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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms
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Section 1.2 Table of Definitions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE
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Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets
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Section 2.2 Excluded Assets
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Section 2.3 Assumed Liabilities
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Section 2.4 Excluded Liabilities
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Section 2.5 Consents to Certain Assignments
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Section 2.6 Consideration
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Section 2.7 Closing
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Section 2.8 Additional Purchase Price
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Section 2.9 Cash Payment
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Section 2.10 Allocation of the Purchase Price
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
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Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification
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Section 3.2 Authority
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Section 3.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Section 3.4 Transferred Assets; Sufficiency of the Assets
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Section 3.5 Financial Statements
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Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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Section 3.7 Compliance with Law; No Permits
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Section 3.8 Litigation
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Section 3.9 Insurance
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Section 3.10 Real Property
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Section 3.11 Intellectual Property
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Section 3.12 Taxes
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Section 3.13 Material Contracts
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Section 3.14 Inventory
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Section 3.15 Affiliate Transactions
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Section 3.16 Collection of Royalty Payments
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Section 3.17 Lasher Relationship
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Section 3.18 NBC Agreement
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Section 3.19 Brokers
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Section 3.20 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYERS
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Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification
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Section 4.2 Authority
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Section 4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Section 4.4 Litigation
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Section 4.5 Financing
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Section 4.6 SEC Filings
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Section 4.7 Brokers
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS
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Section 5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing
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Section 5.2 Covenants Regarding Information
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Section 5.3 Update of Disclosure Schedules; Knowledge of Breach
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Section 5.4 Intercompany Arrangements
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Section 5.5 Shared Intellectual Property
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Section 5.6 License of Certain Business Intellectual Property
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Section 5.7 Confidentiality
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Section 5.8 Non-Competition
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Section 5.9 Restrictions on Activities of Lagasse
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Section 5.10 Cross-Linkage Arrangements
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Section 5.11 Consents and Filings; Further Assurances
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Section 5.12 Division of Royalties
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Section 5.13 Refunds and Remittances
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Section 5.14 Key Man Insurance
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Section 5.15 Additional Indemnified and Insured Party
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Section 5.16 Transfers by Related Parties
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Section 5.17 Public Announcements
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ARTICLE VI TAX MATTERS
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section 7.1 General Conditions
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Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers
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Section 7.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Buyers
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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Section 8.2 Indemnification by the Sellers
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Section 8.3 Indemnification by the Buyers
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Section 8.4 Procedures
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Section 8.5 Limitations on Indemnification
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Section 8.6 Escrow Fund
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION
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Section 9.1 Termination
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Section 9.2 Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 10.1 Fees and Expenses
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Section 10.2 Amendment and Modification
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Section 10.3 Waiver
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Section 10.4 Notices
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Section 10.5 Interpretation
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Section 10.6 Entire Agreement
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Section 10.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section 10.8 Governing Law
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Section 10.9 Submission to Jurisdiction
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Section 10.10 Assignment; Successors
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Section 10.11 Enforcement
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Section 10.12 Currency
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Section 10.13 Severability
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Section 10.14 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 10.15 Counterparts
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Section 10.16 Facsimile Signature
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Section 10.17 Time of Essence
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Section 10.18 No Presumption Against Drafting Party
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Exhibit A
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Form of Assumption Agreement | |
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Exhibit B
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Form of Bill of Sale | |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Copyright Assignment | |
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Exhibit D
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Form of Lagasse Employment Agreement | |
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Exhibit E
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Form of Cruz Employment Agreement | |
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Exhibit F
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Form of Escrow Agreement | |
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Exhibit G
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Form of Publicity Rights License Agreement | |
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Exhibit H
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
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Exhibit I
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Forms of Trademark Assignments | |
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Exhibit J
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Form of Trademark License Agreement | |
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Exhibit K
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Form of Opinion of Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, L.L.P. |
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Additional Contingent Payment
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Adjustment Period
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Advance Notice
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Section 5.12 | |
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Agreement
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Preamble | |
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Alive
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Section 1.1 | |
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Allocation Statement
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Assumed Liabilities
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Section 2.3 | |
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Average EBITDA
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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B&G
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Section 1.1 | |
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B&G Agreement
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Section 1.1 | |
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Base Contingent Payment
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Business
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Recitals | |
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Business Domain Names
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Section 3.11(a) | |
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Business Intellectual Property
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Section 2.1(b) | |
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Business Mark
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Section 3.11(b) | |
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Business Registered Copyrights
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Section 3.11(a) | |
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Business Registered IP
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Section 3.11(a) | |
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Business Registered Marks
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Section 3.11(a) | |
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Business Websites
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Section 5.5(d) | |
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Buyer
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Preamble | |
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Buyer Indemnified Parties
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Section 8.2 | |
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Buyer Indemnified Party
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Section 8.2 | |
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Buyers
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Preamble | |
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Buyers Core Representations
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Section 8.1 | |
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Cash Portion
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Certificate of Formation
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Section 5.5(a) | |
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Closing
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Section 2.7(a) | |
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Closing Date
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Section 2.7(a) | |
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Company SEC Documents
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Section 4.6 | |
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Competitive Activity
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Section 5.8 | |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Section 5.7 | |
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Contingent Payments
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Contracts
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Section 2.1(a) | |
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Copyrights
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Section 1.1 | |
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Disclosure Schedules
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dollars, $, US$
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Section 10.12 | |
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Domain Names
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Section 1.1 | |
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EBITDA Dispute Resolution Costs
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Section 2.8(b) | |
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Effective Date
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Preamble | |
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emerils.com
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Preamble | |
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Escrow Agent
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Section 2.7(b) | |
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Escrow Amount
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Section 2.7(b) | |
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Escrow Fund
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Section 2.7(b) | |
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Excluded Assets
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Section 2.2 | |
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Excluded Liabilities
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Section 2.4 | |
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Financial Statements
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Section 3.5 | |
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Food Network
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Section 7.3(e) | |
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Food of Love
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Preamble | |
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Gordon
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Section 1.1 | |
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Gordon Agreement
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Section 1.1 | |
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Homebase
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Section 1.1 |
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HSR Act
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Section 3.3(b) | |
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Inbound License Agreements
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Section 3.11(g) | |
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Indemnified Party
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Section 8.4(a) | |
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Indemnifying Party
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Section 8.4(a) | |
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Independent Determination
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Section 2.8(b) | |
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Interim Financial Statements
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Section 3.5 | |
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Inventory
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Section 2.2(f) | |
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Key Man Policy
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Section 5.14 | |
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Lagasse
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Preamble | |
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Lagasse Employment Agreement
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Section 1.1 | |
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Lasher Agency
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Section 3.17 | |
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Licensing Commissions
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Section 1.1 | |
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Losses
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Section 8.2 | |
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Marks
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Section 1.1 | |
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Material Contracts
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Section 3.13(a) | |
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MSLO
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Preamble | |
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MSLO Shares
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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NBC Agreement
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Section 3.18 | |
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New William Morris Agreement
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Section 7.2(c) | |
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Noncompete Period
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Section 5.8 | |
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Operating Agreement
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Section 5.5(a) | |
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Outbound License Agreements
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Section 3.11(g) | |
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Patents
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Section 1.1 | |
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Personal Element
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Section 3.11(j) | |
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Proposed Calculation
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Section 2.8(b) | |
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Purchase Price
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Section 2.6 | |
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PwC
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Section 2.8(b) | |
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Receivables
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Section 2.1(f) | |
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Related Party
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Section 3.15 | |
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Required Consents
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Article III | |
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Royalty Notice
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Section 5.12 | |
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Royalty Statements
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Section 5.12 | |
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Seller
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Preamble | |
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Seller Abandoned Mark
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Section 5.5(c) | |
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Seller Indemnified Parties
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Section 8.3 | |
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Seller Indemnified Party
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Section 8.3 | |
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Sellers
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Preamble | |
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Sellers Core Representations
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Section 8.1 | |
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Shared IP Sub
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Preamble | |
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Termination Date
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Section 9.1(b) | |
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Third Party Claim
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Section 8.4(a) | |
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Threshold
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Section 2.8(a) | |
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Trade Secrets
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Section 1.1 | |
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Transferred Assets
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Section 2.1 | |
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Unique Identifying Number
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Section 3.11(j) |
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User Data
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Section 3.11(j) | |
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William Morris
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