ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made
as of this 12 th
day
of October, 2009, by and between PETSMOBILITY, INC., a Delaware
Corporation (“ Buyer ”) and I Recycle LLC f/k/a
Global Alerts, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Seller ”).
R E C I T A L
S:
WHEREAS, Seller
own certain assets used in connection with or relating to its
online pet portal business focused on pet adoption, lost &
found and pet health content known as Pets 911, Pets911.com,
1888-Pets911 and such other similar names (the “
Business ”);
WHEREAS, Seller
desire to sell “as is where is”, and Buyer desires to
purchase “as is where is”, selective assets comprising
the Business, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties set forth herein, and in reliance
thereon, Buyer and Seller agree as follows:
SECTION
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Defined Terms . In this Agreement and in the schedules
hereto, the following terms and expressions will have the following
meanings:
(a)
“As is where is” means In the present condition and at
their current location. The purchaser is responsible for all
handling, transport and insurance to remove goods from their
current location. The assets do not include any kind of warranty
and the buyer assumes the risk that the assets might be defective
or damaged.
(b)
“ Affiliate ” shall mean another Person that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such
first Person.
(c)
“ Assumed Contracts ” means the contracts
included among the Purchased Assets transferred by the Seller to
the Buyer pursuant hereto and as set forth on Schedule
2.1(b) .
(d)
“ Assumed Liabilities ” means the liabilities
and obligations of Seller assumed by Buyer under Section 2.5 of
this Agreement, but not including the Excluded
Liabilities.
(e)
“ Books and Records ” means all books of account
and other financial records of Seller relating to the
Business.
(f)
“ Closing ” means the act or acts by which the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement are
accomplished.
(g)
“ Closing Date ” unless otherwise agreed to by
the parties hereto, shall mean the date of Closing.
(h)
“ Computer Software Assets ” means all Software,
data rights, documentation and associated license, escrow, support
and maintenance agreements used in connection with the Business on
an as is where is basis. Buyer understands that seller does not
have all licenses, documentation and support agreement on certain
software applications installed on various computers being sold as
part of the Asset Sale.
(i)
“ Control ” (which includes the terms
“controlled by” or “under common control
with”), with respect to a relationship between or among two
or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or
management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities by contract or otherwise, including the ownership,
directly or indirectly, of securities having the power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or similar body governing the
affairs of such Person.
(j)
“ Employee Benefit Plans ” shall mean any
pension plan, profit sharing plan, bonus plan, incentive
compensation plan, deferred compensation plan, stock ownership
plan, stock purchase plan, stock option plan, stock appreciation
plan, retirement plan, retention plan, fringe benefit program,
change-in-control plan, health, dental, life or disability plan,
accident insurance plan, severance plan, sick leave plan, vacation
plan, death benefit plan, supplemental unemployment plan, layoff or
salary continuation plan, employee welfare plan or any other plan,
program or policy, including without limitation any “employee
benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, to provide
income or benefits to active or former employees or directors of
either Seller.
(k)
“ Excluded Assets ” means the assets of Seller
specifically excluded from this Agreement pursuant to Section
2.2.
(l)
“ Excluded Liabilities ” means the liabilities
and obligations of Seller not included in the Assumed Liabilities
as set forth in Section 2.6.
(m)
“ Financial Statements ” shall have the
definition set forth in Section 3.5.
(n)
“ Governmental Authority ” means the government
of the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof,
any foreign country and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
(o)
“ Hired Employee ” shall have the definition set
forth in Section 5.4(a).
(p)
“ Intellectual Property ” means all unpatented
inventions, invention disclosures, multinational invention
registrations, patents and patent applications (including, but not
limited to, all reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions and re-examinations) and all
rights therein provided by law, multinational treaties or
conventions, all publications and copyrights, all trade secrets,
know-how, formulas, and all common law and registered trademarks,
trademark registrations, applications for trademark registrations,
tradenames, or any derivation thereof, trade dress, brand names,
service marks, logos, domain names, advertising and marketing
materials used in connection with the Business.
(q)
“ Leases ” means leases of equipment and other
tangible personal property, leases of real property and other
leases of tangible or intangible personal property, in each case
whether classified as a capital or operating lease for accounting
purposes used in connection with the Business.
(r)
“ Liens ” means all mortgages, liens, pledges,
charges, security interests, title retention or security
agreements, claims, restrictions, leases, options, rights of first
offer or first refusal, confidentiality or secrecy agreements,
noncompetition agreements, defects in title and other encumbrances
or rights of others with respect to any of the Purchased
Assets.
(s)
“ Losses ” means all out of pocket costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) suffered or incurred by a party. LOSSES SHALL NOT
INCLUDE ANY LOSS OF USE, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND
(INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER
IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY
OR OTHERWISE,
(t)
“ Open Orders ” means all open orders for goods
and services with customers of Seller relating to the Business,
together with related purchase orders, contracts, subcontracts and
accounts receivable and credit support associated
therewith.
(u)
“ Permitted Liens ” shall mean (i) statutory
liens for property Taxes and other governmental charges and
assessments which are not yet due and payable
(v)
“ Permits ” means all governmental permits,
licenses, registrations, orders and approvals relating to the
Business, all of which are listed in Schedule 2.1(g)
.
(w)
“ Person ” shall mean and include an individual,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association,
trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity or
organization, including a government or any department, agency or
political subdivision thereof or any other legal entity.
(x)
“ Purchase Price ” means the consideration
payable for the Purchased Assets under Section 2.3 of this
Agreement.
(y)
“ Purchased Assets ” shall have the definition
set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
(z)
“ Software ” means all software owned,
developed, licensed or used, including (i) all modifications,
enhancements, fixes, updates, upgrades, bypasses and workarounds,
(ii) the source code and object code for any of the foregoing and
(iii) all operating systems, bridgeware, firmware, middleware and
utilities.
(aa)
“ Territory ” shall mean worldwide .
(bb)
“ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall
mean any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under
Code Section 59A), custom duties, capital stock, franchise,
profits, withholding, social security (or similar), FICA,
workers’ compensation, unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration,
value added, alternative, or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax
of any kind whatsoever, disputed or not, whether computed on a
separate or consolidated, unitary or combined basis or in any other
manner and such term shall include any interest, penalties or
additions to tax attributable to such taxes, whether disputed or
not.
(cc)
“ Technical Information ” means, with respect to
the Business, all customer, dealer and supplier lists; serial
number records; engineering, manufacturing, design, installation
and other technical drawings, specifications and calculations;
manufacturing and production processes and techniques; research and
development information; operating, maintenance and repair manuals
and instruction books; cost and estimating information, cost
records, vendor data and other business records (including without
limitation, sales histories); sales inquiries; consultant's
reports; bills of material, test data and selected test material
samples; advertising and promotional literature, including
reproducible masters and all other commercial, sales, marketing,
and technical data (including, but not limited to, data stored
electronically or on other format, together with rights under any
third party licenses necessary to use such data).
(dd)
“ Warranty Claim ” means a claim for the repair
or replacement of products manufactured by the Business under
unexpired warranties or for credits or price adjustments for such
products, as a result of their failure to perform in accordance
with the warranties made in connection with their sale.
SECTION
1.
THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTION
2.1 Purchase
and Sale . Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, and in reliance on the limited representations,
warranties and covenants contained herein, Seller hereby assign,
convey, transfer and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of all Liens,
except for Permitted Liens, and Buyer hereby purchases and accepts
from Seller, all of Seller’ respective rights title and
interest in and to the following assets, properties and rights (the
“Purchased Assets.”), effective as of the date hereof,
and excluding the Excluded Assets listed in Section 2.2
:
(a) all
inventory and fixed assets relating to or used in the Business, a
list of which is set forth in Schedule 2.1(a) ;
(b) the Assumed
Contracts and Leases, a list of which is set forth in Schedule
2.1(b) ;
(c) all
computer hardware, telecommunications equipment and the Computer
Software Assets, a list of which is set forth in Schedule
2.1(c) ;
(d)all
Intellectual Property of Seller related to the Business, together
with the goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby; and
any licenses relating to the Intellectual Property used in or
useful to the Business, whether to or from either Seller and all
income, royalties, damages and payments due or payable with respect
to any time on or after the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, damages and payments for infringements or
misappropriations of any thereof throughout the world after the
Closing