Exhibit 10.1
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
MICROVISION, INC.
AND
LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated as of January 26, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
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1.1.
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Definitions
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1.2.
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Certain Interpretations
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Article II PURCHASE AND SALE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS
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2.1.
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Purchase and Sale of the Transferred Assets
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2.2.
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Transferred Assets
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2.3.
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Excluded Assets
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2.4.
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Assumed Liabilities
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2.5.
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Excluded Liabilities
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2.6.
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Non-Assignment of Certain Transferred Assets
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2.7.
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Designated Contracts; Cure Costs
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Article III CLOSING; CLOSING CASH CONSIDERATION
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30
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3.1.
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Closing
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30
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3.2.
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Purchase Price Deposit
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30
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3.3.
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Closing Payment
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30
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3.4.
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Closing Deliveries
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3.5.
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Withholding
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3.6.
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Purchase Price Allocation
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Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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33
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4.1.
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Authority
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4.2.
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No Conflicts
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4.3.
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Governmental Filings and Consents
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34
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4.4.
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Organization; Standing
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34
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4.5.
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Financial Statements
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34
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4.6.
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Absence of Changes
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34
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4.7.
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
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36
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4.8.
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Taxes
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36
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4.9.
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Property
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4.10.
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Contracts
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4.11.
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Employee Benefit Plans and Compensation
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4.12.
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Intellectual Property
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4.13.
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Insurance
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46
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4.14.
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Personnel
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46
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4.15.
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Litigation
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4.16.
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Environmental Matters
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4.17.
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Compliance with Laws
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4.18.
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Permits
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4.19.
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Banking Relationships
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4.20.
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Brokers and Finders
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4.21.
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Books and Records, Complete Copies
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4.22.
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Anti-Takever Statute Not Applicable
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4.23.
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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4.24.
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Top Customers and Suppliers
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4.25.
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Title to Properties; Sufficiency of Assets
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4.26.
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Capitalization; Subsidiaries
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4.27.
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Organizational Documents
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4.28.
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No Other Representations
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Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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5.1.
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Organization and Standing
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5.2.
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Authority
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5.3.
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No Conflicts
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5.4.
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Governmental Filings and Consents
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5.5.
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Litigation
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5.6.
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Financial Capability
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5.7.
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Solvency
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5.8.
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Brokers and Finders
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5.9.
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No Other Representations
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Article VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.1.
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Confidentiality
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6.2.
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Conduct of the Business
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6.3.
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Fees and Expenses
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6.4.
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Access to Information; Books and Records
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6.5.
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Pre-Closing Access
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6.6.
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Further Assurances
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6.7.
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Tax Matters
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6.8.
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Regulatory Approvals
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6.9.
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Reasonable Best Efforts; Third Party Notices, Consents, etc
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6.10.
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Employee Offers
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6.11.
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Delivery of Financial Statements; Cooperation in Preparing Pro Forma Financial Statements
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6.12.
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Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
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6.13.
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Release of Claims
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6.14.
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Acknowledgments by Buyer
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6.15.
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Bulk Transfer Laws
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6.16.
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Reserved
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6.17.
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Cooperation
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Article VII BANKRUPTCY PROVISIONS
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7.1.
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Competing Transaction
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7.2.
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Bankruptcy Court Filings
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7.3.
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Back-up Bidder
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Article VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF THE ACQUISITION
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8.1.
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Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Acquisition
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8.2.
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of Buyer
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8.3.
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Seller
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Article IX TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
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9.1.
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Termination by Mutual Consent
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9.2.
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Unilateral Termination
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9.3.
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Effect of Termination
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Article X MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1.
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Survival
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10.2.
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Sole and Exclusive Remedy
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10.3.
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Notices
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10.4.
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Successors and Assigns
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10.5.
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Severability
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10.6.
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Amendments and Waivers
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10.7.
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Entire Agreement
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10.8.
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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10.9.
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Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum
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10.10.
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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10.11.
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Enforcement
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10.12.
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Limitation on Liability
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10.13.
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Counterparts
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10.14.
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Non-Recourse
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10.15.
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Legal Representation
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10.16.
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Privilege
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Schedules
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Schedule I
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List of Seller Parties
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Schedule II
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List of Seller Subsidiaries
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Bidding Procedures Order
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Exhibit B
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit C
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Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Transferred Leased Property Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit E
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IP Assignment Agreement
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 26, 2026 (the “
Effective Time”), by and between MicroVision, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
“
Buyer”) and
Luminar Technologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “
Seller” and together with Buyer, the “
Parties” and each a “
Party”). All capitalized terms that are
used in this Agreement will have the meanings given to them in
Article I.
A. The Seller and the other Seller Parties filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”) on December 15, 2025 (the “Petition Date”), and (i) are operating their businesses as debtors-in-possession under title 11 of the United
States Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and (ii) are jointly consolidating their chapter 11 cases under Chapter 11 Case No. 25-90807 (CML) (the “Bankruptcy
Cases”).
B. Seller owns or controls, directly or indirectly, the other Seller Parties which are set forth on Schedule I.
C. Buyer (i) desires to purchase from the Seller and the applicable other Seller Parties, and the Seller desires to sell (and cause the applicable other Seller Parties to sell) to Buyer,
all of the Transferred Assets, and (ii) desires to assume the Assumed Liabilities, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (such transactions, together with the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the Related
Agreements, the
“
Acquisition”).
D. Each of the Seller and Buyer desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements to the other in connection with the Acquisition.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the
Parties agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
1.1.
Definitions. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the capitalized terms in this
Section 1.1 have the following meanings:
(a) “Accounting Principles” means GAAP as of the date hereof as applied in the audited financial statements of Luminar Technologies, Inc. for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
(b) “Action” means any action, suit, claim, charge, demand, cause of action or suit (whether in contract or tort or otherwise), litigation (whether
at law or in equity, whether civil or criminal), controversy, assessment, arbitration, investigation, mediation, audit, hearing, complaint or proceeding, in each case, by or before a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, arbitrator,
arbitral panel or mediator.
(c) “Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(d) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) if such Person is a natural Person, a spouse of such Person, or any child or parent of such
Person; and (ii) if such Person is not a natural Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(e) “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introduction.
(f) “Anti-Corruption Laws” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and applicable laws passed pursuant to the Organization of
Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and any laws of any other jurisdiction (national, state or local) where the Business, operates concerning or
relating to public sector or private sector bribery or corruption.
(g) “
Antitrust Laws” means (a) the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, the
Federal Trade Commission Act, state antitrust Laws, all applicable foreign Laws, and all applicable Laws in effect that are designed to prohibit, restrict, or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, lessening of
competition, or restraint of trade and (b) foreign direct investment laws and any applicable Laws, including any state, national, foreign, or multi-jurisdictional Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict, or regulate actions by
foreigners to acquire interests in domestic equities, securities, entities, assets, land, or interests, including any Laws that provide for the review of national security or defense matters or the national interest in connection with the
acquisition of any interest in or assets of a business under the jurisdiction of a Governmental Authority.
(h) “Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
(i) “Auction” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
(j) “Available Contract Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b)
(k) “Back-Up Implementation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
(l) “Back-Up Termination Date” means the first to occur of (a) consummation of the transaction with the winning bidder at the Auction and (b)
Buyer’s receipt of notice from Seller of the release by Seller of Buyer’s obligations under Section 7.3.
(m) “Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
(n) “Bankruptcy Case” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(o) “Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(p) “Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(q) “Bid Deadline” means the date upon which Competing Bids are due from third-parties (other than Buyer) as set forth in the Bidding Procedures
Order or as otherwise established or modified by the Bankruptcy Court to any Seller Party.
(r) “Bidding Procedures Order” means that certain order of the Bankruptcy Court, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, that among
other things, establishes a date by which Competing Bids must be submitted by bidders and the procedures for the Auction process.
(s) “Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
(t) “Business” means the worldwide business of the Seller and its Affiliates, other than the Excluded Business.
(u) “Business Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.25(b).
(v) “Business Data” means all sensitive and proprietary data and information, including Personal Information, Processed by or for the Seller
Parties related to the Business.
(w) “Business Day” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks based in New York, New York are generally closed.
(x) “
Business Employees” means any employee of any of the Seller Parties who is set forth on
Section 1.1(x) of
the Disclosure Schedule, which
Section 1.1(x) shall be updated by Buyer and delivered not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date; provided that Buyer may remove no more than fifteen (15) Persons from such
Section
1.1(x) and such
Section 1.1(x) shall be further updated by Seller as of the Closing Date to (a) remove any such employee who ceases to be employed by the applicable Seller Party prior to the Closing Date; and (b) to include any
additional employee of the Seller Parties, to the extent mutually agreed in writing by the Parties; provided further, that Buyer may not add any finance or accounting employees to such Section 1.1(x) if such additions would prejudice or restrict
Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under any transition services agreement with Quantum Computing Inc.
(y) “Business Intellectual Property” means all Business Technology, all Business Intellectual Property Rights, and all Confidential Information
related to the Business, including the Business Registered Intellectual Property.
(z) “Business Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights related to the Business owned or purported to be owned by the
Seller Parties, including the Business Registered Intellectual Property.
(aa) “
Business Material Adverse Effect” means any change, state of facts, event,
circumstance or effect (any such item, an “
Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Business
Material Adverse Effect, would, or would reasonably be expected to: (a) prevent or materially delay or impede the ability of the Business to perform any of its covenants or obligations hereunder or the consummation by the Business of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than as a result of any Action or any order issued by a Governmental Authority) or (b) have a material adverse effect on the business, assets (including intangible assets) and liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Business, other than (in the case of
clause (b) only) any Effect resulting from (i) changes in general economic, financial market, business or geopolitical conditions, (ii)
general changes or developments affecting any of the industries in which the Business operates, (iii) changes following the date of this Agreement in any Laws or legal, regulatory or political conditions or changes following the date of this
Agreement in GAAP or other applicable accounting standards, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (iv) any embargo, natural disaster, pandemic, epidemic, act of God, any act of terrorism, civil unrest, war, act of war (whether or not
declared as such) or other armed hostilities, any regional, national or international calamity or any other similar event, or any material worsening of such conditions existing as of the date of this Agreement; (v) any failure by the Business to
meet any projections, budgets or estimates of revenue or earnings (it being understood that the facts giving rise to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Business Material Adverse Effect (except to the
extent otherwise provided herein)), (vi) any actions taken by the Seller or the other Seller Parties as expressly required by this Agreement or the Related Agreements, (vii) any action taken at the written request of Buyer; and (viii) any event or
series of events attributable to the execution or announcement or the consummation of, the Acquisition, including the impact thereof, on the loss of, or disruption in, any customer, supplier, and/or vendor relationships, or loss of personnel;
provided that such Effects referenced in
clauses (i) through
(iv) do not, individually or when taken together with all other such Effects, have a disproportionate or unique effect on the Business
as compared to other businesses in the industries in which the Business operates.
(bb) “Business Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.188.
(cc) “Business Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
(dd) “Business Source Code” means any software source code, any material portion or aspect of software source code, or any proprietary information or
algorithm contained in or relating to any software source code, of any Business Technology.
(ee) “Business Technology” means (i) all Technology conceived, first reduced to practice, authored, developed or otherwise created by or for the
Business, and (ii) all Technology that otherwise embodies or is protected by Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(ff) “Business Top Customer” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24(a).
(gg) “Business Top Supplier” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24(b).
(hh) “Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the introduction.
(ii) “Buyer Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24(b).
(jj) “Buyer Releasees” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24(b).
(kk) “Buyer Releasors” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.24(b).
(ll) “Cash” means (i) all cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities, checks, bank deposits, cash deposited with third parties,
cash posted for bonds or with respect to escrows, other Deposits and short term investments) and (ii) all bank accounts and securities accounts of the Seller and its Subsidiaries. “Cash” shall not include any assets or receivables expressly
included in the Transferred Assets.
(mm) “Chosen Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.9(b).
(nn) “Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
(oo) “Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
(pp) “Closing Cash Consideration” means thirty three million dollars ($33,000,000), minus fifty percent
(50%) of the Closing Transfer Taxes.
(qq) “Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
(rr) “Closing Transfer Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(c).
(ss) “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
(tt) “Collective Bargaining Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(c).
(uu) “Competing Bid” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
(vv) “Competing Business” means (i) any business that comprises, is substantially similar to, or would complete with the worldwide business of the
Seller and its Affiliates other than the Excluded Business and (ii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the business of designing, developing, testing, manufacturing, producing, packaging, labeling, using, selling, offering to sell,
distributing, marketing, or otherwise commercializing or exploiting light detection and ranging hardware and software systems to enable autonomy, safety, or security applications.
(ww) “Code” means Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(xx) “Confidential Information” means information that is not generally known or readily ascertainable through proper means including confidential
and proprietary algorithms, customer lists, ideas, designs, flow charts, formulas, know-how, methods, processes, programs, schematics and techniques.
(yy) “Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
(zz) “Consent” means any consent, approval or authorization.
(aaa) “Consultant Proprietary Information Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(k).
(bbb) “Contract” means any contract, agreement, arrangement, instrument, commitment or undertaking of any nature (including any lease, license,
mortgage, debenture, indenture, bond, loan agreement, note, guarantee, sublease, sublicense, subcontract, letter of intent, policy and purchase order).
(ccc) “Contracting Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.
(ddd) “Continuing Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).
(eee) “Cure Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).
(fff) “Cure Costs” means any and all amounts, costs or expenses that must be paid or actions or obligations that must be performed or satisfied
pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code to effectuate the assumption by the applicable Seller Party who is a debtor, and the assignment to Buyer, of the Transferred Contracts to which such Seller Party is party, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court or
agreed to by Seller and the non-Seller counterparty to the applicable Transferred Contract.
(ggg) “Databases” means databases, data compilations and collections, and technical data.
(hhh) “Data Processing Obligation” means any applicable (i) Law relating to privacy, security, or data protection that is applicable to the Processing
by or for the Seller Parties of Personal Information primarily related to the Business, (ii) Data Processing Policy, or (iii) binding requirement of any self-regulatory organization, industry standard (including, as applicable, the Payment Card
Industry Data Security Standard), or Contract by which the Seller Parties are bound, in each case, relating to privacy, security, data protection, or the Processing of Personal Information related to the Business.
(iii) “Data Processing Policy” means each published policy or notice of any member of the Seller Parties relating to the Processing of Personal
Information related to the Business.
(jjj) “Deposits” means all deposits (including customer deposits and security deposits for rent, electricity, telephone or otherwise and adequate
assurance deposits posted in accordance with section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code) and prepaid or deferred charges and expenses (including all lease and rental payments).
(kkk) “Designated Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(b).
(lll) “Designation Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d).
(mmm) “Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article IV.
(nnn) “Domain Names” means domain names and web addresses, including uniform resource locators.
(ooo) “EAR” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(c).
(ppp) “Effect” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(aa).
(qqq) “Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the introduction.
(rrr) “Electronic Delivery” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.13.
(sss) “Employee” means any current or former employee, consultant, individual independent contractor or director employed or engaged by any Seller
Party providing services to the Business, including any employees on a leave of absence.
(ttt) “Employee Agreement” means each employment, change in control, severance, agreement or contract, between any Seller Party, on the one hand,
and any Employee, on the other hand.
(uuu) “Employee Plan” means any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for compensation, bonus pay,
severance, benefits, termination pay, change of control pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, phantom stock, commission, vacation, profit sharing, pension benefits, welfare benefits, fringe benefits or other
employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written or unwritten, funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA, which is or has been maintained,
contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by any Seller Party, in each case, for the benefit of any Employee and with respect to which any Seller Party could have any Liability or obligation, other than a multiemployer plan (as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a plan maintained by a Governmental Authority.
(vvv) “Employee Proprietary Information Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(k).
(www) “Employment Taxes” means, without duplication, the employer portion of any employment, payroll or similar Taxes payable with respect to any
compensatory payments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(xxx) “Environmental Laws” means any Law (whether domestic or foreign) relating to (i) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substances; (ii)
pollution or protection of employee health or safety (as related to exposure to Hazardous Substances) or the environment; or (iii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances.
(yyy) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
(zzz) “ERISA Affiliate” means any other current or former Person or entity under common control with Seller or that, together with Seller could be
deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.
(aaaa) “Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
(bbbb) “Escrow Agreement” means that certain Escrow Agreement by and between Seller and the Escrow Agent, dated as of January 7, 2026.
(cccc) “Escrowed Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
(dddd) “Excluded Business” means the (i) the worldwide business of the LSI Group, and (ii) solely to the extent related to the research, design,
development, testing, marketing, sale, distribution or provision of and consulting services for photonics components (including high power, single mode semiconductor lasers and transmitters, detectors such as Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPAD)
and high dynamic range avalanche photo diodes (APD)), as well as subsystem design and manufacturing for photonic and fiber optic modules, in or for purposes of markets unrelated to road vehicles, off-road vehicles and equipment (including, but not
limited to, mining, construction, warehouse, avionics (drones), geospatial (mapping), environmental, agricultural, security, military, industrial and robotic markets), the worldwide business of the Seller and its Affiliates (other than the LSI
Group); provided, however, that with respect to prong (ii) above, the Excluded Business shall not include the LiDAR Business of Seller and its Affiliates (other than the LSI Group) and (iii) LSI
Group Assets.
(eeee) “
Excluded Subsidiary” means each of (i) Luminar Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
LSI”), (ii) EMFOUR Acquisition Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) EM4, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iv) Optogration, Inc., a Delaware corporation (v) Freedom Photonics, LLC, a
California limited liability company, and all other Subsidiaries of Seller, including the Subsidiaries of Seller listed on
Schedule I and
Schedule II.
(ffff) “Executory Contract” means any Contract (including any unexpired leases) that is executory under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and to
which any Seller Party that is a debtor is a party or a beneficiary.
(gggg) “Export Control Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(c).
(hhhh) “Extended Lookback Period” means since January 1, 2020.
(iiii) “Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
(jjjj) “Fraud” means with respect to any Party, the actual and intentional common law fraud under the Laws of the State of Delaware (and not a
negligent misrepresentation or omission, or any form of fraud premised on negligence, recklessness or gross recklessness) in respect of the making of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV (solely in the case of the
Seller), or Article V (solely in the case of Buyer), in each case, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(kkkk) “Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in Section 4.1 (Authority), Section 4.4 (Organization; Standing), Section 4.20 (Brokers and Finders), and the second sentence of Section 4.26(a)
(Capitalization; Subsidiaries).
(llll) “GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
(mmmm) “Government Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
(nnnn) “Government Bid” means any quotation, bid or proposal by any Seller Party that, if accepted or awarded, would lead to a Contract with a
Governmental Authority, including a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor to the United States government or any state, local or foreign government, for the design, manufacture or sale of products or the provision of services by the
Business.
(oooo) “Government Contract” means any Contract that (i) is between any Seller Party, on the one hand, and a Governmental Authority, on the other hand,
or (ii) is entered into by such Seller Party as a subcontractor (at any tier) in connection with a Contract between another Person and a Governmental Authority. For purposes hereof, a task, purchase, delivery, change or work order under a Contract
will not constitute a separate Contract but will be part of the Contract to which it relates.
(pppp) “Governmental Authority” means any (i) U.S. federal, state, municipal or local or any foreign government, or political subdivision thereof, (ii)
any authority, agency or commission entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or Taxing Authority or power, (iii) any court or tribunal, (iv) any mediator, arbitrator or arbitral body, (v)
government-owned or controlled entity (including state-owned or state-controlled businesses or quasi-government entities), or (vi) any securities exchange.
(qqqq) “
Governmental Official” means any (i) officer, agent, or employee of a
Governmental Authority,
(ii) person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of a Governmental Authority, (iii) candidate for government or political office, or (iv) member of a royal family.
(rrrr) “Hazardous Substance” means (i) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or
gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, or that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect, under Environmental Laws; and (ii) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
(ssss) “Inbound Invention Assignment Agreement” means any Contract related to the Business, other than a Standard Invention Assignment Agreement,
pursuant to which any third party has assigned or transferred, or agreed to assign or transfer, any Technology or Intellectual Property Rights to any Seller Party.
(tttt) “Incidental Inbound Licenses” means (i) any standard, non-negotiated licenses for Shrink Wrap Code; (ii) any Open Source Licenses governing
the Seller Parties’ use of Open Source Software; (iii) Standard Invention Assignment Agreements; (iv) Standard Nondisclosure Agreements; and (v) Contracts containing an inbound license to use third party Intellectual Property Rights where such
license is incidental to the products or services provided for under such Contract (such as an inbound license to use a Person’s Trademarks in a Contract for which the primary purpose is such Person performing services for any Seller Party).
(uuuu) “
Indebtedness” means all Liabilities, without duplication, including any applicable principal, interest and premiums, penalties, fees, expenses,
breakage costs, payments resulting from a change of control or repayment cost (including with respect to any prepayment or termination thereof (regardless if any of such are actually paid or terminated)), (i) for borrowed money (including amounts
outstanding under overdraft facilities) and any other obligation for borrowed money, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise, known or unknown whether due or to become due; (ii) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
similar instruments or Contracts; (iii) under capital leases classified as such under GAAP;
(iv) in respect of “earn-out” obligations and other obligations for the deferred purchase price of property, goods or services;
(v) in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances;
(vi) for Contracts relating to interest rate protection, swap agreements and collar agreements, in each case, to the extent
payable if such Contract is terminated at the Closing;
(vii) under deferred compensation agreements; (viii) under severance plans or bonus plans of any Seller Party accrued prior to Closing; (ix) for balances withheld
from payroll for any Employee Plan; or (x) for any guarantees of the obligations described in the preceding clauses (i) through (ix), inclusive, of this definition of any other Person.
(vvvv) “In-License” means any license or other Contract related to the Business pursuant to which a third Person has licensed or granted any right to any
Seller Party in or to any Technology or Intellectual Property Rights (including by making available any Technology to any Seller Party or any Employee as a service or on an application service provider basis).
(wwww) “Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(k).
(xxxx) “Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights in, arising out of, or associated with Technology in any jurisdiction, including: (i) rights in,
arising out of, or associated with Works of Authorship and Mask Works, including rights in Databases and rights granted under the Copyright Act; (ii) Patent Rights; (iii) rights in, arising out of, or associated with Trademarks, including rights
granted under the Lanham Act; (iv) rights in, arising out of, or associated with Confidential Information, including trade secret rights; (v) rights in, arising out of, or associated with a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness,
including rights of personality, privacy, and publicity; (vi) rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights of an author; (vii) rights in, arising out of, or associated with Domain Names; and (viii) any similar, corresponding or
analogous rights to any of the foregoing.
(yyyy) “Interest Rate” means the rate designated from time to time in Section 6621(a)(2) of the Code, compounded on a daily basis.
(zzzz) “Inventions” means inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, business methods, compositions of matter, machines,
methods, and processes and new uses for any of the preceding items.
(aaaaa) “IP Designation Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(f).
(bbbbb) “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
(ccccc) “ITAR” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(c).
(ddddd) “
Joint Written Instructions” means written instructions from Seller and Buyer, a form of which is attached to the
Escrow Agreement as an exhibit thereto, directing the Escrow Agent to deliver the Escrowed Funds as provided for under this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
(eeeee) “Know-How” means non-public and proprietary information, including trade secrets, ideas, inventions and invention disclosures, data, technology,
platforms, formulas, compositions, plans, designs, methodologies, processes and/or procedures, specifications, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, customer and supplier lists and
information and all other know-how, whether or not protected by patent or copyright Law.
(fffff) “Knowledge of the Seller” means the actual knowledge, of Marc Losiewicz, Phil Bellomo, Phil Smith, Matt Weed, Thomas Beaudoin, Mark Batzdorf,
Stefan Franz, William Wen, Mark Itzler and Gordon Morrison.
(ggggg) “
Law” means any federal, state, municipal or local, foreign, supranational or other law, statute, constitution, treaty,
principle of common law, directive, standard ordinance, code, edict, resolution, promulgation, rule, regulation, order, judgment, ruling, writ, injunction, decree or any other similar legal requirements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
(hhhhh) “Leased Premises” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(b).
(iiiii) “
Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, any and all liabilities and obligations of any kind (whether known or unknown, contingent,
accrued, due or to become due, secured or unsecured, matured or otherwise), including accounts payable, costs, expenses, termination payment obligations, employee expense obligations and all other liabilities and obligations of such Person or any
of its Affiliates, regardless of whether such liabilities are required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
(jjjjj) “LiDAR Business” means the business of designing, developing, testing, manufacturing, producing, packaging, labeling, using, selling, offering
to sell, distributing, marketing, and otherwise commercializing or exploiting light detection and ranging hardware and software systems (such activities as they are conducted on the date hereof or during the twelve (12) month period prior to the
date hereof) to enable autonomy, safety, and security applications.
(kkkkk) “Lien” means any lien, statutory lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, charge, claim, encumbrance, easement, right of way, restriction,
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, other than those restrictions on transfer that arise under applicable securities Laws.
(lllll) “Lookback Period” means the period since January 1, 2023.
(mmmmm) “LSI” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(dddd).
(nnnnn) “LSI Group” means the Excluded Subsidiaries.
(ooooo) “LSI Group Assets” means the assets, properties, rights, and interests that are owned, leased, or licensed by the LSI Group or which
comprise the Excluded Business (and which for the avoidance of doubt, are being sold, transferred, assigned, and conveyed pursuant to the LSI Purchase Agreement to the purchaser thereof).
(ppppp) “LSI IP Agreements” means the License Agreement (as such term is defined in the LSI Purchase Agreement) and the OGI Services Agreement (as such
term is defined in the LSI Purchase Agreement).
(qqqqq) “LSI Purchase Agreement” means (i) that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among Quantum Computing Inc., LSI, and Seller, dated December 15,
2025 (as amended, modified, or supplemented with the prior written consent of Buyer with respect to any changes adverse to Buyer or the Transferred Assets and with such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), or (ii) any
purchase agreement entered into at or following an auction for the Excluded Business and the LSI Group Assets.
(rrrrr) “Mask Work” means any mask work, layout, topography or other design feature with respect to any integrated circuit.
(sssss) “Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(b).
(ttttt) “NEXT Promissory Note” means the Senior Secured Promissory Note of NEXT Semiconductor Technologies, Inc., dated as of June 20, 2025.
(uuuuu) “Nonparty Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.14.
(vvvvv) “Open Source License” means (i) any so-called “open source,” “copyleft,” “freeware” or “general public” license (including the GNU General Public
License and the GNU Affero General Public License); (ii) any Creative Commons license, or any license that is substantially similar to those listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/; and (iii) any license that (A) requires the licensor to
permit reverse-engineering of the licensed Technology or other Technology incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such licensed Technology; or (B) requires the licensed Technology or other Technology incorporated into, derived from, or
distributed with such licensed Technology (1) be distributed in source code form; (2) be licensed for the purpose of making modifications or derivative works; (3) be distributed at no charge; or (4) be distributed with certain notices or licenses
(e.g., copyright notices or warranty disclaimers).
(wwwww) “Open Source Software” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(l).
(xxxxx) “Order” means any award, writ, injunction, judgment, stay, injunction, temporary restraining order, order, decree, ruling, stipulation, subpoena,
verdict, decision, determination, award or other restraint promulgated, entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Authority, including any order entered by the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases (including the Sale Order).
(yyyyy) “Ordinary Course License” means any (i) non-exclusive Contract related to the Business between any Seller Party and a customer entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business that does not permit further resale or distribution, (ii) non-exclusive license to use Business Intellectual Property contained in a Contract entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, where the primary purpose of
such Contract is to receive inbound services (such as an outbound license to use the Seller Parties’ Trademarks in an inbound services agreement), or (iii) Standard Nondisclosure Agreement.
(zzzzz) “Ordinary Course of Business” means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, by any Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business
consistent with past practice.
(aaaaaa) “
Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person who is an entity, the certificate of incorporation,
bylaws and similar organization documents of such Person, as amended.
(bbbbbb) “Out-License” means any Contract related to the Business to which the Seller Parties are subject and has material obligations, pursuant to which
the Seller Parties have (i) granted to any third party any rights or licenses to any Business Intellectual Property other than Ordinary Course Licenses; or (ii) provided or agreed to provide any Business Technology to a third Person as a service or
on an application service provider basis.
(cccccc) “Outbound Investment Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(e).
(dddddd) “Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
(eeeeee) “
Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.9(a).
(ffffff) “Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introduction.
(gggggg) “Patent Rights” means all rights (other than trade secret rights) in, arising out of, or associated with Inventions, including all rights granted
under the Patent Act, including any patent or patent application, utility model, or application for any utility model, inventor’s certificate or application for any inventor’s certificate, or invention disclosure statement.
(hhhhhh) “
Permits” means all material permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses and other
similar authorizations or approvals issued by or obtained from a Governmental Authority.
(iiiiii) “
Permitted Liens” means: (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges or levies that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established; (ii) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen,
mechanics, materialmen, workmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by Law and on a basis consistent with past practice; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance or other types of social security; (iv) defects or imperfections of title, easements, covenants, rights of way, restrictions and other similar charges, title exceptions or encumbrances disclosed in policies, reports or title insurance
delivered to Buyer prior to the date hereof that do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of the Owned Real Property or the Leased Premises or the business conducted thereon; (v) zoning, entitlement and other land use and
environmental regulations issued by any Governmental Authority that do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of the Leased Premises or the business conducted thereon and that are not violated in any material respect by the
current use or occupancy of the Owned Real Property or the Leased Premises; (vii) in the case of the Business Intellectual Property, non-exclusive licenses granted in the Ordinary Course of Business and imperfections or irregularities in the chain
of title evidenced from the records of the applicable Governmental Authority maintaining such records; (viii) any right, title or interest of a lessor, sublessor or licensor of any Owned Real Property or Leased Premises; and (ix) all Liens
disclosed in
Section (iiiiii) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(jjjjjj) “Person” means any natural person, company, corporation, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, trust, proprietorship,
joint venture, other business entity, unincorporated association, organization or enterprise, or any Governmental Authority.
(kkkkkk) “Personal Information” means all data and information that (i) identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with,
or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or (ii) constitutes “personal information”, “personal data”, or any similar term under applicable Law.
(llllll) “Petition Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
(mmmmmm) “Post-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and that portion of any Straddle Period beginning after the
Closing Date.
(nnnnnn) “Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date.
(oooooo) “Pre-Closing Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
(pppppp) “Processing” means the receipt, collection, compilation, use, storage, processing, sharing, safeguarding, security (technical, physical or
administrative), disposal, destruction, disclosure or transfer (including cross-border) of any data, including Personal Information.
(qqqqqq) “Purchase Price Allocation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
(rrrrrr) “Real Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(b).
(ssssss) “
Registered Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are the subject of an application,
certificate, filing, registration, or other document issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any state, government, or other public legal authority at any time in any jurisdiction, including all Domain Names, all registered Trademarks and
applications therefor, all registered copyrights, and all patents and all applications, reissues, divisions, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations, and continuations-in-part associated with Patent Rights.
(tttttt) “Related Agreements” means the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement, IP Assignment Agreement, the Transferred Leased Property
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the LSI IP Agreements, and each other agreement, document, certificate or instrument (other than this Agreement) executed and delivered by the Parties hereto or their Affiliates in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and related to the Acquisition.
(uuuuuu) “Related Party” means with respect to a Person, any current or former director or officer or any current stockholder, employee, member, partner, or
other Affiliate of such Person.
(vvvvvv) “
Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.13(a).
(wwwwww) “Reporting Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
(xxxxxx) “Representative” means with respect to a Person, such Person’s officers, securityholders, employees, directors, Affiliates, investment bankers,
attorneys, accountants, or other agents, advisors or representatives.
(yyyyyy) “Restricted Period” means the period of time beginning as of the Effective Time and ending three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date.
(zzzzzz) “Restricted Territory” means (i) all counties in all of the states of the United States of America in which any of the Seller Parties conducted
the Business at any point in the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof or Buyer anticipates to conduct the Business as of the Closing Date and (ii) all other countries in which any of the Seller Parties conducts the Business at any point in
the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof or Buyer anticipates to conduct the Business as of the Closing Date.
(aaaaaaa) “Sale Motion” means that motion filed by the Debtors, in the Bankruptcy Cases at docket number 86, seeking approval and entry of the Bidding
Procedures Order and Sale Order under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(bbbbbbb) “Sale Order” means an Order of the Bankruptcy Court reasonably acceptable to Buyer and Seller, with such changes as are required by the
Bankruptcy Court, approving this Agreement and all Related Agreements and all of the terms and conditions hereof, and approving and authorizing the Seller to consummate the Acquisition, which shall be binding on the Seller and any successors or
assigns of the Seller and shall, among other things (i) approve pursuant to sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (A) the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement with Buyer, (B) the sale of the Transferred Assets
to Buyer on the terms set forth herein and free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and (C) the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) find that Buyer is a “good faith” buyer within the meaning of
Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, find that Buyer is not a successor to the Seller, and grant Buyer the protections of Section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code; (iii) find that Buyer shall have no Liability or responsibility for any Liability or
other obligation of the Seller arising under or related to the Transferred Assets other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement, including successor or vicarious Liabilities of any kind or character, including any theory of antitrust,
environmental, successor, or transferee Liability, labor law, de facto merger, or substantial continuity; and (iv) find that consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not constitute a fraudulent transfer by the Seller
under applicable bankruptcy and other applicable Law.
(ccccccc) “Sanctioned Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(b).
(ddddddd) “Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(b).
(eeeeeee) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(fffffff) “Security Incident” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(o).
(ggggggg) “Seller” has the meaning set forth in the introduction.
(hhhhhhh) “Seller Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
(iiiiiii) “Seller Parties” means Seller and any Affiliate of Seller listed on Schedule I or otherwise owning or having any rights to any
Transferred Assets.
(jjjjjjj) “Seller Party Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23(a)(ii).
(kkkkkkk) “
Seller Releasees” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.13(a).
(lllllll) “Seller Releasor” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a).
(mmmmmmm) “Shrink Wrap Code” means any generally commercially available software in executable code form that is available for a one-time or annual fee
(whichever is higher) of not more than U.S. $500,000.
(nnnnnnn) “Solvent” means, when used with respect to any person that, as of any date of determination, (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the
assets of such person will, as of such date, exceed (A) the value of all “liabilities of such person, including contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable Laws
governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors, and (B) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such person on its existing debts (including contingent and other liabilities) as such debts become absolute and
mature, (ii) such person will not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date, and (iii) such person will be able to pay its
liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature.
(ooooooo) “Standard Form Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(e).
(ppppppp) “Standard Invention Assignment Agreements” means Contracts with Employees on the forms of the Employee Proprietary Information Agreements
or the Consultant Proprietary Information Agreements.
(qqqqqqq) “Standard Nondisclosure Agreements” means nondisclosure or confidentiality Contracts relating to the Business and entered into by any
Seller Party in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not differ materially in substance from the applicable Standard Form Agreement.
(rrrrrrr) “Straddle Period” means any Tax period that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date.
(sssssss) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which
(i) at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its subsidiaries; or (ii) such Person or any subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding any such partnership where such Person or any subsidiary of
such Person does not have a majority of the voting interest in such partnership).
(ttttttt) “Systems” means the computer, information technology and data processing systems, facilities and services related to the Business and
used by, and in the custody or control of, the Seller Parties, including all such software, hardware, networks, communications facilities, platforms and related systems and services related to the Business and used by and in the custody or control
of the Seller Parties.
(uuuuuuu) “Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts,
levies or other assessments, including all income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property, escheat, unclaimed property, estimated taxes, customs, duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties, fines, additions to Tax or additional
amounts (whether disputed or not) imposed by any Taxing Authority; (ii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this definition as a result of being or having been a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary, aggregate or similar group for any taxable period, including any Liability for Taxes of any Person imposed pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law);
and (iii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition as a result of being a transferee of or successor to any Person or otherwise by operation of law or as a result of
any express or implied obligation to assume such Taxes or to indemnify any other Person.
(vvvvvvv) “Tax Law” means any Law relating to Taxes.
(wwwwwww) “Tax Return” means any return, report, information statement, estimate or claim for refund with respect to any Tax (including any elections,
declarations, schedules, statements or attachments thereto, and any amendment thereof), and, where permitted or required, affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary, aggregate or similar returns for any group of entities that includes the
Business.
(xxxxxxx) “Taxing Authority” means the IRS or any other governmental body (whether state, local or foreign) responsible for the administration of
any Tax.
(yyyyyyy) “Technology” means, any: (i) Works of Authorship; (ii) Mask Works; (iii) Inventions; (iv) Confidential Information; (v) Databases; (vi)
Trademarks; (vii) Domain Names; and (viii) tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any form or medium whether or not specifically listed in this definition and whether or not incorporated into any product of the Seller Parties related to the
Business.
(zzzzzzz) “Trademarks” means words, names, symbols, designs, and other designations, and combinations of the preceding items, used to identify or
distinguish a business, good, group, product, or service or to indicate a form of certification, including logos, trade names, trade dress, trademarks and service marks.
(aaaaaaaa) “
Transaction Expenses”
means all fees, costs and
expenses (whether or not billed or invoiced prior to the Closing) incurred by the Seller Parties in connection with or in anticipation of the negotiation, execution of this Agreement and the Related Agreements or the consummation of the Acquisition
as of immediately prior to the Closing, including (i) all legal, accounting, tax, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties incurred by the Seller Parties in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Acquisition; (ii) any payments made or anticipated to be made by the Seller Parties as a brokerage or finders’ fee, agents’ commission or any similar charge in connection with the Acquisition;
(iii) all Liabilities arising out of the employment or engagement, or the termination of employment or engagement, of (x) any Business Employee (including any Continuing Employee) by any Seller Party or any of their Affiliates, whether arising on,
prior to or following the Closing or (y) any other current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor, officer, or director (including any Person who does not become a Continuing Employee for any reason) by any Seller Party or any of
their Affiliates, including under any Employee Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program, practice, policy, agreement or other arrangement, whether arising on, prior to or following the Closing; (iv) all Liabilities arising out of or
relating to any Employee Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program, practice, policy, agreement or other arrangement; (v) all fees and expenses associated with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of LSI
Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; and/or (vi) any other payment, expense or fee that accrues or becomes payable by any of the Seller Parties to any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Law or Contract,
including in connection with the making of any filings, the giving of any notices or the obtaining of any consents, authorizations or approvals, as a result of, or in connection with, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Related
Agreement or the consummation of the Acquisition (regardless of whether paid prior to, on or following the Closing). For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts in respect of Taxes shall be calculated as of the end of the Closing Date, taking into
account the effect of the Acquisition and in accordance with applicable Law.
(bbbbbbbb) “Transferred Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
(cccccccc) “
Transferred Books and Records” means books, records, files and papers, whether
in hard copy or computer format, including sales and promotional literature, manuals and data, sales and purchase correspondence, customer lists, computer codes and sourcing data, customer data and information, cost and pricing information,
marketing, advertising, and promotional materials, plans, blueprints, research and development files, lists of suppliers, compensation, benefits and other personnel and employment records and files and Forms I-9 (in each case, to the extent
relating to any Continuing Employee), telephone, fax numbers, and email addresses, and all other records related to the Business, other than any Tax Returns and all records (including all working papers) related thereto.
(dddddddd) “Transferred Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)
(eeeeeeee) “Transferred Executory Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d).
(ffffffff) “Transferred Leased Property Assignment and Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(vii).
(gggggggg) “Transferred Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
(hhhhhhhh) “Transferred Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
(iiiiiiii) “Transfer Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(c).
(jjjjjjjj) “Undisclosed Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).
(kkkkkkkk) “Union” means any labor union, labor organization, works council, trade union or other employee representative body.
(llllllll) “WARN Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(e).
(mmmmmmmm) “Willful Breach” means a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Buyer or the Seller in this Agreement
which would, in any case, prevent the satisfaction of or result in the failure of any condition to the obligations of Buyer (in the case of a breach by the Seller) or the Seller (in the case of a breach by Buyer) at the Closing, and that is a
consequence of an act or failure to act by such breaching party with the knowledge (including knowledge that such party reasonably should have had after making due inquiry) that the taking of such action or failure to take such action would cause a
material breach of this Agreement.
(nnnnnnnn) “Wind-Up Date” means the date upon which all of the Seller Parties’ corporate existences cease to exist.
(oooooooo) “Works of Authorship” means published and unpublished works of authorship, including computer programs and other types of software (whether
in source code, executable code, or any other form) and documentation.
1.2.
Certain Interpretations.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference is to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is
made in this Agreement to a Schedule or Exhibit, such reference is to a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
(b) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Agreement to the Subsidiaries of a legal entity will be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such
entity.
(c) When used herein, (i) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(d) Unless the context otherwise requires, “neither,” “nor,” “any,” “either” and “or” are not exclusive.
(e) The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase will not mean simply “if.”
(f) When used herein, references to “$” or “Dollars” are references to U.S. dollars.
(g) The information in the Disclosure Schedule is disclosed under separate section and subsection references that correspond to the sections and subsections of this Agreement to which
such information is pertinent. Any information in the Disclosure Schedule qualifies any and all sections or subsections of the Disclosure Schedules to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on its face from a reading of the applicable Disclosure
Schedule item that such item is pertinent.
(h) The meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used herein is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender
include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning.
(i) When reference is made to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document, such reference includes such party’s successors and permitted assigns. References to any
Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.
(j) A reference to any specific legislation or to any provision of any legislation includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative
provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder. References to any agreement or Contract are to that agreement or Contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
(k) All accounting terms used herein will be interpreted, and all accounting determinations hereunder will be made, in accordance with GAAP.
(l) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and will not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.
(m) The measure of a period of one month or year for purposes of this Agreement will be the date of the following month or year corresponding to the starting date; provided, however, that
if no corresponding date exists, then the end date of such period being measured will be the next actual date of the following month or year (for example, one month following February 18 is March 18 and one month following March 31 is May 1).
(n) The Parties agree that they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and therefore waive the application of any Law, regulation,
holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
(o) No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit or Schedule (including the Disclosure Schedule) delivered herewith prepared by or on behalf of any party will affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or such Exhibit or Schedule.
(p) The representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the Parties and are for the sole benefit of the Parties, subject to Section 10.7.
Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the Parties in accordance with this Agreement without notice or liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement
may represent an allocation among the Parties of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the Parties. Consequently, Persons other than the Parties may not rely on the representations and warranties in this
Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date.
(q) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the term “delivered by the Seller,” “delivered to Buyer,” “furnished to Buyer,” “made available to Buyer” or similar expressions will
mean that the Seller has, or have caused the other Seller Parties to have: (i) posted such materials to the electronic data room maintained by the Seller through Box and have given Buyer and its Representatives access to the materials at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) set forth such materials in the Schedules or the Disclosure Schedule; or (iii) otherwise made such materials available in writing to Buyer or its Representatives
prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS
2.1.
Purchase and Sale of the
Transferred Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the exclusions set forth in
Section 2.2,
Section 2.3, and
Section 2.4, at the Closing, (a) Seller shall, and shall cause each Seller Party to, sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from each Seller Party, all of such Seller Party’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, and (b)
as partial consideration for the Transferred Assets, Buyer shall assume and thereafter timely pay, discharge and perform in accordance with their terms, all Assumed Liabilities. In furtherance of the foregoing, Seller shall and shall cause the
applicable Seller Parties to sign any applicable Related Agreements, documents or other instruments to effectuate the Acquisition. To the extent reasonably requested by the Buyer, Seller shall also cause the applicable Seller Parties to enter into
separate transfer agreements with the Buyer with respect to the Transferred Assets in order to effectuate the Acquisition, transfer of the Transferred Assets, and assumption of the applicable Assumed Liabilities.
2.2.
Transferred Assets. As used in this Agreement, “
Transferred Assets” means the following assets that, unless otherwise indicated, are related to or used in connection with the Business, as the same shall exist immediately prior to the Closing:
(a) to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or applicable Law, the leasehold
interests listed on
Section 2.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedules under the real property leases governing the Leased Premises (the “
Transferred Leased Real Property”) held by such Seller Party and all
rights in respect thereof (including, to the extent assignable or transferable, all options and rights of first refusal) and all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and other property rights appertaining thereto, in each case, that are
designated by Buyer for assumption and assignment in accordance with
Section 2.7 hereof (such leases, the “
Transferred Leases”);
(b) to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or applicable Law, (i) the LSI IP Agreements and (ii) the Contracts
set forth on
Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedules and that are designated by Buyer for assumption and assignment in accordance with
Section 2.7 hereof (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively with the Transferred Leases, the “
Transferred Contracts”);
(c) to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or applicable Law, all Permits, including Environmental Permits and
those Permits set forth on
Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule that relate to or are used in connection with the Transferred Leases (the “
Transferred Permits”) (for the avoidance of doubt,
solely to the extent, if required under applicable Law, the applicable Governmental Authority consents to or otherwise approves the assignment or transfer of the applicable Permit);
(d) to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or applicable Law, all rights of such Seller Party under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and guarantees made by
suppliers, manufacturers, contractors for other third parties to the extent pertaining to any Transferred Assets;
(e) to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or applicable Law, all Business Intellectual Property and Business Technology and Systems,
including all Business Registered Intellectual Property, including as set forth on
Section 2.2(e) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(f) the Transferred Books and Records, to the extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code, other applicable Law (including Laws related to privacy, security, or data protection applicable to
the Processing of Personal Information), and the applicable privacy policies and notices of each of the Seller Parties applicable to the information included in such Transferred Books and Records (including, as applicable, any past privacy
policies or notices in effect at the time of collection of such Personal Information that remain applicable to such Personal Information);
(g) the personal property and interests therein owned by any Seller Party listed on Schedule 2.2(g) hereto (including rights, if any, in any of the foregoing purchased subject to
any conditional sales or title retention agreement in favor of any other Person);
(h) all inventory located in the United States, including raw materials, works in progress, finished goods (including, without limitation, all products), packaging, supplies, samples,
designs, artwork, tech packs, archival materials, tooling, components, and parts, whether held at any location or facility of any Seller Party or in transit to any Seller Party;
(i) all goodwill of the Business;
(j) all accounts receivable (whether current or noncurrent) other than those Excluded Assets described under Section 2.3(b);
(k) all claims, rights or interests of the Seller Parties in or to any refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery or prepaid item (other than as set forth in Section 2.3(h));
(l) all rights, remedies, claims, rebates, refunds, causes of action, actions, suits or proceedings, hearings, audits, rights of recovery, rights of setoff, rights of recoupment, rights
of reimbursement, rights of indemnity or contribution and other similar rights (known and unknown, matured and unmatured, accrued or contingent, regardless of whether such rights are currently exercisable) against any Person and related to or in
connection with the Transferred Contracts, Transferred Real Property Leases, Continuing Employees, or any ongoing vendor or customer of the Business, including all warranties, representations, guarantees, indemnities and other contractual claims
(express, implied or otherwise), including any claims for past infringement or misappropriation (and excluding in all cases, for the avoidance of doubt, as set forth in Section 2.3);
(m) all rights of publicity and all similar rights, including, without limitation, all commercial merchandising rights;
(n) all regulatory and promotional materials related or otherwise used in connection with the Business; and
(o) other than any Excluded Assets, all other assets or rights of every kind and description that are related to the Business, wherever located, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible
or intangible, that are owned by a Seller Party.
2.3.
Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, the following assets of or in the possession of the Seller Parties (the “
Excluded Assets”) shall be retained by, and shall remain the property of, the Seller Parties and their respective
Affiliates and in each case, shall be excluded from the Transferred Assets:
(a) all Contracts other than the Transferred Contracts, which, for the avoidance of doubt shall include, (i) any Contracts rejected in the Bankruptcy Cases prior to the Closing Date in
accordance with this Agreement, (ii) the Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.3(a)(ii), (iii) any Shared Contracts not otherwise listed on Schedule 2.3(a)(iii), and (iv) the TSA (as such term is defined in the LSI Purchase Agreement),
(collectively, the “Excluded Contracts”);
(b) all accounts receivable (i) to the extent arising under any Excluded Contract or (ii) related to the Business and existing
on or prior to the Closing (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) invoiced accounts receivable or (B) accrued but un-invoiced accounts receivable), in each case, solely to the extent listed on
Schedule 2.3(b)(ii) (which schedule shall
(x) provide accounts receivable on a per customer basis and (y) be updated by Seller in connection with the Closing to reflect final amounts for such accounts receivable as of Closing);
(c) all Cash;
(d) all bank accounts of the Seller Parties;
(e) other than the Transferred Leased Real Property, all right, title and interest in owned and leased real property together with all improvements, facilities, fixtures and appurtenances
thereto and all rights in respect thereof, and all servitudes, easements, rights-of-way, other surface use agreements and water use agreements related thereto and, with respect to any such real property, all rights in respect thereof (including all
options and rights of first refusal) and all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and other property rights appertaining thereto;
(f) all Intellectual Property Rights, Technology and computer, information technology and data processing systems, facilities and services, including all software, hardware, networks,
communications facilities, platforms and related systems and services of the Seller and its Affiliates, and all right, title and interest in, to or under any of the foregoing, other than, to the maximum extent permitted by the Bankruptcy Code or
other applicable Law, (i) the Business Intellectual Property, Business Technology and Systems and (ii) any licenses to any Intellectual Property, Technology or Systems granted pursuant to any Transferred Contracts;
(g) all Personal Information that is nontransferable under the Bankruptcy Code, other applicable Law (including Laws related to privacy, security, or data protection applicable to the
Processing of Personal Information) or under the privacy policies or notices of any of the Seller Parties applicable to such Personal Information (including, as applicable, any past privacy policies or notices in effect at the time of collection of
such Personal Information that remain applicable to such Personal Information);
(h) all causes of action (including counterclaims) and defenses, including those arising in connection with the Bankruptcy Cases and under chapter 5 of the
Bankruptcy Code, in each case to the extent such causes of action and defenses do not arise from or relate to Transferred Contracts, Transferred Real Property Leases, Continuing Employees, or any ongoing vendor or customer of the Business;
(i) all claims, rights or interests of the Seller Parties in or to any refund, rebate, abatement or other recovery for Taxes (other than as included as a Transferred Asset or in respect
of any Transfer Taxes borne by Buyer, any Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets for a Post-Closing Tax Period, any Taxes that are Assumed Liabilities, or other Taxes Buyer assumed and paid pursuant to this Agreement), and any other Tax
assets not included as a Transferred Asset (including any Tax attributes), together with any interest due thereon or penalty rebate arising therefrom, for any Tax period (or portion thereof);
(j) all Tax Returns and all records (including all working papers) related thereto;
(k) all insurance policies and bonds maintained by any Seller Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the Business, the Transferred Assets or the Assumed Liabilities
(the “Insurance Policies”) and all rights of any nature with respect to any such Insurance Policy, including any recoveries thereunder and any rights to assert claims seeking any such recoveries;
(l) all Permits (including Environmental Permits), other than the Transferred Permits;
(m) all rights and interests of the Seller Parties under this Agreement and the Related Agreements;
(n) all assets of all Employee Plans;
(o) (i) all minute books (and other similar corporate records) and stock records, (ii) any books and records relating to the Excluded Assets, (iii) any books and records or other
materials of or in the possession of the Seller Parties or the Business that (A) any of the Seller Parties are required by Law or by order of the Bankruptcy Court to retain, (B) any of the Seller Parties reasonably believes are necessary to enable
the Seller Parties to prepare and/or file Tax Returns or (C) any of the Seller Parties or Business are prohibited by Law or Contract from delivering to Buyer (including confidential and personal medical records), (iv) any copies of any books and
records that Seller and its Affiliates retain pursuant to Section 6.4 or (v) any books, records, files or papers that are not Transferred Books and Records;
(p) (i) all records and reports prepared or received by any Seller Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with the sale of the Business or the Acquisition or this Agreement or any
Related Agreement, including all analyses relating to the Business or related to Buyer or any third-party bidder or potential purchaser, (ii) all bids and expressions of interest received from third parties with respect to the Business or the other
businesses of Seller and (iii) all privileged communications described in Section 10.16;
(q) any warranties, representations and guarantees as pertaining to any Excluded Asset or rights and defenses as pertaining to any Excluded Liability;
(r) the NEXT Promissory Note; and
(s) all right, title and interest in and to all equity interests of any Excluded Subsidiary.
2.4.
Assumed Liabilities. As
used in this Agreement, “
Assumed Liabilities” means only the following Liabilities of the Seller Parties which shall be assumed by Buyer at the
Closing, in each case
(other than with respect to Cure Costs), solely to the extent (i) arising from events, facts or circumstances that occur on and after the Closing and (ii) not an Excluded Liability:(a)all Liabilities arising under any of the Transferred Contracts;
(b) all Cure Costs payable by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.7;
(c) all Liabilities relating to Buyer’s ownership or operation of the Transferred Assets or the Business, solely to the extent arising from events, facts or circumstances that occur from
and after the Closing, other than as constituting an Excluded Liability;
(d) all Liabilities assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 6.10; and
(e) all Liabilities relating to amounts required to be paid by Buyer hereunder.
2.5.
Excluded Liabilities. As used in this Agreement, “
Excluded
Liabilities” means all Liabilities of the Seller Parties, the Business,
or with respect to the Transferred Assets that are not
Assumed Liabilities, including, the following Liabilities:
(a) any Indebtedness of Seller, the Seller Parties, or their respective Affiliates;
(b) any Liability arising out of any Excluded Asset;
(c) any Liability relating to ownership or operation of the Transferred Assets or the Business, to the extent arising from events, facts or circumstances that occur prior to the Closing,
including, without limitation all causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses of any Person;
(d) any Liability relating to Environmental Laws;
(e) any Liability arising out of or relating to (i) all change-in-control payments, transaction bonuses, retention payments or other payments payable by any Seller Party or any of their
Affiliates to any Business Employee, (including any Continuing Employee), or any other current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor, officer, or director arising from or incurred in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the any Employment employer portion of Taxes arising therefrom; (ii) all Liabilities arising out of the employment or engagement, or the termination of employment or engagement, of (x) any the Business
Employees (including any Continuing Employees) by any Seller Party or any of their Affiliates, whether arising on, prior to or following the Closing at and prior to the Closing or (y) any other current or former employee, consultant, independent
contractor, officer, or director (including any Person who does not become a Continuing Employee for any reason) by any Seller Party or any of their Affiliates, including under any Employee Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program,
practice, policy, agreement or other arrangement, whether arising on, prior to or following the Closing, and all Liabilities relating to employees or service providers other than the Employees; and/or (iii) all Liabilities and obligations for
severance amounts paid, payable or otherwise owing to any Continuing Employee as a result of their separation from any Seller Party or any of their Affiliates or any Employee other current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor,
officer, or director or other service provider of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates who does not become a Continuing Employee, in each case, arising from or incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the any Employment employer portion of Taxes arising therefrom and/or (iv) any Employee Plan or any other benefit or compensation plan, program, practice, policy, agreement or other arrangement;
(f) (i) any Liability for Taxes of any of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates, and (ii) any Liability for Taxes of the Transferred Assets or the Business for any taxable
period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date, other than any Liability for Taxes that is an Assumed Liability;
(g) all Liabilities with respect to Taxes imposed in any jurisdiction in which a Governmental Authority asserts in writing before, on or after the Closing Date, personal liability on any
officer, director, or other employee of the Seller Parties;
(h) any Liability expressly retained by any of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates pursuant to Section 6.10, including, without limitation all Liabilities and
obligations relating to any Employee Plans;
(i) any Liability for any intercompany accounts payable to any Seller Party or any of their Affiliates;
(j) any Transaction Expenses;
(k) any Liability relating to the LSI Purchase Agreement or any purchase agreement relating to the Business in replacement of this Agreement that is
permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein and transactions contemplated thereby;
(l) to the extent not comprising Cure Costs, all accounts payable existing on the Closing Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) invoiced accounts payable and (ii) accrued but
uninvoiced accounts payable, other than any accounts payable arising out of the Excluded Assets;
(m) all fees, charges, expenditures, expenses, costs and other payments incurred or otherwise payable by the Seller Parties or their Affiliates, or for which any Seller Party or any of
their Affiliates is liable, in connection with the administration of the Bankruptcy Cases or the negotiation, execution and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement (including any preparation for a
transaction process, bankruptcy process, any sale process involving other potential buyers or any contemplated public offering or financing), including the fees and expenses of financial advisors, accountants, legal counsel, consultants, brokers
and other advisors with respect thereto, whether incurred, accrued or payable on or prior to or after the date hereof or the Closing Date; and
(n) Liabilities relating to amounts to be paid by the Seller Parties pursuant to this Agreement, including brokers fees.
2.6.
Non-Assignment of Certain
Transferred Assets. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign or transfer any Transferred Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder
or resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof, without the Consent of a third party (including any Governmental Authority), would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof or a violation of applicable Law or Order
of the Bankruptcy Court. If, on the Closing Date, any such Consent has not been obtained (or deemed obtained through the Bankruptcy Court), or if an attempted transfer or assignment thereof would be ineffective or a violation of applicable Law or
order of the Bankruptcy Court, the Seller Parties and Buyer will, subject to
Section 6.8 and
Section 6.9, use commercially reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to enter into a mutually agreeable arrangement under which,
for up to twelve (12) months following Closing, (a) Buyer would, in compliance with applicable Law or order of the Bankruptcy Court, obtain the benefits and assume the obligations and bear the economic burdens associated with such Transferred Asset
in accordance with this Agreement, including, for example (and without limitation of other similar arrangements being employed instead and in place thereof), by subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing such Transferred Asset to Buyer or (b) the
Seller Parties would enforce for the benefit (and at the expense) of Buyer any and all of the Seller Parties’ rights, claims or benefit against a third party associated with such Transferred Asset and the Seller Parties would promptly pay to Buyer
when received all monies received by them under any such Transferred Asset, claim, right or benefit (net of the Seller Parties’ expenses incurred in connection with any assignment or other performance contemplated by this
Section 2.6).
2.7.
Designated Contracts; Cure Costs.
(a) Closing and Payment of Cure Costs. Subject to Section 2.1, Section 2.6 and Section 3.3, at the Closing and pursuant
to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Sale Order, each Seller Party shall assume and assign to Buyer, and Buyer shall assume from such Seller Party the Transferred Executory Contracts to which such Seller Party is a party. All Cure Costs
shall be paid by Buyer on Closing (or, with respect to any Contract for which a cure objection has not been finally resolved as of the Closing, in accordance with Section 2.7(e)).
(b)
Cure Notice. Promptly following the close of the Auction, Seller shall (i) file
with the Bankruptcy Court a list of each Executory Contract and the proposed amount of the Cure Costs associated with such Executory Contract (such list, the “
Available Contract Schedule”) and (ii) serve
written notice (each, a “
Cure Notice”) to the non-debtor counterparty to each Executory Contract, which notice shall include the Available Contract Schedule.
(c)
Undisclosed Contracts. If, at any time prior to the Closing Date, any Seller
Party becomes aware that it is a party to an Executory Contract that is not listed on the Available Contract Schedule (each, an “
Undisclosed Contract”), Seller will update the Available Contract Schedule with
respect to such Undisclosed Contract and (i) file with the Bankruptcy Court such updated schedule, and (ii) serve a Cure Notice, which notice shall include such updated schedule, to the non-debtor counterparty to such Undisclosed Contract.
(d)
Designation by Buyer. From time to time, on or prior to the day that is two days
prior to the Closing Date (the “
Designation Deadline”), Buyer may designate, by written notice to Seller, each Executory Contract that it wishes to be assigned to it on the Closing Date (each such Contract, a
“
Transferred Executory Contract”), in which case each such Transferred Executory Contract shall be deemed a Transferred Contract for purposes hereof and added to
Schedule 2.2(b);
provided, that, to the extent that Executory Contracts are designated as a Transferred Executory Contract less than 14 days before the Closing Date and the applicable notice period for the Cure Notice has not
concluded as of the Closing Date, then such Executory Contracts shall be treated as if such Executory Contract is subject a cure dispute according to
Section 2.7(e) until the applicable notice period for the Cure Notice has concluded or the
counterparty to the applicable Executory Contract consents. Any Executory Contract not designated by Buyer in writing as a Transferred Executory Contract on or before the Designation Deadline shall be deemed an Excluded Contract. From time to time
prior to the Designation Deadline, Buyer may elect, by written notice to Seller, to remove any Transferred Executory Contract from
Schedule 2.2(b) and from and after such date such Executory Contract shall be deemed for all purposes
hereunder an Excluded Contract. On or before the Closing Date, Seller will file with the Bankruptcy Court a notice of assumption and shall serve such notice on each applicable non-debtor counterparty, which notice of assumption shall identify all
Transferred Executory Contracts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Executory Contract shall not be a Transferred Executory Contract hereunder and shall not be assigned to, or assumed by, any Seller Party if such Executory Contract is validly
terminated by the other party thereto, or terminates or expires in accordance with its own terms on or prior to the Designation Deadline and is not continued or otherwise extended prior to or upon assumption.
(e)
Resolution of Cure Disputes. If any objections are filed by, or received from,
any non-debtor counterparty in response to a Cure Notice, Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections with such non-debtor counterparty, subject to the Buyer’s consent, with such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned, or delayed. If any such cure objection is not consensually resolved or finally determined by the Bankruptcy Court prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Transferred Executory Contract, so long as Buyer (i) pays on or
before the Closing Date such non-debtor counterparty an amount equal to the undisputed portion of Cure Costs payable with respect to such Transferred Executory Contract and (ii) appropriately reserves funding for the disputed portion of such Cure
Costs pending resolution of such cure objection, subject to entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the Sale Order, Seller shall assume and assign such Transferred Executory Contract to Buyer at the Closing and upon either the consensual resolution or
final determination by the Bankruptcy Court of such cure objection, Buyer shall promptly pay to such non-debtor counterparty any remaining Cure Costs owing to such non-debtor counterparty with respect to such Transferred Executory Contract.
(f)
IP Designation By Buyer. To the extent any Business
Intellectual Property (and any related Transferred Assets) is or becomes the subject of any pending or threatened Action that Buyer determines cannot be finally resolved at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing (the “
IP Designation Deadline”), Buyer shall have the right, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the IP Designation Deadline, to notify the Seller in writing to remove any such Business
Intellectual Property (and any related Transferred Assets) previously designated for assignment, in which case, each such removed Business Intellectual Property (and any related Transferred Assets) shall deemed an Excluded Asset. If Buyer exercises
its option under this
Section 2.7(f), Seller agrees, subject to applicable Law, to (a) hold such removed Business Intellectual Property in trust for the Buyer and (b) upon receipt of notice from the Buyer, separately transfer what becomes
an Excluded Assets pursuant this
Section 2.7(f) to Buyer for no additional consideration.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING; CLOSING CASH CONSIDERATION
3.1.
Closing. The closing of the Acquisition (the
“Closing”) will take place remotely via the electronic exchange of executed documents and other closing deliverables on a Business Day as promptly as practicable, but in any event no later than the second (2nd) Business Day,
following the satisfaction or, if permissible by the express terms of this Agreement, waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII, or such time or place as Buyer and the Seller shall have agreed in writing,
provided that the Closing shall not occur prior to February 2, 2026 without the prior written consent of Buyer. The date upon which the Closing actually occurs shall be referred to as the
“
Closing Date.”
3.2.
Purchase Price Deposit. Upon the execution of this
Agreement, pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, Buyer shall immediately deposit with Citibank N.A., in its capacity as escrow agent (the “
Escrow Agent”) the sum of $934,000 by wire transfer of
immediately available funds (such that, following such deposit, the aggregate amount deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be three million three hundred thousand (the “
Escrowed Funds”)),
with the Escrowed Funds to be released by the Escrow Agent and delivered to either Buyer or Seller in accordance with this Agreement and the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. The Escrowed Funds (together with all accrued investment income
thereon), if any, shall be distributed upon the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9.1 or
Section 9.2, as applicable.
3.3.
Closing Payment. In consideration for the sale of the
Transferred Assets and the other transactions contemplated hereby, at the Closing and pursuant to
Section 3.4(b)(i), Buyer shall (a) pay to the Seller by bank wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing
by the Seller an amount equal to Closing Cash Consideration minus the Escrow Funds, (b) assume the Assumed Liabilities and (c) pay an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Closing Transfer Taxes to the applicable Taxing authorities in
satisfaction of Seller’s obligations pursuant to the first sentence of
Section 6.7(c).
(a)
Deliveries by the Seller. At the Closing, the
Seller shall (or shall cause the other Seller Parties to), in the manner and form, and to the locations, reasonably specified by Buyer, deliver to Buyer the following:
(i) a certificate, validly executed by an authorized officer of the Seller, which represents that the conditions to the
obligations of Buyer set forth in
Sections 8.2(a),
8.2(b), and
8.2(c) have been satisfied in full (unless otherwise waived in accordance with the terms hereof);
(ii) an IRS Form W-9 duly executed by each Seller Party;
(iii) the duly executed copy of the Joint Written Instructions, directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to Seller the Escrowed Funds;
(iv) to the extent the transactions contemplated by the LSI Purchase Agreement have not been consummated, the duly executed copy
of the License Agreement (as such term is defined in the LSI Purchase Agreement) by Seller;
(v) to the extent the transactions contemplated by the LSI Purchase Agreement have not been consummated, the duly executed copy of the OGI Services Agreement (as such term is defined in
the LSI Purchase Agreement) by Seller;
(vi) the duly executed copy of the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement for the Transferred Assets (other than the Transferred Leases), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C (the “Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement”);
(vii) the duly executed copy of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement for Transferred Leases, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “
Transferred Leased Property Assignment and Assumption Agreement”); and
(viii) the duly executed copy of the IP Assignment Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “IP Assignment Agreement”).
(b)
Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall
deliver to the Seller the following:
(i) a certificate, validly executed by an authorized officer of Buyer, which represents that the conditions to the obligations of the Seller set forth in
Sections
8.3(a) and
8.3(b) have been satisfied in full (unless otherwise waived in accordance with the terms hereof);
(ii) the Closing Cash Consideration minus the Escrowed Funds;
(iii) the duly executed copy of the Joint Written Instructions, directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to Seller the Escrowed Funds;
(iv) Reserved;
(v) the duly executed copy of the Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(vi) the duly executed copy of the Transferred Leased Property Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
(vii) the duly executed copy of the IP Assignment Agreement.
3.5.
Withholding. Each of the
Seller and Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the payment of any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to any Person under this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the
making of such payment under the Code or any other applicable Laws. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely paid by the Business or Buyer to the applicable Taxing Authorities on behalf of the Seller or any other Person, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid. To the extent Buyer believes that any payment under this Agreement will be subject to any deduction
or withholding in respect of Taxes, Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Seller of its intention to so deduct or withhold and provide the Seller with reasonable opportunity (and in any event no later than five (5) days
prior to making any payment hereunder) to provide such forms, certificates or other documentation as would permit such payment to be made without any such deduction or withholding or at a reduced rate of deduction or withholding.
3.6.
Purchase Price Allocation. Buyer and Seller agree to allocate the Closing Cash
Consideration (as finally determined hereunder), the Assumed Liabilities, and all other relevant items among the Transferred Assets in a manner consistent with Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Reasonably in
advance of the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer its proposed allocation for review and comment. Buyer and Seller shall mutually cooperate to resolve any differences in good faith, with the objective of having an agreed tentative
allocation at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing. In absence of an agreed tentative allocation, Buyer’s allocation (as adjusted after giving good faith consideration to any Seller comments, which allocation shall be delivered to
Seller no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing) shall govern, pending the final allocation. Accordingly, the tentative allocation shall govern the initial remittance of any Transfer Taxes, subject to adjustment in accordance with
the later determined Purchase Price Allocation. No later than ten (10) Business Days after the Final Closing Statement becomes conclusive, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a final allocation of the Closing Cash Consideration and the Assumed
Liabilities (and all other relevant items) as of the Closing Date among the Transferred Assets determined in a manner consistent with the tentative allocation, with appropriate adjustments for the Final Closing Statement and any adjustments
proposed by Buyer or Seller in the interim to the extent mutually agreed (with all Parties acting in good faith to consider adjustments) (the “
Purchase Price Allocation”). The Purchase Price Allocation shall
be conclusive and binding on the Parties. None of the Parties shall take any position inconsistent with the Purchase Price Allocation on any Tax Return or in any audit or Tax proceeding, unless otherwise required by a final determination by a
Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of this
Section 3.6 shall survive the Closing without limitation.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
The Seller, on behalf of itself and the Seller Parties, represents and warrants to Buyer, except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered concurrently with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement (the
“
Disclosure Schedule”), as follows:
4.1.
Authority. Except for such authorizations required by
the Bankruptcy Court, the Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver, and to cause the Seller Parties to execute and deliver, as applicable, this Agreement, the Related Agreements and each certificate and other
instrument required hereby to be executed and delivered by the Seller or the other Seller Parties and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Except for such authorizations required by the Bankruptcy Court, the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller, the other Seller Parties, as applicable, of this Agreement, the Related Agreements and each certificate and other instrument
required to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto, and the consummation by the Seller Parties of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of such Seller Parties. No corporate proceedings on the part of the Seller are necessary to authorize this Agreement, the Related Agreements or any other certificate or instrument required to be executed and delivered
by the Seller or the other Seller Parties, as applicable, pursuant hereto or to consummate the Acquisition or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Except for such authorizations required by the Bankruptcy Court, this Agreement,
the Related Agreements and each certificate and other instrument required to be executed and delivered by the Seller pursuant hereto, as applicable, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller, as applicable, and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, as applicable, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to (a) Laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally; and (b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies (collectively, the “
Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions”).
4.2. No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Related Agreements, and each certificate and other instrument required to be
executed and delivered by the Seller and the other Seller Parties, as applicable, pursuant hereto, the compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Related Agreements, and each certificate and other instrument required to be executed and
delivered by the Seller or the other Seller Parties, and the consummation of the Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, in each case, will not (a) conflict with or violate its Organizational Documents; (b) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of, result in the prepayment of any liabilities of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, require any notice, consent or waiver under, or result in the loss of any benefit to which the Business is entitled under any Contract, Permit, or other interest to which the any member of the Business is a party, by which the Business
is bound or to which the Transferred Assets are subject; (c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on the Transferred Assets or, except for any Permitted Liens, the Transferred Assets; or (d) violate any Laws applicable to the Business
or any of its properties or assets, except in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (b), (c) and (d), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. There are no agreements granting
to any third party any right of first opportunity or right of first refusal related to any material Business Assets, Business Intellectual Property, or future revenues or profits of the Business.
4.3.
Governmental Filings and Consents. No Consent of any Governmental Authority is
required on the part of the Seller or the Business in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Related Agreements and each certificate and other instrument required to be executed and delivered by the Seller, as applicable,
pursuant hereto or the consummation of the Acquisition or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (a) the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and (b) any Consents that if not obtained or made would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
4.4.
Organization; Standing.
The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has full corporate or other similar power and authority to conduct the
Business as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Business is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where the properties, owned, leased or operated, or the
business conducted by it, requires such qualification, except for such failures to be so duly qualified and in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
4.5.
Financial Statements.
(a)
Financial Statements. Attached to
Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
are certain consolidated unaudited financial statements of the Seller and its Subsidiaries (the “
Reporting Entities”, and such financial statements collectively, the “
Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements (i) are prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Reporting Entities; (ii) have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles (except
that they do not contain footnotes or normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, none of which individually or in the aggregate will be material) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and consistent with each other
except, if applicable, as may be indicated in the notes thereto; (iii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Reporting Entities at the dates therein indicated and the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows of the Business (as through each Reporting Entity) for the periods therein specified (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, none of which individually or in the
aggregate will be material); and (iv) are true, complete and correct in all material respects.
(a)
Generally. Since December 31, 2024, (i) the Business has operated in the Ordinary
Course of Business; and (ii) no Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(i) Without limiting the generality of Section 4.6(a), since July 31, 2025, the Seller Parties have not, with respect to the Business:
a) declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or other distribution in respect of its capital stock, or agreed to do any of the foregoing, or purchased or redeemed or agreed to purchase
or redeem, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock;
b) materially increased or decreased any compensation or benefits payable, paid or provided to, or paid any bonus or granted any increase in severance or termination pay, to any Person or
otherwise materially changed any of the terms of employment or service for any of its Employees, or otherwise amended, adopted or terminated any Employee Plan;
c) entered into any loan or advanced any money or other property with any of its Employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(ii) Without limiting the generality of
Section 4.6(a), since July 31, 2025, the Seller Parties have not, with respect to the Business:
a) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, any of its properties or material assets, tangible or intangible;
b) acquired or disposed of any assets or properties having a value in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate;
c) forgiven or cancelled any debts or claims, or waived any rights, having a value in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate;
d) incurred any capital expenditure or made a commitment with respect to any capital expenditure in an amount exceeding $500,000 in the aggregate;
e) [Reserved]
f) revalued any of its assets (whether tangible or intangible) related to the Business, including writing down the value of inventory or writing off, discounting or otherwise compromising
any notes or accounts receivable in an amount in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate;
g) sold, licensed, assigned or disposed of, or suffered any Lien placed upon, any Business Intellectual Property (other than Ordinary Course Licenses);
h) incurred any damage, destruction or loss to any material property or material assets of the Business, whether or not covered by insurance;
i) entered into any agreement, commitment or obligation to do any of the foregoing.
4.7.
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Business has no Liabilities (required to be
reflected in financial statements prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles or the notes thereto), except for (i) current Liabilities that are reflected in the Financial Statements, (ii) liabilities that have arisen since July 31, 2025,
in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which is a liability in respect of any breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort or violation of Law), and (iii) other Liabilities, except that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected
to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Tax Returns. The Seller Parties have prepared (or caused to be prepared) and duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns with respect to
the Transferred Assets and the Business, in each case with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time to make such filings), and all
such Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments thereto) are true, complete, and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets and the Business (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been
fully and timely paid.
(b) Payment. All material amounts of Taxes which the Seller Parties with respect to the Transferred Assets and the Business were obligated to
withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor, owner or third party have been duly and timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, and the Seller Parties have complied in all material respects with associated
reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
(c) No Liens. There are no Tax liens upon any of the Transferred Assets, other than Permitted Liens described in clause (a) of the definition
thereof.
(d) Tax Claims. No claim has been made by a Governmental Authority with respect to the Transferred Assets, or the Business in a jurisdiction in
which the Seller Parties, do not file Tax Returns that the Seller Party, may be required to file Tax Returns or be subject to Tax in that jurisdiction, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business
Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Audits. No Action concerning any Tax Liability with respect to a Transferred Asset or the Business has been raised by a Governmental
Authority in writing, and to the Seller Parties’ knowledge, no such Action is pending, being conducted, or claimed, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. All deficiencies
asserted or assessments made as a result of any Action by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business have been fully resolved, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a
Business Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Statute of Limitations. No Seller Party with respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business has (i) waived any statute of limitations in
respect of any or (ii) agreed to any extension of time with respect to any assessment or deficiency for Taxes (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns in the Ordinary Course of Business) , in each case, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
(a)
Owned Real Property.
Section 4.9(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of any real property currently owned by the Seller Parties (the “
Owned Real Property”) as of the Effective Time. The applicable Seller Party has fee simple title each
Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(b)
Real Property Leases.
Section 4.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a list of all real property currently leased, subleased or licensed by or from the Seller Parties and which are related to the Business, or otherwise used or occupied by the Business (the “
Leased Premises”),
the name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor and/or lessee, the date of the lease, license, sublease or other occupancy right and each amendment thereto. Seller has provided Buyer with true, correct and complete copies of all leases,
lease guaranties, licenses, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right in or relating to the Leased Premises, including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof (“
Real Property Leases”). All such Real Property Leases are in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. The Leased Premises are in good operating condition and
repair and are suitable for the conduct of the Business as presently conducted therein. There are no other parties occupying or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, with a right to occupy the Leased Premises. The Business has not received any written
notices of any violations of Law regarding the Leased Premises.
(c) Leased Premises. Neither the operation of the Business on the Leased Premises nor such Leased Premises violate any Law relating to such
property or operations thereon except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Business has performed all of its obligations under any termination agreements pursuant to which
it has terminated any leases of real property that are no longer in effect and has no continuing liability with respect to such terminated real property leases, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a
Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties are not subject to any agreement or subject to any claim that may require the Business to pay any real estate brokerage commissions, and no such commission is owed with respect to any of the
Leased Premises.
(a)
Material Contracts.
Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete
list of each of the following Contracts related to the Business:
(i) any Contract or series of related Contracts pursuant to which the Business has made expenditures or payments in excess of $300,000 in the aggregate in the
eighteen (18) months preceding the date of this Agreement related to the Business and for which the Business has ongoing obligations or rights thereunder, other than Real Property Leases, Employee Plans and Employee Agreements;
(ii) any Employee Agreement or other Contracts (i) with any Business Employee or (ii) with any Employee that provides for annual
compensation that could exceed $100,000, other than at-will employment agreements providing no severance or other post-termination benefits;
(iii) any Collective Bargaining Agreements;
(iv) any agreement obligating the Business to indemnify any Person, other than (i) Contracts on Standard Form Agreements; (ii) Real Property Leases or (iii) indemnification obligations
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(v) any Contract for the purchase, lease, license or rental of equipment in excess of $100,000 on a one-time or annual basis (inclusive of any payments which
may have been made by the Business);
(vi) any Contract that will not expire in accordance with its terms and the Business may not terminate in its discretion with ninety (90) or fewer days’ notice
during the twelve (12)-month period following the date of this Agreement without Liability or other further material obligations, other than (i) indemnification obligations entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) nondisclosure or
confidentiality provisions in Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) Employee Agreements entered into with Employees that do not differ in any material respect from the Business’s form Employee Proprietary Information
Agreement and (iv) Real Property Leases;
(vii) any In-Bound Licenses and Out-Bound Licenses listed or required to be listed in
Section 4.12(d) of the Disclosure Schedule; any partner,
distributor, reseller, revenue sharing, sales representative or similar Contract;
(viii) any Contract (i) limiting the freedom of the Seller Parties to engage or participate, or compete with any other Person, in any line of business, market or
geographic area, or to make use of any Business Intellectual Property; (ii) under which the Seller Parties grant most favored nation pricing, exclusive sales, distribution, marketing or other exclusive rights, rights of refusal, rights of first
negotiation or similar rights or terms to any Person; or (iii) otherwise limiting the right of the Seller Parties to (1) sell, distribute, provide, make available, or manufacture any products, services, or Technology; (2) charge desired prices for
use or distribution of any Business product; (3) purchase or otherwise obtain any services or any software or other Technology; or (4) grant reseller or distribution rights to third parties;
(ix) any Contract restricting the ability of the Business to hire or solicit potential Employees other than Standard Form Agreements;
(x) all Contracts pursuant to which the Seller Parties have agreed to any material restriction on its right to use or enforce any Business Intellectual
Property Rights (other than nonexclusive licenses to Business Intellectual Property granted by the Seller Parties in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not otherwise grant any exclusive rights);
(xi) all Contracts pursuant to which the Seller Parties have agreed to transfer or sell rights in or with respect to any Technology or Intellectual Property
Right that is or was Business Intellectual Property;
(xii) any Contract providing for the development of any Technology, independently or jointly, by or for the Seller Parties and which relates to the Business,
other than Standard Invention Assignment Agreements;
(xiii) any (i) Contract evidencing Indebtedness to any Person; (ii) capitalized lease obligation; (iii) commitment to provide any of the foregoing; or (iv) any agreement of guaranty,
indemnification or other similar commitment with respect to the obligations or Liabilities of any other Person;
(xiv) any Contract entered into during the five (5) year period prior to the date of this Agreement for the past, present or future disposition of any portion of
the Transferred Assets or Business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or the acquisition of the business or capital stock of another party (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
(xv) any Contract relating to the formation, creation, operation, management, or control of a joint venture, partnership, or other similar arrangement with one
or more Persons;
(xvi) any referral, affiliate marketing, joint marketing or similar Contract;
(xvii) any settlement agreement of any member of the Seller Parties that relates to the Business;
(xviii) any Contract with any Governmental Authority or any subcontract to any Contract with any Governmental Authority;
(xix) any Contract with any Business Top Customer;
(xx) any Contract with any Business Top Supplier;
(xxi) any Contract that, following the Closing, would or would purport to require Buyer or any of its
Affiliates (other than the Business) to grant any license under Intellectual Property Rights; and
(xxii) any Transferred Lease.
(b)
Validity. Each Contract set forth in
Section
4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule (such Contracts, together with each Contract required to be set forth in such Section of the Disclosure Schedule in order to make the representation and warranty corresponding thereto true and complete,
whether or not actually disclosed therein, a “
Material Contract”) is a valid and binding agreement of the applicable Seller Party and is in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms. The Business (i) has complied in all material respects with the provisions of each such Material Contract, and (ii) is not in material default or material breach under the terms of any Contract (a “default” being defined for
purposes hereof as an actual default or event of default or the existence of any fact or circumstance that would, upon receipt of notice or with the passage of time, constitute a default or give rise to a right of termination). The consummation of
the Acquisition will not give rise to any such default or material breach. To the Knowledge of the Seller, there currently exist no facts or circumstances that would serve as a basis for any material default or material breach of any Material
Contract. (A) The Business has not failed to satisfy (and no Person has claimed or threatened to claim in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, orally, that the Business has failed to satisfy) any service level requirement, minimum
performance guaranty or similar commitment or arrangement under any Material Contract by which the Business or any of the Transferred Assets are bound, and (B) there is no basis for such a claim, except as would not be expected to result in any
material Liability to the Business. During the Lookback Period, the Business has not provided any (i) material refund, credit or other compensation or allowance to any Person as a result of any service level requirement, minimum performance
guaranty or similar commitment or arrangement; or (ii) other material refund, credit, or other compensation or allowance to any Person under any Contract by which the Business or any of the Transferred Assets are bound. To the Knowledge of the
Seller, no other party to any Material Contract is in material default or breach of such Material Contract. The applicable Seller Party has not amended or waived in any material respect, granted any material consent under, or released or assigned
any material right to any claims under, any Material Contract, or received notice of termination by a third party with respect to any Material Contract.
4.11.
Employee Benefit Plans and Compensation.
(a)
Employee Plans.
Section 4.11(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list of each material Employee Plan and each material Employee Agreement (other than offer letters for at-will employment, forms of which have been made available to Buyer and are listed on
Section 4.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not provide for severance or other change in control related benefits (other than as required by applicable Law) or otherwise deviate
from the forms in any material respect). The Seller Parties have not made any plan or commitment to (i) establish or enter into any new Employee Plan or Employee Agreement; or (ii) modify any Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (except to the
extent required by Law or to conform any such Employee Plan or Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to Buyer in writing).
(b)
Employee Plan Compliance. The Business has performed all obligations required to be performed by it under, is
not in default or violation in any material respect of, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no default or violation by any other party to each Employee Plan, and each Employee Plan has been established and maintained in accordance with
its terms and in material compliance with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Any Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code has either
applied for, prior to the expiration of the requisite period under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements, obtained a favorable determination, notification, advisory or opinion letter, as applicable, as to its qualified status from
the IRS or still has a remaining period of time under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such letter and to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination. For each Employee Plan that is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, there has been no event, condition or circumstance that has adversely affected or is reasonably expected to adversely affect such qualified status. No “prohibited transaction,” within the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Employee Plan. There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or threatened in
writing or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, orally by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor or any other Governmental Authority with respect to any Employee Plan, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result
in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Business and Transferred Assets are not subject to any material penalty or Tax with respect to any Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code, except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties have timely made all contributions and other material payments required by and due under the terms of each Employee Plan, except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding and unpaid claims under the Seller Parties’ group health plans as of the Closing, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
No Pension Plan, Funded Welfare Plans or MEWAs. No Seller Party has ever maintained, established, sponsored,
participated in or contributed to any (i) “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA or subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (ii) “funded welfare plan”
within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code; or (iii) multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined under Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA (without regard to Section 514(b)(6)(B) of ERISA), established or maintained for the purpose of offering or
providing welfare plan benefits to the employees of two or more employers that are not ERISA Affiliates (including one or more self-employed individuals), or to their beneficiaries.
(d)
Collectively Bargained, Multiemployer and Multiple-Employer Plan. At no time has any Seller Party contributed to
or been obligated to contribute to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). No Seller Party has at any time ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any multiple employer plan or to any plan
described in Section 413 of the Code.
(e)
No Post-Employment Obligations. No Employee Plan or Employee Agreement provides, or reflects or represents any
Liability to provide, post-termination or retiree life insurance or health benefits to any Employee (or his or her eligible beneficiaries) for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Law at the sole expense of the
participant, and no Seller Party has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group) or any other Person that such Employee or other Person would be
provided with life insurance, health benefits after termination of employment, except to the extent required by COBRA or other applicable Law.
(f) Section 409A. Each Employee Plan and Employee Agreement that is in whole or in part a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as such
term is defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been maintained and operated in compliance with, and the document(s) evidencing such plan comply with, Section 409A of the Code and all guidance and regulations issued thereunder.
(g) Tax Gross-Ups. Neither the Seller Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Seller Parties has any obligation to compensate, gross up or
reimburse any individual for any Taxes which may be imposed under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code or otherwise.
4.12.
Intellectual Property.
(a) Technology. All material Business Technology was developed solely by either (i) Employees acting within the scope of their employment; or
(ii) contractors, consultants or other Persons who have validly and irrevocably assigned all of their rights in such Technology and the associated Intellectual Property Rights (including the right to seek past and future damages with respect
thereto) to Seller Parties.
(b)
Registered Intellectual Property.
Section 4.12(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule (i) lists all material Registered Intellectual Property owned by, filed in the name of, applied for by, or subject to a valid obligation of assignment to the Seller Parties that relates to the Business (“
Business
Registered Intellectual Property”), indicating for each item of Business Registered Intellectual Property, the registered owner, filing date, expiration date, registration or application number and the applicable filing jurisdiction and
(ii) lists any material actions that must be taken by the Seller Parties within 90 days after the date hereof with respect to perfecting, maintaining, or renewing any of the foregoing, including the payment of any fees or the filing of any
documents, applications or certificates. All necessary fees in connection with any material Business Registered Intellectual Property that are or will be due for payment, and all documents and certificates that are or will be due for filing, on or
before the Closing Date have been or will be timely paid or timely filed for the purposes of maintaining such Business Registered Intellectual Property. The Seller Parties have recorded each assignment of material Registered Intellectual Property
to the Seller Parties by a third Person with each relevant Governmental Authority. No Seller Party has received a disclosure of any material Inventions from an employee of the Business for which corresponding Patent Rights have not been registered
or applied for.
(c)
Title to and Enforceability of Business Intellectual Property. Except as set forth
in
Section 4.12(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, a Seller Party is the sole and exclusive owner of each material item of Business Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Liens, and has the sole and exclusive right to bring a claim or
suit against a third party for infringement or misappropriation thereof. No Business Intellectual Property is subject to any proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment or settlement agreement, or stipulation that restricts in any material
manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Seller Parties. All material Business Intellectual Property Rights are sustaining and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, valid and enforceable. None of the Seller Parties are subject to any
proceedings or actions before any court or tribunal in which claims are raised relating to the validity, enforceability, scope, or ownership of any issued Business Registered Intellectual Property. The Seller Parties have not permitted any material
Technology or any material Intellectual Property Right that is or was Business Intellectual Property to enter into the public domain. The Seller Parties have not transferred full or partial ownership of, or granted any exclusive license with
respect to, any material Intellectual Property that is or was Business Intellectual Property.
(d)
In-Licenses and Out-Licenses.
Section 4.12(d)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all Inbound
Invention Assignment Agreements; and (ii) all material In-Licenses, other than Incidental Inbound Licenses.
Section 4.12(d)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all material Out-Licenses, other than Ordinary Course Licenses.
(e)
Standard Form Agreements. Copies of the Seller Parties’ standard forms, with
respect to the Business, of (i) customer agreements, (ii) distributor, reseller, or referral agreements, and (iii) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements (collectively, the “
Standard Form Agreements”)
that are either: (1) currently in use; or (2) were used since the Lookback Period and materially deviate from the agreements currently in use, have been made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement.
(f) No Infringement. Except as would not be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect (i) the Seller Parties have not, since the
Lookback Period, infringed, misappropriated, violated or otherwise made unlawful use of the Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, and (ii) the operation of the Business as conducted during the Lookback Period, currently conducted and as
currently proposed to be conducted by Seller Parties, including the design, development, delivery, promotion, provision, operation, support and maintenance of the Business products, has not and does not infringe, misappropriate, violate or make
unlawful use of any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, violate any right of any Person, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under any Laws. Since the Lookback Period, the Seller Parties have not received written notice from
any Person claiming that such operation or any action by the Seller Parties, any Business product or any Business Intellectual Property infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, makes any unlawful use of any
Technology or Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, violates the rights of any Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices pursuant to the Laws of any jurisdiction (nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, is there any basis
therefor).
(g) Third Party Rights. No third party that has licensed Intellectual Property Rights or provided any Technology to the Seller Parties has retained
or been assigned an ownership interest in or any exclusive license to any Intellectual Property Rights in any improvements or derivative works made solely or jointly by any Seller Party that are, or at the time of such retention or assignment were,
material to the Business.
(h) Effects of Transaction. Neither this Agreement nor the Acquisition will cause or result in, in each case pursuant to any Contracts related
to the Business to which the Seller Parties are subject: (i) release of, or any right to request release of, any source code of Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the Seller Parties); (ii) Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the
Seller Parties) to be obligated to pay any royalties, fees, or other consideration with respect to Systems, other Technology or Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person in excess of those payable by the Seller Parties in the absence of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Acquisition; or (iii) any material restriction on any Seller Party’s ability to transfer or license any Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(i)
No Third Party Infringement. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no Person is infringing, misappropriating,
violating or otherwise making unlawful use of any Business Intellectual Property, or has done so previously, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties have
taken commercially reasonable security measures, in accordance with standard industry practice, including measures designed to protect against unauthorized disclosure, to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of Know-How included in the
Business Intellectual Property or which a third party has provided to the Seller Parties under an obligation of confidentiality, including requiring each Person with access to such Know-How, to execute a binding confidentiality agreement to the
extent such Persons are not otherwise bound by substantially similar confidentiality obligations by virtue of their role or status.
(j) No Government Funding. Except as set forth in Section 4.12(j) of the Disclosure Schedule, no government funding, facilities or
resources of a university, college, other educational institution, multi-national, bi-national or international organization or research center was used in the development of any material Business Intellectual Property.
(k)
Proprietary Information Agreements. Copies of the Seller Parties’ standard form
of Employee Agreement containing any assignment or license of Intellectual Property Rights (collectively, the “
Employee Proprietary Information Agreements”) and the Seller Parties’ standard form of
professional services, development, consulting, or independent contractor agreements containing any assignment or license of Intellectual Property Rights (the “
Consultant Proprietary Information Agreements”),
in each case, with respect to the Business and that are either: (i) currently in use; or (ii) were used during the Lookback Period and materially deviate from the agreements currently in use, have been made available to Buyer prior to the execution
of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Seller, all current and former Employees of the Seller Parties who have been or are currently involved in the development of any material Business Intellectual Property have executed the applicable form of
Employee Proprietary Information Agreement or Consultant Proprietary Information Agreement without excluding or reserving any Technology or Intellectual Property Rights related to or necessary for the Business as currently conducted or as currently
proposed to be conducted. The Seller Parties have taken reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of their trade secrets and other Confidential Information and those of any third Persons that have been provided to the Seller Parties.
(l)
Use of Open Source Software. The Seller Parties have not used any software that
is licensed under an Open Source License (“
Open Source Software”) in any manner that (i) requires the disclosure or distribution of any Business Source Code (other than such unmodified Open Source Software);
(ii) requires the licensing of any Business Intellectual Property Rights for the purpose of making derivative works; (iii) imposes any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution of any Business Intellectual Property; (iv)
creates, or purports to create, obligations for the Seller Parties with respect to any Business Intellectual Property or grants, or purports to grant, to any third party any rights or immunities under any Business Intellectual Property Rights; or
(v) imposes any other material limitation, restriction or condition on the right of the Seller Parties to use or distribute any Business Intellectual Property. With respect to any Open Source Software that is or has been used in connection with the
Business, the Seller Parties have been and are in material compliance with all applicable licenses with respect thereto.
(m) Source Code. Neither the Seller Parties nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any Person acting on their behalf has disclosed, delivered or
licensed to any Person, or agreed to disclose, deliver or license to any Person, any Business Source Code, except for disclosures to Employees pursuant to agreements that prohibit use and disclosure except for use in the performances of services to
the Business. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) will or could reasonably be expected to result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any material Business
Source Code to any third party.
(n)
Privacy and Personal Information. The Seller Parties and, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, all third Persons acting on behalf of the Seller Parties that have access to or otherwise Process Personal Information and Business Data, comply, and during the Lookback Period, have complied, with all Data Processing Obligations. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the transfer of all Personal Information included within the Transferred Assets to Buyer, in each case, by the Seller Parties, will not violate any applicable Data Processing Obligation, in
each case, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. Copies of all currently published, public-facing Data Processing Policies have been made available to Buyer. No
disclosures contained in any Data Processing Policy have been materially inaccurate, misleading, deceptive or in material violation of applicable Data Processing Obligations, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to
result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. There is no, and during the Lookback Period there has been no, complaint or any audit (aside from ordinary course internal or customer audits conducted by or for the Seller Parties), proceeding,
investigation or claim pending against, the Seller Parties or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any of their customers or processors (in the case of customers and processors, solely to the extent relating to any member of the Seller Parties) by any
Person with respect to privacy, security, data protection, or the Processing of Personal Information and Business Data included within the Transferred Assets, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a
Business Material Adverse Effect.
(o)
Security.
The Seller Parties have at all
times since the beginning of the Lookback Period implemented, maintained, and monitored reasonable and appropriate plans, policies, and measures (including with respect to technical, administrative, and physical security) designed to preserve and
protect the confidentiality, availability, security, and integrity of all Systems and Business Data included within the Transferred Assets. The Seller Parties’ security plans, policies, and measures comply, and at all times have complied, in each
case, in all material respects, with all applicable Data Processing Obligations. The Seller Parties have implemented and maintained reasonable and appropriate disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures and facilities for the
Business and all Systems and Business Data included within the Transferred Assets. The Seller Parties have remediated all material privacy, data protection, and security gaps and vulnerabilities related to the Systems and Business Data included
within the Transferred Assets identified by or to any Seller Party, including in any review or assessment conducted by or for the Seller Parties. During the Lookback Period, there has been no material breach or security incident, or material
successful ransomware, denial of access, or denial of service attack, hacking, or similar material security-related event with respect to any Systems or Business Data included within the Transferred Assets, nor any material accidental, unlawful, or
unauthorized access to, or other Processing of Business Data included within the Transferred Assets (each, a “
Security Incident”). During the Lookback Period, no Seller Party has been required under any Data
Processing Obligation to notify, any Governmental Authority or any other Person in relation to any such Security Incident or any actual or alleged violation of any Data Processing Obligation.
4.13.
Insurance.
Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct
and complete list of all material insurance policies maintained by or on behalf of the Business, and the Seller has made available all such policies to Buyer. Such list includes the type of policy, form of coverage, policy number and insurer,
coverage dates, named insured and limit of liability. Such policies are in full force and effect, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, the Business has complied with the provisions of such policies, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. In addition, to the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no pending claim of which its total value (inclusive of defense expenses) would reasonably be expected to exceed the
policy limits of any such insurance policy. To the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no claim by the Business pending under any of such Insurance Policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed or that the Business has a
reason to believe will be denied or disputed by the underwriters of such Insurance Policies. To the Knowledge of the Seller, all premiums due and payable under all such Insurance Policies have been paid. To the Knowledge of the Seller, there has
been no threatened termination of any such Insurance Policy. To the Knowledge of the Seller, the Business has never maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any self-insurance plan.
(a)
Results of the Acquisition. Neither the execution of this Agreement, the
consummation of the Acquisition nor any termination of employment or service (or constructive termination or other change) in connection therewith will, individually or together with the occurrence of some other event, (i) result in any payment
(including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any Employee; (ii) materially increase or otherwise enhance any benefits otherwise payable by the Seller Parties to any Employee; (iii) result in
the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting or obligation to fund any such benefits; (iv) increase the amount of compensation or benefits due to any Employee; or (v) result in the forgiveness in whole or in part of any outstanding loans made
by any Seller Party to any Employee.
(b)
Compliance with Laws. The Seller Parties are in compliance with all Laws applicable to the Business or to the
Business Employees respecting employment, employment practices, discrimination in employment, fair employment practices, equal employment, terms and conditions of employment, meal and rest periods, leaves of absence, employee privacy, worker
classification (including the proper classification of workers as independent contractors and consultants and/or as exempt or non-exempt), wages and hours (including overtime wages), compensation and hours of work, and occupational safety and
health and employment practices, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect and has not engaged in any material unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor
Relations Act. During the Lookback Period, the Seller Parties have not engaged any Employee whose employment would require special licenses or permits. The Seller Parties have, during the Lookback Period, withheld all amounts required by applicable
Laws or by Contract to be withheld from the wages, salaries and other payments to Employees, and is not liable for any arrears of wages, compensation, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, except as would
not be expected to result in material Liability to either the Seller Parties. The Seller Parties have, during the Lookback Period, paid in full to all Employees all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits and other compensation due to be
paid to or on behalf of such Employees, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties do not have any material Liability with respect to any misclassification
of any (i) Employee as an independent contractor rather than as an employee; (ii) Employee leased from another employer; or (iii) Employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. During the Lookback Period, the Seller Parties have not engaged any consultants, sub-contractors or freelancers who, according to applicable Laws, would be entitled to the
rights of an employee in respect of the Business, including rights to severance pay, vacation, and other employee-related statutory benefits, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material
Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties are not party or otherwise subject to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other Contract, agreement or order with any Governmental Authority that imposes any material ongoing remedial obligation with
respect to the Business. During the Lookback Period, there has not been, and there currently are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened by or before any Governmental Authority with respect to any Seller Party concerning
employment-related matters that relate to the Business or any Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against or affecting any of the Seller Parties brought by any of its Employees, in each case, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Labor Matters.
Section 4.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
true, correct and complete list of each collective bargaining agreement, labor union Contract (including any Contract or agreement with any Union) or similar Contract (each, a “
Collective Bargaining Agreement”)
with respect to the Business to which any Seller Party is a party or by which such Seller Party or any of the Transferred Assets are bound with respect to any Employee or other service provider, and no such Collective Bargaining Agreement is being
negotiated by any Seller Party with respect to the Business or any Business Employees. Except as set forth on
Section 4.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) no Business Employee is represented by a Union, (ii) there are no labor
disruptions or activities (including any work slowdown, lockout, stoppage, labor organizing effort or drive, handbilling, picketing or strike pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against any Seller Party with respect to the
Business or any Business Employee, and there have been no such disruptions or activities during the Lookback Period, (iii) there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened demand or petition for recognition or any other request or
demand from a labor organization for representative status with respect to any Employee, (iv) there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any Employees, (v) there is no material labor dispute, concerted refusal to work
overtime, strike or work stoppage) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened that may interfere with the with respect to the business activities of Business, and there have been no such disputes, disruptions or activities during the
Lookback Period, and (vi) the Business has not committed any unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act during the Lookback Period, and there is no material charge or complaint against the Business by the National
Labor Relations Board or any comparable Governmental Authority pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened.
(d)
Employee Information.
Section 4.14(d) of the Disclosure Schedule contains
a table setting forth the (i) name, (ii) employing entity, (iii) title or position (including whether full or part time) (iv) location, (v) hiring date, (vi) exempt/nonexempt status, (vii) current annual base compensation rate, (viii) commissions,
bonus and other incentive-based compensation targets for the current fiscal year and any commissions, bonuses or other incentive-based compensation earned during the current fiscal year that remain unpaid, (ix) accrued but unpaid sick, vacation or
other paid time off balances, (x) leave status (and, if on leave, the anticipated return date) and (y) visa status (if applicable) of each current Employee as of the date of this Agreement. No Business Employee with annual base compensation over
$200,000 (1) to the Knowledge of the Seller, has indicated any intent to resign from his or her employment within the next twelve (12) months for any reason; (2) is employed on a non-immigrant work visa or other work authorization that is limited
in duration; (3) has been the subject of any sexual or other form of harassment, assault, discrimination or misconduct allegations during his or her tenure at the Seller Parties or their Affiliates; or (4) to the Knowledge of the Seller, is in any
material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) owed to the Seller Parties
or any of their Affiliates; or (ii) owed to any third party with respect to such person’s right to be employed by the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates.
(e)
Consultant Information.
Section 4.14(e) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a table setting forth a true, correct and complete list of all current consultants, advisory board members, seconded workers and independent contractors related to the Business, and for each the initial hire date or date of the engagement,
a description of the remuneration arrangements applicable to each, a brief description of the services provided and the specific entity for whom they provide services.
(f) WARN Act. The Business is in compliance with the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended (“WARN Act”), and any similar state or local Law. The Seller Parties have not effectuated a “plant closing” (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units
within any site of employment or facility of the Business during the Lookback Period. During the Lookback Period, there has not occurred a “mass layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or facility of the Business.
During the Lookback Period, the Seller Parties have not been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number, including as aggregated, to trigger application of any state, local or foreign Law
similar to the WARN Act.
(g) Visa Matters. In the Lookback Period, all necessary visa or work authorization petitions have been timely and properly filed on behalf of any
Business Employees requiring a visa stamp, I-94 status document, employment authorization document or other immigration document to legally work in the United States, and all paperwork retention requirements with respect to such applications and
petitions have been met.
4.15.
Litigation. There is no (a) material Action pending or threatened against the Seller
Parties with respect to the Business or any of its properties or material assets, or the Acquisition, (b) governmental inquiry or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller Parties with respect to the
Business or any of its properties or material assets (including any inquiry as to the qualification of the Business to hold or receive any license or Permit) or (c) to the Knowledge of the Seller, facts or circumstances that could form the basis of
any Action against the Seller Parties with respect to the Business, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties are not subject to, or in
default with respect to, any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority known to or served upon the Seller Parties with respect to the Business or Transferred Assets, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. There is no Action by the Seller Parties with respect to the Business pending, threatened or reasonably anticipated against any other Person, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
4.16.
Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in the
Seller Parties incurring material Liabilities under Environmental Laws:
(a) The Business is, and during the Lookback Period has been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws.
(b) The Business has not received any written notice asserting that the Business is in violation of or noncompliance with Environmental Laws, the subject of which is unresolved.
(c) The Business has not (i) disposed of, emitted, discharged, handled, stored, transported, used or released any Hazardous Substances, (ii) arranged for the
disposal, discharge, storage or release of any Hazardous Substances, or (iii) exposed any Employee to any Hazardous Substances, in each case so as to give rise to any material Liability under any Environmental Law.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Seller, (i) there has been no release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance by the Business or any other Person on, upon, into or from any site
currently or previously owned, leased or otherwise used by the Seller Parties and (ii) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the Business that have been disposed of, or come to rest at, any site that has been included in any
published U.S. federal, state or local “superfund” site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any Governmental Authority within or outside the United States, in each such case that the Business would
reasonably be expected to incur material Liability under Environmental Laws.
(e) The Seller Parties are not party to any Contract that relates to the Business that will require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other party
for, or otherwise assume, any material Liabilities of any other Person arising out of any Environmental Law.
(f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not trigger, require or give rise to (i) any site investigation, notification, risk
assessment, or corrective action, or (ii) any cleanup, remediation, removal, abatement or response action, with respect to the Transferred Leased Real Property.
(g) The Seller has made available to Buyer copies of all material environmental reports and environmental studies or assessments in the possession or reasonable control of the Business
that are related to the environmental condition of any real property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Business.
4.17.
Compliance with Laws.
(a) Compliance with Laws. The Business is in material compliance with, and the Business has not received in the past three (3) years any written
notices of violation with respect to, any Law with respect to the conduct of the Business or the ownership or operation of the Business, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse
Effect. The Business is not under investigation with respect to, has not in the past three (3) years been threatened to be charged with or been given notice of any violation of any Law, and there are no facts or circumstances that could form the
basis of any such investigation, charge or notice of any material violation of Law.
(b)
Sanctions. During past five (5) years, the Business has complied i with applicable
laws and regulations pertaining to trade and economic sanctions administered by the United States and any other applicable jurisdiction (collectively, “
Sanctions”), except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. The Seller Parties are not and none of their directors, officers, employees or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, any other Person associated with or acting on their behalf is:
(i) organized under the laws of, ordinarily resident in, or located in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive Sanctions (“
Restricted Countries”); (ii) owned or controlled by the
government of a Restricted Country; (iii) designated on any applicable sanctioned parties list, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Foreign
Sanctions Evaders List and Sectoral Sanctions Identification List and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List, Entity List and Military End-User List (collectively, “
Designated Parties”); or (iv)
50% or more owned or, where relevant under applicable Sanctions, controlled, individually or in the aggregate, by one or more Designated Party (collectively, “
Sanctioned Parties”). For the past five (5)
years, the Seller Parties have not and none of their officers, directors, or employees, with respect to the Business have: (i) been the subject or target of any investigation, prosecution, other enforcement action, or government inquiry related to
Sanctions violations; or (ii) submitted a voluntary self-disclosure to any U.S. or other relevant government agency regarding actual or potential Sanctions violations. The Business maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote
compliance with applicable Sanctions.
(c)
Export Controls. For the past five (5) years, the
Business has complied with applicable provisions of U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“
EAR”) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“
ITAR”), and the export control laws and regulations of any other applicable jurisdiction (collectively, “
Export Control Laws”), except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) the Business has obtained all material required export licenses and other approvals and timely filed any other required filings to the
extent required pursuant to Export Control Laws; (b) the Business is in compliance with the terms of all applicable export licenses, filing requirements or other approvals, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to
result in a Business Material Adverse Effect; (c) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened claims or investigations against the Business with respect to Export Control Laws; and (d) there are no actions, conditions, or
circumstances pertaining to the Business’s export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material future claims.
Section 4.17(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of the products and
technologies designed, developed, or produced by the Business and the applicable export classification for each such product or technology.