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EXHIBIT 10.01
EXHIBIT 10.01
URNr. 0028 /2007
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
On this 2nd day of January two thousand and seven
before me, Notar deputy ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, officially appointed representative of the
Notar
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇
officially appointed in Munich,
State of Bavaria, Germany
at the office at ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ were present:
| 1. | | ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
born on [omitted],
business address: ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
identified by his German Personalausweis No. [omitted]. |
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| | | ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ acts upon written power of attorney, the original of which was presented
at the beginning of the notarial proceedings and a certified copy of which is attached
to this deed, on behalf of |
Infineon Technologies AG
seated in Munich/Germany
(business address: ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇).
| 2. | | Mr. ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
born on [omitted],
business address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
personally known to me. |
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| | | ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ acts upon written power of attorney, a copy of which was presented at the
beginning of the notarial proceedings and is attached to this deed, on behalf of |
Silicon Image, Inc.
seated in Sunnyvale, CA, USA
(business address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇).
| | | The Purchase undertakes to provide the original of the power of attorney to the
Seller. |
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| 3. | | Mr. ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
born on [omitted],
business address: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
identified by his German Personalausweis No. [omitted]. |
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| | | ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ acts upon written power of attorney, the original of which was
presented at the beginning of the notarial proceedings and a certified copy of
which is attached to this deed, on behalf of |
Sci-worx GmbH
seated in Hannover/Germany,
(business address: Garbsener ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇).
The Appearants requested the notary to record the declarations in the English language.
According to their own statements and to the conviction of the notary, who speaks English
fluently, the Appearants are in full command of the English language. After having been
instructed about their rights, the Appearants waived their rights to have a written
translation of the following deed.
The Appearants requested the notarisation of the following:
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SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
regarding the
sale and purchase of
sci-worx GmbH
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(not part of the notarial deed)
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| A.
| | STATUS, SALE AND ASSIGNMENT, PURCHASE PRICE, CLOSING | | | 8 | |
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| | 1. CURRENT STATUS | | | 8 | |
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| | 2. SALE, PURCHASE AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE SHARES | | | 8 | |
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| | 3. PURCHASE PRICE, PAYMENTS | | | 9 | |
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| | 4. CLOSING | | | 10 | |
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| | 5. ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS; RESIDUAL KNOWLEDGE | | | 11 | |
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| B.
| | GUARANTEES, REMEDIES, INDEMNITIES AND COVENANTS | | | 11 | |
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| | 6. SELLER’S GUARANTEES | | | 11 | |
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| | 7. GUARANTEES OF PURCHASER | | | 28 | |
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| | 8. REMEDIES | | | 29 | |
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| | 9. TAX INDEMNITY | | | 31 | |
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| | 10. SELLER’S COVENANTS AND INDEMNITIES | | | 33 | |
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| | 11. EXPIRATION OF CLAIMS / LIMITATION OF CLAIMS | | | 35 | |
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| C.
| | MISCELLANEOUS | | | 36 | |
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| | 12. PURCHASER’S COVENANTS | | | 36 | |
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| | 13. RESTRICTION OF ANNOUNCEMENT / COOPERATION / CONFIDENTIALITY | | | 36 | |
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| | 14. NOTICES | | | 37 | |
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| | I5. MISCELLANEOUS | | | 38 | |
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DEFINITIONS (not part of the Notarial deed)
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| Affiliate
| | As defined in Section A.1.4.1 |
| Agreement
| | As defined in Recital B |
| Ancillary Agreements
| | As defined in Section A.5.4 |
| Assets
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.9 |
| Balance Sheet
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.8.1 |
| Benefit Arrangements
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.15.4 |
| Best Knowledge of Seller
| | As defined in Section B.6.3 |
| Closing
| | As defined in Section A.4.1 |
| Closing Date
| | As defined in Section A.4.1 |
| Company
| | As defined in the Introduction |
| Deductible
| | As defined in Section B.11.3 |
| Director
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.6 |
| Disclosure Schedules
| | As defined in Section B.6.2 |
| Effective Date
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.8.1 |
| Encumbrances
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.9 |
| EURIBOR
| | As defined in Section A.3.3 |
| Financial Statements
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.8.1 |
| General Claims
| | As defined in Section B.11.4 |
| Governmental Permits
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.13.1 |
| Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH’s
| | As defined in Section A.3.5 |
| Account
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| Intercompany Debt Balance
| | As defined in Section A.1.3 |
| Intercompany Debt Payment
| | As defined in Section A.3.2 |
| Intercompany Financing Agreement
| | As defined in Section A.1.3 |
| Intellectual Property / IP
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.1 |
| IP Claims
| | As defined in Section B.11.4 |
| Liability Caps
| | As defined in Section B.11.4 |
| Losses
| | As defined in Section 8.8.1 |
| Material Adverse Effect
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.10 |
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| Material Contract(s)
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.11 |
| Open Source Materials
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.15 |
| Parties
| | As defined in the Introduction |
| Party
| | As defined in the Introduction |
| Person
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.3 |
| Proprietary Information
| | As defined in Section C.13.5 |
| Purchase Price
| | As defined in Section A.3.1 |
| Purchaser
| | As defined in the Introduction |
| Purchaser Claim
| | As defined in Section B.8.2 |
| Purchaser’s Account
| | As defined in Section A.3.6 |
| Purchaser’s Guarantees
| | As defined in Section B.7 |
| Returns
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.7 |
| Sci-worx IP Rights Agreements
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.2 |
| Sci-worx IP Rights
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.1 |
| Sci-worx Licensed IP Rights
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.1 |
| Sci-worx Owned IP Rights
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.1 |
| Sci-worx Product
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.3 |
| Sci-worx Registered IP Rights
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.8 |
| Sci-worx Source Code
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.11 |
| Seller
| | As defined in the Introduction |
| Seller’s Account
| | As defined in Section A.3.4 |
| Seller’s Affiliate
| | As defined in Section A.1.4.2 |
| Seller’s Guarantees
| | As defined in Section B.6.1 |
| Shares
| | As defined in Section A.1.2 |
| Significant Customer
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.18.1 |
| Significant Supplier
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.18.2 |
| Signing Date
| | As defined in Section B.6.1 |
| Tax / Taxes
| | As defined in Section B.9.1 |
| Third Party Product Technology
| | As defined in Section B.6.1.12.7 |
| Third Party Claim
| | As defined in Section B.8.5 |
| Time Limitations
| | As defined in Section B.11.1 |
| Title Claims
| | As defined in Section B.11.4 |
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SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
| 1. | | Infineon ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
- herein “Seller” -
| 2. | | Silicon Image, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ |
- herein “Purchaser” -
| 3. | | Sci-worx GmbH, Garbsener ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ |
- herein “Company” -
- Seller, Purchaser and the Company herein
also referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties” -
RECITALS
| (A) | | WHEREAS, Seller holds all shares in sci-worx GmbH. |
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| (B) | | WHEREAS, Seller after a strategic review of its business portfolio, has concluded that it wishes to sell and transfer all shares in sci-worx GmbH to Purchaser upon the terms and conditions of this sale and purchase agreement (herein “Agreement”). |
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| (C) | | WHEREAS, Purchaser wishes to purchase and acquire all shares in sci-worx GmbH from Seller upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and intends to have its next generation system-on-a-chip solutions for the presentation, distribution and storage of high-definition content in the home developed by sci-worx GmbH. |
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
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| A. | | STATUS, SALE AND ASSIGNMENT, PURCHASE PRICE, CLOSING |
| 1. | | Current Status |
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| 1.1 | | sci-worx GmbH is a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
organized under the laws of Germany, registered with the commercial register
(Handelsregister) maintained at the lower court (Amtsgericht) of Hannover under registration
number HRB 58736 and having its corporate domicile (Sitz) in Hanover, Germany. |
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| 1.2 | | Seller holds seven (7) shares (Geschäftsanteile) in the nominal amounts of EUR 56,200.00,
EUR 10,700.00, EUR 8,000.00, EUR 11,300.00, EUR 2,500.00, EUR 3,800.00 and EUR 7,500.00
(herein together with any and all other shares in the Company, if any, held by Seller
collectively “Shares”), representing 100 % of the nominal stated capital (Stammkapital) of
the Company in the aggregate amount of EUR 100,000.00. |
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| 1.3 | | Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH, a wholly-owned Seller’s Affiliate, organised under the
laws of Germany, having its registered seat in Munich and registered with the commercial
register kept at the lower court of Munich under HRB 139467, provides financing to the
Company on the basis of a master loan agreement dated 31 March 2005 (herein “Intercompany
Financing Arrangement”). Under the Intercompany Financing Arrangement, the Company owes
Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH an amount of EUR 3,302,000.00 (herein the “Intercompany
Debt Balance”) as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4.1). |
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| 1.4 | | Affiliate and Seller’s Affiliate shall have the following meaning in this Agreement: |
| | 1.4.1 | | “Affiliate” shall mean any undertaking within the meaning of sec. 15 German
Stock Corporation Act (AktG); |
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| | 1.4.2 | | “Seller’s Affiliate” shall mean any Affiliate of Seller other than the Company. |
| 2. | | Sale, Purchase and Assignment of the Shares |
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| 2.1 | | Seller, upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, hereby sells the Shares with all
rights and obligations pertaining thereto, and Purchaser accepts such sale. |
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| 2.2 | | Seller hereby assigns with in rem effect (mit dinglicher Wirkung), subject to the condition
precedent (aufschiebende Bedingung) that the Seller delivers to Purchaser the confirmation of
receipt of the Purchase Price and the Intercompany Debt Balance in accordance with Section
4.2.2 below, the Shares with all rights and obligations pertaining thereto. Purchaser hereby
accepts the assignment of the Shares in accordance with the foregoing sentence. |
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| 2.3 | | For reasons of precaution, Seller as the sole shareholder of the Company hereby in
accordance with Section 5.1 of the articles of association of the Company explicitly approves
the assignment of the Shares according to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 above. |
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| 3. | | Purchase Price, Payments |
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| 3.1 | | The purchase price to be paid by Purchaser for the Shares shall be EUR 8,606,765.00 (herein
“Purchase Price”). |
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| 3.2 | | Purchaser shall further pay to Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH the Intercompany Debt
Balance on behalf of the Company in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligation of repayment
of the respective Intercompany Balance under the Intercompany Financing Agreement according to
Section 267 paragraph 1 sentence 1 German Civil Code (Bügerliches Gesetzbuch) (the payment
herein “Intercompany Debt Payment”). The Intercompany Debt Payment shall be treated as a
contribution to the capital reserves of the Company by the Purchaser upon the Purchaser
becoming shareholder of the Company. The Company hereby agrees to the Intercompany Debt
Payment. |
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| 3.3 | | Except as herein provided otherwise, each of the Parties shall pay interest on any amounts
becoming due and payable to the other Party under this Agreement as from the respective due
date for payment until, but not including, the day of actual payment at the rate of eight
hundred (800) basis points over the European inter-bank offer rate for Euro deposits with
interest periods of one (1) month quoted on the Reuters Page EURIBOR= at 11.00 a.m. C.E.T. on
the first banking day of the relevant month (herein “EURIBOR”). This Section 3.3
shall also apply to the Intercompany Debt Payment it being understood that this establishes a
direct right of Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH (echter Vertrag zugunsten Dritter). |
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| 3.4 | | All payments owed by Purchaser to Seller under this Agreement shall be paid by Purchaser by
wire transfer to the bank account of Seller kept with Commerzbank Munich, sort code
(Bankleitzahl) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, account number [omitted], International Bank Account Number
(Internationale Bankkontonummer) [omitted], Bank Identifier Code (Internationale
Bankleitzahl) COBDEFF700 (herein “Seller’s Account”). |
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| 3.5 | | All payments in Euro (EUR) owed by Purchaser to Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH under this
Agreement shall be paid by Purchaser by wire transfer to the bank account of Seller kept with
Commerzbank Munich, Sort Code: 700 400 41, Swift Code: COBDEFF700, Account No.: [omitted],
IBAN: [omitted] (herein “Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH’s Account”). |
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| 3.6 | | All payments owed by Seller to Purchaser, if any, under this Agreement shall be paid by
Seller by wire transfer to the account of Purchaser kept with Deutsche Bank Sort Code: 500 700
10, Swift Code: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Account No.: [omitted], (herein “Purchaser’s
Account”). |
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| 3.7 | | All payments under or in connection with this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, free of all taxes, bank charges and other deductions. |
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| 4. | | Closing |
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| 4.1 | | The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder (herein “Closing”) shall take
place on 4 January 2007 at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (herein the “Closing Date”), or at such other time and place as agreed
between Seller and Purchaser. |
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| 4.2 | | At Closing the Seller and Purchaser shall take the following steps concurrently (Zug um Zug): |
| | 4.2.1 | | Purchaser shall effect payment |
| | 4.2.1.1 | | of the Purchase Price to Seller’s Account; |
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| | 4.2.1.2 | | of the Intercompany Debt Balance to Infineon Technologies Finance GmbH. |
| | 4.2.2 | | Seller shall confirm receipt of the Purchase Price and of the Intercompany Debt
Balance in writing in the form set forth in Exhibit 4.2.2. The confirmation of
receipt constitutes the irrefutable proof that the payment of the Purchase Price and of
the Intercompany Debt Balance has been duly made and that the condition precedent
pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement has been fulfilled. |
| 4.3 | | Seller or Purchaser may withdraw (zurücktreten) from this Agreement by giving a written
notice to the other Parties if Closing has not occurred by 5 January 2007 at the latest,
provided that a Party that has not fulfilled its obligation to effect Closing according to
this Section 4 shall not be entitled to withdraw. In the event of a withdrawal, none of the
Parties shall have any obligation or incur any liability towards the other Parties provided,
however, that Sections 4.4., 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall survive and remain in full
force and effect, and the Parties herewith waive all such claims they may have against each
other in connection with such withdrawal, except for any liability of any Party for damages
for willful breach of any covenant or other obligation under this Agreement. |
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| 4.4 | | In the event that Closing has not occurred by 5 January 2007 due to Purchaser’s fault
(Verschulden) and Seller for this reason withdraws from this Agreement in accordance with
Section 4.3, Purchaser shall pay to Seller liquidated damages (pauschalisierter
Schadensersatz) in an amount of USD 500,000. Any claims of Seller for recovery of Losses
exceeding such amount shall remain unaffected. |
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| 5. | | Ancillary Agreements; Residual Knowledge |
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| 5.1 | | The Company and the Seller have concluded the IP license agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.1. |
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| 5.2 | | The Company and the Seller hereby conclude the IT-Service agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.2 subject to the condition precedent (aufschiebende Bedingung) that Closing
has occurred. |
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| 5.3 | | All agreements identified in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 are hereinafter referred to as “Ancillary
Agreements”. |
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| 5.4 | | Seller hereby grants, subject to the condition precedent that the Closing occurs, the
Company, entities it controls or it is controlled by and any and all entities they control,
their suppliers, licensees, manufacturers, distributors, resellers, customers whether direct
or indirect, the limited, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable license to continue the
use of Seller’s ideas, concepts, know-how and techniques, which Seller has disclosed to the
Company and are retained in the unaided memories of the Company’s employees (without
continuous reference to the confidential information received from Seller) in the Products and
Services which the Company offers or is developing as of the Closing. |
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| B. | | GUARANTEES, REMEDIES, INDEMNITIES AND COVENANTS |
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| 6. | | Seller’s Guarantees |
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| 6.1 | | Seller hereby guarantees subject to any limitations contained in this Agreement, in
particular, but not limited to, the remedies set out in Section 8 below, the Time Limitations
(as defined in Section 11.1 below), the Deductible (as defined in Section 11.3 below) and the
Liability Caps (as defined in Section 11.4 below) by way of an independent guarantee pursuant
to Section 311 (1) German Civil Code (BGB) that the statements set forth hereinafter are true
and correct as at the date of this Agreement (herein the “Signing Date”) and as at the Closing
Date, unless expressly specified otherwise herein; provided, however, that the statements
which are subject to the Best Knowledge of Seller (as defined in Section 6.3 below) shall only
be true as at the Signing Date (herein together with the indemnity given by Seller in Section
9 collectively “Seller’s Guarantees”): |
| | 6.1.1 | | Title to Shares. The nominal share capital (Stammkapital) of the Company
is EUR 100,000 and consists solely of the Shares. The Shares are legally and
beneficially owned by the Seller and free and clear of any pledge, infringement or other
encumbrances. The Shares have been validly issued, are fully paid-up and have not been
repaid (directly or indirectly) and are nonassessable (keine Nachschusspflicht), were
not issued in violation of and are not subject |
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| | | | to any right of rescission, right of first refusal or preemptive right, and have been
issued, by the Company in compliance with all requirements of applicable law. There
are no stock appreciation rights, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments,
conversion privileges or preemptive or other rights or agreements outstanding to
purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of the Company or any securities or debt
convertible into or exchangeable for shares in the Company or obligating the Company
to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment,
conversion privilege or preemptive or other right or agreement. There is no liability
for dividends accrued and unpaid by the Company. |
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| | 6.1.2 | | Organization. |
| | 6.1.2.1 | | Seller. The Seller is a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of Germany. |
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| | 6.1.2.2 | | Company. The Company is a limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit
beschränkter Haftung) duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
Germany. At the Signing Date no insolvency proceedings have been, or are expected
to be, instituted against the Company nor do there exist any facts which might
lead to insolvency proceedings against the Company. The Company is not
over-indebted from an insolvency law perspective (insolvenzrechtlich
überschuldet); Purchaser is aware, however, that the Company is over-indebted
under German GAAP. The Seller has delivered to Purchaser’s legal counsel true and
complete copies of the Company’s currently effective articles of association
(Gesellschaftsvertrag) and its rules of procedure for the management
(Geschäftsordnung für die Geschäftsführung). There are no ancillary documents
relating to the constitution and organization of the Company. The Company is not
in violation of its articles of association. As of the Signing Date all measures
regarding the Company requiring registration with the commercial register have
been duly filed and have been registered. |
| 6.1.3 | | No Subsidiaries, No Enterprise Agreements. The Company does not have any
equity or ownership interest (or any interest convertible or exchangeable or exercisable
for, any equity or ownership interest), whether direct or indirect, nor any other
participation (including sub-participations and silent participations) in any
partnership or other entity (herein “Person”). The Company is not obligated to make nor
is it bound by any agreement or obligation to make any investment in or capital
contribution in or on behalf of any Person. The Company is not a party to any enterprise
agreement within the meaning of Sections 291 and 292 German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) or comparable agreements under other jurisdictions. |
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| 6.1.4 | | Power, Authorization and Validity. |
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| | 6.1.4.1 | | Power and Authority. The Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements. The execution and performance of
this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements have been duly and validly
approved and authorized by the Seller’s management board and, if required, its
supervisory board. |
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| | 6.1.4.2 | | No Consents. No consent, approval, order, authorization, release or
waiver of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental
authority is necessary or required to be made or obtained by the Seller to, and
there are no statutory or contractual obligations of Seller prohibiting it to,
lawfully execute and deliver, enter into, and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements. |
| 6.1.5 | | No Conflict. Neither the execution and consummation of this Agreement
nor any of Ancillary Agreements (as defined in Section 5.3 above) by the Seller, or any
other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, conflicts with, or (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) results in a termination, breach, impairment or
violation of, or constitutes a default under (a) any provision of the corporate
documents of the Seller or the Company, each as currently in effect except for the
approvals by the Company according to the Section 2.3 above; (b) any law applicable to
the Seller, the Company or any of their respective assets or properties; or (c), except
as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.5 (the License Agreement listed as No. 5. with
Ericsson AB is dated 12th of December 2005 and 8th of December
2005 deviant to this Schedule) any contract to which Seller or the Company is a party or
by which Seller or the Company are bound. |
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| 6.1.6 | | Litigation. As of the Signing Date there is no, and there is not
expected to be any, action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or
investigation, whether civil, criminal, regulatory or otherwise, pending against the
Company or against any managing director (Geschäftsführer; herein the “Director”),
employee or legal representatives of the Company in their capacity as such or relating
to their relationship with the Company before any governmental authority, arbitrator or
mediator except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.6. To the Best Knowledge of Seller
no such action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation has
been threatened and there is no reasonable basis for any such action, suit, arbitration,
mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation (including without limitation with respect
to Seller entering into this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or consummating any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement). As of the
Signing Date there is no, and there is not expected to be any, judgment, decree,
injunction, rule or order of any governmental authority, arbitrator or mediator
outstanding against the Company (or against any Director, employee or legal
representatives of the Company in their capacity as such or relating to their
relationship with the Company). The Company does not have any action, |
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| | | suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation pending against any
governmental authority or other Person as plaintiff. |
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| 6.1.7 | | Taxes |
| | 6.1.7.1 | | The Company has timely filed all national, federal, state, local, municipal,
and foreign tax declarations, tax returns, advance turnover tax returns and
information returns, including those for social insurance contributions (the
“Returns”) that they were required to file and have timely paid all taxes,
prepayments (Vorauszahlungen), contributions (Beiträge) and charges (Gebühren)
due and owing whether or not shown on any Return. All Returns were complete and
accurate in all respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with
Applicable Law. The Company has delivered to Silicon Image correct and complete
copies of all Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies
assessed against or agreed to by the Company. |
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| | 6.1.7.2 | | The specific amount according to Section 38 (1) sentence 1 German Corporate
Income Tax Act in the Financial Statements is EUR 0. |
| 6.1.8 | | Financial Statements. |
| | 6.1.8.1 | | Financial Statements. The Company’s audited financial statements for
the financial year ending on the 30 September 2006 (the “Effective Date”),
comprising the balance sheet (herein “Balance Sheet”), profit and loss account,
notes (Anhang) and the management reports (Lagebericht), are attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.1.8.1 (herein “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements
(i) have been prepared in accordance with German GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with prior periods and (ii) have been audited by KPMG who have
rendered an unqualified audit certificate (uneingeschränkter
Bestätigungsvermerk). |
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| | 6.1.8.2 | | Internal Controls. The Company has established and maintains a system
of internal accounting controls as set forth in Exhibit 6.1.8.2. |
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| | 6.1.8.3 | | No Leakage. After the Effective Date no payments to Seller or any
Seller’s Affiliate have been made by the Company, in particular no payments for
principal (except for a set-off in the amount of EUR 2,700,000.00 in connection
with the IP license agreement according to Section 5.1) or interest under the
Intercompany Financing Agreement, excluding (for the avoidance of doubt) payments
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice. |
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| | 6.1.8.4 | | No Financial Debt. Except for the Intercompany Debt Balance which will
be settled at the Closing Date the Company has no financial debt. |
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| 6.1.9 | | Title to Assets. The Company has title to all of its fixed assets
(Anlagevermögen) shown in the Balance Sheet as owned by the Company other than sold in
the ordinary course of business (herein the “Assets”). The Assets are free and clear of
any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, usufruct (Nießbrauch), collateral
assignment, infringement or other encumbrances except for (i) customary rights of
retention of title (handelsübliche Eigentumsvorbehalte), liens, pledges or other
security rights granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of suppliers,
mechanics, workers, landlords, carriers and the like; and (ii) liens, mortgages or
encumbrances (Belastungen) or other third party rights other than rights that are not
material for the business of the Company (in total herein the “Encumbrances”). The
Company owns or lawfully uses all Assets necessary to, and such assets are in a
reasonably use-able condition in order to, continue the business of the Company
substantially in the same fashion and manner as conducted at the Signing Date. The
Company does not own any real property. |
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| 6.1.10 | | Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Effective Date, other than disclosed in
Schedule 6.1.10.5., the Company has operated its business in the ordinary course
consistent with its past practices, and since such date up and until the Signing date
and — to the extent it can be controlled by Seller — up and until the Closing Date there
has not been with respect to the Company any: |
| | 6.1.10.1 | | change, event, circumstance, condition or effect (e.g. on Intellectual
Property, employees, liabilities) that is materially adverse in relation to the
overall condition (financial or otherwise), assets, operations or results of
operations of the Company (herein “Material Adverse Effect”); |
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| | 6.1.10.2 | | incurrence, creation or assumption of (i) any Encumbrance (as defined in
Section 6.1.9 above) on any of its Assets (as defined in Section 6.1.9 above),
(ii) any liability (including contingent liabilities) or any indebtedness under a
loan other than in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) any liability as a
guarantor or surety with respect to the obligations of others; |
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| | 6.1.10.3 | | purchase, license, sale, grant, assignment or other disposition or transfer,
or any agreement or other arrangement for the purchase, license, sale, assignment
or other disposition or transfer, of any of its Assets or Sci-worx Owned IP
Rights (as defined in Section 6.1.12.1), in each case important to the business
substantially as conducted at the Signing Date, other than the sale or
non-exclusive license of its products or services to its customers in the
ordinary course of its business consistent with its past practices; |
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| | 6.1.10.4 | | damage, destruction or loss of any material asset, whether or not covered by
insurance; |
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| | 6.1.10.5 | | termination of any employee; |
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| | 6.1.10.6 | | deferral of the payment of any accounts payable other than in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practices, or in an amount in excess of
EUR 10,000, or any discount, accommodation or other concession made other than in
the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices or in excess of
EUR 50,000 in order to accelerate or induce the collection of any receivable, or |
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| | 6.1.10.7. | | entering into any contract to do any of the things described in the
preceding Sections 6.1.10.1 to 6.1.10.6. (other than negotiations and agreements
with Silicon Image, Inc., and its representatives regarding the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement). |
Seller does not expect as of the Signing Date in the period between Signing Date and
Closing Date any of the events described in this Section (not being under its control)
to occur.
| 6.1.11 | | Material Contracts. Schedule
▇.▇.▇▇.▇/.▇./.▇./.▇./.▇./.▇./.▇▇./.▇▇./.▇▇. set forth a complete and correct lists
of each of the following material contracts (written or oral) (i) to which the Company
is a party, (ii) which have not been fully performed (vollständig erfüllt) by the
parties thereto and (iii) the existence or the termination of which could have a
material effect (each herein a “Material Contract” and collectively herein the “Material
Contracts”): |
| | 6.1.11.1 | | any contract providing for payments yet to be made, (whether fixed,
contingent or otherwise) by the Company in an aggregate amount of EUR 50,000 or
more; |
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| | 6.1.11.2 | | any dealer, distributor, OEM (original equipment manufacturer), VAR (value
added reseller), sales representative or similar contract under which any third
party is authorized to sell, sublicense, lease, distribute, market or take orders
for any of the Company’s products, services or technology; |
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| | 6.1.11.3 | | any contract providing for the development of any software, content,
technology or intellectual property for (or for the benefit or use of) the
Company, or providing for the purchase by or license to (or for the benefit or
use of) the Company of any software, content, technology or intellectual
property, which software, content, technology or intellectual property is in any
manner used or incorporated in connection with any aspect or element of any
product, service or technology of the Company (other than software generally
available to the public at a per copy license fee of less than EUR 10,000 per
copy); |
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| | 6.1.11.4 | | any joint venture or partnership contract that has involved, or is reasonably
expected to involve, a sharing of revenues, profits, cash |
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| | | | flows, expenses or losses with any other party or a payment of royalties to
any other party; |
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| | 6.1.11.5 | | any indenture, mortgage, trust deed, promissory note, loan agreement,
security agreement, guarantee or other contract for or with respect to the
borrowing of money, a line of credit, any currency exchange, commodities or other
hedging arrangement, or a leasing transaction of a type required to be
capitalized in accordance with German GAAP except for customary extensions of
payment periods for receivables or payables granted or received in the ordinary
course of business; |
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| | 6.1.11.6 | | any lease or other contract under which the Company is lessee of or holds or
operates any items of (i) tangible personal property where such contract imposes
annual payments for the Company of EUR 10,000 or more in the individual case or
(ii) real property owned by any third party; |
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| | 6.1.11.7 | | any contract or judgment, injunction, order or decree that (i) restricts the
Company from engaging in any material aspect of its business as conducted at the
Signing Date, (ii) restricts it from freely setting prices for its products,
services or technologies excluding agreements with customers on the prices to be
changed to this customer (including, however, most favored customer pricing
provisions), (iii) restricts it from engaging in any business in any market or
geographic area, (iv) restricts it from soliciting potential employees,
consultants, contractors or other suppliers or customers, or (v) that grants any
exclusive rights, rights of first refusal or rights of first negotiation or
similar rights to any party. |
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| | 6.1.11.8 | | any contract with any labor union or any collective bargaining agreement
(Tarifverträge); |
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| | 6.1.11.9 | | any contract of guarantee or other security (Sicherheiten) securing
obligations, liabilities or indebtedness of any other entity; |
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| | 6.1.11.10 | | any contract providing for liquidated damages (pauschalierter
Schadensersatz) or similar penalties; |
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| | 6.1.11.11 | | any contract (i) in which its Directors or any member of their immediate
families is directly or indirectly interested (whether as a party or otherwise)
other than the employment agreements with the Directors, (ii) with the Seller or
another subsidiary of the Seller, or (iii) with any other Person with whom the
Company does not have a relationship at arm’s length; |
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| | 6.1.11.12 | | any contract pursuant to which it has acquired a business or entity, or
assets of a business or entity, whether by way of merger, contri- |
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| | | | bution, consolidation, purchase of stock, purchase of assets, license or
otherwise since inception; |
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| | 6.1.11.13 | | any contract with a governmental authority or any Governmental Permit (as
defined in Section 6.1.11.14 below); or |
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| | 6.1.11.14 | | any contract under which the consummation of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall give rise to, or trigger the
application of any rights of any third party (including employees or Directors)
or any obligations of the Company that would come into effect upon the
consummation of this Agreement. |
The Company has complied with its obligations under the Material Contracts, except
where the failure to do so would not cause a material effect. To the Best Knowledge of
Seller the contractual partners of the Company have complied with their obligations
under the Material Contracts, except where the failure to do so would not cause a
material effect. None of the Material Contracts have been terminated by the Company
or, until the Signing Date, by the other party (or are expected to be terminated by
the other party), nor has the Company or, until the Signing Date, the other party
given written notice about its intention to terminate a Material Contract (or is
expected to give such notice). All Material Contracts have been duly executed on
behalf of the Company.
| 6.1.12 | | Intellectual Property. |
| | 6.1.12.1 | | The Company (i) owns or (ii) has the valid right or license to use and, to
the extent that it does any of the following, to develop, make, have made, offer
for sale, sell, import, copy, modify, create derivative works of, distribute,
license and dispose of all the Intellectual Property used or anticipated to be
used in products which Intellectual Property is listed in Schedule
6.1.12.1, excluding the use of any Intellectual Property after the Closing
Date which may be used by the Company under IP agreements conducted between
Seller and third parties after the Closing Date, in particular under so-called
Cross Licensing Agreements, (herein the “Sci-worx IP Rights”). To the Best
Knowledge of Seller, such Sci-worx IP Rights, together with IP Rights licensed
from third parties and IP made available by the Company’s customers for customer
projects are sufficient for the conduct of the Company’s business substantially
as conducted at the Signing Date. As used in this Agreement, “Sci-worx Owned IP
Rights” means Sci-worx IP Rights that are owned by the Company; and “Sci-worx
Licensed IP Rights” means IP Rights that are licensed to the Company.
“Intellectual Property” or “IP” in this Agreement means, collectively, all
worldwide industrial and intellectual property rights, including patents, patent
applications, patent rights, utility models, utility model applications, utility
model rights, trademarks, trademark registrations and applications therefore,
registered designs, unregistered design rights, trade dress rights, trade |
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| | | | names, service marks, service ▇▇▇▇ registrations and applications therefore,
Internet domain names, Internet and World Wide Web URLs or addresses,
copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefore, rights
of use and exploitation of copyrightable works, mask work rights, mask
work registrations and applications therefore. |
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| | 6.1.12.2 | | Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.2-1, neither the execution and
performance of this Agreement nor of the Ancillary Agreements will: (i)
constitute a material breach under any contract governing any Sci-worx IP Right
(collectively herein the “Sci-worx IP Rights Agreements”); (ii) cause the
forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or
termination of, any Sci-worx IP Right or Sci-worx Licensed IP Right; or (iii)
materially impair the right of the Company to use, develop, make, have made,
offer for sale, sell, import, copy, modify, create derivative works of,
distribute, license or dispose of any Sci-worx IP Right or portion thereof.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.2-2, there are no royalties or
other payments payable by the Company to any third person (other than salaries
payable to employees and independent contractors not contingent on or related to
use of their work product and license fees for software licenses other than
salaries and inventor’s fees) as a result of the use, license-in, manufacture,
sale, offering for sale, copying, distribution, or disposition of any Sci-worx IP
Rights or of Sci-worx Licensed IP Right by the Company and none shall become
payable as a result of the consummation of this Agreement. After the Closing
Date, subject to prior license grants, all Sci-worx Owned IP Rights will be, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, fully transferable, alienable or
licensable by the Company without restriction and, subject to employee inventor
remuneration, without payment of any kind to any third party. |
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| | 6.1.12.3 | | Schedule 6.1.12.3 sets forth a list (by name and version number) of
products and services owned by the Company which are currently marketed,
licensed, sold, or distributed by the Company and of products and services which
are currently under development by the Company other than under customer orders
(each a “Sci-worx Product”). To the Best Knowledge of Seller neither the
operation of the Company’s business as conducted at the Signing Date nor the use,
development, marketing, licensing, sale, offering for sale, distribution of any
Sci-worx Product (i) violates any contract between the Company and any third
party, or (ii) infringes or misappropriates or will infringe or will
misappropriate any Intellectual Property right of any other party. At the Signing
Date there is no, and there is not expected to be any, pending, or to the Best
Knowledge of Seller, threatened, claim or litigation contesting the validity,
ownership or right of the Company to exercise any Sci-worx IP Right, nor, to the
Best Knowledge of Seller, is there any legitimate basis for any such |
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| | | | claim. The Company has until the Signing Date not received, and does not
expect to receive, any notice asserting that any Sci-worx IP Right or
the use, development, manufacture, sale, offering for sale, licensing,
or distribution thereof by the Company infringes the rights of any
other party, and, to the Best Knowledge of Seller, there is no
legitimate basis for any such assertion. The Company has until the
Signing Date not received, and does not expect to receive, any written
notice or offer from any third party offering a license under any
patents. |
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| | 6.1.12.4 | | None of Sci-worx IP Rights and Sci-worx Products is at the Signing Date, or
is expected to be, subject to any court or arbitral proceeding or outstanding
court or arbitral order, contract (for the avoidance of doubt not including
confidentiality obligations) (i) restricting in any manner the use, distribution,
transfer, or licensing by the Company of any Sci-worx Owned IP Rights or any
Sci-worx Product, or which may affect the validity, use or enforceability of any
such Sci-worx Owned IP Rights, or (ii) restricting the conduct of the Company’s
business as conducted at the Signing Date in order to accommodate Intellectual
Property rights of a third party other than confidentiality undertakings. |
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| | 6.1.12.5 | | To the Best Knowledge of Seller, no current or former employee, consultant or
independent contractor of the Company: (i) is in material violation of any term
or covenant of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention
assignment agreement non-disclosure agreement, non-competition agreement or any
other contract with any other party by virtue of being employed by, or performing
services for, the Company or using trade secrets or proprietary information of
others without permission; or (ii) has developed any technology, software or
other copyrightable, patentable or otherwise proprietary work for the Company
during a period of time during which he was working for the Company, that is
subject to any contract under which such employee, consultant or independent
contractor has assigned or otherwise granted to any third party any rights
(including Intellectual Property) in or to such technology, software or other
copyrightable, patentable or otherwise proprietary work. Neither the employment
of any employee of the Company, nor the use by the Company of the services of any
consultant or independent contractor subjects the Company to any liability to any
third party for improperly soliciting such employee, consultant or independent
contractor to work for the Company, whether such liability is based on
contractual or other legal obligations of the Company to such third party. |
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| | 6.1.12.6 | | Subject to an open flow of information to the Seller and its Affiliates, the
Company has taken steps to protect, preserve and maintain the secrecy and
confidentiality of all confidential or proprietary in- |
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| | | | formation included in Sci-worx IP Rights and to preserve and maintain all of
the Company’s interests, proprietary rights and trade secrets in
Sci-worx IP Rights. All current and former officers, consultants and
independent contractors of the Company having access to confidential or
proprietary information of the Company, its customers or business
partners and inventions owned by the Company are subject to
confidentiality on the basis of their employment agreements or have
executed to the Company an agreement regarding the protection of such
confidential or proprietary information. Technical consultants and
independent contractors of the Company have executed an agreement
regarding the assignment of inventions to the Company (in the case of
proprietary information of the Company’s customers and business
partners, to the extent required by such customers and business
partners). To the Best Knowledge of Seller, all current and former
employees of the Company having access to confidential or proprietary
information of the Company have notified to the Company any and all
inventions. There are no unsettled claims of employees under the German
Employee Invention Act (Arbeitnehmererfindungsgesetz, ArbNErfG)
relating to the period until the Closing Date. No current or former
employee, consultant or independent contractor of Sci-worx has any
right, license, claim or interest whatsoever in or with respect to any
Sci-worx IP Rights other than set out by law. |
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| | 6.1.12.7 | | Schedule 6.1.12.7 sets forth a list of all Sci-worx Licensed IP
Rights that is incorporated into, integrated or bundled with, or used by the
Company in the development or compilation of any of Sci-worx Products (herein
“Third Party Product Technology”). |
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| | 6.1.12.8 | | Schedule 6.1.12.1 contains a true and complete list of (i) all
world-wide registrations made by or on behalf of the Company of any patents,
utility models, copyrights, designs, mask works, trademarks, service marks,
Internet domain names or Internet or World Wide Web URLs or addresses with any
governmental authority or quasi-governmental authority, including Internet domain
name registries, (ii) all applications, registrations and filings together with a
description of the status and of (iii) all inter parties proceedings or actions
before any court or tribunal (including the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market, or equivalent authority anywhere else in
the world) related to the above mentioned Sci-worx Owned IP Rights (collectively,
the “Sci-worx Registered IP Rights”). All registered patents, utility models,
trademarks, service marks, Internet domain names, Internet or World Wide Web URLs
or addresses, copyrights, designs and mask work rights held by the Company are
valid, enforceable and subsisting, and the Com- |
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| | | | pany is the owner thereof. Schedule 6.1.12.8
sets forth a list of all actions that are required to be taken by the
Company within 120 days of the Signing Date with respect to any of
Sci-worx Registered IP Rights in order to avoid prejudice to,
impairment or abandonment of such Sci-worx Registered IP Rights. The
Company is the exclusive owner of all trademarks and trade names used
in connection with the operation or conduct of its business as
conducted at the Signing Date, including the sale, licensing,
distribution or provision of any Sci-worx Products. The Company is the
exclusive owner of all Sci-worx Registered IP Rights and has good and
valid title to copyrighted works or exclusive unlimited rights to use
copyrighted works (except for copyrighted works developed under
customer contracts) subject to customary licenses granted in the
ordinary course of business. |
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| | 6.1.12.9 | | The Company owns all right, title and interest in and to all Sci-worx Owned
IP Rights free and clear of all Encumbrances and licenses (other than licenses
and rights listed in Schedule 6.1.12.9 and an additional license/right of
customer Ericsson AB of December 2006, named ▇▇▇▇▇▇, description ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 5 with
order volume EUR 490.000,—, and licenses under Seller’s IP cross license
agreements). |
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| | 6.1.12.10 | | Except for the IP license agreement according to Section 5.1 above there are
no contracts to which the Company is a party and which grants any third party
exclusive rights to or under any Sci-worx IP Rights or grants any third party the
right to sublicense any of Sci-worx Owned IP Rights. |
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| | 6.1.12.11 | | Neither the Company nor any other party acting on its behalf has disclosed
or delivered to any party, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow
agent or other party of, any Sci-worx Source Code (as defined below) other than
to customers in connection with the contracts listed in Schedule
6.1.12.11. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists,
that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) shall, or would
reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery by the Company or
any other party acting on its behalf to any party of any Sci-worx Source Code
other than according to the contracts listed in Schedule 6.1.12.11.
Schedule 6.1.12.11, identifies each contract pursuant to which
Sci-worx has deposited, or is or may be required to deposit, with an escrow agent
or other party, any Sci-worx Source Code and further describes whether the
execution of this Agreement or the consummation of this Agreement would
reasonably be expected to result in the release from escrow of any Sci-worx
Source Code. As used in this Section 6.1.12.11, “Sci-worx Source Code” means,
collectively, any human readable software source code, or any material portion or
any material proprietary information or algorithm contained in or relating to any
software source code, that constitutes Sci-worx Owned IP Rights or is integrated
in any Sci-worx Product. |
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| | 6.1.12.12 | | To the Best Knowledge of Seller, there is no unauthorized use, disclosure,
infringement or misappropriation of any Sci-worx Owned IP Rights by any third
party, including any employee or former employee of the Company. |
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| | 6.1.12.13 | | To the Best Knowledge of Seller, all Sci-worx Products provided by the
Company to customers on or prior to the Closing Date conform in all material
respects to applicable contractual obligations and the Company has no liability
for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection with Sci-worx
Products or Services other than what can be expected in the ordinary course of
business and in line with past practice of the Company. The Company has a policy
and procedure for tracking material bugs, errors and defects of which it becomes
aware in any Sci-worx Products, and maintains a database covering the foregoing. |
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| | 6.1.12.14 | | Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.14-1, no government funding,
or funding from third parties (other than customer remuneration for development
work and working capital funds received from Infineon) was used in the
development of Sci-worx Products or Services. No current or former employee of
the Company who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or
development of any Sci-worx IP Rights has performed services for the government,
for a university, college or other educational institution or for a research
center during a period of time during which such employee was also performing
services for the Company except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.14-2. |
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| | 6.1.12.15 | | Schedule 6.1.12.15 lists all Open Source Materials that to the Best
Knowledge of Seller have been incorporated into, combined with or distributed
with any Sci-worx Products or Services. As used in this Section 6.1.12.15, “Open
Source Materials” (1) means any software that (i) contains, or is derived in any
manner (in whole or in part) from, any software that is distributed as free
software, open source software (e.g., without limitation, Linux) and (ii)
requires as a condition of its use, modification or distribution that it, or
other software incorporated, distributed with, or derived from it, be disclosed
or distributed in source code form or made available at no charge and (2)
includes without limitation software licensed under the GNU’s General Public
License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL, the Mozilla Public License, the Netscape
Public License, the Sun Community Source License, the Sun Industry Standards
License, the BSD License, a Microsoft Shared Source License, the Common Public
License, the Apache License, and any license listed at
▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. |
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| | 6.1.12.16 | | Except disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.16, the Company has not (1)
incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source |
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| | | | Materials with, Sci-worx Owned IP Rights or Sci-worx Products; (2)
distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with any Sci-worx
Owned IP Rights or Sci-worx Products; or (3) used Open Source
Materials, in such a way that, with respect to clause (1), (2) or (3),
creates or purports to create obligations for the Company with respect
to any Sci-worx Owned IP Rights or grant, or purport to grant, to any
third party, any rights or immunities under any Sci-worx Owned IP
Rights (including using any Open Source Materials that require, as a
condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source
Materials that other software incorporated into, derived from or
distributed with such Open Source Materials be (i) disclosed or
distributed in source code form, (ii) be licensed for the purpose of
making derivative works, or (iii) be redistributable at no charge). |
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| | 6.1.12.17 | | Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.1.12.17 the Company is not now and
has never been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry
standards body or any similar organization that could reasonably be expected to
require or obligate any of the Company to grant or offer to any other Person
license or right to any Sci-worx Owned IP Rights. |
| 6.1.13 | | Compliance with Laws. |
| | 6.1.13.1 | | The Company has materially complied and is now in material compliance with
all applicable law. The Company holds up to the Closing Date all material
permits, licenses and approvals from, and has made all material filings with,
government (and quasi-governmental) agencies and authorities, that are necessary
and/or legally required to be held by it to conduct its business up to the
Closing Date without any violation of applicable law (herein the “Governmental
Permits”), and all such Governmental Permits are valid and in full force and
effect. The Company has not until the Signing Date received, and does not expect
to receive, any notice or other communication from any governmental authority
regarding (i) any actual or possible violation of applicable law or any
Governmental Permit or any failure to comply with any term or requirement of any
Governmental Permit or (ii) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any Governmental Permit. |
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| | 6.1.13.2 | | Neither the Company nor any Director, agent or employee of the Company has,
for or on behalf of the Company, (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity,
(ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or
employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, or (iii) made
any other payment in violation of applicable law. |
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| | 6.1.13.3 | | To the Best Knowledge of Seller, the Company has conducted its export
transactions in accordance in all respects with applicable provisions of export
control laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing the Company (i) has
obtained all export licenses and other approvals required for its exports of
products, software and technologies and (ii) is in compliance with the terms of
all applicable export licenses or other approvals. As of the Signing Date there
are no, and there are not expected to be any, pending or, to the Best Knowledge
of Seller, threatened claims against the Company with respect to such export
licenses or other approvals; to Best Knowledge of Seller there are no actions,
conditions or circumstances pertaining to the Company’s export transactions that
would reasonably be expected to give rise to any future claims. |
| 6.1.14 | | Certain Transactions and Agreements. None of the Directors of the Company nor,
to the Best Knowledge of Seller, any immediate family member of such Directors or key
employees of the Company, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or
corporation that directly competes with the Company (except with respect to any interest
in less than 5% of the stock of any corporation whose stock is publicly traded). None of
said Directors or employees or immediate family members has any interest in any
property, real or personal, tangible or intangible (including any Sci-worx IP Rights or
any other Intellectual Property other than based on employment inventions or rights as a
copy right holder of rights licensed to the Company), that is used in the business. |
| | 6.1.15.1 | | The Company has fulfilled all payments due (except bonus payments in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, but including, for
the avoidance of doubt, severance payments) and other obligations due (i)
vis-à-vis its Directors, employees and freelancers (freie Mitarbeiter) who are
listed in Schedule 6.1.15.1 or former employees or former freelancers and
(ii) with respect to the Directors, employees and purported freelancers to any
governmental authorities. None of the purported freelancers of the Company is to
be considered as employee from a social security perspective
(Scheinselbständigkeit). |
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| | 6.1.15.2 | | A complete list of all employees, freelancers and Directors of the Company
and their current title and/or job description and compensation (base
compensation and bonuses) is set forth in Schedule 6.1.15.1. Other than
with the employees, freelancers and Directors listed in Schedule
6.1.15.1, no other agreements have been concluded with or offered to
employees, freelancers and Directors. |
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| | 6.1.15.3 | | The Company is not now, nor has it ever been, subject to a union organizing
effort. To the Best Knowledge of Seller the consummation of this Agreement shall
not have a material adverse effect on labor relations, and no key employees
intend to resign from their positions. The Company has a works council. As of the
Signing Date there are no, and there are not expected to be any, labor disputes
with the works council unless disclosed otherwise in Schedule 6.1.6. |
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| | 6.1.15.4 | | Benefit Arrangements. |
| | (i) | | Schedule 6.1.15.4 (i) lists each works
agreement (Betriebsvereinbarung) (including social plans
(Sozialpläne)), each employee benefit plan, each loan to an employee in
excess of EUR 10,000 and each plan or arrangement providing for
insurance coverage and compensation or benefits schemes of any kind for
employees or Directors of the Company that are currently in effect. The
contracts, plans and arrangements described in this Schedule
6.1.15.4 (i) are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Benefit
Arrangements”. |
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| | (ii) | | No suit, administrative proceeding, action or
other litigation has until the Signing Date been, or is expected to be,
brought, or to the Best Knowledge of Seller, is threatened against or
with respect to any Benefit Arrangement, including any audit or inquiry
by any governmental authority. |
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| | (iii) | | All contributions due from the Company with
respect to any Benefit Arrangement have been made or there is a period
of time remaining for such contributions to be timely made. No further
contributions shall be due or shall have accrued thereunder as of the
Effective Date (other than contributions accrued in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practices, after the Effective Date). |
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| | (iv) | | There has been no termination or partial
termination of any Benefit Arrangement by the Company or, until the
Signing Date, by a third party and a termination by a third party is
not expected. |
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| | (v) | | There has been no amendment to, written
interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company
relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any
Benefit Arrangement that would increase materially the expense of
maintaining such Benefit Arrangement above the level of the expense
incurred in respect thereof during the most recent fiscal
year. |
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| | (vi) | | Other than listed in Schedule 6.1.15.4 (vi) the Company is
not a party to any contract with any Person (i) providing any term of
employment (other than with a Director) or (ii) providing severance
benefits or other benefits after the termination of employment of
such employee regardless of the reason for such termination of
employment which are due or will become due. |
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| | (vii) | | No employee of the Company is in material
violation of his employment agreement. |
| 6.1.16 | | Insurance. The Company maintains the policies of insurance set forth in
Schedule 6.1.16, listing the name of the insurer under each such policy and the
type of policy. At the Signing Date there is no, and there is not expected to be any,
material claim pending under any of such policies as to which coverage has been
questioned but denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies. All premiums due
and payable under all such policies have been paid and the Company is to the Best
Knowledge of the Seller in compliance with the terms of such policies. To the Best
Knowledge of Seller there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase
with respect to, any of such policies. Purchaser is aware that certain insurances will
not be continued after the Closing Date. |
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| 6.1.17 | | No Brokers. The Company is not obligated for the payment of any fees or
expenses of any investment banker, broker, finder or similar party in connection with
the origin, negotiation or execution of this Agreement or in connection with the
purchase of the Shares or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. |
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| 6.1.18 | | Customers and Suppliers. |
| | 6.1.18.1 | | Significant Customers. As of the Signing Date the Company has no, and
does not expect to have any, outstanding material disputes concerning its
products and/or services with any customer or distributor who, in the Company’s
recent fiscal year ended 30 September 2006 was one of the 10 largest sources of
revenues for the Company, based on amounts paid or payable (each herein a
“Significant Customer”). Each Significant Customer is listed in Schedule
6.1.18.1. As of the Signing Date the Company has except as disclosed in
Schedule 6.1.18.1, not received and does not anticipate to receive any
written or, to the Best Knowledge of Seller, oral notice from any Significant
Customer that such customer shall not continue as a customer of the Company after
the Closing. |
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| | 6.1.18.2 | | Significant Suppliers. The Company has as of the Signing Date no, and
does not expect to have any, outstanding material dispute concerning products
and/or services provided by any supplier who, in the Company’s recent fiscal year
ended 30 September 2006 was one |
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of the 10 largest suppliers of products and/or
services to the Company, based on amounts paid or payable (each herein
a “Significant Supplier”). Each Significant Supplier is listed in
Schedule 6.1.18.2. As of the Signing Date the Company has not
received and does not anticipate to receive any written, or the Best
Knowledge of Seller, oral notice from any Significant Supplier that
such supplier shall not continue as a supplier to the Company after the
Closing Date.
| | 6.1.19 | | Accounts Receivable. The accounts receivable shown on the Balance Sheet arose
in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices and have been
accounted for in accordance with German GAAP or similar accounting principles. This also
applies to receivables which came into existence between the Effective Date and the
Closing Date. |
| 6.2 | | All Exhibits and Schedules referred to in Section 6.1 are collectively referred to as the
“Disclosure Schedules”. For the avoidance of doubt, any fact or item reasonably evidently
referenced in or disclosed in a specific Disclosure Schedule, shall be deemed to be disclosed
also with respect to any other Seller’s Guarantee whether or not a cross reference appears. |
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| | | Seller does not give or assume any guarantees other than those set forth in Section 6.1
above and Section 9 and none of the Seller’s Guarantees shall be construed as a guarantee or
representation with respect to the quality of the Company within the meaning of Sections 276
(1), 443 German Civil Code (Garantie für die Beschaffenheit der Sache). |
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| 6.3 | | For the purpose of this Agreement, “Best Knowledge of Seller” shall mean the actual
knowledge (positive Kenntnis) of Messrs. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, which they have as of the point in time relevant in relation to Seller’s
Guarantees contained in Section 6.1 above. |
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| 7. | | Guarantees of Purchaser |
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| | | Purchaser guarantees as of the Signing Date and the Closing Date (herein collectively
“Purchaser’s Guarantees”): |
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| 7.1 | | Enforceability, No Conflict. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of Delaware, USA. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
in each case constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser in accordance
with his respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally and except that the remedy of specific performance and
injunction relief and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defences
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. The
Purchaser has the absolute and unrestricted right, power, authority, and capacity to execute
and deliver this Agree- |
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| | | ment and to perform his obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, which
actions have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action of
Purchaser. Purchaser is not required to give any notice to any person or obtain any consent
or governmental authorization in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements by Purchaser. Neither the execution of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements nor the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated
thereby will directly or indirectly violate the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or
any contract of Purchaser or violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment,
injunction, order or decree in any jurisdiction concerned under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements. |
| 7.2 | | Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or to the
knowledge of Purchaser, as of the Signing Date, threatened against or affecting Purchaser
before any court or arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official which in any manner
challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions
contemplated hereunder. |
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| 8. | | Remedies |
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| 8.1 | | In the event of any breach or non-fulfillment by Seller of any of Seller’s Guarantees
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Tax Indemnity) contained in this Agreement, Seller
shall be liable for putting Purchaser, or at the election of Purchaser, the Company into the
same position that it would have been in if the Seller’s Guarantees contained in this
Agreement had been correct or had not been breached (Naturalrestitution), or, if this is not
possible or feasible or Seller has not put Purchaser or the Company in that position within
two months after the respective obligation became due, to pay damages. For purposes of
determining the liability of Seller under this Agreement, all losses incurred by the Company
or Purchaser in the meaning of Section 249 seqq. including Section 257 (for the avoidance of
doubt including lost profits (entgangener Gewinn), consequential damages (Folgeschäden) and
Third Party Claims) shall be taken into account (herein “Losses”). If and to the extent
indemnification for any Loss is paid to the Company, such payment shall be constructed and
deemed as contributions (Einlagen) made by Purchaser into the Company and shall be treated as
a reduction of the Purchase Price as between Seller and Purchaser. |
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| 8.2 | | In the event of any breach or non-fulfillment by Seller of any of Seller’s Guarantees
contained in this Agreement (herein “Purchaser Claim”), Purchaser will, within one (1) month
after becoming aware of the facts that may constitute a Purchaser Claim, give Seller notice of
such breach or non-fulfillment, with such notice stating the nature thereof and the amount
involved, to the extent that such amount has been determined at the time when such notice is
given. Without prejudice to the validity of the Purchaser Claim or alleged claim in question,
Purchaser shall give, and shall cause the Company to give, subject to their being paid their
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, Seller and its professional advisors such
information and assistance as Seller and its professional advisors may reasonably request to
investigate the matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to such Purchaser Claim. |
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| 8.3 | | Seller shall not be liable for, and Purchaser shall not be entitled to bring any Purchaser
Claim or any other claim under or in connection with this Agreement, if and to the extent
that: |
| | 8.3.1 | | the matter to which the Purchaser Claim relates was reasonably evident from the
Financial Statements; |
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| | 8.3.2 | | the amount of the Purchaser Claim has actually been recovered from a third party
or under an insurance policy in force on the Effective Date, provided, however, that
prior to such recovery Seller shall only be obliged to compensate Purchaser for Losses
against assignment of any claims against third parties for recovery of Losses; |
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| | 8.3.3 | | the payment or settlement of any item giving rise to a Purchaser Claim results
in a tax benefit to the Company or Purchaser; |
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| | 8.3.4 | | Section 254 of the German Civil Code applies; |
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| | 8.3.5 | | the matter or fact on which the breach or non-fulfillment of a Seller’s
Guarantee is based was actually known (positive Kenntnis) by Purchaser or is not known
to Purchaser due to gross negligence (▇▇▇▇▇ Fahrlässigkeit) on the Signing Date; |
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| | 8.3.6 | | the Purchaser Claim results from or is increased by the passing of, or any
change in, after the Closing Date, any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, common
law rule or administrative practice of any government, governmental department, agency
or regulatory body including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) any
increase in the rates of Taxes (as defined in Section 9.1 below) or any imposition of
Taxes or any withdrawal or relief from Taxes not actually (or prospectively) in effect
at the Closing Date; |
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| | 8.3.7 | | the procedures set forth in Sections 8.2 or 8.5 were not observed by Purchaser
or the Company and Seller was prejudiced by the non-compliance with such procedures. |
| 8.4 | | The principle of taking into account all advantages in connection with the relevant matter
when calculating the liability under a Purchaser Claim (Vorteilsausgleich) shall apply. If a
claim has been assigned to Seller in accordance with Section 8.3.2, Purchaser and the Company
undertake to support Seller with best efforts to enforce this claim. |
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| 8.5 | | If (i) an order of any governmental authority is issued or threatened to be issued against
Purchaser or the Company or (ii) the Company or Purchaser are sued or threatened to be sued by
a third party, including without limitation any government agencies (herein “Third Party
Claim”), and Seller would be obliged to indemnify Purchaser or the Company from such Third
Party Claim (including under Sec. 8.1.), Purchaser shall give Seller notice of such Third
Party Claim as soon as reasonably practicable after having gained actual knowledge of any such
Third Party Claim. |
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| | | Seller shall be entitled to defend or cause Purchaser or the Company to defend such Third
Party Claim unless such defence by Seller is not reasonably acceptable with a view to
justified interests of Purchaser, any of Purchaser’s Affiliates or the Company. Purchaser
shall give, and shall cause the Company to give, subject to it being paid all reasonable out
of pocket costs and expenses, Seller and its professional advisors such information and
assistance as Seller and its professional advisors may reasonably request investigating the
matter or circumstance alleged to give rise to such Third Party Claim and defending the
Third Party Claim. Without Purchaser’s prior written approval, Seller shall not compromise,
dispose, accept, waive or settle any Third Party Claim or assume any liability in connection
with any Third Party Claim. To the extent that Seller is in breach of a Seller’s Guarantee,
all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Seller in defending such Third Party Claim
shall be borne by Seller; if it turns out that Seller was not in breach, any costs and
expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with the defence shall be borne
by Purchaser. |
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| 9. | | Tax Indemnity |
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| 9.1 | | “Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) means (A) any taxes of any kind including but
not limited to any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll
(including all contributions or premiums pursuant to industry or governmental social security
laws or pursuant to other tax laws and regulations), wage, solidarity surcharge
(Solidaritätszuschlag), excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property,
environmental or windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax, tax prepayment, contribution
(Beitrag), charge (Gebühr) or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest, additional charge (e.g., for late payment), any other tax
supplement (steuerliche Nebenleistung) or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount
imposed by any federal, state, municipal or foreign governmental entity responsible for the
imposition of any such tax, (B) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type
described in clause (A) of this sentence as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for any taxable period, and (C) any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (A) or (B) of this
sentence as a result of being a transferee of or successor to any Person or as a result of
any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person. |
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| 9.2 | | Seller shall — subject to the Time Limitations (as defined in Section 11.1 below), the
Deductible (as defined in Section 11.3 below) and the Liability Caps (as defined in Section
11.4 below) — indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any non-appealable Taxes of the
Company imposed under the applicable laws and relating to the Company for periods ending on
or before the Effective Date to the extent that such imposed Taxes have not been reflected as
liabilities or provisions (Verbindlichkeiten, Rückstellungen) in the Financial Statements of
the Company and, in addition, such Taxes exceed in aggregate the amount of EUR 1,000.00. |
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| 9.3 | | In relation to tax releases, tax benefits and changes in accounting practices the following
shall apply: |
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| | 9.3.1 | | If the Company has received any benefits by refund, set-off or reduction of
Taxes as the result of an adjustment or payment giving rise to a claim for
indemnification of Taxes, then the corresponding benefit shall reduce the claim for
indemnification of any such Tax. This shall apply only to Tax benefits after the
Effective Date resulting from the lengthening of any amortization or depreciation
periods, higher depreciation allowances or carry forwards of losses or deductions. |
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| | 9.3.2 | | Seller shall not be responsible for any Tax liabilities attributable to
periods ending on or before the Effective Date resulting from any change in the
accounting and taxation principles or practices of the Company (including methods of
submitting taxation returns) introduced after the Closing Date, except if required
under mandatory law. |
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| | 9.3.3 | | Seller shall not be responsible for any tax liabilities attributable to
periods ending on or before the Effective Date and triggered by actions, declarations
or any other means effected after the Closing Date, except if the measures undertaken
by the Purchaser are in compliance with requirements demanded by law, regulations,
administrative orders or court judgments. |
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| | 9.3.4 | | Seller shall not be responsible for any Tax liabilities, if and to the extent
the amount of the Taxes has been recovered from a third party. If the taxes might be
recovered from a third party the Seller is not responsible if and to the extent the
Purchaser or the Company does not assign such third party claims to the Seller. |
| 9.4 | | Seller shall be entitled to any refunds of Taxes relating to the Company actually received
by the Company attributable to any period ending on or before the Effective Date and
exceeding in the aggregate the amount of EUR 1,000.00, such refunds of Taxes becoming due and
payable ten (10) business days after receipt (by means of refund or set-off) of such Tax
refund by the Company. |
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| 9.5 | | In relation to the preparation of tax returns for the fiscal year of 2006 the following
shall apply: Seller shall have the right to review and comment on any tax return to be filed
by the Company relating to a period beginning before the Effective Date and Purchaser shall
provide copies of such return to Seller no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the
relevant due date of such tax return. |
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| 9.6 | | The Purchaser shall inform the Seller without undue delay of and keep Seller informed
regarding the commencement of any audit or other proceeding which may give rise to a claim
under Section 9.2 above in a way that enables Sellers to effectively defend potential claims
under Section 9.2. Sections 8.2, 8.3.7 and 8.5 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Seller shall
be given the opportunity to examine all correspondence with respect to this matter and may
participate in all relevant proceedings. The Seller may request from the Purchaser with
respect to any tax matter to file all legal remedies and pursue the respective proceedings
against any tax assessments relating to any tax liability to be indemnified, to authorise the
Seller or any persons desig- |
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| | | nated by the Seller to take at its own expenses any measures with respect to the respective
claims, in particular to reject or accept such claims, enter into negotiations, file
remedies and pursue the respective proceedings and enter into settlement agreements
reasonable acceptable to the Purchaser for and on behalf of the Company provided that the
Seller has acknowledged its obligation to indemnify the Purchaser or – at Purchaser’s choice
– the Company from such claim in writing. |
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| 9.7 | | If and to the extent Purchaser fails to completely or immediately comply with any of its
obligations under this Section 9, or denies fulfillment of its obligations, any and all
claims of Purchaser under this Section 9 shall be expressly excluded, unless Seller has not
been prejudiced by that non-compliance or denial. |
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| 10. | | Seller’s Covenants and Indemnities |
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| 10.1 | | Termination of Employees. Seller undertakes to, without undue delay (unverzüglich),
indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any Losses, including but not limited to (i)
severance payments, (ii) salaries paid by the Company with respect to the period after the
Closing Date, (iii) any payments under a social plan and (iv) litigation costs, arising out
of the termination of any employees who have been terminated after 1 July 2006 and prior to
the date hereof. Sections 8.2, 8.3.3, 8.3.4, 8.3.7, 8.4 and 8.5 shall apply accordingly.
Section 11.3 hereof shall not apply to Seller’s liability under this Section 10.1. |
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| 10.2 | | Cash. Seller undertakes to compensate the Company for any amount by which the Cash
of the Company at the Signing Date at 9.00 a.m. CET fell short of EUR 1,518,866.00. For the
purpose of this Agreement, “Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of the cash and cash
equivalents of the Company, including but not limited to cheques in hand (which have been
issued for the benefit of the Company and have been capitalized but are outstanding) and
short-term (up to three months) deposits with banks, financial or similar institutions.
Section 11.3 hereof shall not apply to Seller’s liability under this Section 10.2. |
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| 10.3 | | Conduct of Business between Signing Date and Closing Date. |
| | 10.3.1. | | In the period from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or 5
January 2007, Seller shall cause the Company to conduct the business in the same way as
previously and with the care expected of a diligent and prudent businessman. Except as
provided otherwise herein Seller shall and shall cause the Company not to take any
steps outside the ordinary course of business or not consistent with past practice of
the Company. The Company and Seller shall inform Purchaser immediately about all
material occurrences, in particular all occurrences, decisions and matters which may
have significant implications for the current or future development of the business. |
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| | 10.3.2. | | Except as provided otherwise herein Seller shall and shall cause the Company in the
period from the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or |
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5 January 2007, to take the following steps only with the prior written consent of
Purchaser:
| | (i) | | take up new activities; |
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| | (ii) | | appoint or dismiss any managing director (Geschäftsführer) or
procuration officer (Prokurist); |
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| | (iii) | | make any payments to Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates except
as provided in Section 6.1.8.3; |
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| | (iv) | | enter into or submit any contract, bid or proposal with any third
party having a value (net of VAT) in excess of EUR 35,000.00; |
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| | (v) | | change or terminate any contract as described in Section 6.1.11; |
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| | (vi) | | transfer, license or grant any rights under any Sci-worx IP Rights,
enter into any settlement regarding the breach or infringement of any Sci-worx IP
Rights or enter into any co-existing agreement or modify any existing rights with
respect thereto; |
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| | (vii) | | make or agree to make any capital expenditures or similar
commitments in any case or in the aggregate in excess or EUR 35,000.00; |
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| | (viii) | | execute legal transactions of any kind between the Company on the one hand and
Sellers, Sellers’ Affiliates or the Company’s managing directors on the other
hand; |
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| | (ix) | | purchase shareholdings in other companies and establish new
companies; |
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| | (x) | | sell business concerns (Geschäftsbetrieb) in full or in part; |
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| | (xi) | | take any step that would lead to a Seller’s Guarantee made in
Section 6 hereof to become incomplete or incorrect as of the Closing Date; |
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| | (xii) | | inform Purchaser if it becomes aware that any of the events
described in Section 6.10, not under Seller’s control, occurs; and |
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| | (xiii) | | inform Purchaser if it becomes aware of a Seller’s Guarantee given as of the
Signing Date becoming incorrect in the period between the Signing Date and the
Closing Date. |
| | 10.3.3 | | Purchaser agrees that Seller fulfils its obligations under this Section 10.3 by
giving a respective instruction to the managing director of the Company as a
Shareholder. |
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| 11. | | Expiration of Claims / Limitation of Claims |
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| 11.1 | | All claims of Purchaser arising under this Agreement shall be time-barred as of 31 December
2007. Exempted herefrom are: |
| | 11.1.1 | | all claims of Purchaser arising under Section 9 (Tax Indemnity) and Section 6.1.7.
which shall be time barred for each Tax three (3) months after the date of the final,
non-appealable assessment concerning the respective Tax; |
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| | 11.1.2 | | all claims of Purchaser in respect of liabilities for defects of title to the Shares
arising from a breach in respect of Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 and all claims of
Purchaser arising from a breach in respect of Section 6.1.12, which shall be
time-barred on 31 December 2008 (herein collectively “Time Limitations”). |
| 11.2 | | The expiry period for any claims of Purchaser under this Agreement shall be tolled
(gehemmt) pursuant to Section 209 German Civil Code by any timely notification of Seller
pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 9.6 above, as the case may be, provided that Purchaser
commences judicial proceedings within six (6) months after the expiry of the relevant Time
Limitations. Section 203 German Civil Code shall not apply, unless Purchaser and Seller agree
in writing that the expiry period shall be tolled on the basis of pending settlement
negotiations. |
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| 11.3 | | Except as explicitly provided otherwise in this Agreement, no liability shall attach to
Seller under this Agreement if and to the extent the aggregate amount of claims is not more
than US$ 93,750.00 (Freibetrag) (herein “Deductible”). If the aggregate liability of Seller
under this Agreement is greater than US$ 93,750.00 Seller’s liability shall be the excess
above US$ 93,750.00 subject to the other provisions of this Section 11. |
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| 11.4 | | The aggregate liability of Seller for breach of Seller’s Guarantees and under the Tax
Indemnity under this Agreement, except for the indemnification for the breach of Seller’s
Guarantees under Section 6.1.12 (herein “IP Claims”) and claims relating to the title of
Shares according to Sections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 (herein “Title Claims”), (herein “General
Claims”) shall not exceed US$ 3,125,000.00. The aggregate liability of Seller for IP Claims
plus General Claims shall not exceed US$ 6,250,000.00, provided that the cap for General
Claims in the previous sentence shall continue to apply. The aggregate liability of Seller
for Title Claims plus (i) General Claims and (ii) IP Claims shall not exceed the Purchase
Price, provided that the caps for General Claims and IP Claims in the previous sentences
shall continue to apply (herein together “Liability Caps”). |
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| 11.5 | | The Parties are in agreement that, subject to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular
Section 123 or Section 276 para. 3 of the German Civil Code (BGB), and unless expressly
provided otherwise herein, the Seller’s Guarantees set out in this Agreement (including the
Tax Indemnity) and the remedies that the Purchaser may have against Seller for breach of
Seller’s Guarantees set forth in this Agreement or under the Tax Indemnity shall be
exhaustive and apply instead and to the exclusion of any and all remedies available to
Purchaser under the law in the event of any defect in quality (Sachmangel) or title
(Rechtsmangel) of the Shares, the business or the assets |
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| | | of the Company. Any further liability of Seller and any differing or further rights or
claims of Purchaser arising from or in connection with any breach of Seller’s Guarantees or
defects in quality or in title or from the breach of any contractual or pre-contractual
obligation shall be excluded to the extent that such liability or right or claim relates to
any defect in quality or in title of the Shares, the business or the assets of the Company
or from Seller having made any incorrect, incomplete or misleading statement or having
breached its disclosure duties in relation thereto. The foregoing provisions of this Section
11.5 shall not, however, reduce, limit, supersede or otherwise affect any of the statutory
rights of Purchaser should Seller be in breach of any obligation expressly set forth in this
Agreement other than those under Seller’s Guarantees and the Tax Indemnity. |
| 12. | | Purchaser’s Covenants |
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| | | The Purchaser shall provide and shall procure that the Company provides the Seller with all
documentation and information required for the setting-up of its quarterly financial
statements as of 31 December 2006 as soon as reasonably practicable upon Seller’s reasonable
request. |
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| 13. | | Restriction of Announcement / Cooperation / Confidentiality |
| 13.1 | | Each of the Parties undertakes that prior to the Closing Date, it will not make an
announcement in connection with this Agreement unless required by applicable mandatory law or
share exchange regulations unless the other Parties hereto have given their respective consent
to such announcement, including the form of such announcement, which consents may not be
unreasonably withheld and may be subject to conditions. If and to the extent any announcement
or disclosure of information regarding the subject matter of this Agreement is to be made
under applicable mandatory laws, in particular any applicable share exchange rules, the Party
being concerned shall not disclose any such information without prior consultation with the
other Parties. On or after the Signing Date, Purchaser shall be entitled to publish a press
release after having provided Seller with a copy of such release reasonably in advance. |
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| 13.2 | | Seller and Purchaser shall each use their best efforts to execute and deliver or procure to
be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, deeds, documents, instruments of
conveyance, assignment and transfer that may be reasonably necessary to implement the terms of
this Agreement. |
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| 13.3 | | The Parties understand and agree that all Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 13.5
below) shall be treated as confidential. The receiving Party shall use the same degree of care
as it uses with regard to its own Proprietary Information to prevent disclosure, use or
publication of the disclosing Party’s Proprietary Information. |
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| | | | Proprietary Information of the originating Party shall be held confidential by the receiving
Party above unless it is, has been or shall be: |
| | 13.3.1 | | obtained legally and freely from a third party without restriction; |
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| | 13.3.2 | | independently developed by the receiving Party at a prior time or in a separate and
distinct manner without benefit of any of the Proprietary Information of the disclosing
Party, and documented to be as such; |
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| | 13.3.3 | | made available by the disclosing Party for general release independent of the
receiving Party; |
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| | 13.3.4 | | within the public domain or later becomes part of the public domain as a result of
acts by someone other than the receiving Party and through no fault or wrongful act of
the receiving Party. |
| 13.4 | | A receiving Party may disclose Proprietary Information of a disclosing Party to directors,
officers, and employees of the receiving Party or agents of the receiving Party including
their respective brokers, lenders, insurance carriers or prospective Purchaser who have
specifically agreed in writing to nondisclosure of the terms and conditions hereof. Any
disclosure hereof required by legal process pursuant to this Section shall only be made after
providing the disclosing Party with notice thereof in order to permit the disclosing Party to
seek an appropriate protective order or exemption. Violation by a Party, its directors,
officers, employees or its agents of the foregoing provisions shall entitle the disclosing
Party, at its option, to obtain injunctive relief without a showing of irreparable harm or
injury and without bond. The provisions of this Section will be effective for a period of two
(2) years after the Closing Date. |
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| 13.5 | | “Proprietary Information” shall mean the information created, transferred, recorded or
employed as part of, or otherwise resulting from the activities undertaken pursuant to this
Agreement or the Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits hereto which constitutes the confidential,
proprietary or trade secret information of the disclosing Party. Such information may be of,
but not limited to, a business, organizational, technical, financial, marketing, operational,
regulatory or sales nature and shall include, without limitation, any and all source codes and
information relating to services, methods of operation, price lists, customer lists,
technology, designs, specifications or other proprietary information of the business or
affairs of a Party or its Affiliates. Proprietary Information may either be in a written form,
with notices of its proprietary nature affixed, or in an oral form, reduced to writing and
affixed with appropriate notice of proprietary nature within seven days of oral presentation,
and distributed to both Parties for the matter of record, but indicated as such at the time of
presentation in an oral fashion. |
| 14. | | Notices |
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| | | All notices and other communications hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be
delivered or sent by registered mail or courier or telefax to the addresses below or to
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such other addresses which may be specified by any Party to the other Parties in the future
in writing:
If to Seller:
Infineon Technologies AG
attn. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ / Till Hans
Am ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Telefax: ▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Germany
If to Purchaser:
Silicon Image Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telefax: ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇
USA
If to the Company:
sci-worx GmbH
Garbsener ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Telefax: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Germany
| 15. | | Miscellaneous |
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| 15.1 | | All expenses, costs, fees and charges in connection with the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement, including without limitation, fees for legal services, shall be borne by the
Party commissioning the respective costs, fees and charges. All notarial fees incurred with
the notarization of this Agreement shall be shared between Purchaser and Seller. Purchaser
shall be responsible for the payment of any sales, transfer or stamp taxes, or other similar
charges, payable by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
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| 15.2 | | All Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement constitute an integral part of this
Agreement and are incorporated herein by reference (as stated below). |
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| 15.3 | | This Agreement and the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules referred to under Section 15.2 above
comprise the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof and
supersede and replace all oral and written declarations of intention made by the Parties in
connection with the contractual negotiations. Changes or amendments to this Agreement
(including this Section 15.3) must be made in writing by the Parties or in any other legally
required form, if so required. |
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| 15.4 | | No Party shall be entitled to assign any rights or claims under this Agreement without the
written consent of the other Parties. |
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| 15.5 | | Interest payable under any provision of this Agreement shall be calculated on the basis of
actual days elapsed divided by 360. |
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| 15.6 | | Business days (Werktage) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Saturdays) and banking days
(Bankarbeitstage) shall be those prevailing in Munich, Germany. |
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| 15.7 | | This Agreement shall not grant any rights to, or is intended to operate for, the benefit of
third parties unless otherwise explicitly provided for herein. |
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| 15.8 | | In this Agreement the headings are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement; where a German term has been inserted in quotation marks
and/or italics it alone (and not the English term to which it relates) shall be authoritative
for the purpose of the interpretation of the relevant English term in this Agreement. |
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| 15.9 | | With respect to the obligation of Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price at Closing Purchaser
shall not be entitled (i) to set-off (aufrechnen) any rights and claims it may have against
any rights or claims Seller may have under this Agreement or (ii) to refuse to perform any
obligation it may have under this Agreement on the grounds that it has a right of retention
(Zurückbehaltungsrecht) unless the rights or claims of Seller claiming a right of set-off
(Aufrechnung) or retention (Zurückbehaltung) have been acknowledged (anerkannt) in writing by
Seller or have been confirmed by final decision of a competent court (Gericht) or arbitration
court (Schiedsgericht). |
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| 15.10 | | This Agreement shall be governed by, and be construed in accordance with, the laws of the
Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws and without
regard to the UN Convention on the Sale of Goods. All disputes arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or its validity shall be finally settled by three arbitrators in
accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the German Institution of Arbitration e. V. (DIS)
without recourse to the ordinary courts of law. The venue of the arbitration shall be Munich,
Germany. The language of the arbitration proceedings shall be English. |
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| 15.11 | | The Purchaser shall maintain at all times a duly appointed agent in Germany, which may be
changed upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the Seller, for the service of any process
or summons in connection with any issue, litigation, action or proceeding brought in any such
court or arbitral tribunal in connection with this Agreement. Any such process or summons may
also be served on the Purchaser by mailing a copy of such process or summons to it at its
address set forth, and in the manner provided in Section 14 above. The Purchaser herewith
appoints ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Telefax: ▇▇▇
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, as such agent. The Purchaser hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive
personal jurisdiction and venue of any court or arbitral tribunal of competent jurisdiction in
Germany in any action, claim or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
and |
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| | | agrees not to commence or prosecute any action, claim or proceeding or to enforce an
arbitration decision in any other court. The Purchaser hereby expressly and irrevocably
waives and agrees not to assert the defense of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non
conveniens or any similar defense with respect to the maintenance of any such action or
proceeding in Germany. |
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| 15.12 | | In the event that one or more provisions of this Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, be
invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement shall not be effected thereby. In such case, the Parties hereto agree to recognize
and give effect to such valid and enforceable provision or provisions which correspond as
closely as possible with the commercial intent of the Parties. The same shall apply in the
event that the Agreement contains any gaps (Vertragslücken). |
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Exhibits 4.2.2., 5.1. and 5.2. and Schedules 6.1.10.5. and 6.1.11.1. were read out aloud
by the Notar deputy and reference is done herewith. These documents are attached to this
deed.
As far as this deed refers to other exhibits / schedules (excluding Exhibits 4.2.2., 5.1.
and 5.2. and Schedules 6.1.10.5. and 6.1.11.1. whose only applicable versions are attached
to this deed as described before), these exhibits / schedules are documented in the deed
drawn by Notar ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ as of the 22nd day of December 2006, URNr.
5394/2006, the original of which was presented to the parties and was inspected by them
and to which reference is done herewith. The parties know its content and waive their
rights to have the deed read out again as well as to have that deed attached to this deed.
As to the rules of arbitration (Section 15.10.) hereby reference is made to the deed drawn
by Notar ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ as of 10/22/2002, URNr. 3436/2002 (Part 4) a certified copy of
which was presented to the parties. The parties know the Content of Part 4 of that deed
and waive their rights to have that deed read out again as well as to have it attached to
this deed.
Read out by the Notar deputy,
approved by the parties and signed by the own hand:
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