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Title: |
Asset Purchase Agreement |
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Entities: |
PlanetOut Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, NA |
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Date: |
2005 |
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$99 |
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#885521 |
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among:
LPI Media Inc.,
SpecPub, Inc. and
Triangle Marketing Services, Inc.
each, a Delaware corporation;
PlanetOut Inc.
a Delaware corporation;
and
Vulcan Acquisition Corp. and SpecPub Acquisition Corp.,
each, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of PlanetOut Inc.
Dated as of November 8, 2005
Table Of Contents
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SALE OF ASSETS; RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
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Sale of Assets |
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Purchase Price |
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Post-Closing Adjustment |
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Sales Taxes |
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Allocation |
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Closing |
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Sale and Assignment of Core Domain Names |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER GROUP |
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2.1 |
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Due Organization; No Subsidiaries; Etc. |
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Certificates of Incorporation and Bylaws; Records |
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Capitalization |
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Financial Statements |
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Absence Of Changes |
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Title To Assets |
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[Reserved] |
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[Reserved] |
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Material Relationships |
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Inventory |
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Equipment, Etc. |
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2.12 |
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Real Property |
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2.13 |
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Intellectual Property |
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2.14 |
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Contracts |
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Liabilities; Major Suppliers |
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Compliance with Legal Requirements |
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Governmental Authorizations |
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Tax Matters |
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Employee And Labor Matters |
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Employee Benefit Plans and Compensation |
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Environmental Matters |
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2.22 |
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Sale of Products |
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Publishing, etc. |
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Insurance |
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Related Party Transactions |
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Certain Payments, Etc. |
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Proceedings; Orders |
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Authority; Binding Nature Of Agreements |
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Non-Contravention; Consents |
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Brokers |
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Full Disclosure |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER GROUP |
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Organization; Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement |
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SEC Filings; Financial Statements |
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Absence Of Changes |
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Non-Contravention; Consents |
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Brokers |
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Full Disclosure |
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INDEMNIFICATION, ETC. |
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Survival of Representations |
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Indemnification by the Seller Group |
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Indemnification by the Buyer Group |
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Satisfaction of Claims |
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Baskets |
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Notice to Indemnifying Party; Third Party Claims |
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Exercise of Remedies by Buyer Group Indemnitees |
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Exercise of Remedies by Seller Group Indemnitees |
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CERTAIN POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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5.1 |
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Further Actions |
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Collection and Processing of Seller Group A/R and Seller Group A/P |
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Seller Groups Obligation to Remit Funds |
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5.4 |
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Publicity |
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Change Of Name |
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Effect of Event of Default under Secured Notes |
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Buyer Groups Obligation to Provide Insurance |
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Secondment Period; Subject Seller Group Employees |
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Other Covenants |
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Acknowledgement of Receipt of the Escrow Notes |
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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6.1 |
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Agent |
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Further Assurances |
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Fees and Expenses |
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Attorneys Fees |
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Notices |
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Time Of The Essence |
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Headings |
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Counterparts |
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Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction |
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Successors And Assigns; Parties In Interest |
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Remedies Cumulative; Specific Performance |
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Waiver |
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Amendments |
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Severability |
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Entire Agreement |
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No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement is entered into as of November 8, 2005, by and among: LPI Media Inc. (LPI) and SpecPub, Inc. (SP), each a Delaware corporation; Triangle Marketing Services, Inc. (TMS), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of LPI (collectively with LPI and SP, the Seller Group and each a Seller Group Entity); PlanetOut Inc. (Parent), a Delaware corporation; and Vulcan Acquisition Corp. (LPI Acquisition Sub) and SpecPub Acquisition Corp. (SP Acquisition Sub), each, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (collectively with Parent, the Buyer Group and each a Buyer Group Entity). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.
Recitals
A. Dan Renberg, Eugene Kapaloski and Jim Franklin (collectively, the Stockholders) are the sole stockholders of LPI and SP;
B. The Stockholders and the Seller Group wish to provide for the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Seller Group to the Buyer Group and the assumption of certain liabilities of the Seller Group by the Buyer Group on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
Agreement
The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
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Sale of Assets; Related Transactions. |
1.1 Sale of Assets. The Seller Group hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Buyer Group, good and valid title to the Assets (as defined below) other than the Core Domain Names, and agrees to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Core Domain Names in accordance with Section 1.7 hereof, in each case, free of any Encumbrances (other than Ordinary Course Liens, as defined in Section 2.14 below, or as specifically disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in manner set forth below in this Section 1.1(a). For purposes of this Agreement, Assets shall mean and include: (a) all of the assets specifically identified on Exhibit B-1 attached hereto and all of the other properties, rights, interests and other tangible and intangible assets of LPI (wherever located and whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP) (collectively, the LPI Assets), which LPI Assets shall be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered by LPI to LPI Acquisition Sub; (b) all of the assets specifically identified on Exhibit B-2 attached hereto and all of the other properties, rights, interests and other tangible and intangible assets of TMS (wherever located and whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP) (collectively, the TMS Assets), which TMS Assets shall be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered by TMS to LPI Acquisition Sub; and (c) all of the assets specifically identified on Exhibit B-3 attached hereto (collectively, the SP Assets) and all of the other properties, rights, interests and other tangible and intangible assets of SP (wherever located and whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP), which SP Assets shall be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered by SP to SP Acquisition Sub; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Assets shall not include any of the following (collectively, the Excluded Assets): (x) any of the assets of the Seller Group identified on Exhibit C attached hereto; (y) any cash or cash equivalents of the Seller Group; or (z) any accounts receivable of the Seller Group as of 11:59 P.M., local California time on November 7, 2005 (the Cutoff Time), as shown on the Seller Group A/R Schedule delivered at the
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Closing pursuant to Section 1.6(b)(xvii) hereof (the Seller Group A/R). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Assets shall include, to the extent not otherwise constituting Excluded Assets:
(a) all equipment, materials, prototypes, tools, supplies, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, improvements and other tangible assets of the Seller Group (including the tangible assets specifically identified in Part 2.11 of the Disclosure Schedule);
(b) all advertising and promotional materials owned by or licensed to the Seller Group;
(c) all Seller Group IP, to the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under Section 5.1 hereof, following) the Closing (including the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights specifically identified in Part 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule);
(d) all rights of the Seller Group under the Seller Group Contracts, to the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under Section 5.1 hereof, following) the Closing (including all office leases, equipment leases, printing Contracts, licensing agreements and all of the other Seller Group Contracts identified in Part 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule), other than accounts receivable of the Seller Group as of the Cutoff Time;
(e) all Governmental Authorizations held by the Seller Group, to the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under Section 5.1 hereof, following) the Closing (including specifically the Governmental Authorizations identified in Part 2.17 of the Disclosure Schedule);
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