Filed by the
Registrant ☒ Filed by a party other than the
Registrant ☐
You are cordially
invited to attend a special meeting of the stockholders of Inseego Corp. (
Inseego
) to be held on [●], 2017 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Paul Hastings LLP located at 4747 Executive Drive, San Diego,
California 92121.
On September 21, 2016, Inseego entered into a stock purchase agreement with Novatel Wireless, Inc.
(
NWI
), T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited (
Purchaser Parent
) and Jade Ocean Global Limited (
Purchaser,
and together with Purchaser Parent,
Purchasers
), pursuant to
which Purchaser will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NWI from Inseego for $50.0 million in cash (the
Sale
). Inseego owns all of the outstanding shares of common stock of NWI as a result of
an internal reorganization that was effected in order to facilitate the Sale, as more fully described in the enclosed proxy statement.
The Sale of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of NWI may constitute the sale of substantially all of Inseegos property and
assets under Delaware law and we are therefore seeking the approval of the Sale by Inseegos stockholders. The board of directors of each of Inseego, NWI and the Purchasers has approved the stock purchase agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby.
We are soliciting proxies for use at the special meeting of Inseegos stockholders to consider and vote upon
proposals to (i) adopt the stock purchase agreement, (ii) approve an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of NWI to remove certain provisions that require Inseegos stockholders to approve certain corporate actions
of NWI, (iii) approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to certain of Inseegos named executive officers in connection with the Sale, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to
which such compensation may be paid or become payable, and (iv) adjourn the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the proposal to adopt the stock purchase
agreement.
Our board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR each of the foregoing proposals.
The accompanying proxy statement provides you with detailed information about the proposed Sale, the special meeting and the other business to
be considered by Inseegos stockholders. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement and the stock purchase agreement carefully. A copy of the stock purchase agreement is attached as
Annex A
to the accompanying proxy
statement. You may also obtain more information about Inseego from documents we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
On behalf of your board of directors, we thank you for your continued support.
This proxy statement is dated [●], 2016 and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about
[●], 2016.
Sale-Related
Compensation for Certain Named Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the information required by Item 402(t) of
Regulation S-K regarding the amount of payments and benefits that may be paid or become payable to certain of Inseegos named executive officers, in connection with the Sale. Such payments and benefits require the approval, on a
non-binding, advisory basis, of Inseegos stockholders, as described under Proposal No. 3: The Sale-Related Compensation Proposal. The information set forth in the table below is based on the following assumptions:
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the Sale was completed on November 18, 2016; and
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Stephen Sek remained an employee of Inseego on such date.
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Golden Parachute Compensation
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Name
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Cash ($)
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Equity ($)(1)(2)
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Pension
NQDC
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Prerequisites
/ Benefits ($)
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Tax
Reimbursements
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Other
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Total ($)
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Stephen Sek
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$
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$
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280,318.28
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$
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(1)
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Represents the aggregate dollar value to be received by Mr. Sek with respect to stock options and restricted
stock unit awards and includes:
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$280,318.28, on a pre-tax basis, with respect Mr. Seks restricted stock unit awards for which vesting
will accelerate pursuant to the Sek Acknowledgement, calculated by multiplying (a) $2.42
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(i.e., the closing price of NWI common stock on November 18, 2016) by (b) the number of shares of Inseego common stock subject to such restricted stock units; and
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$0, on a pre-tax basis, with respect to Mr. Seks vested in-the-money Inseego stock options and unvested
in-the-money Inseego stock options for which vesting will accelerate pursuant to the Sek Acknowledgement, calculated by multiplying (a) the excess, if any, of $2.42 (i.e., the closing price of NWI common stock on November 18, 2016) over the
respective per share exercise prices of such options by (b) the number of shares of Inseego common stock subject to such options. As of November 18, 2016, none of Mr. Seks Inseego stock options (whether vested or unvested and for
which vesting will accelerate pursuant to the Sek Acknowledgement) were in-the-money.
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The amount listed in this column is payable upon a single trigger, meaning it becomes payable upon
completion of Sale regardless of whether Mr. Seks employment with NWI continues or is terminated.
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Arrangements with Purchasers
As of the date of this proxy statement, except as set forth above, none of the executive officers of Inseego or NWI have entered into any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with us or our subsidiaries in connection with the Sale or any amendments or modifications to his or her existing employment agreement with Inseego or NWI, as applicable, in connection with the
Sale. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, all members of the NWI Board will resign upon closing of the Sale.
As of the date of this
proxy statement, none of the executive officers of Inseego or NWI has entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Purchasers or their affiliates in connection with the Sale or any amendments or modifications to his or her existing
employment agreement with Inseego or NWI, as applicable, in connection with the Sale, including regarding employment with, or the right to participate in the equity of, Purchasers or NWI on a going-forward basis following the completion of the Sale.
Indemnification and Insurance
The Purchase Agreement provides that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation by NWI now existing in favor of
each current or former executive officer or director of NWI as of the closing of the Sale, as provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of NWI, in each case as in effect on the date of the Purchase Agreement, or pursuant to any other
agreements in effect on the date of the Purchase Agreement, shall survive the closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
The Purchase Agreement also provides that NWI will, and Purchasers will cause NWI to, either maintain in effect for a period of six years
after the closing the current policies of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by NWI immediately prior to the closing or obtain as of the closing a six year tail directors and officers liability
insurance policy covering past and present directors and officers of NWI for events occurring prior to the completion of the Sale.
The Reorganization
Overview
On November 8, 2016, in order to facilitate the proposed Sale and as required by the Purchase Agreement, NWI, Inseego and their affiliates
completed the Reorganization, the purpose and effect of which was to separate the MiFi Business from the Retained Business. The Reorganization was accomplished in three steps:
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Step 1: Formation of Inseego and Merger Subsidiary
NWI formed Inseego, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of NWI. Inseego then formed Vanilla Merger Sub, Inc., which was a Delaware
corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Inseego (
Merger Sub
). Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the Reorganization.
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Step 2: Contribution of Assets and Liabilities to Inseego
NWI contributed to Inseego all of its assets and liabilities relating to the Retained
Business in exchange for shares of Inseego, leaving NWI owning all assets and substantially all post-Sale liabilities related to the MiFi Business. In addition, NWI contributed all of the outstanding equity interests in the Retained
Subsidiaries (including DigiCore, RER and their respective direct and indirect subsidiaries) that were held by NWI to Inseego. Following the contribution, NWI holds the MiFi Business and Inseego holds the Retained Business (including the
Retained Subsidiaries).
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Step 3: The Merger
Merger Sub merged with and into NWI, with NWI surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Inseego.
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Post- Reorganization
The end result of the Reorganization is that Inseego owns all of the assets and liabilities used exclusively in the Retained Businesses and all
outstanding shares of common stock of NWI. NWI, in turn, owns all assets and substantially all post-Sale liabilities related to the MiFi Business. The outstanding NWI Shares were converted into outstanding shares of Inseego common stock as
described below.
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The Merger was completed pursuant to Section 251(g) of the DGCL, which provides for the formation of a holding
company without a vote of the stockholders of the constituent corporations. Upon completion of the Merger, Inseego adopted an amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that are substantially the same as
those of NWI immediately prior to the completion of the Merger.
Conversion of NWI Common Stock
At the effective time of the Merger, each share of NWI common stock issued and outstanding was automatically converted into an equivalent
corresponding share of Inseego common stock, having the same designations, rights, powers and preferences and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the corresponding share of NWI common stock that was converted. Accordingly, all
holders of NWI common stock immediately prior to the completion of the Merger automatically became stockholders of Inseego. The conversion of NWI common stock into Inseego common stock occurred automatically without an exchange of stock
certificates. Stock certificates previously representing outstanding shares of NWI common stock as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger now represent the same number of outstanding shares of Inseego common stock after the
Merger. Following the effective time of the Merger, shares of Inseego common stock trade on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, however the trading symbol for Inseego common stock is INSG.
The Merger qualified as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Code. Accordingly, the former NWI stockholders will
not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the conversion of their shares in the Merger.
Board
Structure and Executive Officers of Inseego and NWI Following the Reorganization
Upon completion of the Merger, Ms. Swenson,
Philip Falcone, Robert Pons, James Ledwith and David Werner, each of whom were directors of NWI immediately prior to the Merger, became the directors of Inseego. From the date of the Reorganization through the closing of the Sale, Ms. Swenson
and Messrs. Newman and Bridges will serve as directors of NWI. Concurrent with the closing of the Sale, such directors will resign from the NWI Board.
In addition, upon completion of the Merger, Ms. Swenson became the President and Chief Executive Officer (
CEO
) of Inseego,
Mr. Newman became the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (
CFO
) of Inseego and Mr. Bridges became the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Inseego. Until the closing of the Sale, Ms.
Swenson and Messrs. Newman and Bridges will also retain their current roles as the President and CEO, Executive Vice President and CFO and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, respectively, of NWI. Mr. Sek continues to serve as
Chief Technology Officer of NWI and will continue to serve in such role with NWI following the closing of the Sale.
Transfer of
Assets and Liabilities in the Reorganization
The Reorganization involved the transfer of certain assets from NWI and its
affiliates to Inseego and the assumption of certain liabilities by Inseego. The following is a summary of the allocation of assets and
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liabilities as between NWI and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Inseego and its
subsidiaries (other than NWI and its subsidiaries), on the other hand.
In the Reorganization, NWI and its subsidiaries retained the
following assets (collectively, the
MiFi Business Assets
):
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lease agreements for NWIs existing headquarters and certain other facilities used in the MiFi Business;
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all tangible personal property that is primarily used by or necessary or essential to conduct the MiFi
Business;
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certain contracts that primarily relate to or are necessary or essential to conduct any activities of the
Inseego Business (the
MiFi Business Contracts
);
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certain patents and patent applications, certain trademarks and service marks, including any goodwill
associated therewith, certain intellectual property licenses and all other intellectual property held by NWI or its affiliates prior to the Reorganization, that (i) are used in or relate to the MiFi Business, and (ii) that relate to any
currently planned future activities of the MiFi Business and
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all receivables of the MiFi Business;
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certain legal claims to the extent arising from or related to the MiFi Business or any MiFi Business Asset;
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certain inventory of the MiFi Business; and
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all goodwill of the MiFi Business as a going concern.
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In the Reorganization, NWI and its subsidiaries contributed the following assets to Inseego and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
Retained Assets
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lease agreements for certain facilities used in the Retained Business;
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all tangible personal property that is not primarily used by or necessary or essential to conduct the MiFi
Business;
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all inventory and receivables of the Retained Business;
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certain contracts of the Retained Business (the
Retained Contracts
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all intellectual property of Inseego and its subsidiaries other than (i) certain trademarks that are used
in or relate to the MiFi Business or future planned activities of the MiFi Business; (ii) certain patents that are used in or relate to the MiFi Business; and (iii) other intellectual property that is primarily related, necessary or
essential to the MiFi Business;
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certain legal claims to the extent arising from or related to the Retained Business or any Retained Asset or
Retained Liability (as defined below);
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all of the outstanding capital stock and any other equity interests in each of the Retained Subsidiaries; and
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all other assets, rights and properties of every kind and description and wherever located, whether tangible
or intangible, real, personal or mixed, not primarily used in, essential to or necessary to the MiFi Business.
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The
following liabilities were assumed by Inseego and its subsidiaries in the Reorganization (the
Retained Liabilities
):
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all liabilities of NWI and its subsidiaries to the extent arising out of or related to any of (i) the
ownership or operation of the MiFi Business, or (ii) the ownership, operation or use of the MiFi Business Assets, in each case, prior to the closing of the Sale;
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(i) all liabilities of NWI and its subsidiaries to the extent arising out of or related to (a) the
ownership and operation of the Retained Business or (b) the ownership, operation or use of the Retained Assets, and (ii) all liabilities arising from actions brought by any governmental authority or any derivative action by any stockholder
of NWI relating to the Reorganization;
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all liabilities (i) of Inseego and its subsidiaries or NWI and its subsidiaries related to the transfer
of employees other than the MiFi Business Employees from NWI to Inseego in connection with the Reorganization and (ii) for accrued and unpaid compensation of the MiFi Business Employees for periods prior to the closing of the Sale;
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certain losses arising out of any third party intellectual property infringement action against the MiFi
Business related to the MiFi Business products where either (i) the MiFi Business products were sold prior to the closing of the Sale, or (ii) the MiFi Business products were sold after the closing of the Sale and the infringement does not
result from (a) compliance with industry standards essential patents, (b) components acquired from outside suppliers and incorporated into the MiFi Business products, or (c) a customer or other users combination of the MiFi
Business product into its own or a third partys product or use of the product in a manner other than as intended; and
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all liabilities arising from the Retained Contracts.
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In the Reorganization, NWI and its post- Reorganization subsidiaries retained or assumed from the Retained Subsidiaries, as applicable, all
liabilities of the MiFi Business other than the Retained Liabilities (the
MiFi Business Liabilities
).
Omitted
Assets or Liabilities
Following the closing of the Sale, if the parties identify any MiFi Business Assets or MiFi Business
Liabilities that were inadvertently assigned to or assumed by Inseego or any of the Retained Subsidiaries in the Reorganization, or any Retained Assets or Retained Liabilities that were inadvertently retained by NWI or any of its subsidiaries in the
Reorganization, Inseego and Purchasers have agreed to, and to cause their respective affiliates to, for no additional consideration, execute and deliver any contracts and perform all other lawful acts reasonably necessary to transfer such assets or
liabilities within 10 business days of receiving notice thereof.
The Purchase Agreement
The following discussion sets forth the material terms of the Purchase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
complete text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached as
Annex A
to this proxy statement and is incorporated by reference into this proxy statement. This summary may not contain all of the information about the Purchase
Agreement that is important to you. You should refer to the full text of the Purchase Agreement for details of the transaction and the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.
Additionally, the representations, warranties and covenants described in this summary and contained in the Purchase Agreement have been
made only for the purpose of the Purchase Agreement and, as such, are intended solely for the benefit of Inseego, NWI and Purchasers. In many cases, these representations, warranties and covenants are subject to limitations agreed upon by the
parties and are qualified by certain disclosures exchanged by the parties in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, many of the representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement are the result of a
negotiated allocation of contractual risk among the parties and, taken in isolation, do not necessarily reflect facts about Inseego, NWI and Purchasers, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates or any other party. Likewise, any references to
materiality contained in the representations and warranties may not correspond to concepts of materiality applicable to investors or stockholders. Finally, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may have
changed since the date of the Purchase Agreement or may change in the future, and these changes may not be fully reflected in the public disclosures made by Inseego, NWI and Purchasers. As a result of the foregoing, you are strongly encouraged not
to rely on the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement, or any descriptions thereof, as accurate characterizations of the state of facts or condition of Inseego, NWI, Purchasers or any other party. You are
likewise cautioned that you are not a third-party beneficiary under the Purchase Agreement and do not have any direct rights or remedies pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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Purchase and Sale of NWI Shares
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser will purchase all of the issued and outstanding NWI Shares from
Inseego, which shares are solely owned by Inseego as a result of the Reorganization.
For a complete description of the Reorganization,
see Proposal No. 1: The Sale ProposalThe Reorganization beginning on page 41.
Consideration to be
Received by Inseego
Upon the closing of the Sale, Purchaser will pay Inseego $50.0 million in cash, subject to potential
adjustment, including based on NWIs working capital and outstanding indebtedness as of the closing date of the Sale.
Indemnification by Purchasers
Purchasers have agreed to indemnify Inseego and its affiliates and their respective representatives against any losses, damages, costs or
expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees (but excluding consequential, incidental or punitive damages, except in the case of fraud or to the extent actually paid to a third party) (collectively,
Losses
), incurred or
suffered by any such person as a result of:
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any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Purchasers contained in the
Purchase Agreement; and
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any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Purchasers pursuant
to the Purchase Agreement.
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Indemnification by Inseego
Inseego has agreed to indemnify Purchasers, their affiliates and their respective representatives against any Losses which may be incurred or
suffered by any of such person as a result of:
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any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Inseego contained in the Purchase
Agreement;
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any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Inseego pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement; and
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any and all Retained Liabilities.
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Limitations on Indemnity Obligations
The maximum aggregate liability of Inseego for indemnity claims shall not exceed 12.5% of the purchase price (the
General
Cap
), except that for breaches of tax and certain fundamental representations and warranties, Inseegos maximum aggregate liability shall not exceed 35% of the purchase price (the
Fundamental Representations
Cap
). Inseego shall not be liable for Losses for inaccuracies in its representations and warranties until the aggregate amount of all such Losses exceeds $500,000 (the
Basket
), except with respect to breaches of tax and
certain fundamental representations and warranties, which will not be subject to the Basket.
The maximum aggregate liability of
Purchasers for indemnity claims resulting from inaccuracies in its representations and warranties shall not exceed the General Cap. Purchasers shall not be liable for Losses in connection with inaccuracies in its representations and warranties until
the aggregate amount of all indemnity Losses exceeds the Basket, except with respect to breaches of certain fundamental representations and warranties, which will not be subject to the Basket.
The General Cap, Fundamental Representations Cap and Basket do not apply in the case of fraud or willful misconduct, and in the event either
Inseego or Purchasers incur Losses in excess of the Basket, the indemnifying party will be liable for all Losses and not just those in excess of the Basket.
Subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, including the parties respective rights to receive termination fees, indemnification
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement is the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties with
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respect to any and all claims for monetary damages under the Purchase Agreement, except for Losses based on fraud and willful misconduct, certain tax Losses and injunctive or other equitable
relief to prevent or remedy a breach of the Purchase Agreement.
To the extent an indemnity claim relates to an asset or liability having
been erroneously assigned to Inseego or erroneously retained by NWI in the Reorganization, the parties are obligated to first seek to correct such erroneous allocation by notifying the other party and giving them the opportunity to execute and
deliver any contracts and perform any other lawful acts reasonably necessary to transfer or assign such asset or liability, as described in Proposal No. 1: The Sale ProposalThe ReorganizationOmitted Assets or Liabilities
beginning on page 45.
Representations and Warranties
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by Inseego to Purchasers. Specifically, the representations and
warranties of Inseego regarding it and its subsidiaries (including NWI) in the Purchase Agreement (many of which are qualified by concepts of knowledge, materiality and/or dollar thresholds and are further modified and limited by confidential
disclosure schedules delivered by Inseego to Purchasers, as may or may not be specifically indicated in the text of the Purchase Agreement) relate to the following subject matters, among other things:
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Inseego and NWIs organization, existence and good standing;
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Inseego and NWIs corporate power and authority to enter into the Purchase Agreement and perform their
obligations thereunder, and the enforceability of the Purchase Agreement;
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the approval of the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by the Inseego Board and the
NWI Board;
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the capitalization of NWI following the Reorganization;
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subsidiaries of NWI following the Reorganization;
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the absence of conflicts with or defaults under NWIs or Inseegos organizational documents,
applicable law or material contracts of NWI;
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the inapplicability of anti-takeover statutes to the Sale and the Reorganization;
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Inseegos compliance with its SEC reporting obligations following the Reorganization;
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the post- Reorganization assets, liabilities and employees of NWI and Inseego;
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certain financial information of the MiFi Business;
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the absence of undisclosed liabilities;
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the absence of certain changes or events affecting the MiFi Business since June 30, 2016;
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title to, or leasehold interest in, and sufficiency of certain assets, including real property;
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intellectual property matters;
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legal proceedings and government orders;
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compliance with any applicable laws, absence of regulatory restrictions and validity of required permits;
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broker, finder or other fees and expenses;
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vote required to approve the Sale and the NWI Charter Amendment;
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matters relating to certain mergers, combinations, acquisitions, dispositions, or liquidations relating to the
MiFi Business;
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compliance with Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and other money
laundering laws;
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inapplicability of certain regulatory restrictions to the MiFi Businesss operations;
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employee benefits matters;
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maintenance of books and records; and
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the disclaimer of any other representations or warranties, express or implied.
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Many of Inseegos representations and warranties are qualified by materiality or by exceptions related to the absence of a material
adverse effect. Under the Purchase Agreement, material adverse effect is defined to mean any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is materially adverse to:
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the MiFi Business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the MiFi Business; or
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the ability of Inseego to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement;
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provided, however,
that material adverse effect shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition or
change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to:
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general economic or political conditions;
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conditions generally affecting the industries in which the MiFi Business operates;
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any changes in financial, banking or securities markets in general, including any disruption thereof and any
decline in the price of any security (including those of Inseego) or any market index or any change in prevailing interest rates;
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acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof;
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any action required or contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or any action taken (or omitted to be taken)
with the written consent of or at the written request of Purchasers;
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any changes in applicable laws or accounting rules (including GAAP) or the enforcement, implementation or
interpretation thereof;
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the announcement, pendency or completion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including
losses or threatened losses of employees, customers, suppliers, distributors or others having relationships with the MiFi Business;
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any natural or man-made disaster or acts of God; or
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any failure by the MiFi Business to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or
earnings predictions;
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provided
that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of
the definition) shall not be excluded.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by each of the
Purchasers to Inseego. Specifically, the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement (some of which are qualified by concepts of knowledge and/or materiality) relate to the following subject matters, among other
things:
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corporate organization and authority;
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corporate power and authority to enter into the Purchase Agreement and perform their obligations thereunder,
and the enforceability of the Purchase Agreement;
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the absence of conflicts with their respective organizational documents, other contracts and applicable law;
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Purchasers acquisition of the NWI Shares for investment purposes;
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that neither Purchaser owns shares of NWI or is an interested stockholder under the DGCL;
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broker, finder or investment banker fees and expenses;
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their independent investigation, review and analysis of the MiFi Business and MiFi Business Assets.
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Generally, each partys representations and warranties in the Purchase Agreement, and the other partys right
to indemnification for a breach or inaccuracy of such representations and warranties, survive for a period of 15 months following the closing of the Sale. Certain of Inseegos representations and warranties, specifically those relating to
Inseegos SEC reporting and NWIs undisclosed liabilities, material contracts, title to and sufficiency of assets, real property, intellectual property, compliance with laws and significant transactions, survive for a period of 24 months
following the closing of the Sale. Inseegos tax and environmental representations and warranties survive for a period ending 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. Finally, both parties representations and
warranties identified as fundamental, such as those relating to formation, authorization, conflicts and broker or finders fees, survive for five years following the closing of the Sale.
Special Meeting of Inseego Stockholders
Inseego has agreed to take all action necessary to hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Required Stockholder
Vote as promptly as practicable, including mailing this proxy statement to its stockholders. Unless the Purchase Agreement is validly terminated, Inseego is required to submit the Purchase Agreement to its stockholders at the special meeting even if
the Inseego Board has effected a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation.
Indemnification and Insurance
The Purchase Agreement provides that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation by NWI now existing in favor of
each current or former officer or director of NWI as of the closing of the Sale, as provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of NWI, in each case as in effect on the date of the Purchase Agreement, or pursuant to any other agreements
in effect on the date of the Purchase Agreement, shall survive the closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
The Purchase Agreement also provides that NWI will, and Purchasers will cause NWI to either maintain in effect for a period of six years after
the closing the current policies of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by NWI immediately prior to the closing or obtain as of the closing a six year tail directors and officers liability
insurance policy covering past and present directors and officers of NWI for events occurring prior to the completion of the Sale.
Covenants Relating to the Conduct of the MiFi Business Prior to Closing
Affirmative Covenants
Inseego has undertaken customary covenants in the Purchase Agreement relating to the conduct of the MiFi Business prior to the completion of
the Sale. In general, Inseego has agreed, among other things, to conduct the MiFi Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the current
organization and business of NWI and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of the MiFi Business Employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with NWI.
Prior to the closing of the Sale, Inseego and NWI shall, subject to certain limitations: (i) give Purchasers and their representatives
reasonable access to and the right to inspect all of the properties, assets, premises, books and records, agreements and other documents and data related to the MiFi Business, and (ii) furnish Purchasers
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and their representatives with reasonably requested financial, operating and other data and information related to the MiFi Business. The confidentiality agreement between the parties remains in
full force and effect and shall apply to all such information shared with either Purchaser.
Negative Covenants
Prior to the completion of the Sale, Inseego has agreed that it will not (and will cause NWI not to) take any of the following actions with
respect to the MiFi Business, subject to specified exceptions, without the prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
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amend the certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document of NWI;
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split, combine, reclassify, issue, sell or dispose of any shares of NWIs capital stock or grant any
options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain shares of NWIs capital stock;
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declare or pay any dividends or distributions with respect to NWIs capital stock or redeem or repurchase
of NWIs capital stock;
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materially change NWIs accounting methods or practices, except as required by GAAP or applicable law;
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change NWIs cash management practices and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to
collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable, inventory control, prepayment of expenses, payment of trade accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and
acceptance of customer deposits;
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enter into any contract that would be a material contract of the MiFi Business;
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incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding $3.0 million, except unsecured
current obligations and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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transfer, assign, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the MiFi Business Assets, except in the ordinary course
of business and except for any assets having an aggregate value of less than $100,000;
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make any capital investment in, or any loan to, any person or entity;
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accelerate, terminate, materially modify or cancel any material contract to which NWI is a party or by which
it is bound;
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make any material capital expenditures;
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other than in the ordinary course of business, (i) grant any bonuses or increase in any compensation or
benefits in respect of its current or former employees, officers, managers, independent contractors or consultants, other than as provided for in any written agreements or required by applicable law, (ii) change the terms of employment for any
employee or terminate any employees for which the aggregate costs and expenses exceed $50,000, (iii) accelerate the vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for any current or former employee, officer, manager, independent contractor
or consultant, or (iv) adopt, modify or terminate any: (a) severance or retention agreement with any MiFi Business Employee, or (b) collective bargaining or other agreement with a union with respect to the MiFi Business Employees;
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make any loan to (or forgive any loan to), or enter into any other transaction with, any of its current or
former directors, officers and employees;
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enter into a new line of business or abandon or discontinue existing lines of business;
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acquire by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of the assets or stock of, or
by any other manner, any business or any company or any division thereof;
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purchase, lease or otherwise acquire the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in
excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, except for purchases of inventory or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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adopt any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or file a petition in
bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar law;
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allow NWI or any of its post- Reorganization subsidiaries to make, change or rescind any tax election or amend
any tax return with respect to the MiFi Business;
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settle any material legal proceeding with respect to the MiFi Business including any waiver, consent or
agreement in relation to a certain opposition to NWIs application to register certain trademarks included in the MiFi Business Assets under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China;
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agree to take any of the foregoing actions;
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sell, assign, transfer, grant any security interest in or otherwise encumber or dispose of any intellectual
property or intellectual property licenses included in the MiFi Business Assets;
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grant any license or sublicense to any intellectual property included in the MiFi Business Assets, other than
pursuant to non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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abandon, allow to lapse, disclaim or dedicate to the public, or fail to make any filing, pay any fee, or take
any other action necessary to prosecute and maintain in full force and effect of any patents, trademark registrations, copyright registrations, internet domain name registrations or pending applications for any of the foregoing, in all cases that
will be owned by NWI upon completion of the Reorganization and that are material to the MiFi Business; or
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knowingly fail to take or maintain reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of any material trade
secrets or other non-public intellectual property included in the MiFi Business Assets.
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The foregoing restrictions
apply only to operation of the MiFi Business, and accordingly, Inseegos operation of the Retained Business is not subject to these restrictions.
Public Announcements
During the pre-closing period, Inseego and Purchasers have agreed not to issue any public release or announcement concerning the Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby without the prior written consent of the other parties, other than releases or announcements as may be required by law or as may be reasonably necessary in light of such partys public company
status.
Efforts to Obtain Governmental Approvals and Other Third Party Consents
Each of Inseego, NWI and the Purchasers has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, and to cooperate with the other parties to
obtain, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all governmental authorities that may be or become necessary for the performance of its obligations pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Purchasers and Inseego have also agreed to exercise best efforts to take all actions and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in
doing all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the approval of CFIUS as soon as practicable. If necessary to obtain the approval of CFIUS, then at the request of Inseego, each Purchaser shall take such actions and agree to such
requirements or conditions to mitigate any national security concerns as may be requested or required by CFIUS, including entering into mitigation agreements with a member agency of CFIUS, except that Purchasers will not be required to agree to such
requirements or conditions that would, individually or in the aggregate, have one or more of the following effects: (i) the disposition by Purchaser Parent of a material portion of its business, intellectual properties or product lines with an
aggregate value in excess of $50.0 million; (ii) a change in the form or nature of the legal or beneficial ownership of Purchaser in NWI that materially prevents Purchaser from (a) asserting its voting rights with respect to the NWI
Shares, (b) selling or otherwise disposing of the NWI Shares or (c) receiving dividends or distributions with respect to the NWI Shares; (iii) a change in the scope or nature of the MiFi Business or the MiFi Business Assets that would
have a material adverse effect; or (iv) a change in any of the controlling persons of Purchaser Parent.
In addition, each Purchaser
has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts and to take any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust, competition, trade regulation or other law or governmental order that may be asserted by any
governmental authority or any other party so as to enable the parties to close the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement as promptly as possible, including by submitting to consent decrees, hold separate orders, or otherwise, for the
sale or other disposition of its assets or businesses (including the MiFi Business) as are required to be divested in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction or other order in any proceeding, which would
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materially delaying or preventing the Sale, and to defend through litigation on the merits any claim asserted by any party in order to avoid entry of, or to have vacated or terminated, any
governmental order that would prevent the consummation of the Sale.
Each party is required to give notice to the other parties with
respect to any contact with any governmental authority or the staff or regulators thereof and to disclose any information brought before or otherwise submitted to or filed with such governmental authority or the staff or regulators thereof in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement in advance of any such submission or filing, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one
another, in connection with any such information.
Inseego and Purchasers have further agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to
give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, certain third parties, except that they shall not be obligated to pay any consideration to any third party in respect of any such consent or approval.
No Solicitation
Subject to certain exceptions described below, prior to the completion of the Sale, Inseego and NWI have agreed that they will not, and will
not authorize or permit their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, and other agents to, directly or indirectly:
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solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, knowingly induce or knowingly facilitate or take any other action
which would reasonably be expected to lead to, the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below);
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enter into, continue or participate in any discussions or any negotiations with any third party regarding any
proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal;
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furnish any non-public information regarding the MiFi Business to any person or entity or afford any person or
entity access to the business, property, assets, books or records of Inseego or NWI or any of their respective subsidiaries in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or an inquiry that would reasonably be expected to lead to the
making, submission or announcement of an Acquisition Proposal;
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approve or recommend an Acquisition Proposal or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or other
contract contemplating an Acquisition Proposal or requiring Inseego or NWI to abandon or terminate their obligations under the Purchase Agreement;
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waive, terminate, modify or release any person (other than Purchasers or their respective affiliates) from any
provision of or grant any permission, waiver or request under, or fail to enforce, any standstill or similar agreement or obligation;
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approve any transaction under, or any person becoming an interested stockholder under,
Section 203 of the DGCL; or
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resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing.
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In addition Inseego and NWI have agreed to, and will cause their respective subsidiaries and respective directors, officers, employees, and
other agents to, cease and terminate all discussions or negotiations with any person previously conducted with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Inseego and NWI have also agreed to deny access to any data room containing any confidential
information previously furnished to any third party relating to the consideration of an Acquisition Proposal by such third party.
Prior
to Inseego obtaining the Required Stockholder Vote, the restrictions set forth above do not prohibit the Public Company from furnishing information regarding Inseego and NWI (and their respective subsidiaries) to, or participating in discussions
with, a person making an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal if: (i) the Public Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and the Public Companys financial advisor) that such Acquisition
Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (as defined below); (ii) the Public Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that failure to take such action
would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; and (iii) Inseego and NWI enter into a confidentiality agreement with such person,
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which agreement shall contain terms no less favorable to Inseego and NWI in the aggregate than those contained in the confidentiality agreement between NWI and Purchaser Parent.
Under the Purchase Agreement, subject to the exceptions described below, the Inseego Board has agreed to recommend that the Inseego
stockholders approve the Sale Proposal and the NWI Charter Amendment Proposal (the
Inseego Board Recommendation
) and the Inseego Board has also agreed that it will not (i) fail to make the Inseego Board Recommendation
(including by failing to include such recommendation in this proxy statement); or (ii) withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to Purchasers, the
Inseego Board Recommendation. In addition, (a) the NWI Board has agreed that it will not withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to Purchasers, its
recommendation to Inseego, as the sole stockholder of NWI, to approve the NWI Charter Amendment Proposal (the
NWI Board Approval
), and (b) both the Inseego Board and the NWI Board have agreed that they will not
(x) adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable, or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable, the adoption of, any Acquisition Proposal, (y) make any public statement inconsistent with
the Inseego Board Recommendation or the NWI Board Approval, as applicable, or (z) resolve to take any of the foregoing actions. Any of the foregoing actions, if taken by the Inseego Board, shall be referred to herein as a
Change in the
Inseego Board Recommendation
and, if taken by the NWI Board, shall be referred to herein as a
Change in the NWI Board Approval.
Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth above, at any time prior to Inseego obtaining the Required Stockholder Vote, the Inseego Board or
the NWI Board, as applicable, may (i) effect a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal in circumstances not involving a material breach of the Purchase Agreement that is
not withdrawn if the Inseego Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, and after consultation with outside
legal counsel and financial advisors, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; (ii) effect a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event (as defined below) if the Inseego Board concludes
in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; or (iii) terminate the Purchase Agreement, but only if the Public Company
receives an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal in circumstances not involving a material breach of the Purchase Agreement that is not withdrawn that the Public Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside
legal counsel and the Public Companys financial advisor, constitutes a Superior Proposal and, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal would
be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.
However, prior to effecting a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation
or terminating the Purchase Agreement and entering into an agreement regarding an Acquisition Transaction (as defined below), Inseego and NWI must:
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provide three days prior written notice to Purchasers that they are prepared to effect a Change in the
Inseego Board Recommendation or terminate the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, which notice shall specify (i) if relating to a Superior Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and the identity of the person
making such Superior Proposal, including providing a copy of such proposal and any proposed agreements for such proposal (including any financing commitments related thereto), or (ii) if relating to an Intervening Event, the type of Intervening
Event and the reasons for the proposed Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation; and
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during such three day period:
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if the notice is in response to a Superior Proposal, (i) negotiate, and cause their respective
representatives to negotiate, with Purchasers and their representatives in good faith to determine whether to propose revisions to the terms of the Purchase Agreement such that it would obviate the need for the Inseego Board to effect a Change in
the Inseego Board Recommendation, and (ii) the Inseego Board shall have considered in good faith any changes to the Purchase Agreement suggested by Purchasers and shall not have determined (after consultation with its outside legal and
financial advisors) that the Acquisition Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal if such changes proposed by Purchasers were to be given effect (it being understood that Inseego and NWI (and
their respective subsidiaries) shall not take any action with respect to the Superior
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Proposal during such three-day period);
provided
that any material amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal occurring prior to Inseegos
effecting a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation will require a new written notification from Inseego and NWI and an additional three-day period; or
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if the notice is in response to an Intervening Event, if requested by Purchasers, Inseego and NWI (and their
respective subsidiaries) shall engage in good faith negotiations with Purchasers to amend the Purchase Agreement in such a manner that obviates the need for a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation as a result of the Intervening Event.
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Inseego and NWI must promptly notify (and in any event within 48 hours) Purchasers in writing of the receipt of any
Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall indicate the name of the person making, and the material terms and conditions of, such Acquisition Proposal, and Inseego and NWI shall keep Purchasers reasonably informed of the status and material terms of
any such Acquisition Proposal, including any material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof.
Nothing set forth in the Purchase Agreement relating to Acquisition Proposals prevents Inseego or NWI from: (i) taking and disclosing to
its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act; or (ii) making any disclosure to its stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Public Company Board
(after consultation with outside legal counsel) failure to so disclose would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;
provided
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however
, that the foregoing will not affect the obligations of Inseego and the
Inseego Board not to make a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation except in compliance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement (it being understood that any stop, look and listen letter or similar communication of the type
contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act shall not be deemed to be a Change in the Inseego Board Recommendation).
An
Acquisition Proposal
means any offer, proposal or inquiry (other than an offer, proposal or inquiry by Purchasers) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction.
An
Acquisition Transaction
means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than any of the following actions
taken in connection with the Reorganization or any other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement) involving:
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any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, direct or indirect
acquisition of securities, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which: (i) a person or entity, or group (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of persons or
entities, directly or indirectly acquires, or if consummated in accordance with its terms would acquire, beneficial or record ownership or control of securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting or equity
securities of Inseego or NWI; or (ii) Inseego or NWI issues securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting or equity securities of Inseego or NWI;
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any sale, lease, assignment, license, exchange, transfer, acquisition or disposition of any rights or assets
that constitute or account for: (i) 15% or more of the consolidated net revenues of NWI and its post- Reorganization subsidiaries, consolidated net income of NWI and its post- Reorganization subsidiaries or consolidated book value of NWI and
its post- Reorganization subsidiaries; or (ii) 15% or more of the fair market value of the assets of NWI and its post- Reorganization subsidiaries;
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any liquidation or dissolution of NWI or Inseego; or
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any combination of the foregoing.
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An
Intervening Event
means a material event or circumstance (other than an event or circumstance relating to an Acquisition
Proposal) that was not known to the Inseego Board on the date of the Purchase Agreement (or if known, the material consequences of which are not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Inseego Board as of the date of the Purchase Agreement), which
event or circumstance, or any material consequences thereof, becomes known to the Inseego Board prior to the time at which Inseego obtains the Required Stockholder Vote.
Superior Proposal
means an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal obtained after the date of the Purchase
Agreement in circumstances not involving a material breach of the Purchase Agreement by Inseego or NWI for an Acquisition Transaction (provided that for purposes of this definition, each reference in the definition of Acquisition
Transaction to 15% shall be deemed to be a reference to 50%) which the Public
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Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisor) (i) to be reasonably likely to be consummated if accepted on the terms proposed and
(ii) to be more favorable to the Public Company and its stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, in each case, taking into account at the time of determination all relevant
circumstances, including the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal, all the terms and conditions of such proposal and the Purchase Agreement, any changes to the terms of the Purchase Agreement offered by Purchasers in
response to such Acquisition Proposal and the ability of the person or entity making such Acquisition Proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal (based upon, among other things, expectation of obtaining
required approvals or any necessary financing).
Post-Closing Covenants
Section 338(h)(10) Election
. Following the closing of the Sale, Inseego and Purchasers shall jointly make an election under
Section 338(h)(10) of the Code to have the transaction treated as a taxable sale of NWIs corporate assets in exchange for cash and the assumption of certain liabilities and shall cooperate to take all actions necessary and appropriate to
effect and preserve such elections.
Non-competition; Non-solicitation
. Inseego has agreed that for three years after the
closing of the Sale, it will not, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, directly or indirectly, design, develop, manufacture, market or sell:
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any mobile hotspot device, defined as a battery-enabled, portable cellular communications device whose primary
function is to create an area of Wi-Fi coverage to serve as a link between nearby Wi-Fi-enabled devices and a cellular data network;
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any device intended primarily for home use providing voice-over-LTE functionality;
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provided, however,
that the restrictions above shall not apply (i) if such device or modem is either (a) a Telematics Device,
(b) a Telemetry Device, or (c) a Tracking Device (each, as defined in the Purchase Agreement); or (ii) to the marketing and sale by Inseego or its affiliates of third-party devices or modems that are bundled with Inseegos or its
affiliates hardware, software and/or service. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to certain exceptions, such restrictions will not apply to or be binding on acquirers of the Retained Business through an acquisition of securities of
Inseego or all or substantially all of the assets of the Retained Business by a third party, or to third party successors of Inseego.
In
addition, during such three-year period, Inseego has agreed not to, directly or indirectly, solicit or hire certain employees previously employed by the MiFi Business, even if any such employee is terminated by NWI, and neither Purchasers, NWI nor
any of their respective affiliates may directly or indirectly solicit or hire certain employees of the Retained Business, even if any such employee is terminated by Inseego.
Assumption of Defense of Litigation
. The Purchase Agreement requires that Inseego maintain or assume the defense of certain litigation
matters relating to intellectual property used in the MiFi Business that were pending or threatened on the date of the Purchase Agreement. With respect to such pending actions, Inseego will pay 100% of the upfront fees and costs of such defense, and
with respect to certain litigation matters that were threatened as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, should proceedings be initiated, Inseego would pay 66.7% of the upfront fees and costs of such defense, while NWI would pay the remaining 33.3%
of such expenses. If upon resolution of any such litigation matter, there are amounts owing to a third party for either remedial payments relating to past intellectual property infringement or as royalty payments for future sales under a settlement,
license or similar arrangement, then Inseego would be liable for the portion of such amount as relates to the pre-closing sales of the MiFi Business products and NWI would be liable for the portion of such amount as relates to the post-closing sales
of the MiFi Business products.
No Cash Dividends, Share Repurchases and Prepayment of Indebtedness.
For a period of 15 months
following the closing of the Sale, Inseego is not permitted to (i) declare, set aside or pay to its stockholders any dividend or other cash distribution; (ii) effect any repurchases, redemptions or buybacks of any of its outstanding
capital stock; or (iii) make any prepayments in respect of the Notes.
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Conditions to the Completion of the Sale
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation
. The obligation of each of Inseego and Purchasers to complete the Sale is subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions:
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the Required Stockholder Vote shall have been obtained;
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any waiting period (and extensions thereof) applicable to the completion of the Sale under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, shall have expired or been terminated;
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no governmental authority will have enacted, issued or entered any governmental order that has the effect of
making the Sale illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting completion of the Sale or causing any of the transactions under the Purchase Agreement to be rescinded following completion thereof;
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Purchasers receipt of all consents, approvals and/or governmental orders of any governmental authority
required by or with respect to either Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement and the ancillary agreements and the completion of the transactions contemplated thereby; and
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Conditions to Purchasers Obligations
. The obligation of Purchasers to complete the Sale is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by Inseego in the Purchase Agreement as of the closing
date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date), except where
the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on the MiFi Business or Inseegos ability to complete the transaction contemplated thereby;
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Inseegos performance and compliance in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and
conditions required by the Purchase Agreement to be performed or complied with by Inseego prior to or on the closing date;
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receipt by Purchasers of a certificate executed by an authorized officer of Inseego confirming the
satisfaction of the conditions relating to the representations and warranties of Inseego and the performance of the agreements and covenants of Inseego;
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receipt by Purchasers of a legal opinion of counsel to NWI and Inseego with respect to certain matters of
Delaware and California law; and
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receipt by Purchaser of stock certificates evidencing the NWI Shares, free and clear of liens, duly endorsed
in blank or accompanied by stock powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank and with all required stock transfer tax stamps affixed.
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Conditions to Inseegos Obligations
. The obligation of Inseego to complete the Sale is subject to the following conditions:
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the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by Purchasers in the Purchase Agreement as of the
closing date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date), except
where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on Purchasers ability to complete the transactions contemplated thereby;
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each Purchasers performance and compliance in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and
conditions required by the Purchase Agreement and to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the closing date;
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receipt by Inseego of a certificate executed by an authorized officer of each Purchaser confirming the
satisfaction of the conditions relating to the representations and warranties of Purchasers and the performance of the agreements and covenants of Purchasers;
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NWI shall no longer be a borrower under the indenture governing the Notes; and
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Purchasers shall have delivered to Inseego cash in the amount of the purchase price.
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Termination of the Purchase Agreement
The Purchase Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the completion of the Sale:
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by the mutual written consent of Inseego and Purchasers;
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by Purchasers or Inseego if:
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the closing of the Sale does not occur on or before April 21, 2017 (the
Outside Date
),
unless the terminating partys material breach of the Purchase Agreement was a principal cause of the failure of such closing to have occurred;
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a U.S. government agency blocks the Sale or the Sale otherwise becomes illegal; or
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the special meeting has been held and the Required Stockholder Vote has not been obtained.
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by Purchasers upon written notice to Inseego if:
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there is an incurable breach of Inseegos representations and warranties or covenants that would prevent
the related closing condition from being satisfied prior to the Outside Date, except that Purchasers right to terminate will not be available if they have materially breached any covenants or agreements contained in the Purchase Agreement; or
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prior to Inseego obtaining the Required Stockholder Vote, (i) the Inseego Board effects a Change in the
Inseego Board Recommendation; (ii) Inseego fails to include in this proxy statement the Inseego Board Recommendation; (iii) the Public Company Board adopts, approves, endorses or recommends any competing Acquisition Proposal; (iv) the
Inseego Board fails to reaffirm the Inseego Board Recommendation within 10 business days after the date any competing Acquisition Proposal is first publicly disclosed; (v) the NWI Board changes the NWI Board Approval; or (vi) Inseego or
NWI materially breach their respective no-shop obligations (each, a
Triggering Event
).
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by Inseego upon written notice to Purchasers if:
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there is an incurable breach of Purchasers representations and warranties or covenants that would
prevent the related closing condition from being satisfied prior to the Outside Date, except that Inseegos right to terminate will not be available if Inseego has materially breached any covenants or agreements contained in the Purchase
Agreement; or
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the Public Company Board determines to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal
that includes the MiFi Business and concurrently with such termination, Inseego enters into a definitive acquisition agreement with respect to such proposal and pays the Purchasers a termination fee of $4.0 million.
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Termination Fees
Inseego will be required to pay Purchasers a termination fee of $4.0 million if either: (i) Purchasers terminate the Purchase Agreement
because a Triggering Event has occurred; or (ii) Inseego terminates the Purchase Agreement because the Public Company Board has determined to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal. Such termination fee shall be
Purchasers sole and exclusive remedy for such termination.
Purchasers will be required to pay Inseego a termination fee of $4.0
million in the event the Purchase Agreement is terminated because the Outside Date has arrived and (i) Purchasers are in breach of their covenants relating to seeking the approval of CFIUS, (ii) any governmental consent, other than the
approval of CFIUS, required by or with respect to Purchasers has not been obtained, or (iii) all closing conditions are satisfied or waived, but Purchasers refuse to close. Purchaser has placed $4.0 million in escrow pursuant to the terms of
the Escrow Agreement as security for its obligation to pay such termination fee to Inseego. Such termination fee shall be Inseegos sole and exclusive remedy for such termination.
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Amendment and Waiver
The Purchase Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party thereto. No waiver by any
party of any of the provisions thereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No partys waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with an obligation, covenant or agreement on one
instance shall operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
Specific Performance
The parties agree that if any provision of the Purchase Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms thereof,
irreparable injury would occur for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in addition to any other remedy
to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Expenses
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Purchase Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Purchase Agreement and
all related documents and transactions shall be borne by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
Governing Law
The Purchase Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without reference to
principles of conflicts of laws that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
Escrow Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, Purchasers caused to be deposited $4.0 million with SunTrust Bank, as collateral
and security for the payment of Purchasers termination fee, if and when it becomes due, which amount will be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
IP Cross License Agreement
In connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, Inseego and NWI entered into the IP Cross License Agreement, pursuant to which
(i) Inseego will grant NWI a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable (other than as set forth therein), royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual (subject to the terms thereof), irrevocable (subject to the terms thereof), right and license to
use certain intellectual property to conduct the MiFi Business, and (ii) NWI will grant Inseego a worldwide, non-transferable (other than as set forth therein), non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual (subject to the terms
thereof), irrevocable (subject to the terms thereof), right and license to use certain intellectual property to conduct the Retained Business. The licenses may be sublicensed by each party, subject to certain limitations and conditions.
Transition Services Agreement
In connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement, Inseego and Purchasers entered into the Transition Services Agreement, pursuant to
which Inseego will provide, or cause to be provided, certain services to Purchasers on a transitional basis during the periods and at the prices set forth in the schedules to the Transition Services Agreement. Likewise, Purchasers will provide, or
cause to be provided, certain services to Inseego on a transitional basis during the periods and at the prices set forth in the schedules to the Transition Services Agreement.
Required Vote; Recommendation of the Inseego Board
Approval of this Sale Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of Inseego common stock outstanding and entitled to
vote on the matter at the special meeting. For purposes of the vote on this Sale Proposal, an abstention, a broker non-vote, or a failure to submit a proxy card or vote by telephone, over the Internet or in person at the special meeting
will have the same effect as voting
AGAINST
this Sale Proposal.
THE INSEEGO BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU
VOTE FOR THE SALE PROPOSAL.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are intended to show how the Sale might have affected
historical financial statements if the Sale had been completed at an earlier time.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements present the pro forma financial position and results of operations of the businesses of Inseego as if the sale of NWI, and its MiFi Business, had occurred on January 1, 2015.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 eliminates the MiFi Business from Inseegos
historical assets and liabilities and reflects Inseegos financial position as if the sale of NWI, including the MiFi Business, had occurred on September 30, 2016.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the year ended
December 31, 2015 eliminates the MiFi Business from Inseegos historical results for each of those periods and represents the results of operations of Inseegos RER (also known as FW), DigiCore (also known as Ctrack) and Enfora IoT
businesses.
In addition, we have provided an unaudited supplemental pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year
ended December 31, 2015 to reflect (i) the elimination of the MiFi Business from Inseegos historical results for the year ended December 31, 2015, and (ii) the full-year operating results for RER and DigiCore, acquired on
March 27, 2015 and October 5, 2015, respectively, as if those acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2015.
The unaudited
pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared by management in accordance with the regulations of the SEC and is not necessarily indicative of the condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations that
would have been realized had the disposition of the MiFi Business occurred as of the dates indicated, nor is it meant to be indicative of any anticipated condensed consolidated financial position or future results of operations that Inseegos
remaining business will experience after the disposition of the MiFi Business. In addition, the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations does not include any expected cost savings or restructuring actions which
may be undertaken or achievable subsequent to the disposition of the MiFi Business or the impact of any
non-recurring
activity and
one-time
transaction related costs.
This unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes and
assumptions as well as the following information:
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Inseego, and notes thereto, as of and for the nine
months ending September 30, 2016, included in Inseegos Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed with the SEC on November 7, 2016;
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Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Inseego, and notes thereto, as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2015, included in Inseegos Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on March 14, 2016; and
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Audited Group Financial Statements of DigiCore, and notes thereto, as of and for the years ended June 30,
2014 and June 30, 2015, included in Inseegos Current Report on Form
8-K/A
filed with the SEC on December 17, 2015.
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INSEEGO CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2016
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
Inseego
|
|
|
Sale of
MiFi
Business (a)
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro Forma
without MiFi
Business
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
17,165
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
48,023
|
(b)
|
|
$
|
65,188
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
27,497
|
|
|
|
(12,899
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,598
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
39,970
|
|
|
|
(13,727
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,243
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
12,390
|
|
|
|
(10,140
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
97,022
|
|
|
|
(36,766
|
)
|
|
|
48,023
|
|
|
|
108,279
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
7,820
|
|
|
|
(1,513
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,307
|
|
Rental assets, net
|
|
|
6,582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,582
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
41,007
|
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,898
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
33,117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,117
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
185,584
|
|
|
$
|
(38,406
|
)
|
|
$
|
48,023
|
|
|
$
|
195,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
32,397
|
|
|
$
|
(21,071
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,326
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
37,091
|
|
|
|
(10,272
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,819
|
|
DigiCore bank facilities
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
72,190
|
|
|
|
(31,343
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,847
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible senior notes, net
|
|
|
88,796
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,796
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities, net
|
|
|
3,453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,453
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
13,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
177,825
|
|
|
|
(31,343
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,482
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
|
|
506,141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73
|
(c)
|
|
|
506,214
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(1,868
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,868
|
)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(496,623
|
)
|
|
|
(7,063
|
)
|
|
|
47,950
|
(b)(c)
|
|
|
(455,736
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity attributable to Inseego
|
|
|
7,704
|
|
|
|
(7,063
|
)
|
|
|
48,023
|
|
|
|
48,664
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
7,759
|
|
|
|
(7,063
|
)
|
|
|
48,023
|
|
|
|
48,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
185,584
|
|
|
$
|
(38,406
|
)
|
|
$
|
48,023
|
|
|
$
|
195,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the accompanying notes which are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements
60
INSEEGO CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(in thousands, except for per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
Inseego
|
|
|
Sale of
MiFi
Business (d)
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Without
MiFi Business
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
190,636
|
|
|
$
|
(118,378
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
72,258
|
|
Cost of net revenues
|
|
|
123,291
|
|
|
|
(86,299
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
67,345
|
|
|
|
(32,079
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
24,248
|
|
|
|
(14,185
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,063
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
24,062
|
|
|
|
(3,885
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,177
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
34,744
|
|
|
|
(10,466
|
)
|
|
|
(2,103
|
)(e)
|
|
|
22,175
|
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
|
|
|
2,912
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,912
|
|
Impairment of purchased intangible assets
|
|
|
2,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,594
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
|
|
1,685
|
|
|
|
(574
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
90,245
|
|
|
|
(29,110
|
)
|
|
|
(2,103
|
)
|
|
|
59,032
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(22,900
|
)
|
|
|
(2,969
|
)
|
|
|
2,103
|
|
|
|
(23,766
|
)
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(11,712
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
|
26
|
(f)
|
|
|
(11,693
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
986
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(33,626
|
)
|
|
|
(2,922
|
)
|
|
|
2,129
|
|
|
|
(34,419
|
)
|
Income tax benefit
|
|
|
478
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
481
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(33,148
|
)
|
|
|
(2,919
|
)
|
|
|
2,129
|
|
|
|
(33,938
|
)
|
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to Inseego Corp.
|
|
$
|
(33,172
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,919
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,129
|
|
|
$
|
(33,962
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.62
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares used in computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable
to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
53,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the accompanying notes which are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements
61
INSEEGO CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands, except for per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
Inseego
|
|
|
Sale of
MiFi
Business (d)
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Without
MiFi Business
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
220,942
|
|
|
$
|
(152,362
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,580
|
|
Cost of net revenues
|
|
|
161,989
|
|
|
|
(113,922
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,067
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
58,953
|
|
|
|
(38,440
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
35,446
|
|
|
|
(22,095
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,351
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
20,899
|
|
|
|
(6,958
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,941
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
34,452
|
|
|
|
(12,790
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,662
|
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
|
|
|
2,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,126
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
|
|
3,821
|
|
|
|
(2,442
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
96,744
|
|
|
|
(44,285
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(37,791
|
)
|
|
|
5,845
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(31,946
|
)
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
change in acquisition-related escrow
|
|
|
(8,286
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,286
|
)
|
Interest income (expense), net
|
|
|
(7,164
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
108
|
(f)
|
|
|
(7,081
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
1,128
|
|
|
|
(191
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(52,113
|
)
|
|
|
5,629
|
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
(46,376
|
)
|
Income tax provision
|
|
|
(181
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(185
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(52,294
|
)
|
|
|
5,625
|
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
(46,561
|
)
|
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to Inseego Corp.
|
|
$
|
(52,286
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,625
|
|
|
$
|
108
|
|
|
$
|
(46,553
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.99
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.88
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares used in computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable
to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
52,767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the accompanying notes which are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements
62
INSEEGO CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Supplemental Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015
(in thousands, except for per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Without
MiFi Business
|
|
|
RER (1)
|
|
|
DigiCore (2)
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro Forma
Without
Mifi Business
and Full Year
RER and
Digicore
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
68,580
|
|
|
$
|
5,071
|
|
|
$
|
50,840
|
|
|
$
|
(1,168
|
)(3)
|
|
$
|
123,323
|
|
Cost of net revenues
|
|
|
48,067
|
|
|
|
2,881
|
|
|
|
17,514
|
|
|
|
399
|
(3)(7)
|
|
|
68,861
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
20,513
|
|
|
|
2,190
|
|
|
|
33,326
|
|
|
|
(1,567
|
)
|
|
|
54,462
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
13,351
|
|
|
|
505
|
|
|
|
3,812
|
|
|
|
(965
|
)(4)(8)
|
|
|
16,703
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
13,941
|
|
|
|
731
|
|
|
|
17,591
|
|
|
|
10
|
(4)
|
|
|
32,273
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
21,662
|
|
|
|
1,529
|
|
|
|
14,013
|
|
|
|
(2,419
|
)(4)(5)(6)
|
|
|
34,785
|
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
|
|
|
2,126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,126
|
(7)
|
|
|
4,252
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
|
|
1,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,379
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
52,459
|
|
|
|
2,765
|
|
|
|
35,416
|
|
|
|
(1,248
|
)
|
|
|
89,392
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
|
(31,946
|
)
|
|
|
(575
|
)
|
|
|
(2,090
|
)
|
|
|
(319
|
)
|
|
|
(34,930
|
)
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
change in acquisition-related escrow
|
|
|
(8,286
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,286
|
(9)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(7,081
|
)
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(578
|
)
|
|
|
(6,685
|
)(10)
|
|
|
(14,369
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
|
|
937
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
6,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,394
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(46,376
|
)
|
|
|
(597
|
)
|
|
|
3,786
|
|
|
|
1,282
|
|
|
|
(41,905
|
)
|
Income tax benefit (provision)
|
|
|
(185
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
664
|
|
|
|
230
|
(11)
|
|
|
709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(46,561
|
)
|
|
|
(597
|
)
|
|
|
4,450
|
|
|
|
1,512
|
|
|
|
(41,196
|
)
|
Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Inseego Corp.
|
|
$
|
(46,553
|
)
|
|
$
|
(597
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,403
|
|
|
$
|
1,512
|
|
|
$
|
(41,235
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.88
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.76
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares used in computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable
to common shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
52,767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,642
|
(12) (13)
|
|
|
54,409
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the accompanying notes which are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated
financial statements
63
INSEEGO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Planned sale of the MiFi Business
On September 21, 2016, Inseego entered into a stock purchase agreement (the
Purchase Agreement
) with Novatel Wireless,
Inc. (
NWI
), T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited and Jade Ocean Global Limited (the
Purchaser
), which provides for the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NWI to the
Purchaser for $50.0 million in cash, subject to potential adjustment based on NWIs working capital and outstanding indebtedness as of the closing of the sale (the
Sale
).
As described elsewhere in this proxy statement, on November 8, 2016, in order to facilitate the proposed Sale and as required by the
Purchase Agreement, NWI, Inseego and their affiliates completed an internal reorganization (the
Reorganization
). The purpose and effect of the Reorganization was to separate NWIs assets and liabilities associated with
NWIs mobile broadband business, which includes its MiFi branded hotspots and USB modem product lines (the
MiFi Business
) from the assets and liabilities associated with its ongoing Ctrack, FW and Enfora IoT businesses.
Upon completion of the Sale, Purchaser will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NWI, which holds the MiFi
Business. Certain assets and liabilities of the MiFi Business will not be included with the Sale, including cash balances, deferred tax assets, and restructuring related liabilities. The MiFi Business focuses on the development, manufacturing and
sale of cellular modems and hotspot devices with the vast majority of its customers, sales and operations located in the United States.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the purchase price of $50.0 million will be increased by the amount by which the working
capital of the MiFi Business at the closing date exceeds $5.7 million and decreased by the amount by which the working capital of the MiFi Business at the closing date is less than $5.7 million. In addition, the purchase price will be
decreased by the amount of any outstanding indebtedness of NWI as of the closing of the Sale.
Following the Sale, Inseego will continue
to operate its remaining R.E.R. Enterprises, Inc. (
RER
), DigiCore Holdings Limited (
DigiCore
or
Ctrack
) and Enfora, Inc. (
Enfora
) Internet of Things (
IoT
)
businesses with a continued focus on products and services that generate recurring revenues.
Note 2. Unaudited pro forma
adjustments
The following pro forma adjustments are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and/or
the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations.
(a)
|
Elimination of assets and liabilities attributable to the MiFi Business.
|
(b)
|
Proceeds from the Sale (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross proceeds
|
|
$
|
50,000
|
|
Estimated working capital adjustment, net of outstanding indebtedness
|
|
|
(277
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted gross proceeds
|
|
|
49,723
|
|
Less: transaction fee paid on closing
|
|
|
(1,700
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net proceeds
|
|
$
|
48,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(c)
|
Reflects the stock-based compensation expense related to the acceleration of unvested options to purchase
shares of common stock of Inseego and unvested restricted stock unit awards as a result of the termination of certain employees of the MiFi Business in connection with the Sale.
|
(d)
|
Reflects the elimination of revenue, cost of revenues, operating expenses and other income (expense)
attributable to the MiFi Business.
|
(e)
|
Elimination of nonrecurring transaction costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016
that are directly related to the Sale.
|
(f)
|
Reduction of interest expense on outstanding balances under Inseegos revolving credit facility for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2015 which would not have been outstanding had the Sale occurred on January 1, 2015.
|
64
Note 3. Unaudited supplemental pro forma adjustments
In separate transactions unrelated to the Sale, Inseego acquired RER on March 27, 2015 and DigiCore on October 5, 2015. An unaudited
supplemental pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations has been presented to reflect the full year operations of RER and DigiCore as if those acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2015.
The following pro forma adjustments are included in the supplemental unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 2015:
(1)
|
Results of operations for RER for the
pre-acquisition
period
January 1, 2015 through March 26, 2015 (the
RER
Pre-Acquisition
Period
).
|
(2)
|
Results of operations for DigiCore for the
pre-acquisition
period
January 1, 2015 through October 4, 2015 (the
DigiCore
Pre-Acquisition
Period
).
|
(3)
|
Elimination of $1.2 million in intercompany sales between DigiCore and Inseego.
|
(4)
|
Incremental share-based compensation expense related to stock options granted on the acquisition dates to RER
and DigiCore employees on their respective acquisition dates amounting to $44,000 and $0.7 million, respectively, for the RER
Pre-Acquisition
Period and the DigiCore
Pre-Acquisition
Period.
|
(5)
|
Amortization of $0.5 million of cash retention bonuses paid or payable to certain DigiCore employees on
the acquisition date for the DigCore
Pre-Acquisition
Period.
|
(6)
|
Elimination of transaction costs incurred by Inseego and RER of $1.4 million related directly to the
acquisition of RER and incurred by Inseego and DigiCore of $2.3 million related directly to the acquisition of DigiCore.
|
(7)
|
Amortization of acquired intangibles related to the RER
Pre-Acquisition
Period and the DigiCore
Pre-Acquisition
Period as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RER
|
|
|
DigiCore
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Cost of net revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed technology
|
|
$
|
147
|
|
|
$
|
1,420
|
|
|
$
|
1,567
|
|
Amortization of acquired intangibles:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer relationships / trademarks
|
|
$
|
311
|
|
|
$
|
1,815
|
|
|
$
|
2,126
|
|
(8)
|
Elimination of $1.0 million of amortization of historical intangibles of DigiCore during the DigiCore
Pre-Acquisition
Period.
|
(9)
|
Elimination of
non-cash
change in acquisition-related escrow on
assumption that the DigiCore transaction occurred on January 1, 2015.
|
(10)
|
Interest expense on convertible debt related to the financing of the DigiCore acquisition for the period of
January 1, 2015 through June 10, 2015, the date the debt was issued.
|
(11)
|
Income tax benefit related to taxable DigiCore pro forma adjustments.
|
(12)
|
To reflect the RER
Pre-Acquisition
Period of the then obligation to
issue approximately 3.2 million shares in March 2016 to former RER shareholders which is assumed to be outstanding for the entire year for the purpose of calculating earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2015.
|
(13)
|
To reflect the RER
Pre-Acquisition
Period portion of the approximately
3.8 million shares issued in connection with the exercise of warrants by an Inseego shareholder in March 2015, the proceeds of which were used to partially fund the RER acquisition, which are assumed to be outstanding for the entire year for
the purposes of calculating earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2015.
|
65
UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE MIFI BUSINESS
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of Inseegos MiFi Business include only the assets and liabilities of
the MiFi Business which are being acquired and assumed by Purchaser as a result of the Sale and the revenue and expenses which are related to those specific assets and liabilities.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared from Inseegos historical accounting records and do not
purport to reflect the revenue and expenses that would have resulted if the MiFi Business had been a separate, standalone business during the periods presented. Although management has estimated allocations of certain corporate administrative and
public company costs to the MiFi Business, such allocations are not necessarily indicative of the actual costs that the MiFi Business would have incurred had it been a standalone entity.
As a product line of Inseego, the MiFi Business is dependent upon Inseego for all of its working capital and financing requirements.
The unaudited condensed financial statements of the MiFi Business consist of:
|
|
|
Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheet of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015 and 2014;
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014;
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Condensed Changes in Inseegos Net Investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2016
and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; and
|
|
|
|
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the years
ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
|
The unaudited financial statements of the MiFi Business should be read in
conjunction with (i) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Inseego, and the notes thereto, as of and for the nine months ending September 30, 2016, included in Inseegos Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
filed with the SEC on November 7, 2016 and (ii) the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Inseego, and notes thereto, as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, included in
Inseegos Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on March 14, 2016, which are incorporated herein by reference.
66
MiFi BUSINESS
Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheet
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
12,899
|
|
|
|
8,203
|
|
|
|
16,648
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
13,727
|
|
|
|
27,445
|
|
|
|
26,071
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
10,140
|
|
|
|
3,418
|
|
|
|
5,816
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
36,766
|
|
|
|
39,066
|
|
|
|
48,535
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,513
|
|
|
|
2,548
|
|
|
|
4,532
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
|
256
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
467
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
38,406
|
|
|
$
|
42,082
|
|
|
$
|
53,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND INSEEGOS NET INVESTMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
21,071
|
|
|
|
21,189
|
|
|
|
27,806
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
10,272
|
|
|
|
7,576
|
|
|
|
13,558
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
31,343
|
|
|
|
28,765
|
|
|
|
41,364
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
369
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
31,343
|
|
|
|
28,798
|
|
|
|
41,733
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inseegos net investment
|
|
|
7,063
|
|
|
|
13,284
|
|
|
|
12,057
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and Inseegos net investment
|
|
$
|
38,406
|
|
|
$
|
42,082
|
|
|
$
|
53,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to these unaudited condensed financial statements
67
MiFi BUSINESS
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Net revenues
|
|
$
|
118,378
|
|
|
$
|
152,362
|
|
|
$
|
148,646
|
|
Cost of net revenues
|
|
|
86,299
|
|
|
|
113,922
|
|
|
|
118,798
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
32,079
|
|
|
|
38,440
|
|
|
|
29,848
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
14,185
|
|
|
|
22,095
|
|
|
|
22,094
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
3,885
|
|
|
|
6,958
|
|
|
|
6,730
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
10,466
|
|
|
|
12,790
|
|
|
|
8,443
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
|
|
574
|
|
|
|
2,442
|
|
|
|
6,398
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
29,110
|
|
|
|
44,285
|
|
|
|
43,665
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
2,969
|
|
|
|
(5,845
|
)
|
|
|
(13,817
|
)
|
Other expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income, net
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
2,922
|
|
|
|
(5,629
|
)
|
|
|
(13,732
|
)
|
Income tax benefit (provision)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,919
|
|
|
$
|
(5,625
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,746
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to these unaudited condensed financial statements
68
MiFi BUSINESS
Unaudited Condensed Changes in Inseegos Net Investment
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2013
|
|
$
|
26,098
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(13,746
|
)
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
Net transfers to Inseego
|
|
|
(2,997
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014
|
|
|
12,057
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(5,625
|
)
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
4,824
|
|
Net transfers from Inseego
|
|
|
2,028
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
|
|
13,284
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
2,919
|
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
2,786
|
|
Net transfers to Inseego
|
|
|
(11,926
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
7,063
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to these unaudited condensed financial statements
69
MiFi BUSINESS
Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,919
|
|
|
$
|
(5,625
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,746
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,574
|
|
|
|
3,070
|
|
|
|
5,749
|
|
Provision for bad debts, net of recoveries
|
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory
|
|
|
2,694
|
|
|
|
528
|
|
|
|
1,676
|
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
|
2,786
|
|
|
|
4,824
|
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
Other
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
(191
|
)
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(4,604
|
)
|
|
|
8,196
|
|
|
|
16,070
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
11,024
|
|
|
|
(1,902
|
)
|
|
|
(9,399
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(6,722
|
)
|
|
|
2,398
|
|
|
|
(1,171
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(118
|
)
|
|
|
(6,617
|
)
|
|
|
6,550
|
|
Accrued expenses, income taxes and other
|
|
|
2,663
|
|
|
|
(6,318
|
)
|
|
|
(3,591
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
12,286
|
|
|
|
(910
|
)
|
|
|
4,661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(360
|
)
|
|
|
(1,118
|
)
|
|
|
(1,664
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(360
|
)
|
|
|
(1,118
|
)
|
|
|
(1,664
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfers from (to) Inseego
|
|
|
(11,926
|
)
|
|
|
2,028
|
|
|
|
(2,997
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(11,926
|
)
|
|
|
2,028
|
|
|
|
(2,997
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to these unaudited condensed financial statements
70
THE MIFI BUSINESS
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Note 1. Business
The MiFi Business
consists of substantially all of the assets and liabilities related to or used in connection with Novatel Wireless, Inc.s (
NWI
) mobile broadband business, including its related MiFi branded hotspots and USB modem product
lines, and related liabilities. NWI is owned by Inseego Corp. (
Inseego
).
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements (the
Unaudited Financial Statements
) have been prepared in
connection with the pending sale of the MiFi Business as described elsewhere in this proxy statement. They have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (
GAAP
) and Securities and
Exchange Commission (
SEC
) guidance for
carve-out
financial statements. The term
carve-out
as used herein applies to general purpose
financial statements of an operating unit which are derived or
carved-out
of those of a larger corporate entity. These financial statements, which are presented in a condensed format, do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by GAAP, reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the MiFi Business for the periods presented, and includes only the assets, liabilities and operating activities of the
MiFi Business. The carrying value of those assets less the carrying value of those liabilities on each of the balance sheet dates represents Inseegos net investment in the MiFi Business at that date. The historical financial statements have
been derived from the consolidated financial statements of Inseego, and include the revenue, costs of revenue, operating and other expenses associated with the MiFi Business. Certain assumptions and allocations have been made in the preparation of
these Unaudited Financial Statements to depict the MiFi Business on a standalone basis for the periods presented. As a result, the Unaudited Financial Statements may not be indicative of the financial position, results of operations or cash flows
that would have been presented if the MiFi Business had been a standalone entity.
Due to existing functions and facilities shared among
Inseegos other businesses, certain operating expenses, including general corporate overhead expenses, have been allocated to the MiFi Business. Where specific identification of expenses was not practicable, a reasonable method of allocation
was applied using underlying activity drivers of such expenses as a basis of allocation, including managements estimates of the portion of shared employees time spent supporting the MiFi Business and the corresponding application of such
percentages to compensation and other applicable shared costs. Management believes such allocations are reasonable; however, they may not be indicative of the actual results of the MiFi Business had it been operating as a standalone entity for the
periods presented or the amounts that will be incurred in the future. See Note 2 for further information regarding general corporate overhead expense allocations.
Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 may not be indicative
of the results that may be experienced in any future period. In the opinion of management, the Unaudited Financial Statements include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and operating results of the MiFi Business for
the periods presented. The sale of the MiFi Business is subject to approval of Inseegos stockholders and other closing conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Note 2. Related Party Funding and Expense Allocation
Inseego has a centralized cash management function which funds its business unit operations as needed. The MiFi Businesss aggregate cash
flows from its operating, investing and financing activities are deemed to have been net transfers from or to Inseego. Such transfers have also been reported as a component of the change in Inseegos net investment in the MiFi Business.
These Unaudited Financial Statements reflect allocated general corporate expenses associated with centralized support functions including, but
not limited to, corporate executive management, tax, accounting and finance, information technology, human resources and legal. These costs generally include all payroll and benefit costs as well as overhead costs related to the support functions.
Inseego also allocates costs associated with public company costs, office facilities, corporate insurance coverage and medical and other health plan costs for employees participating in Inseegos sponsored plans. The allocations are based on a
combination of factors, including headcount and estimated time spent on each business unit or business line of Inseego.
Note 3. Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
71
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make
certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and disclosure of contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, provision for excess and obsolete inventory, valuation of intangible and long-lived assets, royalty costs, provisions relating to litigation and restructuring, provision for
warranty costs, income taxes and share-based compensation expense.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents of the MiFi Business are deemed to have been regularly settled with Inseego and have therefore been included in Inseegos net
investment in the MiFi Business.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable
The MiFi Business provides an allowance for its accounts receivable for estimated losses that may result from its customers inability to
pay. The MiFi Business determines the amount of the allowance by analyzing known uncollectible accounts, aged receivables, economic conditions, historical losses, and changes in customer payment cycles and a customers credit-worthiness.
Amounts later determined and specifically identified to be uncollectible are charged or written off against this allowance. To minimize the likelihood of uncollectibility, the MiFi Business reviews its customers credit-worthiness periodically
based on credit scores generated by independent credit reporting services, its experience with its customers and the economic condition of its customers industries. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of expense for any
period if the MiFi Business were to make different judgments or utilize different estimates.
Inventories and Provision for Excess and Obsolete
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of cost of
net revenues. The MiFi Business reviews the components of its inventory and inventory purchase commitments on a regular basis for excess and obsolete inventory based on estimated future usage and sales. Write-downs in inventory value or losses on
inventory purchase commitments depend on various items, including factors related to customer demand, economic and competitive conditions, technological advances or new product introductions by the MiFi Business or its customers that vary from its
current expectations. Whenever inventory is written down, a new cost basis is established and the inventory is not subsequently written up if market conditions improve.
The MiFi Business believes that, when made, the estimates used in calculating the inventory provision are reasonable and properly reflect the
risk of excess and obsolete inventory. If customer demand for the MiFi Businesss inventory is substantially less than its estimates, inventory write-downs may be required, which could have a material adverse effect on its Unaudited Financial
Statements.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are initially stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method. Test equipment, computer equipment
and purchased software, product tooling and furniture and fixtures are depreciated over lives ranging from eighteen months to six years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the related remaining lease period or
useful life.
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that
extend the useful lives of existing property, plant and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life. Upon retirement or disposition of property, plant and equipment, any resulting gain or loss is recognized in other
income (expense), net, in the MiFi Businesss statements of operations.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include the costs of
non-exclusive
and perpetual worldwide software technology
licenses. These costs are amortized on an accelerated or straight-line basis, depending on the anticipated utilization of the assets, over their estimated useful lives of the assets.
Long-Lived Assets
The MiFi Business periodically evaluates the carrying value of the unamortized balances of its long-lived assets, including property, plant and
equipment and intangible assets, to determine whether impairment of these assets has occurred or whether a revision to the related depreciation and amortization periods should be made. When the carrying value of an asset exceeds the associated
undiscounted expected future cash flows, the asset is considered to be impaired and is written down to fair value. Fair value is determined based on an evaluation of the assets associated undiscounted future cash flows or appraised value
.
This evaluation is based on managements projections of the undiscounted future cash flows associated with each class of asset. If managements evaluation indicates that the carrying values of these assets are impaired, such impairment is
recognized by a reduction of the applicable assets carrying value to its estimated fair value and the impairment is expensed as a part of
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continuing operations. No impairment charges related to the MiFi Businesss long-lived
assets were recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, or the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Revenue Recognition
The MiFi Business generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of wireless modems to wireless operators, OEM customers and
value added resellers and distributors. Revenue is generally recognized upon the delivery of the product to the customer. The MiFi Business has granted price protection to certain customers in accordance with the provisions of the respective
contracts. The MiFi Business tracks pricing and other terms offered to customers buying similar products to assess compliance with these provisions. The MiFi Business estimates the amount of price protection for current period product sales
utilizing historical experience and information regarding customer inventory levels. To date, the MiFi Business has not incurred material price protection obligations. Revenues from sales to certain customers are subject to cooperative advertising
allowances. Cooperative advertising allowances are recorded as an operating expense to the extent that the advertising benefit is separable from the revenue transaction and the fair value of that advertising benefit is determinable. To the extent
that such allowances either do not provide a separable benefit to the MiFi Business, or the fair value of the advertising benefit cannot be reliably estimated, such amounts are recorded as a reduction of revenue. The MiFi Business establishes a
reserve for estimated product returns in the period in which revenue is recognized. In estimating future product returns, the MiFi Business considers various factors, including its stated return policies and practices and historical trends.
Warranty Costs
The MiFi Business accrues
warranty costs based on estimates of future warranty related replacement, repairs or rework of products. The MiFi Businesss warranty policy generally provides one to three years of coverage for products following the date of purchase. The MiFi
Businesss policy is to accrue the estimated cost of warranty coverage as a component of cost of net revenues in its statements of operations at the time revenue is recognized. In estimating its future warranty obligations, the MiFi Business
considers various factors, including the historical frequency and volume of claims and cost to replace or repair products under warranty. The warranty provision for the MiFi Businesss products is determined by using a financial model to
estimate future warranty costs. The MiFi Businesss financial model takes into consideration actual product failure rates, estimated replacement, repair or rework expenses, and potential risks associated with its different products. The
risk levels, warranty cost information and failure rates used within this financial model are reviewed throughout the year and updated if and when these inputs change.
Income Taxes
For purposes of the
Unaudited Financial Statements, income tax was calculated at statutory rates adjusted for applicable permanent differences, as if the MiFi Business was a separate taxpayer utilizing the Separate Return Method, even though it has been
included in the consolidated tax return of Inseego.
The MiFi Business utilizes a
more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold, based on the technical merits of the tax position taken, when it considers the need for a provision related to an uncertain tax provision. Tax positions that meet
the
more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of the tax benefits, determined on a cumulative probability basis, which is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate
settlement in the financial statements. The MiFi Business recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
Since the MiFi Business has been included in Inseegos consolidated tax return and has a history of net losses for both financial
reporting and tax purposes, and because any net operating loss carryforward attributable to the MiFi Business is not included in the Sale, no deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities are reflected in the unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Share-Based Compensation
Inseego
has granted stock options and restricted stock units to certain employees of the MiFi Business. Inseego also has an employee stock purchase plan (
ESPP
) for eligible employees of the MiFi Business. Compensation cost associated with
all share-based payments is measured based on grant date fair values. The fair value of each employee stock option and employee stock purchase right is estimated on the date of grant using an option pricing model that meets certain requirements. The
Black-Scholes option pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of its stock options and stock purchase rights. The Black-Scholes model is considered an acceptable model under GAAP but the fair values generated by it may not be indicative of
the actual fair values of the equity awards as it does not consider certain factors important to those equity awards to employees, such as continued employment and periodic vesting requirements, as well as limited transferability. The determination
of the fair value of share-based payment awards utilizing the Black-Scholes model is affected by Inseegos stock price and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, expected term, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
For grants of stock options, Inseego uses a blend of historical
and implied volatility for traded options on its stock in order to estimate the expected volatility assumption required in the Black-Scholes model. Inseegos use of a blended volatility estimate in computing the expected volatility assumption
for stock options is based on its belief that while the implied volatility is
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representative of expected future volatility, the historical volatility over the expected term of the equity award is also an indicator of expected future volatility. Due to the short duration of
stock purchase rights under the ESPP, Inseego utilizes historical volatility in order to estimate the expected volatility assumption of the Black-Scholes model.
The expected term of stock options granted is estimated using Inseegos historical experience. The risk-free interest rate assumption is
based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected terms of the equity awards. The dividend yield assumption is based on Inseegos history and expectation of no dividend payouts. Inseego estimates forfeitures at the time of grant and
revises these estimates, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Inseego estimates its forfeiture rate assumption for all types of share-based compensation awards based on historical forfeiture rates
related to each category of award.
Compensation cost associated with grants of restricted stock units are measured at fair value, which
has historically been the closing price of Inseegos stock on the date of grant.
The MiFi Business recognizes share-based
compensation expense over the requisite service period of each individual equity award, which generally equals the vesting period, using the straight-line method for equity awards that contain only service conditions. For equity awards that contain
performance conditions, the MiFi Business recognizes the share-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis for each vesting tranche.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the
FASB
), which are adopted by the MiFi Business as of the specified date. Unless otherwise discussed, management believes the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on its
Unaudited Financial Statements upon adoption.
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (
ASU
)
2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
, which provides guidance for revenue recognition. The new standard will require revenue recognized to represent the transfer of promised goods or
services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration in which a business expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also requires new, expanded disclosures regarding revenue recognition. In
August 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-14,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of Effective Date
. The standard defers the effective date of adoption of ASU
2014-09
to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The MiFi Business is
currently assessing the impact of this guidance.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-05
,
IntangiblesGoodwill and
OtherInternal-Use
Software (Subtopic
350-40):
Customers Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement
. Under
this standard, if a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the software license element of the arrangement should be accounted for consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does
not include a software license, the arrangement should be accounted for as a service contract. The MiFi Business implemented this guidance during the first quarter of 2016. This guidance did not have a material impact on the MiFi Businesss
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU
2015-11,
Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory
. Under this standard, inventory will be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value and options that
currently exist for market value will be eliminated. The standard defines net realizable value as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and
transportation. No other changes were made to the current guidance on inventory measurement. The MiFi Business elected to early adopt this guidance during the fourth quarter of 2015.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842), which establishes the
principles to report transparent and economically neutral information about the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. This guidance results in a more faithful representation of the rights and obligations arising from operating and capital
leases by requiring lessees to recognize the lease assets and lease liabilities that arise from leases in the statement of financial position and to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about lease transactions, such as information
about variable lease payments and options to renew and terminate leases. This guidance is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The MiFi Business is currently
assessing the impact of this guidance.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-09,
Improvements
to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which affects entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The guidance is designed to identify areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based
payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain
classifications on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective
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prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The MiFi Business is currently assessing the impact of this guidance.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-15,
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of
Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies how companies present and classify certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The MiFi Business is currently assessing the impact of this guidance.
Note 4. Financial Statement Details
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts receivable consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Trade receivables
|
|
$
|
13,232
|
|
|
$
|
8,506
|
|
|
$
|
16,710
|
|
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(333
|
)
|
|
|
(303
|
)
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,899
|
|
|
$
|
8,203
|
|
|
$
|
16,648
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventories
Inventories
consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
$
|
11,199
|
|
|
$
|
21,989
|
|
|
$
|
24,143
|
|
Raw materials and components
|
|
|
2,528
|
|
|
|
5,456
|
|
|
|
1,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,727
|
|
|
$
|
27,445
|
|
|
$
|
26,071
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Test equipment
|
|
$
|
46,302
|
|
|
$
|
46,415
|
|
|
$
|
51,837
|
|
Computer equipment and purchased software
|
|
|
8,850
|
|
|
|
8,690
|
|
|
|
10,043
|
|
Product tooling
|
|
|
3,398
|
|
|
|
3,398
|
|
|
|
3,242
|
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
1,140
|
|
|
|
1,140
|
|
|
|
1,756
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
3,854
|
|
|
|
3,583
|
|
|
|
4,007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
63,544
|
|
|
|
63,226
|
|
|
|
70,885
|
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(62,031
|
)
|
|
|
(60,678
|
)
|
|
|
(66,353
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,513
|
|
|
$
|
2,548
|
|
|
$
|
4,532
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense relating to property, plant and equipment was $1.5 million,
$2.9 million and $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Intangible Assets
At September 30,
2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the MiFi Business had net acquired software licenses and other intangibles of $0.1 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The acquired software licenses represent
rights to use certain software necessary for the development and commercial sale of the MiFi Businesss products.
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Amortization expense relating to acquired software licenses and other intangibles was
$0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization expense related to licenses obtained for research
purposes is included in research and development expense in the unaudited condensed statements of operations. Amortization expense related to licenses obtained for commercial products is recorded in cost of net revenues in the unaudited condensed
statements of operations. At September 30, 2016, the weighted-average remaining useful life of the MiFi Businesss acquired software licenses and other intangibles was 1.3 years.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Royalties
|
|
$
|
4,010
|
|
|
$
|
1,644
|
|
|
$
|
3,199
|
|
Payroll and related expenses
|
|
|
2,510
|
|
|
|
1,843
|
|
|
|
5,107
|
|
Warranty obligations
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
|
317
|
|
|
|
827
|
|
Market development funds and price protection
|
|
|
2,513
|
|
|
|
2,781
|
|
|
|
2,502
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
|
279
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
387
|
|
Other
|
|
|
711
|
|
|
|
908
|
|
|
|
1,484
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,272
|
|
|
$
|
7,576
|
|
|
$
|
13,558
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued Warranty Obligations
Accrued warranty obligations consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Warranty liability at beginning of period
|
|
$
|
317
|
|
|
$
|
827
|
|
|
$
|
1,905
|
|
Additions charged to operations
|
|
|
337
|
|
|
|
643
|
|
|
|
939
|
|
Deductions from liability
|
|
|
(405
|
)
|
|
|
(1,153
|
)
|
|
|
(2,017
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warranty liability at end of period
|
|
$
|
249
|
|
|
$
|
317
|
|
|
$
|
827
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 5. Income Taxes
The MiFi Business has a sustained history of net losses. For tax purposes, the MiFi Business has been included in Inseegos consolidated
federal income tax return. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is comprised solely of state income and franchise taxes.
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Note 6. Share-based Compensation
Certain employees of the MiFi Business have been granted awards under Inseegos various incentive compensation and employee stock purchase
plans (the
Plans
). The compensation committee of Inseegos Board of Directors (the
Compensation Committee
) administers the Plans.
The MiFi Business included the following amounts for share-based compensation expense in the unaudited condensed statements of operations for
the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
Years Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
$
|
127
|
|
|
$
|
199
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
468
|
|
|
|
678
|
|
|
|
379
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
|
111
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
1,790
|
|
|
|
2,602
|
|
|
|
1,029
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
974
|
|
|
|
1,179
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,786
|
|
|
$
|
4,824
|
|
|
$
|
2,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
The MiFi Business leases
its office space and certain equipment under
non-cancellable
operating leases with various terms through 2020. The minimum annual rent on the MiFi Businesss office space is subject to increases based on
stated rental adjustment terms, property taxes and operating costs and contains rent concessions. For financial reporting purposes, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Accordingly, rent expense recognized
in excess of rent paid is reflected as deferred rent. Rent expense under operating leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1.6 million, $2.0 million and
$2.0 million, respectively. The MiFi Businesss office space lease contains incentives in the form of reimbursement from the landlord for a portion of the costs of leasehold improvements incurred by the MiFi Business which are recorded to
rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
The future minimum payments under
non-cancellable
operating leases were as follows at September 30, 2016 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2016 (quarter ended December 31, 2016)
|
|
$
|
321
|
|
2017
|
|
|
987
|
|
2018
|
|
|
870
|
|
2019
|
|
|
857
|
|
2020
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
3,132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The future minimum payments above have not been reduced by minimum sublease rental income of $0.1 million due in the
future under noncancellable subleases.
Employee Retention Matters
In connection with the MiFi Businesss turnaround efforts, and to retain and encourage employees to assist the MiFi Business with its
efforts, the Compensation Committee approved an
all-employee
retention bonus plan in 2014 (
Retention Bonus Plan
) based on achieving certain financial and cash targets. The financial metrics
had to be met for two consecutive quarter periods during the three quarter periods ending March 31, 2015. At December 31, 2014, the MiFi Business accrued approximately $3.4 million of the maximum total target bonus expense based on
the MiFi Businesss financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 and the assessment of the probability of the achievement of the remaining metrics in March 31, 2015. The total Retention Bonus Plan expense of approximately
$6.8 million was recognized over the requisite service
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period, $3.4 million of which was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2015. In the third quarter of 2015, the MiFi Business paid U.S. employees their bonuses with shares of
Inseegos common stock.
Legal
The MiFi Business is, from time to time, party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The MiFi Business
records a loss when information indicates that a loss is both probable and estimable. Where a liability is probable and there is a range of estimated loss with no best estimate in the range, the MiFi Business records the minimum estimated liability
related to the claim. As additional information becomes available, the MiFi Business assesses the potential liability related to the MiFi Businesss pending litigation and revises its estimates, if necessary. The MiFi Business expenses
litigation costs as incurred.
The MiFi Business is currently named as a defendant or
co-defendant
in some patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. and is indirectly participating in other U.S. patent infringement actions pursuant to its contractual indemnification obligations to certain customers. Based on an evaluation of these matters and
discussions with the MiFi Businesss intellectual property litigation counsel, the MiFi Business believes that liabilities arising from or sums paid in settlement of these existing matters would not have a material adverse effect on its results
of operations or financial condition.
Note 8. Concentrations of Risk
Concentrations of Risk
Substantially all
of the MiFi Businesss net revenues are derived from sales of wireless access products. Any significant decline in market acceptance of the MiFi Businesss products or in the financial condition of the MiFi Businesss customers would
have an adverse effect on the MiFi Businesss results of operations and financial condition.
A significant portion of the MiFi
Businesss net revenues comes from a small number of customers. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, sales to the MiFi Businesss largest customer accounted for
approximately 88%, 78% and 64% of net revenues, respectively.
A significant portion of the MiFi Businesss accounts receivables
comes from a small number of customers. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014, the MiFi Business had one customer who accounted for approximately 80%, 38% and 67% of total accounts receivable, respectively.
The MiFi Business outsources its manufacturing to several third-party manufacturers. If these third-party manufacturers were to experience
delays, disruptions, capacity constraints or quality control problems in their manufacturing operations, product shipments to the MiFi Businesss customers could be delayed or the MiFi Businesss customers could consequently elect to
cancel their underlying orders, which would negatively impact the MiFi Businesss net revenues and results of operations.
Note 9. Retirement
Savings Plans
Inseego has a defined contribution 401(k) retirement savings plan (the
Plan
). Substantially all of
the MiFi Businesss U.S. employees are eligible to participate in the Plan after meeting certain minimum age and service requirements. Inseego suspended the employer matching portion of the Plan on August 1, 2014. Effective January 1,
2016 Inseego reinstated the employer matching portion of the Plan and on that date the MiFi Business began matching 50% of the first 6% of an employees designated deferral of their eligible compensation. Employees may make discretionary
contributions to the Plan subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. Employer matching contributions under the Plan amounted to approximately $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and $0.5 million for the
year ended December 31, 2014. There were no employer matching contributions under the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2015. Employer matching contributions vested over a
two-year
period prior
to January 1, 2016 and vest immediately beginning January 1, 2016.
Note 10. Restructuring
In September 2013, the MiFi Business commenced certain restructuring initiatives including the closure of the MiFi Businesss development
site in Calgary, Canada, and the consolidation of certain supply chain management activities (the
2013 Initiatives
). The 2013 Initiatives are expected to be completed in December 2016.
In June 2014, the MiFi Business commenced certain restructuring initiatives relating to the reorganization of executive level management (the
2014 Initiatives
), which included, among other actions, the replacement of the former Chief Executive Officer. The 2014 Initiatives were completed during the first quarter of 2015.
On August 3, 2015, the MiFi Business approved a restructuring
initiative to better position the MiFi Business to operate in current market conditions and more closely align operating expenses with revenues, which included employee severance costs, which were paid in full during the third quarter of 2015. In
the fourth quarter of 2015, the MiFi Business commenced certain initiatives relating to the reorganization of executive level management, which included, among other
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actions, the replacement of Inseegos former Chief Executive Officer (collectively, the
2015 Initiatives
). The 2015 Initiatives are expected to be completed in October
2017.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the MiFi Business recorded reductions in restructuring related charges resulting from
a
re-evaluation
in the first quarter of 2015 of its expected remaining restructuring accrual for facility exit related costs and employment contract costs related to the 2013 Initiatives and 2014 Initiatives,
respectively.
In July 2016, the MiFi Business commenced certain restructuring initiatives intended to improve its strategic focus on its
most profitable business lines while
de-prioritizing
certain hardware-only product lines to
non-carrier
customers, including a
reduction-in-force
(the
2016 Initiatives
). The 2016 Initiatives are expected to cost a total of approximately $0.3 million and were completed in September 2016.
The MiFi Business accounts for facility exit costs in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, which requires that a
liability for such costs be recognized and measured initially at fair value on the
cease-use
date based on remaining lease rentals, adjusted for the effects of any prepaid or deferred items recognized, reduced
by the estimated sublease rentals that could be reasonably obtained even if the MiFi Business does not intend to sublease the facilities.
The MiFi Business is required to estimate future sublease income and future net operating expenses of the facilities, among other expenses.
The most significant of these estimates relate to the timing and extent of future sublease income which reduce lease obligations, and the probability that such sublease income will be realized. The MiFi Business based estimates of sublease income,
in part, on information from third party real estate experts, current market conditions and rental rates, an assessment of the time period over which reasonable estimates could be made, and the location of the respective facility, among other
factors. Further adjustments to the facility exit liability accrual will be required in future periods if actual exit costs or sublease income differ from current estimates. Exit costs recorded by the MiFi Business under these provisions are neither
associated with, nor do they benefit, continuing activities.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2017 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in the 2017 Proxy Statement
. In order to be included in Inseegos proxy
materials for its 2017 annual meeting of Inseegos stockholders, a stockholder proposal or information about a proposed director candidate must be timely received in writing by Inseego at Inseego Corp., Attention: Secretary, 9645 Scranton Road,
Suite 205, San Diego, California 92121, by December 30, 2016, and otherwise comply with all requirements of the SEC, the DGCL and Inseegos bylaws.
Stockholder Proposals to be presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Inseego Stockholders
. If you do not wish to submit a
proposal or information about a proposed director candidate for inclusion in next years proxy materials, but instead wish to present it directly at the 2017 annual meeting of Inseego stockholders, you must give timely written notice of the
proposal to Inseegos Secretary. To be timely, the notice must be received no earlier than February 16, 2017 and no later than March 18, 2017. The notice must describe the stockholder proposal in reasonable detail and provide certain other
information required by Inseegos bylaws, a copy of which is available upon request from Inseegos Secretary at the above address.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO STOCKHOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS
A number of brokers with account holders who are Inseego stockholders will be householding Inseegos proxy materials. A
single proxy statement will be delivered to multiple Inseego stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be
householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding
and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, please notify your broker, direct your written request to Inseego Corp., 9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205, San Diego, California 92121, Attn: Secretary, or contact Inseegos Secretary by
telephone at (858) 812-3400 and we will promptly deliver such separate copy. Inseego stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy materials at their address and would like to request householding of their
communications should contact their broker. In addition, upon written or oral request to the address or telephone number set forth above, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of the proxy materials to any Inseego stockholder at a shared
address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Inseego files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy
any of this information at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or (202) 942-8088 for further information regarding the public reference room. The SEC also
maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers, including Inseego, who file electronically with the SEC. The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are also
available at our website. The address of the site is www.inseego.com. The web addresses of the SEC and Inseego have been included as inactive textual references only. The information contained on those websites is specifically not
incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.
In addition, the SEC allows us to disclose important information to you by referring
you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. This information is considered to be a part of this proxy statement, except for any information that is superseded by information included directly in this proxy statement or incorporated by
reference subsequent to the date of this proxy statement as described below.
This proxy statement incorporates by reference the documents
listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules). They contain important information about Inseego and its
financial condition.
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2016;
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2016, August 5, 2016 and November 7, 2016, respectively; and
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K (including amended Current Reports on Form 8-K/A) filed with the SEC on
December 17, 2015, January 11, 2016, February 18, 2016, February 22, 2016, April 13, 2016, May 9, 2016, June 20, 2016, August 3, 2016, September 22, 2016, November 3, 2016, and November 9, 2016.
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To the extent that any information contained in any report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was furnished to, rather than filed with, the
SEC by Inseego, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
In addition, Inseego incorporates by reference
any future filings it may make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this proxy statement and before the date of the special meeting (excluding any current reports on Form 8-K to the extent
disclosure is furnished and not filed). Those documents are considered to be a part of this proxy statement, effective as of the date they are filed. In the event of conflicting information in these documents, the information in the latest filed
document should be considered correct.
You can obtain any of the other documents of Inseego listed above from the SEC, through the
SECs website at the address described above, or from us directly by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number:
Inseego Corp.
9645 Scranton Road,
Suite 205
San Diego, California 92121
(858) 812-3400
If you are an
Inseego stockholder and would like to request documents, please do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on [●], 2017 to receive them before the special meeting.
These documents are available from Inseego, without charge, excluding any exhibits to them, unless the exhibit is specifically listed as an
exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement forms a part. You can also find information about Inseego at its website at www.inseego.com. Information contained on this website is specifically not incorporated by reference into
this proxy statement.
This document is a proxy statement of Inseego for the special meeting. We have not authorized anyone to give any
information or make any representation about the Sale, Inseego or NWI that is different from, or in addition to, the information or representations contained in this proxy statement or in any of the materials that we have incorporated by reference
into this proxy statement. Therefore, if anyone does give you information or representations of this sort, you should not rely on it or them. The information contained in this proxy statement speaks only as of the date of this document unless the
information specifically indicates that another date applies.
MISCELLANEOUS AND OTHER MATTERS
The Inseego Board knows of no other matters to be presented for Inseego stockholder action at the special meeting. However, if other matters
do properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof, the Inseego Board intends that the persons named in the proxies will vote upon such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Lance Bridges
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
San
Diego, California
[●], 2016
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE
ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE SPECIAL MEETING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL GREATLY FACILITATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING.
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Annex A
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
Vanilla
Technologies, Inc.,
Novatel Wireless, Inc.,
T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited
and
Jade Ocean Global
Limited
dated as of
September 21, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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Section 2.01
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Purchase and Sale
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Section 2.02
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Purchase Price
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Section 2.03
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Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment
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Section 2.04
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Transactions to be Effected at the Closing
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Section 2.05
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Closing
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARTIES
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Section 3.01
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Organization and Authority of Seller
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Section 3.02
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Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company
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Section 3.03
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Capitalization
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Section 3.04
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Subsidiaries
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Section 3.05
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No Conflicts; Consents
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Section 3.06
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Takeover Statutes
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Section 3.07
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SEC Matters
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Section 3.08
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Restructuring
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Section 3.09
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Financial Information
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Section 3.10
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Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section 3.11
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Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions
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Section 3.12
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Material Contracts
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Section 3.13
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Title to and Sufficiency of Assets; Real Property
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Section 3.14
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Environmental Matters
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Section 3.15
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Intellectual Property
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Section 3.16
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Insurance
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Section 3.17
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Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders
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Section 3.18
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Compliance With Laws; Permits
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Employment Matters
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Section 3.20
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Taxes
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Section 3.21
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Brokers
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Vote Required
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Significant Transactions
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Compliance with OFAC; No Blocked Persons
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No Regulatory Restrictions
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Inventory
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Employee Benefit Matters
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS
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Investment Purpose
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Not Interested Stockholder
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Brokers
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Sufficiency of Funds
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Independent Investigation
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS
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Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
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The Restructuring; Employee Interviews
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Access to Information; Cooperation
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Supplement to Disclosure Schedules
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Resignations
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Director and Officer Indemnification and Insurance
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Confidentiality
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Governmental Approvals and Other Third-Party Consents
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Closing Conditions
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Public Announcements
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Transfer Taxes
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No Cash Dividends, Share Repurchases and Prepayment of Indebtedness
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Escrow of Purchaser Termination Fee
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Competition.
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Litigation Matters
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Seller Stockholder Meeting
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No Solicitation; Other Offers
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Tax Matters
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section 6.02
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION
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Termination
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Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
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Amendment and Modifications
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Waiver of Compliance; Consents
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Notices
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Expenses
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Assignment and Successors
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Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction
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Specific Performance; Remedies
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Attorney Conflict Waiver; Privilege
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Severability
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Interpretation
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this
Agreement
), dated as of September 21, 2016, is entered into among
Vanilla Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Seller
), Novatel Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company
, and together the Seller, the
Seller Parties
), T.C.L. Industries
Holdings (H.K.) Limited, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Hong Kong (
Purchaser Parent
), and Jade Ocean Global Limited, a BVI Business Company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands
(
Purchaser
, and together with Purchaser Parent,
Purchasers
).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, upon completion of the Restructuring (as defined below), Seller will own all of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
Shares
), of the Company;
WHEREAS, Seller wishes to sell
to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to purchase from Seller, the Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of the Company, Seller, Purchaser and Purchaser Parent have approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and deem it advisable and in the best interest of their respective stockholders to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchasers and Seller are concurrently herewith
entering into (i) that certain Escrow Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A
(the
Escrow Agreement
), (ii) that certain IP Cross License Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit B
(the
IP Cross
License
), which will become effective only upon the Closing, and (iii) that certain Transition Services Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit C
(the
TSA
), which will become effective only upon the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this
Article I
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Accounting Firm
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(d)
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Acquired Companies
means the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company listed on
Section 1.1
of
the Disclosure Schedules.
Acquisition Proposal
means any offer, proposal or inquiry
(other than an offer, proposal or inquiry by Purchasers) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction.
Acquisition Transaction
means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than any of the
following actions taken in connection with the Restructuring or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement) involving:
(a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, direct or indirect acquisition of
securities, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which: (i) a Person or group (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires, or
if consummated in accordance with its terms would acquire, beneficial or record ownership or control of securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting or equity securities of the Company or of Seller, or (ii)
the Company or the Seller issues securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting or equity securities of the Company or of Seller;
(b) any sale, lease, assignment, license, exchange, transfer, acquisition or disposition of any rights or assets that
constitute or account for: (i) 15% or more of the consolidated net revenues of the Acquired Companies, consolidated net income of the Acquired Companies or consolidated book value of the Acquired Companies, or (ii) 15% or more of the fair market
value of the assets of the Acquired Companies;
(c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the Seller; or
(d) any combination of the foregoing.
Action
means any action, cause of action, lawsuit, audit, citation, summons, subpoena, investigation,
administrative enforcement, appeal, petition, plea, charge, complaint, claim, suit, demand, litigation, arbitration, mediation, hearing or other proceeding in each case commenced, brought, or heard by or before any Governmental Authority, whether at
law or in equity.
Adjusted Closing Date Payment
has the meaning set forth in
Section
2.03(a)(ii)
.
Affiliate
of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term control (including the terms controlled by and under common control with) means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
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Affiliated Group
means an affiliated group as defined in
Section 1504 of the Code (or any analogous combined, consolidated or unitary group defined under state, local or foreign income Tax law).
Agreement
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Ancillary Agreements
means the TSA, the IP Cross License and the Escrow Agreement.
Assumed Action
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.16(b)
.
Balance Sheet
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09
.
Balance Sheet Date
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09
.
Basket
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(a)
.
Benefit Plan
means any material pension, benefit, retirement, compensation, employment, consulting,
profit-sharing, deferred compensation, incentive, bonus, performance award, phantom equity or other equity, change in control, retention, severance, vacation, paid time off, welfare, fringe-benefit and other similar material agreement, plan, policy,
program or arrangement (and any amendments thereto), in each case whether or not reduced to writing and whether funded or unfunded, including each employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that are subject to
ERISA, which is or has been maintained, sponsored, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, manager, retiree, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or
any spouse or dependent of such individual, or under which the Company has or may have any material liability, or with respect to which Purchaser or any of its Affiliates would reasonably be expected to have any material liability, contingent or
otherwise.
Business
means, as conducted by any of the Company and its Affiliates as of the date
of this Agreement and as of Closing, the design, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of: (i) Mobile Hotspot Devices, (ii) USB modems for mobile computing applications, (iii) broadband routers for home use, (iv) software, services and
equipment relating to MiFi Labs; and (v) the following devices and related technologies currently in development: (1) the Mobile Hotspot Device codenamed Rooney, (2) the USB modem codenamed Franco, and (3) the 4G LTE
voice and data product for home use codenamed New Zealand. For purposes of clarification, the Business shall not include the Excluded Devices or any devices, software or services designed, developed, manufactured,
marketed or sold exclusively (as among the Company and its Affiliates) by R.E.R. Enterprises, Inc. or DigiCore Holdings Limited or their respective Subsidiaries.
Business Assets
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)
.
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Business Day
means any day other than a Saturday or
Sunday or other day on which banks in New York, New York and in Hong Kong are authorized or required to be closed.
Business Liabilities
means the liabilities of the Acquired Companies other than the Excluded Liabilities.
Business Products
means, collectively, the products of the Business that are marketed, promoted and
sold by any of the Company and its Affiliates as of the Closing other than (i) Excluded Devices, and (ii) any devices, software or services designed, developed, manufactured, marketed or sold exclusively (as among the Company and its Affiliates) by
R.E.R. Enterprises, Inc. or DigiCore Holdings Limited or their respective Subsidiaries.
Cash on Hand
means all cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby), as computed in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of
doubt, Cash on Hand will be calculated net of issued but uncleared checks and drafts and inclusive of deposits in transit.
CERCLA
means Superfund or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
CFIUS
means the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
CFIUS Approval
means a written notice received by Seller and Purchasers from CFIUS stating in effect that:
(i) CFIUS has concluded that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not a covered transaction and not subject to review under applicable Law; (ii) the review of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Section
721 of the U.S. Defense Production Act of 1950 has been concluded, and there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) CFIUS has sent a report to the President of the United
States requesting the Presidents decision on the CFIUS notice submitted by Seller and Purchasers and either (A) the period under the Defense Production Act of 1950 during which the President may announce his decision to take action to suspend,
prohibit or place any limitations on the transactions contemplated hereby has expired without any such action being threatened, announced or taken or (B) the President has announced a decision not to take any action to suspend, prohibit or place any
limitations on the transactions contemplated hereby.
CFIUS Conditions
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.09(b)
.
Change in the Company Board Approval
has the meaning set forth in
Section
5.19(d)
.
Change in the Seller Board Recommendation
has the meaning set forth in
Section
5.19(d)
.
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Claimed Amount
has the meaning set forth in
Section
7.03(a)
.
Claim Notice
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(a)
.
Closing
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05
.
Closing Date
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05
.
Closing Date Payment
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a)
.
Closing Worksheet
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(b)
.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Common Stock
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03(a)
.
Company
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Company Acquisition Agreement
means any merger, acquisition or other agreement which gives effect to any
Acquisition Transaction.
Company Board
means the board of directors of the Company.
Company Board Approval
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.02(b)
.
Company Charter Amendment
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b)
.
Company Group
has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.10
.
Company Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.18(c)
.
Company Registered IP
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.15(a)
.
Company Termination Fee
means an amount, in cash, equal to $4,000,000.
Competing Activities
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.15(a)
.
Confidentiality Agreement
means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016, between
TCT Mobile (US) Inc. and the Company.
Contracts
means all contracts, leases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, instruments,
notes, commitments, undertakings, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral.
Controlling Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(c)
.
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Covered Contracts
has the meaning set forth in
Section
3.08(b)(vi)
.
Covered Employees
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(c)
.
Covered Intellectual Property
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(ix)
.
Covered IP Licenses
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(x)
.
Covered Inventory
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(xviii)
.
Covered Patents
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(vii)
.
Covered R&D
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(xi)
.
Covered Trademarks
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(viii)
.
Data Room
means the electronic documentation site established by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on
behalf of Seller.
DGCL
means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Disclosure Schedules
means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by Seller and Purchasers concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Dispute Findings
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(f)
.
DPAS
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.25(b)(iii)
.
Environmental Claim
means any action, suit, claim, investigation or other legal proceeding by any Person
alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged
non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
Environmental
Law
means any applicable Law, and any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species,
human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling,
reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials. The term Environmental Law includes, without limitation, the following (including
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their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§
6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
Environmental Notice
means any written directive,
notice of violation or infraction, or notice respecting any Environmental Claim relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
Environmental Permit
means any Permit, letter, clearance, consent, waiver, closure, exemption, decision or
other action required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to Environmental Law.
ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Escrow Agent
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.14
.
Escrow Agreement
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
Excluded Assets
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(d)
.
Excluded Businesses
mean all businesses operated by Seller and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof other than the
Business.
Excluded Devices
means, to the extent designed, developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by any of the
Company and its Affiliates: (i) existing and planned Telematics Devices and Tracking Devices (together with any software and technology solely related thereto), and (ii) the Companys SA 2100 device and any existing or planned derivatives,
modifications or improvements (together with any software and technology solely related thereto).
Excluded
Liabilities
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(e)
.
Exon-Florio
means 31 C.F.R.
Part 800 and 50 U.S.C. App. § 2170.
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Facilities
has the meaning set forth in
Section
3.08(b)(i)
.
FCPA
means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
Files
means any studies, reports, records (including personnel records), books of account, invoices,
instruments, surveys, data (including financial, sales, purchasing and operating data), computer data, disks, tapes, marketing plans, customer lists, supplier lists, correspondence and other documents.
Financial Information
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09
.
Fundamental Representations Cap
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(c)
.
GAAP
means United States generally accepted accounting principles, as amended and in effect from time
to time, consistently applied.
General Cap
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.05(b)
.
Governmental Authority
means the government of the United States or any foreign country (including
China) or any state or political subdivision thereof and any entity, body or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including quasi-governmental entities
established to perform such functions.
Governmental Order
means any decree, order, judgment,
writ, award, injunction, stipulation or consent of or by, or settlement agreement with, a Governmental Authority.
Hazardous Materials
means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, waste, product, derivative, compound,
mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or man-made, that is hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or regulatory effect under Environmental Laws; and (b) any petroleum or
petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls.
HSR Act
means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Indebtedness
means, as applied to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for
borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, letter of credit, draft or similar instrument, (c) that portion of obligations of such Person with respect to capital leases that is properly classified as a
liability on a balance sheet in conformity with GAAP and any other applicable accounting principles, (d) notes payable and drafts accepted representing extensions of credit to such Person, (e) any obligation of such Person owed for all or any part
of the deferred purchase price of property or
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services, which purchase price is due more than six (6) months from the date of incurrence of the obligation in respect thereof, and (f) all indebtedness and obligations of the types described in
the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is nonrecourse to the
credit of that Person.
Indemnified Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(a)
.
Indemnifying Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(a)
.
Insurance Policies
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.16
.
Intellectual Property
means, on a worldwide basis: (a) all inventions and ideas (whether or not
patentable) and all patents, patent applications, industrial designs, and design patents, (b) all registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, and protectable trade dress, together with all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing,
and all registrations and applications therefor, (c) all registered and unregistered copyrights in both published and unpublished works, and applications for registration thereof, (d) all computer software, data and documentation, (e) all internet
domain names, and (f) all trade secrets and confidential business information, whether patentable or unpatentable, including know-how, drawings and technical plans, schematics, prototypes, designs, models, financial, marketing and business data,
pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and information.
Intervening Event
means a material event or circumstance (other than an event or circumstance relating to
an Acquisition Proposal) that was not known to the Seller Board on the date of this Agreement (or if known, the material consequences of which are not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Seller Board as of the date of this Agreement), which
event or circumstance, or any material consequences thereof, becomes known to the Seller Board prior to the time at which Seller receives the Required Stockholder Vote.
IP Cross License
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
ITAR
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.25(c)
.
Knowledge
means, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge of the Key Individuals.
Key Individual
means Sue Swenson, Michael Newman, Michael Sklansky and Lance Bridges.
Law
means any law, statute, code, regulation, ordinance, rule, common law, Governmental Order or
governmental requirement enacted, promulgated, entered into, agreed, imposed or enforced by any Governmental Authority.
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Leases
has the meaning set forth in
Section
3.13(b)
.
Lien
means any mortgage, lien (statutory or other), charge, restriction, pledge,
security interest, option, lease or sublease, claim, right of any Third Party, easement, encroachment, encumbrance or lien or other charges or rights of others of any kind or nature, except non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property.
Losses
means any losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses,
including reasonable attorneys fees;
provided
,
however
, that Losses shall not include consequential, incidental or punitive damages, except in the case of fraud or to the extent actually paid to a Governmental
Authority or other Third Party, provided that the Indemnified Party has fully complied with the procedures set forth in
Section 7.03
.
Material Adverse Effect
means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is materially
adverse to: (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the Business, or (b) the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided
,
however
, that Material Adverse
Effect shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to: (i) general economic or political conditions; (ii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the
Business operates; (iii) any changes in financial, banking or securities markets in general, including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security (including those of Seller) or any market index or any change in prevailing
interest rates; (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities or terrorism, or the escalation or worsening thereof; (v) any action required or contemplated by this Agreement or any action taken (or omitted to be taken) with the
written consent of or at the written request of Purchasers; (vi) any changes in applicable Laws or accounting rules (including GAAP) or the enforcement, implementation or interpretation thereof; (vii) the announcement, pendency or completion of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including losses or threatened losses of employees, customers, suppliers, distributors or others having relationships with the Business; (viii) any natural or man-made disaster or acts of God; or
(ix) any failure by the Business to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (subject to the other provisions of this definition) shall not be
excluded).
Material Contracts
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(a)
.
Merger Sub
means a Delaware corporation to be incorporated by Seller as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
for the sole purpose of merging with and into the Company, such that the Company becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller.
MiFi OS v1 Software
means that software included among the Covered Intellectual Property as of the Closing
Date after giving effect to the Restructuring that constitutes the latest modem and application software used in Sellers SA2100 device.
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MiFi OS v2 Software
means that software included among the
Covered Intellectual Property as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Restructuring that constitutes the latest modem and application software for the Companys Mobile Hotspot Device codenamed Rooney.
Mobile Hotspot Device
means a battery-enabled, portable cellular communications device whose primary
function is to create an area of Wi-Fi coverage to serve as a link between nearby Wi-Fi-enabled devices and a cellular data network.
Non-Compete Period
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.15(a)
.
Non-Controlling Party
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(c)
.
Non-Covered Employees
means the employees of the Seller Parties other than the Covered Employees.
Notes
has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.03(c)
.
Objection Notice
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(b)
.
OFAC
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.24
.
Outside Date
has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.01(b)
.
Permits
means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, authorizations, and consents required to
be obtained from Governmental Authorities.
Permitted Liens
means: (a) liens for Taxes not yet due
and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures; (b) mechanics, carriers, workmens, repairmens or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business; (c) easements, rights of way, zoning
ordinances and other similar encumbrances affecting Real Property; (d) other than with respect to owned Real Property, liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (e) other imperfections of title or Liens, if any, that have not had, and would not have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Person
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, joint
venture, joint-stock company, trust, association, unincorporated entity or organization of any kind, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind.
Post-Closing Working Capital Statement
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(a)
.
Pre-Closing Taxes
mean without duplication, (a) all Taxes of the Acquired Companies or otherwise relating
to the Business for any Pre-Closing Tax Period, (b) all Taxes of Seller and
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the Retained Subsidiaries for any taxable period, (c) all Taxes of any Person for which any Acquired Company becomes liable (i) as a result of being a member of an Affiliated Group on or prior to
the Closing Date or (ii) as a transferee or successor, or by Contract, to the extent such Taxes described in this subclause (ii) relate to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing and (d) all Taxes (including Transfer Taxes) applicable
to the Restructuring.
Pre-Closing Tax Period
means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing
Date and the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
Preliminary Working Capital
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(b)(i)
.
Prior Representation
has the meaning set forth
in
Section 9.10
.
Privileged Communications
has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.10
.
Products
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.25(a)
.
Proprietary MiFi OS Software
means collectively the MiFi OS v2 Software and the MiFi OS v1 Software, except
for those portions of such software that are device drivers that have been added to the Linux kernel.
Proxy
Statement
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.18(a)
.
Public Company
means (i)
prior to the Restructuring, the Company, and (ii) following the Restructuring, Seller.
Public Company
Board
means (i) prior to the Restructuring, the Company Board, and (ii) following the Restructuring, the Seller Board.
Public Software
means any software (whether source code, object code, or firmware) 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., Linux) or (ii) requires as a condition of its use, modification or distribution that it be disclosed or
distributed in source code form or made available at no charge. Public Software includes without limitation software licensed under or distributed pursuant to the GNUs 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 Artistic License (e.g. PERL), the BSD License, the OpenSSL License, and the Apache License, or any license or distribution model similar
to any of the foregoing.
Purchase Price
has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02
.
Purchaser
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Purchaser Indemnitees
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.01
.
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Purchaser Parent
has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
Purchaser Termination Fee
means an amount equal to $4,000,000.
Purchasers
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Purchasers Fundamental Representations
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(d)
.
Real Property
means the real property owned, leased or subleased by the Company with respect to the
Business, together with all buildings, structures and facilities located thereon.
Recommendation Change
Notice
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.19(e)
.
Registrations
means the
authorizations, registrations, approvals, clearances, licenses, certificates or exemptions issued by any Governmental Authorities of any applicable jurisdiction, product re-certifications, manufacturing approvals and authorizations, pricing and
reimbursement approvals and labeling approvals used in the Business.
Release
means any actual or
threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).
Representative
means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, stockholders,
managers, members, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.
Required Stockholder Vote
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.22
.
Response
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(b)
.
Restructuring
means such steps required to allocate the assets and liabilities of the Company between the
Company and Seller to effect the outcome provided for in
Section 3.08
.
Retained Brands
means
only those set forth on
Section 1.2
of the Disclosure Schedules.
Retained Employee Liabilities
means (i) all liabilities of the Seller Parties related to the transfer of Non-Covered Employees from the Company to Seller in connection with the Restructuring and (ii) all liabilities for accrued and unpaid compensation of the Covered Employees
for periods prior to the Closing Date.
Retained Facilities
has the meaning set forth in
Section
3.08(d)(i)
.
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Retained IP Liabilities
means all Losses arising out of any
Third Party Intellectual Property infringement Action against the Business related to the Business Products, including any customer indemnification Action against the Business related to a Third Party Intellectual Property infringement Action
against the customer, in all cases where either (a) the Business Products were sold prior to the Closing, or (b) the Business Products were sold after the Closing; provided that in the case of clause (b), Retained IP Liabilities shall
not include liability for infringement of the types set forth on
Section 1.3
of the Disclosure Schedule.
Retained Subsidiaries
means DigiCore Holdings Ltd and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, R.E.R.
Enterprises, Inc. and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, Novatel Wireless Solutions, Inc., Novatel Wireless (Italy) S.r.l., Novatel Wireless (UK) Ltd, Novatel Wireless (Australia) Pty Ltd, Novatel Wireless Asia Ltd, Novatel Wireless (Shanghai)
Co. Ltd. and Enfora Comercio de Eletronicos LTDA.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Schedule Supplement
has the meaning
set forth in
Section 5.04
.
SEC
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Documents
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.07(a)
.
Section 338(h)(10) Election
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.21(a)
.
Securities Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Seller
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Seller Board
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b)
.
Seller Board Recommendation
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01(b)
.
Seller Common Stock
means the common stock of Seller, par value $0.001 per share.
Seller Fundamental Representations
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(d)
.
Seller Group
has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.10
.
Seller Indemnitees
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.02
.
Seller Organizational Documents
means the certificate of incorporation, certificates of designation and
bylaws of Seller, including all amendments, modifications and restatements thereof.
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Seller Parties
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Seller Prepared Tax Return
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.20(b)(i)
.
Seller Stockholder Meeting
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.18(a)
.
Shares
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Significant Transactions
means each and any of the following transactions or series of related transactions
involving:
(a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange
offer or other similar transaction in which: (i) a Person or group (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires, or if consummated in accordance with its terms would
acquire, beneficial or record ownership or control of securities representing outstanding shares of any class of voting or equity securities of any Acquired Company;
(b) any liquidation or dissolution of Seller or any Acquired Company; or
(c) any combination of the foregoing.
Site Contracts
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(v)
.
Straddle Period
means any taxable period including and ending after the Closing Date.
Straddle Period Tax Return
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.20(b)(i)
.
Subsidiaries
means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or
other business entity of which a party owns, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other equity interest entitled to vote on the election of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body.
Superior Proposal
means an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal obtained after the date of
this Agreement in circumstances not involving a material breach of
Section 5.19
by Seller Parties for an Acquisition Transaction (provided that for purposes of this definition, each reference in the definition of Acquisition
Transaction to 15% shall be deemed to be a reference to 50%) which the Public Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisor) (a) to be reasonably likely to be consummated if accepted
on the terms proposed and (b) to be more favorable to the Public Company and its stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, in each case, taking into account at the time of determination all
relevant circumstances, including the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal, all
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the terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement, any changes to the terms of this Agreement offered by Purchasers in response to such Acquisition Proposal and the ability of the
Person making such Acquisition Proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal (based upon, among other things, expectation of obtaining required approvals or any necessary financing).
Superior Proposal Notice
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.19(e)
.
Target Working Capital
means $5.7 million.
Tax
or
Taxes
means (a) any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other
taxes, charges, fees, duties (including custom duties), levies, or similar assessments, including net income, gross income, capital gains, gross receipts, net receipts, gross proceeds, net proceeds, ad valorem, profits, real property, personal
property (whether tangible or intangible), escheat or unclaimed property, gaming, sales, use, franchise, capital, excise, estimated, value added, stamp, lease, transfer, occupational, equalization, license, payroll, employment, disability,
severance, withholding, unemployment, or other taxes, however denominated or computed, assessed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalties, or additions to tax attributable thereto., whether disputed or not, and (b) liability
for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) as a transferee or successor, or by Contract to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person.
Tax Allocation
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.21(c)
.
Tax Claim
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.20(d).
Tax Refund
has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.20(e)
.
Tax Representations
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.04(c)
.
Tax Return
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or statement or
other document required to be filed with respect to Taxes (including any information return required under Section 6055 or Section 6056 of the Code), including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Telematics Device
means a device capable of sending and receiving wireless communications (data-only or
data-and-voice, but not voice-only) that is configured for use with motorized vehicles or other rolling stock and which is not capable of performing its intended function unless it is physically connected to the vehicle or other rolling stock (e.g.,
by wire, plug, cradle, mounting bracket, etc.).
Telemetry Device
means a device capable of sending and
receiving wireless communications (data-only or data-and-voice, but not voice-only) that is configured for
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automated communications processes by which measurements and other data are collected and transmitted to receiving equipment for monitoring or processing.
Third Party
means any Person, including as defined in
Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act, other than
Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates or Seller and any of its Affiliates, and the Representatives of such Person.
Tracking Device
means a device configured for automatically sending and receiving wireless data
communications (and which may include data-only or data-and-voice capabilities, but not voice-only) to a remote server or cloud-based application infrastructure for the purpose of tracking or monitoring high-value assets or other goods in which the
device is located or to which it is physically connected.
Transaction Expenses
means the out-of-pocket
expenses and fees incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Restructuring and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Transferred FSAs
has
the meaning set forth in
Section 5.22
.
Triggering Event
shall be deemed to have occurred if:
(a) the Seller Board shall have effected a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation; (b) Seller shall have failed to include in the Proxy Statement the Seller Board Recommendation; (c) the Public Company Board or any committee thereof shall have
publicly adopted, approved, endorsed or recommended any Acquisition Proposal; (d) the Seller Board fails to reaffirm (publicly, if so requested by Purchasers) the Seller Board Recommendation within ten (10) Business Days after the date any
Acquisition Proposal (or material modification thereto) is first publicly disclosed by the Seller or the Person making such Acquisition Proposal; (e) the Company Board shall have effected a Change in the Company Board Approval; or (f) the Seller
Parties shall have materially breached their respective obligations under
Section 5.19
.
TSA
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Unpaid Loss Amount
has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(e)
.
U.S. Government
has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.25(a)
.
WARN Act
means the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and similar
state, local and foreign laws related to plant closings, relocations, mass layoffs and employment losses.
Working Capital
means the aggregate value of the current assets of the Acquired Companies in the categories
set forth on
Section 2.03(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules (excluding,
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for the avoidance of doubt, Cash on Hand and any Tax assets) less the aggregate value of the current liabilities of the Acquired Companies in the categories set forth on
Section 2.03(b)
of
the Disclosure Schedules (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Tax liabilities), in each case determined as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date and calculated in accordance with GAAP consistent with past practices consistently applied.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller shall
sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, the Shares for the consideration specified in
Section 2.02
.
Section 2.02 Purchase Price
. The aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be $50,000,000, subject to and as
may be reduced by any applicable adjustments as follows (the
Purchase Price
):
(a) At Closing, the
Purchase Price of $50,000,000 shall be adjusted in the following manner:
(i) either (A) an increase by the amount, if
any, by which the Preliminary Working Capital (as determined in accordance with
Section 2.02(b)(i)
) is greater than the Target Working Capital, or (B) a decrease by the amount, if any, by which the Preliminary Working Capital is less than the
Target Working Capital;
(ii) an increase by the amount of any Cash on Hand of the Company as of the Closing;
(iii) a decrease by an amount equal to all Indebtedness of the Company as of the Closing; and
(iv) a decrease by the amount of all Transaction Expenses paid at Closing by Purchasers on behalf of the Company as provided
in
Section 2.04(a)(ii)(B)
;
and the net amount after giving effect to such additions and deductions above is the
Closing
Date Payment
.
(b) At least three (3), but no more than ten (10), Business Days prior to the Closing, Seller
shall cause the Company to prepare and deliver to Purchasers a statement (the
Closing Worksheet
) containing the following:
(i) the amount of the estimated Working Capital of the Company as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date (the
Preliminary Working Capital
), together with a reasonably detailed supporting calculation thereof; and
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(ii) a list that sets forth, by payee, the aggregate amount of, and wire transfer
instructions for, (A) the estimated Indebtedness of the Company as of the Closing Date that will be paid at Closing in accordance with
Section 2.04(a)(ii)(A)
, (B) the estimated Cash on Hand at Closing, and (C) any Transaction Expenses that
will be unpaid immediately prior to the Closing.
Section 2.03 Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment
.
(a) Within sixty (60) days following the Closing, Purchasers shall cause the Company to prepare and deliver to Seller a
statement (the
Post-Closing Working Capital Statement
) containing the following:
(i) the actual
amounts of Working Capital, Cash on Hand and Indebtedness of the Company, in each case as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date; and
(ii) a calculation of any adjustments to the Closing Date Payment based on the results of the calculations in sub-clause (i)
(the result of such calculation being the
Adjusted Closing Date Payment
).
(b) The calculation of
Working Capital in the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement will be determined in accordance with GAAP consistent with past practices consistently applied and in a manner consistent with the determination of the Preliminary Working Capital,
without deviation from the methodologies and/or actuarial analyses set forth on
Section 2.03(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules.
(c) If Seller disagrees with any of the amounts set forth in the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement, Seller shall notify
Purchasers no later than thirty (30) Business Days after the date on which Purchasers deliver to Seller the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement. The deadline for a payment that is in dispute will be automatically postponed to the date that is ten
(10) Business Days after the date of the Dispute Findings and the date on which the parties reach a settlement, whichever is earlier.
(d) Purchasers and Seller shall attempt to resolve any such disagreements. If Purchasers and Seller are unable to resolve
all such disagreements on or before the date that is thirty (30) days following notification by Seller of any such disagreements, Seller and Purchasers shall retain a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm upon whom Seller and
Purchasers mutually agree, or if no such accounting firm is willing to serve as the Accounting Firm, then such other qualified Person upon whom Seller and Purchasers mutually agree (such accounting firm or other Person being referred to as the
Accounting Firm
), to resolve all such disagreements, which Accounting Firm shall adjudicate only those items set forth in the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement that remain in dispute.
(e) The Accounting Firm shall offer Seller, on the one hand, and Purchasers, on the other hand, the opportunity to provide
written submissions regarding their positions on the disputed matters, which written submissions shall be provided to the Accounting Firm, if at all,
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no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of referral of the disputed matters to the Accounting Firm. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with regard to any disputed item, Purchasers will
be entitled only to submit to the Accounting Firm a value for such disputed item that is equal to that value set forth on the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement delivered to Seller pursuant to this
Article II
. The determination of
the Accounting Firm will be based solely on such written submissions by Seller, on the one hand, and Purchasers, on the other hand, and their respective representatives and may not be by independent review.
(f) The Accounting Firm shall deliver a written report resolving only the disputed matters and setting forth the basis for
such resolution within thirty (30) days after Seller and Purchasers submit in writing (or have had the opportunity to submit in writing but have not submitted) their positions as to the disputed items. In preparing its report, the Accounting
Firm shall not assign a value to any disputed amount greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either party or less than the lowest value for such item claimed by either party, in each case, as presented to the Accounting
Firm. The determination of the Accounting Firm (the
Dispute Findings
) with respect to each matter in dispute will be final and binding on the parties.
(g) The fees, costs and expenses of the Accounting Firm will be borne by Purchasers, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other
hand, in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the matters resolved by the Accounting Firm, which proportionate allocation will be calculated on an aggregate basis based on the relative dollar values of the amounts in dispute and will be
determined by the Accounting Firm at the time the determination of such firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.
(h) The Accounting Firm shall conduct its determination activities in a manner wherein all materials submitted to it are held
in confidence and may not be disclosed to third parties. The parties hereto agree that judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the party against which such determination is to
be enforced.
(i) Seller will be entitled to have reasonable access to the books and records of the Company and the work
papers of Purchasers prepared specifically in connection with the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement and, upon reasonable prior notice and to discuss such books and records and work papers with Purchasers and those persons responsible for the
preparation thereof.
(j) Purchasers and Seller acknowledge and agree that the adjustment provisions set forth in this
Section 2.03
are the sole and exclusive remedy of Seller with respect to (i) determining whether or not any adjustment would be made to the Purchase Price pursuant to this
Article II
(whether or not any such adjustment was, in fact,
made), (ii) determining the amount of any such adjustment and/or (iii) any other claims relating to any of the components of the Purchase Price (in lieu of indemnification claims);
provided
,
however
, that, in the case of fraud,
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the foregoing adjustment provisions will not be exclusive, but will be in addition to any other rights or remedies to which Seller or its assigns, as the case may be, may be entitled at law or in
equity.
(k) The Working Capital adjustment shall be settled as follows:
(i) If the Adjusted Closing Date Payment as finally determined pursuant to this
Section 2.03
is greater than the
Closing Date Payment, then Purchasers shall pay an amount equal to the difference between the Adjusted Closing Date Payment and the Closing Date Payment in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds on or before the date that is ten (10)
Business Days after the date of the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement.
(ii) If the Adjusted Closing Date Payment as
finally determined pursuant to this
Section 2.03
is less than the Closing Date Payment, then Purchasers shall deliver a written notice to Seller which instructs Seller to pay an amount equal to the difference between the Closing Date Payment
and the Adjusted Closing Date Payment in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days after the date of that notice.
Section 2.04 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing
.
(a) At the Closing, Purchasers shall:
(i) pay to Seller the Closing Date Payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account of Seller designated
in writing by Seller to Purchasers;
(ii) pay, on behalf of the Company, the following amounts:
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(A)
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Indebtedness of the Company to be paid at Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
accounts and in the amounts specified on the Closing Worksheet; and
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(B)
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any Transaction Expenses unpaid at Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts
and in the amounts specified on the Closing Worksheet.
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(iii) deliver to the Escrow Agent an original
copy of the Joint Instructions stipulated in section 1.3(a) of the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by an authorized representative of the Purchasers; and
(iv) deliver to Seller all agreements, documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Purchasers at or
prior to the Closing pursuant to
Section 6.03
of this Agreement.
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(b) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to:
(i) Purchaser, a stock certificate evidencing the Shares, free and clear of all Liens, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied
by stock powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, with all required stock transfer Tax stamps affixed thereto, if any;
(ii) Purchaser, a certification of Sellers non-foreign status as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b),
signed under penalties of perjury, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D
;
(iii) Purchaser,
properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form 8023 and any other forms and documents necessary to make the Section 338(h)(10) Election for the Company;
(iv) Escrow Agent, an original copy of the Joint Instructions stipulated in section 1.3(a) of the Escrow Agreement, duly
executed by an authorized representative of the Seller Parties; and
(v) Purchaser, all other agreements, documents,
instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Seller at or prior to the Closing pursuant to
Section 6.02
of this Agreement.
Section 2.05 Closing
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Shares
contemplated hereby shall take place at a closing (the
Closing
) to be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, no later than two (2) Business Days after the last of the conditions to Closing set forth in
Article VI
have been
satisfied or waived (other than conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date), at the offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 4747 Executive Drive, Suite 1200, in San Diego, California, or at such other time or on such other date
or at such other place as Seller and Purchasers may mutually agree upon in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place being the
Closing Date
).
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER PARTIES
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, Seller represents and warrants to Purchasers that the statements contained in
this
Article III
are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in which case
such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such date).
Section 3.01 Organization and Authority
of Seller
.
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
state of Delaware. Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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(b) The board of directors of Seller (the
Seller Board
) has
duly adopted resolutions by which the Seller Board has: (i) determined that the sale of the Shares and this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation an amendment to the Companys certificate of
incorporation substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E
(the
Company Charter Amendment
), are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of Seller and its stockholders; (ii) authorized and approved the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including the sale of the Shares) by Seller; and (iii) resolved to recommend the authorization of the sale of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Company Charter Amendment
by Sellers stockholders (such recommendation, the
Seller Board Recommendation
) at the Seller Stockholder Meeting.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller Parties and the consummation by the Seller Parties of the
transactions contemplated hereby has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of the Seller Parties, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Seller are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, subject only to the receipt of the Required Stockholder Vote and the approval of the Company Charter Amendment by Seller as the sole stockholder of the Company following the
Restructuring.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Seller Parties, and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Purchasers and receipt of the Required Stockholder Vote and the approval of the Company Charter Amendment by Seller as the sole stockholder of the Company following the Restructuring) this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Seller Parties, enforceable against each of the Seller Parties in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 3.02 Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Company
.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware
and has all necessary corporate power and authority to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned, operated or leased by it and to carry on the Business as it is currently conducted. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is (to the extent applicable) in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of the Business as currently conducted makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company Board
has duly adopted resolutions by which the Company Board has: (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the Company Charter Amendment, are advisable, fair to and in the best
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interests of Company and its stockholders; (ii) authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and (iii) resolved to recommend the adoption of the Company
Charter Amendment by the Companys stockholders to the Companys stockholders (collectively, the
Company Board Approval
).
Section 3.03 Capitalization
.
(a) Following the Restructuring, the authorized capital stock of the Company will consist of one hundred (100) shares of
common stock, par value $0.001 (
Common Stock
), of which ten (10) shares will be issued and outstanding and constitute the Shares. Following the Restructuring, all of the Shares will have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and will be owned of record and beneficially by Seller, free and clear of all Liens.
(b)
Following the Restructuring, the Company will not have any issued, outstanding or authorized shares of capital stock other than the Shares. Following the Restructuring, there will be no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible
securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the capital stock of the Company or obligating Seller or the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, the
Company. Following the Restructuring, the Company will not have outstanding or authorized any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights. Following the Restructuring, there will be no voting trusts, stockholder
agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting or transfer of any of the Shares.
Section 3.04 Subsidiaries
.
Section 3.04
of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a correct and
complete list of each of the Companys Subsidiaries as of the Closing, showing as to each such Subsidiary: (a) its name, (b) the jurisdiction of its formation, (c) a list of its shareholders or other owners, and (d) the number of outstanding
shares or other ownership interests (or percentage of outstanding shares or other ownership interests) owned by each such shareholder or owner. All the outstanding equity interests in each of the Companys Subsidiaries that is an Acquired
Company have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in
Section 3.04
of the Disclosure Schedules, are owned by the Company, by one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one
or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, free and clear of all Liens. Each of the Companys Subsidiaries that is an Acquired Company is duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent applicable) in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has full corporate or other power and authority necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and assets and to conduct the Business as presently conducted. Except for its
interests in the Subsidiaries listed in
Section 3.04
of the Disclosure Schedules, as of the Closing the Company will not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or
other equity interest in any Person.
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Section 3.05 No Conflicts; Consents
.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or will be
a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not, assuming compliance with the matters and requirements referred to in
Section 3.05(b)
and
Section 3.05
of the Disclosure Schedules (including
receipt of the Required Stockholder Vote): (i) result in a violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Seller or the Company; (ii) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental
Order applicable to Seller or the Company; or (iii) except as set forth in
Section 3.05
of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of,
constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any Material Contract, except in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii), where the violation, breach, conflict, default, acceleration or failure to give notice would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any
Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Seller or the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
except for such filings and approvals as may be required under Exon-Florio (including the CFIUS Approval), the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (including the clearance with the SEC of the Proxy Statement relating to the Required Stockholder
Vote), the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of a certificate of merger to give effect to the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, such filings as may be required under the laws of the State of Delaware to give effect to the
Company Charter Amendment, and such other consents, approvals, Permits, Governmental Orders, declarations, filings or notices which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.06 Takeover Statutes
. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers representations and warranties set
forth in
Section 4.04
, (a) the Seller Parties have taken all actions so that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the sale of the Shares and the Restructuring, and (b) no fair price, moratorium, control share acquisition or other similar
anti-takeover statute or regulation is, or at the time of the Restructuring or the sale of the Shares will be, applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.07 SEC Matters
.
(a) As of the Closing, Seller, as successor registrant of the Company, will have timely filed or furnished all
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC since the completion of the Restructuring (together with all exhibits, financial statements and schedules thereto and all
information
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incorporated therein by reference, the
SEC Documents
). As of its filing date or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, each SEC Document (other than any
registration statement filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to such SEC Document and did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of its effective date or, if amended, as
of the date of the last such amendment, each SEC Document that is a registration statement filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act applicable to such SEC Document and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(b) Seller has timely responded to all comment letters of the staff of the SEC relating to the SEC Documents, and the SEC has
not asserted that any of such responses are inadequate, insufficient or otherwise non-responsive. None of the SEC Documents is, to the Knowledge of Seller, the subject of ongoing SEC review.
Section 3.08 Restructuring
.
(a) Section 3.08(a) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth the corporate structure of Seller before and after the
Restructuring. Other than as set forth on
Section 3.08(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, no consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect
to Seller or the Company in connection with the Restructuring, except for such filings as may be required under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of a certificate of merger to give effect to the
merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, such filings as may be required under the laws of the State of Delaware to give effect to the Company Charter Amendment, and such other consents, approvals, Permits, Governmental Orders, declarations,
filings or notices which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Upon completion of the
Restructuring and at the Closing, the Company will have good and valid title, or rights of use (either by license, lease or otherwise), to all of the following assets of the Business (other than assets that are specifically designated as Excluded
Assets under
Section 3.08(d)
) (such assets being collectively referred to hereinafter as
Business Assets
):
(i) the facilities set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(i)
of the Disclosure Schedules (the
Facilities
);
(ii) all tangible personal property, including machinery, office equipment, mechanical and spare parts, supplies, tools,
furniture and fixtures, in each case that is primarily
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used by or necessary or essential to conduct the Business, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(b)(ii)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(iii) all computing hardware, file servers, printers and networking and other information technology equipment that is
primarily used by or necessary or essential to conduct the Business, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(b)(iii)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(iv) all motor vehicles, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and similar assets provided to the Covered Employees for use
primarily in the Business;
(v) contracts (other than Covered IP Licenses) relating to the leasing, maintenance,
outfitting or other operation of the Facilities, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(b)(v)
of the Disclosure Schedules (other than contracts that primarily relate to or are necessary or essential to conduct
any activities of the Excluded Businesses conducted at any such location) (the
Site Contracts
);
(vi)
contracts that are primarily used by or necessary or essential to the Business or primarily relate to, or are necessary or essential to the operation of, the Business Assets (other than the Site Contracts and Covered IP Licenses), including for the
avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(b)(vi)
of the Disclosure Schedules (the
Covered Contracts
);
(vii) subject to rights to be granted by Purchasers under the IP Cross License, the patents and patent applications set forth
in
Section 3.08(b)(vii)
of the Disclosure Schedules (the
Covered Patents
);
(viii) the
trademarks and service marks, including any goodwill associated therewith, held by the Company, Seller, or their Affiliates prior to the Restructuring, that (a) are used in or relate to the Business, or (b) that relate to any currently planned
future activities of the Business, including but not limited to those issued by or filed with a Governmental Authority (other than the Retained Brands), details of which are set forth in
Section 3.08(b)(viii)
of the Disclosure Schedules (the
Covered Trademarks
);
(ix) all Intellectual Property (other than patents, patent applications,
trademarks, and service marks) that is primarily related, necessary or essential to (a) the Business, (b) any currently planned future activities of the Business, or (c) the Covered R&D, that was owned by the Company, Seller or their Affiliates
prior to the Restructuring (together with the Covered Patents and Covered Trademarks, the
Covered Intellectual Property
);
(x) licenses under which Covered Intellectual Property is licensed to or from any other Person (the
Covered IP
Licenses
);
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(xi) any development program related to any of the Business Products as such
program exists as of the Closing and any rights in and to any development program (the
Covered R&D
);
(xii) the Registrations used in the operations of the Business conducted at the Facilities, including copies of all related
applications, technical files, manufacturing, packaging and labeling specifications, validation documentation, quality control standards and other documentation, files and correspondence with Governmental Authorities and quality reports;
(xiii) the Registrations (including pending applications for Registrations) used in (and pending applications for
Registrations to be used in) distributing, marketing, promoting, selling or offering for sale the Business Products, including copies of related data, records and correspondence under the possession of Seller or its Affiliates evidencing such
Registrations, and all relevant pricing information and correspondence with Governmental Authorities with respect to such pricing matters;
(xiv) all rights of the Company arising under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements from the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
(xv) labeling, advertising, marketing and promotional materials, sales
training materials and all other similar materials, in each case relating to the Business Products;
(xvi) receivables of
the Business;
(xvii) all claims (including under any express or implied warranties, guarantees or indemnities), causes of
action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any kind, in each case to the extent arising from or related to the Business or any Business Asset, and all rights to sue and recover for past infringements or misappropriations
of Covered Intellectual Property except for trade secret and breach of confidentiality claims that are primarily related to the Excluded Business or Excluded Assets;
(xviii) all chipsets, raw materials, supplies, samples, packaging and other materials, works in process, semi-finished and
finished Business Products (A) held at, or in transit to (only to the extent owned as per the terms of supply), the Facilities or facilities of the contract manufacturers of the Business or (B) owned by Seller Group before the Restructuring and
allocable to the Business in a manner consistent with the preparation of the Financial Information, (C) finished Business Products that are in transit to (only to the extent owned as per the terms of supply) Seller Group, customers or distributors
of the Business, or any third party and designated by for sale or distribution to customers or distributors of the Business, and (D) finished Business Products that are located at the Facilities or any other premises under the control of Seller
Group (collectively the
Covered Inventory
);
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(xix) to the extent transferable in accordance with applicable Law, all Files to
the extent related to or used in the Business or to the extent related to or used in connection with any other Business Asset;
(xx) to the extent transferable in accordance with applicable Law, all right, title and interest in and to all Permits held by
Seller Group and primarily used in or necessary or essential to the operations of the Business conducted at the Facilities;
(xxi) copies of Tax Returns that relate to the Business and all related Files (including accounting records);
provided
,
however
, that Seller shall not be required to provide such Tax Returns (and related Files) that were filed by Seller Group;
provided
,
further
, that Seller Group may redact any information to the extent related to the Excluded
Assets or used in the Excluded Businesses from such Tax Returns and Files;
provided
,
further
, that such redaction shall not materially prejudice any information related to the Business contained in such Tax Returns and Files; and
(xxii) all goodwill of the Business as a going concern.
(c) In connection with the Restructuring, the employment of each employee of the Acquired Companies other than the Covered
Employees will be (i) transferred to Seller or one of the Retained Subsidiaries or (ii) terminated.
Covered Employee
means the employees of the Business listed on
Section 3.08(c)
of the Disclosure Schedules, as such
list may be amended in accordance with the terms of
Section 5.02(b)
.
(d) Upon completion of the Restructuring and
at Closing, Seller and/or the Retained Subsidiaries will have all right, title and interest in and to the following assets (such assets being collectively referred to hereinafter as the
Excluded Assets
):
(i) the facilities set forth in
Section 3.08(d)(i)
of the Disclosure Schedules (the
Retained
Facilities
);
(ii) all tangible personal property, including machinery, office equipment, mechanical and spare
parts, supplies, tools, furniture and fixtures, in each case that is not primarily used by or necessary or essential to conduct the Business, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(d)(ii)
of the Disclosure
Schedules;
(iii) all computing hardware, file servers, printers and networking and other information technology equipment
that is not primarily used by or necessary or essential to conduct the Business the Business, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(d)(iii)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(iv) all motor vehicles, laptops, tablets, mobile phones and similar assets provided by Seller to persons who are not Covered
Employees primarily for use in the Excluded Businesses; and
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(v) the contracts set forth on
Section 3.08(d)(v)
of the Disclosure
Schedules and all other contracts of Seller Group except for the Site Contracts, the Covered Contracts and the Covered IP Licenses;
(vi) all Intellectual Property of Seller Group other than (i) the Covered Intellectual Property and (ii) the licenses to be
granted by Purchasers under the IP Cross License, including for the avoidance of doubt the Intellectual Property listed on
Section 3.08(d)(vi)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(vii) any development program primarily related to the Excluded Businesses, including for the avoidance of doubt the
development programs listed on
Section 3.08(d)(vii)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(viii) the Registrations not
primarily used in, essential to or necessary to the Business, including copies of all related applications, technical files, manufacturing, packaging and labeling specifications, validation documentation, quality control standards and other
documentation, files and correspondence with Governmental Authorities and quality reports; including for the avoidance of doubt the Registrations set forth on
Section 3.08(d)(viii)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(ix) all rights of Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries arising under this Agreement or any ancillary agreements from the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
(x) all inventory and receivables of the Excluded
Businesses;
(xi) all claims (including under any express or implied warranties, guarantees or indemnities), causes of
action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any kind, in each case to the extent arising from or related to the Excluded Businesses or any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability, but excluding the right to sue and recover for
infringements or misappropriations of the Covered Intellectual Property, except that the right to sue and recover for past infringements or misappropriations of trade secrets or confidential information of the Covered Intellectual Property that are
primarily related to the Excluded Businesses or Excluded Assets are not so excluded;
(xii) to the extent transferable in
accordance with applicable Law, all Files to the extent used in the Excluded Businesses or to the extent related to any other Excluded Asset;
(xiii) to the extent transferable in accordance with applicable Law, all right, title and interest in and to all Permits held
by Seller Group and not primarily used in, essential to or necessary to the Business;
(xiv) copies of Tax Returns that
relate to the Excluded Businesses and all related Files (including accounting records);
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(xv) all cash and cash equivalents, securities (other than the Shares) and
negotiable instruments on hand, in lock boxes, in financial institutions or elsewhere, including any cash residing in any collateral cash account securing any obligation or contingent obligation;
(xvi) all intercompany accounts between Seller and any of the Retained Subsidiaries, or between any of the Retained
Subsidiaries;
(xvii) all insurance policies;
(xviii) the Benefit Plans listed on
Section 3.08(d)(xix)
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(xix) all assets of any employee or independent contractor compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained or
contributed to by Seller or the Retained Subsidiaries;
(xx) all of the outstanding capital stock and any other equity
interests in each of the Retained Subsidiaries; and
(xxi) all of the other assets, rights and properties of every kind
and description and wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, not primarily used in, essential to or necessary to the Business, including for the avoidance of doubt the items listed on
Section 3.08(d)(xxi)
of
the Disclosure Schedules.
(e) Upon completion of the Restructuring and at the Closing, Seller and/or the Retained
Subsidiaries will have assumed the liabilities set forth below, such that the Company will not assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise discharge any of the following liabilities, except to the extent that any such liabilities are
reflected in the in the final Post-Closing Working Capital Statement following the procedures set forth in
Section 2.03
(all such liabilities not being assumed being herein called the
Excluded Liabilities
):
(i) all liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent arising out of, related to or incurred in connection
with any of (1) the ownership or operation of the Business, or (2) the ownership, operation or use of the Business Assets, in each case, prior to the Closing;
(ii) (A) all liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent arising out of, related to or incurred in
connection with (1) the ownership and operation of the Excluded Businesses or (2) the ownership, operation or use of the Excluded Assets (including the Retained Facilities), and (B) all liabilities arising from Actions brought by any Governmental
Authority or any derivative Action by any stockholder of Seller relating to the Restructuring, in each case, irrespective of whether these liabilities arise prior to, at or after the Closing;
(iii) all Retained Employee Liabilities;
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(iv) all financial indebtedness of Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries;
(v) all intercompany accounts between Seller and any of the Retained Subsidiaries, or between any the Retained Subsidiaries;
(vi) all Retained IP Liabilities; and
(vii) the liabilities and obligations set forth on
Section 3.08(e)(vii)
of the Disclosure Schedules.
Section 3.09 Financial Information
.
Section 3.09
of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth certain unaudited
financial information related to the Business as of June 30, 2016 (with respect to balance sheet information) and for the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016 (with respect to income statement information) (collectively, the
Financial
Information
). The Financial Information: (a) was prepared from the books and records of Seller and the Company, (b) was derived from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, (c) was prepared based upon the knowledge of,
and in good faith by, the management and Representatives of Seller and the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (d) fairly presents, in all material respects, the specific financial information of the
Business as of June 30, 2016 and for the six (6) months ended June 30, 2016. The balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2016 is referred to herein as the
Balance Sheet
and the date thereof as the
Balance Sheet
Date
.
Section 3.10 Undisclosed Liabilities
. As of the Balance Sheet Date, the Company had no
liabilities, obligations or commitments related to the Business of a type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (a) those which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet as of
the Balance Sheet Date; and (b) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date and which are not material in amount.
Section 3.11 Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions
. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement
or as set forth on
Section 3.11
of the Disclosure Schedules, from the Balance Sheet Date until the date of this Agreement, the Business has operated in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
there has not been, with respect to the Business, any:
(a) event, occurrence or development that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) amendment of the
charter, certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational document of the Company;
(c) split, combination or
reclassification of any shares of the Companys capital stock;
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(d) issuance, sale or other disposition of any of the Companys capital
stock, or grant of any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange or exercise) any of the Companys capital stock;
(e) declaration or payment of any dividends or distributions on or in respect of any of the Companys capital stock or
redemption, purchase or acquisition of the Companys capital stock;
(f) material change in any method of accounting
or accounting practice of the Company, except as required by GAAP or applicable Law, each which required change is listed and described in
Section 3.11
of the Disclosure Schedules;
(g) change in the Companys cash management practices (including, without limitation, any change in accounting for or
presenting in financial statements the Companys cash assets) and its policies, practices and procedures with respect to collection of accounts receivable, establishment of reserves for uncollectible accounts, accrual of accounts receivable,
inventory control, prepayment of expenses, payment of trade accounts payable, accrual of other expenses, deferral of revenue and acceptance of customer deposits;
(h) entry into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract;
(i) incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness in an aggregate amount exceeding $3,000,000, except unsecured
current obligations and Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(j)
transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition of any of the Business Assets, except in the ordinary course of business and except for any assets having an aggregate value of less than $100,000;
(k) transfer, assignment or grant of any license or sublicense of any material rights under or with respect to any Covered
Intellectual Property or Covered IP Licenses;
(l) material damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) to its property;
(m) any capital investment in, or any loan to, any Person;
(n) acceleration, termination, material modification to or cancellation of any material Contract (including, but not limited
to, any Material Contract) to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(o) any material capital
expenditures;
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(p) other than in the ordinary course of business, (i) the grant of any bonuses,
whether monetary or otherwise, or increase in any wages, salary, severance, pension or other compensation or benefits in respect of its current or former employees, officers, managers, independent contractors or consultants, other than as provided
for in any written agreements or required by applicable Law, (ii) change in the terms of employment for any employee or any termination of any employees for which the aggregate costs and expenses exceed $50,000, or (iii) action to accelerate the
vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for any current or former employee, officer, manager, independent contractor or consultant;
(q) other than in the ordinary course of business, adoption, modification or termination of any: (i) severance or retention
agreement with any Covered Employee, or (ii) collective bargaining or other agreement with a union with respect to the Covered Employees, in each case whether written or oral;
(r) any loan to (or forgiveness of any loan to), or entry into any other transaction with, any of its members or current or
former managers, officers and employees;
(s) entry into a new line of business or abandonment or discontinuance of
existing lines of business;
(t) acquisition by merger or consolidation with, or by purchase of a substantial portion of
the assets or stock of, or by any other manner, any business or any Person or any division thereof;
(u) purchase, lease
or other acquisition of the right to own, use or lease any property or assets for an amount in excess of (in the case of a lease, per annum) $50,000 in the aggregate (in the case of a lease, for the entire term of the lease, not including any option
term), except for purchases of inventory or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) adoption of any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution or filing of a petition in
bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy Law or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against it under any similar Law;
(w) action by any Acquired Company to make, change or rescind any Tax election or amend any Tax Return with respect to the
Business;
(x) settlement of any material legal proceeding with respect to the Business including any waiver, consent or
agreement in relation to Xiaomis opposition to the Companys application to register some of the Covered Trademarks under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China; or
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(y) any agreement to do any of the foregoing, or any action or omission that
would result in any of the foregoing.
Section 3.12 Material Contracts
.
(a)
Section 3.12(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules lists each of the following contracts and other agreements of the
Company with respect to the Business as of the date of this Agreement (together with all Leases listed in
Section 3.13(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules, collectively, the
Material Contracts
):
(i) each agreement of the Company involving aggregate consideration in excess of $500,000 or requiring performance by any
party more than one year from the date of this Agreement, which, in each case, cannot be cancelled by the Company without penalty or without more than ninety (90) days notice;
(ii) all agreements that relate to the sale of any of the Companys assets, other than in the ordinary course of
business, for consideration in excess of $500,000;
(iii) all agreements that relate to the acquisition of any business, a
material amount of stock or assets of any other Person or any real property (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise), in each case involving amounts in excess of $500,000;
(iv) except for agreements relating to trade receivables, all agreements relating to indebtedness (including, without
limitation, guarantees) of the Company, in each case having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $500,000;
(v)
all collective bargaining agreements or agreements with any labor organization, union or association to which the Company is a party; and
(vi) the agreements listed in
Section 3.15(d)(i)
of the Disclosure Schedules.
(b) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
Laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity), except (i) to the extent that any Material Contract expires in accordance with its
terms, and (ii) for such failures to be valid and binding or to be in full force and effect that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party, is in violation or breach of or in default (nor does there exist any condition
which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice would result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default under,
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or give rise to any right of termination, amendment, cancellation, acceleration or loss of benefits, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under any Material Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties, rights or assets is bound, and (ii) no other party to any such Material Contract has, to the Knowledge of Seller, alleged
that the Company or any Subsidiary is in violation or breach of, or in default under, any such Material Contract or has notified the Company or any Subsidiary of an intention to modify any material terms of, or not to renew, any such Material
Contract.
Section 3.13 Title to and Sufficiency of Assets; Real Property
.
(a) The Company has good and valid title to, or a valid leasehold or sub-leasehold interest in, all Real Property and tangible
personal property and other assets reflected in the Financial Information or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since
the Balance Sheet Date. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens. Except as set forth on
Section 3.13(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, as of the Closing Date,
the tangible assets and property to which the Acquired Companies will have good and marketable title, or a valid right to use, constitute all of the tangible assets and property owned and primarily used by, essential to or necessary to the Company
in the conduct of the Business as such Business is being conducted by the Company.
(b)
Section 3.13(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedules includes a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all leases and/or subleases for each parcel of Real Property leased or subleased by the Company with respect to the Business (collectively,
Leases
),
including the identification of the lessee and lessor thereunder and the address thereof. Neither the Company nor, to Sellers Knowledge, any other party to any Lease, is in default under any of the Leases, except where the existence of
such defaults, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has made available to Purchasers complete and accurate copies of all Leases.
Section 3.14 Environmental Matters
.
(a) The Company is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and has not, and Seller has not, received from any Person any (i)
Environmental Notice or Environmental Claim, or (ii) written request for information pursuant to Environmental Law, which, in each case, either remains pending or unresolved, or is the source of ongoing obligations or requirements as of the Closing
Date, other than, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company has obtained and is in compliance with all Environmental Permits necessary for the ownership, lease, operation
or use of the Business. All Environmental Permits
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obtained by the Company are listed and described in
Section 3.14
of the Disclosure Schedules. All such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect and shall be maintained in full
force and effect by Company and Seller through the Closing Date in accordance with Environmental Law, and neither Seller nor the Company is aware of any condition, event or circumstance that might prevent or impede, after the Closing Date, the
ownership, lease, operation or use of the business or assets of the Company as currently conducted. With respect to any such Environmental Permits, Seller and Company have undertaken, or will undertake prior to the Closing Date, all measures
necessary to facilitate transferability of the same, and each of Company and Seller is not aware of any condition, event or circumstance that might prevent or impede the transferability of the same, nor has any of Company and Seller received any
Environmental Notice or written communication regarding any material adverse change in the status or terms and conditions of the same.
(c) No real property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased by the Company is listed on, or has been proposed for
listing on, the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or any similar state list.
(d) Except as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, to Sellers Knowledge, there has been no Release of Hazardous Materials in contravention of Environmental Laws with respect to the Business or any Real Property currently owned, operated or leased by the Company
with respect to the Business, and neither the Company nor Seller has received an Environmental Notice that any Real Property currently owned, operated or leased in connection with the Business (including soils, groundwater, surface water, buildings
and other structure located on any such real property) has been contaminated with any Hazardous Material which would reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim against, or a violation of Environmental Laws or term of any
Environmental Permit by, Seller or the Company.
(e) The Company does not own or operate and has never owned or operated
any active or abandoned aboveground or underground storage tanks.
(f)
Section 3.14(f)
of the Disclosure Schedules
contains a complete and accurate list of all off-site Hazardous Materials treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or locations used by any of Company and Seller and any predecessors as to which any of Company and Seller may retain liability, and
none of these facilities or locations has been placed or proposed for placement on the National Priorities List (or CERCLIS) under CERCLA, or any similar state list, and each of Company and Seller has not received any Environmental Notice regarding
potential liabilities with respect to such off-site Hazardous Materials treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or locations used by any of Company and Seller.
(g) Each of Company and Seller has not retained or assumed, by contract or operation of Law, any liabilities or obligations of
third parties under Environmental Law.
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(h) Seller has provided to Purchasers and listed in
Section 3.14(h)
of the
Disclosure Schedules: (i) any and all environmental reports, studies, audits, records, sampling data, site assessments, risk assessments, economic models and other similar documents with respect to the business or assets of the Company or any
currently or formerly owned, operated or leased real property which are in the possession or control of Company or Seller related to compliance with Environmental Laws, Environmental Claims or an Environmental Notice or the Release of Hazardous
Materials; and (ii) any and all material documents concerning planned or anticipated capital expenditures required to reduce, offset, limit or otherwise control pollution and/or emissions, manage waste or otherwise ensure compliance with current or
future Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, costs of remediation, pollution control equipment and operational changes).
(i) Each of Company and Seller is not aware of and does not reasonably anticipate, as of the Closing Date, any condition,
event or circumstance concerning the Release or regulation of Hazardous Materials that might, after the Closing Date, prevent, impede or materially increase the costs associated with the ownership, lease, operation, performance or use of the
business or assets of the Company as currently conducted.
(j) Each of the Business Products does not contain and is not
manufactured using any ozone depleting substances subject to any of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the U.S. Clean Air Act, Title VI, Stratospheric Ozone Protection, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
regulations.
(k) The representations and warranties set forth above in this
Section 3.14
are Sellers sole
and exclusive representations and warranties regarding environmental matters, Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits and Hazardous Materials.
Section 3.15 Intellectual Property
.
(a)
Section 3.15(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules lists all patents, patent applications, trademark registrations and
pending applications for trademark registration, copyright registrations and pending applications for copyright registration, and internet domain name registrations, in all cases that will be owned by the Company upon completion of the Restructuring
(the
Company Registered IP
). To Sellers Knowledge, the Company Registered IP is valid, subsisting, and enforceable. The Company is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in the Company Registered IP, free
from any Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(b) Except as set forth in
Section 3.15(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules,
or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, to Sellers Knowledge, the Company owns or has the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 3.15(c)
of the Disclosure Schedules, or as would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
to Sellers Knowledge: (i) the Companys conduct of the Business as currently conducted (including the manufacture and sale of the Business Products)
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does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any Person; and (ii) no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property
owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company.
Section 3.15(c)
of the Disclosure Schedules identifies each letter or other written notice that has been received by the Company in the two (2) years immediately prior to the date of this
Agreement regarding any actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any Intellectual Property of any other Person. This
Section 3.15(c)
constitutes the sole representation and warranty of Seller under this Agreement with
respect to any actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation or other violation by Seller and the Company of the Intellectual Property of any other Person.
(d)
Section 3.15(d)(i)
of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all material contracts entered into by the
Company pursuant to which any Intellectual Property material to the conduct of the Business as currently conducted is licensed to the Company, other than (i) contracts for the licensing of off-the-shelf software, commercial software generally
available on standard terms, or open source software, (ii) contracts entered into with employees, consultants, contractors, agents, vendors, and suppliers in the ordinary course of business of the Company, and (iii) non-disclosure and
confidentiality agreements.
Section 3.15(d)(ii)
of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all material contracts entered into by the Company pursuant to which any Intellectual Property owned by and material to the Company is licensed
to any other Person, other than (i) contracts entered into with employees, consultants, contractors, agents, vendors, suppliers, and customers in the ordinary course of business of the Company, and (ii) non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.
(e) The Company has a policy requiring each employee, consultant, and contractor who develops material Intellectual
Property for the Company to assign such Intellectual Property to the Company and, to Sellers Knowledge, all such employees, consultants, and contractors have done so.
(f) The Company is not and has not been a member of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or similar organization
that would require or obligate the Company to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any material Intellectual Property owned by the Company.
(g) The Company has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect its rights in all trade
secrets owned by the Company and used in the Business.
(h) The Company was not previously or is not currently a member of
any standards body that has a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms (FRAND) or similar patent licensing requirements.
(i) When installed on the Business Products in the ordinary course of business consistent with the past practices of the
Company, the Proprietary MiFi OS Software interfaces with the Linux kernel using only standard application programming interface (API) calls.
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Assuming that an API call to the Linux kernel is not deemed to (i) form a work based on any Public Software (ii) result in a modification to any Public Software, or (iii) create a derivative or
collective work based on any Public Software, then the Proprietary MiFi OS Software has not been used, sold, licensed, or otherwise distributed in whole or in part, and is not being used, sold, or licensed, otherwise distributed in whole or in part,
in conjunction with any Public Software, in a manner which would require the Proprietary MiFi OS Software to be disclosed or distributed in source code form or made available for free.
Section 3.16 Insurance
.
Section 3.16
of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list, as of the
date of this Agreement, of all material insurance policies maintained by the Company or with respect to which the Company is a named insured or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage, in each case with respect to the Business (collectively, the
Insurance Policies
). Such Insurance Policies are in full force and effect on the date of this Agreement and all premiums due on such Insurance Policies have been paid, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17 Legal Proceedings; Governmental Orders
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 3.17(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no Actions pending or, to
Sellers Knowledge, threatened against or by the Company affecting any of the properties or assets of the Business, which if determined adversely to the Company would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in
Section 3.17(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no outstanding Governmental Orders
and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties or awards against or affecting the Company or any of its properties or assets which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.18 Compliance With Laws; Permits
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 3.18(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is in compliance with all Laws
applicable to the Business, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written communication in the three (3) years prior to the date
of this Agreement from a Governmental Authority that alleges that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance in any material respect with any applicable Law with respect to its operation of the Business.
(b) All Permits required for the Company to conduct the Business have been obtained by it and are valid and in full force and
effect, except where the failure to obtain such Permits would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) None of Company, Seller and their respective Subsidiaries and, to
Sellers Knowledge, none of any of their respective directors, managers, officers, agents, employees and Affiliates and any person acting on behalf of any of them (each, a
Company Party
), has (i) made, offered or promised to
make, or authorized the making of, any unlawful payment, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment or kickback to any Person, or received and retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation, (ii) given, offered or promised to give, or
authorized the giving of, any unlawful gift, political or charitable contribution or other thing of value or advantage to any Person, (iii) violated any provision of the FCPA, and any rules, regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder, or any
other Law that prohibits corruption or bribery, (iv) directly or indirectly, made, offered, promised or authorized any payment or gift of any money or anything of value to or for the benefit of any foreign official (as such term is
defined in the FCPA), foreign political party or official thereof or candidate for foreign political office for the purpose of (1) influencing any official act or decision of such official, party or candidate, (2) inducing such official, party or
candidate to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a foreign governmental authority, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in the case of (1), (2) and (3) above in order to assist any Company Party in obtaining or
retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any Person. Seller and Company respectively have maintained systems of internal controls (including, but not limited to, accounting systems, purchasing systems and billing systems) to
ensure compliance with the FCPA and all applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws. None of Company, Seller and their respective Subsidiaries and, to Sellers Knowledge, no Company Party, is the subject of any
allegation, voluntary disclosure, investigation, prosecution or other enforcement action related to any of the FCPA or any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws.
(d) None of the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.18
shall be deemed to relate to
environmental matters (which are governed by
Section 3.14
), employment matters (which are governed by
Section 3.19
) or tax matters (which are governed by
Section 3.20
).
Section 3.19 Employment Matters
.
(a) The Company is not a party to any employment agreements with the Covered Employees other than any offer letters and
proprietary information and inventions agreements or similar agreements. Except as set forth in
Section 3.19(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining or other agreement with a
labor organization representing any of the Covered Employees. Except as set forth in
Section 3.19(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, within the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, there has not been, nor, to Sellers
Knowledge, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor activity or dispute affecting the Company.
(b) The Company is in compliance with all applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices to the extent they
relate to the Covered Employees,
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except to the extent non-compliance would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in
Section 3.19(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules, or as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, there are no actions, suits, claims, investigations or other legal proceedings against the Company pending, or to Sellers Knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed, by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator in
connection with the employment of any current or former employee of the Company, including, without limitation, any claim relating to unfair labor practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay or any other employment
related matter arising under applicable Laws.
(c) The representations and warranties set forth in this
Section
3.19
are Sellers sole and exclusive representations and warranties regarding employment matters.
Section
3.20 Taxes
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 3.20
of the Disclosure Schedules:
(i) Each Acquired Company has timely filed (taking into account any valid extensions) all Tax Returns required to be filed by
each such Acquired Company. Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. None of the Acquired Companies is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return other than
extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business. All Taxes due and owing prior to the Closing Date by each Acquired Company (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return of such Acquired
Company) have been, or will be, timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority. No claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where any Acquired Company does not file Tax Returns that any such Acquired Company is
or may be subject to the payment, collection or remittance of any Tax of that jurisdiction or is otherwise subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(ii) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of any
Acquired Company.
(iii) There are no ongoing actions, suits, claims, investigations or other legal proceedings relating
to Taxes by any Governmental Authority against any Acquired Company.
(iv) None of the Acquired Companies is a party to
any Tax allocation, sharing, reimbursement or similar agreement.
(v) All material Taxes which each Acquired Company is
obligated to withhold from amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent, contractor, customer, creditor, stockholder or Third Party have been withheld and paid or accrued by the applicable Acquired Company.
(vi) No Acquired Company has been a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return (other
than a group the common parent of which
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was Seller or the Company). None of the Acquired Companies has Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign Law), as transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(vii) None of the
Acquired Companies is, nor has been, a United States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(a) of the Code.
(viii) None of the Acquired Companies is subject to Tax in any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which each such
Acquired Company is organized (or is otherwise considered a tax resident) as a result of having a permanent establishment outside of such jurisdiction.
(ix) None of the Acquired Companies has, directly or indirectly, participated in any transaction (including, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) that would constitute (A) a reportable transaction or listed transaction as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4 or (B) a tax shelter as defined in Section 6111 of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(x) None of the Acquired Companies will be required to include any item of
income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date; (B) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (C) intercompany transactions occurring at or
prior to the Closing or any excess loss account in existence at Closing described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law); (D) installment sale or open
transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (E) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date; or (F) election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in this
Section 3.20
and
Section 3.27
are Sellers sole
and exclusive representations and warranties regarding Tax Returns and Taxes. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company and Seller make no representations or warranties as to, and Seller shall have no direct or
indirect indemnity obligations hereunder for, (i) the Tax liability of any Acquired Company for any taxable period after the Closing Date, or (ii) the amount, value, or condition of, or any limitations on, any Tax asset or attribute of any Acquired
Company, including but not limited to net operating losses, or the ability of Purchasers or any of their Affiliates (including the Acquired Companies) to utilize such Tax asset or attribute after the Closing Date.
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Section 3.21 Brokers
.
Except as set forth in
Section 3.21
of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company is not required to pay any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or
the Company.
Section 3.22 Vote Required.
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
shares of Seller Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the Seller Stockholder Meeting and entitled to vote thereon (the
Required Stockholder Vote
) and the approval of Seller as the sole stockholder of the Company
following the Restructuring are the only votes or consents of the holders of any class or series of Sellers or the Companys capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
sale of the Shares and the authorization of the Company Charter Amendment.
Section 3.23 Significant Transactions.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 3.23
of the Disclosure Schedules, during the five (5) year period ending on the
date of this Agreement, each of Seller, the Company and their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries has not entered into, has not executed and delivered any agreements with respect to, has not consummated and has not otherwise become a party to any
Significant Transaction.
(b)
Section 3.23
of the Disclosure Schedules lists and describes for each Significant
Transaction that any of Seller, the Company and their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries has entered into, has executed and delivered any agreements with respect to, has consummated or has otherwise become a party to during the five (5) year
period ending on the date of this Agreement, the name and type of entity of each Person that was a party to such Significant Transaction, the caption and date of each agreement containing material terms and conditions applicable to such Significant
Transaction.
(c) No Significant Transaction has caused or resulted in any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change
that is materially adverse to: (i) the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of the Business, or (ii) the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.24 Compliance with OFAC; No Blocked Persons.
None of Company and Seller and, to Sellers
Knowledge, none of the Company Parties, is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (
OFAC
); and no funds of or used by any Company Party
were obtained from any Person subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. None of Company and Seller and, to Sellers Knowledge, none of the Company Parties:
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(a) appears on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of
OFAC or on any other similar list maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, executive order or regulation;
(b) is otherwise a party with whom, or has its principal place of business or the majority of its business operations
(measured by revenues) located in a country in which, transactions are prohibited by (i) United States Executive Order 13224, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism; (ii) the
United States Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001; (iii) the United States Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, as amended; (iv) the United States International
Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977, as amended or (v) the foreign asset control regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury;
(c) has been convicted of or charged with a felony relating to money laundering; or
(d) is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for money laundering.
Section 3.25 No Regulatory Restrictions.
(a) The Company does not directly supply, and has not directly supplied at any time, any products, technology, commodities,
hardware or software (collectively,
Products
) or services (including research and development) to any agency of the federal government of the United States of America (
U.S. Government
).
(b) The Company:
(i) is not and has not been at any time a single qualified source of any Products or services (including research and
development) to any agency of the U.S. Government;
(ii) is not and has not been at any time a sole source of any Products
or services (including research and development) to any agency of the U.S. Government;
(iii) has not received at any time
from any person any priority rated contracts or orders under the U.S. Defense Priorities and Allocations System (
DPAS
) regulations; and
(iv) has not placed at any time with any person or entity any priority rated contracts or orders under the DPAS regulations.
(c) The Companys Products are not and have not at any time been specifically designed, developed, modified,
configured, or adapted for military applications. The Company is not and has not at any time been registered with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department of State in accordance with the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations
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(
ITAR
). The Company does not manufacture and/or export and has not at any time manufactured and/or exported defense articles or related technical data controlled under the
ITAR. The Company does not provide and has not at any time provided defense services controlled under the ITAR.
(d)
The Company does not produce or trade in and has not at any time produced or traded in any products subject to export authorization administered by the U.S. Department of Energy or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Companys
Products do not include or contain and have not at any time included or contained any agents or toxins administered by the U.S. Department of Energy or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(e) The Company has conducted its export transactions with respect to the Business in all material respects in accordance with
(i) all applicable U.S. export and re-export controls, including the United States Export Administration Act and Regulations and Foreign Assets Control Regulations and (ii) all other applicable export controls of other countries with
which the Business operates.
(f) None of the Company Parties possesses a security clearance issued by the U.S. Government
for use in the Business, and the Company has not used information classified by the U.S. Government in the development of Companys Products.
Section 3.26 Inventory.
All inventory of the Company that relates to the Business, whether or not reflected
in the Balance Sheet, consists of a quality and quantity usable and salable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except for obsolete, damaged, defective or slow-moving items that have been written off or written down to
fair market value or for which adequate reserves have been established. All such inventory is owned by the Company free and clear of all encumbrances, and no inventory is held on a consignment basis.
Section 3.27 Employee Benefit Matters.
(a)
Section 3.27
of the Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of each Benefit Plan. With respect
to each Benefit Plan, Sellers have provided to Buyer true and complete copies of each of the following: (i) where the Benefit Plan has been reduced to writing, the plan document together with all amendments; (ii) where the Benefit Plan has not been
reduced to writing, a written summary of all material plan terms; (iii) where applicable, copies of any trust agreements or other funding arrangements, custodial agreements, insurance policies and contracts, administration agreements and similar
agreements, and investment management or investment advisory agreements, now in effect; (iv) copies of any summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications, employee handbooks and any other written communications (or a description of
any oral communications) relating to any Benefit Plan; (v) in the case of any Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, a copy of the most recent determination, opinion or advisory letter from the Internal
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Service, a copy of the two most recently filed Form 5500, with schedules and financial statements attached and the most recent nondiscrimination tests performed under the Code; and (vi) copies of
material notices, letters or other correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor or other Governmental Authority relating to the Benefit Plan received within the twenty-four (24) month period immediately prior to the date of
this Agreement.
(b) Each Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is, to the
Sellers Knowledge, so qualified and has received a favorable and current determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, or with respect to a prototype plan, can rely on an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the
prototype plan sponsor and, to the Sellers Knowledge, nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of such Benefit Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, all benefits, contributions and premiums relating to each Benefit Plan have been timely paid in accordance with the terms of such Benefit Plan and all applicable Laws and accounting principles, and all benefits accrued under any
unfunded Benefit Plan have been paid, accrued or otherwise adequately reserved to the extent required by, and in accordance with, such Laws and accounting principles.
(c) The Company has no commitment or obligation to adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Benefit Plan or any collective
bargaining agreement.
(d) Other than as required under Section 601 et. seq. of ERISA or other applicable Law, no Benefit
Plan provides post-termination or retiree medical, dental, or vision benefits to any individual for any reason, and the Company has no Liability to provide post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any individual.
(e) The Company does not have any obligation to gross up, indemnify or otherwise reimburse any individual for any excise
taxes, interest or penalties incurred pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
(f) Neither the execution of this Agreement
nor any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) (i) entitle any current or former manager, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant of any
Acquired Company to severance pay or any other payment; (ii) accelerate the time of payment, funding or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any such individual; (iii) limit or restrict the right of any Acquired Company to merge,
amend or terminate any Benefit Plan; (iv) increase the amount payable under or result in any other material obligation pursuant to any Benefit Plan; (v) result in excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the
Code; or (vi) require a gross-up or other payment to any disqualified individual within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code.
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(g) Following Closing, the Company will not be liable for any liability related
to any Benefit Plan arising before or after Closing other than liabilities arising after Closing with respect to the continued employment of the Covered Employees by the Company other than such Benefit Plans as may be adopted by or at the direction
of Purchasers or their Affiliates.
Section 3.28 Books and Records
.
The minute books of the
Company are complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices applicable to the business of the Company as currently conducted. The minute books of the Company contain accurate and complete records of all
meetings at which actions of the directors or of the stockholders were taken and of all actions taken by written consent of the directors or of the stockholders.
Section 3.29 No Other Representations and Warranties
. Except for the representations and warranties contained in
this
Article III
(including the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules), none of Seller, the Company or any other Person has made or makes any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of
Seller or the Company, including any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company furnished or made available to Purchasers and their Representatives (including the Confidential Information
Memorandum and other materials prepared by Houlihan Lokey, Inc. and any information, documents or material made available to Purchasers in the Data Room, management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the transactions contemplated
hereby) or as to the future revenue, profitability or success of the Company, or any representation or warranty arising from statute or otherwise in law.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASERS
Each Purchaser jointly and severally represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this
Article IV
are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in which case such representations and
warranties will be true and correct as of such date).
Section 4.01 Organization and Authority of
Purchasers
. Purchaser is a BVI Business Company duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands. Purchaser Parent is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of
Hong Kong. All of the outstanding equity interests in Purchaser have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by Purchaser Parent. Neither Purchaser nor Purchaser Parent is a state-owned enterprise, and
neither Purchaser nor Purchaser Parent operates under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. Each Purchaser has all necessary corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or will be a party, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder
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and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by each Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or will be a party,
the performance by each Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by each Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of each
Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Purchaser, and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against
such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 4.02 No Conflicts;
Consents
.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is or will be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, assuming compliance with the matters and requirements referred to in
Section 4.02(b)
: (a) result in a violation
or breach of any provision of the memorandum and articles of association of either Purchaser; (b) result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to either Purchaser; or (c) except as set forth in
Section 4.02
of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent, notice or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any agreement to which
either Purchaser is a party, except in the cases of clauses (b) and (c), where the violation, breach, conflict, default, acceleration or failure to give notice would not have a material adverse effect on either Purchasers ability to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) No consent, approval, Permit, Governmental Order, declaration or filing with,
or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to either Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, except for such filings and approvals as may be required under Exon-Florio (including the CFIUS Approval).
Section 4.03 Investment Purpose
. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares solely for its own account for investment
purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Purchasers acknowledge that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and that the Shares may not be
transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities laws and regulations, as applicable. Purchasers are able to bear the economic
risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period (including total loss of its investment), and have sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of the investment.
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Purchaser Parent is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 4.04 Not Interested Stockholder
. Neither of Purchasers, nor any of their respective Affiliates, owns any
shares of the capital stock of the Company. Neither of Purchasers is an interested stockholder (as defined in Section 203(c)(5) of the DGCL) of the Company.
Section 4.05 Brokers
. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other
fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Purchasers.
Section 4.06 Sufficiency of Funds
. Purchasers have sufficient cash on hand or other sources of immediately
available funds, all of which is held in bank accounts in Hong Kong and is considered to be offshore from the perspective of the Peoples Republic of China, to enable them to make payment of the Purchase Price and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.07 Legal Proceeding
. There are no actions, suits, claims,
investigations or other legal proceedings pending or, to Purchasers knowledge, threatened against or by Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates that challenge or seek to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
Section 4.08 Independent Investigation
. Each Purchaser has conducted its own independent
investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company, and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets,
premises, books and records, and other documents and data of Seller and the Company for such purpose. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, such Purchaser has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of Seller set forth in
Article III
of this Agreement (including the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules);
and (b) none of Seller, the Company or any other Person has made any representation or warranty as to Seller, the Company or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in
Article III
of this Agreement (including the related portions of the
Disclosure Schedules).
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
.
(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as set forth
on
Section 5.01
of the Disclosure Schedules, or as consented to in writing by Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
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delayed), Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to: (i) conduct the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain and preserve intact the current organization, business and franchise of the Company and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of the Covered Employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having
business relationships with the Company.
(b) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, except as consented
to in writing by Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall not and shall not cause or permit the Company to take any actions with respect to the Business that would result in or constitute a breach or
inaccuracy of any Sellers representations and warranties contained in
Section 3.11
of this Agreement (Absence of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions).
(c) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, except as consented to in writing by Purchaser (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall not and shall not cause or permit the Company to:
(i) sell,
assign, transfer, grant any security interest in or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Covered Intellectual Property;
(ii) grant any
license or sublicense to any Covered Intellectual Property Intellectual Property, other than pursuant to
non-exclusive
licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice);
(iii) abandon, allow to lapse, disclaim or dedicate to the public, or fail to make any filing, pay any
fee, or take any other action necessary to prosecute and maintain in full force and effect of any Company Registered IP material to the Business; or
(iv) knowingly fail to take or maintain reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of any material trade secrets or
other nonpublic Intellectual Property included in the Covered Intellectual Property.
(d) From the date of this Agreement
until the Closing Date, if Seller or the Company becomes aware of (i) the termination by any material customer or supplier of the Business of its relationship with the Business or loss of a group of Covered Employees as a result of active
discussions with the Seller Parties management regarding mass resignations or similar actions that interferes with the normal function of a division or department of the Business, in either case, effective prior to the Closing, (ii) a
communication in writing from any material customer or supplier of the Business threatening to terminate its relationship with the Business or otherwise materially reduce the scope of its relationship with the Business, or (iii) a communication in
writing from a group of Covered Employees in active discussions with the Seller Parties management regarding possible mass resignations or similar actions that would, if
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taken, interfere with the normal function of a division or department of the Business, then, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser in writing
of such occurrence, and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Purchasers to formulate a mutually agreeable approach to communicate with such customer, supplier or group of Covered Employees in order to attempt to
preserve such relationship. In furtherance of the foregoing, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take the following actions: (A) introducing Purchasers to the representatives of such customer, supplier or group of Covered
Employees, (B) facilitating the coordination of meetings or telephone calls among Seller, Purchasers and such customer, supplier or group of Covered Employees, and (C) making the appropriate personnel of Seller available for such meetings or
telephone calls. Regardless of the outcome of any such meetings or other actions taken in accordance with this
Section 5.01(d)
, including the loss of any customer, supplier or group of employees, nothing set forth herein shall relieve
Purchasers of their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this agreement, including the purchase of the Shares from Seller.
Section 5.02 The Restructuring; Employee Interviews
.
(a) Seller and the Company shall effect the Restructuring in accordance with the agreements, documents, instruments and
certificates attached hereto as
Exhibit F
.
(b) Within fifteen (15) days following the date of this Agreement, the
Seller Parties shall permit the Purchasers to conduct interviews with any of the Covered Employees. Seller Parties shall cooperate with Purchasers to schedule such interviews during such fifteen (15) day period. Purchaser shall be
permitted to amend
Section 3.08(c)
of the Disclosure Schedules to remove any of the individuals originally listed thereon (other than the removal of any individuals designated with an asterisk on section 3.08(c) of the Disclosure Schedule) by
providing written notice of such changes to Seller during such fifteen (15) day period. All individuals removed from the list set forth in
Section 3.08(c)
of the Disclosure Schedules pursuant to the terms of this
Section 5.02(b)
shall be deemed to be Non-Covered Employees.
(c) Seller shall, with respect to each Non-Covered Employee, (i) extend
to such employee an offer of employment with Seller or one of the Retained Subsidiaries or terminate such employee, and (ii) terminate the employment of such employee if any such offer is not accepted.
(d) Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, or shall cause one of its Subsidiaries to, make an offer of employment,
effective as of the Closing, to each of the Covered Employees that is employed by Novatel Wireless (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Each such Covered Employee who accepts his or her offer shall be transferred to Purchaser or its applicable Subsidiary as of
the Closing.
Section 5.03 Access to Information; Cooperation
. From the date of this Agreement until the
Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to: (a) afford Purchasers and their Representatives reasonable access to and the right to inspect all of the properties, assets,
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premises, books and records, contracts, agreements and other documents and data related to the Business; (b) furnish Purchasers and their Representatives with such financial, operating and other
data and information related to the Business as Purchasers or any of their Representatives may reasonably request; and (c) instruct the Representatives of Seller and the Company to cooperate with Purchasers in their investigation of the Company;
provided
,
however
, that any such investigation shall be conducted during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice to Seller, under the supervision of Sellers personnel and in such a manner as not to interfere with the
normal operations of the Business. All requests by Purchasers for access pursuant to this
Section 5.03
shall be submitted or directed exclusively to Michael Newman or Lance Bridges or such other individuals as Seller may designate in writing
from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Seller nor the Company shall be required to disclose any information to Purchasers if such disclosure would, in Sellers sole discretion: (x) cause
significant competitive harm to Seller, the Company and their respective businesses if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated; (y) jeopardize any attorney-client or other privilege; or (z) contravene any applicable Law,
fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. Prior to the Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, which may be withheld for any reason, Purchasers shall not contact any suppliers to, or
customers of, the Company. Purchasers shall, and shall cause their Representatives to, abide by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to any access or information provided pursuant to this
Section 5.03
. From the date of
this Agreement to the Closing, Seller and Purchasers shall cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with matters related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
preparation of financial statements of the Company. Purchasers or Seller, as applicable, shall pay the expenses of the entities that provide such cooperation and of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents reasonably incurred
in connection with providing such cooperation, but shall not be responsible to reimburse the entities providing such cooperation for their time spent in such cooperation or the salaries or costs of fringe benefits or similar expenses paid by the
entities providing such cooperation to their respective officers, directors, employees or agents while assisting in the foregoing.
Section 5.04 Supplement to Disclosure Schedules
. From time to time prior to the Closing, Seller shall have the
right (but not the obligation) to supplement or amend the Disclosure Schedules hereto with respect to any matter hereafter arising or of which it becomes aware after the date of this Agreement (each a
Schedule
Supplement
). Any disclosure in any such Schedule Supplement shall not be deemed to have cured any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement for purposes of the indemnification or termination
rights contained in this Agreement or of determining whether or not the conditions set forth in
Section 6.02
have been satisfied.
Section 5.05 Resignations
. Seller shall deliver to Purchasers written resignations, effective as of the Closing
Date, of the officers and directors of the Company set forth on
Section 5.05
of the Disclosure Schedules.
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Section 5.06 Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs
. Purchasers shall not,
and shall cause the Company not to, take any action following the Closing that could result in WARN Act liability.
Section 5.07 Director and Officer Indemnification and Insurance
.
(a) Purchasers agree that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation by the Company now existing
in favor of each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement or who becomes prior to the Closing Date, an officer or director of the Company, as provided in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the
Company, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or pursuant to any other agreements in effect on the date of this Agreement and disclosed in
Section 5.07(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, shall survive the Closing Date and
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) The Company shall, and Purchasers
shall cause the Company to: (i) maintain in effect for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date, if available, the current policies of directors and officers liability insurance maintained by the Company immediately prior to the
Closing Date (provided that the Company may substitute therefor policies, of at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Company when compared to the
insurance maintained by the Company as of the date of this Agreement), or (ii) obtain as of the Closing Date tail insurance policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Closing Date with at least the same coverage and amounts,
and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the directors and officers of the Company, in each case with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred on or prior to the Closing Date (including in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement);
provided
,
however
, that the Company shall not be required to pay an annual premium for the insurance policies in excess of two hundred percent (200%) of the last annual
premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement or, if less, the cost of a policy providing coverage on the same terms as the Companys existing policy as of the date of this Agreement.
(c) The obligations of Purchasers and the Company under this
Section 5.07
shall not be terminated or modified in such a
manner as to adversely affect any director or officer to whom this
Section 5.07
applies without the consent of such affected director or officer (it being expressly agreed that the directors and officers to whom this
Section 5.07
applies shall be third-party beneficiaries of this
Section 5.07
, each of whom may enforce the provisions of this
Section 5.07
).
(d) In the event Purchasers, the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns: (i) consolidates with or merges
into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in either such case, proper
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provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Purchasers or the Company, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.07
.
Section 5.08 Confidentiality
. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Confidentiality Agreement remains in
full force and effect and, in addition, covenants and agrees to keep confidential, in accordance with the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, information provided to either Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. If this Agreement is, for any
reason, terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of this
Section 5.08
shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect.
Section 5.09
Governmental Approvals and Other Third-Party Consents
.
(a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all
consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Each party shall
cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or
impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals.
(b) Purchasers and Seller shall
engage in the pre-notice consultation process with CFIUS and jointly make the draft filing with CFIUS contemplated under 31 C.F.R. § 800.401(f) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as reasonably practicable and in any
event no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, and as soon as reasonably practicable after notification from CFIUS that the draft filing meets all requirements of 31 C.F.R. § 800.402 of the regulations and is,
accordingly, complete, jointly file with CFIUS a voluntary notice as contemplated by 31 C.F.R. § 800.401(a). Purchasers and Seller shall exercise best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and
to assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the CFIUS Approval as soon as practicable. Purchasers and Seller shall (i) promptly and, in all events, consistent with any
deadline imposed under CFIUS or other applicable Law, comply with any request received by either of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries from any Governmental Authority for any certification, additional information, documents or other
materials in respect of such notice or such transactions (ii) ensure that any information furnished in respect of this
Section 5.09(b)
is true, complete and correct in all material respects and (iii) cooperate with each other in connection
with any such filing (including, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, providing copies, or portions thereof, of all such documents to the non-filing parties prior to filing and considering all reasonable additions, deletions or changes
suggested in connection therewith) and in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry of any Governmental Authority under Exon-Florio with respect to any such filing or any such transaction. Subject to applicable Law, the
parties will consult and cooperate with one another in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations,
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memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any party relating to proceedings under Exon-Florio. At the request of Seller and for the purpose of
obtaining the CFIUS Approval, each Purchaser shall take such actions and agree to such requirements or conditions to mitigate any national security concerns as may be requested or required by CFIUS (
CFIUS Conditions
) in connection
with, or as a condition of, the granting of the CFIUS Approval, including entering into mitigation agreements with a member agency of CFIUS as requested by such member agency;
provided
,
however
, that the foregoing obligation will not
require the Purchasers to agree to CFIUS Conditions that would, individually or in the aggregate, have one or more of the following effects:
(i) the disposition by Purchaser Parent of a material portion of its business, intellectual properties or product lines with
an aggregate value in excess of US$50 million;
(ii) a change in the form or nature of the legal or beneficial ownership
of Purchaser in the Company that materially prevents Purchaser from (A) asserting its voting rights with respect to the Shares, (B) selling or otherwise disposing of the Shares or (C) receiving dividends or distributions with respect to the Shares;
(iii) a change in the scope or nature of the Business or the Business Assets that would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(iv) a change in any of the controlling persons of Purchaser Parent.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the Purchasers undertaking pursuant to this
Section 5.09
, each Purchaser
agrees to use its reasonable best efforts and to take any and all steps necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust, competition, trade regulation or other Law or Governmental Order that may be asserted by any
Governmental Authority or any other party so as to enable the parties hereto to close the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as possible, including proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold
separate orders, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any of its assets, properties or businesses or of the assets, properties or businesses to be acquired by it pursuant to this Agreement as are required to be divested in order to
avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any suit or proceeding, which would otherwise have the effect of materially delaying or preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, each of Seller and Purchasers shall use its reasonable best efforts to defend through litigation on the merits any claim asserted in court by any party in order to avoid entry of, or to have
vacated or terminated, any Governmental Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that would prevent the consummation of the Closing.
(d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made
by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection
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with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Seller or the Company with Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of
business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties
will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each
party shall give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the
other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.
(e) Seller
and Purchasers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all Third Parties that are described in
Section 3.05
of the Disclosure Schedules;
provided
,
however
, that Seller and
Purchasers shall not be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any Third Party from whom consent or approval is requested.
Section 5.10 Closing Conditions
. From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, each party, Seller and
Purchaser shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary to expeditiously satisfy the closing conditions set forth in
Article VI
hereof.
Section 5.11 Public Announcements
. The initial press release with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be a joint press release, to be agreed upon by Purchasers and Seller, and shall not be issued or otherwise made publicly available until approved for such release by Purchasers and Seller. Except as provided in the immediately
preceding sentence, prior to the Closing Date, no public release or announcement concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be issued by any party hereto or such partys Affiliates or Representatives without the prior
written consent of the other parties hereto, except: (a) any release or announcement required by Law; or (b) any release or announcement determined by Purchasers or Seller, upon advice of their respective counsel, to be reasonably necessary in light
of such partys public company status, provided that each party shall allow the other party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.
Section 5.12 Transfer Taxes
. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other
such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (including any real property transfer Tax and any other similar Tax) shall be borne and paid by Purchasers when due, except that any such Taxes and
fees incurred in connection with the Restructuring shall be borne and paid by Seller when due. The party responsible for any such Taxes shall, at its own expense, timely file any Tax
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Return or other document with respect to such Taxes or fees (and the other parties hereto shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary).
Section 5.13 No Cash Dividends, Share Repurchases and Prepayment of Indebtedness
. Seller shall not, for a period
of fifteen (15) months following the Closing, (i) declare, set aside or pay to its stockholders any dividend or other cash distribution; (ii) effect any repurchases, redemptions or buybacks of any of its outstanding capital stock; or (iii)
make any prepayments with respect to the Notes; provided that Seller shall be permitted to make payments in connection with obtaining consent of the holders of the Notes.
Section 5.14 Escrow of Purchaser Termination Fee
. Purchaser shall use its best efforts to deposit with SunTrust
Bank (the
Escrow Agent
) by 11:59 p.m EDT on September 23, 2016, and in any event no later than 11:59 p.m EDT on September 28, 2016, an amount of cash equal to the Purchaser Termination Fee as collateral and security for the
payment of the Purchaser Termination Fee, which amount will be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.
Section 5.15 Competition.
(a) For a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing Date (the
Non-Compete Period
), Seller shall
not, directly or indirectly, design, develop, manufacture, market or sell (i) any Mobile Hotspot Device, (ii) any USB modem, or (iii) any device intended primarily for home use providing voice-over-LTE functionality;
provided
,
however
,
that the foregoing prohibition shall not apply if such device or modem is either (a) a Telematics Device, (b) a Telemetry Device (including versions or derivatives of the SA 2100 device), or (c) a Tracking Device;
provided
,
further
,
that the foregoing prohibition shall not apply to the marketing and sale by Seller or its Affiliates of third-party devices or modems that are bundled with Sellers or its Affiliates hardware, software and/or services;
provided
,
further
, that ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of any publicly-traded corporation will not be deemed to be engaged solely by reason thereof in any of such business (the
Competing
Activities
); and
provided
,
further
, that the covenant contained in this
Section 5.15(a)
shall not apply to or be binding on any acquirer of the Excluded Businesses through an acquisition of securities of Seller or all
or substantially all of the assets of the Excluded Businesses by a Third Party, or to any Third Party successor of Seller by merger, consolidation, share exchange or other business combination (in each case, other than a Third Party set forth on
Section 5.15(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules). If the acquirer of an Excluded Business is a Third Party set forth on
Section 5.15(a)
of the Disclosure Schedules, Seller shall, as a condition of such sale of that Excluded Business,
require that Third Party to undertake in writing not to conduct, directly or indirectly, the Competing Activities before the end of the Non-Compete Period and give the Company the right to enforce the undertaking against that Third Party as a
third-party beneficiary thereunder.
(b) For a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing Date, Seller shall
not, directly or indirectly, solicit or hire any Covered Employee, even if such Covered Employee is
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terminated by his or her employer. For a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing Date, neither Purchasers, the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates shall directly or
indirectly solicit or hire any employee listed in
Section 5.15(b)
of the Disclosure Schedules, even if such employee is terminated by his or her employer.
Section 5.16 Litigation Matters
.
(a)
Cooperation to Litigation
. For a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing Date, (i) Seller
shall, and shall cause the Retained Subsidiaries to, cooperate with Purchasers and the Company in the defense or prosecution of any litigation or proceeding already instituted or which may be instituted hereafter against or by the Company relating
to or arising out of the conduct of the Business prior to the Closing Date (other than litigation arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); (ii) Purchasers shall, and shall cause the Acquired Companies to, cooperate with
Seller in the defense or prosecution of any litigation or proceeding already instituted or which may be instituted hereafter against or by the Seller relating to or arising out of the conduct of the Business or the Excluded Businesses prior to the
Closing Date (other than litigation arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); and (iii) Purchasers and Seller shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, retain all records relating to the conduct of the Business
and the Excluded Businesses in accordance with their respective document retention policies. Purchasers or Seller, as applicable, shall pay the expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements) of the entities that provide such
cooperation and of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents reasonably incurred in connection with providing such cooperation, but shall not be responsible to reimburse the entities providing such cooperation for their time spent
in such cooperation or the salaries or costs of fringe benefits or similar expenses paid by the entities providing such cooperation to their respective officers, directors, employees or agents while assisting in the defense or prosecution of any
such litigation or proceeding.
(b)
Assumption of Defense
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
under this Agreement, Seller and Purchasers shall cooperate with each other to manage the defense of the legal proceedings identified in
Section 5.16(b)(i)
to the Disclosure Schedules (the
Existing Actions
) and the Actions
that may arise from the patent infringement allegations made against the Company in the letters identified in
Section 5.16(b)(ii)
to the Disclosure Schedules (the
Prospective Actions
, and together with the Existing Actions,
the
Covered Actions
) on behalf of each of the Acquired Companies that is named as a defendant (each, a
Company Defendant
) on the following terms:
(i) Seller shall manage the defense of all of the Existing Actions after Closing on behalf of the Company as follows:
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Seller shall have the right, after consulting with Purchasers and the Company in good faith, to continue, or amend, its choice of counsel for the Company and instruct counsel on all matters relating to the Existing
Actions on behalf of the Company;
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Seller shall have the obligation to keep the other parties reasonably advised of the status of each Existing Action on a regular basis; and
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the Company may participate in any of the Existing Actions at its own expense at any time.
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(ii) The Company shall assume the defense of all of the Prospective Actions (if any) with the support of Seller as follows:
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Seller shall offer the Company all necessary support, including giving the Company reasonable access to its records, files and employees, so that the Company Defendant can conduct the defense in an efficient and
effective manner;
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the Company shall have the obligation to keep the other parties reasonably advised of the status of that Prospective Actions on a regular basis; and
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Seller may participate in any of the Prospective Actions at its own expense at any time.
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(iii) Seller shall pay the Company (x) 100% of the costs and expenses payable by the Company Defendant to third parties, including but not
limited to fees and costs of counsel and expert witnesses, court charges and travel expenses (the
Upfront Costs
), during the course of its defense of each of the Existing Actions; and (y) 66.7% of the Upfront Costs, and the
Company shall be solely responsible for the remaining 33.3% of the Upfront Costs during the course of its defense of each of the Prospective Actions; provided, however, in each case of (x) and (y), Seller will not be responsible for any Upfront
Costs arising from Sellers participation in any of the Covered Actions;
(iv) neither Seller (on the Companys behalf) nor the
Company shall agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any Covered Action without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(v) Seller and the Company shall share the Litigation Losses of each Covered Action in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section
5.16(c)
as follows: (A) Seller shall be liable for the portion of such Litigation Losses that relates to Business Products that were sold prior to the Closing, and (B) the Company shall be liable for the portion of such Litigation Losses that
relates to Business Products that were, or to be, sold after the Closing, including any royalties for future sales of products covered by the settlement, license or similar agreement, or court order (the
Loss Allocation
Principles
); for purposes of this Agreement,
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Losses
of a Covered Action includes three components: (1) Upfront Costs; (2) amounts paid or payable to plaintiff in the form of settlement or damage awards, including royalties for
past product sales (the
Remedial Payments
); and (3) the discounted present value of all the royalties payable by the Company Defendant for the future sale of products under the terms of a settlement, license or similar agreement,
or court order (the
Royalty Payments
); and
(vi) unless Seller is in breach of its obligations under this
Section
5.16(b)
or
Section 5.16(d)
in connection with that Covered Action, Purchasers shall not be entitled to assert any rights to indemnification under
Section 7.01
in relation to Losses arising thereunder.
(c)
Procedures for Payment.
The parties shall follow the procedures below in each Covered Action:
(i) upon the receipt of a litigation document from the plaintiff in the Action, the Company shall forward copies of the litigation document to
Seller and Purchasers. If the Covered Action constitutes a Prospective Action and the court document is the first document of its kind that the Company receives in connection with the Covered Action, the Company shall also deliver a statement
identifying the corresponding letters in
Section 5.16(b)(ii)
to the Disclosure Schedules to which the Covered Action relates (an
Initial Notice
);
(ii) at Purchasers request, Seller shall attend a meeting with Purchasers and the Company as soon as practicable to discuss and share
with each other the facts then known to each party that constitute the basis of the Covered Action;
(iii) the Company will be entitled to
require, from time to time, Seller to pay the Upfront Costs for which Seller is responsible under
Section 5.16(b)(iii)
; upon the receipt of a payment request, which shall be accompanied by copies of the relevant invoices, from the Company,
Seller shall make the required payments to the third party service providers specified in the payment request within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt of such request.
(iv) within thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the Covered Action, as evidenced by the signing of a settlement agreement or the
receipt of non-appealable adjudication on all the claims under that Covered Action, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Seller a statement (a
Litigation Loss Statement
) setting forth (1) the aggregate amount of Litigation
Losses and (2) the respective amounts that the Company has allocated between Seller and the Company under the Loss Allocation Principles; and
(v) unless Seller invokes the procedure under
Section 5.16(d)
, Seller and the Company shall make the payments set forth in the
Litigation Loss Statement within 30 days.
(d)
Dispute over
Litigation Losses.
If Seller disagrees with any
amount contained in a Litigation Loss Statement issued by the Company in relation to a Covered Case:
(i) Purchasers and Seller shall
attempt to resolve any such disagreements;
(ii) if Purchasers and Seller are unable to resolve all such disagreements on or before the
date that is thirty (30) days following notification by Seller of any such disagreements, Seller and Purchasers shall retain a nationally recognized independent valuation expert (such
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Person being referred to as the
Valuer
) to resolve all such disagreements, which Valuer will adjudicate only those amounts set forth in the Litigation Loss Statement that
remain in dispute.
(iii) the fees, costs and expenses of the Valuer will be borne by Purchasers, on the one hand, and Seller, on the
other hand, in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the matters resolved by the Valuer, which proportionate allocation will be calculated on an aggregate basis based on the relative dollar values of the amounts in dispute and will be determined
by the Valuer at the time the determination of such firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted;
(iv) Seller will be entitled
to have reasonable access to the books and records of the Company and the work papers of Purchasers prepared specifically in connection with the Litigation Loss Statement and, upon reasonable prior notice and to discuss such books and records and
work papers with Purchasers and those persons responsible for the preparation thereof; and
(v) the parties acknowledge and agree that the
mechanism set forth in this
Section 5.16(d)
are the sole and exclusive remedy of Seller with respect to (i) determining whether or not any adjustment would be made to the payments required by the Company under
Section 5.16(c)
provided
,
however
, that, in the case of fraud, the foregoing adjustment provisions will not be exclusive, but will be in addition to any other rights or remedies to which Seller or its assigns, as the case may be, may be entitled
at law or in equity.
Section 5.17 Omitted Assets or Liabilities
.
Following the Closing, if the parties
identify any Business Assets or Business Liabilities that were inadvertently assigned to Seller or any of the Retained Subsidiaries in the Restructuring, Seller and Purchasers shall, and, if applicable, shall cause their respective Affiliates to,
for no additional consideration, execute and deliver any contracts and perform all other lawful acts reasonably necessary for Seller to transfer to the Company and for the Company to accept and assume such Business Assets or Business Liabilities
within ten (10) Business Days of receiving notice thereof. Following the Closing, if the parties identify any Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities that were inadvertently retained by the Company or any other Acquired Company in the
Restructuring, Seller and Purchasers shall, and, if applicable, shall cause their respective Affiliates to, for no additional consideration, execute and deliver any contracts and perform all other lawful acts reasonably necessary for Purchasers or
the Company to transfer to Seller and for Seller to accept and assume such Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities within ten (10) Business Days of receiving notice thereof. If any such assets cannot be so transferred from a legal or commercial
perspective, the party that otherwise would have received such assets pursuant to the terms of this
Section 5.17
shall, for no additional consideration, use its best efforts to procure other assets that would minimize the losses arising from
the absence of such assets.
Section 5.18 Seller Stockholder Meeting
.
(a) As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement
(collectively, as amended or supplemented, the
Proxy
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Statement
) that will be provided to Sellers stockholders in connection with solicitation of proxies for use at the meeting of Sellers stockholders called to vote upon the
authorization of the sale of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and to vote upon the authorization of the Company Charter Amendment (the
Seller Stockholder Meeting
). Purchasers shall timely furnish all information
concerning Purchasers and their respective Affiliates as Seller may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement. Subject to applicable Law, Seller shall use reasonable best efforts to cause
the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to Sellers stockholders as promptly as practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC and confirmation from the SEC that it will not comment on, or that it has no additional comments on, the Proxy
Statement. Seller and each Purchaser shall promptly correct any information provided by it or any of its respective Representatives for use in the Proxy Statement if and to the extent that such information contains any untrue statement of
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or to the extent necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Seller shall take all steps
necessary to cause the Proxy Statement, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to Sellers stockholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Law. Seller shall provide Purchasers and their counsel a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and Seller shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Purchasers and its counsel (it being understood that
Purchasers and their counsel shall provide any comments thereon as soon as reasonably practicable). Seller shall provide in writing to Purchasers and their counsel any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, Seller or its counsel
may receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement promptly after such receipt, and Seller shall provide Purchasers and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any response to any such comments of the
SEC or its staff, and Seller shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Purchasers and their counsel (it being understood that Purchasers and their counsel shall provide any comments thereon as soon as reasonably
practicable). Seller shall respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement.
(b) Seller shall, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, in accordance with applicable Law and the Seller
Organizational Documents, duly call, give notice of, set a single record date for, and convene and hold the Seller Stockholder Meeting. Seller shall ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Seller Stockholder Meeting are solicited in
accordance with applicable Law. Unless a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation shall have occurred, Seller shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from Sellers stockholders proxies in favor of (A) the authorization of the sale
of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (B) the Company Charter Amendment, and (ii) take any other reasonable measures to secure the Required Stockholder Vote. Once the Seller Stockholder Meeting has been noticed and called,
Seller shall not postpone or adjourn the Seller Stockholder Meeting without the prior written consent of the Purchasers (other than (i) in order to obtain a quorum of its stockholders or (ii) as reasonably determined by Seller, in good faith, to
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applicable Law). The foregoing sentence notwithstanding, if on a date for which the Seller Stockholder Meeting is scheduled, Seller has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of
shares to obtain the Required Stockholder Vote, whether or not a quorum is present, Seller may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Seller Stockholder Meeting; provided that Seller Stockholder Meeting is not postponed or
adjourned to a date that is later than the earlier of (x) the date that is forty-five (45) days after the date for which the Seller Stockholder Meeting was originally scheduled and (y) twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Outside Date. Unless this
Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with
Section 8.01
, Seller shall submit this Agreement and the Company Charter Amendment to its stockholders at the Seller Stockholder Meeting even if the Seller Board shall have effected a Change
in the Seller Board Recommendation.
Section 5.19 No Solicitation; Other Offers.
(a) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, the Seller Parties shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, cease immediately and cause to be terminated, and shall not authorize or knowingly permit any of their Representatives to continue, any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any third party conducted
prior to the date hereof with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Subject to
Section 5.19(b)
, from the date of this Agreement until the Closing or, if earlier, the date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section
8.01
, Seller Parties shall not, nor shall they authorize or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives to, directly or indirectly through another Person: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage,
knowingly induce or knowingly facilitate or take any other action which would reasonably be expected to lead to, the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into, continue or participate in any discussions or any
negotiations with any Third Party regarding any proposal that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal; (iii) furnish any non-public information regarding the
Business to any Person or afford any Person access to the business, property, assets, books or records of Seller Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or an inquiry that would
reasonably be expected to lead to the making, submission or announcement of an Acquisition Proposal; (iv) approve or recommend an Acquisition Proposal or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or other contract contemplating an
Acquisition Proposal or requiring Seller Parties to abandon or terminate their obligations under this Agreement; (v) waive, terminate, modify or release any Person (other than Purchasers or their respective affiliates) from any provision of or grant
any permission, waiver or request under, or fail to enforce, any standstill or similar agreement or obligation; (vi) approve any transaction under, or any Person becoming an interested stockholder under, Section 203 of the
DGCL; or (vii) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing. Seller Parties shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all discussions or negotiations with any
Person previously conducted with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Seller Parties shall promptly deny access to any data room
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(whether virtual or actual) containing any confidential information previously furnished to any Third Party relating to the consideration of any Acquisition Proposal by any such Third
Party. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller Parties understand, acknowledge and agree that any breach of the obligations set forth in the preceding sentence by any of the Seller Parties Subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees,
agents, financial advisors or legal advisors shall be deemed to be a breach of this
Section 5.19(a)
by Seller Parties.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 5.19
to the contrary, at any time before the Required Stockholder Vote is
obtained, in response to an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal made after the date of this Agreement in circumstances not involving a material breach of this Agreement that the Public Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation
with outside legal counsel and its financial advisor) constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Superior Proposal, the Public Company may, upon a good faith determination by the Public Company Board (after consultation with its
outside legal counsel) that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Public Company Boards fiduciary duties under applicable Law:
(i) provide access to the business, properties, assets, books and records and furnish information (including by providing
access to a data room, whether virtual or actual) with respect to Seller Parties and their respective Subsidiaries to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal (and such Persons Representatives);
provided
,
however
, that all
such information shall have been previously provided to Purchasers or is made available to Purchasers at substantially the same time that it is provided by the Seller Parties to such Person; and
(ii) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person (and its Representatives) making such Acquisition Proposal;
and
provided
further
, that, prior to taking any of the actions described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, Seller Parties and
such Person enter into a confidentiality agreement in customary form that is no less favorable in the aggregate to Seller than the Confidentiality Agreement.
(c) Seller Parties shall promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) notify Purchasers of the receipt of any
Acquisition Proposal. In such notice, Seller Parties shall identify the third party making, and a summary of the material terms and conditions of, any such Acquisition Proposal, indication or request and thereafter shall keep Purchasers
reasonably informed, on a current basis as practicable, of the status and material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal, indication, or request, including any material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof.
(d) Except as otherwise permitted by clauses (A) through (C) of this
Section 5.19(d)
and
Sections 5.19(e)
and
5.19(f)
:
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(i) the Seller Board shall not fail to make the Seller Board Recommendation to
Sellers stockholders (including through any failure to include the Seller Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement);
(ii) the Seller Board shall not withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Purchasers, or publicly
propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Purchasers, the Seller Board Recommendation;
(iii) the Seller Board shall not adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of, any Acquisition
Proposal or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of, any Acquisition Proposal;
(iv) the Seller Board shall not make any public statement inconsistent with the Seller Board Recommendation; or
(v) the Seller Board shall not resolve to take any such actions (each such foregoing action or failure to act in clauses
(i) through (v) being referred to as a
Change in the Seller Board Recommendation
);
(vi) the Company Board shall not withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Purchasers, or publicly
propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Purchasers, the Company Board Approval;
(vii) the Company Board shall not adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of, any Acquisition
Proposal or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend, or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of, any Acquisition Proposal;
(viii) the Company Board shall not make any public statement inconsistent with the Company Board Approval; or
(ix) the Company Board shall not resolve to take any such actions (each such foregoing action or failure to act in clauses
(vi) through (ix) being referred to as a
Change in the Company Board Approval
).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller Board or the Company Board, as applicable, may at any time before the Required Stockholder Vote is
obtained, take any of the actions set forth in sub-clauses (A), (B) and (C) below;
provided
,
however
, that prior to taking any such action Seller Parties comply with
Section 5.19(e)
of this Agreement:
(A) effect a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal in
circumstances not involving a material breach of this Agreement that is not withdrawn if the Seller Board concludes in good faith, after
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consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law and the Seller Board concludes in good faith,
after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal;
(B) effect a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if the Seller Board concludes in
good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; and
(C) terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.01(h)
, but only if the Public Company receives an unsolicited, bona
fide written Acquisition Proposal in circumstances not involving a material breach of this Agreement that is not withdrawn that the Public Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and the Public
Companys financial advisor, constitutes a Superior Proposal and the Public Company Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to enter into such definitive agreement would be inconsistent
with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
(e) The Seller Board or the Company Board, as applicable, shall not be
entitled to: (i) make a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation pursuant to
Section 5.19(d)(A)
or
Section 5.19(d)(B)
; or (ii) terminate this Agreement and enter into any Company Acquisition Agreement pursuant to
Section
5.19(d)(C)
, unless: (A) Seller Parties shall have first provided three (3) days prior written notice to Purchasers that they are prepared to (1) make a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation (a
Recommendation Change
Notice
) or (2) terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.01(h)
in response to a Superior Proposal (a
Superior Proposal Notice
), which notice shall, (I) if relating to a Superior Proposal, specify the material
terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal and the identity of the Person making such Superior Proposal, contain a copy of the Superior Proposal, and contain a copy of any proposed agreements for such Superior Proposal (including any
financing commitments related thereto) (or, in each case, if not provided in writing to Seller Parties or any of their respective Representatives, a written summary of the terms thereof and the identity of the Person making Superior Proposal) (it
being understood and agreed that the delivery of such notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to be a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation), or (II) if relating to an Intervening Event, describe such Intervening Event and the reasons for
the proposed Change in the Seller Board Recommendation, (B) if the notice is in response to a Superior Proposal, during such three (3) day period, (y) Seller Parties shall negotiate, and cause their respective Representatives to negotiate, with
Purchasers and their Representatives in good faith to determine whether to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement such that it would obviate the need for the Seller Board to make a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation, and (z) the
Public Company Board shall have considered in good faith any changes to this Agreement suggested by Purchasers and shall not have determined (after consultation with its outside legal and financial advisors) that the Acquisition Proposal previously
constituting a Superior Proposal no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal if such changes proposed by
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Purchasers were to be given effect (it being understood that Seller Parties shall not take any action with respect to the Superior Proposal during such three (3) Business Day period);
provided
that any material amendment to the financial terms or other material terms of such Superior Proposal occurring prior to Sellers effecting a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation shall require a new written notification from
Seller Parties and an additional three (3) day period that satisfies this
Section 5.19(e)
, and (C) if the notice is in response to an Intervening Event, during such three (3) day period, if requested by Purchasers, Seller Parties shall engage
in good faith negotiations with Purchasers to amend this Agreement in such a manner that obviates the need for a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation as a result of the Intervening Event.
(f) Nothing contained in this
Section 5.19
or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Seller or the Company from:
(i) taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; or (ii) making any disclosure to its stockholders if, in the good faith judgment
of the Public Company Board, after consultation with outside legal counsel, failure to so disclose would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law;
provided
,
however
, that this
Section 5.19(f)
shall not
affect the obligations of Seller and the Seller Board not to make a Change in Seller Board Recommendation except in compliance with
Sections 5.19(d)
and
5.19(e)
of this Agreement (it being understood that any stop, look and
listen letter or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act shall not be deemed to be a Change in the Seller Board Recommendation).
Section 5.20 Tax Matters.
(a)
Tax Indemnity
. Seller shall pay, reimburse and indemnify each Acquired Company, Purchasers and Affiliates of
the foregoing and hold them harmless from and against Losses resulting from or attributable to (i) Pre-Closing Taxes and (ii) Taxes described in
Section 5.20(d)
. The indemnification under this
Section 5.20(a)
shall not be subject
to the indemnification deductible and limit set forth in
Section 7.05
or elsewhere in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Seller shall pay Purchasers for any Taxes that are the responsibility of Seller
pursuant to this
Section 5.20
at least five (5) Business Days prior to payment of such amounts by Purchasers or any Acquired Company.
(b)
Tax Returns
.
(i) Seller shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and timely file or cause to be timely filed all Tax Returns of each Acquired
Company for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date which are first due after the Closing Date (each such return, a
Seller Prepared Tax Return
). Purchasers shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and timely
file or cause to be timely filed all Tax Returns of each Acquired Company for any Straddle Period (each such return, a
Straddle Period Tax Return
). In the case of a Seller Prepared Tax Return or a Straddle Period Tax Return,
(1) any such Tax Return shall be prepared or cause to be prepared in
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a manner consistent with each Acquired Companys past practice; (2) the preparing party shall deliver a draft of any such return to the other party for its review and approval at least
thirty (30) days prior to the due date thereof (taking into account valid extensions); and (3) any reasonable changes or comments that such other party submits shall be incorporated no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the due date for such
Tax Return. The parties agree that the taxable year of each Acquired Company will end as of the end of the day of the Closing Date for federal income Tax purposes and state income Tax purposes to the extent a unitary or consolidated Tax Return
is filed and except where otherwise required by Law.
(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle
Period, (1) any real, personal and intangible property Taxes for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be equal to the amount of such Taxes for such entire Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the
Straddle Period that are in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Straddle Period; and (2) all other Taxes for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an actual closing of the books used
to calculate such Taxes as if such Tax period ended as of the close of business on the Closing Date. In the case of clause (2), exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization
deductions computed as if the Closing Date was the last day of the Straddle Period) shall be allocated between the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date and the portion of the Straddle Period thereafter in proportion to the
number of days in each such portion.
(c)
Cooperation on Tax Matters
. Seller and Purchasers shall
cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing and preparation of Tax Returns pursuant to this Article and any Tax proceeding relating thereto. Specifically, Seller and Purchasers
shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to):
(i) provide timely written notices to the other parties hereto of
any pending or threatened audits or other Tax proceedings relating to any Acquired Company for taxable periods for which any other party hereto may have a responsibility under this
Section
5.20
or otherwise; and
(ii) furnish the other parties hereto with copies of all correspondence received from any Governmental Authority in connection
with any audit or other Tax proceeding or information request with respect to any taxable period for which any other party hereto may have a responsibility under this
Section
5.20(c)
or otherwise.
(d)
Tax Claims
. Seller shall have the right to assume the defense and conduct of any audit or other Tax
proceeding relating to Taxes of any Acquired Company for a Pre-Closing Tax Period (a
Tax Claim
); provided, however, that each Purchaser shall have the right to participate in any such Tax Claim (at its sole expense) and Seller
shall not effect any settlement or compromise of a Tax Claim if doing so would increase the Tax liability of any Acquired Company for any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date without obtaining Purchasers
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consent thereto, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In the event of any conflict between this
Section 5.20(d)
and
Section 7.03
with respect to
any Tax Claim, this
Section 5.20(d)
shall control.
(e)
Refunds
. Any repayment, refund, credit
or similar benefit of Tax relating to a Pre-Closing Tax Period of any Acquired Company or otherwise to Taxes borne directly or indirectly by Seller (a
Tax Refund
) shall be for the sole benefit of Seller. To the extent that
either Purchaser or any of its respective Affiliates (including any Acquired Company) receives any Tax Refund relating to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, the applicable Purchaser shall pay to Seller such Tax Refund within ten (10) Business Days of receipt
of such Tax Refund or the filing of any Tax Return utilizing such Tax Refund (in the form of a credit or offset to Taxes otherwise payable) as the case may be. The parties hereto agree that Tax Refunds for the portion of a Straddle Period that is
attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined using the methodologies set forth in
Section 5.20(b)(ii)
. Each Purchaser and its respective Affiliates shall, and shall cause the applicable Acquired Company to promptly take
all reasonable actions (including those actions reasonably requested by Seller) to file for and obtain any Tax Refund. Purchasers shall, upon request, permit Seller to participate in the prosecution of any such Tax Refund claim and shall not
settle or otherwise resolve any such Tax Refund claim without the prior written consent of Seller.
(f)
Limitations
. Other than as explicitly provided in this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Seller, Purchasers shall not (and shall not permit any Acquired Company to) make or change any Tax election, change an
accounting period or method, file an amended Tax Return, enter into a closing agreement, settle a Tax claim or assessment, initiate any voluntary disclosure or similar process, extend or waive the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or
assessment, surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes, or take any other similar action, or omit to take any action, relating to the filing of any Tax Return or the payment of any Tax, if such action or omission would have the effect of
increasing the Tax liability of any Acquired Company for a Pre-Closing Tax Period. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this
Section 5.20(f)
shall prohibit Purchasers from (i) making an election under Section 338(h)(10) of
the Code (and any comparable provisions of applicable state or local Tax Law) for the Company and (ii) making an election under Section 338(g) of the Code (and any comparable provisions of applicable state or local Tax Law) for each non-U.S.
Acquired Company.
Section 5.21 Section 338(h)(10) Elections
.
(a) Seller and Purchasers shall jointly make an election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code (and any comparable provisions
of applicable state or local Tax Law) with respect to the purchase of the Shares by Purchasers (the
Section 338(h)(10) Election
). Seller and Purchasers shall cooperate with each other to take all actions necessary and
appropriate (including filing such additional forms, returns, elections schedules and other documents as may be required) to effect and preserve timely Section 338(h)(10) Elections, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section
1.338(h)(10)-1 (or any comparable provisions of state
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or local Tax Law) and to mutually agree upon the allocation of the Purchase Price, including the allocation set forth on Section 5.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Purchasers shall prepare and deliver to Seller such documents or statements and other forms that are required to be
submitted to any federal, state or local Governmental Authority in connection with each Section 338(h)(10) Election, including IRS Form 8023 or any successor form (together with any schedules or attachments thereto) that are required pursuant to
Section 338 of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations (or comparable provisions of state or local Law) and Seller shall timely execute and deliver to Purchasers all such documents or statement and other forms. In the event that any
such IRS Form 8023 (or similar forms or schedules required under provisions of state or local Tax Law) is disputed by any Governmental Authority, the party receiving written notice of the dispute shall promptly notify the other party hereto
concerning such dispute.
(c) Seller and Purchasers agree that the Purchase Price and the liabilities attributable to each
Acquired Company (plus other relevant items) shall be allocated among the assets of each Acquired Company making a Section 338(h)(10) Election for purposes of this Agreement and Section 338 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (the
Tax Allocation
). Thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser a draft Tax Allocation of the Purchase Price among the assets of the applicable Acquired Company for the parties to discuss and
ultimately agree upon. Seller and Purchasers further agree to modify the Tax Allocation for any adjustments to the Purchase Price and the liabilities of the applicable Acquired Company (plus other relevant items) in a manner consistent with the
Tax Allocation and Section 338 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, as set forth in this
Section 5.21(c)
. Seller and Purchasers further agree to file all Tax Returns and any other filings required by Section 338 of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (including Form 8883 (or successor form)), and any comparable state or local Tax filings, in a manner consistent with the Tax Allocation; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require
Seller or Purchasers to contest or litigate in any forum any proposed Tax deficiency or adjustment by any Governmental Authority which may challenge the Tax Allocation.
(d) Sellers shall include any income, gain, loss, deduction or other Tax item resulting from the Section 338(h)(10) Elections
on its Tax Returns to the extent required by applicable Law. Seller shall also pay any Taxes imposed on the applicable Acquired Company attributable to making each such Section 338(h)(10) Election, including any state or local Tax imposed on
such Acquired Companys gain, and Seller shall indemnify and pay Purchaser and such Acquired Company for any such Taxes.
Section 5.22 Transferred FSAs
. As of the Closing Date, Purchasers shall assume from the Seller all of
Sellers obligations with respect to the medical care and dependent care flexible spending accounts of Covered Employees (the
Transferred FSAs
) under any cafeteria plan maintained by Seller pursuant to Section 125 of the
Code, including Sellers obligation to reimburse eligible expenses. All elections of Covered Employees with respect to
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the Transferred FSAs shall remain in effect immediately after the Closing Date, except to the extent otherwise permitted by applicable law. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Closing Date, Seller shall determine the Aggregate Balance of the Transferred FSAs and notify Purchasers of the amount of such Aggregate Balance in writing. For purposes of this
Section 5.22
, the term Aggregate Balance shall
mean, as of the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of contributions that have been made to the Transferred FSAs by Covered Employees for the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs minus the aggregate amount of reimbursements that have been made
from the Transferred FSAs to Covered Employees for the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs. If the Aggregate Balance is a negative amount, Purchasers shall pay such negative amount to Seller as soon as practicable following
Purchasers receipt of the written notice thereof. If the Aggregate Balance is a positive amount, Seller shall pay such positive amount to Purchasers as soon as practicable following Sellers delivery to Purchasers of the written
notice thereof. Nothing contained in this
Section 5.22
, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Covered Employee any right to continued employment for any period or continued receipt of any specific employee benefit, or shall
constitute an amendment to or any other modification of any employee benefit plan, program or agreement maintained by Purchasers or the Company.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties
.
The obligations of each party to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The Required Stockholder Vote shall have been obtained.
(b) The filings of Purchasers and Seller required by the HSR Act, if any, shall have been made and the applicable waiting
period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
(c) No Governmental Authority shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions
or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.
(d) Purchasers
shall have obtained all consents, approvals and/or Governmental Orders of any Governmental Authority required by or with respect to either Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e) the CFIUS Approval shall have been obtained.
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Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Purchasers
.
The
obligations of Purchasers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Purchasers waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Article III
shall be true and correct in all respects as
of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date),
except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Seller shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.
(c) Purchasers shall
have received a legal opinion of counsel to the Company and Seller with respect to matters of Delaware and California law, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit G
, dated as of the Closing and addressed to Purchasers.
(d) Seller shall have delivered to Purchasers a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of
Seller, that each of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.02(a)
and
Section 6.02(b)
have been satisfied.
(e) Seller shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Purchaser stock certificates evidencing the Shares, free and
clear of Liens, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank and with all required stock transfer tax stamps affixed.
(f) Seller shall have delivered to Purchasers the Closing Worksheet.
(g) The Seller Parties shall have consummated the Restructuring.
Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligations of Seller
.
The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Sellers waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Purchasers contained in
Article IV
shall be true and correct in all respects
as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified
date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on Purchasers ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) Each Purchaser shall have duly performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.
(c) The Company shall no longer be a borrower under the Indenture dated June 10, 2015 governing the Companys 5.50%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 the (
Notes
).
(d) Seller shall have received a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Purchaser, that each of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.03(a)
and
Section 6.03(b)
have been satisfied.
(e) Each Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller cash in an amount equal to the Closing Date Payment by wire transfer in
immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by Seller in a written notice to Purchasers.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.01 Indemnification By Seller
. Subject to the provisions of this
Article VII
, Seller covenants and
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchasers and their respective Affiliates (which Affiliates after Closing shall include, without limitation, the Company), and each of their respective Representatives (collectively, the
Purchaser
Indemnitees
), from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of Purchaser Indemnitees arising or resulting from any of the following:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in
Article III
of this
Agreement;
(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Seller pursuant
to this Agreement; and
(c) any and all Excluded Liabilities, including, without limitation, any and all Retained IP
Liabilities.
Seller hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights of contribution against and with respect to the Company. Seller and
Company hereby agree that only prior to the Closing, the Company shall be jointly and severally obligated with Seller to perform each and all of Sellers obligations pursuant to this
Article VII
, and that this Company obligation shall
expire at the Closing.
S
ection 7.02 Indemnification By Purchasers
. Subject to the provisions of this
Article VII
, the Purchasers covenant and agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates, and each of their respective Representatives (collectively, the
Seller
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Indemnitees
) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of Seller Indemnitees arising or resulting from any of the following:
(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Purchasers contained in
Article IV
of
this Agreement; or
(b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by
Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 7.03 Claim Procedure/Notice of Claim
.
(a) A party entitled or seeking to assert rights to indemnification under this
Article VII
(an
Indemnified
Party
) shall give prompt written notification (a
Claim Notice
) to the party from whom indemnification is sought (an
Indemnifying Party
) which contains: (i) a description and the amount or estimation
thereof (the
Claimed Amount
), if then known, of any Losses incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Indemnified Party and (ii) a statement that the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under this
Article VII
for such Losses and a reasonable explanation of the basis therefor.
(b) Within thirty (30) days after
delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response (the
Response
) in which the Indemnifying Party shall either: (i) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive
all of the Claimed Amount or (ii) dispute that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive any or all of the Claimed Amount and the basis for such dispute (in such an event, the Response shall be referred to as an
Objection
Notice
). If no Response is delivered by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party within such thirty (30) day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have agreed that an amount equal to the entire Claimed Amount shall
be payable to the Indemnified Party and such Claimed Amount shall be promptly paid to Purchaser Indemnitees or Seller Indemnitees, as applicable.
(c) In the event that the Indemnified Party is entitled or is seeking to assert rights to indemnification under this
Article VII
relating to a third-party claim, the Indemnified Party shall give written notification to the Indemnifying Party of the commencement of any Action relating to such third-party claim. Such notification shall be given promptly
after receipt by the Indemnified Party of notice of such Action, shall be accompanied by reasonable supporting documentation submitted by such third-party (to the extent then in the possession of the Indemnified Party) and shall describe in
reasonable detail (to the extent known by the Indemnified Party) the facts constituting the basis for such Action and the amount of the claimed Losses, if then known;
provided
,
however
, that no delay, deficiency or failure on the part
of the Indemnified Party in so notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability or obligation hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party can demonstrate in writing that the defense of such Action has
been materially prejudiced by such delay, deficiency or failure. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of such notification, the
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Indemnifying Party may, upon written notice thereof to the Indemnified Party, assume control of the defense of such Action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party;
provided
,
however
, that: (i) the Indemnifying Party may assume control of such defense only if it acknowledges in writing to the Indemnified Party that any Losses that may be assessed against the Indemnified Party in connection with
such Action constitute Losses for which the Indemnified Party shall be indemnified pursuant to this
Article VII
, and (ii) the Indemnifying Party may not assume control of the defense of an Action (A) involving criminal liability; or (B)
in which any relief other than monetary damages is sought against the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Party reasonably determines that such non-monetary relief would materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party. If the
Indemnifying Party does not so assume control of such defense, the Indemnified Party shall control such defense at the Indemnified Partys expense subject to reimbursement as a part of a Claimed Amount. The party not controlling such
defense (the
Non-controlling Party
) may participate therein at its own expense;
provided
,
however
, that if the Indemnifying Party assumes control of such defense and the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that
the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party have conflicting interests or different defenses available with respect to such Action, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Party shall be considered
Losses
for purposes of this Agreement. The party controlling such defense (the
Controlling Party
) shall keep the Non-controlling Party reasonably advised of the status of such Action and the defense thereof
and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the Non-controlling Party with respect thereto. The Non-controlling Party shall furnish the Controlling Party with such information as it may have with respect to such Action (including
copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on such party and any written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and shall otherwise cooperate with and assist the
Controlling Party in the defense of such Action. The Indemnifying Party shall not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Action without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Indemnified Party shall not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Action without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In the event that some, but not all, of the Losses from the Action are indemnifiable, the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements) of the Controlling Party
incurred in connection with such defense shall be allocated between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in proportion to the Losses for which each such party is ultimately responsible in connection with such claim, after giving effect
to the provisions of this
Article VII
.
(d) At such time as a Loss is agreed to by the Indemnifying Party or is
finally determined by non-appealable adjudication to be payable by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this
Article VII
, in order to satisfy the Indemnifying Partys obligations hereunder the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the
Indemnified Party within ten (10) Business Days of such agreement or, as the case may be, of such adjudication, the entire amount of such Loss by wire
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transfer of immediately available cash funds to the Indemnified Partys account designated by the Indemnified Party in separate written instructions provided by the Indemnified Party to the
Indemnifying Party. In the event of a dispute between the parties over the amount or allocation of the Losses, the parties shall resolve the dispute using the mechanism set forth in Section 5.16(d).
(e) If an Indemnifying Party does not make timely full payment of any amount payable as provided in
Section 7.03(d)
(the
Unpaid Loss Amount
), the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party, in addition to the amount of the Loss, with respect to which such Unpaid Loss Amount is payable, interest on the Unpaid Loss Amount accrued from
and including the date on which the Unpaid Loss Amount is agreed to by the Indemnifying Party or is finally determined by non-appealable adjudication to be payable by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this
Article VII
, to but excluding the
date such Unpaid Loss Amount is paid at a rate per annum equal to 5.0%. Such interest shall be calculated daily on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed, without compounding.
Section 7.04 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Determination of Losses
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 7.04(b)
and
Section 7.04(c)
, or otherwise specified therein, the
representations and warranties of Seller and Purchasers contained in
Article III
and
Article IV
, respectively, of this Agreement and each Indemnified Partys rights to indemnification under this
Article VII
relating to
breach or inaccuracy of any of such representations and warranties shall survive for a period ending at 12:00 midnight Pacific Time on the date that is fifteen (15) months following the Closing Date, at which time such representations and warranties
and such rights of each Indemnified Party shall expire, terminate and be of no further force or effect.
(b) The
representations and warranties of Seller and Purchasers contained in
Section 3.07
,
Section 3.10
,
Section 3.12
,
Section 3.13
,
Section 3.15
,
Section 3.18
and
Section 3.23
shall
survive for a period ending on the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, at which time such representations and warranties shall expire, terminate and be of no further force or effect.
(c) The representations and warranties of Seller contained in
Section 3.20
(the
Tax
Representations
) and
Section 3.14
shall survive until the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations (giving effect to any applicable extensions or waivers thereof, whether automatic or
permissive), at which time such representations and warranties shall expire, terminate and be of no further force or effect.
(d) The representations and warranties of (i) Seller contained in
Section 3.01
,
Section 3.02
,
Section
3.03
,
Section 3.04
,
Section 3.05
,
Section 3.08
and
Section 3.21
(the
Seller Fundamental Representations
) and (ii) Purchasers contained in
Section 4.01
,
Section 4.02
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and
Section 4.05
(the
Purchasers Fundamental Representations
) shall survive for five (5) years following the Closing Date, at which time such representations and
warranties shall expire, terminate and be of no further force or effect.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, if an Indemnified Party delivers to an Indemnifying Party, before termination or expiration of a representation or warranty, either a Claim Notice based upon a breach of such representation or warranty, or a notice that, as a result
of any claim brought by a third party, the Indemnified Party reasonably expects to incur Losses, then the applicable representation or warranty shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of the matter covered by such notice.
(f) The representations and warranties of Seller shall not be deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on
behalf of Purchasers. The representations and warranties of Purchasers shall not be deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of Seller.
(g) Each covenant and agreement of Purchasers or Seller set forth herein shall survive the Closing indefinitely or, if
applicable, for such shorter period expressly stated in the provision containing such covenant or agreement.
(h)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Purchaser wishes to be indemnified for a breach of
Section 3.08
, Purchaser shall first send written notice of such breach to Seller, and Seller shall have the right to cure
such breach in accordance with
Section 5.17
. If Seller does not cure such breach within ten (10) Business Days following the date of its receipt of the notice from Purchaser, then Purchaser shall be entitled to seek indemnification in
accordance with
Section 7.03
.
(i) Any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent
known at such time) and in writing prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, as the case may be, and such claims
shall survive until finally resolved.
Section 7.05 Limitations on Indemnification Obligations
.
(a) Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Purchaser Indemnitees with respect to Losses described in
Section
7.01(a)
until the aggregate amount of all such Losses exceeds $500,000 (such amount, the
Basket
), in which case Seller will be liable for all Losses, subject to the other limitations in this
Section
7.05
;
provided
,
however
, that the Basket shall not apply to Losses arising from (i) fraud or willful misconduct by Seller or (ii) any breach or inaccuracy of the Tax Representations or the Seller Fundamental Representations.
(b) Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Purchaser Indemnitees with respect to Losses arising under
Section
7.01
in excess of twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) of the Purchase Price received (such amount, the
General Cap
);
provided
,
however
, that the General
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Cap shall not apply to Losses arising from (i) fraud or willful misconduct by Seller or (ii) breaches or inaccuracies of the Tax Representations or the Seller Fundamental Representations.
(c) For Losses in connection with claims relating to a breach or inaccuracy of the Tax Representations or the Seller
Fundamental Representations, Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Purchaser Indemnitees with respect to Losses arising under
Section 7.01
in excess of thirty-five percent (35%) of the Purchase Price received (such amount, the
Fundamental Representations Cap
);
provided
,
however
, that the Fundamental Representations Cap shall not apply to Losses arising from fraud or willful misconduct by Seller.
(d) Purchasers shall have no obligation to indemnify Seller Indemnitees with respect to Losses arising under
Section
7.02(a)
until the aggregate amount of all Losses arising thereunder exceeds the Basket, in which case Purchasers will be jointly and severally liable for all Losses, subject to the other limitations in this
Section
7.05
;
provided
,
however
, that the Basket shall not apply to Losses arising from (i) fraud or willful misconduct by Purchasers or (ii) breaches or inaccuracies of the Purchasers Fundamental Representations.
(e) Purchasers shall have no obligation to indemnify Seller Indemnitees under
Section
7.02
with respect to
Losses in excess of the General Cap.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) Purchaser
Indemnitees rights to indemnification with respect to Losses based upon fraud or willful misconduct shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in
Sections
7.05(a)
and
7.05(b)
, and (ii) Seller
Indemnitees rights to indemnification with respect to Losses based upon fraud or willful misconduct shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in
Sections
7.05(c)
and
7.05(d)
.
(g) The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided under this
Article VII
shall be net of any Tax
benefit actually realized and received by the Indemnified Party (which term shall, for purposes of this paragraph, include the ultimate payer(s) of Taxes in the case of an Indemnified Party that is a branch or a disregarded entity or other
pass-through entity for any Tax purpose) as a result of the circumstances giving rise to the Loss (determined on a with and without basis by computing the Indemnified Partys Tax liability with and without taking the Losses and all
related Tax consequences into account);
provided
,
that
if the Indemnified Party does not actually realize and receive any such reduction in Taxes at the time of such payment or indemnity by the Indemnifying Party, then (i) the
Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such payment or indemnity without taking into account any such reduction in Taxes and (ii) the Indemnified Party shall remit to the Indemnifying Party the amount of any such reduction in Taxes actually
realized and received by such person but only to the extent that such reduction in Taxes is actually realized and received no later than four (4) years after any such payment or indemnity is made. In determining the amount necessary to be
subtracted from any payment or indemnity or to be remitted to the Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, in order to accomplish the foregoing, the Parties hereto agree (i) to treat all Taxes required to be
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paid by, and all reductions in Tax realized by any Indemnified Party, as if such Indemnified Party were subject to Tax at the actual marginal Tax rates (for both federal and state, as determined
on a combined basis) applicable to such Indemnified Party and (ii) to treat any indemnification payments made to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement as a reduction to the final Purchase Price, unless either party receives a written opinion,
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the other party, of a law firm with appropriate experience and expertise to the effect that it is not or is not likely to be permissible to treat such payments in that manner on a Tax Return.
(h) The representations, warranties and covenants of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Partys right to
indemnification with respect thereto, shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (including by any of its Representatives) or by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Party
or any of its Representatives knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate or by reason of the Indemnified Partys waiver of any condition set forth in
Section 6.02
or
Section
6.03
, as the case may be.
Section 7.06 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments
. All indemnification
payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.
Section 7.07 Exclusive Remedy
. Subject to
Sections 8.03
,
8.04
and
9.08
, except with respect
to (a) Losses based on fraud or willful misconduct, (b) Tax Losses governed by
Section 5.20(a)
; and (c) injunctive relief or other equitable relief (whether arising under this Agreement, by statute or under common law) to restrain or
otherwise remedy a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement or to specifically enforce this Agreement, the indemnification provisions in this
Article VII
will be the exclusive remedy of Purchasers and Seller with respect to any and all
monetary damages arising under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.01 Termination
. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of Purchasers and Seller;
(b) by either Purchasers, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
the date that is seven (7) months following the date of this Agreement (the
Outside Date
);
provided
,
however
, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 8.01(b)
shall not be available to any
party hereto whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;
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(c) by Purchasers or Seller, if a U.S. Governmental Authority shall have issued a
final and non-appealable Governmental Order that is enforced in a U.S. court of competent jurisdiction having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Closing from occurring;
provided
,
however
, that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.01(c)
shall not be available to a party if the issuance of such final, non-appealable Governmental Order is directly caused by a failure of such party to perform or comply with
any of its obligations or covenants under this Agreement; and
provided
further
, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.01(c)
shall have complied with its obligations under
Section
5.09
to prevent, oppose or remove such Governmental Order or other action;
(d) by Purchasers, if there has been a
breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of Seller contained in this Agreement, which (i) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in
Section 6.02(a)
or
Section 6.02(b)
to be satisfied (other than those
conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing) and (ii) is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date;
provided
,
however
, that
Purchasers shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.01(d)
if Purchasers have materially breached any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;
(e) by Seller, if there has been a breach of any of Purchasers representations, warranties or covenants contained in
this Agreement, which (i) would result in the failure of a condition set forth in
Section 6.03(a)
or
Section 6.03(b)
to be satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing,
each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing) and (ii) is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date;
provided
,
however
, that Seller shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.01(e)
if Seller has materially breached any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement;
(f) by either Purchasers, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, upon written notice to the other party, if: (i) the
Seller Stockholder Meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) shall have been held and Sellers stockholders shall have taken a vote on a proposal to authorize the sale of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
(subject to the limitations contained in
Section 5.18
); and (ii) the Required Stockholder Vote shall not have been obtained;
(g) by Purchasers, upon written notice to Seller (at any time before the Required Stockholder Vote is obtained) if a
Triggering Event shall have occurred; and
(h) by Seller if, upon written notice to Purchasers, at any time prior to the
Closing Date, the Public Company Board determines to enter into a definitive Company Acquisition Agreement providing for a Superior Proposal, and shall concurrently with such termination enter into a Company Acquisition Agreement and pay the Company
Termination Fee;
provided
,
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however
, that Seller shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8.01(h)
if any of the Seller Parties has materially breached
Section 5.19
prior to the date of termination.
Section 8.02 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination
. A party
desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.01
, other than pursuant to
Section 8.01(a)
, shall give written notice of such termination to the other party, specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to
which such termination is being effected. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement as provided in
Section 8.01
, except as provided in the next sentence of this
Section 8.02
, which shall survive the termination of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto other than liability for any willful breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such
termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) the provisions of this Agreement contained in
Section 5.08
, this
Article VIII
and
Article IX
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and
shall continue in full force and effect; and (b) no termination of this Agreement shall relieve any party from any liability or Losses resulting from fraud or willful misconduct prior to such termination by such party.
Section 8.03 Company Termination Fee
.
(a) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Purchasers pursuant to
Section 8.01(g)
or by Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(h)
, Seller shall pay to Purchasers the Company Termination Fee. The Company Termination Fee payable pursuant to this
Section 8.03(a)
shall be paid no later than the second (2nd) Business Day following termination
pursuant to
Section 8.01(g)
and concurrently with any termination pursuant to
Section 8.01(h)
.
(b) In the
event that: (i) this Agreement is terminated by Purchasers or Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
or
Section 8.01(f)
, (ii) at or prior to the Outside Date (in the case of termination pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
) or the Seller
Stockholder Meeting at which the Required Stockholder Vote shall not have been obtained (in the case of termination pursuant to
Section 8.01(f
)), a Third Party or Seller shall have publicly disclosed that such Third Party has made, or is
considering making, an Acquisition Proposal (and such Acquisition Proposal shall not have been publicly withdrawn prior to the time of the termination of this Agreement, or in the case of termination pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
, such
Acquisition Proposal shall not have been publicly withdrawn at least ten (10) days prior to the Seller Stockholder Meeting), and (iii) if, within twelve (12) months after the date of termination of this Agreement, Seller or the Company consummates a
transaction within the scope of the definition of Acquisition Transaction (provided that for purposes of this clause (iii), each reference in the definition of Acquisition Transaction to 15% shall be deemed to be a reference
to 50%), then Seller shall within three (3) Business Days after the consummation of such transaction, as applicable, cause to be paid to Purchasers, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Company Termination Fee.
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(c) All payments under this
Section 8.03
shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Purchasers.
(d) Seller acknowledges that the
agreements contained in this
Section 8.03
are an integral part of this Agreement. Accordingly, if Seller fails to promptly pay the Company Termination Fee when due, Seller shall pay to Purchasers the Company Termination Fee and all of
Purchasers costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with such claim, together with interest on the full amount of the Company Termination Fee from the date such payment was required to be made until the
date of payment at the prime lending rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
(e) In the event that Purchasers shall receive the Company Termination Fee pursuant to this
Section 8.03
, the receipt
of such fee shall be deemed to be liquidated damages for any and all losses or damages suffered or incurred by Purchasers or any of their Affiliates in connection with this Agreement (and the termination hereof), the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (and the abandonment thereof) or any matter forming the basis for such termination, and neither Purchasers nor any of their Affiliates shall be entitled to bring or maintain any other claim, action or proceeding against Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates arising out of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any matters forming the basis for such termination.
Section 8.04 Purchaser Termination Fee
.
(a) Purchasers shall pay to Seller the Purchaser Termination Fee if (i) (A) this Agreement is terminated by Purchasers or
Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
and (B) either Purchaser is in breach of any of its covenants set forth in
Section 5.09
with respect to the CFIUS Approval; (ii) (A) this Agreement is terminated by Purchasers or Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
and (B) any consent, approval or Governmental Order of any Governmental Authority required by or with respect to either Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than the CFIUS Approval, was not obtained prior to the Outside Date; or (iii) (A) this Agreement is terminated by Purchasers or Seller pursuant to
Section 8.01(b)
, (B)
all of the conditions set forth in
Sections 6.01
and
6.02
have been satisfied except for those conditions which, by their terms, are required to be satisfied or performed at Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the
Closing, and (C) Purchasers shall have failed to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Outside Date;
provided
,
however
, that in the case of clause (i), subject to
Section 8.02
and
Section 9.08
,
and except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by Purchasers, payment of the Purchaser Termination Fee in accordance with this
Section 8.04
will be the exclusive remedy of Seller with respect to any and all monetary damages
arising under this Agreement. Nothing in this
Section 8.04
shall inhibit Sellers ability to seek specific performance pursuant to the terms of
Section 9.08
.
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(b) Purchasers shall pay to Seller the Purchaser Termination Fee by wire transfer
of same-day funds within two (2) Business Days following the date of termination of this Agreement. In order to satisfy the foregoing agreement of Purchasers, Purchasers shall issue to the Escrow Agent written instructions to wire to Seller the
full amount of the Escrow Fund in accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth in the Escrow Agreement. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the agreements contained in this
Article VIII
are an integral part of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Seller would not have entered into this Agreement; accordingly, if Purchasers fail to promptly pay the Purchaser Termination Fee when due pursuant to this
Section
8.04
, and in order to obtain such payment Seller makes a claim against Purchasers that results in a Governmental Order against Purchasers, then in such case, Purchasers shall pay to Seller the Purchaser Termination Fee and all of Sellers
costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with such claim, together with interest on the full amount of the Purchaser Termination Fee from the date such payment was required to be made until the date of payment
at the prime lending rate as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Amendment and Modifications
. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an
agreement in writing signed by each party hereto.
Section 9.02 Waiver of Compliance; Consents
. Any failure of
Purchasers, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, to comply with any obligation, covenant or agreement herein may be waived by Seller (with respect to any failure by Purchasers), or by Purchasers (with respect to any failure by Seller),
respectively, only by a written instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant or agreement shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect
to, any subsequent or other failure. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any party hereto, such consent shall be deemed effective when given in a manner consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance
as set forth in this
Section
9.02
.
Section 9.03 Notices
.
(a) All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered in person,
or sent by facsimile or e-mail or sent by reputable overnight delivery service and properly addressed as follows:
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if to Purchasers
:
Jade Ocean Global Limited
Room 1910-12A, Tower 3, China HK City,
33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Attention: Stanley Tang
E-mail: stanley.tang@tcl.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice)
:
K&L Gates
44th Floor, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark
15 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong
Attention: Virginia Tam
E-mail: virginia.tam@klgates.com
if to Seller
:
Vanilla Technologies, Inc.
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, California 92121
Attention: Michael Newman
E-mail: mnewman@nvtl.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice)
:
Paul Hastings LLP
4747 Executive Drive
Suite 1200
San Diego, California 92121
Attention: Carl Sanchez
E-mail: carlsanchez@paulhastings.com
(b) Any party may from time to time change its address for the purpose of notices to that party by a similar notice specifying
a new address, but no such change shall be deemed to have been given until it is actually received by the party sought to be charged with its contents.
(c) All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement which are addressed as provided in this
Section 9.03
if delivered personally or by courier, shall be effective upon delivery; if sent by facsimile, shall be delivered upon receipt of proof of transmission.
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Section 9.04 Expenses
. Except as otherwise set forth herein, Seller
Parties agree that all fees and expenses incurred by Seller Parties in connection with this Agreement and all related documents and transactions shall be borne by Seller Parties, and Purchasers agree that all fees and expenses incurred by Purchasers
in connection with this Agreement and all related documents and transactions shall be borne by Purchasers.
Section
9.05 Assignment and Successors
. This Agreement binds and benefits the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, except that neither party shall be permitted to assign any rights under this
Agreement or delegate to any Person such partys performance obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
Section 9.06 Third-Party Beneficiaries
. Except as provided in
Section 5.07
and
Section 7.01
, this
Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right,
benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 9.07 Governing Law; Consent
to Jurisdiction
. This Agreement, and any Action arising out of, relating to, or in connection with this Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflicts of laws that would result
in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. In addition, each of the parties hereto: (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware in the event that any
dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; and (c) agrees that it will not
bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in any court other than a state or federal court located in the State of Delaware.
Section 9.08 Specific Performance; Remedies
. Purchasers, Seller and the Company agree that irreparable injury for
which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder to
consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. Accordingly, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other
equitable relief to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each
of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party hereto has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is
not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Any party hereto seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any
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court having jurisdiction related to this Agreement as provided in
Section 9.07
may seek such an injunction without the necessity of demonstrating damages or posting a bond or other
security in connection with any such Governmental Order. To the extent any party hereto brings an action, suit or proceeding to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement (other than an action to specifically
enforce any provision that expressly survives termination of this Agreement) when expressly available to such party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Outside Date shall automatically be extended to the later of (x) the twentieth (20th)
Business Day following the resolution of such action, suit or proceeding or (y) such other time period established by the court presiding over such action, suit or proceeding.
Section 9.09 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. EACH OF PURCHASER AND SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 9.10 Attorney Conflict Waiver; Privilege
.
(a) Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, members,
shareholders, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, that (i) Paul Hastings LLP may serve as counsel to Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries (individually and collectively, the
Seller Group
), on the one hand, and the
Company and the other Acquired Companies (individually and collectively, the
Company Group
), on the other hand, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (the
Prior Representation
), and that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Paul Hastings LLP (or any successor) may serve
and shall not by reason of such Prior Representation be disqualified from serving as counsel to Seller Group or any director, member, shareholder, partner, officer, employee or Affiliate of Seller Group who is not a director, member, shareholder,
partner, officer, employee or Affiliate of the Company Group, in connection with any litigation, claim or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby notwithstanding such Prior Representation and
(ii) Purchasers shall not, and shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries not to, seek or have Paul Hastings LLP (or any successor) disqualified from any such representation. Each of the parties hereto hereby consents thereto and waives any
conflict of interest arising therefrom, and each of such parties shall cause any of its Affiliates to consent to or waive any conflict of interest arising from such representation. Each of the parties acknowledges that such consent and waiver
is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that the parties have consulted with counsel or have been advised they should do so in connection herewith. The covenants, consent and waiver contained in this
Section 9.10(a)
are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, Seller Groups counsel and its legal representatives and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Seller Groups counsel is entitled whether pursuant to Law,
contract or otherwise.
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(b) In connection with any dispute that may arise between Seller and
Purchasers, the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries, Seller (and not Purchasers, the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries) will have the right to decide whether or not to waive the attorney-client privilege that applies to
communications between Seller, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries and Paul Hastings LLP that occurred before the Closing that are directly related to the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (the
Privileged Communications
). Purchasers understand and agree that any disclosure, other than and not including any disclosure
by any of Seller Group and Company Group to Purchasers in response to Purchasers due diligence requests, of Privileged Communications will not prejudice or otherwise constitute a waiver of any claim of privilege if at all times up to such
disclosure each of the Persons within the Seller Group and prior to Closing each of the Persons within the Company Group has used its respective reasonable best efforts not to disclose to Purchasers such Privileged Communications, if the disclosure
is inadvertent and if Seller promptly takes reasonable steps to rectify the error; provided, however, that Seller understands and agrees that Seller shall not on the basis of any of Purchasers or Companys or any of their respective legal
counsels or Representatives receipt of, discovery of or knowledge of any Privileged Communications assert or claim any related conflict of interest or seek to disqualify any legal counsel from representing any of Purchasers and
Company. Seller, Purchasers and the Company agree to use reasonable best efforts to return promptly any inadvertently disclosed information to the appropriate Person upon becoming aware of its existence. Seller, and prior to Closing, the
Company, shall use their respective reasonable best efforts not to disclose to Purchasers Privileged Communications. Purchasers agree not to assert or use Privileged Communications for the purposes of asserting, prosecuting, or litigating any claim
for losses against Seller; provided that, in the event Purchasers inadvertently assert or use Privileged Communications in violation of the foregoing clause, (i) Sellers remedy shall be to take actions in its reasonable discretion to prevent
Purchasers from asserting or using any such Privileged Communications, and (ii) Seller shall only be entitled to an injunction or other equitable relief to prevent Purchasers from asserting or using any such Privileged Communications.
(c) In the event that a dispute arises between Purchasers, the Company or any of their Affiliates and a Third Party after the
Closing (a
Third Party Dispute
), the Company shall, at Sellers request, assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of Privileged Communications to such Third Party;
provided
,
however
, that to
the extent such dispute relates in any way to the Prior Representation, the Company may not waive such privilege without the prior written consent of Seller. Nothing contained in this
Section 9.10
shall be deemed to be a waiver by any
party hereto or any of its Affiliates of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any Third Party.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Section 9.10, (x) the Prior
Representation does not include any representation of the Company by Paul Hastings LLP in other matters unrelated to the negotiation, preparation, execution and
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delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and (y) Privileged Communications do not include any
communications or work product provided to or by any of the Company and the Acquired Companies regarding any matters that are wholly unrelated to the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and regarding any matters that are related to acts or omissions that constitute fraud or willful misconduct. To the extent that files or other materials maintained by Paul Hastings
LLP (or any successor) by reason of the Prior Representation contain Privileged Communications and constitute property of its clients, only Seller shall hold such property rights and Paul Hastings LLP (or any successor) shall have no duty to reveal
or disclose any such files or other materials or such Privileged Communications by reason of any Prior Representation attorney-client relationship between Paul Hastings LLP (and any successor) and the Company so long as such files or other materials
would be by reason of the Prior Representation subject to attorney-client privilege protection if they were being requested in a Third Party Dispute proceeding, unless such privilege is waived consistent with
Section 9.10(c)
above. Purchasers agree that they will not, and that they will cause the Company not to, intentionally access the Privileged Communications, including by way of review of any electronic data, communications or other information.
Section 9.11 Severability
. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to
limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.
Section 9.12 Interpretation
.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires, the singular number will include the plural, and vice
versa, the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders, the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders, and the neuter gender will include the masculine and feminine genders.
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(b) As used in this Agreement, the words include and
including and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
(c) All references in this Agreement to Ancillary Agreements will be deemed to be a reference to one or more
Ancillary Agreements.
(d) Except as otherwise expressly indicated, all references in this Agreement to a
Section, Article, Preamble, Recitals or Exhibit are intended to refer to a Section, Article, the Preamble, the Recitals or an Exhibit of this Agreement, and all references to a
Schedule are intended to refer to a Schedule of the Disclosure Schedules.
(e) As used in this Agreement, the
terms hereof, hereunder, herein and words of similar import will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision, Section, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement.
(f) All references to this Agreement herein or to the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to refer to this entire Agreement,
including the Disclosure Schedules;
provided
,
however
, that information furnished in one Section of the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be included in another Section of the Disclosure Schedules to the extent such disclosure is
reasonably apparent on the face thereof to be relevant to such other section, whether or not a specific cross-reference appears.
(g) Each party hereto has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party hereto acknowledges is the result
of extensive negotiations among the parties hereto. Consequently, this Agreement will be interpreted without reference to any rule or precept of Law that states that any ambiguity in a document be construed against the drafter.
(h) Any reference in this Agreement to $ or dollars will mean U.S. dollars.
(i) All references to any section of any law include any amendment of, and/or successor to, that section.
(j) The table of contents and Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do
not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this Agreement.
(k) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have
such defined meanings when used in the Disclosure Schedules or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto unless otherwise defined therein.
Section 9.13 Entire Agreement
. This Agreement, including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments
referred to herein (including the Disclosure Schedules), embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
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contained herein. There are no representations, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein and therein.
Section 9.14 Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by facsimile
signatures, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one (1) party and each of which shall be an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of
this Agreement or amendments thereto and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission in portable document format (or similar format) shall constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) as to the parties
and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement or amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by e-mail transmission in portable document format (or similar format) shall be deemed to be their original
signatures for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
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NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
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T.C.L. INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS (H.K.)
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JADE OCEAN GLOBAL LIMITED
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Annex B
Opinion of Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.
September 19, 2016
The Board of Directors
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
9645
Scranton Road
San Diego, California 92121
Dear Board of Directors:
We understand that Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Novatel), Vanilla Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Novatel (VTI), T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited (T.C.L.) and Jade Ocean Global Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of T.C.L. (Jade), propose to enter into the Agreement (defined below) pursuant to which,
among other things, after giving effect to the Related Transactions (defined below), substantially all of Novatels assets comprising its Mifi business will be sold, and certain related liabilities will be transferred, to T.C.L. on a cash-free,
debt-free basis through the sale by VTI of the outstanding shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Novatel (Novatel Common Stock) to Jade (such sale, the Transaction and, such assets and liabilities
pertaining to such business, the Business), for aggregate consideration of $50 million in cash (the Consideration), subject to certain adjustments as provided for in the Agreement (as to which adjustments we express no
opinion).
We have been advised that, as contemplated by the Agreement, among other things, prior to consummation of the
Transaction, Novatel will effect an internal reorganization pursuant to which (i) a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of VTI will merge with and into Novatel, with Novatel surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of VTI, and (ii)
following such merger, Novatel will contribute to VTI the assets and liabilities of Novatels businesses to be retained by VTI in connection with the Transaction (the reorganization transactions described in clauses (i) and (ii), together with
the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement (other than the Transaction), the Related Transactions). We also have been advised that, in connection with the Transaction, VTI, T.C.L. and Jade will enter into certain escrow,
intellectual property cross license, transition services and other related agreements (such agreements, the Related Agreements). The terms and conditions of the Transaction and the Related Transactions are more fully set forth in
the Agreement and the Related Agreements.
The Board of Directors of Novatel (the Board) has requested that
Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. (Houlihan Lokey) provide an opinion (the Opinion) to the Board as to whether, as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received by VTI in the Transaction pursuant to the Agreement is fair to
VTI from a financial point of view.
In connection with this Opinion, we have made such reviews, analyses and inquiries as
we have deemed necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. Among other things, we have:
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reviewed a draft, dated September 15, 2016, of the Stock Purchase Agreement to be entered into among Novatel,
VTI, T.C.L. and Jade (the Agreement);
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reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Business that we deemed
to be relevant;
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reviewed certain information relating to the historical, current and future operations, financial condition
and prospects of the Business made available to us by Novatel, including (i) financial projections and other estimates prepared by or discussed with the management of Novatel, which such management has advised us reflect the Business and its
prospects as a continued operation (and with associated costs) of Novatel on a standalone basis for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2016 through December 31, 2020 (such standalone financial projections and other estimates, the
Projections) and (ii) alternative financial projections and other estimates relating to the Business prepared by or discussed with the management of Novatel in connection with Novatels sale process for the Business, which such
management has advised us reflect the Business and its prospects within the infrastructure (and acquisition-related cost savings) of potential buyers (such alternative financial projections and other estimates, the Sale Case
Projections);
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spoken with certain members of the management of Novatel and certain of its representatives and advisors
regarding the businesses, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Business, the Transaction, the Related Transactions and related matters;
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compared the financial and operating performance of the Business with that of public companies that we deemed
to be relevant; and
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conducted such other financial studies, analyses and inquiries and considered such other information and
factors as we deemed appropriate.
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We have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification,
the accuracy and completeness of all data, material and other information furnished, or otherwise made available, to us, discussed with or reviewed by us, or publicly available, and do not assume any responsibility with respect to such data,
material and other information. As you are aware, based on the assessments of the management of Novatel and the Board regarding the Projections relative to the Sale Case Projections, at the direction of the Board, we have utilized and relied
upon the Projections for purposes of our analyses and this Opinion. In addition, management of Novatel has advised us, and we have assumed, at the direction of the Board, that the Projections have been reasonably prepared in good faith on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of such management as to the future financial results and condition of the Business as a continued operation (and with associated costs) of Novatel on a standalone basis and the other
matters covered thereby. We express no opinion with respect to the Projections or the assumptions on which they are based. We have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that there has been no change in the businesses,
assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects of the Business since the respective dates of the most recent financial statements and other information, financial or otherwise, provided to us that would be
material to our analyses or this Opinion, that the Projections reflect all of the assets and liabilities to be sold and assumed in the Transaction and that there is no information or any facts that would make any of the information reviewed by us
incomplete or misleading. We have been advised by Novatel that there are no audited financial statements for the Business and, accordingly, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that there would be no information
contained in any such financial statements, if available, not otherwise discussed with or reviewed by us that would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or this Opinion. We also have relied upon, without independent verification, the
assessments of the management of Novatel as to, among other things, (i) the Related
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Transactions and the assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on the Business of certain market, competitive and other trends in and prospects for,
and governmental and regulatory matters relating to, the mobile connectivity industry, including customer concentration, (iii) existing and future technology, products, product candidates, services and intellectual property of the Business and the
validity of, and risks associated with, such technology, products, product candidates, services and intellectual property (including, without limitation, the validity and life of patents or other intellectual property, the timing and probability of
successful testing, development and commercialization of such products and product candidates and approval thereof by appropriate governmental authorities), (iv) existing and future licenses and other collaboration arrangements of the Business and
(v) existing and future relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract and retain, key wireless telecommunications operators, manufacturers, customers, distributors and other commercial relationships of the
Business. We have assumed that there will be no developments with respect to any such matters that would have an effect on the Business, Novatel, VTI, the Transaction or the Related Transactions that would be meaningful in any respect to our
analyses or this Opinion.
We have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that (a) the representations
and warranties of all parties to the Agreement and the Related Agreements are true and correct, (b) each party to the Agreement and the Related Agreements will fully and timely perform all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by
such party, (c) all conditions to the consummation of the Transaction and the Related Transactions will be satisfied without waiver thereof, and (d) the Transaction and the Related Transactions will be consummated in a timely manner in accordance
with the terms described in the Agreement and the Related Agreements, without any amendments or modifications thereto. We also have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that (i) the Transaction and the Related Transactions will
be consummated in a manner that complies in all respects with all applicable foreign, federal and state statutes, rules and regulations and other relevant documents and requirements, and (ii) all governmental, regulatory, and other consents and
approvals necessary for the consummation of the Transaction and the Related Transactions will be obtained and that no delay, limitations, restrictions or conditions will be imposed or occur or amendments, modifications or waivers made that would
have an effect on the Business, Novatel, VTI, the Transaction or the Related Transactions that would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or this Opinion. We further have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, at the
direction of Novatel, that any adjustments to the Consideration and any liabilities retained by VTI relating to the Business in connection with the Transaction and the Related Transactions would not have an effect on the Business, Novatel, VTI, the
Transaction or the Related Transactions that would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or this Opinion. In addition, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that the final executed Agreement will not differ
in any respect from the draft of the Agreement identified above.
Furthermore, in connection with this Opinion, we have
not been requested to make, and have not made, any physical inspection or independent appraisal or evaluation of any of the assets, properties or liabilities (fixed, contingent, derivative, off-balance sheet or otherwise) of the Business, Novatel,
VTI or any other business or party nor were we provided with any such appraisal or evaluation. We did not estimate, and express no opinion regarding, the liquidation value of the Business, Novatel, VTI or any other business or entity. We have
undertaken no independent analysis of any potential or actual litigation, regulatory action, possible unasserted claims or other contingent liabilities to which the Business, Novatel, VTI or any other business or entity is or may be a party or is or
may be subject, or of any governmental investigation of any possible unasserted claims or other contingent liabilities to which the Business, Novatel, VTI or any other business or entity is or may be a party or is or may be subject.
We have not been requested to, and did not, advise the Board or any other party with respect to alternatives to the
Transaction or any Related Transactions. We have considered the results of the third-party solicitation process conducted by Novatel, with our assistance, with respect to a possible sale of the
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Business. This Opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. We have not
undertaken, and are under no obligation, to update, revise, reaffirm or withdraw this Opinion, or otherwise comment on or consider events occurring or coming to our attention after the date hereof. We also are not expressing any opinion as to the
price or range of prices at which shares of Novatel Common Stock or securities of VTI will trade, or any other securities of any of Novatel or VTI may be transferable, at any time.
This Opinion is furnished for the use of the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its evaluation of the
Transaction and may not be used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. This Opinion is not intended to be, and does not constitute, a recommendation to the Board, any security holder or any other party as to how to act or vote
with respect to any matter relating to the Transaction, any Related Transactions or otherwise.
In the ordinary course of
business, certain of our employees and affiliates, as well as investment funds in which they may have financial interests or with which they may co-invest, may acquire, hold or sell, long or short positions, or trade, in debt, equity, and other
securities and financial instruments (including loans and other obligations) of, or investments in, Novatel, VTI, T.C.L., Jade or any other party that may be involved in the Transaction or any Related Transactions and their respective affiliates or
any currency or commodity that may be involved in the Transaction or any Related Transactions.
Houlihan Lokey and certain
of its affiliates may provide investment banking, financial advisory and/or other financial or consulting services to Novatel, VTI, T.C.L., Jade, other participants in the Transaction or any Related Transactions or certain of their respective
affiliates in the future, for which Houlihan Lokey and its affiliates may receive compensation. Furthermore, in connection with bankruptcies, restructurings, and similar matters, Houlihan Lokey and certain of its affiliates may have in the past
acted, may currently be acting and may in the future act as financial advisor to debtors, creditors, equity holders, trustees, agents and other interested parties (including, without limitation, formal and informal committees or groups of creditors)
that may have included or represented and may include or represent, directly or indirectly, or may be or have been adverse to, Novatel, VTI, T.C.L., Jade, other participants in the Transaction or certain of their respective affiliates, for which
advice and services Houlihan Lokey and its affiliates have received and may receive compensation.
Houlihan Lokey has been
engaged as financial advisor to Novatel in connection with, and has participated in the negotiations leading to, the Transaction and will receive fees for such services, of which the principal portion is contingent upon consummation of the
Transaction. In addition, we will receive a fee for rendering this Opinion, which is not contingent upon the successful completion of the Transaction. Novatel has agreed to reimburse certain of our expenses and to indemnify us and certain
related parties for certain potential liabilities arising out of our engagement.
We have not been requested to opine as
to, and this Opinion does not express an opinion as to or otherwise address, among other things: (i) the underlying business decision of the Board, Novatel, VTI, their respective security holders or any other party to proceed with or effect the
Transaction or the Related Transactions, (ii) the terms of any arrangements, understandings, agreements or documents related to, or the form, structure or any other portion or aspect of, the Transaction (other than the Consideration to the extent
expressly specified herein), the Related Transactions or otherwise, including, without limitation, any terms, aspects or implications of any Related Agreements or indemnification or other agreements or arrangements to be entered into in connection
with or contemplated by the Transaction, the Related Transactions or otherwise, (iii) the fairness of any portion or aspect of the Transaction or any Related Transactions to the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies
of Novatel or VTI or to any other party, (iv) the relative merits of the Transaction or the Related Transactions as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions that might be available for Novatel, VTI or any other
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party, (v) the fairness of any portion or aspect of the Transaction or any Related Transactions to any one class or group of Novatels, VTIs or any other partys security holders
or other constituents vis-à-vis any other class or group of Novatels, VTIs or such other partys security holders or other constituents (including, without limitation, the allocation of any consideration amongst or within
such classes or groups of security holders or other constituents), (vi) whether or not Novatel, VTI, their respective security holders or any other party is receiving or paying reasonably equivalent value in the Transaction or the Related
Transactions, (vii) the solvency, creditworthiness or fair value of Novatel, VTI or any other participant in the Transaction or the Related Transactions, or any of their respective assets, under any applicable laws relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar matters, or (viii) the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation to or consideration payable to or received by any officers, directors or employees of
any party to the Transaction or the Related Transactions, any class of such persons or any other party, relative to the Consideration or otherwise. Furthermore, no opinion, counsel or interpretation is intended in matters that require legal,
regulatory, accounting, insurance, tax or other similar professional advice. It is assumed that such opinions, counsel or interpretations have been or will be obtained from appropriate professional sources. Furthermore, we have relied, with the
consent of the Board, on the assessments of the Board, Novatel and their respective advisors as to all legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance and tax matters (including, without limitation, any election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal
Revenue 1986, as amended, or other tax consequences of the Transaction or the Related Transactions) with respect to the Business, Novatel, VTI, the Transaction, the Related Transactions or otherwise. The issuance of this Opinion was approved by a
committee authorized to approve opinions of this nature.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and in reliance
thereon, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received by VTI in the Transaction pursuant to the Agreement is fair to VTI from a financial point of view.
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Annex C
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NOVATEL WIRELESS,
INC.
The undersigned Susan Swenson hereby certifies that:
1.
She is the duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer of this corporation.
2.
The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
April 26, 1996 under the name of Novatel Wireless, Inc.
3.
The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation
shall be amended and restated to read as follows:
I.
The name of the corporation (the
Corporation
) is Novatel Wireless, Inc.
II.
The
address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801 and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is
The Corporation Trust Company.
III.
The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the
General Corporation Law of Delaware.
IV.
The Corporation is authorized to issue one class of stock to be designated as
Common Stock
. The
total number of shares Common Stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares each with a par value of $0.001 per share.
V.
The
number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by a bylaw or amendment thereof duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the
Board of Directors
).
VI.
All
directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof to hold office until the next annual meeting or special meeting in lieu thereof.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VI, each director
shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation, or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent
director.
Any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal, or other
causes shall be filled by either (i) the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
Voting Stock
) voting together as a single class; or (ii) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. Newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote
of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of
the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until such directors successor shall have been elected and qualified.
VII.
In
the election of directors, each holder of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote for each share held. No stockholder will be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors.
VIII.
If
at any time this Corporation shall have a class of stock registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for so long as such class is so registered, any action by the stockholders of such class must be
taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, upon due notice and in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of this Corporation (the
Bylaws
), and may not be taken by written consent.
IX.
The
Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted
subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Articles VI, X, XIII and XIV, and this Article IX, of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may not be repealed, amended or altered in
any respect without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.
X.
A.
Except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the Bylaws may be altered or amended or new Bylaws adopted by the
affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power
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of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal
Bylaws.
B.
The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
C.
Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors or of business to be brought by the
stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
XI.
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The
books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the bylaws of the Corporation.
XII.
The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
XIII.
A.
To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as the same may be amended from time to
time, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware is hereafter amended to
authorize, with the approval of a corporations stockholders, further reductions in the liability of a corporations directors for breach of fiduciary duty, then a director of the Corporation shall not be liable for any such breach to the
fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as so amended.
B.
Any repeal or modification
of the foregoing provisions of this Article XIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
XIV.
A.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is also authorized to provide indemnification of
(and advancement of expenses to) such agents (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, subject only to limits created by applicable Delaware law (statutory or
non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to a corporation, its stockholders, and others.
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B.
Any repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this
Article XIV shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director, officer, agent or other person existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director, officer or agent occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
* * *
4.
The foregoing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by this Corporations
Board of Directors and stockholder in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the stockholders of the Corporations stockholder in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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HEREOF
, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer as of ,
2016.
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1. To approve the adoption of the stock purchase agreement, dated as of September 21, 2016, by and among Inseego Corp., Novatel Wireless, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (NWI), T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited, and Jade Ocean Global Limited (the Purchaser), which provides for the sale by Inseego of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of NWI to
Purchaser for $50 million in cash.
3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to certain of Inseego
Corp.s named executive officers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the stock purchase agreement, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable.
2. To approve an amendment to the NWI amended and restated certificate of incorporation to remove certain provisions that require Inseego stockholders to approve certain corporate
actions of NWI.
4. To approve an adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of the
proposal to adopt the stock purchase agreement.
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