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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 17, 2003, among LifeStyle
Innovations, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("LIFESTYLE"), FutureSmart Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of LifeStyle
("FUTURESMART" or "SELLER"), and Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("PURCHASER").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Seller is engaged as of the date hereof in the business of
designing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing residential
networking systems and equipment (collectively, the "BUSINESS"), which Business
constitutes the entirety of the operations of FutureSmart, and is operated by
Lifestyle and Seller entirely through FutureSmart;
WHEREAS, Seller wishes to sell the Assets and Purchaser wishes to purchase the
Assets on the terms and conditions and for the consideration described in this
Agreement (all defined terms in this Agreement having the meanings indicated in
Article XI); and WHEREAS, Seller wishes to assign and Purchaser wishes to assume
the Assumed Liabilities on the terms and conditions and for the consideration
described in this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises, covenants, representations and warranties made herein and of the
mutual benefits to be derived herefrom, the sufficiency of which the Parties
hereby acknowledge, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SALE AND PURCHASE
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ASSETS.
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller
will sell, and Purchaser will purchase, all of the Assets for an aggregate
initial purchase price of One and One-half Million Dollars ($1,500,000.00)(the
"INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE"). The Initial Purchase Price is subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 1.3 (as adjusted, the "FINAL PURCHASE PRICE").
CLOSING.
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The closing of the transaction contemplated hereunder (the "CLOSING")
will take place on the date stated in the Preamble to this Agreement (the
"CLOSING DATE"). The "Effective Time" of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Closing Date shall be deemed to take
place at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Closing Date;
At the Closing, Seller will convey, transfer, assign and deliver to
Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, all of Seller's right, title and
interest in and to the Assets, accompanied by any necessary bills of sale,
assignment agreements or other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by
Purchaser;
All amounts set forth in the Agreement shall be paid in United States
Dollars. At Closing, the aggregate sum of One Million Dollars
($1,050,000.00)("ESCROW AMOUNT") shall be deposited into an escrow account, with
an institution agreed to by the Seller and the Purchaser, to secure the
indemnification obligations of the Seller and of LifeStyle hereunder, and
subject to the Escrow Agreement as set forth in Annex A. The disbursement of the
Escrow Amount shall be subject to reduction in an amount equal to any Losses (as
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defined in Sections 9.2 and 9.3 below) incurred by the Purchaser for which the
Purchaser is entitled to indemnification pursuant to Article IX, and/or in an
amount equal to the Closing Deficit as defined in Section 1.3(d) below. In the
event of a dispute between the Seller and/or LifeStyle, on the one hand, and the
Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection with any scheduled disbursement of
the Escrow Amount, the parties shall resolve such dispute pursuant to Section
10.11 hereof; and
The remaining portion of the Initial Purchase Price, the aggregate sum
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00), shall be paid by the Purchaser
at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or
accounts previously designated by the Seller. This portion of the Initial
Purchase Price shall also be available to Purchaser to secure the
indemnification obligations of the Seller and of LifeStyle hereunder as set
forth in the Intercreditor Agreement as set forth in Annex B.
POST-CLOSING PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT.
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(a) Within two business days after the Closing Date, Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser a proposed balance sheet (the "PROPOSED CLOSING
BALANCE SHEET") of the Business on a stand-alone basis as of the Closing Date
reflecting only the Assets (as defined in Section 2.1 below) and the Assumed
Liabilities (as defined in Section 3.1 below), prepared on a basis consistent
with the principles used to prepare the Reference Balance Sheet and in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied by Seller; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, for
purposes of the determination of the amount of the post-Closing purchase price
adjustment (i) that no Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities shall be
considered on either the Closing Balance Sheet or Reference Balance Sheet, and
(ii) that goodwill shall be deemed to have a value of zero on both the Closing
Balance Sheet and the Reference Balance Sheet. Purchaser and its representatives
shall be permitted full access to observe at all times the preparation of the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and to ask questions of Seller and its
representatives. The Parties shall conduct a joint physical count of the
Inventories as of the Closing Date, the results of which shall be used in the
preparation of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet.
(b) Seller agrees to provide Purchaser and Purchaser's
accountants, at no cost to Purchaser, access to any books, records and personnel
of the Business retained by Seller after the Closing Date to the extent
reasonably requested by Purchaser for purposes of reviewing the Proposed Closing
Balance Sheet. Unless Purchaser notifies Seller in writing within thirty (30)
days after receipt of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet that it disagrees with
any aspect of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet (such notice to include all
Purchaser's specific objections and reasonably detailed proposed revisions
thereto and a description in reasonable detail of the basis therefor along with
any relevant supporting data), the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet shall be
deemed to constitute the Closing Balance Sheet (as defined below) and shall be
conclusive and binding on Seller and Purchaser. If Purchaser so notifies Seller
in writing within such thirty (30) day period, then Seller and Purchaser shall
attempt to resolve their differences with respect thereto within fifteen (15)
days after Seller's receipt of Purchaser's written notice of disagreement. Any
disputes not resolved by Seller and Purchaser within such fifteen (15) day
period regarding the Proposed Closing Date Balance Sheet will be resolved by a
nationally recognized accounting firm to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties
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(the "FIRM"). If the Parties cannot agree on an accounting firm or if such
accounting firm shall be unable or decline to act, the respective auditing firms
of Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other, shall cooperate to
select an accounting firm after eliminating one accounting firm unacceptable to
Seller, on the one hand, and one that is unacceptable to Purchaser, on the
other. The Firm shall make a determination on the disputes so submitted as well
as such modifications, if any, to the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet as reflect
such determination, and the same shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Parties. The determination of the Firm for any item in dispute cannot, however,
be in excess of, or less than, the greatest or lowest value, respectively,
claimed for that particular item in the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet prepared
by Seller, in the case of Seller, or in the notice described in the second
sentence of this paragraph, in the case of Purchaser. The Firm shall have no
right to make any determination with respect to the undisputed portions of the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet, and no such determination with respect to the
undisputed portions of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet shall be binding on
Seller or Purchaser. The Proposed Closing Balance Sheet of the Business as
finally determined pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 1.3 is
hereinafter referred to as the "CLOSING BALANCE SHEET" and the net book value of
the Assets set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet are hereinafter referred to as
the "FINAL NET BOOK VALUE". The fees and expenses of the Firm shall be paid
equally by Seller and Purchaser.
(c) Not later than thirty (30) days after the engagement of
the Firm (as evidenced by its written acceptance by facsimile or otherwise to
the Parties), the Parties shall submit simultaneous briefs to the Firm (with a
copy to the other Parties) setting forth their respective positions regarding
the issues in dispute and their respective calculations of the net book value of
the Assets of the Business as of the Closing Date. Rebuttal briefs shall be
submitted within fifteen (15) days after the submission of the initial briefs.
The Firm shall render its decision resolving the dispute within thirty (30) days
after submission of the rebuttal briefs. If additional briefing, a hearing, or
other information is required by the Firm, the Firm shall give notice thereof to
the Parties as soon as practicable before the expiration of such thirty (30) day
period, and the Parties shall promptly respond; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, without
the written consent of Seller and Purchaser, no request for additional briefing,
a hearing or other information shall act as an extension of the thirty (30) day
period in which the Firm must render its decision.
(d) If the Final Net Book Value is less than $(784,000.00)
(such deficiency, the "CLOSING DEFICIT"), then Seller shall pay to Purchaser an
amount equal to the Closing Deficit, plus interest accrued thereon since the
Closing Date computed using an interest rate equal to the "prime rate" as set
forth in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on the Closing Date (the "BASE RATE"), within
five (5) business days of the final determination of the Closing Balance Sheet.
At Purchaser's option, Purchaser may elect to receive reimbursement for any
Closing Deficit determined hereunder by a reduction in the Escrow Amount
pursuant to Section 1.2(c) of this Agreement.
(e) Payments pursuant to this Section 1.3 shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to a bank account
designated in writing by Purchaser or Seller, as applicable. If at any time
after Seller's delivery of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet pursuant to
Section 1.3(a), any portion of any adjustment is in dispute between Purchaser
and Seller or, if following any such dispute, the Parties resolve their
difference with respect to all or any portion thereof without a determination by
the Firm, Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, shall within five (5) business
days pay to Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, the amount of the adjustment not
previously paid by Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, and not in dispute
(except to the extent the resolution of the disputed amount could affect whether
the party owing any undisputed amount is obligated to pay such undisputed
amount). Such payment shall be made by a wire transfer of immediately available
funds in Dollars to a bank account designated in writing by Purchaser or Seller,
as the case may be.
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(f) The purpose of this Section 1.3 is to determine the
purchase price to be paid by Purchaser under this Agreement. Accordingly, any
adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.3 shall not be deemed to be an
indemnification by Seller pursuant to Article IX, nor preclude Purchaser from
exercising any indemnification rights pursuant to Article IX.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained herein, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2 hereof, at the
Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and
Purchaser shall purchase, assume and acquire from Seller, all of Seller's right,
title and interest in and to all of Seller's tangible and intangible assets,
properties and rights used, developed or held for use in the Business as of the
Closing Date, other than the Excluded Assets (the "ASSETS"). For purposes of
this Agreement, "ASSETS" shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) all cash (including without limitation cash overdrafts), cash
equivalents and other similar types of investments, certificates of deposit,
U.S. Treasury bills and other marketable third-party securities;
(b) all inventory, including raw materials, work-in process, finished
goods, and consignment inventories of the Business ("INVENTORY") other than
Inventory disposed of after the date hereof in the ordinary course of business
in accordance with Section 6.1;
(c) all Personal Property used, developed or held for use by Seller in
the conduct of the Business;
(d) all Intellectual Property and IP License Agreements used in
connection with the Business;
(e) all rights under all Contracts, including the items listed on
Schedule 4.10(a), entered into by Seller relating to the Assets and/or the
Business and in effect as of the date hereof, except (i) the Excluded Employment
Contracts as sets forth in Section 3.2(b), and (ii) any contracts entered into
in violation of Section 7.1(h) below (collectively, the "TRANSFERRED
CONTRACTS");
(f) all goodwill associated with the Business;
(g) all Permits used or held for use by Seller in the conduct of the
Business;
(h) all of Seller's customer and vendor lists to the extent relating to
the Business, all of Seller's files and documents (including credit information)
to the extent relating to customers and vendors of the Business, and all of
Seller's production data, equipment maintenance data, accounting records,
inventory records, sales and sales promotional data, advertising materials, cost
and pricing information, business plans, reference catalogs, information
(including but not limited to design specifications) on Seller's computer
systems or maintained in electronic format, and any other such data and records,
in each case to the extent relating to the Business; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
Seller shall be entitled to retain copies of any such materials which are solely
necessary for, and may use such copies solely in connection with, their tax,
accounting or legal purposes;
(i) all rights of Seller pursuant to any express or implied warranties,
representations or guarantees made by suppliers furnishing goods or services to
the extent furnished to or on behalf of the Business;
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(j) all of Seller's trade accounts receivable and trade notes
receivable of the Business, whether recorded or unrecorded, including without
limitation all such trade receivables from divisions or Affiliates of Seller,
and including all bank accounts of FutureSmart for the purpose of collecting the
Accounts Receivable (the "ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE");
(k) all of Seller's prepaid expenses and deposits relating to the
Business, but only to the extent that economic value is transferred to Purchaser
at Closing;
(l) Seller's leases for real property listed on Schedule 2.1(l), and
specifically excluding the San Jose Lease (the "TRANSFERRED LEASES");
(m) all Confidentiality Agreements that have been executed by any
Person in connection with Seller or any Affiliate of Seller seeking to sell
FutureSmart and/or the Business;
(n) all rights to use the FutureSmart, Future Smart and Future Proof
names and trademarks, as well as the WWW.FUTURESMART.COM domain name; and
(o) all other Assets used in connection with the Business that are not
expressly indicated herein to be Excluded Assets (as defined in Section 2.2
below).
2.2 EXCLUDED ASSETS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, the following assets, properties and rights (the "EXCLUDED
ASSETS") shall not be sold, assigned, transferred or conveyed to Purchaser
hereunder, and such assets, properties and rights shall not be deemed Assets
hereunder:
(a) assets of employee benefit plans of Seller;
(b) all Tax refunds (and credits) attributable to the Business for
periods on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) all rights of Seller under this Agreement;
(d) any employee data which relates to employees of the Business who
are not transferred to Purchaser or which Seller is prohibited by law or legal
agreement from disclosing or delivering to Purchaser;
(e) all of Seller's and/or Seller's Affiliates' equity interests in any
legal entity (including but not limited to any predecessor and/or subsidiary of
Seller or Seller's Affiliates), including without limitation any and all shares,
derivatives and/or derivative obligations of LifeStyle and/or FutureSmart;
(f) all real property or interests in real property owned or leased by
Seller other than the Transferred Leases;
(g) all contracts, arrangements, licenses and commitments of Seller
except for the Transferred Contracts (collectively, the "EXCLUDED Contracts");
(h) all of FutureSmart's and/or LifeStyle's right, title and interest
in and to any of FutureSmart's and/or LifeStyle's tangible and intangible
assets, properties and rights to the extent not used, developed or held for use
in the Business; and
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(i) all claims, rights, benefits and interests arising under or
resulting from any Excluded Asset or Retained Liability.
2.3 ASSIGNMENT OF ASSETS.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the
extent that any sale, conveyance, transfer or assignment or attempted sale,
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