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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 6, 2024
PALTALK, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
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001-38717 |
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20-3191847 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
30 Jericho Executive Plaza, Suite 400E
Jericho, NY |
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11753 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (212) 967-5120
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Not Applicable
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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PALT |
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The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Section 1 - Registrant’s Business
and Operations
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Divestiture Agreement
As previously disclosed, Paltalk,
Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”),
by and among the Company, PALT Merger Sub 1, Inc., a New York corporation and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“First
Merger Sub”), PALT Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company (“Second Merger Sub”), Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc., a New York corporation (“NTS”),
and NewtekOne, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the sole stockholder of NTS (“Newtek”), pursuant to which, subject
to the receipt of requisite stockholder approval and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to closing set forth therein:
(i) NTS will merge with and into First Merger Sub, with NTS continuing as the surviving entity (the “Interim Surviving Entity”
and such merger, the “First Step Merger”), and (ii) immediately following the consummation of the First Step
Merger, the Interim Surviving Entity will merge with and into Second Merger Sub, with Second Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity
(the “Second Step Merger” and, together with the First Step Merger, the “Mergers”).
The Merger Agreement provides
that, as a condition to the closing of the Mergers and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger
Closing”), the Company must effectuate the sale of its “Paltalk”, “Camfrog”, and “Tinychat”
applications and all assets and liabilities related to such applications in one or more transactions, such that upon the completion of
such transaction or transactions, the Company and its Parent Related Persons (as defined in the Merger Agreement) no longer hold any right
to operate or control such applications, whether directly or indirectly. Subsequent to the parties’ entry into the Merger Agreement,
Newtek agreed to waive the condition requiring the sale of the Company’s “Tinychat” application so long as all operations
of Tinychat Acquisition, Inc. and the Tinychat application have ceased on the date of the Merger Closing.
On November 7, 2024, the Company
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Divestiture Agreement”), by and among the Company, its wholly
owned subsidiaries Paltalk Holdings, Inc. (“Paltalk Holdings”), Paltalk Software, Inc. (“Paltalk
Software”), Camshare, Inc. (“Camshare”), A.V.M. Software, Inc. (“AVM”),
and Vumber, LLC (“Vumber” and, collectively with the Company, Paltalk Holdings, Paltalk Software, Camshare,
and AVM, the “Sellers,” and each individually, a “Seller”), and Meteor Mobile Holdings,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Buyer the Company’s
telecommunications services provider, “Vumber”, as well as its “Paltalk” and “Camfrog” applications
and certain assets and liabilities related to such services provider and applications (the “Divestiture”). Following
the Divestiture, the Company will no longer be engaged in the business of providing video-based, live streaming, virtual camera and telecommunications
software to consumers, as and to the extent such businesses are currently conducted by the Company pursuant to the “Vumber,”
“Paltalk” and “Camfrog” applications (the “Business”).
Pursuant to the Divestiture
Agreement, the Buyer agreed to (i) acquire certain assets of the Sellers relating to the “Vumber,” “Paltalk” and
“Camfrog” applications, including, among other things, the Sellers’ intellectual property and technology, the rights
of the Sellers under certain contracts, all rights to any actions of any nature available to or being pursued by Seller to the extent
related to the Business, the Transferred Assets (as defined below) or the assumed liabilities, whether arising by way of counterclaim
or otherwise, other than any such action to the extent related to certain excluded assets or excluded liabilities, all of the Sellers’
rights under warranties, indemnities and all similar rights against third parties to the extent related to any Transferred Assets,
all rights to insurance proceeds to the extent received or receivable in respect of the Business, the Transferred Assets or the assumed
liabilities, all documents that are related to the Business, and all goodwill and the going concern value of the Business, other than
certain excluded assets (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”) and (ii) assume all of the liabilities of the
Sellers arising out of or relating to the Business or the Transferred Assets other than certain excluded liabilities, in each case upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Divestiture Agreement, for aggregate consideration of $1.35 million (the “Divestiture
Closing Consideration”), to be paid by the Buyer to the Company in cash on the closing date of the Divestiture (the “Divestiture
Closing”). Pursuant to the Divestiture Agreement, the Sellers will retain all patents and patent applications and any rights
or causes of action related to such patents and patent applications (including the Company’s previously disclosed patent litigation
against Cisco Systems, Inc.).
Potential Earnout
In addition to the Divestiture
Closing Consideration, the Sellers are entitled to receive, with respect to each Earnout Period, as defined and described below, certain
payments in cash based on the cash revenue, net of any refunds, received by the Buyer that is attributable to the Business (“Revenue”),
as follows:
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from the six-month period beginning on July 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2025 (“Earnout Period 1”), an amount equal to (i) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $3,500,000 and less than $4,250,000, the amount of such Revenue multiplied by 0.30 plus (ii) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $4,250,000, the amount of such Revenue in excess of $4,250,000 multiplied by 0.40; and |
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from each of the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2026 (“Earnout Period 2”), the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2027 and ending on December 31, 2027 (“Earnout Period 3”), and the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2028 and ending on December 31, 2028 (“Earnout Period 4” and collectively with Earnout Period 1, Earnout Period 2 and Earnout Period 3, the “Earnout Periods”), an amount equal to (i) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $7,000,000 and less than $8,500,000, the amount of such Revenue multiplied by 0.30 plus (ii) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $8,500,000, the amount of such Revenue in excess of $8,500,000 multiplied by 0.40 (the aggregate amount, if any, earned during the Earnout Periods, the “Earnout Amount”). |
In the event of a Change of Control
(as defined in the Divestiture Agreement) of the Buyer during any of the Earnout Periods, the Company is entitled to receive an acceleration
payment in cash, net of any Earnout Amounts previously paid to the Company (the “Acceleration Payment”). If
any of the Transferred Assets are sold independently from the other assets of the Buyer, the Company will be entitled to (i) 50% of the
aggregate consideration paid to the Buyer for the Transferred Assets minus (ii) the aggregate amount of any Earnout Amounts received
by the Sellers by the date of the Change of Control, minus (iii) the aggregate amount of any Acceleration Payments previously paid
through such date. If any of the Transferred Assets are sold contemporaneously with other assets of the Buyer, the Company is entitled
to (x) the aggregate consideration paid to Buyer for the Transferred Assets multiplied by the ratio of the trailing 12-month EBITDA of
the Transferred Assets sold and the EBITDA of all assets sold minus (y) the aggregate amount of any Earnout Amounts received by
the Sellers by the date of the Change of Control, minus (z) the aggregate amount of any Acceleration Payments previously paid through
such date. The minimum Acceleration Payment for the sale of “Paltalk,” “Camfrog” and “Vumber” is $1,650,000,
$450,000 and $300,000, respectively, and the aggregate Acceleration Payment payable to the Company is capped at $5,000,000.
Conditions to the Closing of the Divestiture
As a condition to the Divestiture
Closing, the Divestiture Agreement provides that all conditions to closing the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement must
have been satisfied or waived, and the parties to the Merger Agreement stand ready, willing and able to close the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Agreement, subject only to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Divestiture Agreement. In addition, as a
condition to the Divestiture Closing, the Sellers and the Buyers must negotiate and enter into a patent license agreement that will provide
the Buyer with certain rights related to the patent used in connection with the “Vumber” application. The Divestiture Closing
is also subject to the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) the absence of any governmental
order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the performance of the Divestiture Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby
and (ii) the absence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Divestiture Agreement) on the Sellers or the Buyer.
Termination Rights
The Divestiture Agreement
contains certain termination rights for both the Sellers and the Buyer, including, among other things, if the Divestiture Closing has
not occurred prior to March 11, 2025. In the event that the Company terminates the Divestiture Agreement due to the parties to the Merger
Agreement not having satisfied or waived all conditions to the Merger Closing, the Company is required to pay the Buyer up to $50,000
in actual out of pocket fees incurred in connection with the Divestiture Agreement.
Other Terms of the Divestiture Agreement
The Divestiture Agreement contains
customary representations and warranties from Sellers and the Buyer, and each party has agreed to certain covenants, including, among
others, covenants relating to (i) the conduct of each Seller’s businesses during the interim period between the execution of the
Divestiture Agreement and the Divestiture Closing, (ii) each Seller’s obligation to give the Buyer and its authorized representatives,
upon reasonable notice to such Seller, reasonable access, during normal business hours, to certain officers and agents of such Seller
and the books and records of such Seller, and to furnish to the Buyer during such period all such information relating to such Seller
as the Buyer may from time to time reasonably request subject to certain exceptions and restrictions, (iii) the obligation to provide
certain notices to the Sellers or the Buyer, as applicable, of (x) an occurrence or non-occurrence that has caused any representation
or warranty made by the respective party to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time after the execution of the Divestiture
Agreement and prior to the Divestiture Closing, and (y) any material failure on the part of the respective party to comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder, (iv) the obligation to use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all governmental consents, approvals and authorizations and make all filings and notices necessary to execute the transactions
contemplated by the Divestiture Agreement and (v) the obligation of the Company to call a meeting of its stockholders for purposes of
obtaining the requisite stockholder approval to approve the Divestiture. In addition, the parties agreed to a “no shop” provision
that limits the ability of the Sellers and the Buyer to discuss or engage in certain alternative transactions to the Divestiture prior
to the Divestiture Closing, subject to certain exceptions.
The Divestiture Agreement
also includes customary non-competition and non-solicitation provisions applicable to the Sellers. In addition, the parties each have
customary indemnification obligations and rights under the terms of the Divestiture Agreement, including with respect to breaches of certain
representations and warranties and failure to observe and perform certain covenants.
The foregoing description
of the Divestiture Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Divestiture
Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”)
and is incorporated by reference herein.
The Divestiture Agreement attached
as Exhibit 2.1 hereto is included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms, and it is not intended
to provide any other factual information about the Company, the other Sellers, the Buyer or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Divestiture Agreement were made only for the purposes of the Divestiture
Agreement and only as of the date of the Divestiture Agreement or such other date as is specified in the Divestiture Agreement and are
qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by the Buyer and the Sellers in connection with the signing of
the Divestiture Agreement. These confidential disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions
to the representations and warranties and certain covenants set forth in the Divestiture Agreement. Moreover, certain representations
and warranties in the Divestiture Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the Company, the other Sellers and the
Buyer rather than establishing matters as facts. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change
after the date of the Divestiture Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public
disclosures. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Divestiture Agreement should not be relied upon as characterizations
of the actual state of facts about the Company, the other Sellers and the Buyer, and the Divestiture Agreement should be read in conjunction
with the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents that are filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 6, 2024, the Board
of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) approved, at the recommendation of the compensation committee of the
Board (the “Compensation Committee”), one-time cash bonus payments (the “Transaction Bonuses”
and each, a “Transaction Bonus”) to Kara Jenny, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Adam Zalko,
the Company’s Senior Vice President. The Transaction Bonuses are payable as follows: (i) 50% on or as soon as practicable following
the Merger Closing and (ii) 50% on or as soon as practicable following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ending December 31, 2024, provided that the executive officer is providing services to the Company on such dates.
In addition to the Transaction
Bonuses, the Board approved, at the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, grants of stock options pursuant to the Paltalk, Inc.
2016 Long Term Incentive Plan to Jason Katz, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Jenny and Mr. Zalko (the “Stock
Options”). The Stock Options will be granted effective as of the date that is three trading days following the date that
the Company announces the Merger Closing and have an exercise price that is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common
stock on the date of grant. The Stock Options will vest (i) 50% on the date of the Merger Closing and (ii) 50% on the six-month anniversary
of the Merger Closing, provided that the executive officer is providing services to the Company on such vesting dates. The following table
sets forth the Transaction Bonuses and Stock Options awarded to each of Mr. Katz, Ms. Jenny and Mr. Zalko:
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$ | 25,000 | | |
| 25,000 | |
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in
this Current Report constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and assumptions
and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “began,” “believe,”
“budget,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,”
“goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“seek,” “should,” “target,” “would” and variations of such words and similar expressions
are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements in this Current Report may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to (i) the Mergers and the Divestiture and
their expected timing and closing, including receipt of required approvals, satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, (ii) estimates
of future synergies, savings and efficiencies, (iii) expectations regarding the Company’s ability to effectively integrate assets
and properties it may acquire as a result of the Mergers into the Company’s operations, (iv) expectations regarding future investments
or divestitures, including the Divestiture, (v) expectations of future plans, priorities, focus and benefits of the proposed transactions.
Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company,
including but not limited to (i) the ability of the parties to consummate the Mergers and the Divestiture in a timely manner or at all,
(ii) satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the Mergers and the Divestiture, including the ability to secure required
consents and regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, (iii) the ability to obtain the required stockholder approvals in connection
with the Mergers and the Divestitures, (iv) the possibility of litigation (including related to the Mergers and the Divestiture) and (v)
other risks described in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The Company does not undertake and expressly disclaims any obligation
to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
securities laws. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s estimates, projections and assumptions as of the date
hereof. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results will be included in the preliminary
and definitive proxy statements that the Company intends to file with the SEC in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies
for the meeting of stockholders to be held to approve, among other things, the Divestiture and the issuance of the stock consideration
in connection with the Mergers (the “Stock Issuance”).
Additional Information and Where to Find
It
In connection with the Stock
Issuance and the Divestiture, the Company intends to file preliminary and definitive proxy statements and other materials with the SEC.
In addition, the Company may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transactions. INVESTORS AND SECURITY
HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents will
be sent or given to the Company’s stockholders as of the record date established for voting. Investors and stockholders may also
obtain a free copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other documents filed by the Company at its website, www.paltalk.com, or
at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The proxy statement and other relevant documents may also be obtained for free from the Company
by directing such request to the Company, to the attention of the Investor Relations, 30 Jericho Executive Plaza, Suite 400E Jericho,
New York 11753.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its respective
directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders
in connection with the proposed transactions. Investors and stockholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations
and interests of the Company’s directors and executive officers by reading the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A, which was filed with the SEC on October 21, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting Proxy Statement”). To the extent
holdings of common stock by the Company’s directors and executive officers have changed from the amounts of common stock held by
such persons as reflected in the Annual Meeting Proxy Statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in
Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding potential participants in such proxy solicitation and a description
of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement and other relevant
materials filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions when they become available.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report is not
a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential
transactions and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale
of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated November 7, 2024, by and among Paltalk, Inc., Paltalk Holdings, Inc., Paltalk Software, Inc., Camshare, Inc., A.V.M. Software, Inc., Vumber, LLC, and Meteor Mobile Holdings, Inc. |
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# | Certain schedules and exhibits
to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished
supplementally to the SEC or its staff upon request. Certain confidential information has been excluded pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)(ii)
of Regulation S-K. Such excluded information is not material and is the type that the Company treats as private or confidential. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Date: November 8, 2024 |
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PALTALK, INC. |
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Jason Katz |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
CERTAIN INFORMATION, MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT
WITH BRACKETS, HAS BEEN
EXCLUDED FROM THIS EXHIBIT IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S-K, ITEM 601(B)(2)(ii)
BECAUSE SUCH INFORMATION IS BOTH
NOT MATERIAL AND IS THE TYPE
THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS CONFIDENTIAL.
ASSET purchase
agreement
by and among
PALTALK, INC.,
PALTALK HOLDINGS, INC.,
PALTALK SOFTWARE, INC.,
CAMSHARE, INC.,
VUMBER, LLC,
A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC.,
and
METEOR MOBILE HOLDINGS, INC.,
Dated as of November 7, 2024
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES |
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Purchase of Assets |
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2.2 |
Excluded Assets |
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2.3 |
Assumption of Liabilities |
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2.4 |
Excluded Liabilities |
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2.5 |
Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties |
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Bulk-Sales Laws |
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ARTICLE III PURCHASE AND SALE |
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Purchase Price |
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3.2 |
Purchase Price Allocation |
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Earnout |
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ARTICLE IV CLOSING AND DELIVERIES |
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Closing |
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4.2 |
Deliveries by the Sellers |
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4.3 |
Deliveries by Buyer |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS |
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5.1 |
Organization and Standing |
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5.2 |
Authority, Validity and Effect; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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5.3 |
No Insolvency or Bankruptcy |
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5.4 |
Unearned/Deferred Revenue |
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5.5 |
Taxes |
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5.6 |
Title to Personal Property; Sufficiency of Assets |
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5.7 |
Compliance with Laws |
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5.8 |
Purchased Contracts |
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5.9 |
Legal Proceedings |
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Intellectual Property |
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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Labor Matters |
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Related Party Transactions |
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No Brokers |
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Additional Representations |
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
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Organization and Standing |
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Authorization, Validity and Effect |
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No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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Legal Proceedings |
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Financing |
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Solvency |
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No Brokers |
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Additional Representations |
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Acknowledgements; No Reliance |
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Interim Operations |
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7.2 |
Reasonable Access; Confidentiality |
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Certain Notices; Supplemental Disclosure |
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Cooperation |
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No Shop |
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7.6 |
Paltalk Stockholder Approval |
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Paltalk Proxy Statement |
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Patent License Agreement |
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ARTICLE VIII ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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Confidentiality; Publicity |
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8.2 |
Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation |
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8.3 |
Employment and Benefit Arrangements |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Each Party |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers |
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Conditions to Obligations of Buyer |
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Frustration of Closing Conditions |
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ARTICLE X TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT |
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Termination |
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10.2 |
Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE XI REMEDIES |
30 |
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11.1 |
Survival |
30 |
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11.2 |
Indemnification. |
30 |
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11.3 |
Exclusive Remedy |
31 |
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11.4 |
Limitations on Liability |
32 |
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11.5 |
Characterization of Indemnity Payments |
32 |
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11.6 |
Notice and Determination of Claims |
32 |
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11.7 |
Third-Party Claims |
33 |
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11.8 |
No Duplication |
34 |
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11.9 |
Right to Offset |
34 |
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11.10 |
Recovery on Buyer’s Failure to Close |
34 |
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ARTICLE XII TAX MATTERS |
34 |
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12.1 |
Allocation of Liability for Taxes |
34 |
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12.2 |
Cooperation; Audits |
35 |
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12.3 |
Tax Refunds; Amended Tax Returns |
35 |
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12.4 |
Transfer Taxes |
35 |
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ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL |
35 |
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13.1 |
Disclaimer; No Additional Representations; No Reliance |
35 |
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13.2 |
Expenses |
36 |
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13.3 |
Successors and Assigns |
36 |
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13.4 |
Third-Party Beneficiaries |
36 |
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13.5 |
Further Assurances |
36 |
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13.6 |
Notices |
36 |
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13.7 |
Complete Agreement |
37 |
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13.8 |
Captions |
37 |
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13.9 |
Amendment |
37 |
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13.10 |
Waiver |
38 |
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13.11 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
38 |
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13.12 |
Severability |
38 |
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13.13 |
Counterparts |
39 |
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13.14 |
Enforcement of Agreement |
39 |
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13.15 |
Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters |
39 |
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13.16 |
Disclosure Schedules |
40 |
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13.17 |
Independent Legal Counsel; Continuing Representation |
41 |
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13.18 |
Fraud |
41 |
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13.19 |
Related Party Liability |
41 |
Exhibits
EXHIBITS
ASSET purchase
agreement
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 7, 2024, by and among Paltalk, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Paltalk”), Paltalk Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Paltalk Holdings”),
Paltalk Software, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Paltalk Software”), Camshare, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Camshare”), A.V.M. Software, Inc., a New York corporation (“AVM”), Vumber, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Vumber” and, collectively with Paltalk, Paltalk Holdings, Paltalk Software,
Camshare, and AVM, the “Sellers,” and each individually, a “Seller”), and Meteor Mobile
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”). Each of the parties named above are sometimes referred to
herein collectively as the “Parties” and, each individually, as a “Party.”
recitals
A. Each
of Paltalk Holdings, Paltalk Software, Camshare, AVM and Vumber is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paltalk.
B. The
Sellers are engaged in the business of providing video-based, live streaming, virtual camera, and telecommunications software to consumers,
solely as and to the extent such businesses are conducted by the Sellers under the “Paltalk,” “Camfrog” and “Vumber”
applications immediately prior to the Closing (the “Business”).
C. The
Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from the Sellers, certain assets that are used in connection with the Business
for the purchase price and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby confirmed, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
The terms defined in Exhibit A,
whenever used herein, shall have the meanings set forth on Exhibit A for all purposes of this Agreement. The definitions
on Exhibit A are incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth at length herein and all references to a section
in such Exhibit A are references to such section of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES
2.1 Purchase of Assets.
As of the Closing Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Seller hereby
agrees to sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchased
Assets (as defined below) free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and Buyer agrees to purchase and take the Purchased
Assets free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2, “Purchased Assets” means solely each of the following assets:
(a)
the Purchased Intellectual Property and the Purchased Technology;
(b) all rights of the
Sellers under the Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1(b) (the “Purchased Contracts”);
(c)
all rights to any Actions of any nature available to or being pursued by Seller to the extent related to the Business, the Purchased Assets, or
the Assumed Liabilities, whether arising by way of counterclaim or otherwise, other than any such Action to the extent related to the
Excluded Assets or the Excluded Liabilities;
(d)
all of Seller’s rights under warranties, indemnities, and all similar rights against third parties to the extent related
to any Purchased Assets;
(e)
all rights to insurance proceeds to the extent received or receivable in respect of the Business, the Purchased Assets or
the Assumed Liabilities;
(f)
all Documents that are related to the Business; and
(g)
all goodwill and the going concern value of the Business.
2.2 Excluded Assets.
This Agreement shall not be deemed to sell, transfer, assign or convey the Excluded Assets to Buyer, and the Sellers shall retain
all right, title and interest to, in and under the Excluded Assets. The “Excluded Assets” means all assets,
properties, interests, and rights of the Sellers other than the Purchased Assets, including, for the avoidance of doubt:
(a) the Contracts that
are not Purchased Contracts;
(b)
all assets of each Seller that are not used exclusively in operation of the Business;
(c)
all Excluded Records;
(d)
all cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts and securities of any Seller;
(e)
all rights which accrue or will accrue to any Seller under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(f) all Tax assets (including duty and Tax refunds and prepayments) of any Seller and refund of Taxes attributable to the Purchased
Assets that relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period;
(g)
all amounts deposited in and the assets of all Employee Plans and all rights in connection with any trusts, insurance arrangements,
or other assets held pursuant to, or set aside to fund the obligations of any Seller under, any Employee Plan;
(h)
all Patents, and any rights or causes of action related to such Patents, except for the limited grant of rights pursuant to the
Patent License Agreement;
(i) all insurance policies
of the Sellers and all rights with respect thereto, and all rights to applicable claims and proceeds thereunder (except as otherwise
set forth in Section 2.1(e));
(j) all rights which
accrue or will accrue to any Seller under that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2024, by and among
Paltalk, NewtekOne, Inc., Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc., and certain other parties thereto (the “Merger
Agreement”) or any other document entered into in connection with the Merger Agreement or the consummation
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the other documents related thereto; and
(k)
the items set forth on Schedule 2.2(i).
2.3 Assumption of Liabilities.
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Buyer shall,
effective as of the Closing, assume and agree to pay, perform and discharge when due any and all liabilities and obligations of any Seller
arising out of or relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets on or after the Closing, other than the Excluded Liabilities (collectively,
the “Assumed Liabilities”) including, without limitation, the following Liabilities:
(a)
all Liabilities of the Sellers under the Purchased Contracts, but only to the extent that such Liabilities thereunder are required
to be performed after the Closing Date, were incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and do not relate to any failure to perform,
improper performance, warranty or other breach, default or violation by any Seller on or prior to the Closing;
(b)
all other Liabilities arising out of or relating to Buyer’s ownership or operation of the Business and the Purchased Assets
on or after the Closing;
(c)
all Unearned/Deferred Revenue; and
(d)
the items set forth on Schedule 2.3(d).
2.4 Excluded
Liabilities. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, Buyer shall not assume, succeed
to, be liable for, be subject to, or be obligated for, nor shall the Purchased Assets be subject to, any Excluded Liabilities. The applicable
Seller shall timely perform, satisfy, and discharge, in accordance with their respective terms, all Excluded Liabilities. “Excluded
Liabilities” means the following Liabilities (individually, each an “Excluded Liability”):
(a)
all Liabilities arising out of or relating to any Seller’s ownership or operation of the Business and the Purchased Assets
prior to the Closing Date;
(b)
all Liabilities arising out of, relating to, or otherwise in respect of the Excluded Assets;
(c)
all Liabilities of any Seller arising or incurred by such Seller in connection with the negotiation, preparation, investigation
and performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be executed or delivered by such Seller in connection herewith and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, fees and expenses such Seller’s counsel, accountants,
consultants, advisers and others;
(d)
all Liabilities for (i) Taxes relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for any taxable period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) all other Taxes of Seller (other than Taxes allocated to Buyer under Section 12.4)
for any taxable period;
(e) any Liabilities of any
Seller arising or accruing prior to the Closing for any present or former employees, officers, directors, retirees, independent
contractors or consultants of such Seller, including, without limitation, any Liabilities associated with any claims for wages or
other benefits, bonuses, accrued vacation, workers’ compensation, severance, retention, termination or other payments due and
owing prior to the Closing Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any such Liabilities first occurring or first accruing
with respect to the operation of the Business following the Closing, which such Liabilities shall be considered Assumed Liabilities
of Buyer pursuant to Section 2.3(b));
(f) any Liabilities
associated with debt, loans or credit facilities of any Seller and/or the Business owing to financial institutions; and
(g)
any other Liabilities arising out of the Business prior to the Closing Date, other than the Assumed Liabilities.
2.5
Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties.
(a) From time to time following the Closing and except as prohibited by Law, each Seller shall, or shall cause its controlled Affiliates
to, make available to Buyer such data in personnel records of the Transferred Employees as is reasonably necessary for Buyer to transition
such Transferred Employees.
(b) From time to time following the Closing, each Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause their respective controlled Affiliates to,
execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further conveyances, notices, assumptions, releases and acquittances and such other instruments,
and shall take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to assure fully to Buyer and its successors or assigns,
all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges intended to be conveyed to Buyer under this
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which such Seller is a party and to assure fully to such Seller and its controlled Affiliates
and their successors and assigns, the assumption of the liabilities and obligations intended to be assumed by Buyer under this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, and to otherwise make effective the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if either Party discovers that any asset provided in Section 2.1 was not transferred
at the Closing to Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then, subject to any required consents or notice periods, the applicable
Seller and Buyer shall, at Buyer’s election, reasonably cooperate in good faith to assign, transfer and convey such asset to Buyer.
Applicable sales, transfer and other similar Taxes in connection with such assignment, transfer or conveyance shall be paid by Buyer in
accordance with Section 12.4.
(d) Nothing in
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be construed as an attempt or agreement to assign
any Purchased Asset, including any Contract, Permit, real property lease, certificate, approval, authorization or other right, that
by its terms or by Law is nonassignable without the consent of a third party or a Governmental Authority or is cancelable by a third
party in the event of an assignment (“Nonassignable Assets”) unless and until such consent shall have been
obtained. Each applicable Seller shall, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to
cooperate with Buyer at Buyer’s request in endeavoring to obtain such consents promptly. To the extent permitted by applicable
Law, in the event consents to the assignment thereof cannot be obtained, (i) such Nonassignable Assets shall be held, as of and from
the Closing Date, by the applicable Seller or the applicable controlled Affiliate of such Seller in trust for Buyer, (ii) the
covenants and obligations thereunder shall be performed by Buyer in such Seller’s or such controlled Affiliate’s name
and (iii) all benefits and obligations existing thereunder shall be for Buyer’s account. Each applicable Seller shall take or
cause to be taken at Buyer’s expense such actions in such Seller’s name or otherwise as Buyer may reasonably request so
as to provide Buyer with the substantive benefits of the Nonassignable Assets and to effect collection of money or other
consideration that becomes due and payable under the Nonassignable Assets, and the applicable Seller or the applicable controlled
Affiliate of such Seller shall promptly pay over to Buyer all money or other consideration received by it in respect of all
Nonassignable Assets. As of and from the Closing Date, each Seller on behalf of itself and such Seller’s controlled Affiliates
authorizes Buyer, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of the Nonassignable Assets to perform all the obligations
and receive all the benefits of such Seller or such Seller’s controlled Affiliates under the Nonassignable Assets.
2.6 Bulk-Sales Laws.
The Parties hereby waive compliance with the provisions of any bulk sales, bulk transfer or similar
Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the sale of any or all of the Purchased Assets to Buyer; it
being understood that any Liabilities arising out of the failure of Seller to comply with the requirements and provisions of any bulk
sales, bulk transfer or similar Laws of any jurisdiction which would not otherwise constitute Assumed Liabilities shall be treated as
Excluded Liabilities.
ARTICLE
III
PURCHASE AND SALE
3.1 Purchase Price.
The aggregate consideration for the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets shall be composed of (a) cash equal to $1,350,000 (the
“Purchase Price”), and (b) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (together with the Purchase Price, the
“Total Consideration”). Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price to Paltalk on the Closing Date by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to such account Paltalk has designated in writing to Buyer, which Paltalk shall provide to Buyer at least
three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
3.2 Purchase Price Allocation.
Within 30 days following the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver to Paltalk a statement allocating the Total Consideration (and any other
amounts treated as taxable consideration for federal income tax purposes) among the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase Price
Allocation Statement”), which shall be consistent with Schedule 3.2 and the principles of Code Section 1060.
Paltalk shall have 30 days following receipt of Buyer’s draft Purchase Price Allocation Statement to review and provide comments
to Buyer. If within 30 days of receiving Buyer’s draft Purchase Price Allocation Statement, Paltalk has not objected, the Purchase
Price Allocation Statement shall be final and binding. If within 30 days, Paltalk objects to the Purchase Price Allocation Statement,
Paltalk and Buyer shall cooperate in good faith to resolve their differences, provided that if after 30 days, Paltalk and Buyer are unable
to agree, the Parties shall retain the Accounting Firm to resolve their dispute, provided that the Accounting Firm shall be instructed
to utilize the methodologies for determining fair market sale as set forth on Schedule 3.2. The determination of the Accounting
Firm shall be final and binding on the Parties. The cost of the Accounting Firm shall be shared equally by Paltalk and Buyer. The Parties
shall make appropriate adjustments to the Purchase Price Allocation Statement to reflect changes in the Total Consideration. All Tax
Returns and reports filed by Buyer and the Sellers shall be prepared consistently with the Purchase Price Allocation Statement, as finally
determined, and no Party shall take or permit others to take on its behalf any position for Tax purposes that is inconsistent with such
Purchase Price Allocation Statement unless required to do so by applicable Law.
3.3
Earnout.
(a)
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
(i)
“Revenue” means, for each applicable Earnout Period, the cash revenue, net of any refunds, attributable to
the Business received by Buyer or any applicable Affiliate of Buyer.
(ii)
“Change of Control” means (A) the acquisition of 50% or more of the equity of Buyer by a third party,
which for the avoidance of doubt excludes direct or indirect shareholders of Buyer as of the Effective Date, or (B) a sale of (1) all
or substantially all of the assets of Buyer or (2) the Purchased Assets to a third party.
(iii) “Earnout Period 1” means the six-month period beginning on July 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025.
(iv)
“Earnout Period 2” means the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on December
31, 2026.
(v)
“Earnout Period 3” means the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2027, and ending on December
31, 2027.
(vi)
“Earnout Period 4” means the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 2028, and ending on December
31, 2028.
(vii) “Earnout Periods” means, collectively, each of Earnout Period 1, Earnout Period 2, Earnout Period 3,
and Earnout Period 4, and each, individually, an “Earnout Period”.
(b) Revenue Earnout. As additional consideration for the Purchased Assets, Buyer shall pay to the Sellers with respect to each
Earnout Period an amount, if any (the “Earnout Amount”), in cash, calculated as set forth below:
(i)
With respect to Earnout Period 1, the Earnout Amount shall equal (A) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $3,500,000 and less
than $4,250,000, the amount of such Revenue multiplied by 0.30 plus (B) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $4,250,000,
the amount of such Revenue in excess of $4,250,000 multiplied by 0.40; and
(ii)
With respect to each of Earnout Period 2, Earnout Period 3 and Earnout Period 4, the Earnout Amount for each such Earnout Period
shall equal (A) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $7,000,000 and less than $8,500,000, the amount of such Revenue multiplied
by 0.30 plus (B) for any Revenue greater than or equal to $8,500,000, the amount of such Revenue in excess of $8,500,000 multiplied
by 0.40.
(c) Treatment of Payments. All payments pursuant to Section 3.3(b) that are paid to the Sellers shall (i) be treated
as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes, unless otherwise required
by Law, (ii) be allocated among the assets of the Sellers in accordance with the principles forth in Schedule 3.2, and (iii)
be paid in accordance with Section 3.3(i).
(d) Reporting of
Revenue. For each Earnout Period, Buyer shall provide to Paltalk, not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar month, a
summary of Buyer’s good faith estimate of the Revenue earned for the prior month (each, a “Revenue
Report”) together with reasonable supporting detail for such Revenue Report for such period. Buyer shall prepare each
Revenue Report in accordance with the accounting principles, practices and procedures set forth in this Section 3.3 (the
“Earnout Calculation Methodology”). The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) all Revenue Reports
delivered hereunder shall be estimates and provided for informational purposes only, (ii) in no event shall any Revenue Report be
deemed a final, conclusive or binding calculation of Revenue (or any component thereof) for the periods covered thereby, and (iii)
the only calculation of Revenue or the Earnout Amount, if any, that shall be final, conclusive, and binding on the Parties shall be
as set forth in a Final Calculation Statement.
(e)
Delivery of Calculation Statement. Within 60 days after the end of each Earnout Period, Buyer shall deliver to Paltalk a
written statement (the “Calculation Statement”), setting forth, in reasonable detail and with supporting documentation,
Buyer’s calculation of the Revenue for the applicable Earnout Period and Buyer’s estimate of the Earnout Amount owed as a
result thereof, if any, in each case, as calculated in accordance with the Earnout Calculation Methodology.
(f) Review and Dispute Resolution. Within 30 days following receipt by Paltalk of a Calculation Statement (the “Review
Period”), Paltalk shall deliver written notice (an “Objection Notice”) to Buyer of any disagreement
Paltalk has with respect to the preparation or content of the Calculation Statement. Such Objection Notice shall describe in reasonable
detail the items contained in the Calculation Statement with which Paltalk disagrees, the basis for any such disagreement and, to the
extent available, the amount of the disagreement. If Paltalk does not provide Buyer with an Objection Notice related to a Calculation
Statement within the applicable Review Period, then such Calculation Statement will be final, conclusive, and binding on the Parties.
If Paltalk provides Buyer with an Objection Notice within the Review Period, then Buyer and Paltalk shall negotiate in good faith to resolve
any disagreements related thereto. If Buyer and Paltalk, notwithstanding such good faith effort, fail to resolve any disagreement contained
in an Objection Notice within 30 days after Paltalk provides Buyer with such Objection Notice, then (i) Buyer and Paltalk jointly shall
engage and instruct Ernst & Young LLP (the “Accounting Firm”) to resolve any such unresolved disagreement(s),
and (ii) all matters which were not included in the Objection Notice and all matters in the Objection Notice which have been resolved
between the parties shall be final, conclusive, and binding on the Parties. Paltalk and Buyer shall jointly instruct the Accounting Firm
that it (A) shall review only the unresolved disagreements contained in the Objection Notice, (B) shall make its determination based upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Earnout Calculation Methodology, (C) shall render its decision within 30
days after the referral of the dispute to the Accounting Firm for a decision pursuant hereto, (D) shall not assign a value to any item
greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either
Party and (E) shall make its decision solely on written materials submitted by the Parties and the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and shall not conduct an independent review. As promptly as practicable following the Accounting Firm’s engagement, Buyer and Paltalk
shall each prepare and submit a written presentation to the Accounting Firm. Following delivery of the presentations, Buyer and Paltalk
may each submit a written response to the other Party’s presentation. As soon as practicable thereafter, the Accounting Firm shall
render a decision based solely on the written presentations, written responses to Buyer and Paltalk’s written presentations, and
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Neither Paltalk nor Buyer (and none of their respective representatives) shall have any ex
parte conversation(s) or meeting(s) with the Accounting Firm without the prior consent of the other Party. The fees, costs and expenses
of the Accounting Firm shall be allocated to and borne by Buyer, on the one hand, and Paltalk, on the other hand, based on the percentage
that the Accounting Firm’s determination (before such allocation) bears to the total amount of the total items in dispute as originally
submitted to the Accounting Firm that are resolved against the respective Parties. For example, should the items in dispute total in amount
to $1,000 and the Accounting Firm awards $600 in favor of Buyer’s position, 60% of the costs of its review would be borne by Paltalk,
and 40% of the costs would be borne by Buyer. All determinations made by the Accounting Firm shall be final, conclusive, and binding on
the Parties. Judgment may be entered upon the determination of the Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the Party against
which such determination is to be enforced. The process set forth in this Agreement shall be the exclusive remedy of the Parties for any
disputes related to items required to be reflected on the Calculation Statement or included in the calculation of the Earnout Amount or
the Revenue.
(g) Access. For purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this Section 3.3, each Party shall promptly and reasonably
cooperate with and make reasonably available to the other Parties and their respective representatives, on a prompt basis after reasonable
notice of such cooperation and access has been received by the Party from whom such cooperation and access is requested, all information,
records, data and working papers, including reasonable access to its facilities and personnel during normal business hours, as may be
reasonably requested in connection with the preparation and analysis of a Calculation Statement and the resolution of any disagreement
related thereto. Following the Closing, Buyer shall not, and Buyer shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, take any action with
respect to the accounting books and records on which any Calculation Statement is, or is to be, based that would obstruct or prevent
the preparation of a Calculation Statement and the determinations set forth in this Section 3.3. If Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries,
on the one hand, or the Sellers, on the other hand, fails to provide such access or cooperation or is otherwise in breach of this Agreement,
then the Sellers or Buyer, respectively, may initiate the appointment of the Accounting Firm.
(h)
Final Earnout Calculation Statement. Upon (i) the agreement of Buyer and Paltalk, (ii) the determination of the Accounting
Firm in accordance with Section 3.3(f), or (iii) Paltalk failing to deliver an Objection Notice to Buyer prior to the expiration
of the applicable Review Period, each Calculation Statement (each, as adjusted, a “Final Calculation Statement”)
and the Earnout Amount (if any) payable in connection therewith shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties.
(i) Payment
Mechanics. No later than 10 Business Days after the determination of a Final Calculation Statement and the corresponding calculation
of the Earnout Amount, if any, set forth therein pursuant this Agreement, Buyer shall pay to Paltalk by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated by Paltalk in writing the applicable Earnout Amount, if any, as finally determined and set forth
in such Final Earnout Calculation pursuant to this Agreement.
(j) Interest. If an Earnout Amount (or a portion thereof) is not delivered within the time period set forth in Section 3.3(i),
then the past due Earnout Amount (or portion thereof) shall bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, based on a 365-day year, until paid.
(k) Operation of the
Companies. During the Earnout Periods, Buyer shall, and Buyer shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (A) operate the Business in good
faith, and (B) maintain separate accounting of the Business for purposes of determining the Revenue for each Earnout Period and the
resulting Earnout Amount (if any) for such Earnout Period. No Seller (or any of their respective representatives) makes any
representation or warranty regarding the future earnings or prospects of the Business, and Buyer has not relied on any documents or
statements made by the Sellers or any of their respective representatives related to any earnout performance criteria. Buyer shall
not be under any obligation to operate the Business in any manner that prioritizes the achievement of Earnout Amounts over Buyer’s
overall business strategy and objectives.
(l) Acceleration.
(i) If a Change of Control occurs on any date between the Closing Date and the end of the Earnout Period 4, the Sellers shall be entitled
to receive from Buyer, and Buyer shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, promptly pay to the Sellers, an amount in cash equal to:
(A) if any of
the Purchased Assets are sold independently (i.e., not sold contemporaneous with any Tempest Assets): (x) 50% of the aggregate
consideration paid to Buyer and any of its Subsidiaries for the Purchased Asset minus (y) the aggregate amount of any Earnout
Amount received by the Sellers by such date, minus (z) the aggregate amount of any prior payments made by Buyer or its Subsidiaries
to any Seller pursuant to this Section 3.3(l);
(B)
if any of the Purchased Assets are sold contemporaneous with any Tempest Assets: (x) the Paltalk Consideration paid to Buyer and
any of its Subsidiaries minus (y) the aggregate amount of any Earnout Amount received by the Sellers by such date, minus (z) the
aggregate amount of any prior payments made by Buyer or its Subsidiaries to any Seller pursuant to this Section 3.3(l) (each an “Acceleration
Payment”);
(ii)
The minimum Acceleration Payment shall be:
(A)
$1,650,000, with respect to the Paltalk Asset;
(B)
$450,000, with respect to the Camfrog Asset; and
(C)
$300,000, with respect to the Vumber Asset.
(iii) In no event shall the cumulative amount of Acceleration Payments exceed $5,000,000.
(iv)
Any Acceleration Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of the Change of Control.
(m)
Acknowledgements. The Parties understand and agree that (i) the contingent rights to receive any Earnout Amount are not
transferable, except by operation of Laws relating to descent and distribution, divorce and community property, and do not constitute
an equity or ownership interest in Buyer, (ii) the Sellers shall not have any rights as a securityholder of Buyer as a result of such
Seller’s contingent right to receive any Earnout Payment hereunder, and (iii) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section
3.3(m), following the Closing, Buyer shall operate the Business in its sole discretion and shall have no obligation to protect or
maximize Revenue or any Earnout Amount. Buyer makes no representation or warranty and expresses no opinion as to the value of any Earnout
Amount, if any. No other terms or conditions, other than those expressly set forth in this Section 3.3, govern the Parties’
contractual relationship with respect to any Earnout Amount. The Sellers hereby acknowledge and agree, for itself and on behalf of their
respective Affiliates and successors and assigns, that any obligation of Buyer to pay any Earnout Amount, if any, under this Section
3.3 shall be obligations solely of Buyer and no other Person.
ARTICLE
IV
CLOSING AND DELIVERIES
4.1 Closing.
The closing and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place by electronic
communications and transmission of .PDF documents on a date to be designated by the Parties, which shall be not more than two Business
Days following the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by Law, waiver in writing by the appropriate Party of each of the conditions
set forth in ARTICLE IX (other than those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject
to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, written waiver by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit of such conditions),
or on such other date or at such other time and place or by any such other method as the Parties may mutually agree, in each case, with
original documents being exchanged contemporaneously with or promptly after the Closing, where applicable and necessary. All proceedings
to be taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by the Parties at the Closing shall be deemed to have been taken and
executed simultaneously, and no proceedings shall be deemed to have been taken nor documents executed or delivered until all have been
taken, executed, and delivered. The “Effective Time” shall be 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
4.2 Deliveries by the
Sellers. At the Closing, the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer the following
items:
(a) an
assignment and assumption agreement, duly executed by each Seller, evidencing the transfer of the Purchased Assets to Buyer (the “Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”);
(b) a bill of sale conveying the Purchased Assets to Buyer, duly executed by each Seller (the “Bill of Sale”);
(c) the Patent License Agreement duly executed by Paltalk;
(d)
an omnibus certificate of an executive officer of each Seller, given by him or her on behalf of each Seller and not in his or her
individual capacity, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 9.3(a) and 9.3(b) have been satisfied (the “Seller
Closing Certificate”); and
(e) an IRS Form W-9 of each Seller that complies with the Treasury Regulations under Code Section 1445.
4.3 Deliveries by Buyer.
At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following items:
(a) to Paltalk, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Purchase Price to the account or accounts designated
in writing by Paltalk;
(b)
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
(c)
the Bill of Sale, duly executed by Buyer; and
(d) to the Sellers, a certificate of an executive officer of Buyer, given by him or her on behalf of Buyer and not in his or her individual
capacity, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 9.2(a) and 9.2(b) have been satisfied (the “Buyer Closing
Certificate”).
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Except (a) as set forth in
any form, report, schedule, statement and other document (including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference
therein) filed or furnished by Paltalk with the SEC and other publicly available documents filed or furnished on or after December 31,
2022 and prior to the date hereof (excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section or in any other section
to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature, other than, in each of the foregoing,
any historical facts included therein), or (b) as set forth in the Schedules referenced in this Article V (the “Seller
Disclosure Schedule”), each Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date (except for
those representations and warranties made as of
a specific date, which shall be made only as of such date):
5.1 Organization and Standing.
Each Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each Seller
is duly qualified to do business, and in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of the Purchased Assets or the operation
of the Business as currently conducted requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2
Authority, Validity and Effect; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) Each
Seller has all the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except for the Paltalk Stockholder Approval,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which each applicable Seller is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such
Seller. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which the applicable Seller is a party have been, or will be, duly and validly
executed and delivered by such Seller and constitute, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer and the other Parties,
the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except
as limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at Law or in equity) (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “General
Enforceability Exceptions”).
(b) Except for the Paltalk Stockholder Approval and as set forth on Schedule 5.2(b), neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which a Seller is a party, nor the consummation by a Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, nor compliance by a Seller with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a
breach of any provisions of any Organizational Document of any Seller, (ii) constitute or result in the breach of any term, condition
or provision of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination or cancellation with respect to, or result in
the creation or imposition of a Lien upon any Seller, any Purchased Asset or the Business, except as would, in any such event, not have
a material impact on the Sellers’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) subject to receipt
of the requisite approvals referred to on Schedule 5.2(c), violate any Order or Law applicable to any Seller, any Purchased
Asset or the Business.
(c)
Other than the Paltalk Stockholder Approval and as set forth on Schedule 5.2(c), no Consent is required to be
obtained or made by or on behalf of any Seller for the consummation by such Seller of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The board
of directors of Paltalk (the “Paltalk Board”), by unanimous written consent or by resolutions duly adopted
by a unanimous vote at a meeting of the Paltalk Board, duly called and held and, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way,
has (i) determined that this Agreement and of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, are expedient and in the best interests of Paltalk and the stockholders of Paltalk, (ii) approved and
declared advisable this Agreement, including the execution, delivery, and performance thereof, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by hereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (iii) resolved that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the stockholders of Paltalk for approval at the Paltalk
Stockholders Meeting (defined below), and (iv) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of Paltalk vote in favor of approval of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Paltalk Board Recommendation”).
5.3 No Insolvency or Bankruptcy.
No Seller has filed any petition seeking or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution,
or similar relief under any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, nor has any such petition been filed against any Seller. No general
assignment of property of any Seller has been made for the benefit of creditors, and no receiver, master, liquidator or trustee has been
applied for or appointed for any Seller or any of its properties, including the Purchased Assets.
5.4 Unearned/Deferred
Revenue. The Unearned/Deferred Revenue has been calculated and maintained in accordance with GAAP
as historically applied by the Sellers with respect to the Business. The Unearned/Deferred Revenue represents revenue received by the
Sellers for which services have not yet been provided pursuant to bona fide arms’-length transactions.
5.5 Taxes.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5, with respect to the Business:
(a) Each Seller has filed all material Tax Returns that they were required to file and paid all Taxes shown on such Tax Returns. All
such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by each Seller (whether or
not shown on any Tax Return) have been, or will be, timely paid.
(b) Each Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the filing of Tax
Returns and the payment and withholding of Taxes and have, within the time and in the manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over
to the proper Taxing Authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable Laws.
(c) No extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations have been given or requested with respect to any Taxes of any Seller relating
to the Business or the Purchased Assets.
(d) There are no Liens for unpaid Taxes on the Purchased Assets, except for Permitted Liens.
(e) No claim has been made by any Taxing Authority in any jurisdiction where any Seller does not file Tax Returns that it is, or may
be, subject to Tax by that jurisdiction.
(f) All deficiencies asserted, or assessments made, against the Sellers as a result of any examinations by any Taxing Authority relating
to the Business or the Purchased Assets have been fully paid.
(g) No Seller is a party to any Action by any Taxing Authority relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets. To Sellers’
Knowledge, no such Actions are pending or threatened by any Taxing Authority.
(h) No Seller is a “foreign person” as that term is used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2.
5.6 Title to Personal
Property; Sufficiency of Assets.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(a), as of the date hereof, each Seller has (in the case of owned personal
property included in the Purchased Assets) good and marketable title to, or (in the case of leased personal property included in the Purchased
Assets) a valid leasehold interest in, all of the applicable Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens,
excluding assets sold or disposed of by any Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(b) Other than the
Excluded Assets, the Purchased Assets are sufficient for the continued conduct of the Business after the Closing in substantially
the same manner as conducted prior to the Closing and constitute all of the rights, property, and assets necessary to conduct the
Business as currently conducted consistent with past practices.
5.7 Compliance with Laws.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7, as of the date hereof, to Sellers’ Knowledge:
(a) Each Seller is in material compliance with all material Laws applicable to the operation of the Business as currently conducted
or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets;
(b) Since the date that is two years prior to the date hereof, no Seller has received any written notification or communication from
any Governmental Authority asserting that such Seller is not in compliance with any Law applicable to the operation of the Business as
currently conducted or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets; and
(c) No investigation or review is pending or threatened by any Governmental Authority with respect to any alleged violation by any
Seller of any Law applicable to the operation of the Business as currently conducted or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets.
(d) The Business, as currently conducted by the Seller, as well as the Purchased Assets, do not require any specific Permits to legally
operate under the applicable Laws in any material respect.
5.8 Purchased Contracts.
The Sellers have heretofore made available to Buyer copies of all Purchased Contracts. Each Purchased Contract is in full force and effect
in all material respects and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the applicable Seller, and, to Sellers’ Knowledge,
of the other parties thereto, subject to the General Enforceability Exceptions. To Sellers’ Knowledge, as of the date hereof, there
is no material breach or default by any Seller or any third party under any Purchased Contract, and no event has occurred which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material breach or default or would permit termination or material modification thereof
by any party to such Purchased Contract. There are no material disputes pending or, to Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened under any
Purchased Contracts included in the Purchased Assets.
5.9 Legal Proceedings.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9, as of the date hereof, there are no Actions pending, or, to Sellers’
Knowledge, threatened, (i) against any Seller, the Purchased Assets, or the Business, or (ii) against or by each Seller or any Affiliate
of any Seller that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To Sellers’
Knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstances exist that may give rise to, or serve as a basis for, any such Action.
(b) There are no
outstanding Governmental Orders and no unsatisfied judgments, penalties, or awards against or affecting the Seller, the Purchased
Assets or any of its properties or assets. To Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstances exist that may
constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of any such Governmental Order.
5.10
Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule
5.10(a)-1 lists all registered trademarks, copyrights, and domain names (and applications for the foregoing) in the Purchased
Intellectual Property. To Sellers’ Knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(a)-2, (i) the Sellers own
all the Purchased Technology and the Purchased Intellectual Property, and (ii) the Purchased Technology and the Purchased Intellectual
Property is not subject to any Lien, except for Permitted Liens.
(b) Schedule 5.10(b) lists all: (i) inbound licenses of Purchased Intellectual Property, excluding licenses to off-the-shelf
software available on commercially standard terms, and (ii) outbound licenses of Purchased Intellectual Property, excluding non-exclusive
trademark and copyright licenses granted in the Ordinary Course of Business to retailers and distributors for marketing and sale of any
Seller’s products. To Seller’s Knowledge, each such license is valid and binding in accordance with its terms and is in full
force and effect.
(c) Seller is the sole and exclusive legal and beneficial owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Intellectual
Property free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens. To Seller’s Knowledge, seller has the valid and enforceable right to
use all other Intellectual Property used or held for use in or necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently conducted, free
and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens. Seller has entered into binding, valid and enforceable, written Contracts with each current
and former employee and independent contractor who is or was involved in or has contributed to the invention, creation or development
of any Purchased Intellectual Property during the course of employment or engagement with the Seller whereby such employee or independent
assigns of any ownership interest such employee or independent contractor may have in or to such Purchased Intellectual Property, to the
extent such Purchased Intellectual Property does not constitute a “work made for hire” under applicable Law.
(d) Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder,
will result in the loss or impairment of, or require the consent of any other Person in respect of, the Seller’s right to own or use any
Purchased Intellectual Property or Purchased Technology. Immediately following the Closing, all Purchased Intellectual Property and the
Purchased Technology will be owned or available for use by Buyer on substantially similar terms as they were owned or available
for use by Seller immediately prior to the Closing.
(e) Seller has
taken all reasonable and necessary steps to preserve the confidentiality of all Trade Secrets included in the Purchased Intellectual
Property and Purchased Technology, including by requiring all Persons having access thereto to execute binding, written
non-disclosure agreements. All required filings and fees related to the Purchased Intellectual Property and Purchased Technology due
prior to Closing have been timely submitted with and paid to the relevant Governmental Authorities and authorized registrars.
(f) To
Seller’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Business as currently and formerly conducted, including the use of the Purchased
Intellectual Property, Purchased Technology, and licensed Intellectual Property in connection therewith, have not infringed,
misappropriated or otherwise violated, the Intellectual Property or other rights of any Person. To Seller’s Knowledge, no
Person has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated any Purchased Intellectual Property.
(g) There
are no Actions (including any opposition, cancellation, revocation, review or other proceeding), whether settled, pending or threatened
in writing (including in the form of offers to obtain a license): (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation
by Seller of the Intellectual Property of any Person; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, registrability, patentability or
ownership of any Purchased Intellectual Property; or (iii) by any Seller alleging any infringement, misappropriation, or other violation
by any Person of the Purchased Intellectual Property. The Business is not subject to any outstanding or prospective Governmental Order
(including any motion or petition therefor) that does or could reasonably be expected to restrict or impair the use of any Purchased
Intellectual Property or Purchased Technology.
(h) Schedule 5.10(h) contains a correct, current, and complete list of all social media accounts used by Seller in the
conduct of the Business. Seller has complied with all terms of use, terms of service, and other Contracts relating to its use of any social
media platforms, sites, or services in the conduct of the Business (collectively, “Platform Agreements”).
There are no Actions settled, pending, or threatened in writing alleging (i) any breach or other violation of any Platform Agreement by
Seller; or (ii) defamation, any violation of publicity rights of any Person, or any other violation by Seller in connection with its use
of social media in the conduct of the Business.
(i) All
IT Systems are in good working condition and are sufficient for the operation of the Business as currently conducted. In the past three
(3) years, there has been no malfunction, failure, continued substandard performance, denial-of-service, or other cyber incident, including
any cyberattack, or other impairment of the IT Systems that has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in material disruption or
material damage to the Business. Seller has taken all commercially reasonable steps to safeguard the confidentiality, availability, security,
and integrity of the IT Systems.
(j) Seller
has complied with all applicable Laws and all internal or publicly posted policies, notices, and statements concerning the collection,
use, processing, storage, transfer, and security of personal information in the conduct of the Business. In the past three (3) years,
Seller has not (i) experienced any actual data breach or other material security incident involving personal information in its possession
or control or (ii) been subject to or received any notice of any audit, investigation, complaint, or other Action by any Governmental
Authority or other Person concerning the Seller’s collection, use, processing, storage, transfer, or protection of personal information
or actual, alleged, or suspected violation of any applicable Law concerning privacy, data security, or data breach notification.
5.11
Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 5.11(a) sets
forth a complete list of, as of the date hereof (i) all material (A) “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA), (B) specified fringe benefit plans (as defined in Section 6039D of the Code), and (C) severance pay, salary
continuation, supplemental unemployment, layoff, bonus, incentive compensation, equity or equity-based compensation, phantom equity,
employee equity ownership, retirement, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, health or welfare, life insurance, dental,
vision, disability, accident, group insurance, paid vacation, paid holiday, paid sick leave, or other benefit plans, contracts,
programs, policies or arrangements of any kind, in each case, which currently are sponsored, established, maintained, contributed to
or required to be contributed by any Seller or for which any Seller has any liability, (ii) all “multiemployer plans”
(as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA), and (iii) all “employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that
are subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, which any Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has maintained, contributed to
or been required to contribute to at any time during the six-year period ending on the date hereof or with respect to which any
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has any liability, contingent or otherwise (all of the above being hereinafter individually or
collectively referred to as an “Employee Plan” or the “Employee Plans,”
respectively).
(b) Copies of the following materials have been delivered or made available to Buyer, to the extent applicable: (i) all current plan
documents, as well as any amendments thereto, for each Employee Plan or, in the case of an unwritten Employee Plan, a written description
of its material terms, (ii) all current determination letters, opinion letters or advisory letters from the IRS with respect to any of
the Employee Plans described in Section 5.11(d) below, (iii) all current summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications,
annual reports, summary of benefits and coverage, summary annual reports, sample COBRA communications, and employee handbooks, (iv) copies
of any current trust agreements or other funding arrangements, custodial agreements, insurance policies and contracts, administration
agreements and similar agreements, and investment management or investment advisory agreements, (v) nondiscrimination, coverage, and any
other required annual testing for the three most recent plan years, and (vi) copies of all material, non-routine notices, letters or other
correspondence from the IRS, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or other
Governmental Authority relating to the Employee Plan within the three most recent plan years.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.11(c), each Employee Plan has been maintained, operated, and administered in compliance with
its terms, any related documents or agreements and all applicable Laws, in each case, in all material respects.
(d) Each Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified
(or, if such Employee Plan is a master, prototype or volume submitter plan, may rely on a favorable opinion or advisory letter issued
by the IRS to the sponsor of such plan), and each trust created thereunder is exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501(a) of
the Code.
(e) No
Seller engaged in or knowingly permitted to occur and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, no other party has engaged in or permitted to occur,
any transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA or any “prohibited transaction” under Code Section 4975(c) with respect
to any Employee Plan, except for any transactions which are exempt under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, that would
reasonably be expected to result in any material liability or excise Tax under ERISA or the Code being imposed on any Seller.
(f) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.11(f), no Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has at any time during the six-year period
ending on the date hereof contributed to, had any obligation to contribute to, or had any liability with respect to any (i) multiemployer
plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA, (ii) “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the
Code, or (iii) “employee benefit plan” subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No Employee Plan is a “multiple
employer welfare arrangement” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA, and no Employee Plan is or has been funded by, associated
with or related to, (x) a “voluntary employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of
the Code or (y) a “qualified asset account” within the meaning of Section 419A of the Code.
(g) To
Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no pending or threatened (i) assessments, complaints, proceedings, or investigations of any kind
in any court of competent jurisdiction or Governmental Authority, or (ii) claims (other than routine claims for benefits), in either
case, with respect to any Employee Plan.
(h) No Employee Plan provides benefits, including death or medical benefits, beyond termination of service or retirement other than
(i) coverage mandated by Law, (ii) death or retirement benefits under any Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code, or (iii) deferred compensation benefits reflected on the books of any Seller.
(i) Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.11(i), neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will, either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional events, (i) result in the payment, vesting, or
acceleration of any benefit, (ii) entitle any employee or individual service provider to change in control, retention, severance or
other similar payments, or (iii) trigger any funding obligation under any Employee Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, the representations and warranties in this Section 5.11 are the sole representations and warranties of
the Sellers relating to ERISA and employee benefit matters.
5.12
Labor Matters.
(a)
Except as stated on Schedule 5.12(a)(i), all employees of the Sellers (the “Seller Employees”)
are employed with the applicable Seller on an at-will basis. No former employee of any Seller has any right to recall or reemployment.
Schedule 5.12(a)(ii) lists any employment, consulting, bonus, incentive, severance, retention, change in control, restrictive
covenant, or other agreement applicable to each such Seller Employee’s employment with the applicable Seller. Except as stated on
Schedule 5.12(a)(ii), the Seller Employees constitute all of the individuals required to manage and operate the Business
as presently managed and operated.
(b) As of the date hereof, (i) no Seller is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or any other Contract with
any labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees, and no such agreements are being negotiated, (ii) no
labor organization or group of employees of any Seller has provided notice to the applicable Seller of a pending demand for recognition
or certification, (iii) there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation or certification
proceeding presently pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed, with the National Labor Relations
Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority, (iv) there are no pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened union
organizing activities with respect to any Seller and no such activities have occurred within the past three years and (v) there is no
labor strike, work stoppage, slowdown, lockout, arbitration, unfair labor practice charge or grievance, or other material labor dispute
pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened against or involving any Seller, and no such dispute has occurred within the past
three years.
(c) Each
Seller is, and for at least the past four years has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws with
respect to the employment or engagement of employees (including, without limitation, the FLSA and all such Laws regarding wages
and/or hours, classification of employees and contractors, collective bargaining, labor relations, anti-discrimination,
anti-retaliation, accommodation, recordkeeping, employee leave, Tax withholding and reporting, eligibility to be legally employed,
break periods, reinstatement from leave, harassment or other training, use of consumer reports, Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act, as amended, and any applicable state law equivalent (“WARN Act, pay equity, workers’ compensation,
immigration, and safety) and has been in compliance, except for immaterial non-compliance, with all Contracts with Seller Employees,
former employees, and independent contractors. As of the Closing Date, each Seller Employee and each other current and former
employee or independent contractor of the Sellers who has provided services with respect to the Sellers will have been paid all
wages, bonuses, compensation, and other sums owed to such Seller Employee or other individual as of such date. All individuals
employed by the Sellers are authorized to work in the United States or, if applicable, Canada under all federal and applicable state
immigration Laws and no Person has made, or to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened to make, any claim that such individuals are
not authorized to work in the United States. There has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” (as defined
by the WARN Act), reduction of employees’ hours by more than 50% (sufficient to trigger the WARN Act), or other layoff or
employment action that would cause any notice to be provided or liability under the WARN Act or any other similar applicable Law
with respect to the Sellers within the past five years.
(d) Each independent contractor who provides, or provided, services to the Sellers is, and has been, properly classified as an “independent
contractor” under all applicable Laws.
(e) There are no, and in the past 12 months there have been no claims, Actions or material proceedings pending or, to the Sellers’
Knowledge, threatened by or before any Governmental Authority brought by any former employee, Seller Employee, or independent contractor,
relating to labor or employment practices, or any alleged non-compliance with any Laws relating to labor or employment. During the past
four years, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no former employee or Seller Employee has made any sexual harassment claim against any Seller
Employee concerning or relating to such former employee’s or Seller Employee’s employment with the applicable Seller. No Seller
is engaged in any material dispute or controversy with any independent contractor.
5.13 Related Party Transactions.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, no officer, manager or member of any Seller, or any member of his or her Immediate
Family (each a “Related Person”) (i) owes any amount to any Seller, (ii) is involved in any business arrangement with Seller
(save for an employment, ownership, or management relationship with any Seller and other arms-length transactions), or (iii) has any
claim or cause of action against any Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, no Seller owes any amount to, and no
Seller has committed to make any loan or extend or guarantee credit to, or for the benefit of, or have any indebtedness to, any Related
Person, except in respect of remuneration earned or expenses incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business (including in connection with
an employment, ownership or management relationship or operational liabilities and obligations of any Seller to its employees, officers,
managers and members).
5.14 No Brokers.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, no broker, finder or similar agent has been employed by or on behalf of any Seller,
and no Person with which any Seller has had any dealings or communications of any kind is entitled to any brokerage commission, finder’s
fee or any similar compensation, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.15 Additional
Representations. Except for the representations and
warranties made by the Sellers that are expressly set forth in this Article V, each Seller and each of their respective
Affiliates and representatives expressly disclaim and make no, and shall not be deemed to have made any, representation, warranty,
statement or disclosure of any kind (whether express or implied) to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or
representatives.
ARTICLE
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Except (a) as set forth in
the Schedules referenced in this ARTICLE VI (collectively, the “Buyer Disclosure Schedules”), which shall
qualify the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this ARTICLE VI or (b) as provided by this Agreement, Buyer represents
and warrants to the Sellers that the following statements are true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except
for those representations and warranties made as of a specific date, which shall be made only as of such date):
6.1 Organization
and Standing. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer is duly qualified to do business, and in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the character
of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure
to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not have a material and adverse effect on Buyer.
6.2 Authorization, Validity
and Effect. Buyer has all the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party have been, or will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitute,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer and the other Parties, the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by the General Enforceability Exceptions.
6.3
No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party, nor the consummation
by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will
(i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of any Organizational Document of Buyer, (ii) constitute or result in the breach
of any term, condition or provision of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination or cancellation with respect
to, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon, any property or assets of Buyer or, pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, agreement, lease or other instrument or obligation to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties
or assets may be subject, and that would, in any such event, have a material and adverse effect on Buyer, or (iii) subject to receipt
of the requisite approvals referred to on Schedule 6.3(b), violate any Order or Law applicable to Buyer or any of its properties
or assets. To the extent that Buyer will need to apply for or obtain any Permits to continue the operations of the Business after the
Closing, no condition exists which would prevent or inhibit Buyer from being able to apply for or obtain such Permits.
(b) Other than as set forth on Schedule 6.3(b), no Consent is necessary for the consummation by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
6.4 Legal Proceedings.
There are no Actions pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened against Buyer that would adversely affect Buyer’s performance
under this Agreement and under the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
6.5 Financing.
Buyer has on the date hereof, and Buyer will have on the Closing Date, sufficient unrestricted cash on hand necessary to enable Buyer
to consummate on a timely basis the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to pay all of Buyer’s related fees and expenses.
Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement are not contingent or conditioned upon any Person’s ability to obtain or have at
the Closing sufficient funds necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6 Solvency.
Immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and any related transaction, Buyer (a) will
be solvent (in that both the fair value of its assets will not be less than the sum of its debts and that the present fair saleable value
of its assets will not be less than the amount required to pay its probable liability on its debts as they become absolute and matured),
(b) will have adequate capital with which to engage in its business, and (c) will not have incurred and will not plan to incur debts
beyond its ability to pay as they become absolute and matured. No transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future
creditors of Buyer.
6.7 No Brokers.
No broker, finder or similar agent has been employed by or on behalf of Buyer, and neither Buyer nor any Person with which Buyer has
had any dealings or communications of any kind is entitled to any brokerage commission, finder’s fee, or any similar compensation
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.8 Additional Representations.
Except for the representations and warranties made by the BUYER that are expressly set forth
in this Article Vi, BUYER and each of their respective Affiliates and representatives expressly disclaim and make no, and shall
not be deemed to have made any, representation, warranty, statement or disclosure of any kind (whether express or implied) to Any SELLER
or any of THEIR REspective Affiliates or representatives.
6.9 Acknowledgements;
No Reliance. Buyer has conducted its own independent investigation,
review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the
business of the Sellers as Buyer has deemed appropriate to otherwise evaluate the merits of the transactions contemplated hereby and
to enable it to make an informed investment decision concerning the transactions contemplated hereunder. In entering into this Agreement,
Buyer acknowledges, agrees and represents that it has relied solely upon the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article
V and not on (and Buyer hereby disclaims reliance on) any express or implied representations, warranties or information of any nature
(including regarding the accuracy or completeness thereof), whether in writing, orally or otherwise (including any matter whatsoever
relating to the Sellers, the Purchased Assets, the Business or any other matter relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement),
made by or on behalf of or imputed to the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates or representatives (except for the representations
and warranties set forth in Article V).
ARTICLE
VII
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
7.1 Interim Operations.
Between the date hereof and the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE X, except
as (a) may be required by Law, (b) (b) may be consented to in writing by Buyer, (c) may be expressly required, contemplated or permitted
pursuant to this Agreement, or (d) set forth on Schedule 7.1(d), each Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to conduct
the business of such Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business, and to the extent consistent therewith, such Seller shall use its best
efforts to preserve intact its business in all material respects. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof until the closing
Date, Seller shall:
(i) comply
in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the conduct of the Business or the ownership and use of the Purchased Assets;
(ii)
not (A) acquire, or dispose of, any Purchased Assets, or (B) mortgage or encumber any Purchased Assets other than Permitted
Liens;
(iii) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or a termination by another contract party under the terms of a Purchased Contract,
not enter into, amend, modify or terminate any Purchased Contract;
(iv)
not enter into any settlement or release with respect to any material Action relating to the Purchased Assets, unless such settlement
or release contemplates only the payment of money (or the modification, termination or release of any rights or obligations of any Seller)
without ongoing limits on the ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets;
(v) not, in each case in respect of the Purchased Assets and in the event such action would cause a material increase in Buyer’s
Tax liability, (A) make, revoke, or modify any material Tax election, or (B) commence any material Tax Action or settle or compromise
any material Tax Action; or
(vi) not take
or permit any action that would cause any of the changes, events or conditions described in clauses (i) through (viii)
above to occur.
Nothing contained in this Section 7.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall preclude any Seller, in its sole
discretion, from making cash distributions or from using all available cash to repay any indebtedness. Nothing contained in this Section
7.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prevent any Seller from assuming, settling, canceling or otherwise terminating any or
all of such Seller’s obligations, receivables, payables, loans or other intercompany accounts. In addition, nothing contained
in this Agreement shall give Buyer, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Business or operations of any Seller
prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, each Seller shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
complete control and supervision over its business and operations.
7.2 Reasonable
Access; Confidentiality.
(a) From
the date hereof until the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article X, and subject
to applicable Law, each Seller shall (i) give Buyer and its authorized representatives, upon reasonable notice to such Seller,
reasonable access, during normal business hours, to (A) certain officers and agents of such Seller and (B) the books and records of
such Seller, and (ii) furnish to Buyer during such period all such information relating to such Seller as Buyer may from time to
time reasonably request; provided, that (1) all such access shall be coordinated through Jason
Katz, (2) such activities shall not unreasonably disrupt the operations of such Seller, (3) no environmental testing or sampling
(including the sampling of air, water, groundwater, soil or building material) shall be conducted without the consent of such Seller
and (4) such Seller shall not have any obligation to make available any information if making such information available may, in
such Seller’s sole discretion (x) cause or result in competitive harm to such Seller if the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are not consummated, or (y) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal privilege or contravene any applicable fiduciary
duty, Law or Contract (including any confidentiality agreement to which such Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party).
(b) From the date hereof until the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article X, Buyer
shall not, without the prior written consent of the applicable Seller, contact, in any manner, any customers, suppliers, service providers,
employees or other business relations of such Seller with respect to any matters relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(c) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, any information provided to or obtained by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.2(a) and
Section 7.2(b) above will be subject to the Nondisclosure Agreement, dated August 26, 2024, executed by Buyer and Paltalk (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”), and must be held by Buyer in accordance with and be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
Buyer shall be bound by and comply with the provisions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement as if such provisions were set forth
herein, and such provisions are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
7.3
Certain Notices; Supplemental Disclosure.
(a) During the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with
ARTICLE X, Paltalk shall promptly advise Buyer in writing if it becomes aware of (i) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any
event that has caused any representation or warranty to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time after the date hereof
and prior to the Closing, and (ii) any material failure on its part to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to
be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder. Buyer’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section (a)7.3(a) shall not operate as
a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by each Seller in this Agreement and shall not be
deemed to amend or supplement the Seller Disclosure Schedules.
(b) During the
period from the date hereof through the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article
X, Paltalk shall advise Buyer in writing if a Seller obtains Knowledge of (i) an occurrence or non-occurrence that has caused
any representation or warranty made by any Seller to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time after the date
hereof and prior to the Closing, and (ii) any material failure on the part of any Seller to comply with or satisfy any covenant,
condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder. If any such event requires any change to Seller Disclosure
Schedules, the Sellers shall have the right to promptly deliver to Buyer a supplement to such Seller Disclosure Schedules specifying
such change. If such updated Seller Disclosure Schedules reflect any event occurring or arising in the Ordinary Course of Business
at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date, (x) the specified representations and warranties made by the
Sellers will be deemed automatically modified to reflect such event as of the date that such event occurs or arises, and (y) Buyer
will not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(i) on account of such modification of the
representations and warranties made by the Sellers herein.
(c) If the Sellers deliver one or more updated Seller Disclosure Schedules pursuant to Section 7.3(b) that reflect any event occurring
or arising not in the Ordinary Course of Business, unless Buyer provides Paltalk with a termination notice pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(i)
within ten Business Days after delivery by the Sellers of such updated Seller Disclosure Schedules, Buyer shall be deemed to have waived
its right to terminate this Agreement or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to have accepted
the updated Seller Disclosure Schedules. The delivery of any such updated Seller Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to have cured any
misrepresentation or breach of warranty that otherwise might have existed hereunder by reason of such event, and no Buyer Indemnitee shall
have any indemnification rights under ARTICLE XI for any such event. From and after the Closing, references to the Seller Disclosure
Schedules shall be references thereto as so supplemented or amended.
7.4 Commercially Reasonable
Efforts; Cooperation. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done,
and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective,
in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to obtain satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (a) obtaining all of the Consents and the
making of all filings and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain a Consent from, or to avoid an Action by, any Governmental
Authority, (b) obtaining the necessary consents from third parties, (c) defending any Action challenging this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any Governmental
Authority vacated or reversed, and (d) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. The “commercially reasonable efforts” of the Sellers
shall not require any Seller or any of its Affiliates to expend any money to remedy any breach of any representation or warranty hereunder,
to commence any litigation or arbitration proceeding, to offer or grant or otherwise provide any accommodation (financial or otherwise)
to any Person or to provide financing to Buyer for the completion of the transactions contemplated hereunder.
7.5 No Shop.
During the period from the date hereof through the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE
X, no Seller shall, and each Seller shall cause its officers, managers, directors, partners, controlled Affiliates and representatives
not to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, undertake, authorize, propose, enter into or encourage the submission of any proposal or
offer from any Person (other than Buyer and its Affiliates and representatives) relating to the acquisition of the equity interests of
the Sellers or any portion of Purchased Assets (other than assets sold in the Ordinary Course of Business) of the Sellers (including
any acquisition structured as a merger, consolidation or equity exchange) (each, an “Acquisition Proposal”),
or (b) furnish or cause to be furnished to any Person (other than Buyer and its Affiliates and representatives) any information with
respect to the business, operations, properties or assets of any Seller or assist or participate in, or facilitate in any other manner
any effort or attempt by any Person to pursue any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that a Seller’s representatives
may respond to unsolicited inquiries, but solely for the purpose of communicating that such Seller is not able to entertain the unsolicited
offer. The Sellers shall instruct their broker to immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions or negotiations
with any Persons (other than Buyer) conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. In addition to the other obligations
under this Section 7.5, Seller shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by Seller,
advise Buyer orally and in writing of any Acquisition Proposal, any request for information with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal, or any inquiry with respect to or which could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, the material terms
and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, and the identity of the Person making the same. Seller agrees that the
rights and remedies for noncompliance with this Section 7.5 shall include having such provision specifically enforced by
any court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable
injury to Buyer and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to Buyer.
7.6 Paltalk Stockholder
Approval. Paltalk shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws and the Organizational
Documents of Paltalk to duly give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the approval
of the stockholders of Paltalk (the “Paltalk Stockholder Approval”), to be held as promptly as reasonably practicable
following completion of the review of the Preliminary Proxy Statement (defined below) by the SEC (subject to applicable notice requirements).
The Paltalk Board shall solicit from stockholders of Paltalk proxies in favor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
the Definitive Proxy Statement shall include, among other proposals, the Paltalk Board Recommendation. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, Paltalk (a) shall be required to adjourn or postpone the Paltalk Stockholders Meeting (i) to the
extent necessary to ensure that any legally required supplement or amendment to the Definitive Proxy Statement (defined below) is provided
to the Paltalk’s stockholders, or (ii) if, as of the time for which the Paltalk Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient
shares of the common stock of Paltalk represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct business
at such Paltalk Stockholders Meeting, and (b) may adjourn or postpone the Paltalk Stockholders Meeting if, as of the time for which the
Paltalk Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient shares of the common stock of Paltalk represented (either in person
or by proxy) to obtain the Paltalk Stockholder Approval.
7.7
Paltalk Proxy Statement.
(a) Paltalk shall prepare and file with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, a preliminary proxy statement
relating to the meeting of the stockholders of Paltalk to be held for the purposes of obtaining Paltalk Stockholder Approval (including
any postponement, adjournment or recess thereof, the “Paltalk Stockholders Meeting”), and any amendments or
supplements thereto necessary to complete the review of such proxy statement by the SEC (the “Preliminary Proxy Statement”).
Paltalk shall disseminate a definitive proxy statement (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) to the holders of
record of the common stock of Paltalk as promptly as reasonably practicable following completion of the review of the Preliminary Proxy
Statement by the SEC. Buyer shall furnish all information concerning Buyer as may be reasonably requested by Paltalk or required by applicable
Law in connection with the preparation and filing of the Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Definitive Proxy Statement and any necessary
amendments or supplements thereto (or such other filings as may be necessary under applicable Law).
(b) The
Parties each agree, as to itself and its Affiliates, that none of the information supplied or to be supplied by it or its Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees or agents for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Definitive Proxy Statement will, at the date
it is first mailed to stockholders of Paltalk and at the time of the Paltalk Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Paltalk shall cause the Definitive Proxy Statement to comply as to form
in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations
thereunder; provided, however, that no representation is made by Paltalk with respect to statements made therein based
on information supplied by Buyer specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.
(c) If, at any time prior to the Paltalk Stockholders Meeting, any information relating to Buyer, the Sellers or any of their respective
Affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by any of Buyer, on the one hand, or Paltalk, on the other hand, that should be
set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Proxy Statement or the Definitive Proxy Statement so that such document would
not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other
Party, and Paltalk shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information.
7.8 Patent License Agreement.
The Parties agree to negotiate in good faith to draft, execute, and deliver,
prior to the Closing Date, a mutually agreed perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, non-exclusive license to
use, reproduce, modify, display, distribute, and otherwise exploit the Vumber Patent (the “Patent License Agreement”).
The Patent License Agreement shall provide, among other things, (i) the right of Buyer, at Buyer’s sole discretion, to enforce the
Vumber Patent against any third-party infringers that are competitors of Vumber, Phoner or any other phone software application owned
by Buyer or any of its Affiliates, which provision will specifically exclude the right to enforce the Vumber Patent against public companies
with revenues higher than the revenues generated by Vumber (similar to [*****] or [*****]), (ii) the right of first refusal of Buyer in
case of a sale or transfer of ownership rights in the Vumber Patent to any third parties, (iii) the right of the Sellers to grant licenses
on the Vumber Patent to third parties, limited to parties with revenues of at least $1,000,000,000.00, and (iv) if any of Buyer’s
or any of its Affiliates’ phone software applications, including Vumber, are acquired by a third party, the Patent License Agreement
will remain in full force and effect only with respect to the phone software applications acquired by such third party. Any third party
that acquires any of the Buyer’s or any of its Affiliates’ phone software applications will not receive the Patent License
Agreement or any rights thereunder or with respect thereto for any of such third party’s existing phone software applications.
ARTICLE
VIII
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
8.1 Confidentiality;
Publicity. Except as may be required by Law or the rules of any stock exchange, or as otherwise
permitted or expressly contemplated herein, no Party or its respective Affiliates, employees, agents and representatives shall disclose
to any third party the existence of this Agreement or the subject matter or terms hereof without the prior consent of the other Party;
provided, however, that the Parties and their Affiliates shall be permitted to (a) disclose such information to their attorneys,
advisors, representatives, directors (or similar member of a governing body), members, investors, or Seller Employees (and, after Closing,
the existence of this Agreement to their employees) and (b) disclose and use such information in connection with enforcing their
rights and fulfilling their obligations under this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement. No
press release or public announcement related to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein or therein
shall be issued or made by Buyer without the prior approval of Paltalk, unless required by Law (in the reasonable opinion of counsel)
in which case the Paltalk shall have the right to review such press release, announcement or communication prior to its issuance, distribution
or publication.
8.2 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.
(a) For
a period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the last day of the Earnout Period 4 (the “Restricted
Period”), each Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, (i) engage in or
assist others in engaging in the Restricted Business in the Territory; (ii) have an interest in any Person that engages directly or indirectly
in the Restricted Business in the Territory in any capacity, including as a partner, shareholder, member, principal, agent, trustee or
consultant; or (iii) intentionally interfere in any material respect with the business relationships (whether formed prior to or after
the date of this Agreement) between Buyer and customers or suppliers of the Business.
(b) During the Restricted Period, no Seller shall, and no Seller shall permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, hire
or solicit any Transferred Employee or encourage any such employee to leave such employment or hire any such employee who has left such
employment, except pursuant to a general solicitation which is not directed specifically to any such employees; provided, that nothing
in this section shall prevent any Seller or any of its Affiliates from hiring (i) any employee whose employment has been terminated by
the Buyer, (ii) after 180 days from the date of termination of employment, any employee whose employment has been terminated by the employee,
or (iii) any employee (A) not offered employment by the Buyer or (B) not otherwise hired by the Buyer pursuant to Section 8.3(a).
(c) During the Restricted Period, no Seller shall, and no Seller shall permit any of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, solicit
or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, any clients or customers of the Business or potential clients or customers of the Business
for purposes of diverting their business or services from Buyer.
(d) Each Seller acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this section would give rise to irreparable harm to Buyer, for which
monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by a Seller of
any such obligations, Buyer shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to it in respect of such
breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, an injunction, specific performance and any other
relief that may be available from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond).
(e) Each Seller acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 8.2 are reasonable and necessary to protect the
legitimate interests of Buyer and constitute a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that any covenant contained in this section should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time,
geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law in any jurisdiction, then any court is expressly empowered
to reform such covenant to cure such exceedance, and such covenant shall be deemed reformed, in such jurisdiction to the maximum time,
geographic, product or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable Law. The covenants contained in this section and each provision
hereof are severable and distinct covenants and provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such covenant or provision as written
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining covenants or provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such covenant or provision in any other jurisdiction.
8.3
Employment and Benefit Arrangements.
(a) Commencing on the Closing Date, the Sellers shall terminate all employees of the Business set forth on a separate schedule, to
be prepared by the Parties and delivered prior to the Closing Date (which schedule will be appended to this Agreement as Schedule
8.3(a) hereto), and, at Buyer’s sole discretion, Buyer may offer employment, on an “at will”
basis, to any or all of such employees (the “Transferred Employees”). Seller shall bear any and all obligations
and liability under the WARN Act resulting from employment losses pursuant to this Section 8.3.
(b)
The Sellers shall remain solely responsible for the satisfaction of all claims for medical, dental, life insurance, health accident
or disability benefits brought by or in respect of current or former employees, officers, directors, independent contractors or consultants
of the Business or the spouses, dependents, or beneficiaries thereof, which claims relate to events occurring on or prior to the Closing
Date. The Sellers also shall remain solely responsible for all workers’ compensation claims of any current or former employees,
officers, directors, independent contractors or consultants of the Business which relate to events occurring on or prior to the Closing
Date. The Sellers shall pay, or cause to be paid, all such amounts to the appropriate persons as and when due.
(c) Each employee of the Business who becomes employed by Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
be eligible to receive the salary and benefits maintained for employees of Buyer on substantially similar terms and conditions
in the aggregate as are provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer.
(d) The provisions of this Section 8.3 are solely for the benefit of the Parties and no employee, former employee or any other
individual shall be regarded for any purpose as a third-party beneficiary of this Section 8.3 or have any cause of action or claim
based on this Section 8.3. In no event shall the terms of this Agreement be deemed to (i) establish, amend or modify any Employee
Plan, any Buyer Welfare Plan, or any other benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained or sponsored by the Sellers, Buyer,
or any of their respective Affiliates, (ii) alter or limit the ability of the Sellers, Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates, as
applicable, to amend, modify, or terminate any Employee Plan, any Buyer Welfare Plan or any other benefit plan, program, agreement or
arrangement maintained or sponsored by the Sellers, Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates, or (iii) confer upon any employee, former
employee, or any other individual any right to employment or continued employment, benefits or continued service with the Sellers, Buyer,
or any of their respective Affiliates.
ARTICLE
IX
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
9.1 Conditions to Obligations
of the Each Party. The respective obligations of each Party to consummate the Closing are subject
to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in
writing subject to applicable Law, in whole or in part, as to a Party by such Party (in such Party’s sole discretion):
(a) Governmental Restraints. (i) No provision of any applicable Law shall prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and (ii) no final Order shall have been issued, promulgated, enacted, or enforced by any Governmental Authority after
the date hereof enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
9.2 Conditions to Obligations
of the Sellers. The obligations of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (if permitted by applicable Law) at or prior to the Closing of each of the following
additional conditions (it being understood that all conditions to Closing shall be deemed to have been satisfied or waived from and after
the Closing):
(a) Representations and Warranties of Buyer. (i) Each of representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Section 6.1,
Section 6.2 and Section 6.3(a)(i) (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to “materially”, “Material
Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties as are expressly made as of an earlier
date, which shall be so true and correct as of such date), except for de minimis inaccuracies that do not (and are not reasonably
expected to) result in any liability to the Sellers, and (ii) each of the other representations and warranties (disregarding all qualifications
or limitations as to “materially”, “Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) made by Buyer in Article
VI shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing
Date (other than such representations and warranties as are expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be so true and correct as
of such date), except for any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as have not had, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance
by Buyer. Buyer shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Closing Certificate of Buyer. Paltalk shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a Responsible
Officer of Buyer certifying that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, the conditions set forth in Sections 9.2(a)
and 9.2(b) have been satisfied.
(d) Closing Deliverables. Buyer shall have delivered or caused to be delivered all of the closing deliveries set forth in Section
4.3 and in the other Ancillary Agreements.
(e) No
Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have been or occurred any event, change, occurrence, or circumstance that, individually
or in the aggregate with any such events, changes, occurrences or circumstances, has had or which could reasonably be expected to have
a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Paltalk Merger. All conditions to closing required to be satisfied in connection the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, have been satisfied or waived and the parties to the Merger Agreement stand ready, willing and able to close the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject only to the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.3 Conditions to Obligations
of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (if permitted by applicable Law) at or prior to the Closing of each of the following additional
conditions (it being understood that all conditions to Closing shall be deemed to have been satisfied or waived from and after the Closing):
(a) Representations
and Warranties of the Sellers. (i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth in Section 5.1, Section
5.2(a), Section 5.2(b)(i) and Section 5.2(d) (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to
“materially”, “Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) shall be true and correct in all
respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date (other than such
representations and warranties as are expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be so true and correct as of such date),
except for de minimis inaccuracies that do not (and are not reasonably expected to) result in any liability to Buyer, and
(ii) each of the other representations and warranties (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to
“materially”, “Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import) made by the Sellers set forth in Article
V shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the
Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties as are expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be so true and
correct as of such date), except for any failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as have not had,
and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance
by the Sellers. Each Seller shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with such Seller, as applicable, on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Closing Certificate of the Sellers. Buyer shall have received an omnibus certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed
by a Responsible Officer of each Seller certifying that the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 9.3(a) and 9.3(b)
have been satisfied with respect to each applicable Seller.
(d) Closing Deliverables. The Sellers shall have delivered or caused to be delivered all of the closing deliveries set forth
in Section 4.2 and in the other Ancillary Documents.
(e) Required Consents. The Sellers shall have obtained all necessary consents, approvals, and/or authorizations from third parties
to assign, transfer, or otherwise convey all applicable agreements, contracts, or rights described in Schedule 5.2(b). Such
consents shall be obtained in a form satisfactory to the Buyer, and delivered to the Buyer on or before the Closing Date.
(f) No Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have been or occurred any event, change, occurrence, or circumstance that, individually
or in the aggregate with any such events, changes, occurrences, or circumstances, has had or which could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Sellers.
9.4 Frustration of Closing
Conditions. No Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article IX
to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Party’s breach of its obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement as required by the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
10.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of Buyer and Paltalk;
(b)
by Buyer, if:
(i) there
has been a violation or breach by a Seller of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement that has caused
any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.3 not to be satisfied and (A) such violation or breach has not been waived in
writing by Buyer, (B) Buyer has provided written notice to Paltalk of such violation or breach and its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(b), and (C) the applicable Seller has not cured such violation or breach within 10
Business Days (or by midnight Eastern Time on the date that is the third day prior to the End Date, if sooner) after receiving
written notice thereof from Buyer; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 10.1(b)(i) if there has been a violation or breach by Buyer of this Agreement that has caused any of the
conditions set forth in Section 9.3 not to be satisfied; and provided, further, that the Sellers’ failure to
consummate the Closing on the date required pursuant to Section 4.1 shall each not be subject to cure hereunder; or
(ii)
the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated by the End Date; provided, however, Buyer shall not be entitled
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(b)(ii) if Buyer’s breach of this Agreement (including breach of
Section 4.1) has substantially contributed to the failure of, or has prevented, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby to occur by the End Date;
(c) by Paltalk, if:
(i) there
has been a violation or breach by Buyer of any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement that has caused any of
the conditions set forth in Section 9.2 not to be satisfied and (A) such violation or breach has not been waived in writing by
Paltalk, (B) Paltalk has provided written notice to Buyer of such violation or breach and its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 10.1(c), and (C) Buyer has not cured such violation or breach within 10 Business Days (or by midnight Eastern
Time on the date that is the third day prior to the End Date, if sooner) after receiving written notice thereof from Seller (provided,
however, the failure of Buyer to make the payment required by Section 3.1, shall only be subject to at most a one Business
Day cure period unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Paltalk); provided, however, that Paltalk shall not be entitled to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(c)(i) if there has been a violation or breach of this Agreement by a Seller that
has caused any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2 not to be satisfied; and provided, further, that Buyer’s
failure to consummate the Closing on the date required pursuant to Section 4.1 shall each not be subject to cure hereunder;
or
(ii)
the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated by the End Date; provided, however, Paltalk shall not be
entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(c)(ii) if a Seller’s breach of this Agreement has substantially
contributed to the failure of, or has prevented, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to occur by the End Date; or
(d)
by any of Buyer or Paltalk, if any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, promulgated, issued, entered or enforced any injunction,
judgment, order or ruling permanently enjoining, restraining or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which shall
have become final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(d)
shall not be available to any Party whose violation or breach of this Agreement was the cause of, or resulted in, such injunction, judgment,
order or ruling.
10.2 Effect
of Termination.
(a)
Subject to the second sentence of this Section 10.2(a) and Section 10.2(b), if any Party validly terminates this
Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability of
any Party to any other Party, except for Sections 7.2(b) and (c), Section 8.1, this Article X, Article
XIII and the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall each survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with their terms.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1 shall not relieve any Party from liability
as a result of any knowing and willful breach by such party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set
forth in this Agreement prior to the time of such termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement, Buyer shall comply with its obligations
under the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to the return and destruction of Confidential Information, and for the avoidance of doubt,
no termination of this Agreement shall terminate or otherwise limit or restrict the rights and remedies pursuant to the Confidentiality
Agreement.
(b) If the Parties terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(a), neither Party shall be entitled to recover any damages,
costs or termination fees in connection with such termination and such termination shall be the Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy.
(c) If Paltalk terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(c) by reason of the parties to the Merger Agreement not having
satisfied or waived all conditions to closing, Buyer shall be entitled to recover actual out of pocket fees incurred in connection with
this Agreement, such fees not to exceed $50,000.00.
ARTICLE
XI
REMEDIES
11.1 Survival.
Subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained herein shall survive
the Closing and shall remain in full force and effect until the end of the Earnout Period 4; provided, that (a) the representations and
warranties in Section 5.1, Section 5.2(a), Section 5.2(b)(i), Section 5.2(d), Section 6.1, Section
6.2 and Section 6.3(a)(i) shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations provided by law. All
covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein shall survive the Closing indefinitely or for the period explicitly specified
therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims asserted in good faith with reasonable specificity (to the extent known at such time)
and in writing by notice from the non-breaching party to the breaching party prior to the expiration date of the applicable survival
period shall not thereafter be barred by the expiration of the relevant representation or warranty and such claims shall survive until
finally resolved.
11.2
Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to the provisions of this Article XI, from and after the Closing,
Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Seller and each Seller’s respective successors and permitted assigns, and the officers,
employees, directors, managers, members, partners, equity holders and Affiliates and each of their heirs and personal representatives
(collectively, the “Seller Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses actually incurred, sustained by,
or imposed upon, any of the Seller Indemnitees following the Closing Date to the extent based upon (i) any Assumed Liability, (ii) Buyer
or Buyer’s Affiliates use of any Nonassignable Assets following the Closing Date, (iii) any Liability (other than Excluded Liabilities)
relating to the ownership, conduct, or operation of the Business or the ownership or use of the Purchased Assets following the Closing,
(iv) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Article VI, or (v) any breach or non-fulfillment
of any covenant, agreement or obligation pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement which are to be performed by Buyer after
the Closing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to the provisions of this Article XI, from and after the Closing,
Paltalk agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its successors and permitted assigns, and the officers, employees, directors,
managers, members, partners, equity holders and Affiliates and each of their heirs and personal representatives (collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses actually incurred, sustained by, or imposed upon, by any of the Buyer
Indemnitees following the Closing Date to the extent resulting from:
(i) any inaccuracy
in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of any Seller contained in this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or
in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Agreement, as of the date such
representation or warranty was made or as if such representation or warranty was made on and as of the Closing Date (except for
representations and warranties that expressly relate to a specified date, the inaccuracy in or breach of which will be determined
with reference to such specified date);
(ii)
any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement, or obligation to be performed by any Seller pursuant to this Agreement,
the Ancillary Documents or any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Agreement; or
(iii) any Excluded Asset, any Excluded Liability or the Existing Action.
(c) Each Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) each Seller shall be jointly and severally liable to Buyer for all Buyer Indemnitees,
(ii) Buyer shall not be required first to initiate any suit or to exhaust its remedies against any Seller or any other Person to become
liable in order to enforce the terms of this Agreement and each Seller expressly agrees that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of
the foregoing, each Seller shall be and remain directly and primarily liable for all sums due under this Agreement, and (iii) when making
any demand hereunder against any Seller, Buyer may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on any other Seller, and
any failure by Buyer to make any such demand or to collect any payments from any other Seller, or any release of any such other Seller
shall not relieve any Seller in a respect of which a demand or collection is not made or Sellers not so released of their obligations
or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of Law, of Buyer
against each Seller.
(d) For
purposes of this Article XI, solely for purposes of calculating the amount of any Loss with respect to any inaccuracy in, or breach
of, any representation or warranty, to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise
applicable to such representation or warranty shall be disregarded.
11.3 Exclusive Remedy.
Except in cases of Fraud in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after (a) the date hereof until the Closing,
Buyer’s and its Non-Recourse Parties’ sole and exclusive remedies against the Sellers and each of their respective Non-Recourse
Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, and the Sellers’ and each of their respective Non-Recourse
Parties’ sole and exclusive remedies against Buyer and each of its Non-Recourse Parties, whether in any individual, corporate
or any other capacity, in each case, with respect to any and all claims relating (directly or indirectly) to the subject matter of this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or related to the operation of the Business prior to Closing, regardless of the legal
theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law
or in equity, or otherwise, shall be solely pursuant to the provisions of Article X or Section 13.14 in accordance
with the terms hereof, and (b) the Closing, Buyer’s and its Non-Recourse Parties’ sole and exclusive remedies against
the Sellers and each of their respective Non-Recourse Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, and the
Sellers’ and each of their respective Non-Recourse Parties’ sole and exclusive remedies against Buyer and each of its respective
Non-Recourse Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, in each case, with respect to any and all claims relating
(directly or indirectly) to the subject matter of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or related to the operation of
the Business prior to Closing, regardless of the legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed (whether
sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, on public policy grounds, under any Law or otherwise), shall be solely
and exclusively pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Article XI (it being understood that such remedies
shall be cumulative together with the remedies set forth in Section 13.14, and the exercise of one shall not preclude the exercise
of another). In furtherance of the foregoing, Buyer hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law,
the Sellers and each of its Non-Recourse Parties, whether in any individual, corporate or any other capacity, from and against any
and all other rights, claims and causes of action it may have against any Seller or any of its Non-Recourse Parties relating (directly
or indirectly) to the subject matter of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or related to the operation of the Business
prior to Closing (including relating to any exhibit, Schedule or document delivered hereunder), including whether arising under or based
upon any Law or otherwise and including any rights to rescission of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than claims with respect
to Fraud, claims to recover Losses pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Article XI or an action seeking
specific performance or similar equitable relief pursuant to Section 13.14. The limits imposed on the Parties and their respective
Non-Recourse Parties’ remedies with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including this Section 11.3)
were specifically bargained for between sophisticated parties and were specifically taken into account in the determination of the amounts
to be paid to the Sellers hereunder. None of Buyer or any of its Non-Recourse Parties may avoid the limitations on liability set forth
in this Agreement by seeking damages for breach of contract, tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability, except with respect to
claims to recover Losses pursuant to the indemnification provisions set forth in this Article XI. Nothing in this Section 11.3
shall limit a Party’s right to seek specific performance of the other Parties’ obligations hereunder in accordance with
Section 13.14.
11.4
Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the indemnification
rights and obligations provided for in Section 11.2 are subject to the following limitations:
(a) Indemnity Cap. The aggregate maximum liability of Paltalk (i) pursuant to Section 11.2(b)(i) shall not exceed $750,000,
and (ii) (A) pursuant to Section 11.2(b)(ii) and Section 11.2(b)(iii) and (B) under any theory whatsoever pursuant to this
Agreement or any Certificate delivered in connection herewith or any Ancillary Agreement or in the event of Fraud shall not exceed the
Purchase Price received by the Sellers (each maximum liability in clause (i) and (ii), the “Indemnity Cap”).
(b) Other
Recovery. If any Losses sustained by an Indemnified Person are covered by an insurance policy or an indemnification, contribution
or similar obligation of another Person, the Indemnified Person shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to collect such insurance
proceeds or indemnity, contribution or similar payments prior to initiating any Action or Claim against any Indemnifying Party. The amount
of any Losses subject to indemnification under Section 11.2 shall be reduced by the amounts recoverable by any Indemnified Person,
as applicable, under applicable insurance policies or an indemnification, contribution or similar obligation of another Person with respect
to claims related to such Losses (which shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, rights of subrogation against the Sellers) and if
any Indemnified Person receives such insurance proceeds or indemnity, contribution or similar payments after the settlement of any indemnification
claim under Section 11.2, as applicable, such Indemnified Person shall refund to the Indemnifying Party the amount of such insurance
proceeds or indemnity, contribution or similar payments, up to the amount received in connection with such indemnification claim. It
is the intention of the Parties that no insurer or third party shall be entitled to any benefit or right it would not be entitled to
receive in the absence of this Section 11.4(d).
(c) Excluded Damages. In no event shall any Party be entitled to recover or make a claim for any amounts in respect of consequential,
incidental or indirect damages, lost profits or punitive damages and, in particular, no “multiple of profits” or “multiple
of cash flow” or similar valuation methodology shall be used in calculating the amount of losses, damages or claims, except to the
extent awarded by a court to a third party with respect to a Third-Party Claim.
(d) Mitigation.
Each Indemnified Person shall use its reasonable best efforts (including refraining from encouraging or soliciting any Third-Party Claim,
and determined without regard to any indemnification recovery rights, as applicable, of such Person hereunder (i.e., as if such Person
had no such rights hereunder)) to mitigate any Loss for which such Indemnified Person seeks indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the obligation to mitigate any Loss shall in no event prevent or impair the Indemnified Person’s right to seek or recover indemnification
under this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted hereunder.
11.5 Characterization
of Indemnity Payments. Any indemnification payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered,
to the extent permissible under applicable Law, as adjustments to the Purchase Price.
11.6 Notice and Determination
of Claims. If any Indemnified Person reasonably believes in good faith that it has sustained or
incurred, or is reasonably likely to sustain or incur, any Losses that are recoverable under this Article XI (a “Claim”),
such Indemnified Person shall so notify the Indemnifying Party promptly in writing specifying the basis hereunder upon which the Indemnified
Person’s Claim for indemnification is asserted and the facts and circumstances concerning such Claim, describing such Losses, the
amount thereof, if known, or a good faith estimate of the amount, and the method of computation of such Losses, all with reasonable particularity
(the “Claim Notice”). The applicable Indemnified Person shall provide the Indemnifying Party with full access
to the applicable Indemnified Person’s books and records during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior written
notice for the purpose of allowing the Indemnifying Party a reasonable opportunity to verify any such Claim and shall make such Indemnified
Person’s personnel available on a mutually convenient basis, and at no additional expense to such Indemnifying Party, to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. After the giving of any Claim Notice pursuant hereto, the
amount of indemnification to which a Person shall be entitled under this Article XI shall be determined: (a) by the written agreement
between the Parties; (b) by a final judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction; or (c) by any other means to which the
Parties shall agree in writing. The judgment or decree of a court shall be deemed final when the time for appeal, if any, shall have
expired and no appeal shall have been taken or when all appeals taken shall have been finally determined. The Indemnified Person shall
have the burden of proof in establishing the amount of Losses suffered by it. A failure by an Indemnified Person to give timely, complete
or accurate notice as provided in this Section 11.6 will not
affect the rights or obligations of any Party hereunder except and only to the extent that, as a result of such failure, any party entitled
to receive such notice was actually damaged as a result of such failure to give timely notice vis-à-vis its rights and obligations
hereunder or otherwise.
11.7 Third-Party Claims.
(a) Promptly following the receipt of notice of the assertion or commencement of a claim by a third party against a Buyer Indemnitee
or Seller Indemnitee that may give rise to a Claim (such third-party claim, a “Third-Party Claim”), the party
receiving the notice of the Third-Party Claim shall provide the other party with a Claim Notice with respect to such Third-Party Claim.
Such Claim Notice shall be accompanied by copies of all documents and information relevant to the Third-Party Claim and in the Indemnified
Person’s possession. Thereafter, the Indemnified Person shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party from time to time, promptly, but
in any event within five days of becoming aware of any new facts or circumstances not described in such initial Claim Notice that would
reasonably be expected to give rise to, or be in furtherance of, a Claim with respect to such Third-Party Claim, written notice thereof
to the Indemnifying Party, specifying such new facts and circumstances, any related Losses, the amount thereof, if known, or a good faith
estimate of the amount, and the method of computation of such Losses, all with reasonable particularity, including copies of all new notices,
documents (including court papers) and other information relevant to the Third-Party Claim and in the Indemnified Person’s (or their
representative’s) possession.
(b) Subject to Section 11.7(c), the Indemnifying Party shall have the right (but not the obligation) to conduct and control,
through counsel of its choosing, the defense, compromise and settlement of any Third-Party Claim as to which indemnification is sought
by any Indemnified Person from any Indemnifying Party hereunder. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Person in writing,
as promptly as possible (but in any case before the due date for the answer or response to the Third-Party Claim) after receipt of the
notice of Third-Party Claim given by the Indemnified Person to the Indemnifying Party under Section 11.7(a) of its election to
assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnified Person may participate, through counsel chosen by it and at its own expense,
in the defense of any such Third-Party Claim as to which the Indemnifying Party has so elected to conduct and control the defense thereof.
Should an Indemnifying Party assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Section 11.7, the Indemnifying Party
shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the investigation
or defense thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.7(b) to the contrary, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to conduct and
control, through counsel of its choosing, the defense, compromise and settlement of any Third-Party Claim (i) that seeks as the sole remedy
an injunction or other equitable relief against the Indemnified Person, or (ii) upon the written consent of the Indemnifying Party. Whether
or not the Indemnified Person shall have assumed the defense of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Person shall not admit any liability
with respect to, consent to the entry of any judgment, with respect to or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third-Party Claim without
the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Person shall cooperate in connection with the defense, compromise
or settlement of any Third-Party Claim pursuant to this Section 11.7 and shall furnish such records, information and testimony
and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party
in connection therewith. Neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnified Person shall, without the prior written consent of the other,
cause, or agree to, the waiver of the attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product immunity or any other privilege or protection in
respect of confidential legal memoranda and other privileged materials drafted by, or otherwise reflecting the legal advice of, internal
or outside counsel of an Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Person such Third-Party Claim.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the avoidance of doubt, unless it is determined that indemnification
is owed pursuant to this Article XI with respect to a matter subject to the indemnification obligations set forth in Section
11.2, in no event shall the Indemnifying Party be responsible to the Indemnified Person for any Losses or legal expenses
incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with defending and/or settling such Third-Party Claim.
(e) To the extent that any Seller is liable in respect of Losses for which Buyer or its respective Affiliates have a right to recover
against a third party (including an insurance company), such Seller shall be subrogated to the right of the applicable Indemnified Person
to seek and obtain recovery from such third party; provided, however, that if such Seller shall be prohibited from such
subrogation, the applicable Indemnified Person shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to seek recovery from such third party on
such Seller’s behalf and pay any such recovery to such Seller.
11.8 No Duplication.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if an Indemnified Person is entitled to a payment or other benefit
under more than one provision of this Agreement arising out of or resulting from the same set of facts or circumstances and the Indemnified
Person or any of its Affiliates (or any other Indemnified Person) has already received payment or otherwise received a benefit under this
Agreement, in no event shall such Indemnified Person be entitled to receive a subsequent payment or benefit under any other provision
of this Agreement in duplication of such prior payment or benefit. In furtherance of the foregoing, any liability for indemnification
hereunder shall be determined without duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to such liability constituting
a breach of more than one representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement.
(b) Any costs
or expenses incurred by or behalf of any Seller in connection with the mitigation, defense or prosecution of a Third-Party Claim
shall be deemed an indemnification payment already provided to the Buyer Indemnitee by such Seller and shall be included in Losses
for purposes of determining the amount subject to the Indemnity Cap pursuant to Section 11.4(b).
11.9 Right to Offset.
Buyer shall have the right to offset any Losses for which a Seller, pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction, has been determined to be obligated to indemnify Buyer against any future payments of Earnout Amounts payable by Buyer
to a Seller or any other payment obligations under this Agreement. In the event Buyer elects to exercise its right of offset, Buyer shall
provide written notice to Seller specifying the amount of Losses incurred and the amount to be offset against the Earnout Amounts or
any other payment obligations under the Agreement.
11.10 Recovery on Buyer’s
Failure to Close. Prior to Closing, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, none of the limitations set forth in this Article XI shall apply or reduce the Sellers’ right to recover from
Buyer if Buyer fails to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in breach of its obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE
XII
TAX MATTERS
12.1 Allocation of Liability
for Taxes. In the case of any Taxes on the Purchased Assets that are attributable to a Straddle
Period, the amount of ad valorem, property, or similar Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be the amount of
such Taxes for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Pre-Closing Tax
Period and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period; provided, however, the amount of tax attributable
to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall not exceed the amount of such Taxes the Sellers would have paid if its taxable period ended on the
Closing Date. To the extent the actual amount of Taxes subject to proration pursuant to Section 12.1 is not known at Closing,
the Parties shall estimate such amount based upon the most recent information available and appropriate adjustment shall be made at Closing.
To the extent the actual amount of such Taxes (or the amount thereof paid or economically borne by a Party) is ultimately determined
to be different than the amount (if any) that was taken into account in determining any adjustment(s) made at Closing, timely payment(s)
will be made from one Party to the other to the extent necessary to cause each Party to bear the amount of such Taxes that is allocable
to such Party under this Section 12.1.
12.2 Cooperation; Audits.
Buyer and Paltalk shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, as promptly as practicable,
such information and assistance relating to the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as is reasonably necessary for the preparation
and filing of any Tax Return, claim for refund or other filings relating to Tax matters, for the preparation for any Tax audit, for the
preparation for any Tax protest, for the prosecution or defense of any suit or other proceeding relating to Tax matters.
12.3
Tax Refunds; Amended Tax Returns.
(a) Buyer
shall promptly pay or cause to be paid to Paltalk any Tax refunds or credits attributable to the Sellers with respect to any
Pre-Closing Tax Period or portion thereof that are paid or otherwise borne by the Sellers with respect to the Business or the
Purchased Assets that are received or credited to Buyer (or any successor(s) thereof), including as a result of a change of law,
within 10 days after the receipt of such refunds or credits. At Paltalk’s request, Buyer shall cooperate with Paltalk in
obtaining such refunds, including through the filing of amended Tax Returns or refund claims as prepared by Paltalk, at its own
expense. To the extent the amount of Tax included in the Purchase Price exceeded the actual amount of Tax due, then such amount
shall be treated as a Tax refund.
(b) Without Paltalk’s prior written consent, Buyer shall not make any voluntary disclosure with respect to the Purchased Assets
or Business with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period.
12.4 Transfer Taxes.
Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers on the other hand, shall each be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of any and all sales, use, stamp,
documentary, filing, recording, transfer, real estate transfer, stock transfer, gross receipts, registration, duty, securities transactions
or similar fees or Taxes or governmental charges (together with any interest or penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed)
as levied by any Taxing Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, “Transfer
Taxes”), regardless of the Person liable for such Transfer Taxes under applicable Law. The Party responsible for filing
any documents (including Tax Returns) with any Taxing Authority with respect to Transfer Taxes shall timely file or cause to be filed
such documents with cooperation from the other Parties.
ARTICLE
XIII
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
13.1
Disclaimer; No Additional Representations; No Reliance.
(a) Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties made by the Sellers that are expressly set forth
in Article V of this Agreement or in any Certificate delivered by the Sellers hereunder, the Sellers and their respective Affiliates
or representatives expressly disclaim and make no, and shall not be deemed to have made any (and Buyer expressly disclaims reliance on
any), representation, warranty, statement or disclosure of any kind (whether express or implied) to Buyer or any of its Affiliates or
representatives. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties made by the Sellers that are expressly
set forth in Article V of this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by the Sellers hereunder, the Sellers and their respective
Affiliates or representatives expressly disclaim and make no, and shall not be deemed to have made any (and Buyer expressly disclaims
reliance on any), representation, warranty, statement or disclosure of any kind (whether express or implied) to Buyer or any of its Affiliates
or representatives. Without limiting the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that no Seller
nor any of its direct or indirect Affiliates or representatives will have or be subject to any liability to Buyer or any other person
resulting from any information, document or material made available to Buyer or its Affiliates or representatives in certain “data
rooms” and online “data sites,” management presentations or any other form in expectation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (nor has Buyer relied on any such information in determining to enter into this Agreement).
(b) In
connection with Buyer’s review and analysis of the Sellers, the Purchased Assets and the Business, Buyer (either directly or
through its representatives) may have received from or on behalf of the Sellers and/or representatives thereof certain estimates,
forecasts, budgets, plans and projections (either financial or otherwise). Buyer acknowledges and agrees that (i) there are
uncertainties inherent in attempting to make such estimates, forecasts, budgets, plans and projections, (ii) Buyer is familiar with
such uncertainties, (iii) Buyer has not relied upon the estimates, forecasts, budgets, plans or projections furnished to it, (iv)
Buyer is taking full responsibility for making its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all estimates, forecasts, budgets,
plans and projections so furnished to Buyer (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying such estimates, forecasts,
budgets, plans and projections), and (v) that Buyer shall have no claim, nor shall it or its representatives assert any claim,
against Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives with respect thereto.
(c) Each Seller acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties made by Buyer that are expressly set forth
in Article VI of this Agreement or in any Certificate delivered by Buyer hereunder, Buyer expressly disclaims and has not made
and shall not be deemed to have made to any Seller or any of its Affiliates or representatives, any representation, warranty, statement
or disclosure of any kind (whether express or implied).
13.2 Expenses.
Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, all costs and expenses (including all legal, accounting,
broker, finder, or investment banker fees) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are to
be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, except as expressly provided herein.
13.3 Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but is
not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
13.4 Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Other than Article XI (with respect to each Party’s additional indemnitees) and Section 13.17 of this Agreement,
each Party intends that this Agreement does not benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on behalf of any Person other than
the Parties.
13.5 Further Assurances.
From and after the Closing, the Parties shall execute such further instruments and take such further actions as may reasonably be necessary
to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Each Party shall cooperate affirmatively with the other Parties, to the extent reasonably
requested by such other Parties, to enforce rights and obligations herein provided. The “reasonably necessary actions” and
“reasonably requested cooperation” shall not require any Seller or any of such Seller’s Affiliates to expend money
to remedy any breach of any representation or warranty hereunder, to commence any litigation or arbitration proceeding, to offer or grant
or otherwise provide any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any Person.
13.6 Notices.
Any notice or other communication provided for herein or given hereunder to a Party must be in writing, and will be deemed given (a)
on the date sent when transmitted by email with electronic confirmation, (b) on the date delivered when delivered in person, (c) four
Business Days following mailing if mailed by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or (d) on the next Business Day
if sent by Federal Express or other overnight courier of national reputation, in each case, if addressed as follows:
If to Buyer:
Meteor Mobile Holdings, Inc.
1467 Corsica Crest Ct.
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Attention: Sean Murphy
Email: Sean@tempest.com
with
a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Selborne Legal Consulting LLC
369 Lexington Avenue, 2nd FL
233
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Brent Vegliacich
Email: brent@selborneconsulting.com
If to a Seller:
Paltalk, Inc.
30 Jericho Executive Plaza, Suite
400E
Jericho, NY 11735
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Email: jkatz@paltalk.com
with a copy (which will not
constitute notice) to:
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2801 N. Harwood Street, Suite
2300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Gregory R. Samuel;
Cameron Scales
Email: greg.samuel@haynesboone.com;
cameron.scales@haynesboone.com
or to such other address with respect to a Party
as such Party notifies the other in writing as above provided.
13.7 Complete Agreement.
This Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the Ancillary Agreements, together with the Confidentiality Agreement, contain
the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersede all prior agreements
and understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. The Parties agree that prior drafts of this
Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby will be deemed not to provide any evidence as to the meaning of any provision hereof
or thereof or the intent of the Parties with respect hereto or thereto.
13.8 Captions.
The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement.
13.9 Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, duly executed
by Paltalk and Buyer.
13.10 Waiver.
At any time prior to the Closing Date, Paltalk and Buyer may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts of the Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto, or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein, to the extent permitted by applicable
Law. Any agreement to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in a writing signed by Paltalk and Buyer. No failure
of any Party to exercise any power given to such Party under this Agreement, or to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of
this Agreement, and no custom or practice at variance with the terms of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any such Party’s
right to demand strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
13.11
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Governing
Law. This Agreement and its negotiation, execution, performance or non-performance, interpretation, termination, construction and
all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement, or
the negotiation and performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to
any representation or warranty made in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter this Agreement) shall be governed
by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or of any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application or borrowing of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(b) Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, enforcement,
interpretation, or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in
effect. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator selected by mutual agreement of the parties or, failing such agreement,
appointed in accordance with the AAA rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Delaware, unless the parties agree otherwise.
The arbitration proceedings shall be confidential, and neither party shall disclose the existence, content, or result of any arbitration
hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties, except as may be required by law or for purposes of enforcement of the arbitration
award. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could award, including specific
performance. The award shall be in writing, state the reasons for the award, and be final and binding upon the parties. Judgment upon
the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own costs and
expenses of the arbitration, and the parties shall equally share the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, unless the arbitrator determines
that a party’s claim or defense was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, in which case the arbitrator may award fees and
expenses to the prevailing party.
13.12 Severability.
So long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse
to any Party, any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and
provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, Buyer and Paltalk
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a
mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest
extent possible.
13.13 Counterparts.
This Agreement and all other documents related hereto may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement. The execution of this Agreement and any agreement or
instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendment hereto or thereto, by any of the Parties may be evidenced
by way of an electronic transmission of such Party’s signature, and such electronically transmitted signature shall be deemed to
constitute the original signature of such Party.
13.14 Enforcement of Agreement.
The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with
its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions
to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to (a) any
other remedy to which they are entitled hereunder, at law or in equity, prior to the Closing Date, or (b) any other remedy to which they
are entitled hereunder after the Closing Date.
13.15 Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters.
(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:
(i)
Agreement. The term “this Agreement” means this Asset Purchase Agreement together with the Schedules and Exhibits
hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, or restated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii) Calculation
of Time Period. 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.
(iii) Dollars.
Any reference in this Agreement to $ shall mean U.S. dollars.
(iv)
Exhibits/Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are
an integral part of this Agreement. 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 capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined
therein shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
(v) Gender
and Number. Words of masculine gender will also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa. Words imparting the singular
number will also include the plural, and vice versa.
(vi)
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.
(vii) Herein.
The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to this
Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not merely to any particular section, subsection, paragraph,
subparagraph, clause, or subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires.
(viii) Including.
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.
(ix) Agreements
and Instruments. Any reference to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document
as amended, supplemented, and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof.
(b) The
Parties 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, 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.
13.16 Disclosure Schedules.
The Schedules have been arranged, for purposes of convenience only, as separately titled Schedules corresponding to the Sections of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Schedules or in this Agreement or the omission of any cross reference
thereto, the information and disclosures contained in any Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in any
other Schedule as though fully set forth in such Schedule for which applicability of such information and disclosure is reasonably apparent
on its face. The fact that any item of information is disclosed in any Schedule: (a) shall not be construed to mean that such information
is required to be disclosed by this Agreement, (b) shall not be construed as or constitute an admission, evidence or agreement that a
violation, right of termination, default, non-compliance, liability or other obligation of any kind exists with respect to any item,
(c) with respect to the enforceability of contracts with third-parties, the existence or non-existence of third-party rights, the absence
of breaches or defaults by third-parties, or similar matters or statements, is intended only to allocate rights and risks among the Parties
and is not intended to be admissions against interests, give rise to any inference or proof of accuracy, be admissible against any Party
by any Person who is not a Party, or give rise to any claim or benefit to any Person who is not a Party, (d) shall not be deemed or interpreted
to broaden or to narrow the representations and warranties, obligations, covenants, conditions or agreements of Seller contained in this
Agreement, and (e) does not waive any attorney-client privilege associated with such item or information or any protection afforded by
the work-product doctrine with respect to any of the matters disclosed or discussed herein. Unless the context otherwise requires (for
example, a Schedule corresponds to a representation and warranty that requires disclosure of information that is “material”
or that would reasonably be expected to constitute a “Material Adverse Effect”), such information and the dollar thresholds
set forth herein shall not be used as a basis for interpreting the terms “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”
or other similar terms in this Agreement. Neither the specifications of any dollar amount in any representation, warranty or covenant
contained in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific item in the Seller Disclosure Schedules is intended to imply that such
amount, or higher or lower amounts, or the item so included or other items, are or are not material, and no Person shall use the fact
of the setting forth of any such amount or the inclusion of any such item in any dispute or controversy between the Parties as to whether
any obligation, item or matter not described herein or included in the Seller Disclosure Schedules is or is not material for purposes
of this Agreement.
13.17 Independent Legal
Counsel; Continuing Representation. Each of the Parties, on its own behalf and on behalf of its
representatives and Affiliates acknowledge and agree that at all times relevant hereto prior to the Closing, Haynes and Boone, LLP (“H&B”)
has represented only the Sellers. If, subsequent to the Closing, any dispute were to arise between the Sellers or any former holder of
any equity interest in the Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer or its Affiliates, on the other hand, relating in any manner to this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated herein (a “Dispute”), Buyer (on its own behalf and on behalf
of its representatives and Affiliates) hereby consents to H&B’s representation of the Sellers (and/or any former holder of
any equity interest in the Sellers) in connection with any such Dispute, including matters that are adverse or potentially adverse to
the interests of Buyer and its respective representatives and Affiliates. Buyer (on its own behalf and on behalf of its representatives
and Affiliates) also acknowledges and agrees that H&B has been and will be providing legal advice to the Sellers in connection with
the Agreement and any transactions contemplated herein and in such capacity, will have had confidential and/or privileged communications
between H&B, on the one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand, including written and electronic communications between or among
H&B, the managers, directors, officers, members, accounting firm, and/or employees of the Sellers, relating to this Agreement and
any transactions contemplated herein which predate the Closing (collectively, the “Privileged Materials”).
Buyer (on its own behalf and on behalf of its representatives and Affiliates) further acknowledges and agrees that, at and after the
Closing, the Privileged Materials belong solely to the Sellers (and/or any former holder of any equity interest in the Sellers) and any
privilege or other right related to the Privileged Materials, including the attorney-client privilege and the expectation of client confidences,
shall be owned and controlled solely by the Sellers (and/or any former holder of any equity interest in the Sellers) and shall not pass
to or be claimed by Buyer or its Affiliates. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Parties agree to take the steps necessary to
ensure that any and all privileges attaching to the Privileged Materials shall survive the Closing, remain in effect and be owned and
controlled solely by the Sellers (and/or any former holder of any equity interest in the Sellers). Buyer (on its own behalf and on behalf
of its representatives and Affiliates) also agrees that it will not directly or indirectly obtain or seek to obtain from H&B any
such Privileged Materials (or assist any other Person to do so) and agrees not to access, review, use or rely on any Privileged Materials
in any Dispute involving any of the Parties after the Closing. Furthermore, Buyer agrees that in the event of a claim under this Agreement
(including any claim giving rise to or otherwise relating to a Dispute), Buyer will not assert any privilege (including the attorney-client
privilege) that would deny to the Sellers reasonable access to, or copies of, any materials, communications or other information reasonably
relevant to any Seller’s pursuit or defense of such claim, and agrees to direct its attorneys and other representatives to provide
such access and copies. This Section 13.17 is for the benefit
of the Sellers and H&B, and H&B is an intended third party beneficiary of this Section 13.17. This Section 13.17
shall survive the Closing indefinitely and shall be irrevocable. Buyer acknowledges that it has had adequate opportunity to consult with
counsel of its choosing, and has consulted with such counsel, in connection with its decision to agree to the terms of this Section
13.17.
13.18 Fraud.
For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of Fraud in this Agreement does not include, and no claim may be made by any Person in relation
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, for (a) constructive fraud or other claims based on constructive knowledge,
negligence, misrepresentation or similar theories, or (b) reckless disregard, equitable fraud, promissory fraud, unfair dealings fraud
or any other fraud-based claim or theory.
13.19 Related Party Liability.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, equity holder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative
of Buyer or any Seller or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of Buyer or any
Seller under this Agreement or the other documents contemplated hereby of or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or under any Ancillary Agreement, no Party
may make any offset for any amount owing or recoverable hereunder against amounts due to any Person pursuant to any Ancillary Agreements
or otherwise.
[Signature pages follow.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and Buyer have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date set forth above.
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Paltalk, Inc. |
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Paltalk Holdings, Inc. |
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Paltalk Software, Inc. |
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Camshare, Inc. |
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A.V.M Software, Inc. |
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Vumber, LLC |
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Jason Katz |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Meteor Mobile Holdings, Inc. |
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Michael Levit |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Asset Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT A
DEFINED TERMS
The definitions of terms capitalized
and used throughout this Agreement are as follows:
“Accounting Firm”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(f).
“Acquisition Proposal”
has meaning set forth in Section 7.5.
“Action”
or “Actions” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, inquiry, audit, notice
of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons, subpoena, or (to the actual knowledge after reasonable inquiries of the party
being investigated) investigation of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory, or otherwise, whether at law or in equity,
pending before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Person.
“Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Ancillary Agreements”
means all agreements, instruments and documents executed and delivered under this Agreement or in connection herewith.
“Assignment and
Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Assumed Liabilities”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“AVM”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Bill of Sale”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
“Business”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day”
means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank located in New York, New York, is closed.
“Buyer”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Buyer Closing
Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the Section 4.3(d).
“Buyer Disclosure
Schedules” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of Article VI.
“Buyer Indemnitees”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(b).
“Buyer’s
Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Michael Levit, after due inquiry of his direct reports.
“Buyer Material
Adverse Effect” means any event, change, circumstance or development that (a) prevents, materially impairs or materially
delays, or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay, the ability of Buyer to perform their obligations
under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which they are a party, including consummating the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, or (b) has, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the assets,
business, results of operations or financial condition of Buyer, taken together as a whole.
“Buyer Welfare
Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(d).
“Calculation Statement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(e).
“Camfrog Asset”
means the Camfrog application and related applications, lines of business, user bases and paid subscriptions.
“Camshare”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Certificate”
means any of the Seller Closing Certificate and the Buyer Closing Certificate.
“Change of Control”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii).
“Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.
“Claim Notice”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.
“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Closing Date”
means the date on which the Closing occurs.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c).
“Consent”
means any consent, approval, authorization, qualification, waiver, registration, or notification required to be obtained from, filed with
or delivered to a Governmental Authority in connection with the consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
“Contracts”
means all written contracts, leases, licenses, and other agreements (including any amendments and other modifications thereto, and all
other legally binding agreements, commitments, and arrangements, whether written or oral.
“Copyrights”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Definitive Proxy
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
“Dispute”
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.17.
“Documents”
means, to the extent related to the Business, other than the Excluded Records, all lists, records, project data, pricing and other
information pertaining to suppliers and customers (including customer lists, customer pricing information, customer project files,
customer data, customer mailing lists and customer sales files), all lists, records and other information pertaining to accounts,
personnel, projects and referral sources, all drawings, plats, specifications, reports, studies, plans, books, ledgers, files,
documents, correspondence and business and accounting records of every kind (including all financial, business and marketing plans),
all advertising, marketing and promotional materials, and all other printed or written materials, in each case owned, maintained or
in the custody or control of any Seller, and in each case whether or not evidenced in writing, electronic data, computer software or
otherwise.
“Earnout Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).
“Earnout Calculation
Methodology” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(d).
“Earnout Period”
or “Earnout Periods” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(vi).
“Earnout Period
1” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii).
“Earnout Period
2” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(iii).
“Earnout Period
3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(iv).
“Earnout Period
4” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(v).
“Effective Time”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Employee Plan”
or “Employee Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.13(a).
“End Date”
means March 11, 2025.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any entity that would, at any time during the six-year period ending on the date hereof, be considered as a single employer with
any Seller under Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Excluded Liability”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Excluded Records”
means any Documents, which shall include all historical electronic correspondence, relating primarily to (a) any Seller’s corporate
organization, capitalization or existence, or Taxes imposed on any Seller (but not including, for the avoidance of doubt, Taxes imposed
in respect of the Purchased Assets or relating to a Straddle Period), and (b) records prepared in connection with the sale of the Business,
including analyses relating to the Business and communications between or among any Seller and/or Haynes and Boone, LLP made in connection
with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement, or any other Ancillary Agreement contemplated hereby or thereby. “Excluded Records” shall also include
duplicates of Documents that may be related to the Business but are also related to any other business of any of the Sellers.
“Existing Action”
means any Action related to the employee retention tax credit.
“Final Calculation
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(h).
“FLSA”
means the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.
“Fraud”
means (a) with respect to any Seller, that (i) a representation and warranty made in Article V was false when made, (ii) to the
actual knowledge of a person named in the definition of “Sellers’ Knowledge,” such representation and warranty was false
when made, (iii) such Seller’s primary intention in making such representation and warranty was to induce Buyer to act or refrain
from acting in such context, and (iv) Buyer acted in justifiable reliance on such representation and warranty and was actually damaged
as a result of the same; and (b) with respect to Buyer, that (i) a representation and warranty made in Article VI was false when
made, (ii) to the actual knowledge of Buyer, such representation and warranty was false when made, (iii) Buyer’s primary intention
in making such representation and warranty was to induce the Sellers to act or refrain from acting in such context, and (iv) the Sellers
acted in justifiable reliance on such representation and warranty and was actually damaged as a result of same.
“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
“General Enforceability
Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Governmental
Authority” means any government or political subdivision, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency or instrumentality
of any such government or political subdivision, or any federal, state, local or foreign court.
“H&B”
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.17.
“Immediate Family”
means, with respect to any specified Person that is an individual, such Person’s spouse, parents, children, and siblings, or any
other relative of such Person that shares such Person’s home.
“Indemnifying
Party” means any Person required to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 11.2.
“Indemnified Person”
means any Person entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 11.2.
“Intellectual
Property” means any means any and all rights in, arising out of, or associated with any of the following in any
jurisdiction throughout the world: (a) issued patents and patent applications (whether provisional or non-provisional), including
divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, reissues, reexaminations, extensions, or restorations of any of
the foregoing, and other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including certificates of invention, petty
patents, and patent utility models) (“Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, brands, certification
marks, logos, trade dress, trade names, and other similar indicia of source or origin, together with the goodwill connected with the
use of and symbolized by, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of, any of the foregoing
(“Trademarks”); (c) copyrights and works of authorship, whether or not copyrightable, and all
registrations, applications for registration, and renewals of any of the foregoing (“Copyrights”); (d)
internet domain names and social media account or user names (including “handles”), whether or not Trademarks, all
associated web addresses, URLs, websites and web pages, social media sites and pages, and all content and data thereon or relating
thereto, whether or not Copyrights; (e) mask works, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals thereof; (f)
industrial designs, and all Patents, registrations, applications for registration, and renewals thereof; (g) trade secrets,
know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, technology, business and technical information,
databases, data compilations and collections, tools, methods, processes, techniques, and other confidential and proprietary
information and all rights therein (“Trade Secrets”); (h) any and all (i) computer programs, including any
and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code; (ii) databases and
compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (iii) descriptions,
flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report
formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and (iv) all documentation, including user manuals and
other training documentation related to any of the foregoing and other documentation thereof (“Software”);
(i) rights of publicity; and (j) all other intellectual or industrial property and proprietary rights.
“IT Systems”
means all Software, computer hardware, servers, networks, platforms, peripherals, and similar or related items of automated, computerized,
or other information technology (IT) networks and systems (including telecommunications networks and systems for voice, data, and video)
owned, leased, licensed, or used (including through cloud-based or other third-party service providers) by the Business.
“Law”
means any law, statute, code, regulation or rule of any Governmental Authority.
“Lien”
means any security interest, mortgage, lien, option, pledge or other similar encumbrance.
“Losses”
means any and all out of pocket losses, liabilities, claims, damages, penalties, fines, judgements, awards, settlements, costs, fees and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any state of facts, event, change, result, circumstance, occurrence or development that has a
material adverse effect on the Business, results of operations or financial condition of the Sellers, taken as a whole, but
excluding facts, events, changes, results, circumstances, occurrences or developments, either alone or taken together, relating to
or arising from (a) the United States or worldwide economy or credit, currency, oil, financial, banking, securities or capital
markets (including any increased cost, or decreased availability, of capital or pricing or terms related to any financing for the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security, commodity or
market index), (b) any national or international political, regulatory or social conditions, including acts of terrorism, sabotage,
cyber-attack, military action, national emergency or war (whether or not declared), or any escalation or worsening thereof, (c) the
industries or markets in which any Seller operates or conducts its business generally, (d) any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami,
tornado, flood, mudslide or other natural disaster, pandemic, weather condition, explosion or fire or other force majeure event or
act of God, whether or not caused by any Person, or any national or international calamity or crisis, (e) the negotiation or
execution of this Agreement or the announcement, pendency, or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
or the identity, nature or ownership of Buyer, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any
Seller with any of its business relations or employees, (f) actions permitted by or contemplated under this Agreement, including
obtaining any consent from any Person or Governmental Authority, (g) any action taken or statement made by Buyer or its Affiliates
or their respective representatives, (h) any changes or prospective changes in Law or GAAP, (i) any failure, in and of itself, to
meet any budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates, plans, predictions or milestones (whether or not shared with Buyer or its
Affiliates or representatives) (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the underlying causes of any such failure to the extent such
underlying cause is not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect), (j) the effect of any breach, violation
or non-performance of any provision of this Agreement by Buyer or its Affiliates or any action taken by Buyer or its Affiliates with
respect to the transactions contemplate by this Agreement, (k) actions required to be taken under applicable Laws or Contracts or
(l) attributable to any matter set forth on the Disclosure Schedules; provided further, however, that any event, occurrence,
fact, condition or change referred to in clauses (a) through (d) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining
whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence,
fact, condition or change has a disproportionate effect on the Business, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in the
industries in which the Sellers conduct their respective businesses.
“Merger Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(f).
“Nonassignable
Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d).
“Non-Recourse
Parties” means, with respect to a Party, any of such Party’s former, current and future equityholders, controlling
Persons, directors, officers, employees, advisors, agents, representatives, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners,
successors or assignees (or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling Person, director, officer, employee, advisor, agent,
representative, Affiliate, member, manager, general or limited partner, successor or assignee of any of the foregoing).
“Objection Notice”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(f).
“Order”
means any order, judgment, ruling, injunction, assessment, award, decree or writ of any Governmental Authority.
“Ordinary Course
of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of normal day-to-day operations of the business of Seller, consistent with
past practices, through the date hereof.
“Organizational
Documents” means (a) the certificate or articles of incorporation, organization or formation and the by-laws, the partnership
agreement or operating or limited liability company agreement (as applicable), and (b) any documents comparable to those described
in clause (a) as may be applicable pursuant to any applicable Law.
“Paltalk”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Paltalk Asset”
means the Paltalk application and related applications, lines of business, user bases and paid subscriptions.
“Paltalk Board”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
“Paltalk Board
Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
“Paltalk Consideration”
means (x) the aggregate consideration paid to Buyer and any of its Subsidiaries in a Change of Control multiplied by (y) the ratio of
(i) the trailing twelve month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of the Purchased
Assets that are sold as part of the Change of Control, and (ii) the trailing twelve month EBITDA of all assets being sold as part of the
Change of Control.
“Paltalk Holdings”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Paltalk Software”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Paltalk Stockholder
Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.
“Paltalk Stockholders
Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
“Patent License
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
“Party”
or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Patents”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Permits”
means any material license, permit, authorization, certificate of authority, qualification or similar document or authority that has been
issued or granted by any Governmental Authority.
“Permitted Liens”
means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which reserves have
been established on the Sellers’ books and records; (b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’ and repairers’ Liens
arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practices that are not material to the Business, to the business
of the Sellers, operations and financial condition and that are not resulting from a breach, default or violation by Sellers of any Contract
or Law; or (c) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered
into in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the
Business.
“Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated society
or association, trust or other legal entity or any Governmental Authority.
“Platform Agreements”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(h).
“Pre-Closing Tax
Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion of a Straddle Period that begins on the
first day of such Straddle Period and ends on the Closing Date.
“Preliminary Proxy
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
“Privileged Materials”
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.17.
“Purchase Price”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Purchase Price
Allocation Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“Purchased Assets”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Purchased Contracts”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Purchased Intellectual
Property” means all Intellectual Property, excluding Patents, owned by the Sellers used exclusively in connection with the
Business.
“Purchased Technology”
means all Technology owned by the Sellers used exclusively in connection with the Business.
“Responsible Officer”
means, with respect to any Person, any vice-president or more senior officer of such Person.
“Restricted Business”
means the business of providing video-based, live streaming, virtual camera and telecommunications software to consumers.
“Restricted Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a).
“Revenue”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i).
“Revenue Report”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(d).
“Review Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(f).
“Schedules”
means, as the context requires, the Buyer Disclosure Schedules and/or Seller Disclosure Schedules and any other schedules required to
be delivered hereunder.
“SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller”
or “Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Seller Closing
Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the Section 4.2(c).
“Seller Disclosure
Schedules” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of Article V.
“Seller Employees”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a).
“Seller Indemnitees”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(a).
“Sellers’
Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Jason Katz and Kara Jenny, after due inquiry of their respective direct reports.
“Software”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Straddle Period”
means any Tax period beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary”
means, when used with respect to any Person, any entity of which more than 50% of the effective voting power or equity interests of such
entity is directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Tax”
means any federal, state, local or foreign net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, value-added, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Taxing Authority, including
any taxes of any other taxpayer for which a Person is liable as transferee, successor, by Contract or otherwise, together with any interest,
fine, penalty or addition thereto.
“Tax Returns”
means any return, form, declaration of estimated Tax, report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including
any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Taxing Authority”
means any Governmental Authority responsible for the administration or imposition of any Tax.
“Technology”
means, collectively, Software, information, designs, source code, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, techniques, ideas, know-how,
research and development, technical data, tools, specifications, processes, apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship and
other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, and other writings and registered domain names, website
pages and other website development, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any form whether or not specifically listed herein,
and all related technology, excluding Patents.
“Tempest Assets”
means any assets owned by Buyer or any of its Affiliates that are not Purchased Assets.
“Territory”
means the United States of America.
“Third-Party Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.7(a).
“Total Consideration”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Trademarks”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Trade Secrets”
has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Transfer Taxes”
has the meaning set forth in Section 12.4.
“Unearned/Deferred
Revenue” means the unearned revenue and/or deferred revenue of the Business, as determined in accordance with GAAP as historically
applied by the Sellers.
“Vumber”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Vumber Asset”
means the Vumber application and related applications, lines of business, user bases and paid subscriptions.
“Vumber Patent”
shall mean U.S patent number 10,154,408 titled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PUBLIC NUMBER-PRIVATE NUMBER TELEPHONY SYSTEM.
“WARN Act”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b).
INDEX OF SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.1(b): Purchased Contracts
Schedule 2.2(i): Other Excluded Assets
Schedule 2.3(d): Other Assumed Liabilities
Schedule 3.2: Purchase Price Allocation Principles
Schedule 5.2(b): No Contravention
Schedule 5.2(c): Consents
Schedule 5.5: Taxes
Schedule
5.6(a): Title to Personal Property
Schedule 5.7: Compliance with Laws
Schedule 5.9: Legal Proceedings
Schedule 5.10(a): Registered IP
Schedule 5.10(b): IP Licenses
Schedule 5.10(h): Social Media
Schedule 5.11(a): Employee Plans
Schedule 5.11(c): Employee Plans (Compliance)
Schedule 5.11(f): Employee Plans (Liabilities)
Schedule 5.11(i): Employee Plans (Acceleration of Benefits)
Schedule 5.12(a)(i): Labor
Matters
Schedule 5.12(a)(ii): Labor Matters
Schedule 5.13: Related Party Transactions
Schedule 5.14: No Brokers
Schedule 6.3(b): Consents
Schedule 7.1(d): Interim Operations
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