SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE
CORPORATION
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
INC.,
MIDWAY STUDIOS-LOS ANGELES INC.
and
MIDWAY GAMES INC.
Dated as of September 18,
2009
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION AND RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION
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1.2 Interpretation and Rules of
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ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF
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2.1 Assets to be Purchased
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ARTICLE 3. ASSUMED LIABILITIES
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ARTICLE 4. EXCLUDED LIABILITIES
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ARTICLE 5. PURCHASE PRICE
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ARTICLE 6. CLOSING AND DELIVERIES
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6.3 Deliveries by Purchaser
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6.4 Sales, Use and Other Taxes
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6.5 Assignment and Assumption
Agreement
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ARTICLE 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
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7.1 Organization and Good Standing
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7.2 Authorization of Agreement
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7.6 No Other Representations or
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ARTICLE 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
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8.1 Organization and Good Standing
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8.2 Authorization of Agreement
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8.7 Purchaser’s Inspection
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9.1 Notification of Bankruptcy Court Filings
Relating to this Agreement and New Adverse Claims
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9.2 Post-Closing Obligations
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9.3 Bankruptcy Court Filings
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9.4 Rejection of TNA License
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9.5 Use of Purchased Assets
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9.6 Withdrawal of Tradewest
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ARTICLE 10. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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10.1 Conditions to each Party’s Obligation
to Effect the Closing
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10.2 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligation
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10.3 Conditions to Sellers’ Obligation to
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Table of Contents
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11.1 Termination of Agreement
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11.2 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS
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12.12 Agreement Negotiated
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12.14 Third Party Beneficiaries
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12.16 Waiver of Right to Trial by
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12.18 Damages and Injunctive Relief
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12.19 No Consequential Damages
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THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated
as of this 18th day of September, 2009, by and among SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“
Purchaser ”), MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Studio ”), MIDWAY
STUDIOS-LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation (“
Midway L.A. ”), and MIDWAY GAMES INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ,” and together with the
studio and Midway L.A., each a “ Seller ” and
together “ Sellers ”).
WHEREAS, the
Studio is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent that was engaged,
among other things, in the business of designing and developing the
TNA iMPACT! wrestling video games at a studio located at 10636
Scripps Summit Court, San Diego, California, USA 92131 pursuant to
rights granted under the TNA License (as defined below);
WHEREAS, on
February 11, 2009, Parent and its U.S. subsidiaries, including
the Studio, filed voluntary petitions for relief under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as hereinafter defined)
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”), and such
Chapter 11 cases (the “ Bankruptcy Proceedings
”) are being jointly administered for procedural purposes
under Case No. 09-10465-KG;
WHEREAS, Purchaser
desires to purchase from Sellers, and Sellers desire to sell to
Purchaser, certain assets created under the TNA License (but
excluding the Excluded Assets (as defined below)) at the price and
on and subject to the other terms and conditions specified in this
Agreement and pursuant to Section 363 and 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code, in accordance with the Sale Order; and
WHEREAS, the
parties hereto intend this Agreement to set forth the terms and
conditions governing the sale, purchase, assignment and assumption
of the Purchased Assets by Sellers to Purchaser;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual premises,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
intending to be bound legally, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
1.1
Definitions . The following terms shall have the meaning
specified below.
(a) “
Adverse Claim ” means there is no demand, claim,
charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, inquiry or
investigation by any Person or Governmental Authority currently
pending or overtly threatened against any Seller which
(i) questions the validity of this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby
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or
(ii) challenges the legality, validity, enforceability,
ownership or performance of any Assumed Contract or other Purchased
Asset.
(b) “
Agreement ” has the meaning ascribed in the
Preamble.
(c) “
Ancillary Agreements ” means each other agreement,
document or instrument contemplated hereby, including but not
limited to the Bill of Sale and the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement.
(d) “
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning
ascribed in Section 6.5.
(e) “
Assumed Contracts ” means collectively, the Assumed
Development Agreements and the other Contracts listed on
Schedule 2.1 except to the extent such Contract is
excluded pursuant to Section 9.3.
(f) “
Assumed Development Agreements ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1.
(g) “
Assumed Liabilities ” has the meaning ascribed to it
in ARTICLE 3.
(h) “
Assumption Order ” means the order of the Bankruptcy
Court approving the assumption by the applicable Seller and the
assignment to Purchaser of the Assumed Contracts.
(i) “
Bankruptcy Code ” means title 11 of the United States
Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., as may be amended from time to
time.
(j) “
Bankruptcy Court ” shall have the meaning ascribed in
the Recitals.
(k) “
Bankruptcy Proceedings ” shall have the meaning
ascribed in the Recitals.
(l) “
Bill of Sale ” shall have the meaning ascribed in
Section 6.2(a).
(m) “
Business ” shall mean the design and development of
the First Game and the Second Game.
(n) “
Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in
Richmond, Virginia are authorized or required by applicable law to
close.
(o) “
Closing ” shall have the meaning ascribed in
Section 6.1.
(p) “
Closing Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed in
Section 6.1.
(q) “
Committee ” means the Official Committee of Unsecured
Creditors duly appointed in the Bankruptcy Proceedings and such
committee’s advisors.
(r) “
Consent ” means any consent, approval, authorization,
waiver or notification of, by or to the Bankruptcy Court, a
Governmental Authority or any other Person.
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(s) “
Contracts ” means contracts, licenses, agreements,
commitments, promises, orders and other obligations and
understandings, oral and written, express and implied, to which any
Seller is a party.
(t) “
Cure Amount Escrow Agreement ” means an escrow
agreement in substantially the same form as the Escrow
Agreement.
(u) “
Cure Amounts ” means any and all fees, costs, charges,
amounts and other obligations (including, without limitation,
advances, initial fees, up-front fees, or similar and additional
fees) required to be paid or otherwise performed under any Assumed
Contract in order to cure in full any and all breaches and defaults
thereunder by any Seller existing immediately prior to the Closing,
all as determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
(v) “
Deposit ” has the meaning set forth in ARTICLE
5.
(w) “
Encumbrances ” means any liens, claims, interests, and
other encumbrances within the meaning of section 363(f) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
(x) “
Escrow Agent ” means Blank Rome LLP.
(y) “
Escrow Agreement ” means the escrow agreement
effective as of August 19, 2009 executed by the parties and
the Escrow Agent.
(z) “
Excluded Assets ” has the meaning ascribed in
Section 2.2.
(aa) “
First Game ” means the first The TNA iMPACT! wrestling
game.
(bb) “
Governmental Authority ” means any government or
political subdivision or regulatory authority, whether federal,
state, local or foreign, or any agency or instrumentality of any
such government or political subdivision or regulatory authority,
or any federal, state, local or foreign court or arbitrator,
including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Court.
(cc) “
Knowledge of Sellers ” means the actual, current
knowledge of Matthew Booty, Miguel Iribarren, Ryan O’Desky
and Steve Martin.
(dd) “
Law ” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule
regulation, ruling, interpretation or other requirement of any
Governmental Authority.
(ee) “
Midway L.A.” has the meaning ascribed in the
Preamble.
(ff) “
Order ” means any order, judgment, injunction, award,
decree, ruling, charge or writ of any Governmental Authority,
including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Court.
(gg) “
Parent ” has the meaning ascribed in the
Preamble.
(hh) “
Person ” means an individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association,
trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental
Authority or other legal entity.
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(ii) “
POV Agreement ” means the Master Design and
Development Agreement effective as of September 1, 1999 by and
between the Studio and Point of View, Inc.
(jj) “
Purchase Price ” has the meaning ascribed in ARTICLE
5.
(kk) “
Purchased Assets ” has the meaning ascribed in
Section 2.1.
(ll) “
Purchaser ” has the meaning ascribed in the
Preamble.
(mm) “
Sale Order ” means an Order entered by the Bankruptcy
Court authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser, and substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto.
(nn) “
Second Game ” means the two versions of The TNA
iMPACT! wrestling game currently under development pursuant to the
Assumed Development Agreements.
(oo) “
Sellers ” has the meaning ascribed in the Preamble and
shall, include Parent, the Studio or Midway L.A., as applicable, as
debtor and debtor-in-possession, so as to provide to Purchaser the
fullest protection under this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby as the Law allows.
(pp) “
Studio ” has the meaning ascribed in the
Preamble.
(qq) “
Taxes ” means any taxes, charges, fees or other
assessments imposed by any Governmental Authority, including all
Federal, state, local, foreign and other income, gross receipts,
franchise, capital stock, withholding, payroll, social security,
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, ad valorem, excise, transfer, profits, license, customs,
estimated, severance, stamp, occupation, value added and
corporation and any other taxes, including any interest, penalties
or additions on or to the foregoing.
(rr) “
TNA ” means TNA Entertainment, LLC.
(ss) “
TNA License ” means the License Agreement effective as
of September 16, 2005 between TNA and the Studio, as
amended.
1.2
Interpretation and Rules of Construction . In this
Agreement, except to the extent that the context otherwise
requires:
(a) References
to an “Article,” “Section,”
“Exhibit” or “Schedule” in this Agreement
refer to an Article or Section of or an Exhibit or Schedule to,
this Agreement unless otherwise stated. The Exhibits and Schedules
attached hereto or referred to herein are incorporated herein and
made a part hereof for all purposes. As used herein, the term
“this Agreement” includes such Exhibits and
Schedules;
(b) The
captions, headings and arrangements used in this Agreement are for
convenience only and do not in any way affect, limit or amplify the
provisions hereof;
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(c) Whenever
the words “include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement,
(d) They are
deemed to be followed, whether or not expressly so stated, by the
words “without limitation”;
(e) As used
in this Agreement, the words “herein,”
“hereby,” “hereof,” and
“hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article,
Section or other portion of this Agreement;
(f) All terms
defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in
any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant
hereto, unless otherwise defined in such certificate or other
document;
(g) Whenever
the singular number is used in this Agreement, the same will
include the plural where appropriate, and vice versa;
(h) Any Law
defined or referred to herein or in any agreement, instrument or
other document that is referred to herein means such Law as from
time to time amended, otherwise modified or supplemented, including
by succession of comparable successor laws, statutes, rules or
regulations;
(i) References
to a Person are also to such Person’s permitted successors
and assigns; and the use of “or” is not intended to be
exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.
ARTICLE 2.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1 Assets to
be Purchased . On and subject to all the terms and conditions
of this Agreement (including without limitation, Section 2.2)
and the Sale Order and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties of the parties herein set forth, each Seller shall,
subject to the Sale Order and the Assumption Order, sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall
purchase and acquire from each Seller, pursuant to
Sections 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, all of such
Seller’s right, title and interest in, to, and under the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances as set
forth in the Sale Order and/or the Assumption Order, as applicable.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Purchased
Assets ” shall mean:
(a) All
completed versions of the First Game including the right to control
the gold masters for such versions and the right to publish,
manufacture, sell and distribute the completed versions of the
First Game on various platforms including the Nintendo Wii,
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360;
(b) The
following Contracts for the development of the Second Game on hand
held platforms (the “ Assumed Development Agreements
”), including Sellers right to recoup all advances or monies
paid by Sellers pursuant to the Assumed Development
Agreements:
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Master Design and Development
Agreement dated February 6, 2009 between Midway Home
Entertainment Inc. and Doubletap LLP and Schedules 1 and 2
thereto.
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Schedule 30 to the POV
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(c) The two
hand held versions of the Second Game under development pursuant to
the Assumed Development Agreements including (i) the right to
use in such hand held games data, data files and other materials
supplied by Sellers to Point of View, Inc. or DoubleTap LLP for use
in such hand held versions of the Second Game and (i) the
right to use in such hand held games data, data files and other
materials derived by Point of View, Inc. or DoubleTap LLP from
data, data files and other materials supplied by Sellers to Point
of View, Inc. or DoubleTap LLP, in each instance to the extent that
such data, data files and other materials have been previously
incorporated into such hand held games;
(d) All
submission files for packaging and manuals for the versions of the
First Game on the Nintendo Wii, Play Station 2, Playstation 3 and
Microsoft Xbox 360 platforms;
(e) The
domain name www.TNAGame.com;
(f) All data,
data files and other materials that were independently created or
developed by Point of View, Inc. under Schedule 27
(PlayStation 2 version) and Schedule 28 (Wii version) to the
POV Agreement which have been incorporated by Point of View, Inc.
in the First Game or the Second Game and which are currently in the
possession of Point of View, Inc.; and
(g) The other
Contracts and assets listed on Schedule 2.1
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The Purchased
Assets include rights licensed to Sellers by TNA. Therefore,
notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may not use the Purchased
Assets or sell or distribute the Purchased Assets without first
obtaining any necessary license or other permission from
TNA.
2.2 Excluded
Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Purchased Assets shall be limited to the assets
identified or described in Section 2.1 if and to the extent of
Sellers’ rights therein and shall in any event exclude (the
“ Excluded Assets ”):
(a) the name
“Midway” and all variations thereof;
(b) the
underlying assets and elements of the First Game including the art
files, music files and source code;
(c) Schedule 29
to the POV Agreement;
(d) the TNA
License and Sellers’ rights thereunder; and
(e) all
motion capture data made or created by Sellers, including motion
capture data created under the TNA License, but excluding any data
included in the Purchased Assets pursuant to Section
2.1(c).
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ARTICLE 3.
ASSUMED LIABILITIES
On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Sale
Order and the Assumption Order, as applicable, at the Closing,
Purchaser shall assume and shall timely perform and discharge in
accordance with their respective terms, (i) all of
Sellers’ liabilities and obligations under the Assumed
Contracts, and (ii) pay the Cure Amounts, if any, pursuant to
the terms of ARTICLE 5. (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”). Anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, at the Closing Purchaser shall deposit
with the Escrow Agent under the terms of the Cure Amount Escrow
Agreement Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($87,000). If for any
reason the Assumption Order does not approve the assumption and
assignment of the Assumed Development Agreements or Purchaser
wrongfully fails to pay and assume the Cure Amounts, the Studio
shall be entitled to the immediate disbursement of such $87,000 for
the purpose of first paying such Cure Amounts and then paying any
other Assumed Liabilities under the Assumed Development
Agreements.
ARTICLE 4.
EXCLUDED LIABILITIES
Except for the
Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser is not assuming and shall not
assume, and Purchaser shall not in any way be responsible for, any
liabilities or obligations of any Seller or any other liabilities
or obligations whatsoever (whether known or unknown to any Seller)
associated with the Purchased Assets or with any other properties,
rights, Contracts or other assets, without limitation, any and all
other liabilities or obligations, whether presently in existence of
arising hereafter, known or unknown, disputed or undisputed,
contingent or non-contingent, liquidated or un liquidated or
otherwise.
ARTICLE 5.
PURCHASE PRICE
The aggregate
consideration due from Purchaser hereunder (the “ Purchase
Price ”) shall consist of (a) cash in an amount
equal to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and (b) the
aggregate of the Cure Amounts and the other Assumed Liabilities.
Purchaser has heretofore delivered a Bank Check in the amount of
$100,000 payable to Blank Rome LLP, Attorney Escrow Account (the
“ Deposit ”) to the Escrow Agent to be held
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. At the Closing, the
parties shall instruct the Escrow Agent to deliver the Deposit to
the Studio in payment of the cash portion of the Purchase Price. If
the conditions to Purchaser’s obligation to Close have been
fulfilled and Purchaser fails to close within two Business Days
after entry of the Sale Order or such later date as the conditions
to Purchaser’s obligation to Close have been fulfilled, then
the full amount of the Deposit shall be forfeited by Purchaser and
Sellers are authorized to deliver the Deposit to the Studio as
liquidated damages upon receipt of a written statement from Sellers
to that effect. If TNA objects to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and as a result thereof the Sale Order is not
entered, then Purchaser shall forfeit the Deposit.
ARTICLE 6.
CLOSING AND DELIVERIES
6.1 Closing
. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law)
of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE 10, the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing
”) shall take place on a date and time agreed by the parties
hereto but in any event on or
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before the
second Business Day after the entry of the Sale Order or on such
other date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The
Closing shall be held at the offices of Williams Mullen, 1021 E.
Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or at such other location or
in such other manner, including closing by facsimile or email with
originals to follow, as agreed to by the parties hereto. The date
on which the Closing occurs is herein referred to as the “
Closing Date .”
6.2 Deliveries
by Seller . At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser
the following items:

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