment and become employees of Buyer shall be referred to
herein as the "Transferred Employees". Effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer
shall assume the liability of Seller in respect of the Transferred Employees
for accrued but unpaid salaries, wages, vacation and sick pay and 1998 cash
incentive compensation, but only to the extent such liability is accrued or
otherwise reflected on the Final Closing Statement of Net Assets. Buyer shall
not have any liability with respect to any employee of Seller or Employee
Benefit Plan or any claim thereof or related thereto except to the extent
expressly provided in this Article VII with respect to Transferred Employees
and except as provided in Section 2.4(a).
7.2 Welfare and Fringe Benefit Plans. Following the
Closing Date and through December 31, 1998, Buyer shall provide Transferred
Employees with life insurance, medical coverage, and other employee welfare
benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements, other than stock-based plans
relating to equity securities (or their equivalent, such as phantom stock plans
or SARs) or (except as provided in the next sentence) any incentive bonus
programs based on the achievement of financial targets, on a basis comparable
in the aggregate to those provided Transferred Employees prior to the Closing
Date. Buyer will provide or establish a cash incentive bonus program(s) based
on the achievement of financial targets to those Transferred Employees who
currently are eligible for cash incentive bonus program(s) of Seller based on
the achievement of financial targets, which cash incentive program(s) of Buyer
shall be comparable in the aggregate to such cash incentive bonus program(s) of
Seller.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any
time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by the written agreement of Buyer and Seller;
(b) by either Seller or Buyer by written notice
to the other party if the transactions contemplated hereby shall not have been
consummated pursuant hereto by 5:00 p.m. California time on February 15, 1998,
unless such date shall be extended by the mutual written consent of Seller and
Buyer;
(c) by Buyer by written notice to Seller if (i)
the representations and warranties of Seller shall not have been true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made or (ii) if any of the
conditions
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set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.2 shall not have been, or if it becomes apparent
that any of such conditions will not be, fulfilled by 5:00 p.m. California
time on February 15, 1998, unless such failure shall be due to the failure of
Buyer to perform or comply with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions
hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Closing; or
(d) by Seller by written notice to Buyer if (i)
the representations and warranties of Buyer shall not have been true and
correct in all material respects as of the date when made or (ii) if any of the
conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or 6.3 shall not have been, or if it
becomes apparent that any of such conditions will not be, fulfilled by 5:00
p.m. California time on February 15, 1998, unless such failure shall be due to
the failure of Seller to perform or comply with any of the covenants,
agreements or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by it prior to
the Closing.
8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.1, this
Agreement shall become void and have no effect, without any liability to any
Person in respect hereof or of the transactions contemplated hereby on the part
of any party hereto, or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, representatives, advisers, stockholders or Affiliates, except as
specified in Section 10.2 and except for any liability resulting from such
party's breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 By Seller. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Article IX, Seller covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Buyer, its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisers,
representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the "Buyer Indemnitees") from and
against, and pay or reimburse Buyer Indemnitees for, any and all claims,
liabilities, obligations, losses, fines, costs, proceedings, deficiencies or
damages (whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not
resulting from third party claims), including out-of-pocket expenses and
reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in the investigation or defense of any of
the same or in asserting any of their respective rights hereunder
(collectively, "Losses"), resulting from or arising out of:
(i) Any misrepresentation or breach of any
warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement; provided that any claim for
indemnification by Buyer under this clause (i) may be made no later than 18
months from and after the Closing Date, excepting only that any claim for
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misrepresentation or breach of warranty under Sections 3.6, 3.10(a), 3.18(a),
3.19 and 3.21 may be made no later than a date thirty days from and after the
expiration of the period of the applicable statute of limitations;
(ii) any failure of Seller to perform any covenant
or agreement made or contained in this Agreement or fulfill any obligation in
respect thereof;
(iii) any Excluded Liabilities;
(iv) any and all Benefit Liabilities in respect of
Employees except, with respect to Transferred Employees, to the extent assumed
by Buyer pursuant to Article VII; and
(v) any product liability claim with respect to
products manufactured by Seller and sold prior to the Closing.
Seller shall not be required to indemnify Buyer Indemnitees
with respect to any claim for indemnification resulting from or arising out of
matters described in clauses (i) and (v) above pursuant to this Section unless
and until the aggregate amount of all claims against Seller exceeds $270,000
and then only to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds $270,000. Claims
thereafter may be asserted regardless of amount. Seller's maximum liability to
Buyer Indemnitees under clauses (i) and (v) of this Section shall not exceed
$13,750,000.
9.2 By Buyer. Subject to the terms and condition of this
Article IX, Buyer covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Seller and its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisers,
representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the "Seller Indemnitees") from
and against any and all Losses resulting from or arising out of:
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty
of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule of Buyer; provided that
any claim for indemnification by Seller under this paragraph (i) may be made no
later than 18 months from and after the Closing Date;
(ii) any failure of Buyer to perform any covenant
or agreement made or contained in the Agreement or fulfill any other obligation
in respect thereof;
(iii) the Assumed Liabilities;
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(iv) claims made on or drawings under any of the
letters of credit or performance or surety bonds referred to in Schedule 5.2(e)
attached hereto;
(v) the use by Buyer of any Seller tradenames or
trademarks after the Closing Date other than as permitted or contemplated by
Section 5.2(d); and
(vi) the operation of the Business by Buyer or
Buyer's ownership, operation or use of the Assets following the Closing Date
except to the extent that such Loss is the result of any action of Seller prior
to the Closing.
Buyer shall not be required to indemnify Seller Indemnitees
with respect to any claim for indemnification resulting from or arising out of
matters described in clause (i) above pursuant to this Section unless and until
the aggregate amount of all claims against Buyer exceeds $270,000 and then only
to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds $270,000. Buyer's maximum
liability to Seller Indemnitees under clause (i) of this Section shall not
exceed $13,750,000.
9.3 Adjustments to Indemnification Payments. Any payment
made by Seller to Buyer Indemnitees, on the one hand, or by Buyer to Seller
Indemnitees, on the other hand, pursuant to this Article IX in respect of any
claim shall be net of any insurance proceeds realized by and paid to the
Indemnified Party in respect of such claim. The Indemnified Party shall use
its reasonable efforts to make insurance claims relating to any claim for which
it is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Article IX; provided that the
Indemnified Party shall not be obligated to make such an insurance claim if the
Indemnified Party in its reasonable judgment believes that the cost of pursuing
such an insurance claim together with any corresponding increase in insurance
premiums or other chargebacks to the Indemnified Party, as the case may be,
would exceed the value of the claim for which the Indemnified Party is seeking
indemnification.
9.4 Indemnification Procedures. In the case of any claim
asserted by a third party against a party entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement (the "Indemnified Party"), notice shall be given by the
Indemnified Party to the party required to provide indemnification (the
"Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual
knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and the Indemnified
Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party (at the expense of such Indemnifying
Party) to assume the defense of any third party claim or any litigation with a
third party resulting therefrom, provided that (i) the counsel for the
Indemnifying Party
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who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, (ii) the Indemnified Party may
participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party's expense, and (iii) the
omission by any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligation under this
Agreement except and only to the extent that such Indemnifying Party is
materially damaged as a result of such failure to give notice. Except with the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, no Indemnifying Party, in the
defense of any such claim or litigation, shall consent to entry of any judgment
or enter into any settlement that provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary
relief affecting the Indemnified Party or that does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by each claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party of a release from all liability with respect to such claim or
litigation. In the event that the Indemnified Party shall in good faith
determine that the conduct of the defense of any claim subject to
indemnification hereunder or any proposed settlement of any such claim by the
Indemnifying Party might be expected to affect adversely the Indemnified
Party's Tax liability or the ability of Buyer to conduct its business, or that
the Indemnified Party may have available to it one or more defenses or
counterclaims that are inconsistent with one or more of those that may be
available to the Indemnifying Party in respect of such claim or any litigation
relating thereto, the Indemnified Party shall have the right at all times to
take over and assume control over the defense, settlement, negotiations or
litigation relating to any such claim at the sole cost of the Indemnifying
Party, provided that if the Indemnified Party does so take over and assume
control, the Indemnified Party shall not settle such claim or litigation
without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Indemnifying Party does not
accept the defense of any matter as above provided, the Indemnified Party shall
have the full right to defend against any such claim or demand and shall be
entitled to settle or agree to pay in full such claim or demand. In any event,
the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense
of any claim or litigation subject to this Article IX and the records of each
shall be available to the other with respect to such defense.
9.5 Expiration of Representations and Warranties, etc.
All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive
the Closing for a period of 18 months; provided that the representations and
warranties stated in Sections 3.6, 3.10(a), 3.18(a), 3.19 and 3.21 shall
survive the Closing for the applicable statute of limitations.
9.6 Exclusive Remedy. The indemnifications provided for
in this Article IX shall be the sole and exclusive post-Closing remedies
available
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to either party against the other party for any claims under or based upon this
Agreement.
ARTICLE X
DEFINITIONS, MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Definition of Certain Terms. The terms defined in
this Section 10.1, whenever used in this Agreement (including in the
Schedules), shall have the respective meanings indicated below for all purposes
of this Agreement. All references herein to a Section, Article or Schedule are
to a Section, Article or Schedule of or to this Agreement, unless otherwise
indicated.
Affiliate: of a Person means a Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, the Person. "Control" (including the terms
"Controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
Aggregate Purchase Price: has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.
Agreement: means this Asset Purchase Agreement (including the
Exhibits and the Schedules), as the same from time to time may be amended,
supplemented or waived.
Applicable Law: all applicable provisions of all (i)
constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules,
regulations, ordinances, codes or orders of any Governmental Authority, (ii)
Governmental Approvals and (iii) orders, decisions, injunctions, judgments,
awards and decrees of or agreements with any Governmental Authority.
Assets: has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
Assumed Liabilities: has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4.
Backlog: has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24.
Books and Records: all books and records, including manuals,
price lists, mailing lists, lists of customers, production data, sales and
promotional materials, purchasing materials, personnel records, manufacturing
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and quality control records and procedures, research and development files,
accounting records, tax records and litigation files (regardless of the media
in which stored), in each case relating to or used in the Business.
Business: the business currently conducted by Buyer through
its STS Division, as described in Recital A at the head of this Agreement.
Buyer: has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
Buyer Indemnitees: has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
Buyer's Arbitrator: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.6(c).
Closing: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Closing Date: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
Closing Statement of Net Assets: has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.7(b).
Code: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Consent: any consent, approval, authorization, waiver,
permit, grant, franchise, concession, agreement, license, exemption or order
of, registration, certificate, declaration or filing with, or report or notice
to, any Person, including but not limited to any Governmental Authority.
Cross-License Agreement: has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(b).
Disputes: has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).
Disputing Person: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.6(b).
$ or dollars: lawful money of the United States.
E&Y: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
EAC's: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
Employee Benefit Plans: has the meaning set forth in Section
3.21(a).
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Environmental Laws: all Applicable Laws relating to the
protection of the environment, to human health and safety, or to any emission,
discharge, generation, processing, storage, holding, abatement, existence,
Release, threatened Release, arranging for the disposal or transportation of
any Hazardous Substances.
Environmental Liabilities and Costs: all Losses imposed by,
under or pursuant to Environmental Laws, including all fees, disbursements and
expenses of counsel based on, arising out of or otherwise in respect of: (i)
the ownership or operation of the Business or Real Property, by Seller, and
(ii) the environmental conditions existing on the Closing Date on, under,
above, or about any Real Property owned, leased or operated by Seller.
ERISA: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
ETC's: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
Excluded Assets: has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
Excluded Liabilities: has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5.
Executive: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(f).
Existing Mortgage: has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
Final Closing Statement of Net Assets: has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.7(d).
Final Determination: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.6(e).
Financial Statements: has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4.
GAAP: generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
in the United States.
Good Reason: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(f).
Governmental Approval: any Consent of, with or to any
Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority: any nation or government, any state
or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government,
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including, without limitation, any government authority, agency, department,
board, commission or instrumentality of the United States, any State of the
United States or any political subdivision thereof, and any tribunal or
arbitrator(s) of competent jurisdiction, and any self- regulatory organization.
Hazardous Substances: any substance that: (i) requires
investigation, removal or remediation under any Environmental Law, or is
defined, listed or identified as a "hazardous waste" or "hazardous substance"
thereunder, or (ii) is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious,
radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or otherwise hazardous and is regulated
by any Governmental Authority or Environmental Law.
HSR Act: the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended.
"include" and "including" shall be construed as if followed by
the phrase "without being limited to".
Indemnified Party: has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
Indemnifying Party: has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
Intellectual Property: any and all United States and foreign:
(a) patents (including design patents, industrial designs and utility models)
and patent applications (including docketed patent disclosures awaiting filing,
reissues, divisions, continuations-in-part and extensions), patent disclosures
awaiting filing determination, inventions and improvements thereto; (b)
trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, business and
product names, slogans, and registrations and applications for registration
thereof but excluding the name "California Microwave;" (c) copyrights
(including software) and registrations thereof; (d) inventions, processes,
designs, formulae, trade secrets, know-how, industrial models, confidential and
technical information, manufacturing, engineering and technical drawings,
product specifications and confidential business information; (e) mask work and
other semiconductor chip rights and registrations thereof; (f) intellectual
property rights similar to any of the foregoing; and (g) copies and tangible
embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium, including electronic media).
Intellectual Property Licenses: has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16.
Inventories: has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c).
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IRS: the Internal Revenue Service.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Facility: has the meaning set forth in Section
1.1(a).
June Balance Sheet: has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
Leased Real Property: means all space leased pursuant to the
Leases.
Leases: means the real property leases, subleases, use
agreements, licenses and occupancy agreements pursuant to which Seller is the
lessee, sublessee, user, licensee or occupant related to the Business, other
than real property leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy agreements
included in Excluded Assets.
Lien: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, right of others,
claim, security interest, encumbrance, lease, sublease, license, occupancy
agreement, adverse claim or interest, easement, covenant, encroachment, burden,
title defect, title retention agreement, voting trust agreement, interest,
equity, option, lien, right of first refusal, charge or other restrictions or
limitations.
Logos: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
Losses: has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
Material Adverse Effect: any event, occurrence, fact,
condition, change or effect that is materially adverse to the business,
operations, results of operations, financial condition, properties, assets or
liabilities of the Business.
Names: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
Neutral Auditor: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d).
Non-Competition Period: has the meaning set forth in Section
5.1(f).
Notice of Arbitration: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.6(b).
Owned Intellectual Property: has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16.
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Owned Real Property: the real property owned by Seller and
used primarily in the Business, together with all other structures, facilities,
improvements, fixtures, systems, equipment and items of property presently or
hereafter located thereon attached or appurtenant thereto and all easements,
licenses, rights and appurtenances relating to the foregoing.
Permitted Liens: (i) Liens reserved against in the September
Balance Sheet, to the extent so reserved, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on
Seller's books in accordance with GAAP, (iii) contract rights of third parties
to Contracts, or (iv) Liens that, individually and in the aggregate, do not and
would not materially detract from the value of any of the property or assets of
the Business or materially interfere with the use thereof as currently used or
contemplated to be used or otherwise.
Person: any natural person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company, limited liability company, trust, business trust,
Governmental Authority or other entity.
Prime Rate: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
Purchase Price: has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
Real Property: the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real
Property.
Release: any releasing, disposing, discharging, injecting,
spilling, leaking, leaching, pumping, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying,
seeping, dispersal, migration, transporting, placing and the like, including
without limitation, the moving of any materials through, into or upon, any
land, soil, surface water, ground water or air, or otherwise entering into the
environment.
Resolution Period: has the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(c).
Seller: has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
Seller Indemnitees: has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
Seller's Arbitrator: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.2(c).
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September Balance Sheet: has the meaning set forth in Section
3.4.
Severance Agreement: has the meaning set forth in Section
5.2(f).
STS Division: has the meaning set forth in Recital A at the
head of this Agreement.
Subsidiaries: each corporation or other Person in which a
Person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, capital stock or other equity
interests representing at least 50% of the outstanding voting stock or other
equity interests.
Target Net Assets: has the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(a).
Tax: any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign income,
alternative, minimum, accumulated earnings, personal holding company,
franchise, capital stock, net worth, capital, profits, windfall profits, gross
receipts, value added, sales, use, goods and services, excise, customs duties,
transfer, conveyance, mortgage, registration, stamp, documentary, recording,
premium, severance, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the
Code), real property, personal property, ad valorem, intangibles, rent,
occupancy, license, occupational, employment, unemployment insurance, social
security, disability, workers' compensation, payroll, health care, withholding,
estimated or other similar tax, duty or other governmental charge or assessment
or deficiencies thereof, and including any interest, penalties or additions to
tax attributable to the foregoing.
Tax Return: any return, report, declaration, form, claim for
refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Technology License Agreement: has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.3(c).
Title Company: has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(f).
Trademark Consent Agreement: has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.3(d).
Transaction: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(g).
Transaction Expenses: has the meaning set forth in Section
10.2.
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Transfer Taxes: has the meaning set forth in Section 10.8.
Transferred Employee: has the meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
Treasury Regulations: the regulations prescribed pursuant to
the Code.
Window Period: has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
10.2 Expenses. Except to the extent otherwise provided
hereby, Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall bear their
respective expenses, costs and fees (including filing fees (if any) required in
connection with the HSR Act and attorneys', auditors' and financing commitment
fees) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and compliance herewith
(the "Transaction Expenses"), whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be consummated.
10.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement,
including any phrase, sentence, clause, Section or subsection is inoperative or
unenforceable for any reason, such circumstances shall not have the effect of
rendering the provision in question inoperative or unenforceable in any other
case or circumstance, or of rendering any other provision or provisions herein
contained invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever.
10.4 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, waivers and
other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a)
delivered personally, (b) mailed by first-class, registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (c) sent by next-day or overnight
mail or delivery or (d) sent by facsimile transmission or telegram.
(i) if to Buyer, to
L-3 Communications Corporation
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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: 212/805-5494
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
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with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Breed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: 212/351-3131
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Gerkis, Esq.
(ii) if to Seller, to
California Microwave, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: 650/596-6600
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
A Professional Corporation
Three ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: 415/399-3041
or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the
other parties hereto.
All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other
communications shall be deemed to have been received (w) if by personal
delivery on the day after such delivery, (x) if by certified or registered
mail, on the seventh business day after the mailing thereof, (y) if by next-day
or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered, (z) if by facsimile or
telegram, on the next day following the day on which such facsimile or telegram
was sent, provided that a copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.
10.5 Miscellaneous.
(a) Headings. The headings contained in this
Agreement are for purposes of convenience only and shall not affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement.
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(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including
the Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
(including by facsimile transmission) with counterpart signature pages or in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
(d) Governing Law, etc. This Agreement shall be
governed in all respects, including as to validity, interpretation and effect,
by the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the
conflict of laws rules thereof. Buyer and Seller hereby irrevocably submit to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, and the Federal courts
of the United States of America located in the Southern District of New York
solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of
this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and hereby
waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding
for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it
is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be
brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not
be appropriate or that this Agreement or any of such document may not be
enforced in or by said courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that
all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and
determined in such a New York State or Federal court. Buyer and Seller hereby
consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such
parties and over the subject matter of any such dispute and agree that mailing
of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in
the manner provided in Section 10.4, or in such other manner as may be
permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.
(e) Bulk Sales. Buyer and Seller hereby waive
compliance by the other with the provisions of the bulk sales laws of any
jurisdiction.
(f) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
(g) Assignment. This Agreement shall not be
assignable or otherwise transferable by any party hereto without the prior
written consent of the other party hereto; provided that from and after the
Closing Buyer shall have the right to assign its rights (but not its
obligations) hereunder.
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(h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as
provided in Section 8.2 with respect to indemnification of Indemnified Parties
hereunder, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any person or
entity other than the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and
permitted assigns.
(i) Amendment; Waivers, etc. No amendment,
modification or discharge of this Agreement, and no waiver hereunder, shall be
valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by the party
against whom enforcement of the amendment, modification, discharge or waiver is
sought. Any such waiver shall constitute a waiver only with respect to the
specific matter described in such writing and shall in no way impair the rights
of the party granting such waiver in any other respect or at any other time.
Neither the waiver by any of the parties hereto of a breach of or a default
under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure by any of the
parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this
Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder, shall be construed
as a waiver of any other breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver
of any of such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.
10.6 Arbitration Procedure.
(a) Buyer and Seller agree that the arbitration
procedure set forth below shall be the sole and exclusive method for resolving
and remedying any and all disputes regarding claims for money damages based
upon, arising out of or in any way connected with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated herein (the "Disputes"). Nothing in this Section
10.6 shall prohibit a party hereto from instituting litigation to enforce any
Final Determination (as defined below). The parties hereby agree and
acknowledge that, except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.6 or in the
Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association as in
effect from time to time, the arbitration procedures and any Final
Determination hereunder shall be governed by and shall be enforced pursuant to
the Uniform Arbitration Act as in effect in the State of New York.
(b) In the event that any party asserts that
there exists a Dispute, such party shall deliver a written notice to each other
party involved therein specifying the nature of the asserted Dispute and
requesting a meeting to attempt to resolve the same. If no such resolution is
reached within 45 days after such delivery of such notice, the party delivering
such notice of Dispute (the "Disputing Person") may, within 75 days after
delivery of such notice, commence arbitration hereunder by delivering to each
other party involved therein a notice of arbitration (a "Notice of
Arbitration") and by filing a copy of such Notice of Arbitration with the New
York City office of the American
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Arbitration Association. Such Notice of Arbitration shall specify the matters
as to which arbitration is sought, the nature of any Dispute, the claims of
each party to the arbitration and the amount and nature of damages or other
relief sought to be recovered as a result of any alleged claim and any other
matters required by the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association as in effect from time to time to be included therein.
(c) Buyer and Seller each shall select one
arbitrator expert in the subject matter of the Dispute (the arbitrators so
selected shall be referred to herein as "Buyer's Arbitrator" and "Seller's
Arbitrator," respectively). In the event that either party fails to select an
arbitrator as set forth herein within 30 days after the delivery of a Notice of
Arbitration, then the matter shall be resolved by the arbitrator selected by
the other party. Seller's Arbitrator and Buyer's Arbitrator shall select a
third independent, neutral arbitrator expert in the subject matter of the
Dispute, and the three arbitrators so selected shall resolve the Dispute
according to the procedures set forth in this Section 10.6. If Seller's
Arbitrator and Buyer's Arbitrator are unable to agree on a third arbitrator
within 20 days after their selection, Seller's Arbitrator and Buyer's
Arbitrator shall each prepare a list of three independent arbitrators.
Seller's Arbitrator and Buyer's Arbitrator shall each have the opportunity to
designate as objectionable and eliminate one arbitrator from the other
arbitrator's list within ten days after submission thereof, and the third
arbitrator shall then be selected by lot from the arbitrators remaining on the
lists submitted by Seller's Arbitrator and Buyer's Arbitrator.
(d) The arbitrators selected pursuant to Section
10.6(c) shall determine the allocation of the costs and expenses of
arbitration.
(e) The arbitration shall be conducted in New
York City, under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association as in effect from time to time, except as otherwise set forth
herein or as modified by the agreement of Buyer and Seller. The arbitrators
shall conduct the arbitration such that a final result, determination, finding,
judgment and/or award (the "Final Determination") is made or rendered as soon
as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the delivery of the
Notice of Arbitration nor later than ten days following completion of the
arbitration. The Final Determination shall be made in writing, shall state the
basis for such determination and shall be agreed upon and signed by the sole
arbitrator or by at least two of the three arbitrators (as the case may be).
The Final Determination shall be final and binding on all parties, and there
shall be no appeal from or reexamination of the Final Determination, except for
fraud, perjury, evident partiality or misconduct by an arbitrator prejudicing
the rights of any party and to correct manifest clerical errors.
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(f) Buyer and Seller may enforce any Final
Determination in any state or federal court having jurisdiction over the
Dispute. For the purpose of any action or proceeding instituted with respect
to any Final Determination, each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of such courts, irrevocably consents to the service of process by
registered mail or personal service and hereby irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may have or hereafter
have as to personal jurisdiction, the laying of the venue of any such action or
jurisdiction, the laying of the venue of any such action or proceeding brought
in any such court and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in
any court has been brought in an inconvenient form.
10.7 Attorneys Fees. In the event any party hereto
initiates any legal action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party all
reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and expenses incurred by the
prevailing party in connection therewith.
10.8 Liability for Transfer Taxes. Buyer and Seller shall
each be responsible for and pay in a timely manner 50% of all sales (including,
without limitation, bulk sales), use, value added, documentary, stamp, gross
receipts, registration, transfer, conveyance, excise, recording, license and
other similar Taxes and fees ("Transfer Taxes"), arising out of or in
connection with or attributable to the transactions effected pursuant to this
Agreement. Each party hereto shall prepare and timely file all Tax Returns
required to be filed in respect of Transfer Taxes (including, without
limitation, all notices required to be given with respect to bulk sales taxes)
that are the primary responsibility of such party under applicable law;
provided, however, that such party's
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preparation of any such Tax Returns shall be subject to the other party's
approval, which approval shall not be withheld or delayed unreasonably.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT
CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as of February __, 1998 (this
"Agreement"), between L-3 Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("L-3"), and California Microwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("CMI").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, L-3 and CMI have entered into that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 1997, as amended (the "Purchase
Agreement"), in connection with the sale and purchase of the Assets (as defined
below) of the Satellite Transmission System Division of CMI (the "STS
Division"), which sale and purchase has closed or is closing effective as of the
date hereof (the "Closing Date") simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, effective as of the Closing Date the parties hereto and
their respective Subsidiaries currently own or have licenses to use various
intellectual property rights heretofore used primarily (in some circumstances)
and not primarily (in other circumstances) in connection with the Business (as
defined below) of the STS Division; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have determined that this Agreement
is appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes of the Purchase Agreement as
described therein, and in order to promote a clear understanding of their
respective intellectual property rights subsequent to the Closing Date;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements,
undertakings and covenants herein and therein, the sufficiency and receipt of
which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1.01 General. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in
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"Assets" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
"Business" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
"Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning specified in
the recitals to this Agreement.
"CMI Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.02.
"Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the purposes of this
Agreement only, Intellectual Property shall not include: (a) Intellectual
Property relating to the GMACS software or to the Universal System Controller;
(b) the U.S. patent application serial number No. 08/815,593 filed March 12,
1997 entitled "Wireless Communications Systems Having Fixed and Dynamically
Assigned Links", any U.S. patents issued pursuant to such patent application,
including any additions, divisions, reissues, continuations or continuations in
part, renewals and extensions thereof, and any right in or to the invention that
is the subject of such patent application throughout the world; or (c) any
trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, business and product
names, slogans, registrations and applications for registration in respect of
any of the intellectual property referred to in either clause (a) or clause (b)
above.
"L-3 Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.01.
"Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals to this Agreement.
"STS Division" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals
to this Agreement.
"Subsidiary", shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"Term" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
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ARTICLE II. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS.
Section 2.01. The parties agree that, as a result of the Closing
under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇-▇ and its Subsidiaries will acquire and own all
right, title and interest, including the right to ▇▇▇ and collect past and
future damages, in any Intellectual Property which relates primarily to the
Business (the "L-3 Intellectual Property").
Section 2.02. The parties agree that, as a result of the Closing
under the Purchase Agreement, CMI and its Subsidiaries own all right, title and
interest, including the right to ▇▇▇ and collect past and future damages, in any
Intellectual Property which is being used as of the Closing Date in the
operation of the Business but does not constitute Intellectual Property that
relates primarily to the Business (the "CMI Intellectual Property").
Section 2.03. The confirmation of ownership of the Intellectual
Property rights provided for under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 is subject to all
pre-existing third party rights, obligations and restrictions as of the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE III. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSES.
Section 3.01. L-3, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries,
hereby grants as of the Closing Date to CMI and its Subsidiaries a
non-assignable, worldwide, fully paid-up, non-exclusive license for the duration
of the Term, including the right to grant sublicenses (but such sublicenses may
be granted only to Subsidiaries of CMI, contractors for whom CMI or any of its
Subsidiaries is acting as a subcontractor (who will also have the right to
sub-license to end-user customers) and end-user customers of CMI or any of its
Subsidiaries), under the L-3 Intellectual Property, to manufacture, have
manufactured, use, offer to sell, and sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer
any and all methods, apparatus, processes, compositions and products, and offer
and provide any services, in each case in connection with all fields of activity
other than the fields of activity of the business of L-3. Any sublicense
permitted hereunder shall not extend beyond the Term.
Section 3.02. CMI, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries,
hereby grants as of the Closing Date to L-3 and its Subsidiaries a
non-assignable, worldwide, fully paid-up, non-exclusive license for the duration
of the Term, including the right to grant sublicenses (but such sublicenses may
be granted only to Subsidiaries of L-3,, contractors for whom L-3 or any of its
subsidiaries is acting as a subcontractor (who will also have the right to
sub-license to end-user customers) and end-user customers of L-3 or any of its
subsidiaries), under the CMI Intellectual
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Property, to manufacture, have manufactured, use, offer to sell, and sell,
lease, license or otherwise transfer any and all methods, apparatus, processes,
compositions and products, and offer and provide any services, in each case in
connection with all fields of activity other than the fields of activity of the
business of CMI. Any sublicense permitted hereunder shall not extend beyond the
Term.
Section 3.03. The rights granted by the parties under Sections
3.01 and 3.02 are subject to all pre-existing third party rights, obligations
and restrictions as of the Closing Date.
Section 3.04. Each of the parties hereto understands and agrees
that, except as otherwise expressly provided, no party hereto is in this
Agreement making any representation or warranty whatsoever, including, without
limitation, as to title, value or legal sufficiency. The foregoing provisions of
this Section shall not, however, limit, modify or impact in any manner
whatsoever any of the representations and warranties of CMI or L-3 in the
Purchase Agreement, all of which shall remain unaffected hereby.
Section 3.05. The rights granted by the parties under Sections
3.01 and 3.02 are limited to the Intellectual Property owned by the parties as
of the Closing Date and do not include any intellectual property rights that are
acquired or come into existence thereafter.
Section 3.06. Except as may be specifically provided for in this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, the parties agree that no party shall be
obligated to provide any technical assistance, or to transfer any technical
information or documentation associated therewith, to any other party.
ARTICLE IV. UNDERTAKINGS.
Section 4.01. To the extent that the grants of Intellectual
Property rights and licenses under Article III herein would violate or be
prohibited by any agreement with a third party, and such Intellectual Property
actually is used by the grantee party, then the granting party undertakes to use
reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary consent(s) from such third party so
as to be permitted to make such grants. However, each party hereto understands
and agrees that no party hereto is in this Agreement representing or warranting
in any way that the obtaining of any consents or approvals, the execution and
delivery of any amendatory agreements and the making of any filings or
applications possibly contemplated by this Agreement will satisfy the provisions
of any and all applicable agreements or the requirements of any or all
applicable laws or judgments. The foregoing provisions of this Section shall
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not, however limit, modify or impact in any manner whatsoever any of the
representations and warranties of CMI or L-3 in the Purchase Agreement, all of
which shall remain unaffected hereby.
Section 4.02. To the extent a party or its Subsidiaries shall
require technical assistance in connection with technology, technical
information or software transferred or licensed from another party, then that
technical assistance may be provided (but shall not be required to be provided),
if at all, pursuant to a separate agreement entered into by the parties pursuant
to terms and conditions agreed to by the parties.
ARTICLE V. CONFIDENTIALITY.
From and after the Closing Date, each party will, and will cause
its Subsidiaries to, hold in strict confidence, and will not use to the
detriment of the other party or any of such party's Subsidiaries, all
information that is licensed pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that
either party may disclose any of such information to third parties performing
services on behalf of the disclosing party who have a need to know such
information in order to perform such services and have agreed in writing to
maintain the same confidential. Also, each party may disclose such information
to contractors or end user customers of such party who have a need to know such
information and have agreed in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the
same or, in the case of any such disclosure to the U.S. government, if such
party has taken all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the
same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may disclose such information
(i) by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law, (ii)
if the same hereafter is in the public domain through no fault of such party, or
(iii) if the same is later acquired by such party from another source and the
other party is not aware that such source is under an obligation to another
Person to keep such information confidential.
ARTICLE VI. INFRINGEMENT.
Section 6.01. If L-3 determines that a person or entity is
infringing on or unlawfully using CMI Intellectual Property, L-3 shall notify
CMI. CMI, in its sole discretion, may take all necessary action, including,
without limitation, filing suit and enjoining the alleged infringement, at CMI's
sole expense; and CMI, as a result thereof, shall retain all damages and other
compensation received as a result of taking such actions against such
infringement. L-3 shall not take any action in connection with such infringement
or unlawful use (including without
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limitation any action to settle or compromise any such claim, action or
proceeding).
Section 6.02. If CMI determines that a person or entity is
infringing on or unlawfully using L-3 Intellectual Property, CMI shall notify
L-3. L-3, in its sole discretion, may take all necessary action, including,
without limitation, filing suit and enjoining the alleged infringement, at L-3's
sole expense; and L-3, as a result thereof, shall retain all damages and other
compensation received as a result of taking such actions against such
infringement. CMI shall not take any action in connection with such infringement
or unlawful use (including without limitation any action to settle or compromise
any such claim, action or proceeding).
ARTICLE VII. INDEMNITY.
Section 7.01. L-3 agrees to indemnify and hold CMI, its
Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents,
harmless from and against any damages, liabilities, losses and expenses arising
out of any claim by any third party, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement of any claim, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, which may be sustained or suffered as a result of any use by
L-3 of CMI Intellectual Property.
Section 7.02. CMI agrees to indemnify and hold L- 3, its
Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents,
harmless from and against any damages, liabilities, losses and expenses arising
out of any claim by any third party, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and amounts paid in settlement of any claim, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, which may be sustained or suffered as a result of any use by
CMI of L-3 Intellectual Property.
ARTICLE VIII. TERM AND TERMINATION.
Section 8.01. This Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date
and shall continue for a period of one year thereafter unless sooner terminated
as provided herein (the "Term").
Section 8.02. This Agreement may be terminated by any party with
respect to the other party upon written notice to the other party if the other
party fails to perform or otherwise breaches in any material respect an
obligation under this Agreement; provided, however, that such party failing to
perform or otherwise breaching shall have 30 days from the date notice of
intention to terminate is received to cure the failure to perform or breach of
an obligation.
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Section 8.03. This Agreement shall terminate automatically
without action by either party if any party shall cease or threaten to cease
paying its debts when due in the ordinary course or to carry on its business,
become insolvent, propose a compromise or arrangement with its creditors or
otherwise take advantage of any law for the relief of debtors, a receiver is
appointed for any of the other party's assets or any step or proceeding is taken
to have the other party declared bankrupt or be liquidated, dissolved, wound up
or reorganized.
Section 8.04. Termination under this Section 8 will be effected
by notice given by the terminating party to the other party, except with respect
to a situation described in Section 8.03 where no notice shall be required.
Section 8.05. Any termination of this Agreement shall not affect
any of the rights of either party hereto which shall have arisen prior to such
termination.
Section 8.06. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement,
(a) each party's rights with respect to use of the other party's Intellectual
Property in any way shall be as if this Agreement had not been entered into, and
(b) each party shall cease using the other party's Intellectual Property
immediately in any way.
ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS.
Section 9.01. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the
Purchase Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between
and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall
supersede any prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect
to such subject matter.
Section 9.02. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed with
counterpart signature pages or in one or more counterparts, all of which shall
be one and the same Agreement, and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to all the
parties.
Section 9.03. Notices. All notices, consents, requests, waivers
or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement (each a
"Notice") shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given (a) if hand
delivered or sent by telecopy, (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier, or (c) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, and in each case addressed as follows:
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If to L-3:
L-3 Communications Corporation
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Breed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Gerkis, Esq.
If to CMI:
California Microwave, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
A Professional Corporation
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
or such other address as shall be furnished by any of the parties in a Notice.
Any Notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
Section 9.04. Waivers. The failure of any party to require strict
performance by any other party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive
or diminish the other party's right to demand strict performance thereafter of
that or any other provision hereof.
Section 9.05. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended,
supplemented or waived only by a subsequent writing signed by each of the
parties.
Section 9.06. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by
any party without the consent of the other parties.
Section 9.07. Successors and Assigns. All terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
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Section 9.08. Subsidiaries. Each of the parties hereto shall
cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions,
agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of
such party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such party on and after
the Closing Date.
Section 9.09. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except with respect to
indemnified parties referred to in Article VII, each party intends that this
Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on
behalf of any person other than the parties hereto.
Section 9.10. Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto
acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by such parties
to comply with the provisions of this Agreement and that such failure would
cause immediate harm that would not be adequately compensable in damages, and
therefore agree that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any
provision of this Agreement by either party, the other party, may, in addition
to all other remedies, immediately obtain and enforce injunctive relief
prohibiting the breach or compelling specific performance without the
requirement of posting a bond or other security, in addition to all other
remedies available to the parties hereto under this Agreement or otherwise.
Section 9.11. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREUNDER.
Section 9.12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or
unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B
TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT
TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT dated as of February __, 1998 (this
"Agreement"), between L-3 Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Licensor"), and California Microwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Licensee").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Licensor and Licensee have entered into that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 1997, as amended (the "Asset
Purchase Agreement"), in connection with the sale and purchase of certain assets
of the Satellite Transmission System Division of Licensee (the "STS Division"),
which sale and purchase has closed or is closing as of the date hereof (the
"Closing Date") simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Licensor wishes to grant to Licensee a license to the
Software, the Patent Application and the USC (each as defined below), on the
terms and conditions hereof; and
WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to acquire a license from Licensor to
the Software, the Patent Application and the USC on the terms and conditions
hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements,
undertakings and covenants herein and therein, the receipt and sufficiency of
which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. General. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Field of Use" shall mean use in satellite earth stations
contracted for by the United States Government.
"Patent Application" shall mean U.S. patent application serial
number No. 08/815,593 filed March 12, 1997 entitled "Wireless Communications
System Having Fixed
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and Dynamically Assigned Links" and any United States patents issued pursuant to
such patent application, including any additions, divisions, reissues,
continuations or continuations in part, renewals and extensions thereof.
"Person" shall mean any natural person, firm, partnership,
association, corporation, company, trust, business trust, governmental authority
or other entity.
"Software" shall mean the current version of the GMACS software
(GMACS 16) and related know-how, including source code, object code and
associated documentation as distributed by Licensee to its customers on or prior
to the Closing Date, and the current version of any software and related
know-how, including source code, object code and associated documentation,
incorporated in the USC as distributed by Licensee to its customers on or prior
to the Closing Date.
"Subsidiary" shall mean each corporation or other Person in which
Licensee owns or controls, directly or indirectly, capital stock or other equity
interests representing at least 50% of the outstanding voting stock or other
equity interests.
"USC" shall mean the Universal Systems Controller product as
distributed by Licensee to its customers on or prior to the Closing Date, but
excluding any and all software incorporated therein.
ARTICLE II. LICENSE
Section 2.01. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, worldwide,
perpetual, fully paid-up, nonterminable right and license under any and all
patents, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, and any and all other intellectual
property and proprietary rights (i) to copy, support and use the Software within
Licensee and its Subsidiaries only (as well as new versions thereof created
pursuant to Article IV) in the Field of Use, as well as any documentation
relating thereto, and (ii) except for the Software as incorporated in the USC,
to make, have made, use, sell, license, lease or otherwise transfer the USC (as
well as improvements thereto made under Article IV) in the Field of Use. In
addition to the foregoing, and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to licensee a non-exclusive, worldwide,
perpetual, fully paid-up, nonterminable, right and license within the Field of
Use under any and all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, and any and
all other intellectual property and proprietary rights (x) to sublicense third
parties to use object code versions of the Software and
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documentation concerning the use thereof, and (y) to sublicense the source code
for the Software for internal use by sublicensee and to the extent necessary to
enable Licensee or its sublicensee to fulfill its contractual obligations to the
U.S. Government in accordance with ordinary and reasonable U.S. Government
contracting practices, subject, inter alia, to the restrictions of Article III
hereof. Any sublicense must impose such terms and conditions as Licensor may
reasonably specify for protecting its rights in and to the Software, the USC and
the Patent Application, which terms and conditions shall not be in conflict with
this Agreement. Any such sublicense shall be personal to and non-transferable
by, the sublicensee.
Section 2.02. Pursuant to the license hereunder, and subject,
inter alia, to Article III hereof, Licensee, as well as any third party working
for or on behalf thereof or a permitted sublicensee, may use the Software on any
computers, at any location, by any number of users, and on any number of
computers at any time.
Section 2.03. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement (including but not limited to Section 2.05 hereof), Licensor hereby
grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, perpetual, fully paid-up, non-terminable
right and license under the Patent Application to make, have made, use, sell,
license, lease or otherwise transfer products covered thereby.
Section 2.04. Licensee shall make no use of the Software or the
USC, except as expressly permitted by the licenses granted under this Agreement.
Section 2.05. None of the rights and licenses granted hereunder
to Licensee shall be used in contravention of or to avoid full compliance with
the provisions of Section 5.1(f) of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Section 2.06. Licensor extends no right or license under any of
its intellectual property or in or to any of its products, services or assets
except to the extent as expressly set forth in (a) this Agreement, (b) the
Cross- License Agreement of even date herewith between Licensor and Licensee,
and (c) the Trademark License Agreement of even date herewith between Licensor
and Licensee.
Section 2.07. If Licensee determines that a person or entity is
infringing or unlawfully using any intellectual property relating to the
Software, the USC or the Patent Application, Licensee shall notify Licensor.
Licensor, in its sole discretion, may take all necessary action, including,
without limitation, filing suit and
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enjoining the alleged infringement, at Licensor's sole expense; and Licensor, as
a result thereof, shall retain all damages and other compensation received as a
result of taking such actions against such infringement. Licensee shall not take
any action in connection with such infringement or unlawful use (including
without limitation any action to settle or compromise any such claim, action or
proceeding).
ARTICLE III. NONDISCLOSURE
Licensee shall maintain the source code for the Software
confidential, and shall not disclose such source code to any third party except
(i) for third parties performing services on behalf of Licensee who have a need
to know such source code in order to perform such services and have agreed in
writing to maintain the same confidential, (ii) for contractors with respect to
which Licensee is acting as subcontractor who have a need to know such source
code in order to perform services for the U.S. Government and have agreed in
writing to maintain the confidentiality of the same, (iii) for the U.S.
Government, as may be required by U.S. government procurement regulations so
long as Licensee takes all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of
the same or (iv) as may be required under software escrow arrangements required
by such contractors or the U.S. Government so long as Licensee takes all
reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of the same.
ARTICLE IV. RIGHT TO MODIFY THE SOFTWARE AND USC
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee
shall have the right within the Field of Use, in its sole discretion, either by
itself or by a third party, to make improvements to the USC, and to create new
versions of the Software. Any such improvements to the USC and any such new
versions of the Software made by Licensee after the execution of this Agreement
shall be owned exclusively by Licensee, and Licensor shall have no right
therein.
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Neither party makes any representations or warranties under this
Agreement, whether express or implied, except for those representations and
warranties made in the Asset Purchase Agreement which are incorporated herein by
reference in their entirety.
ARTICLE VI. GMACS AND USC TRADEMARKS
Licensee acknowledges that Licensor is the sole owner of the
GMACS and USC trademarks throughout the world
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and shall make no use thereof or of any trademark, trade name, service ▇▇▇▇ or
other designation confusingly similar thereto anywhere in the world, except as
expressly provided in the Trademark License Agreement entered into between
Licensor and Licensee concurrently herewith.
ARTICLE VII. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
The parties hereto are acting as independent contractors in
connection with this Agreement and nothing herein shall be deemed to cause this
Agreement to create an agency, partnership or joint venture between the parties.
ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
Licensee acknowledges that the Software, the USC and the
invention that is the subject of the Patent Application were designed and
developed by its STS Division prior to the Closing Date. Licensee agrees to
indemnify and hold Licensor, its Affiliates and their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any damages,
liabilities, losses and expenses, (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees) and amounts paid in settlement of any claim, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, which may be sustained or suffered as a result of any cause
of action, claim, demand, suit or proceeding asserted by Licensee or any third
party that relates to or arises from any manufacture, use, sale, lease, license
or other transfer by Licensee, any Affiliate or sublicensee of Licensee or any
transferee from Licensee, such Affiliate or such sublicensee, of the USC, the
Software or any product or method relating to the Patent Application (including,
without limitation, processing, packaging, distribution, or advertising of any
thereof).
ARTICLE IX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with the Asset Purchase Agreement,
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between and among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any prior
agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, among the parties with
respect to such subject matter.
ARTICLE X. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages
or in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be one and the same
Agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been
signed by each of the parties and delivered to all the parties.
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ARTICLE XI. NOTICES
All notices, consents, requests, waivers or other communications
required or permitted under this Agreement (each a "Notice") shall be in writing
and shall be sufficiently given (a) if hand delivered or sent by telecopy, (b)
if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, or (c) if sent by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and in each case
addressed as follows:
If to Licensor:
L-3 Communications Corporation
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Breed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Gerkis, Esq.
If to Licensee:
California Microwave, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
A Professional Corporation
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
or such other address as shall be furnished by any of the parties in a Notice.
Any Notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
ARTICLE XII. WAIVERS
The failure of any party to require strict performance by any
other party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish the
first party's right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other
provision hereof.
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ARTICLE XIII. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or waived only by a
subsequent writing signed by each of the parties.
ARTICLE XIV. HEADINGS
Headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XV. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
All terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and permitted
assigns of the parties.
ARTICLE XVI. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
Except with respect to indemnified parties referred to in Article
VIII, each party intends that this Agreement shall not benefit or create any
right or cause of action in or on behalf of any person other than the parties
hereto.
ARTICLE XVII. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that there is no adequate
remedy at law for failure by such parties to comply with the provisions of this
Agreement and that such failure would cause immediate harm that would not be
adequately compensable in damages, and therefore agree that, in the event of a
breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Agreement by either party,
the other party, may, in addition to all other remedies, immediately obtain and
enforce injunctive relief prohibiting the breach or compelling specific
performance without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, in
addition to all other remedies available to the parties hereto under this
Agreement or otherwise.
ARTICLE XVIII. GOVERNING LAW
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREUNDER.
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ARTICLE XIX. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to
which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and
effect and in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.
ARTICLE XX. ASSIGNMENT
Licensee may not assign this Agreement or any of the licenses
granted hereby without the prior written consent of Licensor; provided, however,
that, in case of any partial assignment of this Agreement relating solely to
GMACS or the USC, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Licensor may
assign this Agreement to any person in Licensor's sole discretion.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
Trademark License Agreement dated as of February __, 1998 (this
"Agreement"), between L-3 Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Licensor"), and California Microwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Licensee").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Licensee and Licensor have entered into that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 19, 1997, as amended (the
"Purchase Agreement"), in connection with the sale and purchase of certain
assets of the Satellite Transmission System Division of Licensor (the "STS
Division"), which sale and purchase has closed or is closing as of the date
hereof (the "Closing Date") simultaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the STS Division has for many years used the trademark
GMACS in connection with the GMACS Product (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the STS Division has for many years used the trademark
USC in connection with the USC Product (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Government Electronics Division of Licensee has
distributed the GMACS Product and the USC Product for use in satellite earth
stations contracted for by the United States Government (the "CMI Market");
WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to use the ▇▇▇▇ GMACS within the CMI
Market from and after the Closing Date for a reasonable period of time to permit
a transition to a replacement ▇▇▇▇ which does not include the formative GMACS;
and
WHEREAS, Licensee wishes to use the ▇▇▇▇ USC within the CMI
Market from and after the Closing Date for a reasonable period of time to permit
a transition to a replacement ▇▇▇▇ which does not include the formative USC;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements,
undertakings and covenants herein and therein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. General. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Affiliate" shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals
to this Agreement.
"CMI Market" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to
this Agreement.
"GMACS Product" shall mean the current version of GMACS (GMACS
16) software as distributed by Licensee to its customers on or before the
Closing Date.
"Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.03.
"Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in the
recitals to this Agreement.
"STS Division" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals
to this Agreement.
"Trademarks" shall mean the GMACS and USC trademarks.
"USC Product" shall mean the Universal Systems Controller product
as distributed by Licensee to its customers on or before the Closing Date.
ARTICLE II. LICENSE
Section 2.01. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, on the terms
and conditions set forth herein, a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully-paid-up
license (a) to use the trademark GMACS in connection with the promotion and
distribution of the GMACS Product, and (b) to use the trademark USC in
connection with the promotion and distribution of the USC Product.
Section 2.02. Licensee and its Affiliates shall not use, and
shall not permit the use of, any Trademark outside the CMI Market.
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Section 2.03. Licensee shall only use the Trademarks in
connection with products adhering to Licensor's quality standards, which may be
modified by Licensor from time to time in its sole discretion. Licensee shall
only use the Trademarks in a manner as approved by Licensor, which may be
modified by Licensor from time to time in its sole discretion. Licensee
recognizes the high reputation of the GMACS Product and the USC Product and that
it is essential to Licensor's interests that Licensor's quality standards be
maintained at all times.
Section 2.04. Licensee will use the Trademarks strictly in
compliance with applicable legal requirements and will use such markings in
connection therewith as may be required for such compliance.
Section 2.05. Licensor may terminate this Agreement due to a
material breach by Licensee. For purposes of this Agreement, "material breach"
by Licensee shall include but shall not be limited to (a) any failure to observe
Licensor's quality standards, and (b) any use of the Trademarks other than a use
approved by Licensor.
Section 2.06. (a) Within a reasonable period of time following
the Closing Date (and in any event by thirty (30) days thereafter), Licensee
will adopt a ▇▇▇▇ not including the formative GMACS or any word or symbol
confusingly similar thereto to replace the GMACS ▇▇▇▇. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither Licensee nor any Affiliate thereof shall use or permit the
use of the GMACS ▇▇▇▇ or of any trademark, service ▇▇▇▇ or trade name including
the formative GMACS or any word or symbol confusingly similar thereto anywhere
in the world after the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date.
(b) Within a reasonable period of time following
the Closing Date, (and in any event by thirty (30) days thereafter), Licensee
will adopt a ▇▇▇▇ not including the formative USC or any word or symbol
confusingly similar thereto to replace the USC ▇▇▇▇. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither Licensee nor any Affiliate thereof shall use or permit the
use of the USC ▇▇▇▇ or of any trademark, service ▇▇▇▇ or trade name including
the formative USC or any word or symbol confusingly similar thereto anywhere in
the world after the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date.
Section 2.07. The parties agree that, subject to the rights of
Licensee hereunder, the GMACS and USC trademarks are and shall be owned
exclusively by Licensor and Licensee will execute and deliver such instruments
of title as Licensor may request to confirm such ownership by Licensor. Any and
all use of the Trademarks by Licensee shall inure to the benefit of Licensor.
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Section 2.08. None of the rights and licenses granted hereunder
to Licensee shall be used in contravention of or to avoid full compliance with
the provisions of Section 5.1(f) of the Purchase Agreement.
Section 2.09. If Licensee determines that a person or entity is
infringing or unlawfully using the GMACS ▇▇▇▇, the USC ▇▇▇▇ or any trademark,
service ▇▇▇▇ or trade name confusingly similar thereto, Licensee shall notify
Licensor. Licensor, in its sole discretion, may take all necessary action,
including, without limitation, filing suit and enjoining the alleged
infringement, at Licensor's sole expense; and Licensor, as a result thereof,
shall retain all damages and other compensation received as a result of taking
such actions against such infringement. Licensee shall not take any action in
connection with such infringement or unlawful use (including without limitation
any action to settle or compromise any such claim, action or proceeding).
Section 2.10. Neither party makes any representations or
warranties under this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that any
representations and warranties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement
are made in the Purchase Agreement).
ARTICLE III. INDEMNIFICATION
Licensee acknowledges that the GMACS Product and the USC Product
were designed and developed by its STS Division prior to the Closing Date.
Licensee agrees to indemnify and hold Licensor, and its officers, directors,
affiliates, employees and agents, harmless from and against any damages,
liabilities, losses and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees) and amounts paid in settlement of any claim, of any kind or
nature whatsoever, which may be sustained or suffered as a result of any use by
Licensee of the Trademarks (including, without limitation, whether by
manufacturing, processing, packaging, distribution, sale or advertising)
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the
Purchase Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between
and among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall
supersede any prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect
to such subject matter.
Section 4.02. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed with
counterpart signature pages or in one or more counterparts, all of which shall
be one and the same Agreement, and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have
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been signed by each of the parties and delivered to all the parties.
Section 4.03. Notices. All notices, consents, requests, waivers
or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement (each a
"Notice") shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given (a) if hand
delivered or sent by telecopy, (b) if sent by nationally recognized overnight
courier, or (c) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, and in each case addressed as follows:
If to Licensor:
L-3 Communications Corporation
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Breed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Gerkis, Esq.
If to Licensee:
California Microwave, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady,
▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
A Professional Corporation
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
or such other address as shall be furnished by any of the parties in a Notice.
Any Notice shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
Section 4.04. Waivers. The failure of any party to require strict
performance by any other party of any provision in this Agreement will not waive
or diminish the other party's right to demand strict performance thereafter of
that or any other provision hereof.
Section 4.05. Amendments. This Agreement may be
amended, supplemented or waived only by a subsequent writing
signed by each of the parties.
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Section 4.06. Successors and Assigns. All terms and conditions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
Section 4.07. Subsidiaries. Each of the parties hereto shall
cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions,
agreements and obligations set forth herein to be performed by any Subsidiary of
such party or by any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of such party on and after
the Closing Date.
Section 4.08. Third Party Beneficiaries. Except with respect to
indemnified parties referred to in Article III, each party intends that this
Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on
behalf of any person other than the parties hereto.
Section 4.09. Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto
acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by such parties
to comply with the provisions of this Agreement and that such failure would
cause immediate harm that would not be adequately compensable in damages, and
therefore agree that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of any
provision of this Agreement by either party, the other party, may, in addition
to all other remedies, immediately obtain and enforce injunctive relief
prohibiting the breach or compelling specific performance without the
requirement of posting a bond or other security, in addition to all other
remedies available to the parties hereto under this Agreement.
Section 4.10. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREUNDER.
Section 4.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or
unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
STS SUPPLY AGREEMENT
THIS STS SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated February ___, 1998
and is entered into between California Microwave, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("CMI"), and L-3 Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("L-3").
RECITALS
A. CMI and L-3 have entered into an asset purchase agreement dated as of
December 19, 1997, as amended (the "Purchase Agreement"), with respect to the
acquisition by L-3 from CMI of certain assets of the business of designing,
integrating and installing satellite communications systems in the United States
and certain other countries (such business is the "STS Division").
B. CMI and L-3 each desire to continue at favored customer prices
certain supply arrangements currently in effect between the STS Division of CMI,
on the one hand, and other subsidiaries and divisions of CMI, on the other hand,
after the date of closing (the "Closing Date") of the purchase by L-3 of the
assets of CMI contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, as a condition to the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and in consideration of the mutual
covenants, representations and warranties made herein, and of the mutual
benefits to be derived hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Supply of Products by CMI. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereof, for two years from the Closing Date, CMI shall, or shall
cause its subsidiaries (including EF Data Corp. ("EF Data")) to, sell to L-3,
and L-3 shall purchase from CMI and/or its subsidiaries the following products
and subassemblies (the "STS Products") needed in operating the STS Division's
business after the Closing Date that CMI or EF Data currently supplies to the
STS Division: satellite communications modems, codecs, transceivers, converters,
Verticom "brick" converter modules (the "Brick Modules"), the ICU-64 Channel
Unit for LYNXX (the "LYNXX"), the PL/5617-1 Modulator card for PROGENY (the
"Card") (the Brick Modules, the LYNXX and the Card are the "Source Products")
and network products. Without limiting the obligation of L-3 to purchase STS
Products under the preceding sentence, the quantities of STS Products to be
purchased by L-3 pursuant to this Section shall be at the sole discretion of L-3
and no minimum quantities of STS Products are required to be purchased
hereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, if CMI provides written
notice to L-3 specifying any STS Products subject to this Section that CMI
intends to discontinue making or selling, CMI will be relieved of any obligation
to sell to L-3 any such product as of one year from the date that CMI so
notifies L-3.
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2. Provision of Services by L-3. For two years from the Closing Date,
CMI shall exclusively engage L-3 to provide the following services (the
"Services") to CMI for the benefit of CMI's customers that have requested CMI to
arrange for the procurement of satellite communications system engineering
and/or satellite communications systems integration services for commercial
(ie., non-U.S. government) projects or for foreign governmental authorities
projects: system design, integration, installation and/or program management.
Without limiting the obligation of CMI to purchase the Services under the
preceding sentence, the quantities of Services to be purchased by CMI pursuant
to this Section shall be at the sole discretion of CMI and no minimum quantities
of Services are required to be purchased hereunder. Notwithstanding the
preceding two sentences, if L-3 provides written notice to CMI specifying any
Services subject to this Section that L-3 intends to discontinue providing, L-3
will be relieved of any obligation to provide to CMI any such Services as of one
year from the date that L-3 so notifies CMI.
3. SIVAM Project.
(a) It is the understanding of the parties that in connection with
the SIVAM project proposals, as currently proposed or as may otherwise be
amended (the "SIVAM Proposals"), L-3 shall have exclusive access to and
communication with Raytheon Corporation ("Raytheon"), whether oral or written,
exclusive of CMI or any of its subsidiaries (including, without limitation,
CMI's Microwave Networks division (the "MN Division"), CMI's Microwave Data
Systems division ("Data Systems") and EF Data), with respect to or in connection
with the SIVAM Project including, without limitation, any proposal, discussion,
marketing, negotiation, pricing, settlement, procurement, arrangement or
understanding with respect to the SIVAM Project.
(b) From the Closing Date to December 31, 1998 (the "Supply Period"),
CMI shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries (including EF Data) to, deliver to
L-3 the products specified in the SIVAM Proposals (the "SIVAM Products") in
accordance with the quantities, product specifications and time period proposed
by such divisions in the SIVAM Proposals, and L-3 shall purchase, during such
Supply Period, the SIVAM Products from such divisions or subsidiaries in
accordance with the SIVAM Proposals, provided that:
(i) CMI accepts the terms and conditions of and performs its
duties under, as subcontractor to L-3, the contract or agreement awarded by
Raytheon to L-3 for the SIVAM Project, including, without limitation, payments
made under a vendor trust arrangement generally required by Raytheon; and
(ii) the pricing for each SIVAM Product quoted by CMI (including
EF Data, the MN Division and Data Systems) is competitive with,
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and in no event more than 5% above, any proposal made in good faith by a
legitimate party which seeks to sell such SIVAM Product to L-3 and which agrees
to perform the duties and obligations as a subcontractor to L-3 under the SIVAM
Project with respect to such SIVAM Product. In the event that L- 3 is permitted
to purchase a SIVAM Product from a party other than CMI or EF Data pursuant to
this clause (ii) because that Product has not met the conditions set forth in
this clause (ii), L-3 will remain obligated to purchase from CMI all of the
other SIVAM Products so long as those products meet the conditions in this
clause (ii) and clause (i) above and subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof.
As used herein, the term "Product" shall mean a STS Product or a SIVAM
Product.
4. Prices.
(a) Source Products. CMI shall sell (or cause its subsidiaries to
sell) each Source Product to L-3 at the unit price (the "Unit Price") listed for
such Source Products on Schedule 4(a) attached hereto. The prices set forth in
Schedule 4(a) are not subject to increase during the first six months from the
Closing Date. Thereafter, CMI, or its subsidiaries, may increase such prices,
except that in no event shall (i) the Unit Price of any Source Product be less
favorable than the unit price given to other customer for such Source Product in
like quantities and (ii) any such increase in price increase the gross margin
percentage of CMI or its subsidiaries with respect to such Source Product from
its current gross margin percentage thereon. Upon L-3's written request, CMI
will provide L-3 with reasonable access during normal business hours to the
books and records of CMI and its subsidiaries for the sole purpose of verifying
the gross margin percentages with respect to the Source Products.
(b) STS Products. CMI shall sell (or cause its subsidiaries to sell)
the STS Products, other than the Source Products, at prices no less favorable
than the prices given to other customers of such products in like quantities.
(c) Services. L-3 shall provide the Services to CMI at prices no less
favorable than the prices given to other customers of such Services in like
quantities.
5. Additional Terms and Conditions.
(a) CMI Terms and Conditions. Any sale of the STS Products by CMI or
any of its subsidiaries under this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by
the then-current standard terms and conditions (including as to warranty) of CMI
(or its subsidiaries), which terms and conditions shall be no less favorable
that those given to other customers for the same or similar products.
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(b) L-3 Terms and Conditions. Any sale of the Services by L- 3 under
this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the then-current standard
terms and conditions (including as to warranty) of L-3, which terms and
conditions shall be no less favorable that those given to other customers for
the same or similar services.
6. Specifications. CMI shall, or cause its subsidiaries to, manufacture
and deliver the STS Products in accordance with the electrical, mechanical,
physical, environmental and other specifications as in effect as of the Closing
Date, or if the STS Product is a non-standard product, then according to the
specifications agreed to in writing by L-3 and CMI from time to time. In the
event an improvement or a technical change in the specifications of the STS
Products is made by CMI, CMI shall be required to provide the STS Products which
meet such improved or changed specifications; provided, however, that no such
improvement or change in specifications shall be made to LYNXX without the prior
written consent of L- 3. CMI shall, or cause its subsidiaries to, manufacture
and deliver the SIVAM Products to L-3 in accordance with the specifications
therefor in the SIVAM Proposals.
7. Maintenance of Standards. If CMI fails to maintain the quality,
delivery or performance standards currently applicable to the Products, or fails
to achieve standards of quality or performance specified by CMI with respect to
new variations of the standard Products, then L-3 shall have such remedies as
may be provided in the then-current standard terms and conditions of CMI, and,
if CMI fails to cure any such deficiency in any Product within 60 days after
written notice thereof by L-3, L-3 shall no longer be obligated to purchase such
Product pursuant to this Agreement.
8. Ordering. Each order by L-3 for STS Products (a "Purchase Order")
will specify the STS Products, the quantity, the appropriate specifications
corresponding to such STS Products (if necessary), and the date of delivery,
provided that the number of days from the date of the Purchase Order through the
date of delivery is at least 60 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties
hereafter may agree in writing to use a blanket purchase agreement with specific
agreed call out schedules in lieu of the foregoing ordering mechanism. Orders by
L-3 for SIVAM Products shall be made in accordance with the SIVAM Proposals.
9. Delivery.
(a) All STS Products will be delivered freight paid F.O.B. (CMI's (or
its subsidiary's) plant).
(b) L-3 reserves the right to inspect the STS Products and to confirm
the quantity of the STS Products within 30 days from the date of delivery. Any
claims for discrepant deliveries shall be reported by L-3 to CMI
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in writing within such 30-day period. If L-3 fails to make such a claim within
the time specified, such order will be deemed accepted by L-3. Upon CMI
receiving notice from L-3 of such discrepancy, L-3 will have such remedies as
may be provided in the then-current standard terms and conditions of CMI.
(c) CMI undertakes to keep L-3 promptly and regularly informed of
difficulties that CMI expects in meeting L-3's needs for delivery in accordance
with lead time(s) stated in any Purchase Order.
(d) CMI shall deliver the SIVAM Products in accordance with the SIVAM
Proposal.
10. Raw and Packaging Materials. CMI will purchase and supply all raw
materials and packaging materials necessary for the manufacture of the STS
Products. CMI will be responsible for the sampling and testing of all such raw
materials and packaging materials and for ensuring an adequate inventory of such
raw materials and packaging materials to supply the STS Products.
11. Terms of Sale. With respect to any Products or Services sold
hereunder, the selling party will invoice the other party at the time of
delivery or provision. Each invoice will be itemized in reasonable detail. The
non-selling party will pay to the selling party the amount of such invoice
within 60 days of the date of such invoice.
12. Confidentiality. Each party will preserve the confidentiality of the
other party's Confidential Information (defined below), will not use same except
in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder, and will return
same upon request by the other party. This Section will survive expiration or
earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of three years thereafter.
"Confidential Information" means all proprietary information (including but not
limited to formulas, compilations, data, know-how, specifications, techniques,
inventions, devices, projections, drawings and plans, whether of a technical,
operational, financial or other nature) which hereafter is, or in the past has
been, disclosed in writing and marked as confidential by either party (the
"Disclosing Party") to the other party (the "Receiving Party"), and which is of
such a nature that its value would be impaired if disclosed to third parties,
but shall not include any such information that: (i) becomes part of the public
domain through no fault of the Receiving Party; (ii) at the time of receipt is
known to the Receiving Party as shown by its written records; (iii) becomes
known to the Receiving Party from another source and the Receiving Party is not
aware that such source is under an obligation to another Person to keep such
information confidential; or (iv) is required to be disclosed by the Receiving
Party as a result of judicial or administrative process or by other requirements
of law.
13. Indemnity.
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(a) With respect to any Products or Services sold hereunder, the
selling party agrees to indemnify and hold the other party and its affiliates
and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from
and against any damages, liabilities, losses, expenses, (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and amounts paid in settlement of any
claim, of any kind or nature whatsoever, which may be sustained or suffered as a
result of the infringement or alleged infringement of the copyrights or U.S.
patents of third parties or the breach by CMI of its represention in the fourth
sentence of Section 3.16 of the Purchase Agreement, and to defend, at its
expense, any actions, claims or suits against purchasing party based upon such
infringement or alleged infringement or such breach. If the use of any products
furnished hereunder is enjoined as a result of such a suit, the selling party at
its option, and at no expense to the other party, shall obtain for the other
party the right to use said products, substitute an equivalent product
reasonably acceptable to selling party and extend this indemnity thereto, or
accept the return of products and reimburse the other party the purchase price
thereof, less a charge for reasonable wear and tear. This indemnity does not
extend to any suit based upon any infringement or alleged infringement of any
patent or copyright to the extent due to the combination of any products
furnished by the selling party and other elements not supplied by or on behalf
of the selling party nor does it extend to any products to the extent such
products infringe as a result of the other party's design or formula.
(b) The purchasing party agrees to notify the selling party in
writing of any suit. At its request and at its expense the selling party shall
have the right to control the defense of said suit. Except with the prior
written consent of the purchasing party, no selling party, in the defense of any
such claim or litigation, shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement that provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary relief
affecting the purchasing party or that does not include as an unconditional term
thereof the giving by each claimant or plaintiff to such purchasing party of a
release from all liability with respect to such claim or litigation. In the
event that the purchasing party shall in good faith determine that the conduct
of the defense of any claim subject to indemnification hereunder or any proposed
settlement of any such claim by the selling party might be expected to affect
adversely the purchasing party's tax liability or the ability of the purchasing
party to conduct its business, or that the purchasing party may have available
to it one or more defenses or counterclaims that are inconsistent with one or
more of those that may be available to the selling party in respect of such
claim or any litigation relating thereto, the purchasing party shall have the
right at all times to take over and assume control over the defense, settlement,
negotiations or litigation relating to any such claim at the sole cost of the
selling party, provided that if the purchasing party does so take over and
assume control, the purchasing party shall not settle such claim or litigation
without the written consent of the selling party, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. In the event that the selling party does not
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accept the defense of any matter as above provided, the purchasing party shall
have the full right to defend against any such claim or demand and shall be
entitled to settle or agree to pay in full such claim or demand. In any event,
the selling party and the purchasing party shall cooperate in the defense of any
claim or litigation subject to this Section and the records of each shall be
available to the other with respect to such defense.
(c) The foregoing Sections 13(a) and (b) state the entire liability
of the selling party for patent or copyright infringement. This Section will
survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
14. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the date first set forth
above and shall expire on the second anniversary of the Closing Date unless
earlier terminated pursuant to Section 15.
15. Termination.
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement for any material
breach of this Agreement by the other party if the party seeking to terminate
has specified such breach in writing and such breach has not been cured by the
breaching party within thirty (30) days after receipt of the written notice.
(b) Termination under this Section will be effected by notice given
by the terminating party to the other party.
(c) Any termination of this Agreement will not affect any of the
rights of either party hereto that arose prior to such termination or any
liability resulting from either party's breach of this Agreement.
16. Consequences of Termination. Upon expiration or earlier termination
of this Agreement, each party will promptly return to the other all documents,
samples and other tangible items containing or representing Confidential
Information and all copies thereof, and certify, if requested by the other
party, that it has complied with the terms of this sentence. This Section will
survive expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
17. Sales Convey No Right to Manufacture or Copy. The Products and
Services offered for sale hereunder are offered for sale and are sold by each
party subject in every case to the condition that such sale does not convey any
license, expressly or by implication, to manufacture, duplicate or otherwise
copy or reproduce any of the Products or Services, unless expressly provided in
such sale.
18. Export Control Compliance. Each party agrees to comply fully with
the United States Export Control Administration Regulations, the United States
Department of State International Traffic in Arms Regulations and any other
United States government regulations applicable to the export or disclosure of
Products or Services provided hereunder or Confidential
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Information hereunder insofar as they may control or limit the sale or use of
Products or Services. Each party also agrees to comply fully with the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
19. Force Majeure. Except for either party's payment obligations to the
other party for Products or Services previously delivered or provided hereunder,
failure of either party to perform its obligations under this Agreement
(including but not limited to failure to make sales or deliveries of Products or
Services) shall be excused to the extent that such failure is attributable to
any cause beyond the reasonable control of the defaulting party, including,
without limitation, acts of God, fires, earthquakes, wars, sabotage, accidents,
embargo, riots, labor disputes, actions of any government or governmental agency
or failure of same to act where action is required, and the inability of such
party to obtain material from its suppliers or to obtain equipment or
transportation; and the time during which such party may perform will be
extended to coincide with the time performance has been prevented, hindered or
delayed as a result of the foregoing. Should either party wish to claim relief
from its obligations hereunder by reason of this Section, such party shall give
notice to the other party without delay of the occurrence of the event or
circumstances in question.
20. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects,
including as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal laws of the
State of New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof.
The parties hereby agree that this Agreement shall not be governed by the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
21. Assignment. The Agreement shall not be assignable or otherwise
transferable by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the
other party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement
will bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of
the parties hereto. References to a party herein also are deemed to be
references to any successor or permitted assign of such party.
22. Notices. All notices, consents, approvals, requests, demands,
waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a)
delivered personally, (b) mailed by first-class, registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (c) sent by next-day or overnight
mail or delivery or (d) sent by facsimile transmission or telegram.
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if to L-3, to
L-3 Communications Corporation
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Facsimile: 212/805-5494
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
if to CMI, to
California Microwave, Inc.
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile:408/743-4244
Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
or, in each case, at such other address as may be specified in writing to the
other parties hereto.
All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications
shall be deemed to have been received (w) if by personal delivery on the day
after such delivery, (x) if by certified or registered mail, on the seventh
business day after the mailing thereof, (y) if by next-day or overnight mail or
delivery, on the day delivered, (z) if by facsimile or telegram, on the next day
following the day on which such facsimile or telegram was sent, provided that a
copy is also sent by certified or registered mail.
23. Certain Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not
defined in this Section shall have the meanings assigned to them herein. When
used herein, the following terms shall have the meaning specified below:
"include" and "including" shall be construed as if followed by the
phrase "without being limited to".
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a joint venture, a
partnership, a firm, an association, a limited liability company, a business
trust or any other legal entity or any governmental authority or
instrumentality.
24. General.
(a) It is agreed that each of parties hereto is acting as an
independent contractor and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to constitute either as a partner, agent or employee of the other.
Neither party is authorized to act for or bind the other except as specifically
provided herein.
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(b) The failure of a party at any time to require performance by the
other party of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the right of the
party thereafter to enforce same against the other party, nor shall waiver by
either party of the breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a
waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision or as a waiver of the
provision itself or as a waiver of a breach of any other provision.
(c) If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal
or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, such
provisions will be narrowed (or deleted, if necessary) to the minimum extent
necessary to make it and the rest of this Agreement enforceable.
(d) This Agreement or any provision hereof may not be changed,
waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by a statement in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought.
(e) This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire
agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the
parties relating thereto. The terms of this Agreement may not be modified except
by a writing signed by both of the parties.
(f) This Agreement may be executed with counterpart signature pages
or in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) The agreements that comprise this Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement and any terms and conditions of either party that apply to a sale of
products or services hereunder shall have the following order of priority in the
event of a conflict between any of them: (i) the Purchase Agreement, (ii) this
Agreement and (iii) the terms and conditions of the selling party then in effect
with respect to such sale.
(h) The headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
reference only and shall not be used to aid in the construction hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE, INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SOURCE PRODUCTS PRICE LIST
(Schedule 4(a))
Description STS P/N Quantity Pricing
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ICU 64 Channel Unit 01070-00714 Any $5,500.00
EF DATA
Modulator, Progeny, XP 01070-A71224-1 Any $5,500.00
EF DATA Not-to-Exceed
Ku-Band Modulator
"Brick" 01070-A68551-1 1-9 (A)
VERTICOM 10-24
25-49
50
C-Band U/C 70Mhz
"Brick" 01070-A69532-1 1-9 (A)
VERTICOM 10-24
25-49
50
(A) To be purchased by L-3 directly from Verticom with EF Data's consent and
with EF Data agreeing to arrange with Verticom for L-3 to make such direct
purchases.
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