Exhibit
10.2
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
among
TRAVELZOO
INC.,
TRAVELZOO
(ASIA PACIFIC) LIMITED,
AZZURRO
CAPITAL INC.
And
A Buyer Entity
to be Designated by
AZZURRO
CAPITAL INC.
Dated
September 30, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1
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“Acquisition Proposal”
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1
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1.2
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“Affiliate”
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1
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1.3
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“Agreement”
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2
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1.4
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“Asia Pacific Business”
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2
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1.5
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“Assumed Contracts”
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2
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1.6
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“Assumed Liabilities”
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2
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1.7
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“Arbitrator”
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2
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1.8
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“Accounting Firm”
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2
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1.9
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“Business”
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2
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1.10
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“Business Day”
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2
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1.11
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“Buyer”
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2
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1.12
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“Closing”
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2
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1.13
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“Closing Balance Sheet”
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2
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1.14
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“Closing Date”
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2
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1.15
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“Code”
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3
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1.16
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“Contract”
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3
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1.17
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“Effective Time”
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3
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1.18
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“Employee”
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3
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1.19
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“Encumbrances”
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3
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1.20
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“Excluded Assets”
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3
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1.21
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“Excluded Liabilities”
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3
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1.22
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“Excluded Party”
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3
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1.23
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“GAAP”
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3
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1.24
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“Hosting Agreement”
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3
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1.25
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“Indemnifying Party”
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3
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1.26
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“Indemnity Basket”
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3
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1.27
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“Indemnity Cap”
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3
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1.28
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“Injured Party”
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3
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1.29
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“Intellectual Property”
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3
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1.30
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“IRS”
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4
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1.31
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“Japan Affiliate”
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4
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1.32
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“Japan Purchase
Agreement”
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4
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1.33
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“Japan Purchased Assets”
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4
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1.34
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“Law” or
“Laws”
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4
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1.35
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“License Agreement”
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4
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1.36
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“Loss” or
“Losses”
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4
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1.37
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“Material Adverse Effect”
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4
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1.38
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“Net Working Capital”
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4
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1.39
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“Notice of Claim”
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4
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1.40
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“Notice of Dispute”
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4
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1.41
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“Notice of Intent to
Exercise”
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4
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1.42
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“Notice Period”
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4
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1.43
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“Option Agreement”
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4
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1.44
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“Ordinary Course”
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5
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1.45
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“Party”
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5
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1.46
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“Person”
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5
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1.47
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“Permitted Encumbrances”
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5
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1.48
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“Post-Closing Periods”
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5
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1.49
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“Pre-Closing Periods”
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5
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1.50
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“Purchase Price”
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5
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1.51
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“Purchased Assets”
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5
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1.52
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“Referral Agreement”
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5
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1.53
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“Records”
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5
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1.54
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“Representatives”
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5
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1.55
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“Seller”
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5
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1.56
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“Seller Subsidiaries”
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1.57
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“Solicitation Period
End-Date”
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6
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1.58
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“Straddle Period”
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6
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1.59
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“Superior Proposal”
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6
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1.60
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“Tax” or
“Taxes”
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6
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1.61
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“Tax Returns”
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6
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1.62
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“Territory”
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6
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1.63
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“Total Current Assets”
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6
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1.64
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“Total Current
Liabilities”
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6
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1.65
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“Transition Services
Agreement”
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6
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1.66
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“Travelzoo”
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1.67
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“Voting Agreement”
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7
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Article II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
BUSINESS
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7
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2.1
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Transfer of Assets and Liabilities
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7
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2.2
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Consideration
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2.3
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Closing
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7
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2.4
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Purchase Price Adjustment
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7
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2.5
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Taxes
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9
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2.6
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Allocation of Purchase Price
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10
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2.7
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Completion of Transfers
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10
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2.8
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Excluded Liabilities
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11
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2.9
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Further Assurances
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Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND TRAVELZOO
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3.1
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Seller and Seller Subsidiaries Existence and
Power
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3.2
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Seller Valid and Enforceable Agreement;
Authorization
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12
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3.3
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Ownership and Capitalization of Seller
Subsidiaries
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12
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3.4
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Taxes
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12
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3.5
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Litigation
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13
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3.6
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Condition of Real and Personal
Property
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13
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3.7
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Contracts
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13
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3.8
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Title
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3.9
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Licenses and Permits
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14
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3.10
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Compliance with Laws
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3.11
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Labor Matters
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14
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3.12
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Intellectual Property Matters
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14
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3.13
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Brokers, Finders
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3.14
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Travelzoo Existence and Power
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14
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3.15
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Travelzoo Valid and Enforceable Agreement;
Authorization
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3.16
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No Other Representations or
Warranties
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15
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Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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4.1
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Existence and Power
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4.2
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Valid and Enforceable Agreement;
Authorization
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4.3
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Brokers, Finders
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4.4
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Litigation
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4.5
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Funds
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4.6
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No Knowledge of Breach of Seller
Representation
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4.7
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No Other Representations or
Warranties
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Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
AZZURRO
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5.1
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Existence and Power
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5.2
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Valid and Enforceable Agreement;
Authorization
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5.3
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Brokers, Finders
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5.4
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Litigation
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5.5
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Funds
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5.6
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No Knowledge of Breach of Seller
Representation
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5.7
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No Other Representations or
Warranties
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Article VI ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES
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6.1
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Conduct of Business Until Closing
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6.2
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Access Pending Closing
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6.3
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Books and Records
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6.4
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Confidentiality; Announcements
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6.5
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Advertiser and Subscriber Information
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21
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6.6
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Filings; Cooperation
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21
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6.7
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Obligations with Respect to Employees
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21
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6.8
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Acquisition Proposals
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22
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Article VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS
OF BUYER AND AZZURRO
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26
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7.1
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Accuracy of Representations and Warranties and
Performance of Obligations
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7.2
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Consents and Approvals
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27
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7.3
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No Contrary Judgment or Litigation
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7.4
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Japan Purchase Agreement
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7.5
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Deliveries
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7.6
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No Material Adverse
Effect
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7.7
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Due Diligence and Disclosure
Schedules
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7.8
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Formation of Buyer
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Article VIII CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER
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8.1
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Accuracy of Representations and
Warranties and Performance of Obligations
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8.2
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Consents and Approvals
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8.3
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No Contrary Judgment
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8.4
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Deliveries
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8.5
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Japan Purchase
Agreement
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30
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8.6
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Expiration of the Solicitation
Period End-Date
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30
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Article IX
INDEMNIFICATION
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30
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9.1
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Indemnification by
Seller
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30
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9.2
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Indemnification by
Buyer
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31
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9.3
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Notice and Payment of
Losses
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31
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9.4
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Defense of Third-Party
Claims
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32
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9.5
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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32
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9.6
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Limitation on
Indemnification
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33
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9.7
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Characterization of Indemnity
Payments
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34
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9.8
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Exclusive Remedy
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35
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Article X MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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35
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10.1
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Notice
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10.2
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Termination; Termination
Fee
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36
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10.3
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Entire Agreement
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37
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10.4
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Severability
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10.5
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Assignment; Binding
Agreement
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37
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10.6
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Expenses
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37
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10.7
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Counterparts
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37
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10.8
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Headings;
Interpretation
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38
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10.9
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Governing Law
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38
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10.10
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Arbitration
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38
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10.11
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Disclosure Generally
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39
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10.12
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No Third Party Beneficiaries or
Other Rights
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10.13
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Knowledge
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10.14
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Travelzoo Guarantee
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as
of this 30 th day of September, 2009, by and between
TRAVELZOO, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Travelzoo”), TRAVELZOO
(ASIA
PACIFIC)
LIMITED, a
company organized under the laws of Hong Kong and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Travelzoo (“Seller”), and AZZURRO
CAPITAL
INC.,
a
Cayman Islands corporation (“Azzurro”), for itself and
for the benefit of a subsidiary of Azzurro to be formed for the
purpose of completing the transactions described herein
(“Buyer”) (provided, that Buyer shall execute, deliver
and become a party to this Agreement at Closing). Capitalized terms
are defined in Article I.
RECITALS
A. The
Buyer desires to purchase the Purchased Assets from Seller and to
assume the Assumed Liabilities, on the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and
B. Seller
desires to sell the Purchased Assets and to assign the Assumed
Liabilities to Buyer, on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
C. Azzurro,
for the benefit of a company organized under the laws of Japan
which will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Azzurro (the
“Japan Affiliate”), is entering into an Asset Purchase
Agreement (the “Japan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of
the date hereof, pursuant to which the Japan Affiliate will acquire
the Purchased Assets referred to therein (the “Japan
Purchased Assets”) and will assume the Assumed Liabilities
referred to therein; and
D. Travelzoo,
which is the parent company of the Seller, will enter into
additional agreements, as of Closing, with Azzurro, the Buyer and
the Japan Affiliate, relating to the transactions provided for
herein and in the Japan Purchase Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual covenants, representations, warranties, conditions, and
agreements hereinafter expressed, the Parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Without
limiting the effect of any other terms defined in the text of this
Agreement, the following words shall have the meaning given them in
this Article I:
1.1 ““
Acquisition Proposa l” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.8(a).
1.2 “
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
Person which is controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with, directly or indirectly through any Person, the Person
referred to, and, if the Person referred to is a natural person,
any member of such Person’s immediate family. The term
“control” (including, with
correlative
meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under
common control with”) as used with respect to any Person,
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
1.3 “
Agreement ” means this Agreement as executed on the
date hereof and as amended or supplemented in accordance with the
terms hereof, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as
attached hereto at the time of signing and as subsequently updated
or amended by Travelzoo, subject to approval, in their sole
discretion, by Azzurro or the Buyer of such updates or
amendments.
1.4 “
Asia Pacific Business ” means the Business referred to
herein and the Business referred to in the Japan Purchase
Agreement, collectively.
1.5 “
Assumed Contracts ” means those Contracts to which
Seller is a party or by which it is bound as of the Effective Time
and which are exclusively related to the Business. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Assumed Contracts include all of those
Contracts listed on Section 1.5 and Section 3.7 of the Disclosure
Schedules.
1.6 “
Assumed Liabilities ” means all of the debts,
liabilities and obligations of Seller as of the Effective Time
listed on Section 1.6 of the Disclosure Schedules or arising out of
or pertaining to the Assumed Contracts.
1.7 ““
Arbitrator ” shall have the meaning Section
10.9.
1.8 “
Accounting Firm ” shall have the meaning Section
2.4(c).
1.9 “
Business ” means the business of publishing travel and
entertainment offers from various travel and entertainment
companies by means of the internet, email newsletter and alert
services and similar media, in the Territory, as such business has
been conducted by Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries, but not
including the business related to the fly.com
website and
domain name.
1.10 “
Business Day ” means any day which is not a Saturday,
Sunday or a legal holiday in the State of New York, United States
of America.
1.11 “
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.12 “
Closing ” means the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, as provided for in Section
2.3.
1.13 “
Closing Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(a).
1.14 “
Closing Date ” means such date as shall be mutually
agreed upon by the Parties (which shall in any event be within five
(5) Business Days from the satisfaction or waiver of all applicable
conditions to Closing set out herein).
1.15 “
Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
1.16 “
Contract ” means any contract, agreement, lease,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, evidence of indebtedness,
binding commitment or instrument to which Seller or the Seller
Subsidiaries (in respect of the Business) is a party or by which it
is bound.
1.17 “
Effective Time ” means the effective time of the
Closing, which shall be deemed to be as of 11:59 p.m. Hong Kong
Time on the Closing Date.
1.18 “
Employee ” means any person that is a full-time
employee of the Business working for Seller or the Seller
Subsidiaries on the Closing Date.
1.19 “
Encumbrances ” means mortgages, liens, charges,
claims, security interests, easements or other
encumbrances.
1.20 “
Excluded Assets ” means all of the assets, properties,
rights and interests of Seller listed in Section 1.20 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
1.21 “
Excluded Liabilities ” means those debts, liabilities
and obligations of Seller listed on Section 1.21 of the Disclosure
Schedules.
1.22 “
Excluded Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.8(b).
1.23 “
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States.
1.24 “
Hosting Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(d).
1.25 “
Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3.
1.26 “
Indemnity Basket ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6(a).
1.27 “
Indemnity Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.6(c).
1.28 “
Injured Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3.
1.29 “
Intellectual Property ” means patents, inventions,
designs, models, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress,
service marks, copyrights, business names, source codes, domain
names and other material business identifiers, registrations and
applications and all renewals of the foregoing and rights to apply
for any of the foregoing, and all the goodwill associated
therewith, and rights to sue or take any other action with respect
to any past or future infringement, misappropriation, dilution or
other violation of any rights with respect to the foregoing. This
term does not include non-proprietary information, know-how or
processes otherwise available to the industry or public, or rights
obtained pursuant to licenses associated with software
and
other
intellectual property generally made available for purchase or use
by industry or the public.
1.30 “
IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue
Service.
1.31 “
Japan Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
1.32 “
Japan Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth
in the Recitals.
1.33 “
Japan Purchased Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
the Recitals.
1.34 “
Law ” or “ Laws ” means any
statute, law, ordinance, decree, order, injunction, rule,
directive, or regulation of any government or quasi-governmental
authority, and includes rules and regulations of any regulatory or
self-regulatory authority compliance with which is required by law,
in effect on the date hereof in the Territory.
1.35 “
License Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(b).
1.36 “
Loss ” or “ Losses ” means each and
all of the following items to the extent actually paid or incurred:
losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines, costs, penalties,
amounts paid in settlement and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith (including, without
limitation, costs and expenses of suits and proceedings, and
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel), but net of any
insurance proceeds received or receivable by the Injured Party with
respect to such Losses, and net of any tax benefit received or
receivable by the Injured Party in respect of such Losses.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall
special, speculative, incidental, punitive, indirect or
consequential damages or damages for lost profits be deemed to be
“Losses”, except that the foregoing exclusion shall not
apply to the extent such items are included in a third-party
claim.
1.37 “
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse
effect on the assets, business, financial condition or results of
operations of the Business taken as a whole.
1.38 “
Net Working Capital ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(a).
1.39 “
Notice of Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section
9.3.
1.40 “
Notice of Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4(b).
1.41 “
Notice of Intent to Exercise ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.9(d).
1.42 “
Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.8(e).
1.43 “
Option Agreement ” means the Option Agreement, dated
this date, between Azzurro and Travelzoo, relating to, among other
things, the Purchased Assets and the Buyer.
1.44 “
Ordinary Course ” means, with respect to the Business,
the ordinary course of commercial operations customarily engaged in
by Seller or the Seller Subsidiaries with respect to the Business
and consistent with past or current practice.
1.45 “
Party ” means Seller or the Buyer, and “
Parties ” means both of them.
1.46 “
Person ” means an individual, general or limited
partnership, corporation (including any non-profit corporation),
business trust, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, joint stock company, estate, trust, association,
organization, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
entity.
1.47 “
Permitted Encumbrances ” means, collectively, (a)
Encumbrances that are disclosed in the Disclosure Schedules, (b)
liens for Taxes, fees, levies, duties or other governmental charges
of any kind which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings, (c) liens for mechanics,
materialmen, laborers, employees, suppliers or similar liens
arising by operation of Law which are not material to the Business
as a whole, (d) rights or liens of any lessors with respect to any
of the leased real property or leased personal property and (e) in
the case of real property, and only to the extent such items do not
materially and adversely impact the operation of such real property
in the Ordinary Course, any matters, restrictions, covenants,
conditions, limitations, rights, rights of way, encumbrances,
encroachments, reservations, easements, agreements and other
matters of record, such state of facts of which an accurate survey
or inspection of the property would reveal, and the provisions of
any Law.
1.48 “
Post-Closing Periods ” means all taxable periods of
Seller commencing after the Effective Time and the portion of any
Straddle Period ending after the Effective Time.
1.49 “
Pre-Closing Periods ” means all taxable periods of
Seller ending on or before the Effective Time and the portion of
any Straddle Period commencing prior to the Effective
Time.
1.50 “
Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
1.51 “
Purchased Assets ” means the assets owned by Seller
listed in Section 1.51 of the Disclosure Schedules, and all other
assets of the Seller other than the Excluded Assets.
1.52 “
Referral Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(e).
1.53 “
Records ” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.3.
1.54 “
Representatives ” means directors, officers,
employees, Affiliates, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants
and other advisors or representatives.
1.55 “
Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.56 “
Seller Subsidiaries ” means, collectively, the
following entities, all of which are direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiaries of Seller, and whose shares and other
equity ownership interests are included within the Purchased Assets
hereunder: (i) Travelzoo (Australia) Pty Limited; (ii) Travelzoo
(Hong Kong) Limited; (iii) Travelzoo China Limited; and (iv)
Beijing Travelzoo Travel Information Technology Limited.
1.57 “
Solicitation Period End-Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.8(a).
1.58 “
Straddle Period ” means any taxable period of Seller
that begins before and ends after the Effective Time.
1.59 “
Superior Proposal ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.8(c).
1.60 “
Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means all
material taxes, charges, fees, levies, or other like governmental
assessments applicable to the Business in the countries in which it
operates, including, without limitation, all material federal,
possession, state, city, county and foreign (or governmental unit,
agency, or political subdivision of any of the foregoing) income,
profits, employment (including unemployment insurance and employee
income tax withholding), franchise, gross receipts, sales, use,
transfer, stamp, occupation, property, capital, severance, premium,
windfall profits, tariff, customs, duties, ad valorem, value-added
and excise taxes, and any other governmental charges of the same or
similar nature; and all penalties, additions to tax and interest
relating to any such taxes, premiums or charges. Any one of the
foregoing Taxes shall be referred to sometimes as a
“Tax”.
1.61 “
Tax Returns ” means all returns, reports, estimates,
declarations, claims for refund, information returns or statements
relating to, or required to be filed in connection with any Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment or supplement thereof.
1.62 “
Territory ” means all countries located in those time
zones that are more than five (5) hours ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time, based on Standard time, including, without limitation, India
and Pakistan, but excluding Russia.
1.63 “
Total Current Assets ” means “total current
assets” plus “deposits, less current portion” as
such line items are defined and reported on Seller’s
consolidated balance sheet in the Ordinary Course and determined in
accordance with GAAP.
1.64 “
Total Current Liabilities ” means “total current
liabilities” plus “deferred rent” plus
“commitments and contingencies” as such line items are
defined and reported on Seller’s consolidated balance sheet
in the Ordinary Course and determined in accordance with
GAAP.
1.65 “
Transition Services Agreement ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.5(g).
1.66 “
Travelzoo ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.67 “
Voting Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(f).
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE AND
SALE OF THE BUSINESS
2.1
Transfer of Assets and Liabilities . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing and as
of the Effective Time:
(a) Seller
shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer
shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased
Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances; and
(b) Buyer
shall assume all of the obligations of Seller in respect of the
Assumed Liabilities.
2.2
Consideration . The consideration that the Buyer shall pay
Seller for the Purchased Assets and other rights of the Buyer
hereunder shall be Two Million Dollars(US$2,000,000.00)(the “
Purchase Price ”), subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
2.3
Closing . The Closing shall take place at 9:00 a.m., United
States Central Time, on the Closing Date at the offices of Bryan
Cave LLP, in St. Louis, Missouri, or at such other place or time,
or in such other method (including via email or other electronic
transmission), as the Parties may agree in writing. At Closing,
Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer
possession of the Purchased Assets and the documents and other
items identified in Article VII, and the Buyer shall deliver to
Seller (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in
accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth on
Schedule 2.3 , the Purchase Price and (b) the documents and
other items identified in Article VIII.
2.4
Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a) Promptly
after the Closing Date, and in any event not later than thirty (30)
calendar days following the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare, or
cause to be prepared, and deliver to Seller a consolidated balance
sheet of Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries as of the Effective
Time (the “ Closing Balance Sheet ”). Such
Closing Balance Sheet shall be accompanied by a statement
calculating the “ Net Working Capital ,” which
shall be the Total Current Assets of the Business minus the Total
Current Liabilities of the Business.
(b) Buyer
shall permit Seller and its accountants to review promptly upon
request all accounting records, work papers and computations used
by Buyer in the preparation of such Closing Balance Sheet and the
computation of Net Working Capital. If Seller disputes the Net
Working Capital as calculated by Buyer, not more than forty-five
(45) calendar days after the date Seller receive Buyer’s
calculation thereof, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a notice of its
objection to the Closing Balance
Sheet (such
notice to contain a statement of the basis of Seller’s
objection) (a “ Notice of Dispute ”). Seller
hereby waives the right to assert any objection with respect to the
Closing Balance Sheet that is not asserted in the Notice of Dispute
delivered to Buyer by Seller within forty-five (45) calendar days
after the delivery of the Closing Balance Sheet. If Seller fails to
deliver a Notice of Dispute within such forty-five (45) calendar
day period, Seller shall be deemed to have accepted the Closing
Balance Sheet as prepared by Buyer.
(c) Upon
receipt of a Notice of Dispute, Buyer shall promptly consult with
Seller in good faith with respect to their specified points of
disagreement in an effort to resolve the dispute. If any such
dispute cannot be resolved by Buyer and Seller within thirty (30)
calendar days (or longer, as mutually agreed by the Parties) after
Buyer receives the Notice of Dispute, the Parties shall refer the
dispute to a national accounting firm in the United States, as
agreed by the Parties (the “ Accounting Firm ”),
as an arbitrator to finally determine, as soon as practicable, and
in any event within twenty (20) calendar days after such reference,
all points of disagreement with respect to the calculation of the
Net Working Capital. If the Parties fail to select an Accounting
Firm within the thirty (30) calendar day period or any Accounting
Firm selected by them shall not have agreed to perform the services
called for hereunder, the Accounting Firm shall thereupon be
selected in accordance with the International Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, with preference being given to any
independent, national accounting firm in the United States that has
no material relationship with any of the Parties. For purposes of
such arbitration, each Party shall submit a proposed calculation of
the Net Working Capital. The Accounting Firm shall decide only
those matters in dispute, and may not assign a value to any item in
dispute which is either higher or lower than the respective
calculations for such item submitted by the parties. The Accounting
Firm shall apply the terms of Section 2.4 of this Agreement, and
shall otherwise conduct the arbitration under such procedures as
the Parties may agree or, failing such agreement, under then
prevailing International Rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The fees and expenses of the arbitration and the
Accounting Firm incurred in connection with the calculation of the
Net Working Capital shall be shared equally by the Parties;
provided, that such fees and expenses shall not include, so long as
a Party complies with the procedures of this Section 2.4, the other
Party’s outside counsel or accounting fees. All
determinations by the Accounting Firm shall be final, conclusive
and binding with respect to the calculation of the Net Working
Capital in the absence of fraud or manifest error.
(d) The
Purchase Price shall be adjusted as follows, based on (i) the Net
Working Capital set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet finally
determined under this Section 2.4 and (ii) the Net Working Capital
set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet finally determined under
Section 2.4 of the Japan Purchase Agreement: Seller shall pay to
Buyer the amount by which the total Net Working Capital set forth
on both Closing Balance Sheets is less than Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars (US$25,000), or Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount by
which the total Net Working Capital set forth on both Closing
Balance Sheets is greater than Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
(US$75,000); provided that any such payment shall be allocated
55.6% to the Purchase Price hereunder and the remainder shall be
allocated to the Purchase Price under the
Japan Purchase
Agreement. Any payment so required to be made by Buyer or Seller
shall be by transfer of immediately available funds not more than
five (5) Business Days after final determination
thereof.
2.5
Taxes .
(a) All
customs, sales, use, value-added, gross receipts, registration,
stamp duty or other similar transfer Taxes incurred in connection
with the transfer and sale of the Purchased Assets as contemplated
by the terms of this Agreement, including all recording or filing
fees, notarial fees and other similar costs of Closing, that may be
imposed upon, or payable, collectible or incurred, shall be borne
by the Buyer. The parties agree to furnish or cause to be furnished
to each other, upon request, as promptly as practical, such
information (including reasonable access to books and records) and
assistance as is reasonably necessary in an effort to allow Buyer
to minimize all such Taxes.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 2.5(a), any Taxes with respect to the
Purchased Assets or the Business for any Pre-Closing Periods shall
be borne by Seller. The Buyer shall be responsible for any Taxes
with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business for any
Post-Closing Periods and for any Taxes to the extent set forth in
Section 2.5(a). All Taxes collected by Seller from third parties
prior to the Effective Time, including, but not limited to, sales
and use Taxes and all payroll withholding Taxes, including both
employee and employer portions, shall be paid by Seller to the
appropriate governmental authority.
(c) Property
Taxes covering any Straddle Period shall be pro-rated between
Seller and the Buyer based upon the number of days in the Straddle
Period ending as of the Effective Time and number of days in the
Straddle Period ending after the Effective Time, respectively. The
portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period
ending as of the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the amount of
such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending
as of the Effective Time and the denominator of which is the number
of days in the entire Tax period.
(d) The
Buyer and Seller agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each
other, upon request, as promptly as practical, such information
(including reasonable access to books and records) and assistance
as is reasonably necessary for the filing of any Tax Return, the
conduct of any Tax audit, and for the prosecution or defense of any
claim, suit or proceeding relating to any Tax matter. The Buyer and
Seller shall cooperate with each other in the conduct of any Tax
audit or other Tax proceedings and each shall execute and deliver
other documents as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent
of this Section 2.5(d). Any Tax audit or other Tax proceeding shall
be deemed to be a third party claim subject to the procedures set
forth in Section 9.4 of this Agreement.
(e) The
Buyer shall promptly pay or shall cause prompt payment to be made
to Seller of all refunds of Taxes and interest thereon received by,
or credited
against any Tax
liability of the Buyer or any Affiliate of the Buyer attributable
to Taxes paid by Seller or its Affiliates with respect to any
Pre-Closing Period. Seller shall promptly pay or shall cause prompt
payment to be made to Buyer of all refunds of Taxes and interest
thereon received by, or credited against any Tax liability of
Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller attributable to Taxes paid by
Buyer or its Affiliates with respect to any Post-Closing
Period.
2.6
Allocation of Purchase Price . Within ninety (90) calendar
days following the Closing, the Parties shall mutually agree to an
allocation of the Purchase Price among the Purchased Assets. Seller
and the Buyer shall report the acquisition of the Purchased Assets
for all Tax purposes in a manner consistent with such allocation,
and shall take no position inconsistent therewith or contrary
thereto, unless required by Law. The allocation may not be amended
or changed without the mutual written consent of the Parties. The
Buyer and Seller hereby agree and acknowledge that such allocation
shall be made in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the
regulations thereunder.
2.7
Completion of Transfers .
(a) The
entire beneficial interest in and to, and the risk of loss with
respect to, the Purchased Assets, shall, regardless of when legal
title thereto shall be transferred to the Buyer, pass to the Buyer
at Closing as of the Effective Time. All operations of the Business
shall be for the account of Seller up to and including the
Effective Time and shall be for the account of the Buyer
thereafter. In the event legal title to any of the Purchased Assets
or the Assumed Liabilities is not transferred at Closing, Seller
shall hold such Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities as nominee
for the Buyer until completion of such transfers.
(b) In
the event that the legal interest in any of the Purchased Assets or
the Assumed Liabilities to be sold, assigned, transferred or
conveyed pursuant to this Agreement, or any claim, right or benefit
arising thereunder or resulting therefrom cannot be sold, assigned,
transferred or conveyed hereunder as of the Closing Date because
any waiting or notice period has not expired or any consents or
approvals required for such sale, assignment, transfer or
conveyance have not been obtained or waived, then the legal
interest in such Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities shall not
be sold, assigned, transferred or conveyed unless and until such
waiting or notice period shall have expired or until approval,
consent or waiver thereof is obtained. In such event, Seller, at
its expense, and the Buyer shall and shall cause its designated
Affiliates, at their expense, to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate in obtaining such consents or approvals as may
be necessary to complete such transfers as soon as practicable.
Except as provided in Section 7.2, the failure of Seller to obtain
any required consents or approvals prior to Closing shall not
affect the Buyer’s obligations to close under this Agreement
or to pay, or cause to be paid, the Purchase Price. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed as an attempt to assign to the Buyer
any legal interest in any of the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities which, as a matter of Law or by the terms of any
legally binding contract, engagement
or
commitment to which Seller is subject, is not assignable without
the consent of any other Party, unless such consent shall have been
given.
(c) Pending
the assignments, conveyances and transfers referred to in Section
2.7(b), Seller shall hold any such non-assigned, non-conveyed and
non-transferred Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities for the
benefit and at the risk of the Buyer and shall cooperate with the
Buyer in any Lawful and reasonable arrangements designed to provide
the benefits of ownership thereof to the Buyer.
2.8
Excluded Liabilities . Seller acknowledges that the Excluded
Liabilities are the obligations of Seller and not of the Buyer, and
the Buyer is not assuming any of the Excluded Liabilities under the
terms of this Agreement.
2.9
Further Assurances . From and after the Closing, the Parties
shall do such acts and execute such documents and instruments as
may be reasonably required to make effective the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND TRAVELZOO
Seller hereby
makes the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1
through 3.13, each of which is true and correct on the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date, and which shall survive the Closing
Date and the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent set
forth herein. Travelzoo hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.13 through 3.15, each of which
is true and correct on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date,
and which shall survive the Closing Date and the transactions
contemplated hereby to the extent set forth herein.
3.1
Seller and Seller Subsidiaries Existence and Power
.
(a) Seller
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller has the corporate
power and authority to transfer the Purchased Assets and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Seller
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Hong Kong. The Seller Subsidiaries are each duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their
respective jurisdictions of formation or organization, and are duly
qualified in each jurisdiction where the conduct of their Business
so requires except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Seller
and the Seller Subsidiaries are not a party to, subject to or bound
by any material Contract (including the Assumed Contracts),
Encumbrance, Law or organizational document (i.e. articles,
charters, bylaws, operating agreements,
shareholders
agreements and other similar agreements, documents and instruments)
which would (i) be breached or violated or their obligations
thereunder accelerated or increased (whether or not with notice or
lapse of time or both) in any material respect by the execution or
delivery by Seller of this Agreement or the performance by Seller
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) prevent
the carrying out of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as
set forth on Section 3.1 of the Disclosure Schedule or otherwise
provided for herein, no permit, consent (including any consent with
respect to the Assumed Contracts), waiver, approval or
authorization of, or declaration to or filing or registration with,
any governmental or regulatory authority or third party is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement by Seller or the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for any such permits,
consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings
or registrations the failure of which to obtain does not have and
will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in the creation of any material
Encumbrance against the Purchased Assets.
(d) Seller
and the Seller Subsidiaries each has the power and authority to
own, lease and use its assets and to transact the business in which
it is engaged, and each holds all material authorizations,
franchises, licenses and permits required therefor.
3.2
Seller Valid and Enforceable Agreement; Authorization . This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except
that such enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or
relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized, approved and
ratified by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Seller.
3.3
Ownership and Capitalization of Seller Subsidiaries . Seller
directly or indirectly owns all of the issued and outstanding stock
or other equity interests of the Seller Subsidiaries, all of which
stock or other equity interests are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and all of which are solely
owned beneficially and of record by Seller (provided, that Beijing
Travelzoo Travel Information Technology Limited is solely owned
beneficially and of record by Travelzoo China Limited). There are
no options, warrants, calls, commitments, convertible securities
(debt, equity or otherwise), rights (including conversion,
preemptive, participation or stock appreciation rights) or
agreements relating to the stock or other equity interests of the
Seller Subsidiaries. Seller has no other subsidiaries, other than
the Seller Subsidiaries as described herein.
3.4
Taxes . Except as set forth on Section 3.4(a) of the
Disclosure Schedules, all Tax Returns in respect of Pre-Closing
Periods required to be filed with respect to the Purchased Assets
or the Seller Subsidiaries have been filed in a timely manner
(taking into account all extensions of due dates) and all Taxes for
Pre-Closing Periods affecting
the
Purchased Assets or the Seller Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Liabilities), that are due and payable have been paid. No
deficiencies for any Taxes (including penalties and interest) in
respect of Purchased Assets or the Seller Subsidiaries have been
asserted or assessed in writing which remain unpaid and which would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.5
Litigation . Except as set forth on Section 3.5 of the
Disclosure Schedules, there are no material actions, suits or
proceedings pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened
against Seller or the Seller Subsidiaries (in respect of the
Business). Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries (in respect of the
Business) are not subject to any order, judgment, writ, injunction
or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory authority or
body (excluding any such matters of general applicability or
applicable to entities situated similarly to Seller or the Seller
Subsidiaries rather than to them specifically).
3.6
Condition of Real and Personal Property .
(a) All
of the leased real property which are material to the conduct of
the Business have been maintained in reasonable condition in the
Ordinary Course in a manner consistent with past maintenance
practices of the Business.
(b) All
tangible personal property which is material to the conduct of the
Business has been maintained in reasonable operating condition and
repair, in the Ordinary Course in a manner consistent with past
maintenance practices of the Business.
3.7
Contracts .
(a) Section
3.7 sets forth a list (including all amendments) of all (i) Assumed
Contracts and (ii) Contracts of the Seller Subsidiaries, which
require payments by Seller, the Seller Subsidiaries or another
party thereto in excess of $10,000 during any calendar year or
which are otherwise material to the Business (such listed Contracts
being referred to as the “ Material Contracts
”).
(b) The
terms of all Material Contracts have been complied with in all
material respects by Seller, the Seller Subsidiaries and, to
Seller’s knowledge, by the other parties to such Material
Contract. The Material Contracts are in full force and effect, and
Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries have not waived any of their
material rights thereunder.
(c) Neither
the Seller nor the Seller Subsidiaries have given or received any
written notice of any intention to terminate, repudiate or disclaim
any Material Contract.
3.8
Title . Seller is the sole owner of all right, title and
interest in and to the Purchased Assets. Each of the Seller
Subsidiaries is the sole owner of all right, title and interest in
and to the assets, rights and properties that it purports to
own.
3.9
Licenses and Permits . Except as set forth on Section 3.9 of
the Disclosure Schedules, Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries (in
respect of the Business) have all governmental permits, licenses
and authorizations necessary under Law for the conduct of the
Business as presently conducted in the Ordinary Course, and all
such permits, licenses and authorizations are valid and in full
force and effect in all material respects. Seller and the Seller
Subsidiaries are, and at all times have been, in compliance in all
material respects with the terms and requirements of all such
permits, licenses and authorizations. Neither Seller nor and the
Seller Subsidiaries have received any notice of any revocation or
non-renewal of such permits, licenses and
authorizations.
3.10
Compliance with Laws . Except as set forth on Section 3.10
of the Disclosure Schedules, Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries (in
respect of the Business) are in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations currently in
effect.
3.11
Labor Matters .
(a) Except
as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are
no material controversies existing, pending or, to Seller’s
knowledge, threatened with any association or union or collective
bargaining representative of the Employees of the
Business.
(b) Except
as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is
no charge or complaint relating to unfair labor practice pending
against Seller or the Seller Subsidiaries (in connection with its
operation of the Business), nor is there any labor strike, work
stoppage, grievance or other labor dispute pending or, to
Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller or the Seller
Subsidiaries in relation to the Business.
3.12 Intellectual Property
Matters . All domain names and web site addresses
included in the Intellectual Property have been registered in the
name of Seller or the Seller Subsidiaries, as applicable, and are
in compliance in all material respects with all formal legal
requirements.
3.13
Brokers, Finders . No finder, broker, agent, or other
intermediary acting on behalf of Seller or Travelzoo is entitled to
a commission, fee, or other compensation in connection with the
negotiation or consummation of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.14
Travelzoo Existence and Power .
(a) Travelzoo
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
(b) Travelzoo
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America.
(c) Travelzoo
is not a party to, subject to or bound by any material Contract,
Encumbrance, Law or organizational document which would (i) be
breached or violated or its obligations thereunder accelerated or
increased (whether or not with notice or lapse of time or both) in
any material respect by the execution or delivery by it of this
Agreement or the performance by Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) prevent the carrying out of
the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth on
Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule or otherwise provided for
herein, no permit, consent, waiver, approval or authorization of,
or declaration to or filing or registration with, any governmental
or regulatory authority or third party is required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by
Travelzoo.
3.15
Travelzoo Valid and Enforceable Agreement; Authorization .
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Travelzoo
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Travelzoo,
enforceable against Travelzoo in accordance with its terms, except
that such enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or
relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized, approved and
ratified by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Travelzoo.
3.16
No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Article III,
neither Seller, Travelzoo nor any other Person, makes any other
express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of Seller,
Travelzoo or any other Affiliate of Seller or Travelzoo with
respect to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed
Liabilities or otherwise with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
The Buyer
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to
Seller, each of which is true and correct as of the Closing Date,
and which shall survive the Closing Date and the transactions
contemplated hereby to the extent set forth herein.
4.1
Existence and Power .
(a) The
Buyer has the corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The
Buyer is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of Hong Kong.
(c) The
Buyer is not a party to, subject to or bound by any material
Contract, Encumbrance, Law or organizational document (i.e.
articles, charters, bylaws,
operating
agreements, shareholders agreements and other similar agreements,
documents and instruments) which would prevent Buyer from
performing its obligations hereunder or consummating the
transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth on Section
4.1 of the Disclosure Schedules or otherwise provided for herein,
no permit, consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or
declaration to or filing or registration with, any governmental or
regulatory authority or third party is required in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the
Buyer or the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for any such permits, consents,
waivers, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or
registrations the failure of which to obtain does not have and will
not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s ability to
perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.2
Valid and Enforceable Agreement; Authorization . This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
that such enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or
relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) general principles of equity. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized, approved and
ratified by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer. The
Buyer has full authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement,
to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.3
Brokers, Finders . No finder, broker, agent, or other
intermediary acting on behalf of the Buyer is entitled to a
commission, fee, or other compensation in connection with the
negotiation or consummation of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.4
Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings,
orders or investigations pending or threatened against the Buyer or
any of the Buyer’s Affiliates, at Law or in equity, which if
adversely determined would have a material adverse effect on the
Buyer’s performance under this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby. There are no injunctions,
decrees or unsatisfied judgments outstanding against or related to
the Buyer which would have a material adverse effect on the
Buyer’s performance under this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5
Funds . The Buyer has, and at all times will have,
sufficient funds on hand or available pursuant to unconditional
commitments to pay the Purchase Price and any adjustment
thereof.
4.6
No Knowledge of Breach of Seller Representation . As of the
Closing, Buyer has no knowledge of any current, material breach by
Seller of Seller’s representations or warranties contained in
this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby. For
purposes of this provision, Buyer’s knowledge means the
actual knowledge at Closing of Ralph Bartel.
4.7
No Other Representations or Warranties . Except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Article IV,
neither the Buyer, nor any other Person, makes any other express or
implied representation or warranty on behalf of the
Buyer.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF AZZURRO
Azzurro hereby
makes the following representations and warranties to Seller, each
of which is true and correct on the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, and which shall survive the Closing Date and the
transactions contemplated hereby to the extent set forth
herein.
5.1
Existence and Power .
(a) Azzurro
has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement,
to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Azzurro
is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the Cayman Islands.
(c) Azzurro
is not a party to, subject to or bound by any material Contract,
Encumbrance or Law or organizational document (i.e. articles,
charters, bylaws, operating agreements, shareholders agreements and
other similar agreements, documents and instruments) which would
prevent Azzurro from performing its obligations hereunder or
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set
forth on Section 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedules or otherwise
provided for herein, no permit, consent, waiver, approval or
authorization of, or declaration to or filing or registration with,
any governmental or regulatory authority or third party is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement by Azzurro or the consummation by Azzurro of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for any such permits,
consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings
or registrations the failure of which to obtain does not have and
will not have a material adverse effect on Azzurro’s ability
to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.2
Valid and Enforceable Agreement; Authorization . This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Azzurro, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except that such enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws
affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) general principles of equity. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized, approved and
ratified by all necessary action on the part of Azzurro. Azzurro
has full authority to enter into and deliver this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
5.3
Brokers, Finders . No finder, broker, agent, or other
intermediary acting on behalf of Azzurro is entitled to a
commission, fee, or other compensation in connection with the
negotiation or consummation of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
5.4
Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings,
orders or investigations pending or threatened against Azzurro or
any of Azzurro’s Affiliates, at Law or in equity, which if
adversely determined would have a material adverse effect on
Azzurro’s performance under this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. There are no
injunctions, decrees or unsatisfied judgments outstanding against
or related to Azzurro which would have a material adverse effect on
Azzurro’s performance under this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.5
Funds . The Buyer has, and at all times will have,
sufficient funds on hand or available pursuant to unconditional
commitments to pay the Purchase Price and any adjustment thereof.
Additionally, Azzurro will cause the Buyer and the Japan Affiliate
to have, at the Closing Date, sufficient funds on hand, in an
aggregate amount no less than Eight Million Dollars
(US$8,000,000.00), to execute their business plans with respect to
the Purchased Assets and the Japan Purchased Assets.
5.6
No Knowledge of Breach of Seller Representation . As
of the Closing, Azzurro has no knowledge of any current, material
breach by Seller of Seller’s representations or warranties
contained in this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated
hereby. For purposes of this provision, Azzurro’s knowledge
means the actual knowledge at Closing of Ralph Bartel.
5.7 No Other Representations
or Warranties . Except for the representations and warranties
contained in this Article V, neither Azzurro, nor any other Person,
makes any other express or implied representation or warranty on
behalf of the Buyer.
ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
6.1
Conduct of Business Until Closing . Except as set forth on
Schedule 6.1 or otherwise
provided in this Agreement, or as Azzurro may otherwise consent to
or approve in writing on and after the date hereof and prior to the
Closing Date with respect to the Business, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, Seller agrees (in respect of the
Business):
(a) (i)
to conduct its business, operations, activities and practices in
all material respects in accordance with past practice and (ii) to
use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve its current
business organization and existing business relationships and
prospects in all material respects;
(b) neither
to (i) change the overall character of the business, operations,
activities and practices in any material way; nor (ii) except in
the Ordinary
Course, sell,
lease, or grant any option to sell or lease, give a security
interest in or otherwise create any Encumbrance (other than a
Permitted Encumbrance) on any material part of its
assets;
(c) not
to sell, license or transfer any material Intellectual Property
rights other than in the Ordinary Course;
(d) not
to enter into any binding agreement or arrangement with the IRS (or
any similar Tax authority), with respect to the Business, which
relates to any period or periods after the Effective Time;
or
(e) not
to enter into any agreement (conditional or otherwise) to do any of
the actions prohibited or restricted by any of the
foregoing.
6.2
Access Pending Closing . Seller shall, at all reasonable
times prior to Closing, make its facilities, properties, books and
records (each in respect of the Business) available during normal
business hours to the Buyer and Azzurro, their representatives,
financial and legal advisors, lenders and auditors, and to furnish
or cause to be furnished to such persons during such period all
such information and data concerning the same as such persons may
reasonably request. Notwithstanding the above, Seller may limit
such access to the extent it reasonably deems necessary to avoid
disruption of the Business.
6.3
Books and Records . From and after the Closing, the Buyer
shall provide Azzurro, Seller and their Affiliates and their
representatives with reasonable access, subject to customary
restrictions and confidentiality obligations, for any reasonable
purpose, including but not limited to (a) preparing Tax Returns or
(b) defending any claim in respect of which a Notice of Claim has
been served on Seller, during normal business hours, to all books
and records related to the Purchased Assets, including, but not
limited to, accounting and Tax records, sales and purchase
documents, notes, memoranda, and any other electronic or written
data (“ Records ”) pertaining or relating to the
period prior to the Effective Time. To the extent deemed necessary
by Seller and its Affiliates with respect to their other business
operations, Seller and its Affiliates may retain copies of such
Records prior to providing the originals to the Buyer, or, as soon
as practicable after Closing, the Buyer shall provide to Seller and
its Affiliates copies of all or any portion of such Records as
requested by Seller and its Affiliates. Unless otherwise consented
to in writing by Seller, the Buyer shall not, for a period of ten
(10) years following the date hereof or such longer period as
retention thereof is required by applicable Law, destroy, alter or
otherwise dispose of (or allow the destruction, alteration or
disposal of) any of the Records without first offering to surrender
to Seller such Records.
6.4
Confidentiality; Announcements .
(a) The
Buyer and Azzurro acknowledge that, in the course of their
investigations of the Business, they and their representatives have
and will become aware of confidential information and documents of
the Business, and that their use of
such
confidential information and documents, or communication of such
information to third parties, prior to Closing, could be
detrimental to Seller or the Business. Each of the Buyer and
Azzurro covenants that prior to Closing all information and
documents concerning the Business reviewed by them or their
representatives in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and, following either Closing or
termination of this Agreement, all such information and documents
to the extent related to any of the Excluded Assets or the Excluded
Liabilities and any confidential information known to the Buyer or
Azzurro (including through any employee) with respect to other
businesses operated by Seller or any of its Affiliates, shall be
maintained in confidence and shall not be disclosed or used by the
Buyer, Azzurro or their representatives without Seller’s
prior written consent, unless they can demonstrate that such
information is (i) otherwise publicly available, (ii) required to
be disclosed pursuant to judicial order, regulation or Law, or
(iii) required to be disclosed by the rules of a securities
exchange on which the Buyer or Azzurro may from time to time be
listed, or (iv) disclosed to any Person that proposes to finance,
in whole or in part, the Purchased Assets, solely for the purpose
of permitting such party to evaluate the advisability of providing
such financing. With respect to information and documents related
to the Business, at Seller’s request in the event that the
Closing shall not occur, and, with respect to information and
documents related to the Excluded Assets, the Excluded Liabilities
or other businesses operated by Seller or any of its Affiliates, as
soon as practicable following Closing, (i) the Buyer and Azzurro
shall, and shall cause their representatives to (to the extent
reasonably practicable with respect to information and documents
related to Excluded Assets, the Excluded Liabilities or other
businesses operated by Seller or any of its Affiliates should the
Closing occur), promptly destroy all information and documents
concerning the Business, the Excluded Assets, the Excluded
Liabilities or other businesses operated by Seller or any of its
Affiliates, as the case may be (including any copies thereof or
extracts therefrom), and (ii) the Buyer and Azzurro shall keep
confidential and shall not use any such information or documents
unless required to disclose such information or documents pursuant
to judicial order, regulation or Law. In the event that the Buyer,
Azzurro or any of their representatives becomes legally compelled
to disclose any such information or documents as referred to in
this paragraph, the Buyer shall provide Seller with prompt written
notice before such disclosure, sufficient to enable Seller either
to seek a protective order, at its expense, or other appropriate
remedy preventing or prohibiting such disclosure or to waive
compliance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 or
both.
(b) Following
the Closing, Seller shall maintain, and shall cause its Affiliates
to maintain, in confidence any information it or they may have in
relation to the Business, other than with respect to the Excluded
Assets and the Excluded Liabilities, and such information shall not
be disclosed or used by Seller or its Affiliates without the
Buyer’s prior written consent, unless such information is (i)
otherwise publicly available (except as a result of a breach hereof
by Seller or its affiliates), (ii) required to be disclosed
pursuant to judicial order, regulation or Law or (iii) required to
be disclosed by the rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any
other applicable exchange or quotation system. In the event that
Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives become legally
compelled to disclose any such information or documents as referred
to in this paragraph, Seller shall, to the extent reasonably
practicable, provide the Buyer