audits of, or disputes with, taxing authorities regarding any Taxes relating to each Company or with respect to the Membership Interests; (c) make available to the other and to any Governmental Authority, as reasonable requested, all information, records, and documents with respect to Taxes relating to each Company or the Membership Interests; and (d) furnish the other with copies of all correspondence received from any Governmental Authority in connection with any audit or information request with respect to Taxes relating to the Company or the Membership Interests.
instrument, purchase and sales order, application, commitment, undertaking, obligation, whether written or oral, express or implied.
“Encumbrances” means any lien (other than mechanics’ liens), pledge, hypothecation, claim (other than infringement), charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, prior assignment, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature whatsoever (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, regional or local statutes, laws, rules, regulations, codes, orders, plans, injunctions, decrees, rulings, and changes or ordinances or judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, or similar laws of foreign jurisdictions where the Company conducts business, whether currently in existence or hereafter enacted or promulgated, any of which govern (or purport to govern) or relate to pollution, protection of the environment, public health and safety, air emissions, water discharges, hazardous or toxic substances, solid or hazardous waste or occupational health and safety, as any of these terms are or may be defined in such statutes, laws, rules, regulations, codes, orders, plans, injunctions, decrees, rulings and changes or ordinances, or judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, including, without limitation: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §9601,etseq. (collectively “CERCLA”); the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and subsequent Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §6901etseq. (collectively “RCRA”); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. §1801,etseq.; the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §1311,etseq.; the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §7401-7642); the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §2601etseq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as amended, 7 U.S.C. §136-136y (“FIFRA”); the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 as amended, 42 U.S.C. §11001,etseq. (Title III of SARA) (“EPCRA”); and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §651,etseq. (“OSHA”).
“Environmental Liabilities” means any liabilities (including any notices, claims, complaints, suits or other assertions of obligation or liability) that are (a) related to any environmental, health or safety issues, (b) based upon or related to any provision of past or present Environmental Law, and (c) any third party claim for damages arising from pollution or contamination or under Environmental Laws. The term “Environmental Liabilities” includes (without limitation): (i) fines, penalties, orders, awards, settlements, losses, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable consequential damages), costs, fees (including attorneys’ and consultants’ fees), expenses and disbursements; (ii) defense and other response to an administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints, orders, suits and other assertions of liability); and (iii) financial responsibility or liability for (A) cleanup costs and/or injunctive relief, including any removal, remedial or response actions, and natural resource damages, and (B) any other compliance or remedial measures.
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“Escrow Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA.
“Escrow Agreement” means that certain Escrow Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among Buyer, WWS and Escrow Agent.
“Escrow Amount” means $800,000.
“Estimated Working Capital Adjustment” means (i) in the event Estimated Working Capital exceeds Target Working Capital, the amount of such excess and (ii) in the event Target Working Capital exceeds Estimated Working Capital, the amount of such excess (expressed as a negative number).
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, regional, local or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or official exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Indebtedness” of any entity means all obligations of such entity (i) which in accordance with GAAP should be classified upon a balance sheet of such entity as indebtedness, including without limitation commissions payable, (ii) for borrowed money or purchase money financing which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of property or services, guaranties, letters of credit, or deferred purchase price, (iii) secured by any lien or other charge upon property or assets owned by such entity, even though such entity has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligations, (iv) created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such entity, whether or not the rights and remedies of the lender or lessor under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of the property, or (v) for remaining payments under any leases (including, but not limited to, equipment leases, operating leases and capital leases), or rental purchase options, in each case including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, and prepayment or early termination payments or penalties associated with any of the foregoing items (i) through (v) whether mandatory or optional .
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property owned, used or licensed (as licensor or licensee) by the Company, or that has been used in the business of the Company, or in any product, service, technology or process currently or formerly offered by the Company, or currently under development by the Company, including:
(i) all domestic and foreign copyright interests in any original work of authorship, whether registered or unregistered, including but not limited to all copyright registrations or foreign equivalent, all applications for registration or foreign equivalent, all moral rights, all common-law rights, and all rights to register and obtain renewals and extensions of copyright registrations, together with all other copyright interests accruing by reason of international copyright convention (“Copyrights”);
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(ii) all domestic and foreign patents (including certificates of invention and other patent equivalents), provisional applications, patent applications and patents issuing therefrom as well as any division, continuation or continuation in part, reissue, extension, reexamination, certification, revival or renewal of any patent, all Inventions, as defined below, and subject matter related to such patents, in any and all forms (“Patents”);
(iii) all domestic and foreign trademarks, trade dress, service marks, trade names, icons, logos, slogans, and any other indicia of source or sponsorship of goods and services, designs and logotypes related to the above, in any and all forms, all trademark registrations and applications for registration related to such trademarks (including, but not limited to intent to use applications), and all goodwill related to the foregoing (“Trademarks”);
(iv) all domain name registrations (“Domain Names”);
(v) any formula, design, device or compilation, or other information which is used or held for use by a business, which gives the holder thereof an advantage or opportunity for advantage over competitors which do not have or use the same, and which is not generally known by the public. Trade Secrets can include, by way of example, formulas, algorithms, market surveys, market research studies, information contained on drawings and other documents, and information relating to research, development or testing (“Trade Secrets”);
(vi) novel devices, processes, compositions of matter, methods, techniques, observations, discoveries, apparatuses, machines, designs, expressions, theories and ideas, whether or not patentable (“Inventions”);
(vii) scientific, engineering, mechanical, electrical, financial, marketing or practical knowledge or experience useful in the operation of any Company (“Know How”);
(viii) (A) any and all computer programs and/or software programs (including all source code, object code, firmware, programming tools and/or documentation), (B) machine readable databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, and (C) all content contained on Internet site(s) (“Software”);
(ix) all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above, including memoranda, manuals, technical specifications and other records wherever created throughout the world; and
(x) the right to sue for past, present, or future infringement and to collect and retain all damages and profits related to the foregoing.
“knowledge” means (a) with respect to Sellers (i) the knowledge of Robert Reynolds, Gerardo Tonini and Tim Zeller, and (ii) the knowledge of any director, manager or officer of Sellers and any other employee of Sellers with a title of Vice President or above, and (b) with respect to any other Person, the actual knowledge of such Person.
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“Lien” means any Encumbrance other than Permitted Liens.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, a change (or effect) with respect to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, rights, obligations, operations,business or prospects for any of the foregoing which change (or effect), individually or in the aggregate, is or reasonably is expected to be materially adverse to such condition, properties, assets, liabilities, rights, obligations, operations, business or prospects for any of the foregoing, other than any such change (or effect) that results or arises from or relates to (a) changes in general economic or market conditions or prevailing interest rates, (b) changes, circumstances or effects generally affecting the business or industry in which such party operates that do not have a disproportionate adverse impact on such entity, (c) changes in applicable accounting principles or rules, or (d) changes in generally applicable laws, regulations or interpretations, with respect to each of (a) through (d) above, to the extent that such changes, circumstances or effects do not have a disproportionate adverse impact on such Person.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) any Lien for Taxes which are not yet due and which have been reserved for on the Company’s Financial Statements; (ii) any carrier’s, warehouseman’s, mechanic’s, materialman’s, repairman’s, landlord’s or similar statutory Lien; (iii) any interest of a governmental agency or instrumentality in any lawfully made pledge or deposit under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security statutes; (iv) the interests of lessors and licensors with regard to leased or licensed property and/or (v) encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, imperfections in title, rights or restrictions of record on the uses of real property if the same do not materially detract from the value of the interest of the Company encumbered thereby or impair the use of such property in the Business as presently conducted.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity, of whatever nature.
“Pre-Closing Taxes” means Taxes attributable to taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date, including any liability Buyer may incur under Texas Franchise Laws. For purposes of this definition, the Closing Date shall be treated as the last day of a taxable period whether or not the taxable period in fact ends on the Closing Date.
“Proceedings” means actions, suits, claims, reviews, and investigations and legal, administrative or arbitration proceedings.
“R&W Insurance Policy” means that certain insurance policy to be issued by an insurance provider selected by Buyer in connection with this Agreement.
“Seller Expenses” means those certain costs and expenses incurred on or prior to the Closing Date by the Company (including any costs or expenses incurred, paid or agreed to be paid by the Company or Sellers) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) all fees, commissions, costs and expenses of the Company’s or Sellers’ investment bankers, financial advisors, accountants and legal counsel incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) all other fees, commissions, costs
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and expenses of other third parties engaged by the Company or Sellers to conduct any specific tasks or perform any specific analysis for the Company or Sellers to the extent such expenses are incurred by or on behalf of the Company or Sellers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, have not been paid prior to the Closing Date and are accrued liabilities or accounts payables for which the Company or its Affiliates will be liable or have agreed to be liable after the Closing, all as set forth onAnnex III hereto. Any amount included in Seller Expenses which reduces the Initial Cash Purchase Price pursuant toSection 1.2(a)(i)(II)(C) shall not be included as a current liability in the determination of Working Capital.
“Straddle Period” means any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date.
“Target Working Capital” means $423,452.
“Tax Amount” means the amount of all Taxes (excluding any Taxes included in the definition of Indebtedness) owed or to be owed by Sellers or the Company as of the Closing for which the Company or Sellers would owe an indemnity pursuant toSection 9.1(a)(v) if not paid at the Closing.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, filing or information return or statement required to be filed in connection with or with respect to any Taxes.
“Taxes” means all taxes, fees or other assessments of any kind imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all interest, penalties and additions relating thereto. “Taxes” includes without limitation all add-on minimum, alternative minimum, capital stock, customs duties, documentary, disability, employment, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), estimated, excise, export, franchise, gross receipts, income, import, natural resources, license, occupation, payroll, personal property, premium, profits, real property, registration, sales, severance, social security (or similar), stamp, transfer, unemployment, disability, use, value added, windfall profit and withholding taxes and duties. “Taxes” also includes any transferee or secondary liability for Taxes and any liability pursuant to an agreement or otherwise, including liability arising as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of any affiliated group, or being included or required to be included in any Tax Return relating thereto.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Deferred Payment Agreement, the Royalty Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Services Agreement and any agreements, certificates, or other writings furnished, executed or delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Treasury Regulations” mean the regulations promulgated by the United States Treasury Department under the Code.
“Working Capital” is to be computed in accordance with GAAP as (x) the sum of the Company’s accounts receivable, net of applicable reserves, inventory, net of applicable reserves, marketable securities, prepaid expenses, and other current assets, less (y) the sum of the Company’s accounts payable, deferred revenue, and other current liabilities.
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11.2 In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms are defined in the section of this Agreement so designated:
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Term | Section |
AAA | 12.9(a) |
Agreement | Preamble |
Assets | 3.12 |
Balance Sheet Date | 3.7(b) |
Business | Recitals |
Buyer | Preamble |
Buyer Indemnifiable Damages | 9.1(a)(iv) |
Buyer Indemnitees | 9.1(a) |
Cap | 9.5(a) |
Closing | 1.4 |
Closing Date | 1.4 |
Closing Date Balance Sheet | 1.3(a) |
Closing Date Payment | 1.2(a) |
Closing Date Statement | 1.3(c) |
Company | Preamble |
Company Software | 3.17(j) |
Customers and Suppliers | 3.26 |
Deferred Payment | 1.2(a) |
Deferred Payment Agreement | Recitals |
Designated Accounting Firm | 1.3(e) |
Employee Benefit Plans | 3.15(a) |
ERISA | 3.15(a) |
Estimated Working Capital | 1.3(a) |
Final Cash Purchase Price | 1.2(a) |
Final Closing Date Balance Sheet | 1.3(c) |
Financial Statements | 3.7(a) |
FIRPTA Certificates | 7.11 |
First Offer | 1.2(e) |
Indemnifiable Damages | 9.1(a) |
Indemnification Demand | 9.6(a) |
Indemnification Threshold | 9.5(a) |
Indemnified Persons | 9.4(e) |
Indemnifying Person | 9.4(e) |
Information Technology Security Environment | 3.23 |
Initial Cash Purchase Price | 1.2(a) |
Initial Closing Date Certificate | 1.3(a) |
Insurance Policies | 3.22 |
Judicial Action | 12.9(a) |
Leased Premises | 3.11 |
License | 3.17(b) |
Loan Agreements | 3.25(b) |
Material Assets | 3.12 |
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Material Contracts | 3.25 |
Membership Interests | Recitals |
Permits | 3.20 |
PTO | 3.17(f) |
Ranger | Preamble |
Real Property Leases | 3.11 |
Related Party | 3.24(a) |
Required Consents | 3.13 |
Royalty Agreement | Recitals |
Sale Notice | 1.2(e) |
Seller Indemnifiable Damages | 9.2(ii) |
Seller Indemnitees | 9.2 |
Seller(s) | Preamble |
Seller Objections | 1.3(e) |
Services Agreement | 1.2(d) |
Survival Date | 9.3 |
Total Purchase Price | 1.2(a) |
Third Party Claim | 9.4 |
Third Party Offer | 1.2(e) |
Third Party Offer Notice | 1.2(e) |
Transition Services Agreement | 1.2(d) |
Unaudited Balance Sheet | 3.7 |
11.3 Other Definitional Provisions. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificates, reports or other documents made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, unless the context otherwise requires. Terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. All matters of an accounting nature in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods, where applicable. As used herein, the neuter gender shall also denote the masculine and feminine, and the masculine gender shall also denote the neuter and feminine, where the context so permits.
ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications under the Transaction Documents shall be in writing and shall be delivered by certified or registered mail (first class postage pre-paid), guaranteed overnight delivery, or facsimile transmission if such transmission is confirmed by delivery by certified or registered mail (first class postage pre-paid) or guaranteed overnight delivery, to the following addresses and telecopy numbers (or to such other addresses or telecopy numbers which such party shall designate in writing to the other party):
(a) if to Buyer:
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Ranger Wireless Holdings, LLC
c/o Patton Boggs LLP
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700
Dallas, Texas 75201
Fax: (214) 758-1550
Attn: David P. McLean
with a copy to:
Patton Boggs LLP
2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1700
Dallas, Texas 75201
Fax: (214) 758-1550
Attention: David P. McLean
(b) if to Sellers:
Mr. Scott N. Beck
c/o CornerWorld Corporation
13101 Preston Road, Suite 510
Dallas, Texas 75240
Telephone: (214) 556-6208
Telecopy: (866) 927-9089
with a copy to:
Philip D. Collins & Associates, P.C.
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 930
Dallas, TX 75231
Attn: Philip D. Collins
Telephone: (469) 453-4600
Telecopy: (469) 453-4611
Notice shall be deemed given on the date sent if sent by facsimile transmission and on the date delivered (or the date of refusal of delivery) if sent by overnight delivery or certified or registered mail.
12.2 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including the exhibits and schedules attached hereto) and other documents delivered at the Closing pursuant hereto contain the entire understanding of the parties in respect of its subject matter and supersede all prior agreements and understandings (oral or written) between or among the parties with respect to such subject matter. The parties agree that prior drafts of this Agreement shall not be deemed to provide any evidence as to the meaning of any provision hereof or the intent of the parties with respect thereto. The exhibits and schedules constitute a part hereof as though set forth in full above. Except for persons expressly stated herein to be indemnitees or as otherwise
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expressly stated herein, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.
12.3 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented, canceled or discharged, except by written instrument executed by all parties. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach of any provision shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision, nor shall any waiver be implied from any course of dealing between the parties. No extension of time for performance of any obligations or other acts hereunder or under any other agreement shall be deemed to be an extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or any other acts. The rights and remedies of the parties under this Agreement are in addition to all other rights and remedies, at law or equity, that they may have against each other.
12.4 Binding Effect; Assignment. The rights and obligations of this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or implied herein shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable rights hereunder. The rights and obligations of this Agreement may not be assigned by Buyer without the prior written consent of Sellers except to a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Buyer. The rights and obligations of this Agreement may not be assigned by Sellers without the prior written consent of Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder (in any or all of which cases Buyer nonetheless shall remain responsible for the performance of all of its obligations hereunder and Parent shall remain liable for its obligations hereunder). In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer (i) may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any buyer of all or substantially all of the assets of Buyer and (ii) may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any lender to Buyer, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries as security for indebtedness to any such lender.
12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A telecopy signature of any party shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as an original signature.
12.6 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an article, section, paragraph, clause, schedule or exhibit, such reference shall be deemed to be to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained herein and on the schedules are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or the schedules. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
12.7 Construction. The parties agree and acknowledge that they have jointly participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumptions or burdens of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of
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the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. If any party has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which the party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the party is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. The mere listing (or inclusion of copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein (unless the representation or warranty relates solely to the existence of the document or other items itself or unless a reasonable person would deem such listing or inclusion adequate to disclose such exception).
12.8 Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed for all purposes by the laws of the State of Texas applicable to contracts executed and to be wholly performed within such State. If any word, phrase, sentence, clause, section, subsection or provision of this Agreement as applied to any party or to any circumstance is adjudged by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the same will in no way affect any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of any other word, phrase, sentence, clause, section, subsection or provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision, and/or to delete specific words or phrases, and in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
12.9 Dispute Resolution; Forum.
(a) Except for the dispute resolution procedures otherwise set forth inSections 1.3 and the rights of the parties to seek equitable remedies, each party agrees that any suit, action or proceeding brought by such party against the other in connection with or arising from this Agreement (“Judicial Action”) will be resolved by binding, self-administered arbitration pursuant to the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). All such Judicial Actions will be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act. There will be one arbitrator. If an arbitrator cannot be agreed upon within thirty (30) days, AAA will select and appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator will decide whether a particular Judicial Action is or is not arbitrable. The cost and expenses of the arbitrator will be divided between the parties. Only damages allowed pursuant to this Agreement may be awarded. The prevailing party in arbitration will be entitled to reimbursement of all attorneys’ fees and costs associated with the arbitration from the losing party, unless the “winning” party is awarded less than twenty percent (20%) of its claimed damages (excluding attorneys’ fees and costs). The arbitrator will have no authority to award special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages; the parties by signing this Agreement waive their rights, if any, to recover such damages, either in arbitration or in litigation. Each party will have the right to apply to a court to enjoin any breach of this Agreement. The only exceptions to arbitration are: (a) any Judicial Action for less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), inclusive of attorney’s fees (which must be stipulated as a fact in any petition) or (b) the right of a party to seek injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm pending completion of any arbitration. All other Judicial Actions must be arbitrated.
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(b) The arbitration will take place in Dallas, Texas. The arbitrator will coordinate and limit as appropriate all pre-arbitration discovery (e.g., document production, information requests, depositions). However, the parties agree that the discovery for each party will be limited to: two (2) depositions of no more than four (4) hours each, twenty-five (25) interrogatories, and ten (10) requests for production. Within one-hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the demand, the arbitration will be completed. At the arbitration, each party will have up to, but not more than four (4) hours to present the party’s case and any rebuttal. Within ten (10) days of the arbitration, the arbitrator will issue a written decision and award (if any) stating the reasons for the decisions and award. The decision will be exclusive, final and binding on the parties, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The arbitration decision may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Judicial Actions that are exempted from arbitration as set forth inSection 12.9(a), shall be brought against any of the parties only in any state court located in Dallas County, Texas and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such Judicial Action and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any such Judicial Action proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the State of Texas. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party at the address referred to inSection 12.1, together with written notice of such service to such party, shall be deemed effective service of process upon such party.
12.10 Waiver of Jury Trial. IN ANY CIVIL ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM, OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHICH ARISES OUT OF, CONCERNS OR RELATES TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER, THE PERFORMANCE HEREOF OR THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED HEREBY, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, TRIAL SHALL BE TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND NOT TO A JURY. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT (STATUTORY, CONSTITUTIONAL, COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE) IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY. ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE WAIVER OF THE OTHER PARTIES’ RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. NO PARTY HAS MADE OR RELIED UPON ANY ORAL REPRESENTATIONS BY ANY OTHER PARTY REGARDING THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS PROVISION. EACH PARTY HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE EFFECT OF THIS JURY WAIVER PROVISION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
Sellers:
WOODLAND WIRELESS SOLUTIONS, LTD.
By:/s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CORNERWORLD CORPORATION
By:/s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: CEO
Company:
S SQUARED, L.L.C.
By:/s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: President and CEO
Buyer:
RANGER WIRELESS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:/s/ Sunny Vanderbeck
Name: Sunny Vanderbeck
Title: Manager
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