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Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement |
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ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, AS SELLER
AND
FT INTERACTIVE DATA CORPORATION, AS BUYER
RELATING TO SELLER'S SECURITIES PRICING SERVICE BUSINESS
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Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS....................................................................... 1
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS............................................................... 7
2.01 Purchase Price................................................................................ 7
2.02 Delivery of Purchase Price.................................................................... 7
2.03 Sale and Purchase of the Acquired Assets...................................................... 8
ARTICLE III CLOSING................................................................................... 8
3.01 Actions to be Taken at Closing................................................................ 8
3.02 Interdependence............................................................................... 9
3.03 Time and Place of Closing..................................................................... 9
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS OF SELLER..................................... 10
4.01 Organization and Good Standing................................................................ 10
4.02 Authority..................................................................................... 10
4.03 Authorizations................................................................................ 10
4.04 No Conflicts.................................................................................. 10
4.05 Compliance with Applicable Laws............................................................... 10
4.06 Contracts..................................................................................... 10
4.07 Equipment..................................................................................... 11
4.08 Financial Information......................................................................... 11
4.09 Finder's Fees and Commissions................................................................. 11
4.10 Intellectual Property......................................................................... 11
4.11 Litigation and Claims......................................................................... 11
4.12 Permits....................................................................................... 12
4.13 Recent Conduct of the Business................................................................ 12
4.14 Taxes......................................................................................... 12
4.15 Title to Tangible Assets...................................................................... 12
4.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA................................................................. 13
4.17 Employment Arrangements....................................................................... 13
4.18 No Material Change............................................................................ 13
4.19 Absence of Certain Customer Changes........................................................... 13
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER................................................... 13
5.01 Organization and Good Standing................................................................ 14
5.02 Authority..................................................................................... 14
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5.03 Authorizations................................................................................ 14
5.04 No Conflicts.................................................................................. 14
5.05 Finder's Fees and Commissions................................................................. 14
5.06 Available Funds............................................................................... 14
5.07 Litigation and Claims......................................................................... 14
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS................................................................................. 14
6.01 Additional Documents.......................................................................... 14
6.02 Bulk Transfer Laws............................................................................ 15
6.03 Confidentiality............................................................................... 15
6.04 Tax Matters................................................................................... 16
6.05 Efforts to Close.............................................................................. 17
6.06 Expenses...................................................................................... 17
6.07 Operation of the Business Prior to Closing.................................................... 17
6.08 Removal of Acquired Assets.................................................................... 18
6.09 Tax Records................................................................................... 18
6.10 Employee Matters.............................................................................. 18
6.11 Collection of Accounts Receivable and Remittance of Payments Received......................... 19
6.12 Access to Books and Records................................................................... 20
6.13 Customer Notification......................................................................... 20
6.14 Notice of Developments........................................................................ 20
6.15 Delivery of Acquired Assets after the Effective Time.......................................... 21
6.16 Non-Compete................................................................................... 21
6.17 Confidentiality Agreements.................................................................... 22
6.18 Seller Invoiced Contracts..................................................................... 22
6.19 Regulation S-X Financial Statements........................................................... 22
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE................................................ 22
7.01 Buyer's Representations and Warranties True................................................... 22
7.02 Performance of Buyer's Obligations............................................................ 23
7.03 Authorizations/Waiting Periods................................................................ 23
7.04 No Injunction/Order........................................................................... 23
7.05 Lapse of Customer Notification Period......................................................... 23
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE................................................. 23
8.01 Seller's Representations and Warranties True.................................................. 23
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8.02 Performance of Seller's Obligations........................................................... 23
8.03 Authorizations/Waiting Periods................................................................ 23
8.04 No Injunction/Order........................................................................... 24
8.05 Lapse of Customer Notification Period......................................................... 24
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND ARBITRATION........................................................... 24
9.01 Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements............................. 24
9.02 Indemnification by Seller..................................................................... 24
9.03 Indemnification by Buyer...................................................................... 26
9.04 Dispute Resolution............................................................................ 27
9.05 Limitations................................................................................... 28
9.06 Termination of Indemnification................................................................ 29
ARTICLE X TERMINATION............................................................................... 29
10.01 Termination................................................................................... 29
10.02 Procedure and Effect of Termination........................................................... 29
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................. 30
11.01 Amendment and Modification.................................................................... 30
11.02 Waiver of Compliance.......................................................................... 30
11.03 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.................................................................. 30
11.04 Notices....................................................................................... 30
11.05 Exhibits and Schedules; Incorporation by Reference............................................ 31
11.06 Successors and Assigns........................................................................ 31
11.07 Entire Agreement.............................................................................. 31
11.08 Severability.................................................................................. 31
11.09 Captions...................................................................................... 31
11.10 Counterparts.................................................................................. 31
11.11 Governing Law................................................................................. 32
11.12 Jurisdiction and Service of Process........................................................... 32
11.13 Waiver of Jury Trial.......................................................................... 32
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This is an ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated as of
December 31st 2001, by and between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("Seller"), and FT Interactive Data
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Buyer"). Each of Seller and Buyer may
hereinafter be referred to as a "Party," or collectively, as "Parties."
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions upon which Seller
will sell and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase and accept from Seller,
the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities (each as hereinafter defined).
In consideration of the mutual agreements contained in this Agreement, and
intending to be legally bound by this Agreement, the Parties to this Agreement
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.01 "ACQUIRED ASSETS" means the following assets of the Business:
(a) the Books and Records;
(b) obligations, claims, rights and benefits of Seller arising
after the Effective Time pursuant to any Contract;
(c) the Equipment;
(d) goodwill exclusively related to the Business not otherwise
specifically identified in this Agreement;
(e) subject to the license to be granted pursuant to the Data and
Software License and Services Agreement, the Intellectual
Property and the Documentation;
(f) all Licenses;
(g) all rights, claims, and causes of action to the extent
relating to the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities
including rights of defense, setoff or counterclaim;
(h) the other assets identified on Schedule 1.01; and
(i) the aluminum frame of the professional trade show exhibition
booth used by Seller in the Business.(1)
Notwithstanding the above, the Acquired Assets do not include any of
the Excluded Assets.
1.02 "ACTION" means any claim, action, litigation, suit, arbitration,
mediation, or any proceeding by or before any mediator or Governmental
Entity, or any subpoena, or demand preliminary to any of the foregoing.
(1) Amended on January 31, 2002.
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1.03 "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to a Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls,
or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.
1.04 "ANTITRUST LAWS" means the HSR Act and all other statutes, rules,
regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines,
and other laws (whether national, foreign, federal, state, provincial,
local or other) that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or
regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or
restraint of trade.
1.05 "ASSUMED LIABILITIES" means the following liabilities, whether known or
unknown, accrued or contingent, direct or indirect:
(a) all liabilities arising out of or related to the operation of
the Business or ownership of the Acquired Assets after the
Effective Time (for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this
Section 1.05(a) shall relieve Seller from any liabilities
arising from its obligations under any other Transaction
Document);
(b) all liabilities for Taxes arising out of or related to the
operation of the Business or ownership of the Acquired Assets
after the Effective Time; and
(c) all post-Effective Time liabilities of Seller pursuant to any
Contract assigned hereunder, but excluding any liability or
obligation relating to or arising out of any such Contract as
a result of the failure of Seller to obtain the consent of any
third party as set forth on Schedule 4.04 to assign any
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