EXHIBIT
2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
THQ INC.
and
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.,
MIDWAY STUDIOS-LOS ANGELES INC.
and
MIDWAY GAMES INC.
Dated as of August 3, 2009
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
Agreement
),
dated as of this 3
rd
day of
August 2009, by and among THQ INC., 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
)
.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Studio is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent that was engaged 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 (such design and development business conducted by
the Studio at such San Diego studio the
Business
)
;
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,
substantially all of the assets (but excluding the Excluded Assets (as defined below)) used in
connection with and arising out of the operation of the Business, at the price and on and subject
to the other terms and conditions specified in this Agreement and pursuant to Sections 363 and 365
of the Bankruptcy Code, and free and clear of all Encumbrances 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
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 7.6.
(b)
Agreement
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Preamble.
(c)
Allocation Schedule
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 5.2.
(d)
Ancillary Agreements
means each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated
hereby, including but not limited to the Bill of Sale.
(e)
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 6.2(c).
(f)
Assumed Contracts
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2.1(e).
(g)
Assumed Liabilities
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Article 3.
(h)
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.
(i)
Bankruptcy Court
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Recitals.
(j)
Bankruptcy Proceedings
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Recitals.
(k)
Bill of Sale
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 6.2(b).
(1)
Business
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Recitals.
(m)
Business Day
means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banking institutions in Los Angeles, California are authorized or required by applicable Law to
close.
(n)
Closing
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 6.1.
(o)
Closing Date
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 6.1.
(p)
Committee
means the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors duly appointed in the
Bankruptcy Proceedings and such committees advisors.
(q)
Confidential Information
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 9.1 (b).
(r)
Consent
means any consent, approval, authorization, waiver or notification of, by or to
the Bankruptcy Court, a Governmental Authority or any other Person.
(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 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.
(u)
Encumbrances
means any liens, claims, interests, and other encumbrances within the
meaning of section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code.
(v)
Excluded Assets
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2.2.
(w)
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.
(x)
Hired Employees
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 10.1.
(y)
Infringement Claims
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2.1(h).
(z)
Intellectual Property
means any and all intellectual property and industrial property
(throughout the universe, in all media, now existing or created in the future, and for the entire
duration of
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such) arising under statutory or common law, contract, or otherwise, and whether or not perfected,
including, without limitation, all: (a) inventions, discoveries, designs, processes, methods,
developments, and Software; (b) patents, reissues and reexamined patents, and patent applications,
whenever filed and wherever issued; (c) works of authorship, Web sites, copyrights, copyright
registrations, and copyright applications; (d) trade secrets and confidential information; (e)
Internet domain names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, slogans, logos,
symbols, trademark registrations, and trademark applications; (f) any and all other intangible
property; (g) divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, reissues and
extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent applicable) now existing, hereafter filed,
issued, or acquired; and (h) goodwill associated with or symbolized by any of the foregoing.
(aa)
Intellectual Property Rights
means any and all rights in, to, and under Intellectual
Property, including, without limitation, any and all rights (throughout the universe, in all media,
now existing or created in the future, and for the entire duration of such rights) arising under
statutory or common law, contract, or otherwise, and whether or not perfected, including, without
limitation, all: (a) rights to use, have used, make, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, import,
export, and have such done inventions, discoveries, designs, processes, methods, developments; (b)
rights associated with patents, reissues and reexamined patents, and patent applications, whenever
filed and wherever issued, and all priority rights resulting from such applications; (c) rights
associated with works of authorship, including, but not limited to, rights in copyrights, moral
rights, and rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, and prepare derivative works; (d)
rights relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information; (e) rights in
trademark applications and registrations, trademarks, service marks, trade names, Internet domain
names, logos, symbols, and the like; (f) rights analogous to those set forth in this definition and
any and all other proprietary rights relating to intangible property; (g) rights in divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, reissues and extensions of the
foregoing (as and to the extent applicable) now existing, hereafter filed, issued, or acquired; and
(h) rights to sue for past, present, and future infringement of any and all such intellectual
property rights and industrial property rights.
(bb)
Knowledge of Sellers
means the actual, current knowledge of Matthew Booty, Miguel
Iribarren, Ryan ODesky, Deborah Fulton, Steve Marrin and Scot Lane.
(cc)
Law
means any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule regulation, ruling, interpretation or
other requirement of any Governmental Authority.
(dd)
Midway L.A.
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Preamble
(ee)
Order
means any order, judgment, injunction, award, decree, ruling, charge or writ of
any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Court.
(ff)
Parent
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Preamble.
(gg)
Person
means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, Governmental
Authority or other legal entity.
(hh)
Purchase Price
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 5.1.
(ii)
Purchased Assets
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2.1.
(jj)
Purchaser
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Preamble.
(kk)
Sale Motion
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 9.5.
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(ll)
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 1.1(II) attached hereto.
(mm)
Seller
shall have 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.
(nn)
Sensitive Information
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 9.1 (a).
(oo)
Studio
shall have the meaning ascribed in the Preamble.
(pp)
Tangible Property
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 2.1 (a).
(qq)
Tax Returns
means, collectively, all returns, reports and similar statements (including
elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be
supplied to any Governmental Authority relating to Taxes.
(rr)
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.
(ss)
Warner Bros.
shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 12.2.
(tt)
Warner Bros. APA
means the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2009, between
Warner Bros. and, inter alia, Parent.
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;
(c) Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they
are deemed to be followed, whether or not expressly so stated, by the words without limitation;
(d) 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;
(e) 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;
(f) Whenever the singular number is used in this Agreement, the same will include the plural
where appropriate, and vice versa;
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(g) 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;
(h) References to a Person are also to such Persons permitted successors and assigns; and
(i) 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, at the Closing and effective as of
the Closing Date, each Seller shall, subject to the Sale 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 Sellers right, title and interest in, to,
and under the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term
Purchased Assets
shall mean all properties,
contracts, rights and other assets, of every kind and description, of Sellers that are related to,
used in or intended for use in connection with the Business (other than the Excluded Assets),
whether tangible, intangible, personal or mixed and wherever located, whether carried on the books
of a Seller or not carried on the books of any Seller due to expense, full depreciation or
otherwise, including without limitation the following assets in each case to the extent now owned
or controlled by any Seller and used or intended for use in connection with the Business:
(a) All fixed assets and other tangible personal property and assets (including without
limitation all fixtures, furniture, furnishings, machinery, equipment, tools, parts, engineering
equipment, communications equipment, accessories, computers and peripheral devices, motion-capture
tools and equipment, office and other equipment and appliances and any replacement and spare parts
for any such assets, including without limitation those items listed on
Schedule 2.1 (a)
(collectively, the
Tangible Property
);
(b) Any and all pre-existing tools, software, artwork, music, animation assets, technology,
source code, object code and/or generic code;
(c) Any and all digital assets pertaining to game development including all artwork, animation
sets, motion capture data, music, game concepts, designs and storylines;
(d) All other Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights;
(e) Except as otherwise provided below, and subject to the last paragraph of this Section 2.1,
those Contracts described on
Schedule 2.1(e)
or otherwise included in the Purchased Assets
pursuant to any other subsection of this Section 2.1 (collectively, the
Assumed Contracts
);
(f) Any and all rights to the license granted to Sellers in respect of the Business pursuant
to Section 8.18 of the Warner Bros. APA as set forth in Section 9.7 hereof;
(g) Those other assets listed on
Schedule 2.1(g)
, if any; and
(h) Any and all claims against third parties in the nature of infringement related to the
other Purchased Assets (the
Infringement Claims
).
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Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 2.1, the Purchased Assets shall not
include any software or other item of intangible property held by any Seller pursuant to a license
or other Contract that does not constitute an Assumed Contract.
Purchaser shall have the right, in Purchasers sole and absolute discretion and exercisable at
any time prior to the Closing by giving written notice to Parent and the Committee, to exclude from
the Purchased Assets any one or more properties, contracts, including without limitation any
Contract that would otherwise be an Assumed Contract, rights or other assets that would otherwise
constitute Purchased Assets, and all of such properties, contracts, rights or other assets, if any,
shall, immediately upon such exclusion by Purchaser, constitute Excluded Assets.
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 and shall in
any event exclude all of the following (collectively, the
Excluded Assets
):
(a) All cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits or similar cash items of any Seller and all
marketable securities and other investments or any Seller;
(b) Sellers rights under this Agreement or, except with respect to any Purchased Assets, any
other agreement, document or instrument contemplated by this Agreement and all cash and non-cash
consideration payable or deliverable to any Seller by Purchaser pursuant to the provisions hereof;
(c) Any and all real property leases;
(d) Any and all personal property leases, licenses and other Contracts that are not Assumed
Contracts;
(e) All securities, whether capital stock or debt, of the Studio or any other entity;
(f) All rights and claims in or to any refunds, credits, rebates, abatement or other recovery
of or with respect to any Taxes, assessments or similar charges paid by or on behalf of any Seller,
together with any interest due thereon or penalty rebate arising therefrom, in each case to the
extent applicable to any period prior to the Closing;
(g) Tax records, minute books, stock transfer books and corporate seals of any Seller that any
Seller is required by Law to retain;
provided, however,
that Sellers shall provide Purchaser with
reasonable access to, and, at Purchasers sole cost and expense, copies of, any Excluded Asset
described in this paragraph (g) which relate to the Purchased Assets;
(h) Subject to applicable Law, all preference or avoidance claims and actions of any Seller
under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, and all other rights, claims or causes of action of Sellers
against third parties, other than Purchaser, relating to the assets, properties, business or
operations of Sellers arising out of events occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, other than
Infringement Claims;
(i) All instruments, accounts receivable and other receivables (including any unpaid interest
accrued on such receivable) and unbilled costs and fees outstanding or owing between the Sellers
and/or their affiliates, and all claims and causes of action relating or pertaining to the
foregoing;
(j) All properties, Contracts, rights or other assets expressly excluded from the Purchased
Assets pursuant to the Sale Order, if any;
(k) Any insurance policy of any Seller, including any refund or recovery thereunder;
(l) The assets of any foreign subsidiary;
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(m) All of Sellers deposits or prepaid charges and expenses not specifically included in or
arising in connection with the Purchased Assets;
(n) All insurance proceeds, and claims and causes of action relating thereto, of any Seller
arising prior to or after the Closing Date with respect to, or arising in connection with, any
Excluded Asset, or any liability or obligation of Sellers not included in the Assumed Liabilities,
and for the avoidance of doubt, all insured or insurable claims and causes of action against
Sellers (or any of them) in the nature of commercial tort, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud,
fraudulent conveyance, or breach of loyalty arising prior to and after the Closing Date shall be
Excluded Assets;
(o) All personnel records and other records that any Seller is required by Law to retain in
its possession;
(p) All software used for employee, accounting or legal functions and software related to the
Sellers publishing business, including the software that interfaces with customers and warehouses;
(q) Any accounts receivable and inventory owned by Sellers and their affiliates;
(r) The License Agreement effective as of September 16, 2005 between TNA Entertainment, LLC
and the Studio and property licensed by TNA in accordance therewith;
(s) All tangible personal property owned by the Sellers not used or intended for use in
connection with the Business;
(t) All
NBA/NHL/MLB
video games,
Lord of the Rings
video games,
Mechanic Master
video games,
and with respect to, and to the extent related to, such video games, all (i) titles, characters,
names and trademarks; (ii) storylines, back stories, text, dialog, rules, guides, game-specific
user documentation, puzzles and other similar materials; (iii) concepts, game play, structure, look
and feel, art, settings, locations, environments, vehicles, weapons, gadgets and other similar
elements; (iv) music and sound; (v) technology, codes (source, object, byte), engines, files
(source, data, log, executable), databases, and other similar items; (vi) domain names, web site
assets, user-generated content and end-user lists; (vii) development materials; (viii) development
and test kits, development tools or the like; (ix) marketing materials; (x) Contracts relating to
any such video games; and (xi) any and all intellectual property rights in and to the foregoing,
including all publishing rights thereof and inventory relating thereto and any rights of any
Sellers under any Excluded Contracts relating to any such video games;
(u) Any and all properties, Contracts, rights and other assets designated by Purchaser as
Excluded Assets pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.1; and
(v) Those assets listed on
Schedule 2.2(v)
.
ARTICLE 3. ASSUMED LIABILITIES
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Sale Order, at
the Closing, Purchaser shall assume, effective as of the Closing, and shall timely perform and
discharge in accordance with their respective terms, (i) all of Sellers liabilities and
obligations arising from and after the Closing Date under the Assumed Contracts, (ii) the Cure
Amounts, if any, and (iii) the Sellers responsibility for paid time off for the Hired Employees
that has accrued as of August 4, 2009, subject to the usual terms and conditions applicable to paid
time off for employees of Purchaser, as set forth on a schedule being provided to Purchaser by
Sellers concurrently herewith (collectively, the
Assumed Liabilities
)
.
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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, (i) any and all other liabilities or obligations of any Seller to any Hired Employee
arising as a result of any fact, circumstance or event occurring prior to August 4, 2009 (including
but not limited to unpaid salary or wages, unpaid expense reimbursement, or for workers
compensation or medical benefits), and (ii) any and all other liabilities or obligations, whether
presently in existence or arising hereafter, known or unknown, disputed or undisputed, contingent
or non-contingent, liquidated or unliquidated or otherwise.
ARTICLE 5. PURCHASE PRICE
5.1
Purchase Price
. The aggregate consideration due from Purchaser hereunder (the
Purchase Price
) shall consist of (a) cash in an amount equal to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000), which shall be paid by Purchaser to the Studio at the Closing on and subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and (b) the aggregate of the Cure Amounts and the other
Assumed Liabilities, if any, which shall be paid by Purchaser to those parties to the Assumed
Contracts to whom such Assumed Liabilities are owed (i) in the case of the Cure Amounts, within
three (3) days following Closing or as otherwise provided in the Sale Order, and (ii) in the case
of other Assumed Liabilities as and when such amounts are due and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Assumed Contracts. As additional consideration, Purchaser shall make
offers of employment to not less than 40 employees of the Studio as and to the extent provided in
Article 10, such employment to commence as of August 4, 2009, which offers are intended and
anticipated to result in significant cost savings to the Sellers.
5.2
Purchase Price Allocation
. Within a reasonable period of time after the Closing,
Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Sellers a schedule (the
Allocation Schedule
) allocating
the Purchase Price among the various assets comprising the Purchased Assets in accordance with
Treasury Regulation 1.1060-1 (or any comparable provisions of state or local Tax Law) or any
successor provision, which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Committee. Purchaser and Sellers
shall report and file al! Tax Returns (including any amended Tax Returns and claims for refund)
consistent with the Allocation Schedule, and shall take no position contrary thereto or
inconsistent therewith for Tax purposes (including in any audits or examinations by any taxing
authority or any other proceedings) unless required by judicial determination. The parties agree
that the Allocation Schedule shall not be binding for any purpose other than for Tax purposes.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5.2 shall
survive the Closing.
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 12, the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the
Closing
) shall take place on the third Business Day after the entry of the Sale Order or on such
other date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, but in no event later than September 4,
2009 (or such later date as is agreed upon in writing by Purchaser, Sellers and the Committee). The
Closing shall be held at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000, Los
Angeles, California 90013 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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(a) Access to the Purchased Assets as contemplated by Section 9.6;
(b) A bill of sale substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.2(b)
(the
Bill of Sale
), duly executed by each Seller;
(c) An assignment and assumption agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 6.2(c) (the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
), duly executed by each Seller;
(d) All such other agreements, instruments and documents in recordable form, duly executed by
Sellers, as are deemed by Purchaser to be necessary or appropriate to effect the transfer to
Purchaser of the Purchased Assets hereunder, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchasers and Sellers counsel;
(e) The compliance certificate described in Section 12.2, duly executed by authorized
representatives of Sellers; and
(f) Any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents as Purchaser shall reasonably
request to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.3
Deliveries by Purchaser
. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers
(or such other Person as is designated by Parent or designated below) the following items:
(a) The Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account
designated by Parent not less than two Business Days prior to the Closing;
(b) The Bill of Sale, duly executed by Purchaser;
(c) The Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser;
(d) As promptly as is reasonably practicable and otherwise in accordance with the Bankruptcy
Court orders, the Cure Amounts to the counterparties of the Assumed Contracts pursuant to this
Agreement and Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(e) The compliance certificate described in Section 12.3, duly executed by an officer of
Purchaser; and
(f) Any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents as Sellers shall reasonably
request to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.4
Sales, Use and Other Taxes
. Any sales, purchase, transfer, stamp, documentary
stamp, use, excise, value added, personal property, export, import, stamp, and withholding or
similar Taxes under the laws of the states in which any portion of the Purchased Assets are
located, any subdivision of any such state or any other jurisdiction, that may be payable by reason
of the sale of the Purchased Assets under this Agreement or otherwise assessed or imposed in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne and timely paid by Purchaser.
ARTICLE 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser as follows:
7.1
Organization and Good Standing
. Each Seller is an entity duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
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7.2
Authorization of Agreement
. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code, the entry of the Sale Order, and the approval of this Agreement by the Bankruptcy Court:
(a) Each Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller is a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and
(b) This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which any Seller is a party as of
the Closing will have been, duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller and (assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) upon entry of the Sale
Order this Agreement constitutes and each Ancillary Agreement to which Sellers are a party will
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each Seller enforceable against such Seller in
accordance with such agreements respective terms, subject to general principles of equity,
including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
7.3
Conflicts
. To the Knowledge of Sellers, the execution and delivery by each Seller
of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Sellers are a party, and compliance by
Sellers with the provisions hereof and thereof, do not and will not conflict with, or result in any
violation of or default or breach (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give
rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any provision of (i) the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws of any Seller; or (ii) subject to entry of the Sale Order, any applicable
Order or Law of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Seller or by which any Seller or any
of the Purchased Assets is subject or bound, other than, in the case of clause (ii), such
conflicts, violations, defaults, breaches, terminations or cancellations that would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Purchased
Assets, or on any Sellers ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
7.4
Consents
. To the Knowledge of Sellers, other than entry of the Sale Order by the
Bankruptcy Court, no Consent of any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the
execution and delivery by Sellers of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Sellers
are a party, the performance of Sellers obligations hereunder and thereunder, or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by Sellers.
7.5
Title to Purchased Assets
. Sellers own or have a valid and enforceable leasehold
interest or license in or other valid right to use, the Purchased Assets.
Schedule 7.5
identifies each tangible Purchased Asset listed on Schedule 2.1 (a) (i) as to which Sellers have a
leasehold interest or other valid right to use, but not ownership, or (ii) as to which any Seller
has, in whole or in part, granted any license or sublicense of or other right to use, or otherwise
granted to any Person any right, title, or interest in, to, or under such Purchased Asset. The
Purchased Assets include all of the properties, contracts, rights and other assets owned by the
Sellers with respect to the Business immediately after the Closing under the Warner Bros. APA.
7.6
Adverse Claims
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 7.6
, to the Knowledge of
Sellers, as of the date of this Agreement:
(a) There is no demand, claim, charge, complaint, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, inquiry
or investigation (an
Adverse Claim
) by any Person or Governmental Authority currently pending or
overtly threatened against any Seller which Adverse Claim (i) questions the validity of this
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii)
challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, ownership or performance of any Assumed Contract
or other Purchased Asset, or (iii) alleges that any of the Intellectual Property included in the
Purchased Assets or its respective past or current uses, has violated, interfered with,
misappropriated, or infringed upon, or is
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violating, interfering with, misappropriating or infringing upon, any Intellectual Property Right
or other proprietary right of any Person; and
(b) No Seller has made or initiated any Adverse Claim alleging (or is otherwise aware) that
any Person is violating, interfering with, misappropriating or infringing upon, or has violated or
infringed upon at any time, any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights included in
the Purchased Assets.
7.7
Assumed Contracts
. Sellers have made available to Purchaser true, correct and
complete copies of each material written Assumed Contract, as amended to date, other than
shrink-wrap licenses and other standard form Contracts which are common in the industry. To the
Knowledge of Sellers, except for the proofs of claim filed in the Bankruptcy Proceedings, since
August 1, 2008, no Seller has sent or received any notice of default or termination under any of
the Assumed Contracts.
7.8
No Other Agreements re Disposition
. No Seller is a party to, and no Seller nor any
of the Purchased Assets is bound by, any Contract other than this Agreement with respect to a
possible merger, sale, restructuring, refinancing or other disposition of all or any part of the
Purchased Assets,
7.9
No Other Representations or Warranties
. Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement, no Seller nor any other Person makes any other express or
implied representation or warranty (including any implied or expressed warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement) with respect to Sellers, the Purchased
Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each Seller
disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by any Seller, any affiliate of any
Seller or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives. Except
for the representations and warranties contained herein, each Seller (i) expressly disclaims and
negates any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, at common law, by statute, or
otherwise, relating to the condition of the Purchased Assets (including any implied or expressed
warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement) and (ii)
disclaims all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection, forecast,
statement, or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing) to Purchaser or
its affiliates or representatives (including any opinion, information, projection, or advice that
may have been or may be provided to Purchaser by any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, or representative of any Seller or any of its affiliates). Sellers make no
representations or warranties to Purchaser regarding the probable success or profitability of the
business or assets being acquired by Purchaser. The disclosure of any matter or item in any
schedule hereto shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that any such matter is
required to be disclosed or is material. The Purchased Assets are being transferred to Purchaser on
a where is and, as to condition, as is basis, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein.
ARTICLE 8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
8.1
Organization and Good Standing
. Purchaser is an entity duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware.
8.2
Authorization of Agreement
. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which Purchaser is a party and
to perform Purchasers obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement to which Purchaser is a party and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which
Purchaser is a party has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and (assuming
the due authorization, execution and
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delivery by the other parties hereto, the entry of the Sale Order and receipt of such other
authorization as is required by the Bankruptcy Court) this Agreement and each other Ancillary
Agreement to which Purchaser is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of
Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with such agreements respective terms,
subject to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
8.3
Conflicts
. To the knowledge of Purchaser, the execution and delivery by Purchaser
of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser is a party, and compliance by
Purchaser with the provisions hereof and thereof, do not and will not conflict with, or result in
any violation of or default or breach (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or
give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any provision of (i) the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws of any Seller; (ii) subject to entry of the Sale Order, any applicable
Order or Law of any Governmental Authority applicable to Purchaser or by which Purchaser or any of
its properties or assets are subject or bound, other than, in the case of clause (ii), such
conflicts, violations, defaults, breaches, terminations or cancellations that would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Purchased
Assets or on any Sellers ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
8.4
Consents
. To the knowledge of Purchaser, other than entry of the Sale Order by the
Bankruptcy Court, no Consent of any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Purchaser is a party, the performance of Purchasers obligations hereunder and thereunder, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by Purchaser.
8.5
Sufficient Funds
. Purchaser has sufficient funds available to consummate this
transaction.
8.6
Purchasers Inspection
. Purchaser has inspected the Purchased Assets, acknowledges
the quantity and condition of the Purchased Assets, and acknowledges that no further inspection or
due diligence is a condition to complete the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser
acknowledges that it is purchasing the Assets on an as is, where is basis, with no
representations or warranties of any kind except as specifically set forth in Article 7. Any claims
Purchaser may have for breach of representation or warranty shall be based solely on the
representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article 7 hereof. Purchaser further
represents that neither Sellers nor any of their affiliates nor any other Person has made any
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any
information regarding Sellers, the Sellers Business, the Purchased Assets or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement, and none of the Sellers,
any of their affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Purchaser
or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser or its representatives or
Purchasers use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on
behalf of Sellers relating to the Purchased Assets or other publications or data room information
provided to Purchaser or its representatives, or any other document or information in any form
provided to Purchaser or its representatives in connection with the sale of the Purchased Assets
and the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted to its
satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Purchased Assets and, in making the
determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser has relied
on the results of its own independent investigation.
ARTICLE 9. COVENANTS
9.1
Access and Information
.
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(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Sellers shall afford to
Purchaser and Purchasers accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access, from
time to time during normal business hours and with prior notice throughout the period from the date
hereof until the Closing Date at Purchasers sole expense, to the properties, books, accounting
records and related work papers, contracts, and commitments, and, to the extent available and
permitted by the Bankruptcy Court upon the request of Parent, personnel and independent accountants
and records, of Sellers to the extent the same relate to the Purchased Assets and the Business.
During such period, Sellers shall furnish to Purchaser and to Purchasers accountants, counsel and
other representatives copies of such documents and all such other information concerning Sellers as
Purchaser may reasonably request at Purchasers sole expense (such documents and information,
together with the properties, books, accounting records and related work papers, contracts,
commitments, and records of Sellers referenced in the first sentence of this Section 9.1(a), the
Sensitive Information
)
.
Any fees and expenses of Sellers accountants or counsel incurred and any
request to the Bankruptcy Court made pursuant to this Section 9.1 (a) shall be at the sole cost and
expense of Purchaser. Purchaser and its representatives shall cooperate with Sellers and their
representatives and shall use their reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption to Sellers
business. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such investigation or examination
shall be permitted to the extent that it would require Sellers to disclose information subject to
attorney- client privilege or conflict with any confidentiality obligations to which Sellers are
bound. No investigation or inspection pursuant to this Section 9.1 (a) shall in any way affect or
diminish the respective conditions and obligations of the parties to this Agreement to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Except for the purposes of reviewing, investigating, and considering the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as necessary or appropriate to
exercise Purchasers rights or perform Purchasers obligations under this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements, in respect of the Purchased Assets, or as required by any Order, Law or other
legal requirement, Purchaser shall not use the Confidential Information. For the purposes hereof,
Confidential Information
means Sensitive Information provided by Sellers to Purchaser in
connection with the consideration by Sellers and Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby,
but does not include any data, information or material that (i) was or is possessed or known by
Purchaser prior to receipt or availability from Sellers in connection herewith, (ii) was or is
independently developed by Purchaser without the benefit of disclosure or availability of such
data, information, or material by Seller in connection herewith, (iii) was or is published or
available to the general public other than through a breach of this Agreement by Purchaser, or (iv)
was or is obtained by Purchaser from a third party with, to Purchasers knowledge, a valid right to
disclose or make available such data, information or material.
9.2
Preservation of Assets
. Except (i) as required by applicable Law, (ii) as
otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) as approved by the Bankruptcy Court and
not objected to by Purchaser, or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to and through the Closing Date, Sellers shall, taking into
account the Bankruptcy Proceedings, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to protect and
preserve, in all respects, the Purchased Assets. In addition, unless Sellers first obtain the
express written consent of Purchaser, no Seller shall (i) sell, license, lease (as lessor),
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets, (ii) abandon or permit to lapse
(except in accordance with the terms thereof) or enter into any settlement regarding the breach or
infringement of, any Intellectual Property, or modify any existing rights with respect thereto, or
(iii) release any Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill
agreement to which any Seller is a party relating to the Purchased Assets.
9.3
Notification of Bankruptcy Court Filings Relating to this Agreement and New Adverse
Claims
. From and after the date hereof and until the Closing, Sellers shall, and shall cause
their respective attorneys to, cooperate with Purchaser regarding, and shall keep Purchaser and its
attorneys reasonably apprised of, (i) all matters with respect to the Bankruptcy Proceedings that
relate to the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, by providing
Purchaser and its attorneys
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with (x) a copy of any motion or other pleading, Order or other document to be filed with the
Bankruptcy Court with respect to such transactions, and providing Purchaser and its attorneys a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the same, and (y) reasonable advance notice of any
motion to assume or reject any Assumed Contract; and (ii) the making, filing, initiation or
assertion of any Adverse Claim first made, filed, initiated or asserted after the date hereof.
9.4
Post-Closing Obligations
. From and after the Closing:
(a) At Purchasers sole expense, Sellers shall promptly deliver to Purchaser any and all
correspondence, papers, documents and other items and materials received by either of them or found
to be in their possession that pertain to the Purchased Assets; and
(b) Sellers shall promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such
further agreements, bills of sale, assignments, certificates, instruments, and documents, and
perform such further actions in addition to those required by this Agreement, as Purchaser may
reasonably request in order to fully consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and carry out
the purposes and intent of this Agreement. Purchaser shall promptly execute and deliver or cause to
be executed and delivered all such further agreements, assignment, certificates, instruments, and
documents to assure fully to Sellers and the successors and assigns thereof, the assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities and to otherwise make effective the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. Any costs incurred by Sellers in fulfilling their obligations under this Section 9.4(b)
shall be paid by Purchaser.
9.5
Bankruptcy Court Filings
. Purchaser agrees that it will promptly take such actions
as are reasonably requested by Sellers to assist in obtaining entry of the Sale Order and a finding
of adequate assurance of future performance by Purchaser, including furnishing affidavits,
non-confidential financial information, confidential information subject to a reasonable form of
confidentiality agreement or othe(r documents or information for filing with the Bankruptcy Court
for the purposes, among others, of (i) providing necessary assurances of performance by Purchaser
under this Agreement and demonstrating that Purchaser is a good faith purchaser under Section
363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code;
provided
, however, that Purchaser shall be under no obligation to
provide or deliver any additional undertakings, financial or otherwise, in connection with such a
finding as required under the Bankruptcy Code; and (ii) making Purchasers employees and
representatives available (at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice) to be interviewed
by Sellers attorneys and to testify before the Bankruptcy Court and at depositions, with respect
to demonstrating adequate assurance of future performance by Purchaser under any Assumed Contract.
Promptly following execution of this Agreement, Sellers shall (i) file and prosecute a motion (the
Sale Motion
) (a) seeking approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, by
way of private sale not subject to public auction or bidding, (b) providing that, in the event this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 13.1 (g) below and Purchaser is not in breach of any of
its obligations hereunder, Sellers shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to Purchasers actual and
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby up to Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000), (ii) seek to have the Sale Motion heard on an expedited basis and as
soon as the Bankruptcy Court will allow, and (iii) seek entry of the Sale Order, and (c) to which
is attached a mutually agreed upon list of the Contracts that (subject to the last paragraph of
Section 2.1) shall constitute the Assumed Contracts and the related Cure Amounts, if any. Purchaser
shall support the Sale Motion.
9.6
Removal of Purchased Assets
. Seller shall afford to Purchaser the opportunity to,
and Purchaser at its sole cost and expense shall, remove or cause to be removed from the Sellers
premises in San Diego, California all of the tangible Purchased Assets located on such premises
within seven calendar days after the Closing Date. Purchaser agrees it shall be responsible for any
damage to the Purchased Assets or the premises during such removal. To the extent that Purchaser
requires or requests services of Sellers employees in connection with the delivery or removal of
such assets after the Closing or for any other purpose, Purchaser agrees to pay the reasonable and
customary costs of such employees for such
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assistance. In addition, Sellers shall afford Purchaser access to, and allow Purchaser to obtain,
all intangible Purchased Assets located on Excluded Assets described in item 2 of
Schedule
2.2(v)
.
9.7
Sale to Warner Bros
. Purchaser acknowledges and understands that Sellers and their
affiliates sold a substantial portion of their assets to Warner Bros. under the Warner Bros. APA,
including assets that may have been used in the Business, and that none of those assets are
included in the Purchased Assets. Pursuant to Section 8.18 of the Warner Bros. APA, as of the
Closing Date, Sellers are making available to Purchaser the license from Warner Bros. with respect
to the Business for the benefit of the Studio referred to in Section 8.18 by permitting Purchaser
to enter into such license directly and Purchaser accepts the terms of such license and shall be
entitled to the benefits thereof.
ARTICLE 10. EMPLOYEE MATTERS.
10.1
Offers of Employment
. Between the date hereof and the Closing, Sellers shall
provide Purchaser with reasonable access to the employees of the Studio in order to allow Purchaser
to (i) interview those employees as Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion may elect,
regarding potential future employment with Purchaser, (ii) offer to employ those employees as
Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion may elect, and (iii) distribute to such offerees such
forms and other documents setting forth the terms and conditions upon which employment with
Purchaser is offered, and any other forms and documents, as Purchaser may deem necessary or
desirable;
provided, however,
that prior to the expiration of three (3) days from the date hereof,
Purchaser shall extend offers of at-will employment to not less than forty (40) employees of the
Studio on terms and conditions that taken as a whole, are in all material respects as least as
favorable to such employees as are such employees current terms of employment, with such
employment to take effect from and after August 4, 2009. Those employees to whom offers of
employment are made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 10 and who commence such employment as of
August 4 are collectively referred to herein as the
Hired Employees.
10.2
Limitations
. Except as otherwise expressly required in the proviso to Section
10.1, nothing contained in this Article 10 (or any other provision of this Agreement) shall be
construed to require, or prevent the termination of, employment by Purchaser of any individual,
require minimum benefit or compensation levels or prevent any change in the employee benefits
provided to any individual Hired Employee. No provision of this Agreement shall create any
third-party beneficiary rights in any employee or former employee of any Seller or any other Person
or entity (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof), in respect of continued, resumed or
alternative employment for any specified period of any nature or kind whatsoever. For the avoidance
of doubt, Sellers shall retain and be solely responsible for all employee liabilities and
obligations (including but not limited to liabilities and obligations under applicable Law)
relating to periods prior to the date, if any, such employee becomes an employee of Purchaser or to
the transactions contemplated hereby, and Sellers shall take, at their cost and expense, all such
actions as may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including but
not limited to by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar
applicable state or local law requiring notice to employees in the event of a closing or layoff.
ARTICLE 11. TAXES
11.1
Prorations
. All (i) personal property Taxes or similar ad valorem obligations
levied with respect to the Purchased Assets for any taxable period that includes the Closing Date
and ends after the Closing Date and (ii) any payments made by Sellers prior to the Closing Date
under any Assumed Contract with respect to the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs,
shall be prorated between Sellers and Purchaser as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date
and payments made accordingly.
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11.2
Cooperation and Audits
. Purchaser and Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with
each other regarding Tax matters and shall make available to the other as reasonably requested all
information, records and documents relating to Taxes governed by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
12.1
Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Closin
g. The obligation of
each party to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by all of the parties
hereto at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) No Order or Law shall have been entered, enacted, promulgated, enforced or issued by any
court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) No Adverse Claim shall be pending before any Governmental Authority seeking to restrain or
prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking to obtain
substantial damages in respect thereof, or involving a claim that consummation thereof would result
in the violation of any applicable Order or Law; provided, however, that any Adverse Claim with
respect to the Sale Order shall be subject to Section 12.1(c) below and not this Section 12.1(b);
and
(c) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Sale Order; the Sale Order shall be effective
immediately upon entry, except to the extent stayed by its terms; the 10-day stay of the Sale
Order, as provided in Rule 6004(h) and 6006(d) or any other Rule of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy
Procedure, shall not apply; and no other stay of the Sale Order respective of appeal, motion for
rehearing or reconsideration, or petition for writ shall apply. The Sale Order shall,
inter alia,
(i) approve the sale of the Purchased Assets to Purchaser free and clear of all Encumbrances, (ii)
vest Purchaser with good and marketable title to, or a valid and enforceable leasehold interest in
or other valid right to use, the Purchased Assets; (iii) authorize Sellers assumption and
assignment to Purchaser, and Purchasers assumption, of the Assumed Contracts, (iv) contain a
specific finding that Purchaser is a good faith purchaser of the Purchased Assets pursuant to
section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (v) authorize Sellers to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements.
12.2
Conditions to Purchasers Obligation to Effect the Closing
. The obligation of
Purchaser to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Purchaser on or prior
to the Closing Date of (in addition to the conditions set forth in Section 12.1) the following
conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Sellers made in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date, as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date or time (which need only be true and correct as of such date or time); Sellers shall
have in all material respects performed or tendered performance of or complied with, each and every
covenant, obligation and condition on the part of any Seller to be performed which, by its terms,
is required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with at or before the Closing; and
Sellers shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an
authorized representative of each Seller (as his or her capacity as such) confirming the foregoing;
(b) Sellers shall have delivered or be prepared to deliver all of the items required by
Section 6.2 and all other items required to be delivered by Sellers or either of them pursuant to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (
Warner Bros.
) shall have entered into a license
agreement in the form previously approved by Purchaser and Warner Bros., a copy of which form has
been provided to Blank Rome LLP, as counsel for the Sellers, with respect to the shared engine
developed by or on behalf of Sellers and their affiliates prior to July 10, 2009; and
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(d) If any independent contractors have provided services to the Business since Closing
under the Warner Bros. APA and may have a right in and to the intellectual property or assets of
the Business, then Purchaser shall have received copies of assignment of rights agreements executed
by those contractors either in the Sellers standard form as previously provided to Purchaser or in
such other form as is acceptable to Purchaser.
12.3
Conditions to Sellers Obligation to Effect the Closing
. The obligation of
Sellers to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing
Date of (in addition to the conditions set forth in Section 11.1) the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Purchaser made in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date, as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date or time (which need only be true and correct as of such date or time); Purchaser
shall have in all material respects performed or tendered performance of or complied with, each and
every covenant, obligation and condition on the part of Purchaser to be performed which, by its
terms, is required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with at or before the Closing; and
Purchaser shall have delivered to Sellers a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an
authorized representative of Purchaser (in his or her capacity as such) confirming the foregoing);
and
(b) Purchaser shall have delivered or be prepared to deliver all of the items required by
Section 6.3 (including but not limited to the Purchase Price) and all other items required to be
delivered by Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
12.4
Best Efforts to Satisfy
. Each party hereto shall use its best efforts to cause
the conditions set forth in this Article 12 to be satisfied. Neither Sellers nor Purchaser may rely
on the failure of any condition set forth in Sections 12.1, 12.2 or 12.3, as the case may be, if
such failure was caused by such partys failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13. TERMINATION
13.1
Termination of Agreement
. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing
as follows:
(a) By Purchaser or Sellers, if as of September 4, 2009 Sellers have failed to obtain entry of
the Sale Order, or if any time prior to September 4, 2009 the Sale Order ceases to be in full force
and effect, or is revoked, rescinded, vacated, appealed, materially modified, reversed or stayed or
otherwise rendered ineffective by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) By Purchaser or Sellers, if the Closing shall not have occurred by September 4, 2009;
provided, however,
that if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before such date due to a
material breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement by Purchaser or Sellers, then the breaching party may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 13.1(b);
(c) By mutual written consent of Sellers and Purchaser;
(d) By Purchaser, if Sellers fail to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby,
Purchaser has otherwise complied with all of Purchasers obligations under this Agreement, and all
of the conditions contained in Sections 12.1 and 12.3 have been satisfied;
(e) By Sellers, if Purchaser fails to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Sellers
have otherwise complied with all of Sellers obligations under this Agreement, and all of the
conditions contained in Sections 12.1 and 12.2 have been satisfied;
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(f) By Sellers or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final non-appealable Order of a
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; or
(g) By Purchaser or Sellers if Sellers have accepted a higher and better offer with respect to
the disposition of all or any substantial portion of the Purchased Assets, whether directly or
indirectly, through a sale of equity (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) or in consideration of
the claims or liens of creditors of Sellers, to a Person other than Purchaser or any of its
affiliates.
13.2
Effect of Termination
. In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated
pursuant to this Article 13, written notice shall promptly be given to the other parties and all
obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate, and none of the parties shall have
any further liability or obligation to any other party hereunder, except that the obligations of
the parties designating as surviving termination shall survive such termination and except for any
breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 13.1 (g) above and Purchaser is not in breach of
any of its obligations hereunder, Sellers shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to Purchasers
actual and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby up
to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
ARTICLE 14. MISCELLANEOUS
14.1
Expenses
. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each of the
parties hereto shall bear their respective expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
14.2
Brokerage Obligations
. Sellers and Purchaser each represent and warrant to the
other that such party has incurred no liability to any broker or other broker or agent with respect
to the payment of any commission regarding the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. If any claims for commissions, fees or other compensation, including, without limitation,
brokerage fees, finders fees, or commissions are ever asserted against Purchaser or any Seller in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, all such claims shall be handled and paid by
the party whose actions form the basis of such claim and such party shall indemnify, defend (with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the party entitled to indemnification), protect and save and
hold the other harmless from and against any and all such claims or demands asserted by any Person
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
14.3
Publications
. Subject to the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, each of the
parties shall consult with the other(s) prior to issuing any press release or otherwise making any
public statement with respect to the contents of this document or the transactions contemplated
hereby, and none of the parties hereto shall issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation and then only with the consent of such other parties, except
as may be required by Law, the Bankruptcy Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission or
applicable stock exchange or NASDAQ regulations.
14.4
Survival
. All covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any Ancillary
Agreement that are described herein or therein as surviving the Closing or that by their terms are
to be performed after the Closing shall survive the Closing (
provided,
that Sellers shall have no
liability to Purchaser for any breach of any covenant to be performed prior to Closing). All other
covenants and agreements, and all representations and warranties made herein, shall terminate as of
the Closing and none of the parties shall have any liability to each other after the Closing for
any breach thereof.
14.5
Waiver
. Any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement that may be lawfully
waived may be waived in writing at any time by each party that is entitled to the benefits thereof.
No waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure therefrom, will be
effective unless the same
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shall be in writing and signed on behalf of such party, and then such waiver or consent will be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on
the part of a party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder will operate as a
waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
14.6
Amendment
. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto that
specifically references this Agreement.
14.7
Notices
. All notices, requests and other communications under this Agreement must
be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if effected by personal delivery
(including but not limited to by Federal Express or other similar courier service), by registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by facsimile (with written
confirmation by the sender), addressed as follows:
(a) If to any Seller:
Midway Games Inc.
2704 West Roscoe Street
Chicago, IL 60618
Facsimile: (773) 961-2099
Attn: General Counsel
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Blank Rome LLP
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
Facsimile: (917) 332-3733
Attn: Jeffrey N. Siegel Esq.
Pamela E. Flaherty, Esq.
or at such other address or facsimile number as Sellers may have advised Purchaser in writing; and
(b) If to Purchaser:
THQ Inc.
29903 Agoura Rd.
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Attn: Brandy A. Carrillo, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
Fax: 818-871-7582
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sidley Austin LLP
555 W. Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Attn: Jeffrey E. Bjork and Laura A. Loftin
Fax: 213-896-6600
or at some other address or facsimile number as Purchaser may have advised Sellers in writing.
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All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed to have been received on the
date receipt is confirmed.
14.8
Binding Effect
. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns. No party may transfer, convey, dispose, assure or otherwise
assign his or its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto. To the extent of any such assignment, such assignee will have
the same rights and obligations with respect to the other parties as it would have if it were a
named party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may, without the consent of Sellers,
assign Purchasers rights and delegate Purchasers obligations under this Agreement to any
affiliate of Purchaser.
14.9
Governing Law
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code, this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
applicable to contracts made and performed in such State without regard to conflicts of laws
principles thereof.
14.10
Severability
. If any term or provision of this Agreement is found by any
Governmental Authority to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then the parties hereby waive such
term or provision to the extent that it is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable and to the
extent that to do so would not deprive one of the parties of the substantial benefit of its
bargain. Such term or provision will, to the extent allowable by Law and the preceding sentence,
not be voided or canceled but will instead be modified by such Governmental Authority so that it
becomes enforceable and, as modified, will be enforced as any other term or provision hereof. All
other terms and provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect and are to be construed in
accordance with the modified term or provision as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable term or
provision had not been contained in this Agreement.
14.11
Entirety
. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto
and together with the Ancillary Agreements, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all prior
representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or otherwise, that are not embodied
herein.
14.12
Agreement Negotiated
. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement. No Law or rule relating to the construction or interpretation of
contracts against the drafter of any particular clause should be applied with respect to this
Agreement.
14.13
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which will be deemed an original for all purposes and all of which will be deemed collectively to
be one agreement. Execution may be effected by delivery of facsimiles of signature pages, and
facsimiles of signatures will be deemed to be originals for all purposes of this Agreement.
14.14
Third Party Beneficiaries
. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties and their heirs, executors,
administrators, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns any right or remedy
under or by reason of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
14.15
Jurisdiction
. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PARTYS RIGHT TO APPEAL ANY ORDER OF THE
BANKRUPTCY COURT, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT IF ANY DISPUTE ARISES OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS EXECUTED HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THE BANKRUPTCY
COURT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND SHALL BE THE EXCLUSIVE
VENUE TO RESOLVE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
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AGREEMENT. SUCH COURT SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH MATTERS AND THE PARTIES AFFECTED
THEREBY AND PURCHASER AND SELLERS EACH HEREBY CONSENT AND SUBMIT TO SUCH JURISDICTION;
PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,
THAT IF THE BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS HAVE CLOSED, THE PARTIES AGREE TO UNCONDITIONALLY AND
IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, FOR THE RESOLUTION OF ANY SUCH CLAIM
OR DISPUTE. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH DISPUTE
BROUGHT IN SUCH COURT OR ANY DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
14.16
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
. Each party to this Agreement waives any right
to trial by jury in any action, matter or proceeding regarding this Agreement or any provision
hereof or therein to the extent permitted by Law.
14.17
Non-Recourse
. No past, present or future director, officer, employee,
incorporator, member, partner, counsel or equityholder of Sellers or Purchaser shall have any
liability for any obligations or liabilities of Sellers or Purchaser, as applicable, under this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements of or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
14.18
Damages and Injunctive Relief
. Damages at Law may be an inadequate remedy for
the breach of any of the covenants, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement and,
accordingly, any party hereto shall be entitled to injunctive relief with respect to any such
breach, including without limitation specific performance of such covenants, promises or agreements
or an Order enjoining a party from any threatened, or from the continuation of any actual, breach
of the covenants, promises or agreements contained in this Agreement. The rights set forth in this
Section 14.18 shall be in addition to any other rights which a party may have at Law or in equity
pursuant to this Agreement.
14.19
No Consequential Damages
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in
this Agreement, no party shall, in any event, be liable to any other Person for any consequential,
incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages of such other Person, including loss of future
revenue, income or profits, diminution of value or loss of business reputation or opportunity
relating to the breach or alleged breach hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.
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MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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By:
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/s/ Matthew Booty
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Name:
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Matthew Booty
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Chief Executive Officer
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MIDWAY STUDIOS LOS ANGELES INC.
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/s/ Matthew Booty
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Matthew Booty
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Chief Executive Officer
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MIDWAY GAMES, INC.
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Name:
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Matthew Booty
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THQ INC.
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Steve DeCosta
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Finance & Administration
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SCHEDULE 2.1(a)
Tangible Property
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1.
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The fixed assets and other tangible personal property and assets included on Attachment A
hereto.
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Attachment A to Schedule 2.1 (a)
It is intended that Purchaser acquire the fixed assets used in connection with the Business which
includes desks, chairs, file cabinets and personal computers used by the development team of the
Business and the associated servers and development kits, motion capture equipment and equipment in
the sound studio and other items listed below. Between the date hereof and the hearing on the Sale
Order, Purchaser and Sellers shall work to produce the specific list of the fixed assets and
replace this Attachment A to such list.
All personal computers designated for all current Studio employees engaged in the Business
(approximately 110) and related hardware, including without limitation all monitors (approximately
200) and mice, and all hard drives, software and files currently residing or loaded thereon;
All of the following as the same are used or intended for use in the Business: televisions
(approximately 20), development kits (approximately 140 development kits) test kits, and related
items;
A Cannon digital SLR camera
2 AVID HD Recorders
HD Video Camera
Full Audio Suite, including without limitation hardware, microphones, decks, instruments, and
boards.
Projectors (approximately 4)
Video Conference system
Vicon Motion Capture System
Head Scanner
Burn Towers (approximately 4)
Lights for photo shoots
Copies of Visual Studio used in the Business
Copies of Incredibuild used in the Business
Perforce Licenses used in the Business
Copies of 3DS Max used in the Business
Copies of Maya used in the Business
Copies of Motion Builder used in the Business
Copies of Visual Assist (Visual Studio Plug-in) used in the Business
Copies of Microsoft Office used in the Business
Copies of Microsoft Project used in the Business
Copies of Araxis Merge used in the Business
Mindjet seats used in the Business
After Effects seats used in the Business
Copies of Netmix used in the Business
Copies of commercially available Sound Libraries used in the Business
Copies of Visio used in the Business
Copies of V-Ray used in the Business
Copies of Mudbox used in the Business
Copies of Quicktime Pro used in the Business
Copies of Final Cut Pro used in the Business
Copies of Adobe Premier used in the Business
Copies of Photoshop and illustrator used in the Business
Copies of Fraps used in the Business
Vikon Blade
All Vikon Software
Copies of Motion Analysis EVA realtime used in the Business
Copies of ZBrush used in the Business
Copies of ACDC used in the Business
Copies of Devtrack used in the Business
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Copies of VMWare used in the Business
VMWare ESXi used in the Business
VMware Server 2 for Windows used in the Business
VMware Server 2 for Linux used in the Business
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SCHEDULE 2.1(e)
Assumed Contracts
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All licenses and other contracts listed or applying to the assets listed on Attachment A to
Schedule 2.1(a); and
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All licenses and other contracts listed on, or included in the assets listed on, Schedule
2.1(g), including Attachment G thereto.
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SCHEDULE 2.1 (g)
Additional Purchased Assets
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Motion capture equipment;
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Vikon Blade software;
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Perforce licenses used in the Business;
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Servers and any associated hard drives used in the Business;
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Networked hard drives used in the Business;
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Development kits used in the Business, including without limitation any such Sony, Microsoft,
and Nintendo development kits (but excluding the license agreements from such platform
manufacturers covering Sellers use of the developments kits);
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Copies of Microsoft Office used in the Business;
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Incredibuild licenses used in the Business;
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Z Brush licenses used in the Business;
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All personal computers designated for all current Studio employees engaged in the Business,
including all hard drives, software and files currently residing or loaded thereon;
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Intellectual Property created based on the shared engine that is the subject of the license
with Warner Bros, since the Warner Bros. Closing;
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Copies of Autodesk Maya used in the Business;
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Copies of Autodesk Motionbuilder used in the Business; and
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Attachment G to Schedule 2.1(g)
Audio Hardware:
Mackie DXB
Adam A7 (x5)
Tannoy TS 10
Korg Karma
M-Audio Keyboard
Furman Voltage Conditioners (x3)
PAL Plus Requisite Pre-Amp
Presonus ADL 600 Pre-Amp
Digidesign Midi I/O
Digidesign Sync I/O
Digidesign 192 I/O
Digidesign HD Accel cards (x3)
Optical Patchbay
Apple G5
Apple Mac Pro
M-Audio ProFire 2626
Avid Mojo
Firewire Hub
Soundblaster PC audio cards (x2)
Mackie HR824 (x2)
Domestic Amplifiers/Receivers (x2)
JBL Domestic 5.1 speaker set
Logitech 5.1 speaker set
LCD TVs (x2)
LCD Monitors. (x8)
Speakers stands (approx 10)
Neuman U87a
Sterling ST-77 (x2)
Audio Technica Microphones (x2)
Sennheiser Shotgun Microphone (xl)
Marantz portable digital recorder.
Shure SM57 (x2)
Shure SM58 (x2)
Furman Headphone Amplifier
Headphones (Approx 5 pairs)
Electric Guitar
Bass Guitar
Portable Mackie Mixer for field recordings.
Audio Software:
Pro-Tools 8 HD
Pro-Tools 8 M-Powered
Netmix (Server & 2 client licenses)
SFX libraries
Toast
Waves Platinum Bundle
Waves Gold Bundle
McDSP MC2000
Roxio Toast
Quicktime Pro
Techtool Pro
Sony Sound Forge (x2)
Sony Vegas (x2)
Izotope RX
Audio Furniture:
Custom built desk with screen mounts (Matts Studio)
Argosy desk (Vinces studio)
Sound Absorbing Material
Mic stands (x3)
Small Rack (x2)
Audio Patch Panels (x2)
Lecturns (x2)
Se Electronics Reflection Filter
Speaker stands (approx 10)
Various cables.
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Excluded Assets
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arising out of any Contract that is not an Assumed Contract.
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Any equipment which is used both in connection with the Business and with other activities
conducted at the facility located at 10636 Scripps Summit Court, San Diego, California,
including without limitation, the e-mail server, the backup server and the telephone system.
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Leasehold improvements.
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Any Contract with a third party developer for the development of a TNA wrestling game on a
hand held platform, including:
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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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Master Design and Development Agreement effective as of September 1, 1999 by and
between Midway Home Entertainment Inc. and Point of View, Inc. and the schedules
thereto.
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Master Design and Development Agreement effective as of April 9, 2007 by and
between Midway Home Entertainment Inc. and Fooptube, LLC, d/b/a Sensory Sweep and the
schedules thereto
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License Agreement dated January 9, 2008 between TNA Entertainment LLC and Midway Home
Entertainment Inc. (Masters and Compositions)
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The TNA iMPACT! video game.
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All confidential or proprietary information belonging to TNA Entertainment LLC.
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Third party licenses related to the TNA iMPACT! video game, including without limitation:
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Quazal: Spark
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Epic: Unreal Engine 3
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Scaleform: GFx
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Havok: Havok Physics
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FMOD: Ex Programmers API
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Point of View: Ported PS2/Wii versions of the game and were also contracted for
programming for online game play for PS3/Xbox360
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TNA: Custom music composed for story mode, also took photos for texture reference for
characters
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Animation Contractors: Carl Fritz, Donovan Lightfoot, John Root
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Virtuous outsourced CAP clothing items
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Photocopier.
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All automotive vehicles.
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All license agreements with platform manufacturers covering Sellers use of developments kits
used in the Business (excluding the development kits used in the Business which shall be
Purchased Assets), including without limitation such license agreements with Sony, Microsoft,
and Nintendo.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. Nintendo of
America Inc. and Microsoft Licensing GP.
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SCHEDULE 7.5
Title to Purchased Assets
The Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo development kits used in the Business are held by Sellers under
standard licenses.
SCHEDULE 7.6
Adverse Claims
On July 19, 2009 Blank Rome LLP, counsel to Sellers, received a Letter from Haynes and Boone, LLP,
counsel to TNA Entertainment, LLC, regarding the hiring of certain personnel of Sellers or its
affiliates employed in the San Diego studio by Purchaser and requesting the Studio provide the
assurances requested in such letter.
Exhibit 1.1(II)
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY
COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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In re
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Chapter 11
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Case No. 09-10465 (KG)
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ORDER UNDER 11 U.S.C. §§ 105(a), 363, AND 365 AND FEDERAL RULES OF
BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 2002, 6004, 6006 AND 9014 (A) APPROVING
THE SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS,
CLAIMS, INTERESTS AND ENCUMBRANCES PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. §
363, (B) AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE ASSUMPTION
AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND
UNEXPIRED LEASES, AND (C) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF
Upon the motion (the Sale Motion) of the above-captioned debtors and debtors in possession
(the Debtors), pursuant to sections 105, 363, and 365 of title 11 of the United States Code (the
Bankruptcy Code), and Rules 2002, 6004, 6006, and 9014 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy
Procedure (the Bankruptcy Rules) for an order authorizing and approving (a) the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets relating to the Debtors San Diego Studio business (the Purchased
Assets) as described in and pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2009 (collectively, with all schedules and exhibits thereto and
all Ancillary Agreements,
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the Purchase Agreement) by and between Midway Home
Entertainment, Inc., Midway Studios Los Angeles and Midway Games
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The Debtors are: Midway Games Inc., Midway Home Entertainment Inc., Midway Amusement
Games, LLC, Midway Interactive Inc., Surreal Software Inc., Midway Studios Austin Inc.,
Midway Studios Los Angeles Inc., Midway Games West Inc., Midway Home Studios Inc., and
Midway Sales Company, LLC.
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All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Order have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Sale Motion or the Purchase Agreement (defined below), as applicable. In
the event of any inconsistency, the Purchase Agreement shall control.
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Inc., as sellers (the Sellers), and THQ Inc. (the Purchaser), a true and correct copy of which
is attached hereto as
Exhibit A
, and (b) the assumption and assignment of certain executory
contracts and unexpired leases; and the Court having reviewed and considered (i) the Sale Motion
and all relief related thereto, (ii) any objections thereto and (iii) the Court having heard the
statements of counsel and the evidence presented in support of the relief requested by the Sale
Motion at a hearing before the Court on
, 2009 (the Sale Hearing); and the Court having
jurisdiction to consider and determine the Sale Motion in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and
1334; and due notice of the Sale Hearing and the Sale Motion having been provided, and it appearing
that no other or further notice need be provided; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause
appearing therefor;
IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED:
A. The Court has jurisdiction to consider the Sale Motion and the relief requested therein
under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334. The Sale Motion is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §
157(b)(2)(A), (N) and (O). Venue is proper in the Court under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.
B. The statutory predicates for the relief sought in the Sale Motion are sections 105(a),
363(b), (f), and (m) and 365(a), (b) and (f) of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules 2002,
6004, 6006 and 9014.
C. As evidenced by the certificates of service filed with the Court, and based on the
representations made at the Sale Hearing, (i) proper, timely, adequate, and sufficient notice of
the Sale Motion, the transactions contemplated thereby (including the proposed assumption and
assignment of the Assumed Contracts) and the Sale Hearing has been provided in accordance with
sections 102, 105, 363 and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy
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Rules 2002, 6004, 6006 and 9014; and (ii) no other or further notice of the Sale Motion, the
transactions contemplated thereby and the Sale Hearing or the entry of this Order is required.
D. A reasonable opportunity to object or be heard with respect to the Sale Motion and the
relief requested therein has been afforded to all interested persons and entities, including, but
not limited to: (i) the Office of the United States Trustee (the OUST); (ii) the official
committee of unsecured creditors (the Creditors Committee) appointed in the Debtors bankruptcy
cases; (iii) known persons holding a lien, claim, encumbrance or other interest in, to or against
any of the Purchased Assets; (iv) known parties to the Assumed Contracts; (v) applicable federal,
state and local taxing authorities; (vi) applicable federal, state and local governmental units;
and (vii) all entities who have filed a notice of appearance and request for service of papers in
the Debtors bankruptcy cases pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002.
E. The Debtors have marketed the Purchased Assets diligently, in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner to secure the highest and/or best offer therefor.
F. The terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement: (i) are fair and reasonable, (ii)
valid, binding and enforceable, (iii) constitute the highest and best offer for the Purchased
Assets, (iv) will provide a greater recovery for the Sellers creditors than would be provided by
any other practical available alternative (v) constitute reasonably equivalent value and fair
consideration for the Purchased Assets and (vi) are in the best interests of the Sellers, their
bankruptcy estates, creditors, and all parties in interest. The Sale must be approved and
consummated promptly in order to maximize the value of the Sellers estates.
G. The Purchaser is a good faith purchaser in accordance with section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy
Code and, as such, is entitled to all of the protections afforded thereby.
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H. Neither the Sellers nor the Purchaser has engaged in any conduct that would cause or permit
the application of section 363(n) of the Bankruptcy Code to the Sale, including having the Purchase
Agreement voided.
ACCORDINGLY, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS THAT:
1. The Sale Motion is granted.
2. Any objections to the Sale Motion or the relief requested therein that have not been
withdrawn, waived or settled, and all reservations of rights included therein, are overruled on the
merits. Parties who did not object, or who withdrew their objections to the Sale Motion, are deemed
to have consented pursuant to section 363(f)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.
3. The Purchase Agreement and all of the terms and conditions contained therein are approved
and are binding upon the parties thereto.
4. The Debtors are authorized and directed, pursuant to sections 105(a) and 363(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code, to perform all of their obligations pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and to
execute such other documents and take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to effectuate
the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
5. The sale of the Purchased Assets, pursuant to this Order and the Purchase Agreement, will
vest the Purchaser with good title to the Purchased Assets and will be a legal, valid and effective
transfer of the Purchased Assets free and clear of all liens, claims, interests or other
Encumbrances (collectively, Liens), with all such Liens to attach to the net proceeds of sale of
the Purchased Assets in the order of their priority, and with the same validity, priority, force
and effect which such holder has prior to the sale of the Purchased Assets, subject to the rights,
claims, defenses, and objections, if any, of the Debtors and all parties in interest, pursuant to
sections 105(a), 363(f), and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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6. All persons or entities holding Liens in, to or against the Purchased Assets shall be, and
they hereby are, forever barred from asserting such Liens against Purchaser and its successors and
assigns, or against such Purchased Assets after Closing.
7. Subject to and conditioned on the Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase
Agreement, pursuant to sections 105(a) and 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Sellers assumption and
assignment to the Purchaser, and the Purchasers assumption on the terms contained in the Purchase
Agreement, of the Assumed Contracts is approved, and the requirements of section 365(b)(l) of the
Bankruptcy Code with respect thereto, including without limitation that all Cure Amounts as
determined by the Court have been paid or otherwise satisfied, are deemed satisfied.
8. The Purchase Agreement and any related agreements, documents or other instruments may be
modified, amended, or supplemented through a written document signed by the parties in accordance
with the terms thereof without further order of the Court;
provided
,
however
, that
any such modification, amendment or supplement is neither material nor changes the economic
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby.
9. Until these cases are closed or dismissed, the Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction
(a) to enforce and implement the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, all amendments
thereto, and any waivers and consents thereunder; (b) to compel the Sellers and the Purchaser to
perform all of their respective obligations under the Purchase Agreement; (c) to resolve any
disputes, controversies or claims arising out of or relating to the Purchase Agreement; and (d) to
interpret, implement and enforce the provisions of this Order.
10. This Order shall be binding upon (i) the Debtors and their estates, (ii) all creditors of,
and holders of equity interests in, any Debtor, (iii) all holders of Liens against or on
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all or any portion of the Purchased Assets, (iv) the Purchaser, and (v) all successors and assigns
of any of the foregoing, including any trustees that may be appointed in any of the Debtors
bankruptcy cases.
11. The failure to include any particular provision of the Purchase Agreement in this Order
shall not diminish or impair the effectiveness of that provision, it being the intent of the Court
and the parties that the Purchase Agreement be approved and authorized in its entirety.
12. This Order constitutes a final order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). As provided by
Bankruptcy Rule 7062, this Order shall be effective and enforceable immediately. The provisions of
Bankruptcy Rules 6004(g) and 6006(d) staying the effectiveness of this Order for ten (10) days are
hereby waived. This Court has found that time is of the essence in closing the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the parties to the Purchase Agreement shall be
authorized to close the sale as soon as possible consistent with the terms of the Purchase
Agreement.
Dated: August
, 2009
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Exhibit 6.2(b)
FORM OF BILL OF SALE
BILL OF SALE dated as of
, 2009, from Midway Games, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation, Midway Studios Los
Angeles Inc., a California corporation (collectively,
Sellers
), and THQ Inc., a Delaware
corporation, (
Purchaser
).
WHEREAS, this Bill of Sale is being executed and delivered in connection with the consummation
of the sale and purchase transaction contemplated in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and
between Purchaser and Sellers, dated as of August 3, 2009 (hereinafter called the
Purchase
Agreement
). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Bill of Sale have the
respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the applicable terms of which are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Bill of Sale; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 2.1
of the Purchase Agreement, Sellers have agreed to
sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase and
accept, all of Sellers respective right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Sellers have agreed to execute and deliver this
Bill of Sale with respect to the Purchased Assets to be conveyed by Sellers to Purchaser at the
Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement and the Sale Order, Sellers do hereby irrevocably and unconditionally sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to Purchaser all of Sellers right, title and interest in and to the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of all liens, claims, interests, and other encumbrances within the
meaning of Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code;
provided
that Sellers are not selling,
transferring, conveying, assigning or delivering any Excluded Assets.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Purchaser and its successors and assigns, to and for its or
their use, forever, subject, however, to all terms, conditions and provisions in the Purchase
Agreement and the Sale Order.
Except as provided in the Purchase Agreement or the Sale Order, the Purchased Assets are sold
and conveyed as is, where is, and with all faults and defects, and Sellers make no warranty,
express or implied, as to condition, description, fitness for a particular purpose,
merchantability, or as to any other matter.
By its execution hereof, Purchaser hereby accepts the foregoing sale, transfer, conveyance,
assignment and delivery.
Sellers hereby covenant and agree that they shall, at any time or from time to time hereafter
at the reasonable request of Purchaser, execute and deliver such further instruments of conveyance,
sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser for any of the Purchased Assets.
Sellers hereby constitute and appoint Purchaser and its successors and assigns as its true and
lawful attorneys in fact in connection with the transactions contemplated by this instrument, with
full power of substitution, in the name and stead of Sellers but on behalf of and for the benefit
of Purchaser and its successors and assigns, to demand and receive any and all of the Purchased
Assets hereby conveyed, assigned, and transferred or intended so to be, and to give receipt and
releases for and in respect of the same and any part thereof, and from time to time to institute
and prosecute, in the name of Sellers or otherwise, for the benefit of Purchaser or its successors
and assigns, proceedings at law, in equity, or otherwise, which Purchaser or its successors or
assigns reasonably deem proper in order to collect or reduce to possession or endorse any of the
Purchased Assets and to do all acts and things in relation to the Purchased Assets which Purchaser
or its successors or assigns reasonably deem desirable.
The terms and provisions of this Bill of Sale shall be binding upon Sellers and their
respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Purchaser and its successors
and assigns.
Nothing in this Bill of Sale is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the
parties, and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, benefits, or remedies of any
nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Bill of Sale or any transaction contemplated by this
Bill of Sale.
This Bill of Sale shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with (i) the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws, rules or principles and (ii)
the Bankruptcy Code, to the extent applicable.
To the extent any term or provision herein is inconsistent with the Purchase Agreement, the
terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall control. To the extent that any term or
provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement is inconsistent with the Sales Order, the Sales Order
shall control.
This Bill of Sale may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any
counterpart may be executed by facsimile signature and such facsimile signature shall be deemed an
original.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Bill of Sale to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first set forth above.
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SELLERS:
MIDWAY GAMES INC.
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
MIDWAY STUDIOS LOS ANGELES INC.
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PURCHASER:
THQ INC.
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Exhibit 6.2(c)
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of
, 2009, by and
among Midway Games, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and Midway Studios Los Angeles Inc., a California corporation (collectively,
Assignors
), and THQ Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Purchaser
or
Assignee
).
WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is being executed and delivered in
connection with the consummation of the sale and purchase transaction contemplated in that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement between Assignors and Purchaser dated as of August 3, 2009 (hereinafter
called the
Purchase Agreement
). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this
Assignment and Assumption Agreement have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase
Agreement, the applicable terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Assignment
and Assumption Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 2.1
of the Purchase Agreement, Assignors have agreed to
sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser has agreed to purchase and
accept, all of Assignors respective right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets,
including without limitation the Assumed Contracts; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Article 3
of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser has agreed to
assume the Assumed Liabilities; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto acknowledge that pursuant to that certain Bill of Sale of even
date herewith, Assignors irrevocably and unconditionally sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned and
delivered to Assignee all of Assignors right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets,
which include the Assumed Contracts: and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and subject to the Sale Order, the parties have
agreed to execute this Assignment and Assumption Agreement with respect to the Assumed Contracts to
be conveyed by Assignors to Purchaser at the Closing and with respect to Purchasers assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, Assignors and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
1. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Sale
Order and in accordance with Section 365(k) of the Bankruptcy Code, Purchaser hereby assumes and
agrees to pay, satisfy and discharge when due, the Assumed Liabilities as set forth in
Article
3
of the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall not assume or be
obligated to pay, satisfy, discharge or perform, and shall not be deemed by virtue of the execution
and delivery of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, to have assumed, or to have
agreed to pay, satisfy, discharge or perform any liabilities or obligations of Assignors other than
the aforementioned Assumed Liabilities.
2. If any provision of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is held to be illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations under
this Assignment and Assumption Agreement of Assignors on the one hand and Assignee on the other
hand will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision shall be fully
severable; (b) this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof; (c) the remaining
provisions of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance from
this Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement a legal, valid, and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision as may be possible.
3. The assumption by Assignee of the Assumed Liabilities as provided herein shall not be
construed to defeat, impair or limit in any way any rights of Assignors or Assignee to dispute the
validity or amount thereof.
4. The terms and provisions of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
5. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an
instrument in writing signed by Purchaser and Assignors, and no performance, term or condition can
be waived in whole or in part except by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of
the waiver is sought.
6. Nothing in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is intended to or shall confer upon any
Person other than Purchaser and Assignors, and their respective successors and assigns, any rights,
benefits, or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Assignment and Assumption
Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
7. To the extent any term or provision herein is inconsistent with the Purchase Agreement, the
terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall control. To the extent that any term or
provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement is inconsistent with the Sale Order, the Sale Order
shall control.
8. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with (i) the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules
or principles and (ii) the Bankruptcy Code, to the extent applicable. Without limiting any partys
right to appeal any order of the Bankruptcy Court, (i) the Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive
jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement and to decide any claims or disputes which may
arise or result from, or be connected with, this Agreement, any breach or default hereunder, or the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all proceedings related to the foregoing shall
be filed and maintained only in the Bankruptcy Court, and the parties hereby consent to and submit
to the jurisdiction and venue of the Bankruptcy Court and shall receive notices at such locations
as indicated in
Section 14.7
of the Purchase Agreement;
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provided, however,
that if the Bankruptcy Case has closed, the parties agree to unconditionally and
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware and any appellate court thereof, for the resolution of any such claim or
dispute. Each party irrevocably consents to and confers personal jurisdiction on the courts
referred to above, and irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the venue of such
courts, and further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any
such court that any lawsuit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto further agrees that service of process may be made on
such party by mailing a copy of the pleading or other document by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, to its addresses for the giving of notice provided for in
Section
14.7
of the Purchase Agreement, with service being deemed to be made five (5) Business Days
after the giving of such notice. PURCHASER AND ASSIGNORS HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING
OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
9. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Any counterpart may be executed by facsimile signature and such facsimile signature
shall be deemed an original.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
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MIDWAY GAMES INC.
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
MIDWAY STUDIOS LOS ANGELES INC.
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THQ INC.
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EXHIBIT 2.2
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
AND
F+F PUBLISHING GmbH
FOR
100% OF THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING SHARE CAPITAL
OF
MIDWAY GAMES GMBH
Dated as of August
5
, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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1.1 Certain Definitions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares
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ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
, dated as of August 5, 2009 (this
Agreement
), by and
between Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Seller
) and F+F
Publishing GmbH, a German limited liability company registered under the commercial registry of the
Local Court (
Amtsgericht
) of Munich under reg. no. HRB 154344 (
Purchaser
). Capitalized
terms used herein are defined in
Section 1.1
.
RECITALS
A. Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Midway Games GmbH, a limited
liability company registered under the commercial registry of the Local Court of Munich under reg.
no. HRB 155321 (the
Company
);
B. On February 12, 2009 (
Petition Date
), Seller, its parent Midway Games Inc.
(
Parent
) and Parents other U.S. Subsidiaries (collectively, the
Debtors
)
concurrently commenced chapter 11 cases as debtors-in-possession under Title 11 of the United
States Code,
11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.
(the
Bankruptcy Code
), by filing their voluntary
petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, before the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (
Bankruptcy Court
). Thereafter, the Bankruptcy Court
entered its order that such cases be administered jointly in the presently pending chapter 11 case
no. 10565-KG (
Bankruptcy Case
);
C. Pursuant to Sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors continue to
operate their business and manage their properties, and administer their estate created by Section
541 of the Bankruptcy Code on the Petition Date as debtors-in-possession (collectively, or
individually as the context may require, the
Estate
);
D. Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Sellers,
pursuant to Sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, all of the outstanding capital stock of
the Company.
E. Following consultation with its financial advisors and reasonable due diligence, the board
of directors of Seller has determined that subject to (i) sufficient notice of the proposed
transaction and (ii) approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Bankruptcy
Court under Sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, it is, in light of the current
circumstances, in the best interests of the Estate and the beneficiaries of such Estate to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
F. The management (
Geschäftsführung
) of Purchaser has determined that it is advisable and in
the best interests of Purchaser to consummate, and has approved, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
G. On or before the expiration of two (2) Business Days after the date hereof, Seller will
file the Sale Motion in the Bankruptcy Case requesting, inter alia, authorization to (i) enter into
this Agreement and (ii) sell and transfer the Shares to Purchaser.
NOW
,
THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Certain Definitions
. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings specified in this
Section 1.1
:
Affiliate
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, and the term control (including the terms controlled by and under
common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise;
provided, however
, that no Person listed on
Exhibit A
hereto shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an Affiliate of Seller (or its
Affiliates).
Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Attorneys Fees
means an amount equal to 100% of the fees of SKW Schwarz
Rechtsanwälte incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of this Agreement, the
Sale Transfer Agreement and any accessory documents as notified (on a best estimate basis)
sufficiently prior to the Closing Date.
Attorneys Account
shall be the following bank account: Owner: SKW Schwarz
Rechtsanwälte, bank: Reuschel & Co., Munich, account no.: 100 985 0, IBAN: DE 50 700 303000 100 985
000, SWIFT: REUC DE MM, reference:
50% of Attorneys Fees Sale Midway Games GmbH
Bankruptcy Case
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Bankruptcy Code
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Bankruptcy Court
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Business Day
means any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New
York are open to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close.
Closing
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
Closing Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
Closing Confirmation
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
Company
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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Contract
means any written contract, indenture, note, bond, lease or other
agreement.
Damages
means any and all losses, damages, claims, demands, causes of action, suits
or judgments of any nature, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys).
Debtors
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Defense
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2(b)
.
Effective Date
means August 5, 2009, the date of this Agreement.
Estate
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Governmental Body
means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof,
or political subdivision thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
Indemnification Matter
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2
.
Indemnification Notice
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2(a)
.
Intercompany Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 7.2
.
Law
means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, code, ordinance, rule
or regulation.
Legal Proceeding
means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits,
proceedings (public or private) or claims or any proceedings by or before a Governmental Body.
Liabilities
means any direct or indirect indebtedness, liability or obligation,
known or unknown, fixed or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise.
Notarization Fees
means an amount equal to 100% of the statutory fees and
out-of-pocket expenses for the notarization of this Agreement and any accessory documents required
or useful for the consummation of this Agreement.
Order
means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or
arbitration award of a Governmental Body.
Parent
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Parties
means the Seller and the Purchaser.
Person
means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Body or other entity.
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Petition Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Purchase
Price
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.23
.
Purchaser
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Purchaser Account
shall be the following bank account: Owner: F+F Publishing GmbH,
bank: Kreissparkasse München Starnberg, account no.: 10 58 10 49, IBAN: DE 197025 0150 0010 5810
49, SWIFT Code: BYLA DE M1KMS, reference:
50% of notarization fee
Purchaser Documents
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 5.2
.
Sale Hearing
means the hearing before the Bankruptcy Court to consider Sellers
motion for entry of the Sale Order.
Sale Motion
means the motion (including such amendments and supplements as are
acceptable to Purchaser and Seller) of Seller seeking approval from the Bankruptcy Court for entry
of the Sale Order.
Sale Order
shall be an Order or Orders of the Bankruptcy Court approving this
Agreement and all of the respective terms and conditions hereof, and approving and authorizing
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
SEC
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Seller
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Seller Documents
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 4.2
.
Seller Indemnified Parties
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
10.1(a)
.
Share Transfer Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.2.(a)
.
Shares
means all shares (
Geschäftsanteile
) in the Company as set forth on
Schedule 4.3
.
Tax Authority
means any federal, state, local or foreign government, or agency,
instrumentality or employee thereof, charged with the administration of any Law or regulation
relating to Taxes.
Taxes
means (a) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges or other
assessments, including, without limitation, all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad
valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property
and estimated taxes, and (b) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed by any Tax Authority in connection with any item described in clause (a).
Termination Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.4(a)
.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Purchase and Sale of Shares
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, Seller hereby sells to Purchaser and Purchaser hereby purchases from Seller, the
Shares.
2.2
Transfer of Shares
. Becoming effective on the Closing Date, the Seller shall
transfer and assign to Purchaser and Purchaser shall accept such transfer and assignment of, the
Shares as set forth in Share Transfer Agreement, subject to the Closing Confirmation as defined in
Section 3.1
below being executed by both Parties. The Parties acknowledge that the Closing
shall occur only in the event that a final Order of the Bankruptcy Court is entered approving the
sale of the Shares.
2.3
Purchase Price
. The purchase price for the Shares (the
Purchase Price
)
shall be One Euro (
1) payable by check issued to Seller or in cash.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING AND TERMINATION
3.1
Closing Date
.
(a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections
3.2
,
3.3
,
8.1
,
8.2
and
8.3
, hereof (or the waiver thereof by the party
entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares provided for
in
ARTICLE II
hereof (the
Closing
) shall take place, and Purchaser and Seller
shall consummate the purchase and sale transaction contemplated hereby, at the offices of Blank
Rome LLP located at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the
date designated by Seller that is not more than two (2) Business Days following the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions set forth in
ARTICLE VIII
(other than conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such
conditions), unless another place or places, time or date, or both, or manner are agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto. The date on which the Closing shall be held is referred to in this
Agreement as the
Closing Date
. The Parties mutually undertake to duly execute and issue
at the Closing two counterparts of a joint confirmation stating the Closing Date and stating that
all deliveries by Seller and by Purchaser under Section 3 of this Agreement have been made or
waived and that the Closing of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement has been effected
(
Closing Confirmation
), essentially in the form as attached on Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
(b) On the Closing Date, a transfer deed under German law transferring the Shares from Seller
to Purchaser (
Share Transfer Agreement
) shall be duly executed and notarized in Germany by a
German notary public (
Notar
).
3.2
Deliveries by Seller
. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) a copy of the duly executed and notarized Share Transfer Agreement;
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(b) the officers certificates required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.1(a)
and
8.1(b)
;
(c) a copy of the fully executed Intercompany Agreement and any ancillary documents thereto;
(d) payment by Seller to SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte onto the Attorneys Account of an amount
equal to 50% of the Attorneys Fees;
(e) payment by Seller to Purchaser onto the Purchaser Account of an amount equal to 50% of the
Notarization Fees;
(f) a duly executed copy of the Sale Order;
(g) the minutes duly signed by the Seller, of a general shareholders meeting of the Company
including the following resolutions with effect of the Closing Date: (i) revocation of the
appointment of Mr. Miguel Iribarren as managing director (
Geschäftsführer
) of the Company, (ii)
revocation of the appointment of Mr. Uwe Fürstenberg as holder of general powers of representation
(
Prokurist
) of the Company, and (iii) appointment of Mr. Uwe Fürstenberg as managing director
(
Geschäftsführer
) with sole signature power and released from the restrictions of section 181 of
the German Civil Code (prohibition of double representation and self-contracting);
(h) three duly executed original copies of the 12/31/2008 annual accounts for the Company;
(i) a letter by Mark Thomas and his relevant Affiliates confirming the release of the pledge
of the Shares and the discharge of the Company and the Purchaser from all obligations and liability
related thereto;
(j) a duly executed copy of the termination of the Abstract Acknowledgement of Debt (Parallel
Debt) Agreement as set forth under the Intercompany Agreement; and
(k) such other documents, instruments and certificates as Purchaser may reasonably request.
3.3
Deliveries by Purchaser
. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:
(a) the Purchase Price;
(b) the officers certificate required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.2(a)
and
8.2(b)
;
(c) executed copies of the acceptance and assumption by Purchaser of the MGG/MGL Balance and
the MGG/MHE Balance (both as defined in the Intercompany Agreement) and payment for the same, all
as specified in the Intercompany Agreement; and
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(d) such other documents, instruments and certificates as Seller may reasonably request.
3.4
Termination of Agreement
. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing
as follows:
(a) by Purchaser or Seller in writing, if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of
business on August 31, 2009 (the
Termination Date
);
provided
,
however
, that, if the
Closing shall not have occurred due to the failure of the Bankruptcy Court to enter the Sale Order
and if all other conditions to the respective obligations of the parties to close hereunder that
are capable of being fulfilled by the Termination Date shall have been so fulfilled or waived, then
no party may terminate this Agreement prior to September 30, 2009;
provided, further
, that if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Termination Date due to a material breach of any
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement by Purchaser or
Seller, then the breaching party may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section
3.4(a)
;
(b) by mutual written consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(c) by Purchaser, if any of the conditions to the obligations of Purchaser set forth in
Sections 8.1
and
8.3
shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a
result of a breach by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such
condition is not waived by Purchaser;
(d) by Seller, if any condition to the obligations of Seller set forth in
Sections 8.2
and
8.3
shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by
Seller of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived
by Seller;
(e) by Purchaser, if there shall be a breach by Seller of any representation or warranty, or
any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in
Sections 8.1
or
8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has
not been cured by the earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of written notice
by Purchaser to Seller of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date;
(f) by Seller, if there shall be a breach by Purchaser of any representation or warranty, or
any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in
Sections 8.2
or
8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has
not been cured by the earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of written notice
by Seller to Purchaser of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date; or
(g) by Seller or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final non-appealable Order of a
Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.5
Procedure Upon Termination
. In the event of termination by Purchaser or Seller,
or both, pursuant to
Section 3.4
hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to
the other party or parties, and this Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Shares
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hereunder shall be abandoned, without further action by Purchaser or Seller. If this
Agreement is terminated as provided herein each party shall redeliver to the party furnishing the
same or destroy all confidential non-public documents, work papers and other material of any other
party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the
execution hereof.
3.6
Effect of Termination
. In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated as
provided herein, each of the Parties shall be relieved of its duties and obligations arising under
this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability
to Purchaser or Seller;
provided, however
, that, if this Agreement is terminated because of a
breach of this Agreement by the non-terminating party or because one or more of the conditions to
the terminating partys obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the
non-terminating partys failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, the
terminating partys right to pursue all legal remedies will survive such termination unimpaired.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that on the Closing Date:
4.1
Organization
.
(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized and existing as such in
accordance with applicable German Law. Except as otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, the sole
managing director (
Geschäftsführer
) of the Company is Mr. Miguel Iribarren and its sole holder of
general powers of representation (
Prokurist
) is Mr. Uwe Fürstenberg.
(b) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2
Authority
. Except for such authorization as is required by the Bankruptcy Court
(as hereinafter provided for), Seller has all requisite corporate power, authority and legal
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and has all requisite corporate power, authority and
legal capacity to execute and deliver each other agreement, document, or instrument or certificate
contemplated by this Agreement to which Seller is a party or to be executed by Seller in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
Seller
Documents
), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Seller Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been,
and each of the Seller Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly executed and
delivered by Seller and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto and thereto), the entry of the Sale Order, this Agreement constitutes, and each of
the Seller Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute,
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legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies generally, now or hereafter in effect, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
4.3
Capitalization and Ownership
. The Shares of the Company are set forth on
Schedule 4.3
. The Shares constitute all of the shares or other ownership interests of the
Company and are owned by Seller free and clear of all liens, pledges, mortgages and any other
encumbrances or security interest.
4.4
Financial Advisors
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4
, no Person has
acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Seller or the Company
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person engaged by Seller
is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from Purchaser in respect thereof.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Seller that on the Closing Date:
5.1
Corporate Existence
. Purchaser is a limited liability company (
Gesellschaft mit
beschränkter Haftung GmbH
) duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws
of Germany.
5.2
Authority
. Purchaser has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated
by this Agreement or to be executed by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the
Purchaser Documents
), to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each Purchaser
Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Purchaser. This Agreement has been, and
each Purchaser Document will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly executed and delivered
by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties
hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and each Purchaser Document when so executed and
delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable
against Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies
generally, now or hereafter in effect, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
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5.3
Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
.
(a) To the knowledge of Purchaser, none of the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict
with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any provision of (i) the
articles of association (
Satzung
) of Purchaser, (ii) any Contract or permit to which Purchaser is a
party or by which Purchaser or its properties or assets are bound or (iii) any Order of any
Governmental Body applicable to Purchaser or by which any of the properties or assets of Purchaser
are bound or (iv) any applicable Law.
(b) To the knowledge of Purchaser, no consent, waiver, approval, Order, permit or
authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental
Body is required on the part of Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof
or thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the taking by
Purchaser of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, or for Purchaser to purchase the
Shares or operate the Companys business.
5.4
Financial Advisors
. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker,
finder or financial advisor for Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and no Person engaged by Purchaser is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment
from Seller in respect thereof.
5.5
Investment Intent
. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares solely for the purpose, as
of the Closing Date, of investment and not with a view (as of the Closing Date) to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution thereof. Purchaser shall not offer to sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Shares in violation of any Law applicable to any such offer, sale or other
disposition. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities Laws and are being offered and sold in
reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving any public offering; (ii)
there is no public market for the Shares and there can be no assurance that a public market will
develop; and (iii) Purchaser must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares for an
indefinite period of time.
5.6
Accredited Investor
. Purchaser (i) is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and
experience in business and financial matters and is to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of
its acquisition of the Company, and it is able financially to bear the risks thereof, (ii) has had
an opportunity to discuss the Companys business, management and financial affairs with the
Companys management and ask questions with respect thereto and (iii) has been provided access to
all available information about the Company requested by Purchaser.
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ARTICLE Va
NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, each Party acknowledges
and agrees that the other Party is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express
or implied, beyond those expressly given by the other Party in
ARTICLE IV
or
ARTICLE
V
hereof, as applicable (as modified by the Schedules hereto). Any claims a Party may have for
breach of representation or warranty shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of
the other Party set forth in
ARTICLE IV
or
ARTICLE V
hereof, as applicable (as
modified by the Schedules hereto). Each Party further represents that neither the other Party nor
any of its Affiliates nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the other Party, the
Company, the other Partys and the Companys respective businesses, their assets or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither
Party, nor any of its Affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to
the Party or any other Person resulting from the distribution to such Party or its representatives
or such Partys use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on
behalf of the other Party relating to the Company, its business or assets or other publications or
data room information provided to each Party or its representatives, or any other document or
information in any form provided to each Party or its representatives in connection with the sale
of the Shares and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party acknowledges that it has
conducted to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Company and, in making the
determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party has
relied on the results of its own independent investigation.
ARTICLE VI
BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS
6.1
Bankruptcy Court Filings
. As promptly as practicable following the execution of
this Agreement, but in any case no later than two (2) Business Days thereafter, Seller shall file
with the Bankruptcy Court the Sale Motion seeking entry of the Sale Order. Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain entry of the Sale Order in due course. Purchaser agrees
that it will promptly take such actions as are reasonably requested by Seller to assist in
obtaining entry of the Sale Order, including furnishing affidavits or other documents or
information for filing with the Bankruptcy Court for the purposes, among others, of providing
necessary assurances of performance by Purchaser under this Agreement. At the Sale Hearing, Seller
shall ask the Bankruptcy Court to approve Purchaser as the buyer of the Shares. Purchaser shall
not, without the prior written consent of Seller, file, join in, or otherwise support in any manner
whatsoever any motion or other pleading relating to the sale of the Shares hereunder.
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ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1
Conduct Pending Closing
. Between the Effective Date and the Closing Date, Seller
shall cause the Company, except as (i) otherwise explicitly stipulated by this Agreement or (ii)
approved by Purchaser in advance in writing:
(a) Not to amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other organizational documents
or alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or in any other fashion the
corporate structure or ownership of any Company, including repurchasing, redeeming or otherwise
acquiring any Shares, without the prior consent of Purchaser;
(b) Not to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, or agree to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of,
any additional equity interests, or any options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any
equity interests or other interests of any class or any debt or equity securities which are
convertible into or exchangeable for such interests;
(c) Not to distribute any dividends or profits of the Company to the Seller or any other
Person; and
(d) Not to enter into any transaction outside the ordinary course of business of the Company
that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business,
financial condition, prospects and structure of the Company.
7.2
Resolution of Intercompany Obligations
. At or prior to the Closing, Seller and
its Affiliates shall enter into the agreement attached hereto as
Schedule 7.2
(the
Intercompany Agreement
) to resolve certain of their intercompany obligations so that
there shall be no intercompany obligations outstanding between the Company and any of Seller or its
other Affiliates at the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing, the Parties shall negotiate in good
faith a form of assignment and acceptance of the MGG/MGL Balance and the MGG/MHE Balance (both as
defined in the Intercompany Agreement) Seller will transfer to Purchaser in accordance with the
Intercompany Agreement.
7.3
Further Assurances
. Each of the Parties hereto shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to (i) take all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of
all of the conditions to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
7.4
Preservation of Records
. Each of the parties hereto agrees to preserve, segregate
and keep the records held by it or its Affiliates relating to the Company for a period of six (6)
months from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the other,
subject to compliance with applicable Law, as may be reasonably required by such party in
connection with, among other things, the Bankruptcy Case or any matters or proceedings in
connection therewith, any insurance claims by, Legal Proceedings or Tax audits against or
governmental investigations of Seller or Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable
Seller or Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each
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other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby. In the event Seller
or Purchaser wish to destroy such records before or after that time, such party shall first give
ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other and such other party shall have the right at its
option and expense, to take possession of the records within ninety (90) days after the date of
such notice.
7.5
Publicity
. Neither Seller nor Purchaser, nor their respective Affiliates, shall
issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party hereto, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless, in the sole judgment of Purchaser,
Seller or Parent, disclosure is otherwise required by applicable Law, or by the Bankruptcy Court
with respect to filings to be made with the Bankruptcy Court or the SEC in connection with this
Agreement, or by the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which Parent lists securities;
provided
that the party intending to make such release shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts consistent with such applicable Law or Bankruptcy Court requirement to consult with the
other party with respect to the text thereof. For reasons of clarification: Nothing herein shall
prevent the Purchaser or the Company from notifying its business partners (e.g. distribution or
other contract partners) of the transactions contemplated herein, individually after the Closing
Date.
7.6
Sale Order
. Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the Sale Order. If a written objection is filed to the Sale Motion, which is an objection
which would prohibit or otherwise prevent the Closing from occurring pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have such objection
overruled.
7.7
Purchaser Covenants After Closing
. Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall,
from and for six months after the Closing Date (unless otherwise agreed with Seller), upon
reasonable advance notice, afford to Sellers and its Affiliates officers, independent public
accountants, attorneys, consultants and other representatives, reasonable access during normal
business hours to the books and records of the Company.
7.8
Use of Names
. Effective as of immediately after the Closing Purchaser shall
and/or shall cause the Company to, as soon as reasonably practicable: (i) change the name of the
Company to a name that does not include the name Midway or any derivation thereof, (ii) make such
filings as are necessary to withdraw the right to use Midway as an assumed name in any
jurisdiction, and (iii) cease using the name Midway or any derivation thereof except with respect
to the sale of inventory bearing the MIDWAY trademark. After the Closing, Purchaser shall not hold
itself or the Company out as associated with Parent, Seller or any of their respective Affiliates.
7.9
IT Support
. After the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use reasonable efforts to
cause the other Debtors to, at no charge (a) continue to provide the Company with e-mail, internet
and other information technology (such as the Lawson financial information system) services as such
is currently being provided for so long as Debtors are financially able to do so and are operating
or obtaining the same for their own benefit, and (b) supply reasonable assistance, to the extent
they have personnel available to do so, to the Company in its transition
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away from the use of such services. In addition, to the extent that information technology
(such as copies of spreadsheet software) is located at the facilities (or in the custody of
employees) of the Company but was obtained by the Company through the Debtors, Seller shall, and
shall use reasonable efforts to cause the other Debtors to, assist the Company, at the Companys
expense, to confirm the Companys ability to continue to possess and use such technology.
7.10
Books and Records
.
Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use
reasonable efforts to cause the other Debtors to, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company
the books and records of the Company within Debtors possession or control, each to the extent not
yet in possession of the Company, including, without limitation, computerized copies of financial
data for the seven (7) years prior to the Closing in a format reasonably specified by the Company,
as well as the data, information, documents and materials described on
Schedule 7.10
hereto.
7.11
Legal Affairs
. After the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use reasonable efforts
to cause the other Debtors to, at no charge (a) permit the Company to consult with the employees of
the Debtors to obtain their knowledge of the legal affairs of the Company and the legal services
provided to the Company prior to the Closing, and (b) supply reasonable assistance, to the extent
they have personnel available to do so, to the Company in its transition away from the use of legal
services provided by the employees of the Debtors.
7.12
Royalties
.
Purchaser shall cause the Company to pay directly and timely to any
third parties (excluding any Debtor) all royalties that may become due and payable to such third
parties based on the Companys sales after the Closing Date of inventory bearing the MIDWAY
trademark. Within ten (10) days after the Closing, Purchaser shall cause the Company to deliver to
Seller all information needed by Seller or any other Debtor to calculate any royalties to third
parties (other than Debtors) arising from the sales made by the Company during the period April 1,
2009 through the date of the Closing (the scope of such information being determined by the scope
of information supplied by the Company to Debtors prior to the date of this Agreement for the
purposes of calculating any royalties to third parties (other than Debtors) arising from the sales
made by the Company during quarters ending on or before March 31, 2009). If all such information
has not been delivered to Seller by the end of such ten (10) day period, then for each week
thereafter until all such information has been delivered Purchaser shall promptly pay to Seller an
administrative fee of 10,000 Euros.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
. The obligation of Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived
by Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, and
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Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Seller, dated
the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect;
(b) Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Seller, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect; and
(c) Seller shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Purchaser all of the items set
forth in
Section 3.2
.
8.2
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Seller
. The obligation of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived
by Seller in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, and Seller shall have received
a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect;
(b) Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, and Seller shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect; and
(c) Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Seller all of the items set
forth in
Section 3.3
.
8.3
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller
. The respective
obligations of Purchaser and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions (any or all of which may be waived by Purchaser and Seller, each in such partys sole
discretion, in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) there shall not be in effect any Order by a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; and
(b) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Sale Order and any stay period applicable to
the Sale Order shall have expired or shall have been waived by the Bankruptcy Court, and such Sale
Order shall be in full force and effect, and shall not have been modified, as of the Closing Date.
8.4
Frustration of Closing Conditions
. Neither Seller nor Purchaser may rely on the
failure of any condition set forth in
Sections 8.1
,
8.2
or
8.3
, as the case
may be, if such failure was caused by such partys failure to comply with any provision of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
NO SURVIVAL
9.1
No Survival of Representations and Warranties
. The parties hereto agree that the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing hereunder,
and none of the parties shall have any liability to each other after the Closing for any breach
thereof (provided that Article Va shall, for the avoidance of doubt, survive the Closing
hereunder). The parties hereto agree that the covenants contained in this Agreement to be
performed at or after the Closing shall survive the Closing hereunder and each party hereto shall
be liable to the other after the Closing for any breach thereof (
provided
, that Seller shall have
no liability to Purchaser for any breach of any covenant to be performed prior to Closing).
9.2
No Consequential Damages
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in
this Agreement, no party, and none of Parent, the Company, Midway Games Limited, Midway
Studios-Newcastle Limited and Midway Games SAS, shall, in any event, be liable to any other Person
for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive Damages of such other Person,
including loss of future revenue, income or profits, diminution of value or loss of business
reputation or opportunity relating to the breach or alleged breach hereof. The parties agree that
Parent, the Company, Midway Games Limited, Midway Studios-Newcastle Limited and Midway Games SAS
are each intended as a third party beneficiary of this Section 9.2.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1
Indemnification by Purchaser
. Following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall
indemnify and hold harmless Seller, Parent, its Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns and
their respective officers, directors, members, employees, agents and representatives (individually,
a
Seller Indemnified Party
and, collectively, the
Seller Indemnified Parties
),
unless otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, from and against any and all Liabilities, Taxes,
losses, Damages, claims, costs and expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties (including
reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), of any nature whatsoever, which relate to the assets,
properties, business or operations of the Company, whether arising prior to or after the Closing
Date and whether known of unknown at the Closing Date.\
10.2
Indemnification Procedures
. With respect to each event, occurrence or matter
(
Indemnification Matter
) as to which any Seller Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification from Purchaser under this
Article X
:
(a)
Notice
. Within ten (10) days after any Seller Indemnified Party receives written
documents underlying the Indemnification Matter or, if the Indemnification Matter does not involve
a third-party action, suit, claim or demand, promptly after the Seller Indemnified Party first has
actual knowledge of the Indemnification Matter, the Seller Indemnified Party shall give notice to
Purchaser of the nature of the Indemnification Matter and the amount demanded or claimed in
connection therewith (
Indemnification Notice
), together with copies of any such written
documents, if any.
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(b)
Defense
. If a third-party action, suit, claim or demand is involved, then, upon
receipt of the Indemnification Notice, Purchaser shall, at its expense and through counsel of its
choice, assume and have sole control over the litigation, defense or settlement (the
Defense
) of the Indemnification Matter, except that (a) the Seller Indemnified Party may,
at its option and expense and through counsel of its choice, participate in (but not control) the
Defense; (b) Purchaser shall not consent to any judgment, or agree to any settlement (without the
Seller Indemnified Partys prior written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld);
which would result in the imposition of an Order which would restrict the future activity or
conduct of the Seller Indemnified Party or any Affiliate thereof or if such judgment or settlement
does not include an unconditional release of the other party for any liability arising out of such
action, suit, claim, or demand. In any event, Purchaser and the Seller Indemnified Party shall
fully cooperate with each other in connection with the Defense, including without limitation by
furnishing all available documentary or other evidence as is reasonably requested by the other.
(c)
Payments
. All amounts owed by Purchaser to the Seller Indemnified Party (if any)
shall be paid in full within ten (10) Business Days after a final Order (without further right of
appeal) determining the amount owed is rendered, or after a final settlement or agreement as to the
amount owed is executed.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1
Expenses
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of Seller and
Purchaser shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of
this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. However, notwithstanding the
generality of the preceding sentence, the Seller shall (i) bear 50% of the Attorneys Fees as set
forth in Section 3.2.(d) above (while the remaining 50% of the Attorneys Fees and all other fees
and charges by SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte incurred in relation to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein shall be borne by the Company and/or the Purchaser); and (ii)
reimburse to Purchaser 50% of the Notarization Fees as set forth in Section 3.2.(e) above (while
the remaining 50% of the Notarization Fees and all other notarization fees and charges incurred in
relation to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall be borne by the
Purchaser).
11.2
Damages and Injunctive Relief
. Damages at law may be an inadequate remedy for
the breach of any of the covenants, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement and,
accordingly, any party hereto shall be entitled to injunctive relief with respect to any such
breach, including without limitation specific performance of such covenants, promises or agreements
or an Order enjoining a party from any threatened, or from the continuation of any actual, breach
of the covenants, promises or agreements contained in this Agreement. The rights set forth in this
Section 11.2
shall be in addition to any other rights which a party may have at law or in
equity pursuant to this Agreement.
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11.3
Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
.
(a) Without limiting any partys right to appeal any Order of the Bankruptcy Court, (i) the
Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement and to
decide any claims or disputes which may arise or result from, or be connected with, this Agreement,
any breach or default hereunder, or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all
proceedings related to the foregoing shall be filed and maintained only in the Bankruptcy Court,
and the parties hereby consent to and submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the Bankruptcy Court
and shall receive notices at such locations as indicated in
Section 11.7
hereof;
provided
,
however
, that if the Bankruptcy Case has closed, the parties agree to unconditionally and
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware and any appellate court from any thereof, for the resolution of any such claim
or dispute. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute
brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.
Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this
Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the
provisions of
Section 11.7
.
11.4
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
. Each party to this Agreement waives any right
to trial by jury in any action, matter or proceeding regarding this Agreement or any provision
hereof or therein to the extent permitted by Law.
11.5
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
. This Agreement (including the
schedules and exhibits hereto), represents the entire understanding and agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement can be amended,
supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making
specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought, unless any stricter form requirement
applies by Law. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any
investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party
taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained
herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not
operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any
other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies
hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by Law.
11.6
Governing Law
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code and
except for the Share Transfer Agreement, which shall exclusively be governed by
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German law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed in such State without regard to
conflicts of laws principles thereof.
11.7
Notices
. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written confirmation
of receipt), (ii) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of transmission) or (iii) one
(1) Business Day following the day sent by overnight courier (with written confirmation of
receipt), in each case at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or to such other address
or facsimile number as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to
this provision):
If to Seller, to:
Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
10636 Scripps Summit Court
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92131
Facsimile: (858) 790-3790
Attn: General Counsel
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Blank Rome LLP
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
Facsimile: (917) 332-3733
Attn: Jeffrey N. Siegel, Esq.
Pamela E. Flaherty, Esq.
If to Purchaser, to:
F+F Publishing GmbH
St. Jakob Strasse 18
D-82319 Starnberg
Facsimile: +49 (8157) 9976 42
Attn: Uwe Fürstenberg
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
Wittelsbacherplatz 1
D-80333 Munich
Facsimile: +49 89 280 94 32
Attn: Dr. Matthias Nordmann
11.8
Severability
. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms or provisions
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of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic
or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally
contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
11.9
Binding Effect; Assignment
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this
Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person or
entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below. No assignment of this Agreement or
of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either Seller or Purchaser (by operation of
Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted
assignment without the required consents shall be void. No assignment of any obligations hereunder
shall relieve the parties hereto of any such obligations. Upon any such permitted assignment, the
references in this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context
otherwise requires. In the event that a chapter 11 trustee should be appointed for Seller, or in
the event that Sellers Bankruptcy Case should be converted to a case under chapter 7, or in the
event there shall be an approved and confirmed plan of reorganization in Sellers Bankruptcy Case,
the rights and obligations of Seller hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any duly appointed trustee appointed in Sellers Bankruptcy Case or any successor under a confirmed
chapter 11 plan of reorganization or liquidation in Sellers Bankruptcy Case.
11.10
Non-Recourse
. No past, present or future director, officer, employee,
incorporator, member, partner, counsel or equityholder of Seller shall have any liability for any
obligations or liabilities of Seller under this Agreement or the Seller Documents of or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.11
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be
required, which counterparts may be delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, and it shall not be
necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, appear on each counterpart; but it
shall be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of
the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more such counterparts. All such
counterparts when taken together shall constitute a single and legally binding agreement.
11.12
Time of the Essence; Calculation of Time Period
. Each party hereto acknowledges
and agrees that time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement and that the
breach of any provision hereof requiring any act to be done or step to be taken within a certain
period or prior to a certain date or time shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be
done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating
such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in
question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
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11.13
Exhibits/Schedules
. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to
herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
Any matter or item disclosed on one schedule shall be deemed to have been disclosed on each other
schedule. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein
shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
11.14
Gender and Number
. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all
genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
11.15
Headings
. The provision of a table of contents, the division of this Agreement
into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
All references in this Agreement to any Section are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement
unless otherwise specified.
11.16
Certain Terminology
. The words herein, hereinafter, hereof and
hereunder and words to similar effect refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a
subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The word including
or any variation thereof means including, without limitation and shall not be construed to limit
any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
11.17
Negotiations
. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of
the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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By:
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/s/ Matthew Booty
Name: Matthew Booty
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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F+F PUBLISHING GmbH
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Name: Uwe Fürstenberg
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Exhibit A
Mark Thomas
MT Acquisition Holdings LLC
Acquisition Holdings Subsidiary I LLC
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Terms defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2009 (the
Purchase
Agreement
), by and between Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation
(
Seller
) and F+F Publishing GmbH, a German limited liability company, and not otherwise
defined in this Disclosure Schedule have the meanings given in the Purchase Agreement. The section
numbers below correspond to the section numbers of the representation and warranties in the
Purchase Agreement which are modified by the disclosures;
provided
,
however
, that any information
disclosed herein under any section number shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated in any
other section of the Purchase Agreement or this Disclosure Schedule where such disclosure would be
reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure.
To the extent that any representation or warranty contained in the Purchase Agreement is
limited to or qualified by the materiality of the matters to which the representation or warranty
is given, the inclusion of any matter in this Disclosure Schedule does not constitute a
determination that such matters are material. The disclosure of a particular item of information
in this Disclosure Schedule will not be an admission of any liability or obligation by Seller, to
any third party nor any admission against the interest of Seller.
Schedule 4.3
Capitalization
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Shareholder
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Shares (
Geschäftsanteile)
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Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
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24,750.00
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Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
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250.00
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Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
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13,100.00
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Total
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Schedule 4.4
Financial Advisors-Seller
Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC
Schedule 7.2
Intercompany Agreement
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of August [___], 2009 [to be entered into as of the
Closing Date, as defined below] by and among the signatories hereto.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are Midway Games Inc. (MGI), its wholly owned subsidiary Midway
Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (MHE), and the following wholly owned
subsidiaries of MHE: Midway Games Limited, an English limited liability private company,
registered with company number 03801663 (MGL); Midway Games SAS, a French société par actions
simplifiée, registered with company no. 484 780 333 R.C.S. Paris (MGS); and Midway Games GmbH, a
limited liability company registered with the commercial registry of the Local Court (Amtsgericht)
of Munich under reg. no. 155321 (MGG); and
WHEREAS, MGL is the sole stockholder of Midway Studios-Newcastle Limited (Newcastle); and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2009 (Petition Date), MGI and MGIs U.S. subsidiaries
(collectively, the Debtors) concurrently commenced chapter 11 cases as debtors-in-possession
under Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (the Bankruptcy Code), by filing
their voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, before the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Bankruptcy Court) and thereafter, the
Bankruptcy Court entered its order that such cases be administered jointly in the presently pending
chapter 11 case no. 10565-KG (Bankruptcy Case); and
WHEREAS, MHE is about to sell (a) all of the capital stock of both MGL and MGS to Spiess Media
Holding UG (
haftungsbeschränkt
/ limited liability) and (b) all of the capital stock of MGG to F+F
Publishing GmbH (F+F) pursuant to an agreement with F+F (the F+F Agreement), but prior to such
sales, the parties hereto wish to resolve some of the intercompany accounts between and among them
as of the closing date of such sales (such sales are intended to close on the same date and the
closing and such date are referred to as the Closing and the Closing Date, respectively) on the
terms set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings assigned to them in this Section 1:
MGG/MHE Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGG to MHE.
MGG/MGL Initial Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGG to
MGL prior to the assignment and payment referenced in Section 2(b) below.
MGG/MGL Residual Balance
means the intercompany balance from MGG to MGL after
the assignment and payment referenced in Section 2(b) below.
MGI Loan
means the secured loan obligation (including principal and interest)
currently owed by MGI to MGG, pursuant to (i) the Credit Facility Agreement between MGG and
MGI dated August 29, 2008, and (ii) the Limited Liability Company Collateral Assignment and
Subordination Agreement between MGI, MGG and National Amusements Inc. of August 29, 2008.
MGL/MHE Initial Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGL to
MHE prior to (i) the assignments referenced in Sections 2(c)(i) and 2(d) below and (ii) the
diminution referenced in Section 3(b) below.
MGL/MHE Residual Balance
means the intercompany balance from MGL to MHE after
(i) the assignments referenced in Sections 2(c)(i) and 2(d) below and (ii) the diminution
referenced in Section 3(b) below.
MGS/MHE Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGS to MHE.
2.
Assignments
. The parties hereto hereby agree to the following assignments and
transfers, all to occur simultaneously but deemed to occur in the following order:
(a)
MGS/MHE Balance
: MHE hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest
in and to the MGS/MHE Balance to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts the same, in consideration of
the payment by MGL to MHE of
1.
(b)
MGG/MGL Initial Balance
: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the
MGG/MGL Initial Balance:
(i) MGG hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGI
Loan to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts and assumes the MGI Loan and MGGs rights and
obligations thereunder; and
(ii) MGG is concurrently herewith paying to MGL Five Hundred Sixty-One Thousand
Dollars ($561,000).
(c)
MGI Loan
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(i) In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL
hereby assigns to MHE, and MHE hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan.
(ii) MHE hereby assigns to MGI, and MGI hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI
Loan in consideration of the payment by MGI to MHE of $1.
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MGG/MGL Residual Balance
: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the
MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE all of its right title and interest in
and to the MGG/MGL Residual Balance, and MHE hereby accepts the same.
(e)
MGL/MHE Residual Balance
: Concurrently herewith, the MGL/MHE Residual
Balance is being settled and compromised in full by the payment by MGL to MHE of One Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000).
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Ancillary Agreements
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(a)
F+F Agreement
. Pursuant to the F+F Agreement: (i) MHE will assign all of
its right, title and interest in and to the MGG/MGL Residual Balance to F+F in consideration
of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; (ii) MHE will assign all of its right, title and
interest in and to the MGG/MHE Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; and (iii) MGI will deliver to F+F a termination of the Abstract
Acknowledgement of Debt (Parallel Debt) among MGG, National Amusements Inc. and MGI and
certain of its subsidiaries dated August 8, 2008.
(b)
Product Development Arrangement
. MHE represents that it terminated the
product development arrangement between itself and Newcastle on April 30, 2009, all
commissioned work having been completed. MGL acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiary Newcastle, such termination, it being understood that MGL was in fact fulfilling
MHEs payment obligations under such arrangement since at least January 1, 2008. MHE and
MGL (on behalf of itself and Newcastle) acknowledge that concurrently herewith they are
making adjustments to their books reflecting these facts, resulting in the elimination of
the intercompany balance from MHE to Newcastle, the elimination of the intercompany balance
from Newcastle to MGL, the diminution of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance (prior to settlement
and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Residual Balance as set forth in Section 2(e) above), and
the creation of an intercompany balance from MGL to Newcastle of approximately Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
(c)
Sales and Distribution Agreement
. MGL and MGG hereby terminate the Sales
and Distribution Agreement between them dated March 1, 2005, as amended.
4.
Effect of Assignments
. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the foregoing
transactions and adjustments to be effective immediately prior to the Closing result in the
elimination of all intercompany balances and obligations between any of MGL, Newcastle, MGS and MGG
on the one hand and MGI and MHE on the other hand, and between MGL and MGG. This Agreement is not
intended to eliminate intercompany balances between MGL and Newcastle; between MGL and MGS; and
between MGI and MHE. Each of the parties hereby explicitly approves each of the transactions set
forth in this Agreement. Concurrently herewith MGL is delivering to the parties hereto a written
acknowledgement from Newcastle that there are no remaining intercompany balances and obligations
between Newcastle on the one hand and MHE and MGI on the other hand. Attached hereto as
Exhibit A
is a step plan, using the approximate amount of the intercompany balances as of
May 31, 2009 to illustrate how the intercompany balances will be eliminated in accordance with this
Agreement.
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Effective Date and Conditions
. All of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be deemed effective as of the Closing Date immediately prior to the Closing
(Effective Date);
provided
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however
, that none of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be effective unless and until (a) both of the sales referenced in the
fourth recital of this Agreement occur and close on the same day, (b) the written acknowledgement
from Newcastle referred to in Section 4 above is delivered to the parties hereto, and (c) the
payment referred to in Section 2(e) is actually made. The parties hereto shall make appropriate
notations in its respective books and records evidencing the transactions effected hereby. For
these purposes, the parties hereto shall cooperate to determine without undue delay after the
Effective Date the correct intercompany balances on the Effective Date.
6.
Miscellaneous
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(a) The provisions of this Agreement are integrated and must be read as a whole and are
not severable and/or separately enforceable by any party hereto. If any provision, or part
thereof, of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties shall use
their best efforts to replace such provision by a provision that, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, achieves the purposes originally intended.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements and
representations, oral or written, between the parties.
(c) This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed by all
parties.
(d) This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Delaware (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules).
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.
(f) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts or by facsimile, each of which shall
be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one.
[
Signature Page Follows
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.
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MIDWAY GAMES INC.
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MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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MIDWAY GAMES LIMITED
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MIDWAY GAMES GmbH
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MIDWAY GAMES SAS
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Current Intercompany Balances as of 6/30/09
2 (a)
(a) MGS/MHE Balance: MHE hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGS/MHE Balance to MGL, and
MGL hereby accepts the same, in
consideration of the payment by MGL to MHE of
1.
2(b)
(b) MGG/MGL Initial Balance: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGG/MGL Initial Balance:
(i) MGG hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGI Loan to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts and assumes the MGI Loan and MGGs rights and
obligations thereunder; and
(ii) MGG is concurrently herewith paying to MGL Five Hundred Sixty?One Thousand Dollars ($Sixty 561,000).
2 (c) (i)
(c) MGI Loan:
(i) In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE, and MHE hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan.
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(c) MGI Loan:
(ii) MHE hereby assigns to MGI, and MGI hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan in consideration of the payment by MGI to MHE of $1.
2 (d)
(d) MGG/MGL Residual Balance:
In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE all of its right title and interest in and to the
MGG/MGL Residual Balance, and MHE hereby accepts the same.
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Effective prior to step 2e
3. Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Product Development Arrangement. MHE represents that it terminated the product development arrangement between itself and Newcastle on
April 30, 2009, all commissioned work having been completed. MGL acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its subsidiary Newcastle, such
termination, it being understood that MGL was in fact fulfilling MHEs payment obligations under such arrangement since at least January 1,
2008. MHE and MGL (on behalf of itself and Newcastle) acknowledge that concurrently herewith they are making adjustments to their books
reflecting these facts, resulting in the elimination of the intercompany balance from MHE to Newcastle, the elimination of the intercompany
balance from Newcastle to MGL, the diminution of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance (prior to settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Residual
Balance as set forth in Section 2(e) above), and the creation of an intercompany balance from MGL to Newcastle of approximately Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
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(e) MGL/MHE Residual Balance: Concurrently herewith, the MGL/MHE Residual Balance is being settled and
compromised in full by the payment by MGL to MHE of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000).
3(a)
3. Ancillary Agreements.
(a) F+F Agreement. Pursuant to the F+F Agreement: (i) MHE will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the
MGG/MGL Residual Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; (ii) MHE will assign all of its right,
title and interest in and to the MGG/MHE Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; and (iii) MGI
will deliver to F+F a termination of the Abstract Acknowledgement of Debt (Parallel Debt) among MGG National Amusements
MGG, Inc. and MGI and certain of its subsidiaries dated August 8, 2008.
Schedule 7.10
Specific Data, Information, Documents and Materials
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All tax files and records held by the tax department of the Debtors that regard the
Company (including, without limitation, the relevant transfer pricing agreements, opinions
or statements by tax advisors);
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litigation;
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EXHIBIT 2.3
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
AND
SPIESS MEDIA HOLDING UG (LIMITED LIABILITY)
FOR
100% OF THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING STOCK
OF
MIDWAY GAMES LTD
AND
MIDWAY GAMES SAS
Dated as of August 5, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION
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Capitalization
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
, dated as of August 5, 2009 (this
Agreement
), by and
between Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Seller
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Holding UG (limited liability
haftungsbeschränkt
), a German enterprise company with limited
liability (
Purchaser
). Midway Games SAS, a French société par actions simplifiée,
registered with company no. 484 780 333 R.C.S. Paris (
Midway SAS
) and Midway Games
Limited, an English limited liability private company, registered with company number 03801663
(
Midway Limited
) have executed this agreement as parties hereto for the sole purpose of
acknowledging the transactions set forth herein. Capitalized terms used herein are defined in
Section 1.1
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RECITALS
A. Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Midway SAS and Midway Limited;
B. On February 12, 2009 (
Petition Date
), Seller, its parent Midway Games Inc.
(
Parent
) and Parents other U.S. Subsidiaries (collectively, the
Debtors
)
concurrently commenced chapter 11 cases as debtors-in-possession under Title 11 of the United
States Code,
11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.
(the
Bankruptcy Code
), by filing their voluntary
petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, before the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (
Bankruptcy Court
). Thereafter, the Bankruptcy Court
entered its order that such cases be administered jointly in the presently pending chapter 11 case
no. 10565-KG (
Bankruptcy Case
);
C. Pursuant to Sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors continue to
operate their business and manage their properties, and administer their estate created by Section
541 of the Bankruptcy Code on the Petition Date as debtors-in-possession (collectively, or
individually as the context may require, the
Estate
);
D. Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Sellers,
pursuant to Sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, all of the existing outstanding capital
stock of Midway SAS and all of the existing issued shares in the capital of Midway Limited.
E. Following consultation with its financial advisors and reasonable due diligence, the board
of directors of Seller has determined that subject to (i) sufficient notice of the proposed
transaction and (ii) approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Bankruptcy
Court under Sections 105 and 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, it is, in light of the current
circumstances, in the best interests of the Estate and the beneficiaries of such Estate to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
F. The management (
Geschäftsführung
) of Purchaser has determined that it is advisable and in
the best interests of Purchaser to consummate, and has approved, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
G. On or before the expiration of two (2) Business Days after the date hereof, Seller will
file the Sale Motion in the Bankruptcy Case requesting, inter alia, authorization to (i) enter into
this Agreement and (ii) sell and transfer the Shares to Purchaser.
NOW
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THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Certain Definitions
. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings specified in this
Section 1.1
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Affiliate
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, and the term control (including the terms controlled by and under
common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise;
provided, however
, that no Person listed on
Exhibit A
hereto shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be an Affiliate of Seller (or its
Affiliates).
Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Attorneys Fees
means an amount equal to 100% of the fees of SKW Schwarz
Rechtsanwälte incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of this Agreement and
any accessory documents.
Attorneys Account
shall be the following bank account: Owner: SKW Schwarz
Rechtsanwälte, bank: Reuschel & Co., Munich, account no.: 100 985 0, IBAN: DE 50 700 303000 100 985
000, SWIFT Code: REUC DE MM, reference:
50% of Attorneys Fees Sale Midway Games Limited
Bankruptcy Case
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Bankruptcy Code
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Bankruptcy Court
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Business Day
means any day of the year on which national banking institutions in New
York are open to the public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close.
Closing
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
Closing Confirmation
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
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Closing Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.1
.
Companies
means, collectively, Midway SAS and Midway Limited. Each such company is
referred to individually as a
Company
.
Contract
means any written contract, indenture, note, bond, lease or other
agreement.
Damages
means any and all losses, damages, claims, demands, causes of action, suits
or judgments of any nature, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys).
Debtors
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Defense
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2(b)
.
Effective Date
means August 5, 2009, the date of this Agreement.
Estate
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Governmental Body
means any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof,
or political subdivision thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
Indemnification Matter
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2
.
Indemnification Notice
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 10.2(a)
.
Intercompany Agreement
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 7.2
.
Law
means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, code, ordinance, rule
or regulation.
Legal Proceeding
means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits,
proceedings (public or private) or claims or any proceedings by or before a Governmental Body.
Liabilities
means any direct or indirect indebtedness, liability or obligation,
known or unknown, fixed or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise.
Midway Limited
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Midway SAS
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Order
means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or
arbitration award of a Governmental Body.
Parent
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
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Parties
means the Seller and the Purchaser.
Person
means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Body or other entity.
Petition Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
Purchase Price
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 2.2
.
Purchaser
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Purchaser Documents
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 5.2
.
Sale Hearing
means the hearing before the Bankruptcy Court to consider Sellers
motion for entry of the Sale Order.
Sale Motion
means the motion (including such amendments and supplements as are
acceptable to Purchaser and Seller) of Seller seeking approval from the Bankruptcy Court for entry
of the Sale Order.
Sale Order
shall be an Order or Orders of the Bankruptcy Court approving this
Agreement and all of the respective terms and conditions hereof, and approving and authorizing
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
SEC
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Seller
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Preamble.
Seller Documents
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 4.2
.
Seller Indemnified Parties
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
10.1(a)
.
Shares
means all of the issued and outstanding shares of each of the Companies as
set forth on
Schedule 4.3
.
Tax Authority
means any federal, state, local or foreign government, or agency,
instrumentality or employee thereof, charged with the administration of any Law or regulation
relating to Taxes.
Tax Return
means all returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns
and statements required to be filed in respect of any Taxes.
Taxes
means (a) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges or other
assessments, including, without limitation, all net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad
valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property
and estimated taxes, and (b) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed by any Tax Authority in connection with any item described in clause (a).
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Termination Date
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 3.5(a)
.
Transfer Taxes
has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 7.9
.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Purchase and Sale of Shares
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, at the Closing (including, without limitation, on condition of the Closing
occurring), Seller hereby sells to Purchaser and Purchaser hereby purchases from Seller, the
Shares.
2.2
Transfer of Shares.
Becoming effective on the Closing Date, the Seller shall
transfer and assign to Purchaser and Purchaser shall accept such transfer and assignment of, the
Shares as set forth in Section 3.2.(a), subject to the Closing Confirmation as defined in
Section 3.1
below being executed by both Parties. The Parties acknowledge that the Closing
shall occur only in the event that a final Order of the Bankruptcy Court is entered approving the
sale of the Shares.
2.3
Purchase Price
. The aggregate purchase price for the Shares (the
Purchase
Price
) shall be One Euro (
1). Fifty percent (50%) of the Purchase Price shall be allocated
to the Shares being sold and purchased in the capital of Midway Limited and the balance of the
Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Shares being sold and purchased in the capital of Midway
SAS.
2.4
Payment of Purchase Price
. On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay the Purchase
Price by check issued to Seller
.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING AND TERMINATION
3.1
Closing Date
. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 3.2
,
3.3
,
8.1
,
8.2
and
8.3
, hereof (or the waiver
thereof by the party entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Shares provided for in
ARTICLE II
hereof (the
Closing
) shall take place, and
Purchaser and Seller shall consummate the purchase and sale transaction contemplated hereby, at the
offices of Blank Rome LLP located at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m.
(Eastern time) on the date designated by Seller that is not more than two (2) Business Days
following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
ARTICLE VIII
(other
than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), unless another time or date, or both, or place or
places or manner are agreed to in writing by the Parties hereto. The date on which the Closing
shall be held is referred to in this Agreement as the
Closing Date
. The Parties mutually
undertake to duly execute and issue at the Closing two counterparts of a joint confirmation stating
the Closing Date and stating that all deliveries by Seller and by Purchaser under Section 3 of this
Agreement have been made or waived and that
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the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been effected (
Closing
Confirmation
), essentially in the form as attached on
Exhibit 3.1
hereto.
3.2
Deliveries by Seller
. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) In respect of:
(i) the Shares in the capital of Midway SAS: (1) an up-to-date copy of the shareholders
register and the share transfer register duly administrated by Midway SAS; (2) a copy of the
share transfer order (
ordre de mouvement
), duly signed by Seller in favor of Purchaser and
evidencing the transfer of the Shares to the Purchaser; (3) release letters from any
creditors benefitting from any liens, pledges, charges or any other rights on the Shares of
Midway SAS;
(ii) the Shares in the capital of Midway Limited: (1) a stock transfer form (in such
standard form as may be required to transfer shares in English registered companies) in
respect of such Shares duly signed by the Seller in favor of the Purchaser; (2) any share
certificate(s) held by the Seller relating to such Shares (or, if such certificates cannot
be found, then an indemnity made in favor of the directors of Midway Limited in respect of
any missing certificates in such standard form as the Seller (acting reasonably) may
decide); and (3) a copy of a set of minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of the
Company at which (amongst other things) subject to, but with immediate effect from, Closing
the transfer of such Shares shall be approved, the resignations of the existing officers of
Midway Limited shall be accepted and the appointment of new directors of Midway Limited
specified by Purchaser and the appointment of a new company secretary of Midway Limited
specified by Purchaser shall be approved;
(b) the officers certificates required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.1(a)
and
8.1(b)
;
(c) the letters for resignation, effective as of the Closing, duly signed by all of the
current directors and officers of each Company;
(d) a copy of the fully executed Intercompany Agreement and any ancillary documents thereto;
(e) a duly executed assignment from Seller to Midway Limited of all right, title and interest
in the TRADEWEST trademarks and related logos, including, without limitation, all copyrights
therein, and all goodwill relating thereto;
(f) three original copies of the 12/31/2008 annual accounts for Midway Limited duly executed
by Miguel Iribarren, Matthew Booty and Deborah Fulton, provided that these accounts have been
completed until the Closing;
(g) a copy of the Sale Order; and
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(h) such other documents, instruments and certificates as Purchaser may reasonably request.
3.3
Deliveries by Purchaser
. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:
(a) A check for payment of the Purchase Price;
(b) payment by Purchaser to SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte onto the Attorneys Account of an amount
equal to the Attorneys Fees;
(c) the officers certificate required to be delivered pursuant to
Sections 8.2(a)
and
8.2(b)
; and
(d) such other documents, instruments and certificates as Seller may reasonably request.
3.4
Joint Deliveries by Purchaser and Seller.
At the Closing, Purchaser and Seller
shall jointly agree on the wording of a declaration to be made by Purchaser to the French Ministry
of Finance with regard to its acquisition of the Shares of Midway SAS.
3.5
Termination of Agreement
. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing
as follows:
(a) by Purchaser or Seller in writing, if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of
business on August 31, 2009 (the
Termination Date
);
provided
,
however
, that, if the
Closing shall not have occurred due to the failure of the Bankruptcy Court to enter the Sale Order
and if all other conditions to the respective obligations of the parties to close hereunder that
are capable of being fulfilled by the Termination Date shall have been so fulfilled or waived, then
no party may terminate this Agreement prior to September 30, 2009;
provided, further
, that if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Termination Date due to a material breach of any
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement by Purchaser or
Seller, then the breaching party may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section
3.5(a)
;
(b) by mutual written consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(c) by Purchaser, if any of the conditions to the obligations of Purchaser set forth in
Sections 8.1
and
8.3
shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a
result of a breach by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such
condition is not waived by Purchaser;
(d) by Seller, if any condition to the obligations of Seller set forth in
Sections 8.2
and
8.3
shall have become incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by
Seller of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived
by Seller;
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(e) by Purchaser, if there shall be a breach by Seller of any representation or warranty, or
any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in
Sections 8.1
or
8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has
not been cured by the earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of written notice
by Purchaser to Seller of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date;
(f) by Seller, if there shall be a breach by Purchaser of any representation or warranty, or
any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement which would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in
Sections 8.2
or
8.3
and which breach cannot be cured or has
not been cured by the earlier of (i) twenty (20) Business Days after the giving of written notice
by Seller to Purchaser of such breach and (ii) the Termination Date; or
(g) by Seller or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final non-appealable Order of a
Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.6
Procedure Upon Termination
. In the event of termination by Purchaser or Seller,
or both, pursuant to
Section 3.4
hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to
the other party or parties, and this Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Shares
hereunder shall be abandoned, without further action by Purchaser or Seller. If this Agreement is
terminated as provided herein each party shall redeliver to the party furnishing the same or
destroy all confidential non-public documents, work papers and other material of any other party
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution
hereof.
3.7
Effect of Termination
. In the event that this Agreement is validly terminated as
provided herein, each of the Parties shall be relieved of its duties and obligations arising under
this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability
to Purchaser or Seller;
provided, however
, that, if this Agreement is terminated because of a
breach of this Agreement by the non-terminating party or because one or more of the conditions to
the terminating partys obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the
non-terminating partys failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, the
terminating partys right to pursue all legal remedies will survive such termination unimpaired.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that on the Closing Date:
4.1
Organization
.
(a) Midway SAS is a société par actions simplifiée duly organized and existing as such in
accordance with applicable French Law. Except as otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, the sole
legal representative (
président
) of Midway SAS is Martin Spiess.
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(b) Midway Limited is a limited liability private company duly organized and existing as such
in accordance with applicable English Laws. Except as otherwise stipulated by this Agreement, the
sole legal representatives (
board members
) of Midway Limited are Mr. Miguel Iribarren and Mr.
Matthew Booty.
(c) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2
Authority
. Except for such authorization as is required by the Bankruptcy Court
(as hereinafter provided for), Seller has all requisite corporate power, authority and legal
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and has all requisite corporate power, authority and
legal capacity to execute and deliver each other agreement, document, or instrument or certificate
contemplated by this Agreement to which Seller is a party or to be executed by Seller in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
Seller
Documents
), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Seller Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been,
and each of the Seller Documents will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly executed and
delivered by Seller and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto and thereto), the entry of the Sale Order, this Agreement constitutes, and each of
the Seller Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding
obligations of Seller enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors
rights and remedies generally, now or hereafter in effect, and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and
fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
4.3
Capitalization and Ownership
. The authorized and issued share capital of each
Company is set forth on
Schedule 4.3
. The Shares constitute all of the issued shares in
the capital of the Companies and are owned by Seller free and clear of all liens, pledges,
mortgages and any other encumbrances or security interest.
4.4
Financial Advisors
.
Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4
, no Person
has
acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker, finder or financial advisor for Seller or
the Companies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Person
engaged by Seller is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment from Purchaser in respect
thereof.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Seller that on the Closing Date:
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5.1
Corporate Existence
. Purchaser is a enterprise company with limited liability
(
Unternehmergesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
) duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of Germany.
5.2
Authority
. Purchaser has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated
by this Agreement or to be executed by Purchaser in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the
Purchaser Documents
), to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and each Purchaser
Document and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf of Purchaser. This Agreement has been, and
each Purchaser Document will be at or prior to the Closing, duly and validly executed and delivered
by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties
hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and each Purchaser Document when so executed and
delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable
against Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors rights and remedies
generally, now or hereafter in effect, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless
of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
5.3
Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
.
(a) To the knowledge of Purchaser, none of the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict
with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation under any provision of (i) the
certificate of incorporation and by-laws or comparable organizational documents of Purchaser, (ii)
any Contract or permit to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or its properties or
assets are bound or (iii) any Order of any Governmental Body applicable to Purchaser or by which
any of the properties or assets of Purchaser are bound or (iv) any applicable Law.
(b) To the knowledge of Purchaser, no consent, waiver, approval, Order, permit or
authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental
Body is required on the part of Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the Purchaser Documents, the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof
or thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the taking by
Purchaser of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, or for Purchaser to purchase the
Shares or operate the Companies business.
5.4
Financial Advisors
. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker,
finder or financial advisor for Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated
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by this Agreement and no Person engaged by Purchaser is entitled to any fee or commission or
like payment from Seller in respect thereof.
5.5
Investment Intent
. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares solely for the purpose, as
of the Closing Date, of investment and not with a view (as of the Closing Date) to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution thereof. Purchaser shall not offer to sell or otherwise dispose
of any of the Shares in violation of any Law applicable to any such offer, sale or other
disposition. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities Laws and are being offered and sold in
reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving any public offering; (ii)
there is no public market for the Shares and there can be no assurance that a public market will
develop; and (iii) Purchaser must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares for an
indefinite period of time.
5.6
Accredited Investor
. Purchaser (i) is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and
experience in business and financial matters and is to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of
its acquisition of the Companies, and it is able financially to bear the risks thereof, (ii) has
had an opportunity to discuss each Companys business, management and financial affairs with the
applicable Companys management and ask questions with respect thereto and (iii) has been provided
access to all available information about the Companies requested by Purchaser.
5.7
No Other Representations and Warranties
. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party is not
making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly
given by that Party in
ARTICLE IV
or
V
respectively, hereof (as modified by the
Schedules hereto as supplemented or amended). Any claims of a Party may have for breach of
representation or warranty shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of the other
Party set forth in
ARTICLE IV
or
V
hereof (as modified by the Schedules hereto as
supplemented or amended). Each Party further represents that neither the other Party nor any of
its Affiliates nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, as
to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the other Party, the Companies, the
other Partys and the Companies respective businesses, their assets or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Party, nor any
of its Affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to such Party or any
other Person resulting from the distribution to such Party or its representatives or such Partys
use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on behalf of the
other Party relating to the Companies, their business or assets or other publications or data room
information provided to each Party or its representatives, or any other document or information in
any form provided each Party or its representatives in connection with the sale of the Shares and
the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party acknowledges that it has conducted to its
satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Companies and, in making the determination
to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Party has relied on the
results of its own independent investigation.
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ARTICLE VI
BANKRUPTCY COURT MATTERS
6.1
Bankruptcy Court Filings
. As promptly as practicable following the execution of
this Agreement, but in any case no later than two (2) Business Days thereafter, Seller shall file
with the Bankruptcy Court the Sale Motion seeking entry of the Sale Order. Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain entry of the Sale Order in due course. Purchaser agrees
that it will promptly take such actions as are reasonably requested by Seller to assist in
obtaining entry of the Sale Order, including furnishing affidavits or other documents or
information for filing with the Bankruptcy Court for the purposes, among others, of providing
necessary assurances of performance by Purchaser under this Agreement. At the Sale Hearing, Seller
shall ask the Bankruptcy Court to approve Purchaser as the buyer of the Shares. Purchaser shall
not, without the prior written consent of Seller, file, join in, or otherwise support in any manner
whatsoever any motion or other pleading relating to the sale of the Shares hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1
Conduct Pending Closing
. Between the Effective Date and the Closing Date, Seller
shall cause each Company, except as (i) otherwise explicitly stipulated by this Agreement or (ii)
approved by Purchaser in advance in writing:
(a) Not to amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other organizational documents
or alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or in any other fashion the
corporate structure or ownership of any Company, including repurchasing, redeeming or otherwise
acquiring any Shares, without the prior consent of Purchaser;
(b) Not to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, or agree to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of,
any additional equity interests, or any options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any
equity interests or other interests of any class or any debt or equity securities which are
convertible into or exchangeable for such interests;
(c) Not to distribute any dividends and profits of the Company to the Seller or any other
Person; and
(d) Not to enter into any transaction outside the ordinary course of business that would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial
condition, prospects and structure of either of the Companies.
7.2
Resolution of Intercompany Obligations
. At or prior to the Closing, Seller and
its Affiliates shall enter into the agreement attached hereto as
Schedule 7.2
(the
Intercompany Agreement
) to resolve certain of their intercompany obligations so that
there shall be no intercompany obligations outstanding between the Companies and MSNL, on the one
hand, and any of Seller or its other Affiliates, on the other hand, at the Closing Date.
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7.3
Further Assurances
. Each of the Parties hereto shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to (i) take all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of
all of the conditions to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
7.4
Preservation of Records
. Each of the parties hereto agrees to preserve, segregate
and keep the records held by it or its Affiliates relating to the Companies for a period of one (1)
year from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the other,
subject to compliance with applicable Law, as may be reasonably required by such party in
connection with, among other things, the Bankruptcy Case or any matters or proceedings in
connection therewith, any insurance claims by, Legal Proceedings or Tax audits against or
governmental investigations of Seller or Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable
Seller or Purchaser to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each other
agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby. In the event Seller or Purchaser
wish to destroy such records before or after that time, such party shall first give ninety (90)
days prior written notice to the other and such other party shall have the right at its option and
expense, to take possession of the records within ninety (90) days after the date of such notice.
7.5
Publicity
. Neither Seller nor Purchaser, nor their respective Affiliates, shall
issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party hereto, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless, in the sole judgment of Purchaser,
Seller or Parent, disclosure is otherwise required by applicable Law, or by the Bankruptcy Court
with respect to filings to be made with the Bankruptcy Court or the SEC in connection with this
Agreement, or by the applicable rules of any stock exchange on which Parent lists securities;
provided
that the party intending to make such release shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts consistent with such applicable Law or Bankruptcy Court requirement to consult with the
other party with respect to the text thereof. For reasons of clarification: Nothing herein shall
prevent the Purchaser or the Company from notifying its business partners (e.g. distribution or
other contract partners) of the transactions contemplated herein, individually after the Closing
Date.
7.6
Sale Order
. Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the Sale Order. If a written objection is filed to the Sale Motion, which is an objection
which would prohibit or otherwise prevent the Closing from occurring pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have such objection
overruled.
7.7
Purchaser Covenants After Closing
. Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall,
from and for one (1) year after the Closing Date (unless otherwise agreed with Seller), upon
reasonable advance notice, afford to Sellers and its Affiliates officers, independent public
accountants, attorneys, consultants and other representatives, reasonable access during normal
business hours to the books and records of the Companies.
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7.8
Use of Names
. Effective as of immediately after the Closing Purchaser shall
and/or shall cause the Companies to, as soon as reasonably practicable: (i) change the name of the
Companies to a name that does not include the name Midway or any derivation thereof, (ii) make
such filings as are necessary to withdraw the right to use Midway as an assumed name in any
jurisdiction, and (iii) except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, cease using the name
Midway or any derivation thereof. After the Closing, Purchaser shall not hold itself or the
Companies out as associated with Parent, Seller or any of their respective Affiliates.
7.9
Transfer Taxes
. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the
contrary, Purchaser shall pay all sales, use, stock transfer, documentary, stamp, recording, real
property transfer and similar taxes including registration duties (droits denregistrement)
(
Transfer Taxes
), if any, incurred in connection with the sale of the Shares contemplated
by this Agreement. Seller and Purchaser will cooperate to timely prepare any Tax Returns or other
filings relating to such Transfer Taxes, including any claim for exemption or exclusion from the
application or imposition of any Transfer Taxes. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law,
Purchaser or the applicable Company will file all Tax Returns or other filings with respect to
Transfer Taxes, and promptly following the filing thereof, Purchaser will furnish to Seller a copy
of such Tax Return or other filing and a copy of a receipt showing payment of any such Transfer
Tax.
7.10
Post-Closing Sale of Inventory
. Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that the
Computer Software License Agreement between Seller and Midway Limited dated August 4, 1999 (as
amended, the
License Agreement
) shall terminate upon the Closing pursuant to its own
terms. Seller and Purchaser agree that Midway Limited shall continue to sell the Computer Software
Products (as defined in the License Agreement) only for a period of, as to each such product, the
lesser of (a) ninety (90) days after the Closing, or (b) the period that Midway Limited would
otherwise (but for such termination) be able to continue to sell such product under the License
Agreement (the
Sell-Off Period
for each such product), and thereafter Purchaser shall
cause Midway Limited to destroy any units of such product that remain in its inventory. Purchaser
shall cause Midway Limited to pay directly and timely to any third parties (excluding any Debtor)
all royalties that may become due and payable to such third parties based on the Companies sales
of Computer Software Products during the Sell-Off Period. Seller acknowledges that the Companies
will be using the MIDWAY trademarks and logos in connection with their sales of their inventories
existing or on order as of July 10, 2009.
7.11
IT Support
. After the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use reasonable efforts to
cause the other Debtors to, at no charge (a) continue to provide the Companies with e-mail,
internet and other information technology (such as the Lawson financial information system)
services as such is currently being provided for so long as Debtors are financially able to do so
and are operating or obtaining the same for their own benefit, and (b) supply reasonable
assistance, to the extent they have personnel available to do so, to the Companies in their
transition away from the use of such services. In addition, to the extent that information
technology (such as copies of spreadsheet software) is located at the facilities (or in the custody
of employees) of the Companies but was obtained by the Companies through the Debtors, Seller shall,
and shall use reasonable efforts to cause the other Debtors to, assist the Companies, at the
Companies expense, to confirm the Companies ability to continue to possess and use such
technology; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to development or testing
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equipment obtained from Microsoft Corporation or its affiliates relating to the Xbox or Xbox
360, which equipment Purchaser shall promptly cause the Companies to either return to Seller or to
make arrangements with Microsoft for the Companies to continue to possess and use.
7.12 Legal Affairs
.
After the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use reasonable efforts
to cause the other Debtors to, at no charge (a) permit the Companies to consult with the employees
of the Debtors to obtain their knowledge of the legal affairs of the Companies and the legal
services provided to the Companies prior to the Closing, and (b) supply reasonable assistance, to
the extent they have personnel available to do so, to the Companies in its transition away from the
use of legal services provided by the employees of the Debtors.
7.13
Books and Records
.
Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall, and shall use
reasonable efforts to cause the other Debtors to, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Companies
the books and records of the Companies within Debtors possession or control, each to the extent
not yet in possession of the Company, including, without limitation, computerized copies of
financial data for the seven (7) years prior to the Closing in a format reasonably specified by the
Companies, as well as the data, information, documents and materials described on
Schedule
7.13
hereto.
7.14
Second Quarter and Stub Period Royalties
. Within ten (10) days after the Closing,
Purchaser shall cause the Companies to deliver to Seller all information needed by Seller or any
other Debtor to calculate any royalties to third parties (other than Debtors) arising from the
sales made by the Companies during the period April 1, 2009 through the date of the Closing (the
scope of such information being determined by the scope of information supplied by the Companies to
Debtors prior to the date of this Agreement for the purposes of calculating any royalties to third
parties (other than Debtors) arising from the sales made by the Companies during quarters ending on
or before March 31, 2009). If all such information has not been delivered to Seller by the end of
such ten (10) day period, then for each week thereafter until all such information has been
delivered Purchaser shall promptly pay to Seller an administrative fee of 10,000 Euros.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
8.1
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
. The obligation of Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived
by Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have received a
certificate signed by an authorized officer of Seller, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing
effect;
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(b) Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations and
agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Seller, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect; and
(c) Seller shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Purchaser all of the items set
forth in
Section 3.2
.
8.2
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Seller
. The obligation of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, on or
prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived
by Seller in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) the representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, and Seller shall have received
a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect;
(b) Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all obligations
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, and Seller shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect; and
(c) Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Seller all of the items set
forth in
Section 3.2(h)
.
8.3
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller
. The respective
obligations of Purchaser and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions (any or all of which may be waived by Purchaser and Seller, each in such partys sole
discretion, in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable Law):
(a) there shall not be in effect any Order by a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; and
(b) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the Sale Order and any stay period applicable to
the Sale Order shall have expired or shall have been waived by the Bankruptcy Court, and such Sale
Order shall be in full force and effect, and shall not have been modified, as of the Closing Date.
8.4
Frustration of Closing Conditions
. Neither Seller nor Purchaser may rely on the
failure of any condition set forth in
Sections 8.1
,
8.2
or
8.3
, as the case
may be, if such failure was caused by such partys failure to comply with any provision of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
NO SURVIVAL
9.1
No Survival of Representations and Warranties
. The parties hereto agree that the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall not survive the Closing hereunder,
and none of the parties shall have any liability to each other after the Closing for any breach
thereof. The parties hereto agree that the covenants contained in this Agreement to be performed
at or after the Closing shall survive the Closing hereunder and each party hereto shall be liable
to the other after the Closing for any breach thereof (
provided
, that Seller shall have no
liability to Purchaser for any breach of any covenant to be performed prior to Closing).
9.2
No Consequential Damages
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in
this Agreement, no party, and none of Parent, Midway Games GmbH and Midway Studios-Newcastle
Limited, shall, in any event, be liable to any other Person for any consequential, incidental,
indirect, special or punitive Damages of such other Person, including loss of future revenue,
income or profits, diminution of value or loss of business reputation or opportunity relating to
the breach or alleged breach hereof. The parties agree that Parent, Midway Games GmbH and Midway
Studios-Newcastle Limited are each intended as a third party beneficiary of this Section 9.2.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1
Indemnification by Purchaser
.
(a) Following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its
Affiliates, successors and permitted assigns and their respective officers, directors, members,
employees, agents and representatives (individually, a
Seller Indemnified Party
and,
collectively, the
Seller Indemnified Parties
) from and against (i) the amount of any
royalty payments payable by either Company to a third party pursuant to
Section 7.10
and
(ii) any and all Liabilities, Taxes, losses, Damages, claims, costs and expenses, interest, awards,
judgments and penalties (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), of any nature
whatsoever, which relate to the respective assets, properties, business or operations of each of
the Companies, whether arising prior to or after the Closing Date and whether known of unknown at
the Closing Date.
10.2
Indemnification Procedures
. With respect to each event, occurrence or matter
(
Indemnification Matter
) as to which any Seller Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification from Purchaser under this
Article X
:
(a)
Notice
. Within ten (10) days after any Seller Indemnified Party receives written
documents underlying the Indemnification Matter or, if the Indemnification Matter does not involve
a third-party action, suit, claim or demand, promptly after the Seller Indemnified Party first has
actual knowledge of the Indemnification Matter, the Seller Indemnified Party shall give notice to
Purchaser of the nature of the Indemnification Matter and
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the amount demanded or claimed in connection therewith (
Indemnification Notice
),
together with copies of any such written documents, if any.
(b)
Defense
. If a third-party action, suit, claim or demand is involved, then, upon
receipt of the Indemnification Notice, Purchaser shall, at its expense and through counsel of its
choice, assume and have sole control over the litigation, defense or settlement (the
Defense
) of the Indemnification Matter, except that (a) the Seller Indemnified Party may,
at its option and expense and through counsel of its choice, participate in (but not control) the
Defense; (b) Purchaser shall not consent to any judgment, or agree to any settlement (without the
Seller Indemnified Partys prior written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld);
which would result in the imposition of an Order which would restrict the future activity or
conduct of the Seller Indemnified Party or any Affiliate thereof or if such judgment or settlement
does not include an unconditional release of the other party for any liability arising out of such
action, suit, claim, or demand. In any event, Purchaser and the Seller Indemnified Party shall
fully cooperate with each other in connection with the Defense, including without limitation by
furnishing all available documentary or other evidence as is reasonably requested by the other.
(c)
Payments
. All amounts owed by Purchaser to the Seller Indemnified Party (if any)
shall be paid in full within ten (10) Business Days after a final Order (without further right of
appeal) determining the amount owed is rendered, or after a final settlement or agreement as to the
amount owed is executed.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1
Expenses
. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of Seller and
Purchaser shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of
this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. However, notwithstanding the
generality of the preceding sentence, it is understood between the Parties that the Purchaser shall
bear 100% of the Attorneys Fees as set forth in Section 3.3.(b) above.
11.2
Damages and Injunctive Relief
. Damages at law may be an inadequate remedy for
the breach of any of the covenants, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement and,
accordingly, any party hereto shall be entitled to injunctive relief with respect to any such
breach, including without limitation specific performance of such covenants, promises or agreements
or an Order enjoining a party from any threatened, or from the continuation of any actual, breach
of the covenants, promises or agreements contained in this Agreement. The rights set forth in this
Section 11.2
shall be in addition to any other rights which a party may have at law or in
equity pursuant to this Agreement.
11.3
Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
.
(a) Without limiting any partys right to appeal any Order of the Bankruptcy Court, (i) the
Bankruptcy Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction to enforce the
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terms of this Agreement and to decide any claims or disputes which may arise or result from,
or be connected with, this Agreement, any breach or default hereunder, or the transactions
contemplated hereby, and (ii) any and all proceedings related to the foregoing shall be filed and
maintained only in the Bankruptcy Court, and the parties hereby consent to and submit to the
jurisdiction and venue of the Bankruptcy Court and shall receive notices at such locations as
indicated in
Section 11.7
hereof;
provided
,
however
, that if the Bankruptcy Case has
closed, the parties agree to unconditionally and irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and any appellate court from any
thereof, for the resolution of any such claim or dispute. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have
to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient
forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in
any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by Law.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this
Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by delivery of a copy thereof in accordance with the
provisions of
Section 11.7
.
11.4
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
. Each party to this Agreement waives any right
to trial by jury in any action, matter or proceeding regarding this Agreement or any provision
hereof or therein to the extent permitted by Law.
11.5
Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
. This Agreement (including the
schedules and exhibits hereto), represents the entire understanding and agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement can be amended,
supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making
specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. No action taken pursuant to this
Agreement, including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto
of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or
continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on
the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or
remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other
remedies provided by Law.
11.6
Governing Law
. Except to the extent inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code, this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
applicable to contracts made and performed in such State without regard to conflicts of laws
principles thereof.
11.7
Notices
. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written
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confirmation of receipt), (ii) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of
transmission) or (iii) one (1) Business Day following the day sent by overnight courier (with
written confirmation of receipt), in each case at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or
to such other address or facsimile number as a party may have specified by notice given to the
other party pursuant to this provision):
If to Seller, to:
Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
10636 Scripps Summit Court
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92131
Facsimile: (858) 790-3790
]
Attn: General Counsel
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Blank Rome LLP
405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
Facsimile: (917) 332-3733
Attn: Jeffrey N. Siegel, Esq.
Pamela E. Flaherty, Esq.
If to Purchaser, to:
Spiess Media Holding UG mit beschränkter Haftung
Völckersstrasse 19
D-22765 Hamburg
Facsimile: 040-823421
Attn: Mr. Martin Spiess
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
Wittelsbacherplatz 1
D-80333 Munich
Facsimile: +49 89 280 94 32
Attn: Dr. Matthias Nordmann
11.8
Severability
. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms or provisions
of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
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acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as
originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
11.9
Binding Effect; Assignment
. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this
Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person or
entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below. No assignment of this Agreement or
of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either Seller or Purchaser (by operation of
Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted
assignment without the required consents shall be void. No assignment of any obligations hereunder
shall relieve the parties hereto of any such obligations. Upon any such permitted assignment, the
references in this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context
otherwise requires. In the event that a chapter 11 trustee should be appointed for Seller, or in
the event that Sellers Bankruptcy Case should be converted to a case under chapter 7, or in the
event there shall be an approved and confirmed plan of reorganization in Sellers Bankruptcy Case,
the rights and obligations of Seller hereunder shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any duly appointed trustee appointed in Sellers Bankruptcy Case or any successor under a confirmed
chapter 11 plan of reorganization or liquidation in Sellers Bankruptcy Case.
11.10
Non-Recourse
. No past, present or future director, officer, employee,
incorporator, member, partner, counsel or equityholder of Seller shall have any liability for any
obligations or liabilities of Seller under this Agreement or the Seller Documents of or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.11
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as may be
required, which counterparts may be delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, and it shall not be
necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, appear on each counterpart; but it
shall be sufficient that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signatures of
the persons required to bind any party, appear on one or more such counterparts. All such
counterparts when taken together shall constitute a single and legally binding agreement.
11.12
Time of the Essence; Calculation of Time Period
. Each party hereto acknowledges
and agrees that time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement and that the
breach of any provision hereof requiring any act to be done or step to be taken within a certain
period or prior to a certain date or time shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
When calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be
done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating
such period shall be excluded. If the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in
question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
11.13
Exhibits/Schedules
. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to
herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
Any matter or item disclosed on one schedule shall be deemed to have been disclosed on each other
schedule. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein
shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
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11.14
Gender and Number
. Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all
genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
11.15
Headings
. The provision of a table of contents, the division of this Agreement
into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
All references in this Agreement to any Section are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement
unless otherwise specified.
11.16
Certain Terminology
. The words herein, hereinafter, hereof and
hereunder and words to similar effect refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a
subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The word including
or any variation thereof means including, without limitation and shall not be construed to limit
any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
11.17
Negotiations
. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of
the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.
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MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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Exhibit A
Mark Thomas
MT Acquisition Holdings LLC
Acquisition Holdings Subsidiary I LLC
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
Terms defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2009 (the
Purchase
Agreement
), by and between Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation
(
Seller
) and Spiess Media Holding UG, a German enterprise company with limited liability
(
Unternehmergesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
), and not otherwise defined in this Disclosure
Schedule have the meanings given in the Purchase Agreement. The section numbers below correspond
to the section numbers of the representation and warranties in the Purchase Agreement which are
modified by the disclosures;
provided
,
however
, that any information disclosed herein under any
section number shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated in any other section of the
Purchase Agreement or this Disclosure Schedule where such disclosure would be reasonably apparent
on the face of such disclosure.
To the extent that any representation or warranty contained in the Purchase Agreement is
limited to or qualified by the materiality of the matters to which the representation or warranty
is given, the inclusion of any matter in this Disclosure Schedule does not constitute a
determination that such matters are material. The disclosure of a particular item of information
in this Disclosure Schedule will not be an admission of any liability or obligation by Seller, to
any third party nor any admission against the interest of Seller.
Schedule 4.3
Capitalization
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Midway SAS
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Registered
Share Capital:
37.000
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Description
and Number of Shares Registered: 37.000 shares of
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Authorized
Share Capital: £1,000,000 divided into 1,000,000 ordinary shares of £1 each
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Description and Number of
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Schedule 4.4
Financial Advisors-Seller
Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC
Schedule 7.2
Agreement Resolving Intercompany Obligations
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of August [___], 2009 [to be entered into as of the
Closing Date, as defined below] by and among the signatories hereto.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are Midway Games Inc. (MGI), its wholly owned subsidiary Midway
Home Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation (MHE), and the following wholly owned
subsidiaries of MHE: Midway Games Limited, an English limited liability private company,
registered with company number 03801663 (MGL); Midway Games SAS, a French société par actions
simplifiée, registered with company no. 484 780 333 R.C.S. Paris (MGS); and Midway Games GmbH, a
limited liability company registered with the commercial registry of the Local Court (Amtsgericht)
of Munich under reg. no. 155321 (MGG); and
WHEREAS, MGL is the sole stockholder of Midway Studios-Newcastle Limited (Newcastle); and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2009 (Petition Date), MGI and MGIs U.S. subsidiaries
(collectively, the Debtors) concurrently commenced chapter 11 cases as debtors-in-possession
under Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (the Bankruptcy Code), by filing
their voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, before the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Bankruptcy Court) and thereafter, the
Bankruptcy Court entered its order that such cases be administered jointly in the presently pending
chapter 11 case no. 10565-KG (Bankruptcy Case); and
WHEREAS, MHE is about to sell (a) all of the capital stock of both MGL and MGS to Spiess Media
Holding UG (
haftungsbeschränkt
/ limited liability) and (b) all of the capital stock of MGG to F+F
Publishing GmbH (F+F) pursuant to an agreement with F+F (the F+F Agreement), but prior to such
sales, the parties hereto wish to resolve some of the intercompany accounts between and among them
as of the closing date of such sales (such sales are intended to close on the same date and the
closing and such date are referred to as the Closing and the Closing Date, respectively) on the
terms set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings assigned to them in this Section 1:
MGG/MHE Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGG to MHE.
MGG/MGL Initial Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGG to
MGL prior to the assignment and payment referenced in Section 2(b) below.
MGG/MGL Residual Balance
means the intercompany balance from MGG to MGL after
the assignment and payment referenced in Section 2(b) below.
MGI Loan
means the secured loan obligation (including principal and interest)
currently owed by MGI to MGG, pursuant to (i) the Credit Facility Agreement between MGG and
MGI dated August 29, 2008, and (ii) the Limited Liability Company Collateral Assignment and
Subordination Agreement between MGI, MGG and National Amusements Inc. of August 29, 2008.
MGL/MHE Initial Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGL to
MHE prior to (i) the assignments referenced in Sections 2(c)(i) and 2(d) below and (ii) the
diminution referenced in Section 3(b) below.
MGL/MHE Residual Balance
means the intercompany balance from MGL to MHE after
(i) the assignments referenced in Sections 2(c)(i) and 2(d) below and (ii) the diminution
referenced in Section 3(b) below.
MGS/MHE Balance
means the current intercompany balance from MGS to MHE.
2.
Assignments
. The parties hereto hereby agree to the following assignments and
transfers, all to occur simultaneously but deemed to occur in the following order:
(a)
MGS/MHE Balance
: MHE hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest
in and to the MGS/MHE Balance to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts the same, in consideration of
the payment by MGL to MHE of
1.
(b)
MGG/MGL Initial Balance
: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the
MGG/MGL Initial Balance:
(i) MGG hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGI
Loan to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts and assumes the MGI Loan and MGGs rights and
obligations thereunder; and
(ii) MGG is concurrently herewith paying to MGL Five Hundred Sixty-One Thousand
Dollars ($561,000).
(c)
MGI Loan
:
(i) In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL
hereby assigns to MHE, and MHE hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan.
(ii) MHE hereby assigns to MGI, and MGI hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI
Loan in consideration of the payment by MGI to MHE of $1.
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(d)
MGG/MGL Residual Balance
: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the
MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE all of its right title and interest in
and to the MGG/MGL Residual Balance, and MHE hereby accepts the same.
(e)
MGL/MHE Residual Balance
: Concurrently herewith, the MGL/MHE Residual
Balance is being settled and compromised in full by the payment by MGL to MHE of One Million
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000).
3.
Ancillary Agreements
.
(a)
F+F Agreement
. Pursuant to the F+F Agreement: (i) MHE will assign all of
its right, title and interest in and to the MGG/MGL Residual Balance to F+F in consideration
of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; (ii) MHE will assign all of its right, title and
interest in and to the MGG/MHE Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; and (iii) MGI will deliver to F+F a termination of the Abstract
Acknowledgement of Debt (Parallel Debt) among MGG, National Amusements Inc. and MGI and
certain of its subsidiaries dated August 8, 2008.
(b)
Product Development Arrangement
. MHE represents that it terminated the
product development arrangement between itself and Newcastle on April 30, 2009, all
commissioned work having been completed. MGL acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiary Newcastle, such termination, it being understood that MGL was in fact fulfilling
MHEs payment obligations under such arrangement since at least January 1, 2008. MHE and
MGL (on behalf of itself and Newcastle) acknowledge that concurrently herewith they are
making adjustments to their books reflecting these facts, resulting in the elimination of
the intercompany balance from MHE to Newcastle, the elimination of the intercompany balance
from Newcastle to MGL, the diminution of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance (prior to settlement
and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Residual Balance as set forth in Section 2(e) above), and
the creation of an intercompany balance from MGL to Newcastle of approximately Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
(c)
Sales and Distribution Agreement
. MGL and MGG hereby terminate the Sales
and Distribution Agreement between them dated March 1, 2005, as amended.
4.
Effect of Assignments
. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the foregoing
transactions and adjustments to be effective immediately prior to the Closing result in the
elimination of all intercompany balances and obligations between any of MGL, Newcastle, MGS and MGG
on the one hand and MGI and MHE on the other hand, and between MGL and MGG. This Agreement is not
intended to eliminate intercompany balances between MGL and Newcastle; between MGL and MGS; and
between MGI and MHE. Each of the parties hereby explicitly approves each of the transactions set
forth in this Agreement. Concurrently herewith MGL is delivering to the parties hereto a written
acknowledgement from Newcastle that there are no remaining intercompany balances and obligations
between Newcastle on the one hand and MHE and MGI on the other hand. Attached hereto as
Exhibit A
is a step plan, using the approximate amount of the intercompany balances as of
May 31, 2009 to illustrate how the intercompany balances will be eliminated in accordance with this
Agreement.
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5.
Effective Date and Conditions
. All of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be deemed effective as of the Closing Date immediately prior to the Closing
(Effective Date);
provided
,
however
, that none of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be effective unless and until (a) both of the sales referenced in the
fourth recital of this Agreement occur and close on the same day, (b) the written acknowledgement
from Newcastle referred to in Section 4 above is delivered to the parties hereto, and (c) the
payment referred to in Section 2(e) is actually made. The parties hereto shall make appropriate
notations in its respective books and records evidencing the transactions effected hereby. For
these purposes, the parties hereto shall cooperate to determine without undue delay after the
Effective Date the correct intercompany balances on the Effective Date.
6.
Miscellaneous
.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement are integrated and must be read as a whole and are
not severable and/or separately enforceable by any party hereto. If any provision, or part
thereof, of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties shall use
their best efforts to replace such provision by a provision that, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, achieves the purposes originally intended.
(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements and
representations, oral or written, between the parties.
(c) This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except in writing signed by all
parties.
(d) This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Delaware (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules).
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.
(f) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts or by facsimile, each of which shall
be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth
above.
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MIDWAY GAMES INC.
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MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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MIDWAY GAMES LIMITED
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MIDWAY GAMES GmbH
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MIDWAY GAMES SAS
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Current Intercompany Balances as of 6/30/09
2 (a)
(a) MGS/MHE Balance: MHE hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGS/MHE Balance to MGL, and
MGL hereby accepts the same, in
consideration of the payment by MGL to MHE of
1.
2(b)
(b) MGG/MGL Initial Balance: In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGG/MGL Initial Balance:
(i) MGG hereby assigns all of its right, title and interest in and to the MGI Loan to MGL, and MGL hereby accepts and assumes the MGI Loan and MGGs rights and
obligations thereunder; and
(ii) MGG is concurrently herewith paying to MGL Five Hundred Sixty?One Thousand Dollars ($Sixty 561,000).
2 (c) (i)
(c) MGI Loan:
(i) In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE, and MHE hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan.
2 (c) (ii)
(c) MGI Loan:
(ii) MHE hereby assigns to MGI, and MGI hereby accepts and assumes, the MGI Loan in consideration of the payment by MGI to MHE of $1.
2 (d)
(d) MGG/MGL Residual Balance:
In partial settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance, MGL hereby assigns to MHE all of its right title and interest in and to the
MGG/MGL Residual Balance, and MHE hereby accepts the same.
3 (b)
Effective prior to step 2e
3. Ancillary Agreements.
(b) Product Development Arrangement. MHE represents that it terminated the product development arrangement between itself and Newcastle on
April 30, 2009, all commissioned work having been completed. MGL acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its subsidiary Newcastle, such
termination, it being understood that MGL was in fact fulfilling MHEs payment obligations under such arrangement since at least January 1,
2008. MHE and MGL (on behalf of itself and Newcastle) acknowledge that concurrently herewith they are making adjustments to their books
reflecting these facts, resulting in the elimination of the intercompany balance from MHE to Newcastle, the elimination of the intercompany
balance from Newcastle to MGL, the diminution of the MGL/MHE Initial Balance (prior to settlement and satisfaction of the MGL/MHE Residual
Balance as set forth in Section 2(e) above), and the creation of an intercompany balance from MGL to Newcastle of approximately Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000).
2 (e)
(e) MGL/MHE Residual Balance: Concurrently herewith, the MGL/MHE Residual Balance is being settled and
compromised in full by the payment by MGL to MHE of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000).
3(a)
3. Ancillary Agreements.
(a) F+F Agreement. Pursuant to the F+F Agreement: (i) MHE will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the
MGG/MGL Residual Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; (ii) MHE will assign all of its right,
title and interest in and to the MGG/MHE Balance to F+F in consideration of the payment by F+F of
1 to MHE; and (iii) MGI
will deliver to F+F a termination of the Abstract Acknowledgement of Debt (Parallel Debt) among MGG National Amusements
MGG, Inc. and MGI and certain of its subsidiaries dated August 8, 2008.
Schedule 7.13
Specific Data, Information, Documents and Materials
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1)
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All tax files and records held by the tax department of the Debtors that regard any of
the Companies (including, without limitation, the relevant transfer pricing agreements,
opinions or statements by tax advisors);
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2)
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All legal files regarding any of the Companies with regard to contracts, corporate
matters and litigation;
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3)
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All HR files regarding current and former employees of any of the Companies.
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