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This excerpt taken from the MRVL 8-K filed Nov 14, 2006. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERSubject to such exceptions that are (i) disclosed in the disclosure schedules dated as of the date hereof and delivered with this Agreement (Seller Disclosure Schedules) or (ii) disclosed 19 pursuant to Section 5.02 (but without limiting Buyers indemnification rights with respect to such supplements or amendments as provided in Section 5.02(a)), Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows: 3.01 Existence and Good Standing. Each Selling Party and Transferred Sub is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all corporate power and authority required to carry on its business as now conducted and to own and operate the Business as now owned and operated by it. Each Selling Party and Transferred Sub is qualified to conduct business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it conducts the Business other than such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.3.02 Authorization and Enforceability. The execution and delivery by Seller, and the performance by each Selling Party of this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within the Selling Partys corporate powers and have been, or will have been prior to Closing, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such Selling Partys part. This Agreement has been and, when executed prior to or at the Closing, the other Acquisition Documents will have been, duly and validly executed by the Selling Party who is party thereto and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents to which it is a party by Buyer and/or a Buyer Designee (as applicable), will constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of such Selling Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally or to general principles of equity.3.03 Governmental or Other Authorization. Other than notification pursuant to the HSR Act and applications or other submissions or filings under similar merger notification laws or regulations of foreign Governmental Authorities, and other than as set forth on Schedule 3.03, the execution, delivery and performance by each Selling Party of this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, require no Governmental Approval from any Governmental Authority (such required consents, waivers and approvals, the Seller Approvals).3.04 Non-Contravention. Except for matters that would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents by the Selling Parties, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not (a) contravene or conflict with the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents of the Selling Parties or Transferred Sub, (b) assuming receipt of the Seller Approvals that are Governmental Approvals, contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any Applicable Law binding upon or applicable to any Selling Party, the Transferred Assets or the Transferred Shares or (c) assuming receipt of any other required approvals that are not Governmental Approvals and of the Material Contract Consents, (i) constitute a default under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification, or acceleration of, or a loss of any material benefit under any Material Contract, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any material Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the20 Transferred Assets or the Transferred Shares, or (iii) constitute a breach, default or violation of any commitment, judgment, injunction or decree. 3.05 Personal Property. The Selling Parties and Transferred Sub have good and marketable title to all of the tangible personal property that is a Transferred Asset or the tangible personal property of the Transferred Sub, respectively. None of such personal property is subject to any Lien other than (a) Permitted Liens, (b) Liens that would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect and (c) any restriction contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Acquisition Documents.3.06 Real Property. Schedule 3.06 lists the real property leased by the Selling Parties and/or Transferred Sub to be assigned to Buyer or a Buyer Designee in connection herewith (the Leased Real Property). The applicable Selling Party lessee has a valid leasehold estate in all Leased Real Property, free and clear of all Liens, other than (a) Permitted Liens and (b) any Liens that would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. The Transferred Sub does not own and has never owned any real property.3.07 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07, (a) there are no actions, suits, claims, charges, hearings, arbitrations, audits, proceedings (public or private) or, to the Knowledge of Seller, investigations (collectively, Proceedings) pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened by or against any Selling Party relating to any of the Transferred Assets or Transferred Shares that seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Acquisition Documents or encumber the Transferred Shares, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect; (b) there are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened by or against the Transferred Sub, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect; and (c) to Sellers Knowledge, neither any Selling Party nor the Transferred Sub is a party or subject to any judgment relating to the Transferred Shares, the Products, any other Transferred Assets or Assumed Liabilities.3.08 Assumed Contracts. Schedule 3.08 sets forth the Contracts to which the Transferred Sub is a party that relate exclusively, and are material, to the Business (the Transferred Sub Contracts) and the Assumed Contracts that are material to the Transferred Assets and the conduct of the Business as currently conducted (collectively with the Transferred Sub Contracts, the Material Contracts). Each Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Transferred Sub or Selling Party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Seller, each other Person who is a party thereto, in accordance with its terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally or to general principles of equity. Except for breaches or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect, none of Seller, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto is in breach, violation or default (in each case, which is material) thereunder.3.09 Material Contract Consents. Schedule 3.09 lists each Material Contract that requires the consent of the other party or parties thereto in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the Material Contract Consents).21 3.10 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Seller and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with any Applicable Laws relating to the Transferred Assets (including, in the case of the Transferred Sub, Applicable Laws relating to its business operations and employees) and the Transferred Shares, except where the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Selling Party is subject to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority directly relating to the Transferred Assets or Transferred Shares. The Transferred Sub is not subject to any material order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority.3.11 Advisory Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary or advisor that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Seller, who will be entitled to any fee, commission or reimbursement of expenses from Seller, or any Affiliate of Seller, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the nonpayment of which could result in a Lien on the Transferred Assets or Transferred Shares or a claim against Buyer.3.12 Tax Matters. With respect to Seller and its Subsidiaries other than Transferred Sub, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not have a Seller Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2003, each of Seller and its Subsidiaries has filed all Tax Returns required to have been filed by it with respect to the Transferred Assets since Seller or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has owned such Transferred Assets, and has paid on a timely basis all Taxes due and payable with respect to the Transferred Assets and incurred in or attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period, the non-payment of which would (x) result in a Lien on any Transferred Asset or (y) result in Buyer being liable or responsible therefor. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12, (i) with respect to those Taxes described in the preceding sentence of this Section 3.12, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority that it is or may be subject to additional Tax with respect to the Transferred Assets and (ii) there are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the Transferred Assets. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.12 or Section 3.23(e) are the only representations and warranties being made with respect to compliance with or liability under laws related to Taxes related to the Business, Transferred Assets or the ownership or operation thereof by Seller or its Subsidiaries. |
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