form10q_040909.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark One)
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[X]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended February 28, 2009
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[ ]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from __________ to __________
Commission
file no. 1-11107
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
(State
of incorporation)
|
87-0401551
(I.R.S.
employer identification number)
|
2200
West Parkway Boulevard
Salt
Lake City, Utah
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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84119-2099
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number,
Including
area code
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(801)
817-1776
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such, shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes T No £
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer
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£
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Accelerated
filer
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T
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Non-accelerated
filer
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£
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company
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£
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No T
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock
as of the latest practicable date:
16,934,875
shares of Common Stock as of April 1, 2009
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FRANKLIN COVEY
CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
August
31,
2008
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
4,026 |
|
|
$ |
15,904 |
|
Accounts receivable, less
allowance for doubtful accounts of $986 and $1,066
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|
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20,956 |
|
|
|
27,114 |
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Inventories
|
|
|
7,901 |
|
|
|
8,397 |
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
2,523 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
Receivable
from equity method investee
|
|
|
4,871 |
|
|
|
7,672 |
|
Income
taxes receivable
|
|
|
4,495 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
4,252 |
|
|
|
5,102 |
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Assets
held for sale
|
|
|
1,707 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
50,731 |
|
|
|
66,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
24,714 |
|
|
|
26,928 |
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Intangible
assets, net
|
|
|
71,187 |
|
|
|
72,320 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
12,137 |
|
|
|
11,768 |
|
|
|
$ |
158,769 |
|
|
$ |
177,677 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Current
portion of long-term debt and financing obligation
|
|
$ |
587 |
|
|
$ |
670 |
|
Line
of credit
|
|
|
17,713 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
6,860 |
|
|
|
8,713 |
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
384 |
|
Tender
offer obligation
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
28,222 |
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
20,288 |
|
|
|
23,419 |
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Liabilities
held for sale
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
45,970 |
|
|
|
61,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Long-term
debt and financing obligation, less current portion
|
|
|
31,419 |
|
|
|
32,291 |
|
Other
liabilities
|
|
|
844 |
|
|
|
1,229 |
|
Deferred
income tax liabilities
|
|
|
3,345 |
|
|
|
4,572 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
81,578 |
|
|
|
99,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Common stock – $0.05 par value;
40,000 shares authorized, 27,056 shares issued and
outstanding
|
|
|
1,353 |
|
|
|
1,353 |
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
|
|
183,467 |
|
|
|
184,313 |
|
Common stock
warrants
|
|
|
7,597 |
|
|
|
7,597 |
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
23,609 |
|
|
|
24,811 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive
income
|
|
|
918 |
|
|
|
1,007 |
|
Treasury stock at cost, 10,111
and 10,203 shares
|
|
|
(139,753 |
) |
|
|
(140,904 |
) |
Total shareholders’
equity
|
|
|
77,191 |
|
|
|
78,177 |
|
|
|
$ |
158,769 |
|
|
$ |
177,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
FRANKLIN COVEY
CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
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|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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February
28,
2009
|
|
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March
1,
2008
|
|
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February
28,
2009
|
|
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March
1,
2008
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(unaudited)
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|
Net
sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Training
and consulting services
|
|
$ |
25,566 |
|
|
$ |
33,828 |
|
|
$ |
56,047 |
|
|
$ |
68,027 |
|
Products
|
|
|
3,431 |
|
|
|
40,702 |
|
|
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7,112 |
|
|
|
79,505 |
|
Leasing
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
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29,903 |
|
|
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75,127 |
|
|
|
64,984 |
|
|
|
148,702 |
|
Cost
of sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Training
and consulting services
|
|
|
8,804 |
|
|
|
10,663 |
|
|
|
19,827 |
|
|
|
21,386 |
|
Products
|
|
|
1,968 |
|
|
|
17,323 |
|
|
|
3,854 |
|
|
|
33,820 |
|
Leasing
|
|
|
448 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
923 |
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
|
11,220 |
|
|
|
28,325 |
|
|
|
24,604 |
|
|
|
55,908 |
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
18,683 |
|
|
|
46,802 |
|
|
|
40,380 |
|
|
|
92,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Selling,
general, and administrative
|
|
|
20,253 |
|
|
|
37,652 |
|
|
|
40,864 |
|
|
|
76,424 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
1,532 |
|
|
|
1,809 |
|
|
|
2,911 |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
901 |
|
|
|
1,804 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(3,379 |
) |
|
|
6,717 |
|
|
|
(4,097 |
) |
|
|
11,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
from an equity method investee
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(764 |
) |
|
|
(761 |
) |
|
|
(1,593 |
) |
|
|
(1,672 |
) |
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(3,899 |
) |
|
|
5,971 |
|
|
|
(5,392 |
) |
|
|
10,011 |
|
Benefit
(provision) for income taxes
|
|
|
3,266 |
|
|
|
(2,924 |
) |
|
|
4,190 |
|
|
|
(4,972 |
) |
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(633 |
) |
|
$ |
3,047 |
|
|
$ |
(1,202 |
) |
|
$ |
5,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) available to common
shareholders per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
(.05 |
) |
|
$ |
.16 |
|
|
$ |
(.09 |
) |
|
$ |
.26 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
(.05 |
) |
|
$ |
.15 |
|
|
$ |
(.09 |
) |
|
$ |
.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
13,385 |
|
|
|
19,510 |
|
|
|
13,381 |
|
|
|
19,495 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
13,385 |
|
|
|
19,805 |
|
|
|
13,381 |
|
|
|
19,782 |
|
See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
FRANKLIN COVEY
CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(1,202 |
) |
|
$ |
5,039 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
3,613 |
|
|
|
4,907 |
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
(1,235 |
) |
|
|
3,656 |
|
Loss
on disposals of property and equipment
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
Share-based
compensation expense (benefit)
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
(511 |
) |
Equity
in earnings of equity method investee
|
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquired
business:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
6,781 |
|
|
|
(1,884 |
) |
Decrease
in receivable from equity method investee
|
|
|
2,801 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Decrease
in inventories
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
3,541 |
|
Decrease
in other assets
|
|
|
1,902 |
|
|
|
1,132 |
|
Decrease
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(5,263 |
) |
|
|
(1,712 |
) |
Decrease
in other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
(371 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in income taxes payable/receivable
|
|
|
(4,997 |
) |
|
|
172 |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
2,803 |
|
|
|
14,498 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
on notes receivable from disposals of subsidiaries
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
1,046 |
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(1,856 |
) |
|
|
(2,345 |
) |
Curriculum
development costs
|
|
|
(1,147 |
) |
|
|
(1,567 |
) |
Acquisition
of business, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(946 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from sales of property and equipment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Net
cash used for investing activities
|
|
|
(3,844 |
) |
|
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from line-of-credit borrowing
|
|
|
49,809 |
|
|
|
40,029 |
|
Payments
on line-of-credit borrowing
|
|
|
(32,096 |
) |
|
|
(51,714 |
) |
Principal
payments on long-term debt and financing obligation
|
|
|
(340 |
) |
|
|
(312 |
) |
Proceeds
from sales of common stock from treasury
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
Purchase
of treasury shares through tender offer
|
|
|
(28,270 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used for financing activities
|
|
|
(10,738 |
) |
|
|
(11,804 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect
of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
(680 |
) |
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(11,878 |
) |
|
|
(792 |
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
|
|
|
15,904 |
|
|
|
6,126 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
|
$ |
4,026 |
|
|
$ |
5,334 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$ |
1,583 |
|
|
$ |
1,744 |
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$ |
1,939 |
|
|
$ |
1,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
of property and equipment through accounts payable
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
See notes
to condensed consolidated financial statements.
FRANKLIN COVEY
CO.
NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
NOTE
1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Franklin
Covey Co. (hereafter referred to as us, we, our, or the Company) believes that
great organizations consist of great people who form great teams that in turn
produce great results. To enable organizations and individuals to
achieve great results, we provide integrated consulting, training, and
performance solutions focused on leadership, strategy execution, productivity,
sales force effectiveness, effective communication, and other
areas. Our services and products have historically been available
through professional consulting services, public workshops, retail stores,
catalogs, and the Internet at www.franklincovey.com. Our
best-known offerings in the marketplace have included the Franklin Planner®, and a
suite of individual-effectiveness and leadership-development training products
based on the best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People®.
During
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, we completed the
sale of substantially all of the assets of our Consumer Solutions Business Unit
(CSBU) to a newly formed entity, Franklin Covey Products, LLC (Note
3). The CSBU was primarily responsible for the sale of our products,
including the Franklin Planner®, to
consumers through retail stores, catalogs, and our Internet
site. Following the sale of the CSBU, our business primarily consists
of training, consulting, assessment services, and related products to help
organizations achieve superior results by focusing on and executing on top
priorities, building the capability of knowledge workers, and aligning business
processes. Our training, consulting, and assessment offerings include
services based upon the popular workshops The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People®; Leadership: Great
Leaders—Great Teams—Great Results™; The 4 Disciplines of
Execution®; FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest
Priorities™; Building
Business Acumen® Championing Diversity™; Leading at the Speed of
Trust™; Writing
Advantage®,
and Presentation
Advantage®. Through
interaction with our clients and assessment of marketplace needs, we seek to
create, develop, and introduce new services and products that will help our
clients achieve greatness.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in
the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments, except for the correction of errors in prior periods as described
in Note 2) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of
operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
indicated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules
and regulations. The information included in this quarterly report on
Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2008.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates
of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The
Company utilizes a modified 52/53-week fiscal year that ends on August 31 of
each year. Corresponding quarterly periods generally consist of
13-week periods that will end on November 29, 2008, February 28, 2009, and May
30, 2009 during fiscal 2009. Under the modified 52/53-week fiscal
year, the quarter ended February 28, 2009 had the same number of business days
as
the
quarter ended March 1, 2008 and the two quarters ended February 28, 2009 had one
less business day than the two quarters ended March 1, 2008. Unless
otherwise noted, references to fiscal years apply to the 12 months ended August
31 of the specified year.
Certain
reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform
to the current period presentation. These reclassifications included
a change in the classification of leasing income, corresponding leasing cost of
sales, and building depreciation costs related to sub-leased office space from
product cost of sales to depreciation expense. The leasing revenues
reclassed from product sales totaled $0.6 million and $1.2 million for the
quarter and two quarters ended March 1, 2008 and the depreciation expense
reclassified from product cost of sales totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million
for the quarter and two quarters ended March 1, 2008.
The
results of operations for the quarter and two quarters ended February 28, 2009
are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the entire fiscal year
ending August 31, 2009.
NOTE
2 – CORRECTION OF IMMATERIAL ERRORS
While
closing the first quarter of fiscal 2009, we identified errors due to improper
accounting for certain product sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, and
the improper calculation of inventory reserves from late fiscal 2006 through the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 in the financial statements of our directly owned
subsidiary in Japan.
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, certain product sales were recorded at our
Japanese subsidiary where delivery had not occurred resulting in an
overstatement of revenues. In addition, we determined that our
Japanese subsidiary’s inventory reserve calculation did not appropriately
capture all considerations of old and outdated material resulting in an
overstatement in the value of our inventory.
The
revenue recognition error resulted in a $0.9 million overstatement of sales,
which had a $0.6 million impact on gross profit in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2008. The inventory reserve calculation errors from the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2006 through August 31, 2008 cumulatively totaled $0.7 million
and were immaterial overall to previously reported quarterly and annual
periods.
We
previously assessed the materiality of these errors in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108 and determined that the errors were immaterial
to previously reported amounts contained in our periodic reports and we intend
to correct these errors through subsequent periodic filings. For
further information on the impact of these adjustments to all periods affected,
refer to Note 2 in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
November 29, 2008. The effects of recording these immaterial
corrections in the consolidated statements of operations for the periods
presented in this report were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
For
the Quarter Ended
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
|
As
Reported
|
|
|
As
Revised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
$ |
46,688 |
|
|
$ |
46,620 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
6,785 |
|
|
|
6,717 |
|
Net
income
|
|
|
3,082 |
|
|
|
3,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
the Two Quarters Ended
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
|
As
Reported
|
|
|
As
Revised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
$ |
92,633 |
|
|
$ |
92,429 |
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
11,862 |
|
|
|
11,658 |
|
Net
income
|
|
|
5,141 |
|
|
|
5,039 |
|
NOTE
3 – SALE OF THE CONSUMER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS UNIT
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, we joined with Peterson Partners to create a
new company, Franklin Covey Products, LLC (Franklin Covey
Products). This new company purchased substantially all of the assets
of our CSBU with the objective of expanding worldwide product sales as governed
by a comprehensive license agreement between us and Franklin Covey
Products. On the closing date of the sale, the Company invested
approximately $1.8 million to purchase a 19.5 percent voting interest in
Franklin Covey Products, made a $1.0 million priority capital contribution with
a 10 percent return, and will have the opportunity to earn contingent license
fees if Franklin Covey Products achieves specified performance
objectives. We recognized a gain totaling $9.1 million on the sale of
the CSBU assets and according to guidance found in Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Issue No. 01-2, Interpretations of APB Opinion No.
29, we deferred a portion of the gain equal to our investment in Franklin
Covey Products. We will recognize the deferred gain over the life of
the long-term assets acquired by Franklin Covey Products or when cash is
received for payment of the priority contribution.
Based
upon the guidance found in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, EITF Issue No. 03-13, Applying the Conditions in Paragraph
42 of FASB Statement No. 144 in Determining Whether to Report Discontinued
Operations, and SAB No. 103, Topic 5Z4, Disposal of Operation with
Significant Interest Retained, we determined that the operations of CSBU
should not be reported as discontinued operations because we continue to have
significant influence over the operations of Franklin Covey Products and may
participate in future cash flows. As a result of this determination,
we have not presented the financial results of the CSBU as discontinued
operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the quarter or two quarters ended February 28, 2009.
The
following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the fiscal quarter and two quarters ended March 1, 2008 give effect to the
sale of the CSBU assets as if the sale transaction occurred at the beginning of
the periods presented. The pro forma information is not necessarily
indicative of the results of operations or indicative of results that would have
actually occurred had the transaction been completed as of the beginning of the
period presented. The pro forma adjustments, which primarily consist
of entries to dispose of the CSBU for the period presented, are based upon
available information and certain assumptions we believe are
reasonable. The pro forma financial information should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the
consolidated financial statements included in our report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2008 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 1, 2008 (in thousands).
|
|
Pro
Forma Quarter Ended March 1, 2008
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
Two
Quarters Ended
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
$ |
37,423 |
|
|
$ |
75,528 |
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
12,626 |
|
|
|
25,640 |
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
24,797 |
|
|
|
49,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general, and administrative
|
|
|
21,151 |
|
|
|
42,996 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
2,077 |
|
Amortization
|
|
|
901 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
Income
from operations
|
|
|
1,563 |
|
|
|
3,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(761 |
) |
|
|
(1,672 |
) |
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
817 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
Provision
for income taxes
|
|
|
(400 |
) |
|
|
(679 |
) |
Net
income
|
|
$ |
417 |
|
|
$ |
688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
.02 |
|
|
$ |
.03 |
|
Following
the sale of the CSBU assets, we do not have any obligation to fund the losses of
Franklin Covey Products. Under the terms of the agreements associated
with the sale of the CSBU assets, we are entitled to receive reimbursement for
certain operating costs, such as warehousing and distribution costs, which are
billed to the Company by third-party providers. At February 28, 2009
we had a $4.9 million receivable from Franklin Covey Products, which is
disclosed on our consolidated balance sheets as a receivable from an equity
method investee and consisted of $3.6 million resulting from the working capital
settlement and reimbursable costs associated with the sale transaction and $1.3
million of reimbursable operating costs. We also have a $1.4 million
liability to Franklin Covey Products at February 28, 2009 for purchases of
inventory items in the ordinary course of business that is included as a
component of accounts payable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet. The working capital settlement payment was originally due in
January 2009. However, the Company extended the due date of the
working capital settlement to January 2010. We believe that we will
collect the balance due on the working capital settlement, including accrued
interest.
NOTE
4 – ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
During
the quarter ended August 31, 2008, we initiated a restructuring plan that
included significant changes to the operation of our wholly owned Canadian
subsidiary. This restructuring plan included reassigning the sales
force to domestic regions and eliminating the administrative functions located
at our Canadian headquarters office located in Cambridge,
Ontario. Subsequent to the initiation of the restructuring plan, the
Company decided to sell its Canadian headquarters building. During
the quarter ended February 28, 2009, the Company formalized its plan to sell the
Canadian building and the premises became available for immediate sale as
defined by SFAS No. 144. Accordingly, the Canadian building assets
and corresponding mortgage liability have been classified as held for sale in
the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for February 28, 2009. We
expect that the Canadian building will be sold for an amount (including expected
closing costs) that approximates its carrying value and believe that the sale
will be completed within the upcoming 12 months.
NOTE
5 – ACQUISITION OF COVEYLINK
Effective
December 31, 2008, we acquired the assets of CoveyLink Worldwide, LLC
(CoveyLink). CoveyLink conducts seminars and training courses and
provides consulting based upon the book, The Speed of Trust by Stephen
M.R. Covey, who is the son of our Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors.
Based
primarily upon the guidance found in EITF Issue 98-3, Determining Whether a Nonmonetary
Transaction Involves Receipt of Production Assets or of a Business, we
determined that the CoveyLink operation constituted a business and we accounted
for the acquisition of CoveyLink using the guidance found in SFAS No. 141, Business
Combinations. The purchase price was $1.0 million in cash plus
or minus an adjustment for specified working capital. The previous
owners of CoveyLink, which includes Stephen M.R. Covey, are also entitled to
earn annual contingent payments based upon earnings growth over the next five
years. We were unable to complete the allocation of the excess
purchase price prior to the issuance of this quarterly report because we were
waiting for additional information necessary to properly complete the
allocation. Based upon the initial purchase price, we recorded a $0.6
million increase in our intangible assets during the quarter ended February 28,
2009. We also acquired $0.6 million of net accounts receivable, $0.2
million of other assets, and $0.5 million of accounts payable and current
accrued liabilities on the acquisition date. We expect the excess
purchase price allocation to be completed during our fiscal quarter ending on
May 30, 2009.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial results of
CoveyLink from January 1, 2009 through February 28, 2009. The
CoveyLink results of operations had an immaterial impact on our consolidated
financial statements and we recognized $0.4 million of net
sales and
$0.2 million of income from operations as a result of the CoveyLink acquisition
during the quarter ended February 28, 2009.
Prior to
the acquisition date, CoveyLink had granted a non-exclusive license to the
Company related to The Speed
of Trust book and related training courses for which we paid CoveyLink
specified royalties. As part of the CoveyLink acquisition, an amended
and restated license of intellectual property was signed that granted us an
exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, transferable, royalty-bearing license to use,
reproduce, display, distribute, sell, prepare derivative works of, and perform
the licensed material in any format or medium and through any market or
distribution channel. We will continue to pay the former owners of
CoveyLink a royalty based upon the amended royalty agreement.
NOTE
6 – INVENTORIES
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined using the
first-in, first-out method, and were comprised of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
August
31,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finished
goods
|
|
$ |
7,437 |
|
|
$ |
7,984 |
|
Raw
materials
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
$ |
7,901 |
|
|
$ |
8,397 |
|
NOTE
7 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
We
utilize various share-based compensation plans as integral components of our
overall compensation and associate retention strategy. Our
shareholders have approved various stock incentive plans that permit us to grant
long-term performance awards, unvested stock awards, employee stock purchase
plan (ESPP) shares, and stock options. In addition, our Board of
Directors and shareholders may, from time to time, approve fully vested stock
awards. The compensation cost of our share-based compensation plans
was included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and no share-based
compensation was capitalized during the two quarters ended February 28,
2009. We generally issue shares of common stock for our share-based
compensation plans from shares held in treasury. The following is a
description of recent developments in our share-based compensation
plans.
Long-Term
Performance Awards
The
Company has a performance based long-term incentive plan (the LTIP) that
provides for annual grants of share-based performance awards to certain
managerial personnel and executive management as directed by the Organization
and Compensation Committee (the Compensation Committee) of the Board of
Directors. The LTIP performance awards cliff vest at the completion
of a three-year performance period that begins on September 1 in the fiscal year
of the grant. The number of common shares that are finally awarded to
LTIP participants is variable and is based entirely upon the achievement of
specified financial performance objectives during the three-year performance
period. Due to the variable number of common shares that may be
issued under the LTIP, we reevaluate our LTIP grants on a quarterly basis and
adjust the number of shares expected to be awarded based upon actual and
estimated financial results of the Company compared to the performance goals set
for the award. Adjustments to the number of shares awarded, and to
the corresponding compensation expense, are made on a cumulative basis at the
adjustment date based upon the estimated probable number of common shares to be
awarded.
During
the quarter ended November 29, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved LTIP
awards for 205,700 shares of common stock (the target award) to be awarded if we
achieve the specified financial results of grant, which were primarily based on
cumulative operating income
growth
over the performance period ending August 31, 2011. The fair value of
our common stock was $4.60 per share on the grant date of the fiscal 2009 LTIP
award. However, due to ongoing organizational changes following the
sale of the CSBU, the Company’s structure evolved to the extent that the fiscal
2009 LTIP award criteria were no longer consistent with the Company’s
organization and performance goals and, in some cases, the approved measurement
criteria were no longer measurable. As a result of these changes,
combined with financial performance during the first two quarters of the
measurement period, the Company determined that no shares would be awarded to
participants under the terms of the fiscal 2009 LTIP
award. Accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized for the
fiscal 2009 LTIP award during the two quarters ended February 28,
2009.
Subsequent
to February 28, 2009, the Compensation Committee formally terminated the fiscal
2009 and fiscal 2007 LTIP awards because no shares were expected to be awarded
to participants under the terms of these awards. The Company does not
currently anticipate another LTIP award to be granted during fiscal
2009.
Unvested
Stock Awards
The fair
value of our unvested stock awards is calculated based on the number of shares
issued and the closing market price of our common stock on the date of the
grant. The corresponding compensation cost of unvested stock awards
is amortized to selling, general, and administrative expense on a straight-line
basis over the vesting period of the award.
Based
upon a report from its external compensation consultant regarding competitive
compensation practices for Boards of Directors of similar sized public
companies, and to provide closer alignment with current and emerging market
practices which support the Board’s stewardship role, the Compensation Committee
approved changes in future awards under the Non-Employee Directors’
Plan. These changes included: 1) a change from an annual grant of
4,500 shares to a whole-share grant equal to $40,000; 2) a change in the vesting
period from three years to one year; 3) a change in the grant date from March 31
of each year to January (following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting) of each
year; and 4) a minimum stock ownership requirement for directors. No
previously granted awards were subject to these approved changes. The
following information applies to our unvested stock awards granted to members of
the Board of Directors under the Directors’ Plan through the two quarters ended
February 28, 2009:
|
|
Number
of Shares
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share
|
|
Unvested
stock awards at August 31, 2008
|
|
|
94,500 |
|
|
$ |
7.73 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
66,112 |
|
|
|
4.84 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Vested
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Unvested
stock awards at February 28, 2009
|
|
|
160,612 |
|
|
$ |
6.54 |
|
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
We have
an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that offers qualified employees the
opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a price equal to 85
percent of the average fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the
last trading day of the calendar month in each fiscal quarter. During
the quarter and two quarters ended February 28, 2009, a total of 10,374 shares
and 24,721 shares were issued to participants in the ESPP.
Stock
Options
The
Company has an incentive stock option plan whereby options to purchase shares of
our common stock are issued to key employees at an exercise price not less than
the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of
grant. The term, not to exceed ten years, and exercise period of each
incentive stock option awarded under the plan are determined by the Compensation
Committee of our Board of Directors. Information related to stock
option activity during the two quarters ended February 28, 2009 is presented
below:
|
|
Number
of Stock Options
|
|
|
Weighted
Avg. Exercise Price Per Share
|
|
Outstanding
at August 31, 2008
|
|
|
2,027,800 |
|
|
$ |
12.82 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
|
6.56 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
17.69 |
|
Outstanding
at February 28, 2009
|
|
|
2,021,800 |
|
|
$ |
12.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
vested and exercisable at February 28, 2009
|
|
|
2,021,800 |
|
|
$ |
12.81 |
|
NOTE
8 – INCOME TAXES
In order
to determine our quarterly provision for income taxes, we use an estimated
annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income and
statutory tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which we
operate. Certain significant or unusual items are separately
recognized in the quarter during which they occur and can be a source of
variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter.
We
recognized an income tax benefit during the two quarters ended February 28, 2009
based upon anticipated pre-tax income for the full fiscal year ending August 31,
2009. Our effective tax benefit rate for the two quarters ended
February 28, 2009 of approximately 78 percent was higher than statutory combined
rates primarily due to foreign withholding taxes for which we cannot utilize a
foreign tax credit, the accrual of taxable interest income on the management
stock loan program, and actual and deemed dividends from foreign subsidiaries
for which we also cannot utilize foreign tax credits. The Company
does not expect significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits
during the next 12 months.
NOTE
9 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive
income (loss) is based on net income and includes charges and credits to equity
accounts that were not the result of transactions with
shareholders. Our comprehensive income (loss) was calculated as
follows for the periods presented in this report (in thousands):
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(633 |
) |
|
$ |
3,047 |
|
|
$ |
(1,202 |
) |
|
$ |
5,039 |
|
Other
comprehensive income (loss) items, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
|
|
(184 |
) |
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
472 |
|
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(817 |
) |
|
$ |
3,292 |
|
|
$ |
(1,291 |
) |
|
$ |
5,511 |
|
NOTE
10 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
earnings per common share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income available
to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net
income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding plus the assumed exercise of all dilutive securities
using the treasury stock method or the “as converted” method, as
appropriate. Due to modifications to our management stock loan
program, we determined that the shares of management stock loan participants
that were placed in the escrow account are participating securities as defined
by EITF Issue No. 03-6, Participating Securities and the
Two-Class Method under FASB Statement No. 128, because they continue to
have equivalent common stock dividend rights. Accordingly, these
management stock loan shares are included in our basic EPS calculation during
periods of net income and excluded from the basic EPS calculation in periods of
net loss.
The
following table presents the computation of our EPS for the periods indicated
(in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
Numerator
for basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(633 |
) |
|
$ |
3,047 |
|
|
$ |
(1,202 |
) |
|
$ |
5,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
for basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding(1)
|
|
|
13,385 |
|
|
|
19,510 |
|
|
|
13,381 |
|
|
|
19,495 |
|
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
options
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Unvested
stock awards
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
279 |
|
Common
stock warrants(2)
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
13,385 |
|
|
|
19,805 |
|
|
|
13,381 |
|
|
|
19,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted EPS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
EPS
|
|
$ |
(.05 |
) |
|
$ |
.16 |
|
|
$ |
(.09 |
) |
|
$ |
.26 |
|
Diluted
EPS
|
|
$ |
(.05 |
) |
|
$ |
.15 |
|
|
$ |
(.09 |
) |
|
$ |
.25 |
|
|
(1)
|
Since
the Company recognized net income for the quarter and two quarters ended
March 1, 2008, basic weighted average shares for those periods include 3.5
million shares of common stock held by management stock loan participants
that were placed in escrow. These shares were excluded from
basic weighted-average shares for the quarter and two quarters ended
February 28, 2009.
|
|
(2)
|
For
the periods presented, the conversion of 6.2 million common stock warrants
is not assumed because such conversion would be
anti-dilutive.
|
At
February 28, 2009 and March 1, 2008, we had approximately 2.0 million and 1.9
million stock options outstanding which were not included in the computation of
diluted EPS because the Company reported a net loss as in the period ending
February 28, 2009 or the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average
market price of the Company’s common shares in the quarter ending March 1,
2008. Although these shares were not included in our calculation of
diluted EPS, these stock options, and other dilutive securities, may have a
dilutive effect on the Company’s EPS calculation in future periods if the price
of our common stock increases.
NOTE
11 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
Prior to
the sale of the CSBU (Note 3), which closed during the fourth quarter of fiscal
2008, the Company had two operating segments: the Organizational
Solutions Business Unit (OSBU) and the CSBU. The following is a
description of these segments, their primary operating components, and their
significant business activities:
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit – The OSBU is primarily responsible for the
development, marketing, sale, and delivery of strategic execution, productivity,
leadership, sales force performance, and communication training and consulting
solutions directly to organizational clients, including other companies, the
government, and educational institutions. The OSBU includes the
financial results of our domestic sales force, public programs, and certain
international operations. The domestic sales force is responsible for
the sale and delivery of our training and consulting services in the United
States and Canada. Our international sales group includes the
financial results of our directly owned foreign offices and royalty revenues
from licensees.
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit – This business unit was primarily focused on
sales to individual customers and small business organizations and included the
results of our domestic retail stores, consumer direct operations (primarily
Internet sales and call center), wholesale operations, international product
channels in certain countries, and other related distribution channels,
including government product sales and domestic printing and publishing
sales. The CSBU results of operations also included the financial
results of our paper planner manufacturing operations. Although CSBU
sales primarily consisted of products such as planners, binders, software,
totes, and related accessories, virtually any component of our leadership,
productivity, and strategy execution solutions may have been purchased through
the CSBU channels.
The
Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
and the primary measurement tool used in business unit performance analysis is
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), which
may not be calculated as similarly titled amounts calculated by other
companies. For segment reporting purposes, our consolidated EBITDA
can be calculated as our income from operations excluding depreciation and
amortization charges.
In the
normal course of business, we may make structural and cost allocation revisions
to our segment information to reflect new reporting responsibilities within the
organization. During the first two quarters of fiscal 2009, we closed
our directly owned Canadian office and assigned our Canadian sales and support
personnel to various domestic sales regions. Accordingly, the results
of our Canadian operations are now included in the domestic segment of the
OSBU. We also made other less significant organizational changes
during the two quarters ended February 28, 2009. All prior period
segment information has been revised to conform to the most recent
classifications and organizational changes. We account for our
segment information on the same basis as the accompanying condensed consolidated
financial statements.
SEGMENT
INFORMATION
(in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended
February
28, 2009
|
|
Sales
to External Customers
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
18,373 |
|
|
$ |
11,020 |
|
|
$ |
(2,675 |
) |
|
$ |
300 |
|
|
$ |
900 |
|
International
|
|
|
10,624 |
|
|
|
7,205 |
|
|
|
2,252 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Total
OSBU
|
|
|
28,997 |
|
|
|
18,225 |
|
|
|
(423 |
) |
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consumer
direct
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
CSBU
International
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
CSBU
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total CSBU
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
operating segments
|
|
|
28,997 |
|
|
|
18,225 |
|
|
|
(423 |
) |
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
Corporate
and eliminations
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
(1,147 |
) |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
29,903 |
|
|
$ |
18,683 |
|
|
$ |
(1,570 |
) |
|
$ |
906 |
|
|
$ |
903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
23,429 |
|
|
$ |
14,922 |
|
|
$ |
1,130 |
|
|
$ |
494 |
|
|
$ |
899 |
|
International
|
|
|
13,397 |
|
|
|
9,619 |
|
|
|
4,383 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Total
OSBU
|
|
|
36,826 |
|
|
|
24,541 |
|
|
|
5,513 |
|
|
|
656 |
|
|
|
901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
|
|
17,628 |
|
|
|
11,072 |
|
|
|
3,815 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consumer
direct
|
|
|
13,574 |
|
|
|
7,700 |
|
|
|
5,180 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
2,921 |
|
|
|
1,554 |
|
|
|
1,419 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
CSBU
International
|
|
|
2,902 |
|
|
|
1,514 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
CSBU
|
|
|
679 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
(5,894 |
) |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
CSBU
|
|
|
37,704 |
|
|
|
22,003 |
|
|
|
5,145 |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
operating segments
|
|
|
74,530 |
|
|
|
46,544 |
|
|
|
10,658 |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
901 |
|
Corporate
and eliminations
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
(1,508 |
) |
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
75,127 |
|
|
$ |
46,802 |
|
|
$ |
9,150 |
|
|
$ |
1,532 |
|
|
$ |
901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
February
28, 2009
|
|
Sales
to External Customers
|
|
|
Gross
Profit
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
39,099 |
|
|
$ |
22,774 |
|
|
$ |
(4,756 |
) |
|
$ |
591 |
|
|
$ |
1,799 |
|
International
|
|
|
24,060 |
|
|
|
16,704 |
|
|
|
6,659 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Total
OSBU
|
|
|
63,159 |
|
|
|
39,478 |
|
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
1,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consumer
direct
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
CSBU
International
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
CSBU
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total CSBU
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
operating segments
|
|
|
63,159 |
|
|
|
39,478 |
|
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
1,804 |
|
Corporate
and eliminations
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
|
|
(2,387 |
) |
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
64,984 |
|
|
$ |
40,380 |
|
|
$ |
(484 |
) |
|
$ |
1,809 |
|
|
$ |
1,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
47,394 |
|
|
$ |
30,198 |
|
|
$ |
1,725 |
|
|
$ |
802 |
|
|
$ |
1,798 |
|
International
|
|
|
26,964 |
|
|
|
19,223 |
|
|
|
8,487 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Total
OSBU
|
|
|
74,358 |
|
|
|
49,421 |
|
|
|
10,212 |
|
|
|
1,118 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
|
|
30,762 |
|
|
|
18,790 |
|
|
|
4,667 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consumer
direct
|
|
|
28,386 |
|
|
|
16,709 |
|
|
|
11,481 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
7,181 |
|
|
|
4,009 |
|
|
|
3,714 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
CSBU
International
|
|
|
5,574 |
|
|
|
3,071 |
|
|
|
1,285 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
CSBU
|
|
|
1,271 |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
(12,098 |
) |
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total CSBU
|
|
|
73,174 |
|
|
|
42,905 |
|
|
|
9,049 |
|
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
operating segments
|
|
|
147,532 |
|
|
|
92,326 |
|
|
|
19,261 |
|
|
|
2,072 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
Corporate
and eliminations
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
(2,891 |
) |
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Consolidated
|
|
$ |
148,702 |
|
|
$ |
92,794 |
|
|
$ |
16,370 |
|
|
$ |
2,911 |
|
|
$ |
1,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
reconciliation of operating segment EBITDA to consolidated income before taxes
is provided below (in thousands):
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
Reportable
segment EBITDA
|
|
$ |
(423 |
) |
|
$ |
10,658 |
|
|
$ |
1,903 |
|
|
$ |
19,261 |
|
Corporate
expenses
|
|
|
(1,147 |
) |
|
|
(1,508 |
) |
|
|
(2,387 |
) |
|
|
(2,891 |
) |
Consolidated
EBITDA
|
|
|
(1,570 |
) |
|
|
9,150 |
|
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
|
16,370 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
(906 |
) |
|
|
(1,532 |
) |
|
|
(1,809 |
) |
|
|
(2,911 |
) |
Amortization
|
|
|
(903 |
) |
|
|
(901 |
) |
|
|
(1,804 |
) |
|
|
(1,800 |
) |
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(3,379 |
) |
|
|
6,717 |
|
|
|
(4,097 |
) |
|
|
11,659 |
|
Earnings
from an equity method investee
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(764 |
) |
|
|
(761 |
) |
|
|
(1,593 |
) |
|
|
(1,672 |
) |
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
$ |
(3,899 |
) |
|
$ |
5,971 |
|
|
$ |
(5,392 |
) |
|
$ |
10,011 |
|
ITEM
2.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Management’s
discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to
various uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements are set forth below under the heading “Safe Harbor
Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.”
The
Company suggests that the following discussion and analysis be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31,
2008.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Our
financial results for the quarter and two quarters ended February 28, 2009 are
difficult to compare to the corresponding periods of the prior fiscal year
primarily due to the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Consumer
Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) to Franklin Covey Products, LLC, during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. The CSBU was primarily responsible for
sales of the Company’s consumer products, including the popular FranklinCovey
Planner, binders, and related accessories, to consumers and small businesses
through retail, wholesale, Internet, and call center channels. Due to
our ownership interest in and continuing involvement with Franklin Covey
Products, LLC, we were unable to present the financial operations of the CSBU in
a discontinued operations format for the quarter and two quarters ended March 1,
2008. Our second fiscal quarter, which includes the months of
December, January, and February, has historically reflected strong product
sales, primarily from seasonal holiday shopping, and generally good training and
consulting service sales. However, following the sale of CSBU, we
will not experience the seasonal impact of domestic holiday product sales in our
financial results.
For the
quarter ended on February 28, 2009, we recognized a loss from operations of $3.4
million compared to $6.7 million of income from operations in the corresponding
quarter of fiscal 2008. Including the impact of a $3.3 million
benefit for income taxes, we recognized a net loss of $0.6 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to net income (after income tax expense) of $3.0
million in the quarter ending March 1, 2008.
The
primary factors that influenced our operating results for the quarter ended
February 28, 2009 were as follows:
·
|
Sales – Our consolidated
sales declined to $29.9 million compared to $75.1 million for the quarter
ending March 1, 2008. The vast majority of the decline was
attributable to the sale of our CSBU operations and the corresponding
reduction in product sales. Of the $45.2 million decline, $37.7
million, or 83 percent, was attributable to product sales from the
CSBU. Sales delivered through the Organizational Solutions
Business Unit (OSBU), which are comparable to the prior year and consist
primarily of training and consulting service sales, decreased $7.8 million
due to sales declines in both our domestic and international
operations. We believe that these decreases were primarily
attributable to softening economic conditions in the United States and in
countries in which we operate wholly owned offices. Decreased
sales through OSBU channels were partially offset by a $0.3 million
increase in lease revenues that were
primarily
|
generated
from various arrangements to lease office space at our Salt Lake City, Utah
headquarters campus.
·
|
Gross
Profit – Our gross profit was primarily affected by the sale of
CSBU and the corresponding decrease in consolidated product
sales. Our consolidated gross margin, which is gross profit in
terms of a percentage of sales, was 62.5 percent of sales compared to 62.3
percent in the prior year. The fluctuation in our gross margin
was primarily due to the overall change in the mix of items sold and a
decreased gross margin on training and consulting sales during the
quarter.
|
·
|
Operating
Costs – Our operating expenses decreased by $18.0 million compared
to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year, which was primarily due to
the sale of CSBU. Decreased operating expenses consisted of a
$17.4 million decrease in selling, general, and administrative expenses
and a $0.6 million decrease in depreciation
expense.
|
Further
details regarding these factors and their impact on our operating results and
liquidity are provided throughout the following management’s discussion and
analysis.
The
following table sets forth sales data by category and for our operating segments
(in thousands):
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28, 2009
|
|
|
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
Percent
Change
|
|
|
February
28, 2009
|
|
|
March
1, 2008
|
|
|
Percent
Change
|
|
Sales
by Category:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Training
and consulting services
|
|
$ |
25,566 |
|
|
$ |
33,828 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
$ |
56,047 |
|
|
$ |
68,027 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
Products
|
|
|
3,431 |
|
|
|
40,702 |
|
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
7,112 |
|
|
|
79,505 |
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
Leasing
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
$ |
29,903 |
|
|
$ |
75,127 |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
$ |
64,984 |
|
|
$ |
148,702 |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organizational
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic
|
|
$ |
18,373 |
|
|
$ |
23,429 |
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
$ |
39,099 |
|
|
$ |
47,394 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
International
|
|
|
10,624 |
|
|
|
13,397 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
24,060 |
|
|
|
26,964 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
28,997 |
|
|
|
36,826 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
63,159 |
|
|
|
74,358 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Solutions Business Unit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail Stores
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
17,628 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
30,762 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
Consumer Direct
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
13,574 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
28,386 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
Wholesale
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,921 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,181 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
CSBU
International
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,902 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,574 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
Other CSBU
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
679 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,271 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
37,704 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
73,174 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
|
28,997 |
|
|
|
74,530 |
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
63,159 |
|
|
|
147,532 |
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
Leasing
|
|
|
906 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
Total
Sales
|
|
$ |
29,903 |
|
|
$ |
75,127 |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
$ |
64,984 |
|
|
$ |
148,702 |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
Quarter Ended February 28,
2009 Compared to the Quarter Ended March 1, 2008
Sales
Training and
Consulting Services –
We offer a variety of training courses, training related products, and
consulting services focused on leadership, productivity, strategy execution,
sales force performance, and effective communications that are provided both
domestically and internationally through our sales force or through
international licensee operations. Our consolidated training and
consulting service sales decreased $8.3 million compared to the prior year,
which was attributable to unfavorable performance in both the domestic and
international divisions. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009 we
closed our directly owned Canadian office and transferred all remaining sales
and support personnel to one of our domestic regions, depending on the location
of the sales associate. Sales information presented for the periods
ended March 1, 2008 in the table above was adjusted to reflect the transition of
Canadian sales from the
international
division to the domestic division. The following is a description of
the sales activity in our domestic and international divisions for the quarter
ended February 28, 2009:
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|
Domestic –
Our domestic training, consulting, and related sales decreased by
$5.1 million compared to the prior year. The decrease in
domestic sales was primarily due to: 1) a decrease in facilitator sales
(training conducted by clients using their certified trainers); 2) reduced
public seminar sales resulting from a reduction in the number of events
that were scheduled during the quarter; 3) a decrease in the number of
on-site events during the quarter resulting from a decrease in the number
of days booked compared to the prior year; and 4) decreased sales force
performance training revenues. These decreases were partially
offset by increased sales of our Customer Loyalty and Speed of Trust
programs during the quarter. During the quarter ended February
28, 2009, we acquired CoveyLink Worldwide LLC, which has developed
training courses and materials based upon the book entitled The Speed of Trust by
Stephen M.R. Covey.
|
We
believe that continued economic deterioration in the United States during the
quarter ended February 28, 2009 was a significant contributing factor to
decreased training and consulting sales during the quarter. However,
our training programs and consulting services continue to be well accepted in
the marketplace. We believe that our training and consulting
offerings enable our clients to enhance the productivity and leadership of their
employees, develop customer loyalty, and improve the effectiveness of their
sales forces; and we believe that these services are especially relevant to our
clients in the current economic environment.
·
|
International –
International sales decreased $2.8 million compared to the prior
year. The decrease in international sales was primarily due to:
1) a $1.5 million intellectual property contract that was delivered in
Japan in fiscal 2008 and that did not repeat in fiscal 2009; 2) decreased
sales at our directly owned offices in Japan and the United Kingdom; 3)
decreased licensee royalties; and 4) decreased international product sales
as a majority of these sales transitioned to Franklin Covey Products,
LLC. Decreased sales in Japan and the United Kingdom were
primarily due to the continued weak economic conditions in those
countries. The translation of foreign sales to United States
dollars had a net $0.2 million favorable impact on our consolidated sales
during the quarter ended February 28,
2009.
|
Product
Sales –
Consolidated product sales, which primarily consist of planners, binders,
totes, software, and handheld electronic planning devices that were primarily
sold through our CSBU channels, declined $37.3 million compared to the prior
year primarily due to the sale of our CSBU during the fourth quarter of fiscal
2008. Remaining product sales primarily consist of products and
related accessories sold in Japan by our directly owned office in that
country.
Leasing
Sales – Following the sale of the CSBU and its corresponding impact on
consolidated sales, we determined that it was appropriate to separately disclose
leasing sales and cost of sales on our condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Leasing revenues are primarily derived from various
sub-lease arrangements for office space on our corporate campus located in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The corresponding cost of sales on these leases
represents certain costs associated with the operation of the leased space and
does not include any lease expense on the underlying corporate campus since we
account for that lease as a financing arrangement.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit consists of net sales less the cost of services provided or the cost of
products sold. Our consolidated gross profit decreased to $18.7
million compared to $46.8 million in the corresponding quarter of fiscal
2008. The decrease in gross profit was primarily attributable
to
decreased
product sales resulting from the sale of CSBU. Our consolidated gross
margin, which is gross profit stated in terms of a percentage of sales, was 62.5
percent of sales compared to 62.3 percent in fiscal 2008.
Our
training and consulting services gross margin was 65.6 percent compared to 68.5
percent in the prior year. The decrease was primarily attributable to
increased amortization of capitalized curriculum development costs, decreased
licensee royalty revenues during the quarter, which have virtually no
corresponding cost of sales, and increased royalty costs on certain
programs.
Gross
margin on product sales decreased to 42.6 percent compared to 57.4 percent in
the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of CSBU,
which eliminated virtually all of our domestic product
sales. Remaining product sales consist primarily of product sales
made in Japan, on which the gross margin decreased compared to the prior year
primarily due to adjustments to our inventory reserves.
Operating
Expenses
Selling, General
and Administrative –
Our selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased
$17.4 million compared to the prior year. The decrease in SG&A
expenses was primarily due to: 1) the sale of the CSBU, which reduced
consolidated SG&A by approximately $16.5 million compared to the prior year;
2) reduced compensation costs resulting from lower sales and corresponding
reductions to commissions and other variable compensation elements; 3) reduced
share-based compensation costs; and 4) the favorable impact of our restructuring
plan that was announced in August 2008. Following the sale of our
CSBU in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, we initiated a restructuring plan
that reduced the number of our domestic regional sales offices, decentralized
certain sales support functions, and significantly changed the operations of our
Canadian subsidiary. The restructuring plan is intended to strengthen
the remaining domestic sales offices and reduce our overall operating
costs. We believe that this restructuring effort will further reduce
SG&A expenses in future periods. During these tough economic
times, we have initiated numerous cost savings efforts designed to reduce our
overall operating costs and improve profitability. While we expect
these efforts to have a significant impact on our cost structure, the outcome of
these efforts may not reduce our costs as quickly or as effectively as
originally planned.
Depreciation – Depreciation expense
decreased $0.6 million compared to the prior year. The decrease was
primarily due to the sale of the CSBU and an impairment charge totaling $0.3
million for software that did not function as anticipated and was written off
during the quarter ended March 1, 2008. We did not have any property
and equipment impairment charges during the quarter ended February 28,
2009. Based upon expected fixed asset activity in fiscal 2009, we
expect depreciation expense to total approximately $4 million for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2009.
Amortization –
Amortization expense from definite-lived intangible assets for the
quarter ended February 28, 2009 remained consistent with the prior year at $0.9
million. We expect intangible asset amortization expense to remain
consistent with prior year amounts throughout fiscal 2009 and believe that
amortization expense will total $3.7 million for the current fiscal
year.
Income
Taxes
Our
income tax benefit for the quarter ended February 28, 2009 was $3.3 million
compared to a $2.9 million provision for the same quarter of the prior
year. The income tax benefit was primarily due to a pre-tax loss
recognized for the quarter ended February 28, 2009. Our effective tax
benefit rate for the quarter of approximately 84 percent was higher than
statutory combined rates primarily due to foreign withholding taxes for which we
cannot utilize a foreign tax credit, the accrual of taxable interest income on
the management stock loan program, and actual and deemed dividends from foreign
subsidiaries for which we also cannot utilize foreign tax credits.
Two Quarters Ended February
28, 2009 Compared to the Two Quarters Ended March 1, 2008
Sales
Training and
Consulting Services –
Our consolidated training and consulting service sales decreased $12.0
million compared to the prior year. Training and consulting service
sales performance during the first two quarters of fiscal 2009 was primarily
influenced by the following performance in our domestic and international
divisions:
·
|
Domestic –
Our domestic training sales declined $8.3 million compared to the
two quarters ended March 1, 2008. The decrease in domestic
sales was primarily due to: 1) a decrease in facilitator sales (training
conducted by clients using their certified trainers); 2) reduced public
seminar sales resulting from a reduction in the number of events that were
scheduled during the quarter; 3) a decrease in the number of on-site
events during the quarter resulting from a decrease in the number of days
booked compared to the prior year; and 4) decreased sales force
performance training revenues. These decreases were partially
offset by increased sales of our Customer Loyalty. We believe
that our domestic training and consulting revenues were adversely affected
by the deteriorating economic conditions in the United States during the
first two quarters of fiscal 2009.
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·
|
International –
International sales decreased $2.9 million compared to the same period of
fiscal 2008. The decrease in international sales was primarily
due to: 1) a $1.5 million intellectual property contract that was
delivered in Japan in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and that did not
repeat in fiscal 2009; 2) decreased sales at our directly owned offices in
Japan, the United Kingdom, and Australia; and 3) decreased licensee
royalties. We believe that decreased sales at our wholly owned
offices and licensees were primarily due to continued weak economic
conditions in those countries. The translation of foreign
sales to United States dollars had a $0.1 million favorable impact on our
consolidated sales during the two quarters ended February 28,
2009.
|
Product
Sales –
Consolidated product sales, which were primarily sold through our CSBU
channels, declined $72.4 million compared to the prior year primarily due to the
sale of our CSBU during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Remaining
product sales primarily consist of products and related accessories sold in
Japan by our directly owned office in that country.
Leasing
Sales – Leasing sales increased $0.7 million primarily due to the
addition of new leasing contracts that are generated from various arrangements
to lease office space at our Salt Lake City, Utah headquarters
campus.
Gross
Profit
Our
consolidated gross profit decreased to $40.4 million compared to $92.8 million
for the first two quarters of fiscal 2008. The decrease in gross
profit was primarily attributable to decreased product sales resulting from the
sale of CSBU. Our consolidated gross margin, which is gross profit
stated in terms of a percentage of sales, was 62.1 percent of sales compared to
62.4 percent in fiscal 2008.
Our
training and consulting services gross margin was 64.6 percent compared to 68.6
percent in fiscal 2008. The decrease was primarily attributable to
increased amortization of capitalized curriculum development costs, increased
royalty costs on certain programs sold, and decreased licensee royalty revenues,
which have virtually no corresponding cost of sales.
Gross
margin on product sales decreased to 45.8 percent compared to 57.5 percent in
the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of CSBU,
which eliminated virtually all of our domestic product
sales. Remaining product sales consist primarily of product sales
made in Japan,
on which
the gross margin decreased compared to the same period of the prior year
primarily due to adjustment to the inventory reserves in Japan.
Operating
Expenses
Selling, General
and Administrative –
Our SG&A expenses decreased $35.6 million compared to the prior
year. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily due to: 1) the
sale of the CSBU, which reduced consolidated SG&A by approximately $33.4
million compared to the prior year; 2) reduced compensation costs resulting from
lower sales and corresponding reductions to commissions and other variable
compensation elements; 3) reduced advertising costs primarily related to a
decrease in the number of public programs held; 4) decreased travel and
conference costs primarily due to the cancellation of our annual sales and
delivery conference; and 4) the favorable impact of our restructuring plan that
was announced in August 2008. Following the sale of our CSBU in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, we initiated a restructuring plan that reduced
the number of our domestic regional sales offices, decentralized certain sales
support functions, and significantly changed the operations of our Canadian
subsidiary. We believe that this restructuring effort will reduce
SG&A expenses in future periods. During the current economic
conditions, we have initiated numerous other cost savings efforts designed to
reduce our overall operating costs and improve profitability. While
we expect these efforts to have a significant impact on our cost structure, the
outcome of these efforts may not reduce our costs as quickly or as effectively
as planned.
Depreciation – Depreciation expense
decreased by $1.1 million compared to the prior year. The decrease
was primarily due to the sale of the CSBU and an impairment charge totaling $0.3
million for software that did not function as anticipated and was written off
during the quarter ended March 1, 2008. We did not have any property
and equipment impairment charges during the two quarters ended February 28,
2009.
Income
Taxes
Our
income tax benefit for the two quarters ended February 28, 2009 was $4.2 million
compared to a $5.0 million provision for the two quarters ended March 1,
2008. The income tax benefit was primarily due to a pre-tax loss
recognized for the first two quarters of fiscal 2009. Our effective
tax benefit rate for the two quarters of approximately 78 percent was higher
than statutory combined rates primarily due to foreign withholding taxes for
which we cannot utilize a foreign tax credit, the accrual of taxable interest
income on the management stock loan program, and actual and deemed dividends
from foreign subsidiaries for which we also cannot utilize foreign tax
credits.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At
February 28, 2009 we had $4.0 million of cash and cash equivalents compared to
$15.9 million at August 31, 2008 and our net working capital (current assets
less current liabilities) totaled $4.8 million at February 28, 2009 compared to
$5.3 million at August 31, 2008. During the first quarter of fiscal
2009, we used substantially all of the net cash proceeds from the sale of CSBU
to purchase approximately 3.0 million shares of our common stock in a modified
“Dutch Auction” tender offer. The tender offer closed, fully
subscribed, prior to August 31, 2008 and we recorded a $28.2 million liability
for the shares on our consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding increase
to treasury stock in shareholders’ equity. We paid the tender offer
obligation during the quarter ended November 29, 2008, which has reduced our
available cash.
Our
primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from the sale of services in the
normal course of business and proceeds from our $25.0 million revolving line of
credit. In connection with the sale of the CSBU assets during the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, our line of credit agreements with our previous
lenders were modified (the Modified Credit Agreement). The Modified
Credit Agreement
removed
one lender from the credit facility, but continues to provide a total of $25.0
million of borrowing capacity until June 30, 2009, when the borrowing capacity
will be reduced to $15.0 million. In addition, the interest rate on
the credit facility increased from LIBOR plus 1.10 percent to LIBOR plus 1.50
percent (2.0 percent at February 28, 2009), which was effective on the date of
the modification agreement. The line of credit obligation was
classified as a component of current liabilities primarily due to our intention
to repay amounts outstanding before the agreement expires. The
Modified Credit Agreement expires on March 14, 2010 (no change) and we may draw
on the credit facilities, repay, and draw again, on a revolving basis, up to the
maximum loan amount available so long as no event of default has occurred and is
continuing. We may use the line of credit facility for general
corporate purposes as well as for other transactions, unless prohibited by the
terms of the Modified Credit Agreement. The working capital line of
credit also contains customary representations and guarantees as well as
provisions for repayment and liens.
In
addition to customary non-financial terms and conditions, our line of credit
requires us to be in compliance with specified financial covenants, including:
(i) a funded debt to earnings ratio; (ii) a fixed charge coverage ratio; (iii) a
limitation on annual capital expenditures; and (iv) a defined amount of minimum
net worth. In the event of noncompliance with these financial
covenants and other defined events of default, the lenders are entitled to
certain remedies, including acceleration of the repayment of amounts outstanding
on the line of credit. During the quarter ended February 28, 2009, we
believe that we were in compliance with the terms and financial covenants of our
credit facilities. At February 28, 2009, we had $17.7 million
outstanding on the line of credit.
In
addition to our $25.0 million line of credit, we have a long-term variable rate
mortgage on our Canadian building, which was classified as held for sale at
February 28, 2009, and a long-term lease on our corporate campus that is
accounted for as a long-term financing obligation.
The
following discussion is a description of the primary factors affecting our cash
flows and their effects upon our liquidity and capital resources during the two
quarters ended February 28, 2009.
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
Our cash
provided by operating activities totaled $2.8 million for the two quarters ended
February 28, 2009 compared to $14.5 million during the same period of the prior
year. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of CSBU and the
corresponding decrease in product sales. Our primary source of cash
from operating activities was the sale of goods and services to our customers in
the normal course of business. The primary uses of cash for operating
activities were payments to suppliers for materials used in products sold,
payments for direct costs necessary to conduct training programs, and payments
for selling, general, and administrative expenses. Cash provided by
or used for changes in working capital during the two quarters ended February
28, 2009 was primarily related to: 1) decreased accounts receivable resulting
from improved collections of outstanding receivable balances; 2) the decreased
receivable balance resulting from collections of amounts owing from an equity
method investee; and 3) payments to reduce accounts payable and accrued
liabilities from seasonally high balances at August 31. We believe
that our continued efforts to optimize working capital balances, combined with
existing and planned sales growth programs and cost-reduction initiatives, will
improve our cash flows from operating activities in future
periods. However, the success of these efforts, and their eventual
contribution to our cash flows, is dependent upon numerous factors, many of
which are not within our control.
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities and Capital Expenditures
Net cash
used for investing activities totaled $3.8 million for the two quarters ended
February 28, 2009. Our primary uses of cash for investing activities
were the purchase of property and equipment, additional spending on curriculum
development, and the purchase of CoveyLink Worldwide, LLC
(CoveyLink). Our purchases of property and equipment, which totaled
$1.9 million, consisted primarily of computer software, computer hardware, and
leasehold improvements. During the first two quarters of fiscal 2009,
we spent $1.1 million for further
investment
in the development of various programs and curriculum. During the
quarter ended February 28, 2009, we acquired the assets of CoveyLink, which
conducts seminars and training courses and provides consulting based upon the
book, The Speed of
Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey. Net cash used to acquire
CoveyLink totaled $0.9 million as of February 28, 2009. Partially
offsetting these uses of cash was the receipt of $0.1 million on notes
receivable from the sales of our subsidiary in Brazil, which was completed at
August 31, 2007 through the use of notes receivable financing.
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
Net cash
used for financing activities during the two quarters ended February 28, 2009
totaled $10.7 million, which consisted primarily of the payment of our $28.3
million tender offer obligation (described above) and $0.3 million of debt
principal payments that were partially offset by $17.7 million of net proceeds
from our line of credit facility.
Sources
of Liquidity
Going
forward, we will continue to incur costs necessary for the operation and
potential growth of the business. We anticipate using cash on hand,
cash provided by the sale of services and products to our clients on the
condition that we can continue to generate positive cash flows from operating
activities, and other financing alternatives, if necessary, for these
expenditures. We anticipate that our existing capital resources
should be adequate to enable us to maintain our operations for at least the
upcoming twelve months. However, our ability to maintain adequate
capital for our operations in the future is dependent upon a number of factors,
including sales trends, our ability to contain costs, levels of capital
expenditures, collection of accounts receivable, and other
factors. Some of the factors that influence our operations are not
within our control, such as economic conditions and the introduction of new
programs or products by our competitors. We will continue to monitor
our liquidity position and may pursue additional financing alternatives, if
required, to maintain sufficient resources for future growth and capital
requirements. However, there can be no assurance such financing
alternatives will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at
all.
Contractual
Obligations
The
Company has not structured any special purpose or variable interest entities or
participated in any commodity trading activities that would expose us to
potential undisclosed liabilities or create adverse consequences to our
liquidity. Required contractual payments primarily consist of: 1)
lease payments resulting from the sale of our corporate campus (financing
obligation); 2) payments to EDS for outsourcing services related to information
systems, warehousing, and distribution services; 3) minimum rent payments for
office and warehouse space; 4) mortgage payments on certain buildings and
property; and 5) short-term purchase obligations for inventory items and other
products and services used in the ordinary course of business. Except
for the payment of our tender obligation, which occurred in the quarter ended
November 29, 2008, there have been no significant changes to our expected
required contractual obligations from those disclosed at August 31,
2008.
Our
contractual obligations as disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended August
31, 2008 exclude unrecognized tax benefits under FIN 48 of $4.2 million for
which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period of
payment.
Other Items
The
Company is the creditor for a loan program that provided the capital to allow
certain management personnel the opportunity to purchase shares of our common
stock. For further information regarding our management common stock
loan program, refer to Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008. The
inability
of the Company to collect all, or a portion, of these receivables could have an
adverse impact upon our financial position and future cash flows compared to
full collection of the loans.
USE
OF ESTIMATES AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The
significant accounting polices used to prepare our consolidated financial
statements are outlined in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements
presented in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2008. Some of those accounting policies require
us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our
consolidated financial statements. Management regularly evaluates its
estimates and assumptions and bases those estimates and assumptions on
historical experience, factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, and requirements under accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions, including changes in
economic conditions and other circumstances that are not within our control, but
which may have an impact on these estimates and our actual financial
results.
The
following items require significant judgment and often involve complex
estimates:
Revenue
Recognition
We derive
revenues primarily from the following sources:
·
|
Training and Consulting
Services – We provide training and consulting services to both
organizations and individuals in leadership, productivity, strategic
execution, goal alignment, sales force performance, and communication
effectiveness skills. These training programs and services are
primarily sold through our OSBU
channels.
|
·
|
Products – We sold
planners, binders, planner accessories, handheld electronic devices, and
other related products that were primarily delivered through our CSBU
channels prior to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. We
continue to sell these products in certain international
locations.
|
We
recognize revenue in accordance with SAB No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements, as amended by SAB No. 104, Revenue
Recognition. Accordingly, we recognize revenue when: 1)
persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, 2) delivery of product has occurred
or services have been rendered, 3) the price to the customer is fixed or
determinable, and 4) collectibility is reasonably assured. For
training and service sales, these conditions are generally met upon presentation
of the training seminar or delivery of the consulting services. For
product sales, these conditions are generally met upon shipment of the product
to the customer or by completion of the sales transaction in a retail
store.
Some of
our training and consulting contracts contain multiple deliverable elements that
include training along with other products and services. For
transactions that contain more than one element, we recognize revenue in
accordance with EITF Issue No. 00-21, Accounting for Revenue Arrangements
with Multiple Deliverables. When fair value exists for all
contracted elements, the overall contract consideration is allocated among the
separate units of accounting based upon their relative fair
values. Revenue for these units is recognized in accordance with our
general revenue policies once it has been determined that the delivered items
have standalone value to the customer. If fair value does not exist
for all contracted elements, revenue for the delivered items is recognized using
the residual method, which generally means that revenue recognition is postponed
until the point is reached when the delivered items have standalone value and
fair value exists for the undelivered items. Under the residual
method, the amount of revenue considered for recognition under our general
revenue policies is the total contract amount, less the aggregate fair value of
the undelivered items. Fair value of the undelivered items is based
upon the normal pricing practices
for our
existing training programs, consulting services, and other products, which are
generally the prices of the items when sold separately.
Our
international strategy includes the use of licensees in countries where we do
not have a wholly-owned operation. Licensee companies are unrelated
entities that have been granted a license to translate our content and
curriculum, adapt the content and curriculum to the local culture, and sell our
training seminars and products in a specific country or region. Each
licensee is required to pay us royalties based upon a percentage of the
licensee’s sales. We recognize royalty income each period based upon
the sales information reported to the Company from the
licensee. Royalty revenue is reported as a component of training and
consulting service sales in our consolidated statements of
operations.
Revenue
is recognized on software sales in accordance with SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition
as amended by SOP 98-09. Statement 97-2, as amended, generally
requires revenue earned on software arrangements involving multiple elements
such as software products and support to be allocated to each element based on
the relative fair value of the elements based on vendor specific objective
evidence (VSOE). The majority of our software sales have multiple
elements, including a license and post contract customer support
(PCS). Currently we do not have VSOE for either the license or
support elements of our software sales. Accordingly, revenue is
deferred until the only undelivered element is PCS and the total arrangement fee
is recognized over the support period.
Revenue
is recognized as the net amount to be received after deducting estimated amounts
for discounts and product returns.
Share-Based
Compensation
We have a
performance based long-term incentive plan (the LTIP) that provides for annual
grants of share-based performance awards to certain managerial personnel and
executive management as directed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors (the Compensation Committee). The LTIP performance awards
cliff vest at the completion of a three-year performance period that begins on
September 1 in the fiscal year of the grant. The number of common
shares that are finally awarded to LTIP participants is variable and is based
entirely upon the achievement of specified financial performance objectives
during the three-year performance period. Due to the variable number
of common shares that may be issued under the LTIP, we reevaluate our LTIP
grants on a quarterly basis and adjust the number of shares expected to be
awarded based upon actual and estimated financial results of the Company
compared to the performance goals set for the award. Adjustments to
the number of shares awarded, and to the corresponding compensation expense, are
made on a cumulative basis at the adjustment date based upon the estimated
probable number of common shares to be awarded.
The
analysis of our LTIP plans contains uncertainties because we are required to
make assumptions and judgments about the eventual number of shares that will
vest in each LTIP grant. The assumptions and judgments that are
essential to the analysis include forecasted sales and operating income levels
during the LTIP service periods. The evaluation of LTIP performance
awards and the corresponding use of estimated amounts produced additional
volatility in our consolidated financial statements as we recorded cumulative
adjustments to the estimated number of common shares to be awarded under the
LTIP grants as described above.
During
the quarter ended November 29, 2008, the Compensation Committee approved LTIP
awards for 205,700 shares of common stock (the target award) to be awarded if we
achieve the specified financial results of grant, which are primarily based on
cumulative operating income growth over the performance period ending August 31,
2011. The fair value of our common stock was $4.60 per share on the
grant date of the fiscal 2009 LTIP award. However, due to ongoing
organizational changes following the sale of the CSBU, the Company’s structure
evolved to the extent that the fiscal 2009 LTIP award criteria were no longer
consistent with our organization and performance goals and in some cases the
approved measurement criteria were no longer measurable. As a result
of these changes, combined with financial performance during the first
two
quarters
of the measurement period, the Company determined that no shares would be
awarded to participants under the terms of the fiscal 2009 LTIP
award. Accordingly, no compensation expense was recognized for the
fiscal 2009 LTIP award during the two quarters ended February 28,
2009.
Subsequent
to February 28, 2009, the Compensation Committee formally terminated the fiscal
2009 and fiscal 2007 LTIP awards because no shares were expected to be awarded
to participants under the terms of these awards. The Company does not
currently anticipate another LTIP award to be granted during fiscal
2009.
We
estimate the value of our stock option awards on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. However, we did not grant any
stock options during the two quarters ended February 28, 2009 or during the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, and we did not have any remaining
unrecognized compensation expense attributable to unvested stock options at
February 28, 2009.
Accounts
Receivable Valuation
Trade
accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear
interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents our best
estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the existing accounts
receivable balance. We determine the allowance for doubtful accounts
based upon historical write-off experience and current economic conditions and
we review the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts on a regular
basis. Receivable balances over 90 days past due, which exceed a
specified dollar amount, are reviewed individually for
collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the
allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the probability
for recovery is considered remote. We do not have any off-balance
sheet credit exposure related to our customers.
Our
allowance for doubtful accounts calculations contain uncertainties because the
calculations require us to make assumptions and judgments regarding the
collectibility of customer accounts, which may be influenced by a number of
factors that are not within our control, such as the financial health of each
customer. We regularly review the collectibility assumptions of our
allowance for doubtful accounts calculation and compare them against historical
collections. Adjustments to the assumptions may either increase or
decrease our total allowance for doubtful accounts. For example, a 10
percent increase to our allowance for doubtful accounts at February 28, 2009
would increase our reported loss from operations by approximately $0.1
million.
Inventory
Valuation
Following
the sale of CSBU, our inventories are comprised primarily of training materials
and related accessories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost
or market with cost determined using the first-in, first-out
method. Inventories are reduced to their fair market value through
the use of inventory loss reserves, which are recorded during the normal course
of business.
Our
inventory loss reserve calculations contain uncertainties because the
calculations require us to make assumptions and judgments regarding a number of
factors, including future inventory demand requirements and pricing
strategies. During the evaluation process we consider historical
sales patterns and current sales trends, but these may not be indicative of
future inventory losses. While we have not made material changes to
our inventory reserves methodology during the past three years, our inventory
requirements may change based on projected customer demand, technological and
product life cycle changes, longer or shorter than expected usage periods, and
other factors that could affect the valuation of our inventories. If
our estimates regarding consumer demand and other factors are inaccurate, we may
be exposed to losses that may have a materially adverse impact upon our
financial position and results of operations. For example, a 10
percent increase to our inventory reserves would increase our reported loss from
operations by $0.2 million.
Indefinite-Lived
Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets that are deemed to have an indefinite life are not amortized, but rather
are tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if events or
circumstances indicate that a potential impairment exists. The Covey
trade name intangible asset has been deemed to have an indefinite
life. This intangible asset is assigned to our domestic division and
is tested for impairment using the present value of estimated royalties on trade
name related revenues, which consist primarily of training seminars,
international licensee royalties, and related products. If the
carrying value of the Covey trade name exceeds the fair value of its discounted
estimated royalties on trade name related revenues, an impairment loss is
recognized for the difference.
Our
impairment evaluation calculation for the Covey trade name contains
uncertainties because it requires us to make assumptions and apply judgment in
order to estimate future cash flows, to estimate an appropriate royalty rate,
and to select a discount rate that reflects the inherent risk of future cash
flows. Our valuation methodology for the Covey trade name has
remained materially unchanged during the past three years. However,
if forecasts and assumptions used to support the carrying value of our
indefinite-lived intangible asset change in future periods, significant
impairment charges could result that would have an adverse effect upon our
results of operations and financial condition. The valuation
methodology is also dependent upon on our share price and corresponding market
capitalization, which may differ from estimated royalties used in our annual
impairment testing. Based upon the fiscal 2008 evaluation of the
Covey trade name, our trade-name related revenues and licensee royalties would
have to suffer significant reductions before we would be required to impair the
Covey trade name. However, further declines in our share price may
also trigger additional impairment testing and may result in future impairment
charges.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived
tangible assets and definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for possible
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. We use an
estimate of undiscounted future net cash flows of the assets over their
remaining useful lives in determining whether the carrying value of the assets
is recoverable. If the carrying values of the assets exceed the
anticipated future cash flows of the assets, we calculate an impairment
loss. The impairment loss calculation compares the carrying value of
the asset to the asset’s estimated fair value, which may be based upon
discounted cash flows over the estimated remaining useful life of the
asset. If we recognize an impairment loss, the adjusted carrying
amount of the asset becomes its new cost basis, which is then depreciated or
amortized over the remaining useful life of the asset. Impairment of
long-lived assets is assessed at the lowest levels for which there are
identifiable cash flows that are independent from other groups of
assets.
Our
impairment evaluation calculations contain uncertainties because they require us
to make assumptions and apply judgment in order to estimate future cash flows,
forecast the useful lives of the assets, and select a discount rate that
reflects the risk inherent in future cash flows. Although we have not
made any material changes to our long-lived assets impairment assessment
methodology during the past three years, if forecasts and assumptions used to
support the carrying value of our long-lived tangible and definite-lived
intangible assets change in the future, significant impairment charges could
result that would adversely affect our results of operations and financial
condition.
Income
Taxes
We
regularly evaluate our United States federal and various state and foreign
jurisdiction income tax exposures. We account for certain aspects of
our income tax provision using the provisions of FIN 48, which addresses the
determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax
return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under the
provisions of FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax
position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be
sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on
the
technical
merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial
statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that
has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon final
settlement. The provisions of FIN 48 also provide guidance on
de-recognition, classification, interest, and penalties on income taxes,
accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and require increased disclosure
of various income tax items. Taxes and penalties are components of
our overall income tax provision.
We record
previously unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements when it becomes
more likely than not (greater than a 50 percent likelihood) that the tax
position will be sustained. To assess the probability of sustaining a
tax position, we consider all available evidence. In many instances,
sufficient positive evidence may not be available until the expiration of the
statute of limitations for audits by taxing jurisdictions, at which time the
entire benefit will be recognized as a discrete item in the applicable
period.
Our
unrecognized tax benefits result from uncertain tax positions about which we are
required to make assumptions and apply judgment to estimate the exposures
associated with our various tax filing positions. The calculation of
our income tax provision or benefit, as applicable, requires estimates of future
taxable income or losses. During the course of the fiscal year, these
estimates are compared to actual financial results and adjustments may be made
to our tax provision or benefit to reflect these revised
estimates. Our effective income tax rate is also affected by changes
in tax law and the results of tax audits by various
jurisdictions. Although we believe that our judgments and estimates
discussed herein are reasonable, actual results could differ, and we could be
exposed to losses or gains that could be material.
ACCOUNTING
PRONOUNCEMENTS ISSUED NOT YET ADOPTED
Business
Combinations – In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (SFAS
No. 141R) and SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. These standards aim to
improve, simplify, and converge internationally the accounting for business
combinations and the reporting of noncontrolling interests in consolidated
financial statements. The provisions of SFAS No. 141R and SFAS No.
160 are effective for our fiscal year beginning September 1, 2009. We
do not currently anticipate that these statements will have a material impact
upon our financial condition or results of operations.
Derivatives
Disclosures – In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. Statement No. 161 is
intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging
activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better
understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. The provisions of SFAS No. 161 are
effective for our third quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of SFAS No. 161, but due to
our limited use of derivative instruments we do not currently anticipate that
the provisions of SFAS No. 161 will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
Useful Life of
Intangible Assets – In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position
FAS 142-3, Determination of
Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP 142-3). This
pronouncement amends the factors that should be considered in developing the
renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets. Staff Position 142-3 requires expanded disclosure
regarding the determination of intangible asset useful lives and is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Earlier adoption
is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact
that the adoption of FSP 142-3 will have on our consolidated financial
statements.
SAFE
HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995
Certain
written and oral statements made by the Company in this report are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as amended (the Exchange Act). Forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate,
or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and may contain words
such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” or words or
phrases of similar meaning. In our reports and filings we may make
forward looking statements regarding future training and consulting sales
activity, our collection of outstanding accounts, the sale of certain of our
property, the granting of equity awards, expected acceptance of our offerings in
the marketplace, anticipated expenses, projected cost reduction and strategic
initiatives, our expectations about the effect of the sale of the CSBU on our
business, our expectations about our restructuring plan, expected levels of
depreciation expense, expectations regarding tangible and intangible asset
valuation expenses, the seasonality of future sales, the seasonal fluctuations
in cash used for and provided by operating activities, expected improvements in
cash flows from operating activities, the adequacy of our existing capital
resources, future compliance with the terms and conditions of our line of
credit, the ability to borrow on our line of credit, expected repayment of our
line of credit in future periods, estimated capital expenditures, the adequacy
of our existing capital resources, and cash flow estimates used to determine the
fair value of long-lived assets. These, and other forward-looking
statements, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties are disclosed from time to
time in reports filed by us with the SEC, including reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q,
and 10-K. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
to, the matters discussed in Item 1A of the report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2008, entitled “Risk Factors.” In addition,
such risks and uncertainties may include unanticipated developments in any one
or more of the following areas: unanticipated costs or capital
expenditures; cost and availability of financing sources; difficulties
encountered by EDS in operating and maintaining our information systems and
controls, including without limitation, the systems related to demand and supply
planning, inventory control, and order fulfillment; delays or unanticipated
outcomes relating to our strategic plans; dependence on existing products or
services; the rate and consumer acceptance of new product introductions;
competition; the number and nature of customers and their product orders,
including changes in the timing or mix of product or training orders; pricing of
our products and services and those of competitors; adverse publicity; further
deterioration of domestic or international economic conditions; and other
factors which may adversely affect our business.
The risks
included here are not exhaustive. Other sections of this report may
include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and
financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and
rapidly changing environment. New risk factors may emerge and it is
not possible for our management to predict all such risk factors, nor can we
assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to
which any single factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not
rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual
results.
The
market price of our common stock has been and may remain volatile. In
addition, the stock markets in general have experienced increased
volatility. Factors such as quarter-to-quarter variations in revenues
and earnings or losses and our failure to meet expectations could have a
significant impact on the market price of our common stock. In
addition, the price of our common stock can change for reasons unrelated to our
performance. Due to our low market capitalization, the price of our
common stock may also be affected by conditions such as a lack of analyst
coverage and fewer potential investors.
Forward-looking
statements are based on management’s expectations as of the date made, and the
Company does not undertake any responsibility to update any of these statements
in the future except as required by law. Actual future performance
and results will differ and may differ
materially
from that contained in or suggested by forward-looking statements as a result of
the factors set forth in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in our filings with the
SEC.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market
Risk of Financial Instruments
The
Company is exposed to financial instrument market risk primarily through
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest
rates. To manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange and
interest rates, we make limited use of derivative financial
instruments. Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their
value from one or more underlying financial instruments. As a matter
of policy, our derivative instruments are entered into for periods consistent
with the related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions that are
independent of those exposures. In addition, we do not enter into
derivative contracts for trading or speculative purposes, nor are we party to
any leveraged derivative instrument. The notional amounts of
derivatives do not represent actual amounts exchanged by the parties to the
instrument, and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to us through our use of
derivatives. Additionally, we enter into derivative agreements only
with highly rated counterparties and we do not expect to incur any losses
resulting from non-performance by other parties.
Foreign
Currency Sensitivity
Due to
the global nature of our operations, we are subject to risks associated with
transactions that are denominated in currencies other than the United States
dollar, as well as the effects of translating amounts denominated in foreign
currencies to United States dollars as a normal part of the reporting
process. The objective of our foreign currency risk management
activities is to reduce foreign currency risk in the consolidated financial
statements. In order to manage foreign currency risks, we make
limited use of foreign currency forward contracts and other foreign currency
related derivative instruments. Although we cannot eliminate all
aspects of our foreign currency risk, we believe that our strategy, which
includes the use of derivative instruments, can reduce the impacts of foreign
currency related issues on our consolidated financial statements. The
following is a description of our use of foreign currency derivative
instruments.
During
the quarter and two quarters ended February 28, 2009 we utilized foreign
currency forward contracts to manage the volatility of certain intercompany
financing transactions and other transactions that are denominated in foreign
currencies. Because these contracts do not meet specific hedge
accounting requirements, gains and losses on these contracts, which expire on a
quarterly basis, are recognized currently and are used to offset a portion of
the gains or losses of the related accounts. The gains and losses on
these contracts were recorded as a component of SG&A expense in our
consolidated statements of operations and had the following net impact on the
periods indicated (in thousands):
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
Two
Quarters Ended
|
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
|
February
28,
2009
|
|
|
March
1,
2008
|
|
Losses
on foreign exchange contracts
|
|
$ |
(61 |
) |
|
$ |
(199 |
) |
|
$ |
(321 |
) |
|
$ |
(328 |
) |
Gains
on foreign exchange contracts
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
gain (loss) on foreign exchange contracts
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
(199 |
) |
|
$ |
(216 |
) |
|
$ |
(328 |
) |
On or
about February 28, 2009, all of our foreign currency forward contracts were
settled and we did not enter into any additional foreign currency forward
contracts subsequent to February 28, 2009. During the quarter and two
quarters ended February 28, 2009, we did not utilize any derivative contracts
that qualified for hedge accounting. However, the Company may utilize
net
investment
hedge contracts or other foreign currency derivatives in future periods as a
component of our overall foreign currency risk strategy.
Interest
Rate Sensitivity
The
Company is exposed to fluctuations in U.S. interest rates primarily as a result
of our line of credit borrowings. At February 28, 2009, our debt
balances consisted primarily of a fixed-rate financing obligation associated
with the sale of our corporate headquarters facility, a variable-rate line of
credit arrangement, and a variable rate long-term mortgage on certain of our
buildings and property. Our overall interest rate sensitivity will be
influenced primarily by the amounts borrowed on the line of credit and the
prevailing interest rates, which may create additional expense if interest rates
increase in future periods. Accordingly, at February 28, 2009
borrowing levels, a 1 percent increase on our variable rate debt would increase
our interest expense over the next year by approximately $0.2
million.
During
the quarter and two quarters ended February 28, 2009 we were not party to any
interest rate swap or other interest related derivative instruments that would
increase our interest rate sensitivity.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control
objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the
cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
We
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this
report. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to the material weaknesses in our
internal controls over financial reporting identified in our Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended November 29, 2008 at our Japan subsidiary, our disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We determined that material weaknesses
existed in our Japan subsidiary that relate to: 1) the lack of controls to
ensure the approval and appropriate accounting treatment of non-standard
shipping terms on product sales and 2) the calculation of inventory reserves
which was not designed in a manner to evaluate obsolescence at the individual
product level. As a result of these material weaknesses, errors
occurred in our financial reporting (see Note 2 to the condensed consolidated
financial statements).
As of
February 28, 2009 we have designed and implemented controls to require the
approval of non-standard shipping terms on product sales and to require the
approval of the inventory reserve calculation in Japan. However, we
were not able to test the remediation of the material weaknesses identified in
Japan by the end of our fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2009.
In light
of the material weakness described in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended November 29, 2008, we performed additional procedures to ensure
that our condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly,
management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements
included in this report fairly presents, in all material respects, our financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods
presented.
Other
than described above, there were no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f)) during the most
recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1A. RISK
FACTORS
We
have significant intangible asset balances that may be impaired if cash flows
from related activities decline or our share price continues to
decline.
At
February 28, 2009 we had $71.2 million of intangible assets, which were
primarily generated from the fiscal 1997 merger with the Covey Leadership
Center. These intangible assets are evaluated for impairment based
upon cash flows (definite-lived intangible assets) and estimated royalties from
revenue streams (indefinite-lived intangible assets). Although our
current sales and cash flows are sufficient to support the carrying basis of
these intangibles, if our sales and corresponding cash flows decline, we may be
faced with significant asset impairment charges that would have an adverse
impact upon our operating margin and overall results of
operations. In addition, our stock price is considered to be an
indicator of the reliability or risks associated with future cash flows and we
may incur impairment charges on these intangible assets in future periods based
upon our market capitalization.
Our
profitability could decrease if we are unable to control our costs.
Our
future success and profitability depend in part on our ability to achieve the
appropriate cost structure and improve our efficiency in the highly competitive
services industry in which we compete. In the current economic
environment, which has had an adverse impact on our sales performance, our
ability to control our costs and reduce our costs in light of decreasing sales
has increased significance. We regularly monitor our operating costs
and develop initiatives and business models that impact our operations and are
designed to improve our profitability. Our recent initiatives have
included redemptions of preferred stock, exiting non-core businesses, asset
sales, headcount reductions, and other internal initiatives designed to reduce
our operating costs. If we do not achieve targeted business model
cost levels and manage our costs and processes to achieve additional
efficiencies, our competitiveness and profitability could decrease.
Our
future quarterly operating results are subject to factors that can cause
fluctuations in our stock price.
Historically,
our stock price has experienced significant volatility. We expect
that our stock price may continue to experience volatility in the future due to
a variety of potential factors that may include the following:
· Fluctuations
in our quarterly results of operations and cash flows
· Increased
overall market volatility
· Variations
between our actual financial results and market expectations
· Changes
in our key balances, such as cash and cash equivalents
· Currency
exchange rate fluctuations
· Unexpected
asset impairment charges
· Lack of
analyst coverage
In
addition, the stock market has recently experienced substantial price and volume
fluctuations that have impacted our stock and other equity issues in the
market. These factors, as well as general investor concerns regarding
the credibility of corporate financial statements, may have a material adverse
effect upon our stock price in the future.
For
further information regarding our Risk Factors, please refer to Item 1A in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31,
2008.
Item
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The
Company acquired the following shares of its outstanding securities during the
fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2009:
Period
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Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
|
|
Average
Price Paid Per Share
|
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
|
Approximate
Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or
Programs
(in
thousands)
|
|
Common
Shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
November
30, 2008 to January 3, 2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
none
|
|
$ |
2,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January
4, 2009 to January 31, 2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
none
|
|
|
2,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
1, 2009 to February 28, 2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
none
|
|
|
2,413 |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Common Shares
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
none
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
In
January 2006, our Board of Directors approved the purchase of up to $10.0
million of our outstanding common stock. All previous
authorized common stock purchase plans were canceled. Pursuant
to the terms of this stock purchase plan, we have acquired 1,009,300
shares of our common stock for $7.6 million through February 28,
2009.
|
Item
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
We held
our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, January 16, 2009. The
following represents a summary of each matter voted upon and the corresponding
voting results for each item considered by shareholders at the Annual
Meeting.
Further
information regarding each item can be found in the Company’s definitive Proxy
Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 15, 2008.
1.
|
Election of Directors –
Three directors were elected for three-year terms that expire at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held following the end of fiscal
2011 or until their successors are elected and qualified. The
number of votes for each nominee for director was as
follows:
|
Name
|
|
Votes
For
|
|
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
Stephen
R. Covey
|
|
|
11,853,183 |
|
|
|
2,855,190 |
|
Robert
H. Daines
|
|
|
14,011,751 |
|
|
|
696,622 |
|
Dennis
G. Heiner
|
|
|
14,106,851 |
|
|
|
601,522 |
|
|
2.
|
Appointment of Independent
Auditors – The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as
the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending August 31,
2009. A total of 14,461,843 shares voted in favor of this
appointment, 246,530 shares voted against, and zero shares abstained from
voting.
|
Item
6.
EXHIBITS
(A)
|
Exhibits:
|
|
|
10.1
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement by and Among Covey/Link LLC, CoveyLink Worldwide LLC,
Franklin Covey Co., and Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc. dated December
31, 2008.
|
|
10.2
|
Amended
and Restated License of Intellectual Property by and Among Franklin Covey
Co. and Covey/Link LLC, dated December 31, 2008.
|
|
31.1
|
Rule
13a-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer
|
|
31.2
|
Rule
13a-14(a) Certifications of the Chief Financial Officer
|
|
32
|
Section
1350 Certifications
|
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
April
9, 2009
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Robert A. Whitman
|
|
|
|
|
Robert
A. Whitman
|
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
April
9, 2009
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Stephen D. Young
|
|
|
|
|
Stephen
D. Young
|
|
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
ex10_1.htm
Exhibit
10.1
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and among
COVEY/LINK,
LLC,
COVEYLINK
WORLDWIDE LLC,
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.,
and
FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.
dated
December
31, 2008
|
1
|
I.
|
|
2
|
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
2
|
|
1.2
|
Usage
|
11
|
II.
|
|
12
|
|
2.1
|
Assets
to be Sold
|
12
|
|
2.2
|
Excluded
Assets
|
13
|
|
2.3
|
Consideration
|
14
|
|
2.4
|
Liabilities
|
14
|
|
2.5
|
Allocation
|
16
|
|
2.6
|
Closing
|
17
|
|
2.7
|
Closing
Obligations
|
17
|
|
2.8
|
Earnout
|
18
|
|
2.9
|
Tax
Withholding
|
21
|
III.
|
|
21
|
|
3.1
|
Organization
and Good Standing
|
21
|
|
3.2
|
Enforceability;
Authority; No Conflict
|
21
|
|
3.3
|
Financial
Statements
|
22
|
|
3.4
|
Sufficiency
of Assets
|
23
|
|
3.5
|
Title
to Assets; Encumbrances
|
23
|
|
3.6
|
Condition
of Tangible Personal Property
|
23
|
|
3.7
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
23
|
|
3.8
|
Inventories
|
24
|
|
3.9
|
No
Undisclosed Liabilities
|
24
|
|
3.10
|
Taxes
|
24
|
|
3.11
|
No
Material Adverse Change
|
26
|
|
3.12
|
Employees
|
26
|
|
3.13
|
Employee
Benefits
|
27
|
|
3.14
|
Compliance
with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
|
28
|
|
3.15
|
Legal
Proceedings; Orders
|
29
|
|
3.16
|
Absence
of Certain Changes and Events
|
30
|
|
3.17
|
Contracts;
No Defaults
|
31
|
|
3.18
|
Insurance
|
33
|
|
3.19
|
Environmental
Matters
|
35
|
|
3.20
|
Brokers
or Finders
|
35
|
|
3.21
|
Solvency
|
35
|
|
3.22
|
Disclosure
|
35
|
IV.
|
|
36
|
|
4.1
|
Organization
and Good Standing
|
36
|
|
4.2
|
Enforceability;
Authority; No Conflict
|
36
|
V.
|
|
37
|
|
5.1
|
Organization
and Good Standing
|
37
|
|
5.2
|
Authority;
No Conflict
|
37
|
|
5.3
|
Certain
Proceedings
|
38
|
|
5.4
|
Brokers
or Finders
|
38
|
VI.
|
|
38
|
|
6.1
|
Employees
and Employee Benefits
|
38
|
|
6.2
|
Payment
of Other Retained Liabilities
|
40
|
|
6.3
|
Restrictions
on Seller Dissolution and Distributions
|
40
|
|
6.4
|
Removing
Excluded Assets
|
40
|
|
6.5
|
Reports
and Returns
|
41
|
|
6.6
|
Assistance
in Proceedings
|
41
|
|
6.7
|
Modification
of International Licensee Agreements
|
41
|
|
6.8
|
Noncompetition,
Nonsolicitation and Nondisparagement
|
41
|
|
6.9
|
Customer
and Other Business Relationships
|
43
|
|
6.10
|
Retention
of and Access to Records
|
43
|
|
6.11
|
Further
Assurances
|
43
|
VII.
|
|
43
|
|
7.1
|
Survival
|
43
|
|
7.2
|
Indemnification
and Reimbursement by Seller and CoveyLink
|
44
|
|
7.3
|
Indemnification
and Reimbursement by Buyer
|
44
|
|
7.4
|
Setoff
|
45
|
|
7.5
|
Third-Party
Claims
|
47
|
|
7.6
|
Other
Claims
|
48
|
|
7.7
|
Indemnification
in Case of Strict Liability or Indemnitee Negligence
|
48
|
VIII.
|
|
49
|
|
8.1
|
Expenses
|
49
|
|
8.2
|
Public
Announcements
|
49
|
|
8.3
|
Notices
|
49
|
|
8.4
|
Jurisdiction;
Service of Process
|
50
|
|
8.5
|
Enforcement
of Agreement
|
51
|
|
8.6
|
Waiver;
Remedies Cumulative
|
51
|
|
8.7
|
Entire
Agreement and Modification
|
51
|
|
8.8
|
Assignments,
Successors and No Third-Party Rights
|
51
|
|
8.9
|
Severability
|
52
|
|
8.10
|
Construction
|
52
|
|
8.11
|
Time
of Essence
|
52
|
|
8.12
|
Governing
Law
|
52
|
|
8.13
|
Execution
of Agreement
|
52
|
|
8.14
|
CoveyLink and
Parent Obligations
|
52
|
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is dated
December 31, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), by and among
Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc., a Utah corporation (“Buyer”), and Franklin Covey
Co., a Utah corporation (“Parent”), and CoveyLink
Worldwide LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Seller”), and Covey/Link,
LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“CoveyLink” ).
WHEREAS, Seller and CoveyLink
are Affiliates.
WHEREAS, Buyer and Parent are
Affiliates.
WHEREAS, the board of managers
of the Seller has authorized the sale of certain assets to Buyer pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, and the members of each of Seller have approved such
sale.
WHEREAS, CoveyLink owns
certain intellectual property assets (as described in the License Agreement)
relating to the book entitled The SPEED of Trust (“The SPEED of Trust”)
(collectively, the “Licensed
Intellectual Property”);
WHEREAS, Seller licenses the
Licensed Intellectual Property from CoveyLink and produces and sells training
programs and materials based on The SPEED of Trust and the
Licensed Intellectual Property (the “Business”).
WHEREAS, Seller desires to
sell, and Buyer desires to buy, the assets of the Business on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Parent has licensed
the Licensed Intellectual Property pursuant to a non-exclusive, worldwide
license with CoveyLink effective as of January 1, 2006, and concurrently with
the Closing, Parent and CoveyLink will enter into an Amended and Restated
License Agreement pursuant to which CoveyLink will grant Buyer an exclusive,
perpetual, worldwide license to the Licensed Intellectual Property in the form
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 2.7(b)(i) (the “License
Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Stephen M. R. Covey
and Greg Link are each concurrently entering into speaker services agreements
with Buyer to be effective upon the Closing in the form attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit 2.7(b)(iii) (each a “Speaking
Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Stephen M. R. Covey
and Greg Link (collectively, the “Practice Leaders”) are each
concurrently entering into consulting agreements with Buyer to be effective upon
the Closing in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 2.7(b)(ii)
(each a “Practice Leader
Consulting Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Practice Leaders
will be responsible for managing the business of the Parent to The SPEED of Trust (the
“Practice”) following
the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations,
warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
1.1 Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations thereof have the
meanings specified or referred to in this Section 1.1:
“Accounts
Receivable”—(a) all trade accounts receivable, including interest
charges, and other rights to payment from customers of Seller (including Buyer)
and the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to payment,
including all trade accounts receivable representing amounts receivable in
respect of goods shipped or products sold or services rendered to customers of
Seller, (b) all other accounts or notes receivable of Seller and the full
benefit of all security for such accounts or notes and (c) any claim, remedy or
other right related to any of the foregoing.
“Affiliate”—has
the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
“Agreement” —as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Annual Earnout
Payment”—as defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Assets”—as
defined in Section 2.1.
“Assignment and
Assumption Agreement”—as defined in Section 2.7(a)(ii).
“Assumed
Liabilities”—as defined in Section 2.4.
“Best
Efforts”—the efforts that a prudent Person acting diligently and desirous
of achieving a result would use in similar circumstances to achieve that result
as expeditiously as reasonably practicable.
“Bill of
Sale”—as defined
in Section 2.7(a)(i).
“Breach”—any
breach of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any breach
of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation, in or of
this Agreement or any other Contract, or any event which with the passing of
time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a breach,
inaccuracy or failure.
“Business”—as
defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Business
Day”—any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on
which banks in Salt Lake City, Utah are permitted or required to be
closed.
“Buyer”—as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer Indemnified
Persons”—as defined in Section 7.2.
“Closing”—as
defined in Section 2.6.
“Closing
Date”—as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Closing
Payment”—as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Code”—the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Consent”—any
approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other authorization.
“Consulting
Agreement”—as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Contemplated
Transactions”—all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including the License Agreement, the Practice Leader Consulting Agreements, and
the Speaking Agreements.
“Contract”—any
agreement, contract, Lease, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally
binding.
“CoveyLink”—as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Damages”—as
defined in Section 7.2.
“Down
Payment”—as defined in Section 2.3(a).
“Employee
Plans”—every plan, fund, contract, program and arrangement (whether
written or not) for the benefit of present or former employees, including those
intended to provide (i) medical, surgical, health care, hospitalization, dental,
vision, workers’ compensation, life insurance, death, disability, legal
services, severance, sickness or accident benefits (whether or not defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA), (ii) pension, profit sharing, stock bonus, retirement,
supplemental retirement or deferred compensation benefits (whether or not tax
qualified and whether or not defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) or (iii) salary
continuation, unemployment, supplemental unemployment, severance, termination
pay, change-in-control, vacation or holiday benefits (whether or not defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA), (w) that is maintained or contributed to by Seller, (x)
that Seller has committed to implement, establish, adopt or contribute to in the
future, (y) for which Seller is or may be financially liable as a result of the
direct sponsor’s affiliation with Seller, an ERISA Affiliate, or Seller’s
equityholders (whether or not such affiliation exists at the date of this
Agreement and notwithstanding that the Employee Plan is not maintained by Seller
for the benefit of its employees or former employees) or (z) for or with respect
to which Seller is or may become liable under any common law successor doctrine,
express successor liability provisions of law, provisions of a collective
bargaining agreement, labor or employment law or agreement with a
predecessor
employer. Employee
Plan does not include any arrangement that has been terminated and completely
wound up prior to the date of this Agreement and for which Seller has no present
or potential liability.
“Encumbrance”—any
charge, claim, community or other marital property interest, condition,
equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, mortgage, right of
way, easement, encroachment, servitude, right of first option, right of first
refusal or similar restriction, including any restriction on use, voting (in the
case of any security or equity interest), transfer, receipt of income or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Environment”—soil,
land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable waters
and ocean waters), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream sediments,
ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal life and any other
environmental medium or natural resource.
“Environmental,
Health and Safety Liabilities”—any cost, damages, expense, liability,
obligation or other responsibility arising from or under any Environmental Law
or Occupational Safety and Health Law, including those consisting of or relating
to:
(a) any
environmental, health or safety matter or condition (including on-site or
off-site contamination, occupational safety and health and regulation of any
chemical substance or product);
(b) any
fine, penalty, judgment, award, settlement, legal or administrative proceeding,
damages, loss, claim, demand or response, remedial or inspection cost or expense
arising under any Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health
Law;
(c) financial
responsibility under any Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law
for cleanup costs or corrective action, including any cleanup, removal,
containment or other remediation or response actions (“Cleanup”) required by any
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law (whether or not such
Cleanup has been required or requested by any Governmental Body or any other
Person) and for any natural resource damages; or
(d) any
other compliance, corrective or remedial measure required under any
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law.
The terms
“removal,” “remedial” and “response action” include the types of activities
covered by the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended.
“Environmental
Law”—any Legal Requirement that relates to the Environment and that
requires or relates to:
(a) advising
appropriate authorities, employees or the public of intended or actual Releases
of pollutants or hazardous substances or materials, violations of discharge
limits or other prohibitions and the commencement of activities, such as
resource extraction or construction, that could have significant impact on the
Environment;
(b) preventing
or reducing to acceptable levels the Release of pollutants or hazardous
substances or materials into the Environment;
(c) reducing
the quantities, preventing the Release or minimizing the hazardous
characteristics of wastes that are generated;
(d) assuring
that products are designed, formulated, packaged and used so that they do not
present unreasonable risks to human health or the Environment when used or
disposed of;
(e) protecting
resources, species or ecological amenities;
(f) reducing
to acceptable levels the risks inherent in the transportation of hazardous
substances, pollutants, oil or other potentially harmful
substances;
(g) cleaning
up pollutants that have been Released, preventing the Threat of Release or
paying the costs of such clean up or prevention; or
(h) making
responsible parties pay private parties, or groups of them, for damages done to
their health or the Environment or permitting self-appointed representatives of
the public interest to recover for injuries done to public assets.
“ERISA”—the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”—each
trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is part of the same
controlled group under, common control with, or part of an affiliated service
group that includes Seller, within the meaning of Code Section 414(b), (c), (m)
or (o).
“Estimated Working
Capital”—as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Estimated Working
Capital Adjustment Amount”—as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Exchange
Act”—the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded
Assets”—as defined in Section 2.2.
“Facilities”—any
leasehold interest of Seller, including the Tangible Personal Property used or
operated by Seller at the respective locations of the real property specified in
Section 3.5(a).
“GAAP”—generally
accepted accounting principles for financial reporting in the United States,
applied on a basis consistent with the basis on which the Interim Balance Sheet
and the other financial statements referred to in Section 3.3 were
prepared.
“Governing
Documents”—with respect to any particular entity, (a) if a corporation,
the articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws; (b) if a general
partnership, the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership; (c) if
a limited partnership, the limited partnership agreement and the certificate of
limited partnership; (d) if a limited liability company, the articles of
organization and operating agreement; (e) if another type of Person, any other
charter or similar document adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation or organization of the Person; (f) all equityholders’ agreements,
voting agreements, voting trust agreements, joint venture agreements,
registration rights agreements or other agreements or documents relating to the
organization, management or operation of any Person or relating to the rights,
duties and obligations of the equityholders of any Person; and (g) any amendment
or supplement to any of the foregoing.
“Governmental
Authorization”—any Consent, license, registration or permit issued,
granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
“Governmental
Body”—any:
(a) nation,
state, county, city, town, borough, village, district or other
jurisdiction;
(b) federal,
state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
(c) governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any agency, branch,
department, board, commission, court, tribunal or other entity exercising
governmental or quasi-governmental powers);
(d) multinational
organization or body;
(e) body
exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or
power; or
(f) official
of any of the foregoing.
“Hired Active
Employees”—as
defined in Section 6.1(b)(i).
“Indemnified
Person”—as defined in Section 7.3(e).
“Indemnifying
Person”—as defined in Section 7.5.
“Interim Balance
Sheet”—as defined in Section 3.3.
“Inventories”—all
inventories of Seller, wherever located, including all finished goods, work in
process, raw materials, spare parts and all other materials and supplies to be
used or consumed by Seller in the production of finished goods, including copies
of The SPEED of Trust and training and any other materials related to the
Business.
“IRS”—the
United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the United
States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge”—an
individual will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other matter
if that individual is actually aware of that fact or matter. A Person
(other than an individual) will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact
or other matter if any individual who is serving, or who has at any time served,
as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of that Person (or in any
similar capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of that fact or other
matter, and any such individual (and any individual party to this Agreement)
will be deemed to have conducted a reasonable investigation regarding the
accuracy of the representations and warranties made herein by that Person or
individual.
“Lease”—any
Real Property Lease or any lease or rental agreement, license, right to use or
installment and conditional sale agreement to which Seller is a party and any
other Seller Contract pertaining to the leasing or use of any Tangible Personal
Property.
“Legal
Requirement”—any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational or other constitution, law, ordinance, principle of
common law, code, regulation, statute or treaty.
“Liability”—with
respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person of any kind,
character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent,
accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or
unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, and whether or not
the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements of such
Person.
“License
Agreement”—as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Licensed
Intellectual Property”—as defined in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
“Occupational
Safety and Health Law”—any Legal Requirement designed to provide safe and
healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational safety and health
hazards, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and any program,
whether governmental or private (such as those promulgated or sponsored by
industry associations and insurance companies), designed to provide safe and
healthful working conditions.
“Order”—any
order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration award of
any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Ordinary Course
of Business”—an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been
taken in the Ordinary Course of Business only if that action:
(a) is
consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices of such Person
and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such
Person;
(b) does
not require authorization by the board of directors or equityholders of such
Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and
does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature;
and
(c) is
similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any
separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal,
day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business as
such Person.
“Parent”—as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”—as defined in Section 3.5.
“Person”—an
individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or other entity or a Governmental Body.
“Practice”—as
defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Practice
Leaders”—as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Proceeding”—any
action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether
civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether formal or
informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by
or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
“Purchase
Price”—as defined in Section 2.3.
“Real Property
Lease”—as defined in Section 3.5(a).
“Record”—information
that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or
other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
“Related
Person”—
With
respect to a particular individual:
(a) each
other member of such individual’s Family;
(b) any
Person that is directly or indirectly controlled by any one or more members of
such individual’s Family;
(c) any
Person in which members of such individual’s Family hold (individually or in the
aggregate) a Material Interest; and
(d) any
Person with respect to which one or more members of such individual’s Family
serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee (or in a similar
capacity).
With
respect to a specified Person other than an individual:
(a) any
Person that directly or indirectly controls, is directly or indirectly
controlled by or is directly or indirectly under common control with such
specified Person;
(b) any
Person that holds a Material Interest in such specified Person;
(c) each
Person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of such
specified Person (or in a similar capacity);
(d) any
Person in which such specified Person holds a Material Interest;
and
(e) any
Person with respect to which such specified Person serves as a general partner
or a trustee (or in a similar capacity).
For
purposes of this definition, (a) “control” (including “controlling,” “controlled
by,” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and shall be construed as such term is used in the rules promulgated
under the Securities Act; (b) the “Family” of an individual includes (i) the
individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse, (iii) any other natural person who is
related to the individual or the individual’s spouse within the second degree
and (iv) any other natural person who resides with such individual; and (c)
“Material Interest” means direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of voting securities or other voting
interests representing at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting
power of a Person or equity securities or other equity interests representing at
least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding equity securities or equity interests
in a Person.
“Release”—any
release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying,
injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration on or
into the Environment or into or out of any property.
“Representative”—with
respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager, employee, agent,
consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal counsel or other
representative of that Person.
“Retained
Liabilities”—as defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Schedule”—a
part of this Agreement which provides information required by a specific Section
or Subsection of this Agreement.
“Seller”—as
defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller
Contract”—any Contract (a) under which Seller has or may acquire any
rights or benefits; (b) under which Seller has or may become subject to any
obligation or liability; or (c) by which Seller or any of the assets owned or
used by Seller is or may become bound, including any Contract, agreement or
purchase order relating to the delivery of training services or other products
of Seller.
“Speaking
Agreement”—as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Special
Accountants”—Tanner LC, as defined in Section 2.3(c).
“Subsidiary”—with
respect to any Person (the “Owner”), any corporation or
other Person of which securities or other interests having the power to elect a
majority of that corporation’s or other Person’s board of directors or similar
governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the business and
policies of that corporation or other Person (other than securities or other
interests having such power only upon the happening of a contingency that has
not occurred), are held by the Owner or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
“Tangible Personal
Property”—all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment,
computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible
personal property (other than Inventories) of every kind owned or leased by
Seller (wherever located and whether or not carried on Seller’s books), together
with any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers or sellers or lessors
of any item or component part thereof and all maintenance records and other
documents relating thereto.
“Target Working
Capital”—as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Tax”—any
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, vehicle,
airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital stock, franchise,
employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic withholding, social security,
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum and other tax, fee,
assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever, including any
liability for taxes of a predecessor entity and the recapture of any tax items,
and any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon imposed,
assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body,
whether disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise
assume or succeed to the tax liability of other persons, or with respect to any
information reporting requirements imposed by any Governmental
Body.
“Tax
Return”—any return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other document or
information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or
submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination,
assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal
Requirement relating to any Tax.
“The SPEED of
Trust”—as defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Third
Party”—a Person that is not a party to this Agreement.
“Third-Party
Claim”—any claim against any Indemnified Person by a Third Party, whether
or not involving a Proceeding.
“Threat of
Release”—a reasonable likelihood of a Release that may require action in
order to prevent or mitigate damage to the Environment that may result from such
Release.
“WARN
Act”—as defined
in Section 6.1(c)(i).
“Working Capital
Adjustment Amount”—as defined in Section 2.3(c).
1.2 Usage.
(a) Interpretation. In
this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:
(i) the
singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;
(ii) reference
to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable,
only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement, and
reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other
capacity or individually;
(iii) reference
to any gender includes each other gender;
(iv) reference
to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or
instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof;
(v) reference
to any Legal Requirement means such Legal Requirement as amended, modified,
codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to
time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to
any section or other provision of any Legal Requirement means that provision of
such Legal Requirement from time to time in effect and constituting the
substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of
such section or other provision;
(vi) “hereunder,”
“hereof,” “hereto,” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
provision hereof;
(vii) “including”
(and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term;
(viii) “or” is
used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”;
(ix) with
respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and
including” and “to” means “to but excluding”; and
(x) references
to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
(b) Accounting Terms and
Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all
accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP.
(c) Legal Representation of the
Parties. This Agreement was negotiated by the parties with the
benefit of legal representation, and any rule of construction or interpretation
otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any
party shall not apply to any construction or interpretation hereof.
II. Sale and Transfer of Assets; Closing
2.1 Assets to be
Sold.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase and acquire from Seller, free and clear of any Encumbrances other
than Permitted Encumbrances, all of the right, title and interest in and to all
of the property and assets, real, personal or mixed, tangible and intangible, of
Seller relating to the Business of every kind and description, wherever located,
including the following (but excluding the Excluded Assets):
(a) all Real
Property Leases described on Schedule 2.1(a);
(b) all
Tangible Personal Property, including those items described on Schedule
2.1(b);
(c) all
Inventories of Seller;
(d) all
Accounts Receivable of Seller;
(e) all
Seller Contracts listed on Schedule 2.1(e), and all outstanding offers or
solicitations made by or to Seller to enter into any Contract;
(f) all
Governmental Authorizations of Seller and all pending applications therefor or
renewals thereof, in each case to the extent transferable to Buyer, listed on
Schedule 2.1(f);
(g) all data
and Records related to the operations of Seller, including client and customer
lists and Records, referral sources, research and development reports and
Records, production reports and Records, service and warranty Records, equipment
logs, operating guides and manuals, financial and accounting Records, creative
materials, advertising materials, promotional materials, studies, reports,
correspondence and other similar documents and Records and, subject to Legal
Requirements, copies of all personnel Records and other Records described in
Section 2.2(c);
(h) all of
the intangible rights and property of Seller, (excluding all intellectual
property, goodwill associated with trademarks, and the Licensed Intellectual
Property), including the going concern value, goodwill not associated with
trademarks, telephone, facsimile and e-mail addresses and listings and those
items listed on Schedule 2.1(h);
(i) all
insurance benefits of Seller, including rights and proceeds, arising from or
relating to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities prior to the Closing Date,
unless expended in accordance with this Agreement;
(j) all
claims of Seller against third parties relating to the Assets, whether choate or
inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or noncontingent, including all such
claims listed on Schedule 2.1(j);
(k) all
rights of Seller relating to deposits and prepaid expenses, claims for refunds
and rights to offset in respect thereof that are not excluded under Section
2.2(d); and
(l) the
property and assets expressly designated on Schedule 2.1(l).
All of
the property and assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder are herein referred
to collectively as the “Assets.”
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall not
include the assumption of any Liability related to the Assets unless Buyer
expressly assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 2.4.
2.2 Excluded
Assets
All
assets of Seller and CoveyLink, other than the Assets, are not part of the sale
and purchase contemplated hereunder (collectively, the “Excluded
Assets”). For avoidance of doubt, the following Excluded
Assets shall remain the property of Seller or CoveyLink, as applicable, after
the Closing:
(a) all
minute books;
(b) all
insurance policies and rights thereunder (except to the extent specified in
Section 2.1(i) and (j));
(c) all
personnel Records and other Records that Seller is required by law to retain in
its possession;
(d) all
claims for refund of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever
nature;
(e) all
rights in connection with and assets of the Employee Plans;
(f) all
rights of Seller under this Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement;
(g) the
domain names SpeedofTrust.com and
CoveyLink.com;
(h) all
intellectual property, including the goodwill associated with trademarks, and
the Licensed Intellectual Property; and
(i) the
property and assets expressly designated on Schedule 2.2(i).
2.3 Consideration.
(a) Purchase
Price. The consideration for the Assets (the “Purchase Price”) will be (i)
$1,000,000 (the “Down
Payment”), (ii) plus or
minus any Working Capital Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.3(c) below,
(iii) plus any Earnout Amount, and (iv) the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities.
(b) Closing
Payment. In accordance with Section 2.7(b), at the Closing,
Buyer shall deliver to Seller the Closing Payment. The “Closing Payment” shall be
equal to the Down Payment plus or minus the Estimated Working Capital Adjustment
Amount. The “Estimated Working Capital Adjustment
Amount” shall be equal to the difference between the Estimated Working
Capital and the Target Working Capital. On the Closing Date, Seller
shall provide to Buyer an estimate of Seller’s net working capital as of the
Closing Date (the “Estimated
Working Capital”). The “Target Working Capital” shall
be equal to $300,000. The Closing Payment shall be delivered by Buyer
to Seller by wire transfer.
(c) Working Capital
Adjustment. The Purchase Price shall be adjusted by the amount
(the “Working Capital
Adjustment Amount”) that when added to or subtracted from Seller’s net
working capital as of the Closing Date will produce the Target Working
Capital. As soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within
60 days after the Closing Date (the “Determination Period”),
Seller and Buyer shall use their Best Efforts and shall work together in good
faith to finalize the determination of Seller’s net working capital as of the
Closing Date. Promptly following the determination of the Working
Capital Adjustment Amount, Seller shall refund to Buyer (in the case of a
shortfall) or Buyer shall pay to Seller (in the case of an excess) the
difference between the Working Capital Adjustment Amount and the Estimated
Working Capital Adjustment Amount. If Seller and Buyer are unable to
finalize the Working Capital Adjustment Amount during such 60 day period, then
Seller and Buyer shall submit the matter to Tanner LC (the “Special Accountants”) for
resolution. The determination of the Special Accountants shall be
binding and conclusive upon the parties. Seller and Buyer shall each
bear 50% of the fees and costs of the Special Accountants.
2.4 Liabilities.
(a) Assumed
Liabilities. As of the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume and
agree to discharge only the following Liabilities of Seller (the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(i) any trade
account payable reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet (other than a trade
account payable to any Related Person of Seller) that remains unpaid at and is
not delinquent as of the Closing Date;
(ii) any trade
account payable (other than a trade account payable to any Related Person of
Seller) incurred by Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business between the date
of the Interim Balance Sheet and the Closing Date that remains unpaid at and is
not delinquent as of the Closing Date;
(iii) any
Liability arising after the Closing Date under the Seller Contracts described on
Schedule 2.1(e) (other than any Liability arising under the Seller Contracts
described on Schedule 2.4(a)(iii) or arising out of or relating to a Breach that
occurred prior to the Closing Date); and
(iv) any
Liability of Seller described on Schedule 2.4(a)(iv).
(b) Retained
Liabilities. The Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole
responsibility of and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely
by Seller. “Retained Liabilities” shall
mean every Liability of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities,
including:
(i) any
Liability arising out of or relating to products of Seller to the extent
manufactured or sold prior to the Closing Date other than to the extent assumed
under Section 2.4(a)(iii);
(ii) any
Liability under any Contract assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iii)
that arises after the Closing Date but that arises out of or relates to any
Breach that occurred prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) any
Liability for Taxes, including (A) any Taxes arising as a result of Seller’s
operation of its business or ownership of the Assets prior to the Closing Date,
(B) any Taxes that will arise as a result of the sale of the Assets pursuant to
this Agreement and (C) any deferred Taxes of any nature;
(iv) any
Liability under any Contract not assumed by Buyer under Section 2.4, including
any Liability arising out of or relating to Seller’s credit facilities or any
security interest related thereto;
(v) any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities arising out of or relating to the
operation of Seller’s business or Seller’s leasing or operation of real
property;
(vi) any
Liability under the Employee Plans or relating to payroll, vacation, sick leave,
workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits, pension benefits, employee stock
option or profit-sharing plans, health care plans or benefits or any other
employee plans or benefits of any kind for Seller’s employees or former
employees or both;
(vii) any
Liability under any employment, severance, retention or termination agreement
with any employee of Seller or any of its Related Persons;
(viii) any
Liability arising out of or relating to any employee grievance whether or not
the affected employees are hired by Buyer;
(ix) any
Liability of Seller to CoveyLink or to any Related Person of Seller or of
CoveyLink, except for Liabilities owed to CoveyLink for speaking engagements
that have been performed but for which payment has not yet been
received;
(x) any
Liability to indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any officer, director,
employee or agent of Seller;
(xi) any
Liability to distribute to any of Seller’s equityholders or otherwise apply all
or any part of the consideration received hereunder;
(xii) any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding pending as of the Closing
Date;
(xiii) any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding commenced after the Closing Date and
arising out of or relating to any occurrence or event happening prior to the
Closing Date;
(xiv) any
Liability arising out of or resulting from Seller’s compliance or noncompliance
with any Legal Requirement or Order of any Governmental Body;
(xv) any
Liability of Seller under this Agreement or any other document executed in
connection with the Contemplated Transactions; and
(xvi) any
Liability of Seller based upon Seller’s acts or omissions occurring after the
Closing Date.
2.5 Allocation.
The
Purchase Price and those Assumed Liabilities, costs and other items included in
“consideration” for purposes of Code Section 1060 (the “Section 1060 Consideration”)
shall be allocated among the Assets in accordance with this Section 2.5
(the “Allocation”). The
Allocation shall be based on the fair market values of the Assets as of the
Closing Date as determined and allocated in accordance with Code Section 1060
and the United States Treasury Regulations thereunder, with the fair market
values of the Accounts Receivable and Inventory included in the Assets
determined in accordance with GAAP such that tangible assets in these categories
are valued at book value as of the Closing Date. As soon as
reasonably practicable (and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days)
after the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer shall work together in good faith to
finalize the Allocation to reflect the final determinations of the fair market
values of assets as of the Closing Date and any changes to the Section 1060
Consideration, and the Allocation as so finalized shall become the “Final Allocation”, which
shall be final and binding upon all the parties. If Seller and Buyer
are unable to finalize the Allocation during such one hundred twenty (120) day
period, then Seller and Buyer shall submit only those disputed items that have
not been resolved to an independent accountant mutually chosen by Seller and
Buyer for determination, provided, however, that the
basis for dispute shall not include any objection to the methodology used to
determine the fair market value of the Accounts Receivable and
Inventory. The independent accountant’s determination as to each item
of dispute shall be binding on the parties, and the Allocation
shall
be
amended in accordance with the independent accountants’ determination (as to the
disputed items) and the agreement of Seller and Buyer (as to the items that are
not disputed) and shall become the Final Allocation. If any adjustment is
subsequently made to the Section 1060 Consideration pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall agree to an amended Allocation in
accordance with the above procedures, and such amended allocation (the “Amended Allocation”) shall
replace the Final Allocation. Within fifteen (15) days after the
Allocation has been determined in accordance with this Section 2.5, Buyer
shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller IRS Forms 8594 and any
required exhibits thereto, and any similar forms required under applicable
state, local or foreign Legal Requirement governing Taxes, which shall conform
to the Final Allocation, and Seller and Buyer shall each timely file: (a) the
applicable Form(s) 8594 with the IRS in accordance with the requirements of Code
Section 1060; and (b) such other forms with the applicable Governmental Body in
accordance with the requirements of the applicable Legal
Requirement. Any subsequent adjustment to the Section 1060
Consideration reflected in an Amended Allocation shall be reflected in one or
more amended Forms 8594 and applicable state, local or foreign Tax forms that
Buyer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller within fifteen (15)
days after determination of an Amended Allocation. Seller and Buyer shall,
and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, each report, act, and file Tax
Returns in all respects and for all purposes (including for purposes of Code
Section 704(c)) consistent with the Final Allocation (or Amended Allocation, as
applicable). The parties agree that they will not take, nor will they
permit any of their respective Affiliates to take, for Tax purposes, any
position (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise) that is inconsistent with
such allocations unless required to do so by applicable Legal
Requirement.
2.6 Closing.
The
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place at
the Salt Lake City offices of Dorsey & Whitney, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain
Daylight Time on December 31, 2008, unless Buyer and Seller otherwise
agree.
2.7 Closing
Obligations.
In
addition to any other documents to be delivered under other provisions of this
Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) Seller
shall deliver to Buyer:
(i) a bill of
sale for all of the Assets that are Tangible Personal Property in the form of
Exhibit 2.7(a)(i) (the “Bill
of Sale”) executed by Seller;
(ii) an
assignment of all of the Assets that are intangible personal property (but
excluding all intellectual property) in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(ii),
including Contracts and Real Property Leases, which assignment shall also
contain Buyer’s undertaking and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the
“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement”) executed by Seller;
(iii) such
other deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of title, documents and
other instruments of transfer and conveyance as may reasonably be requested by
Buyer, each in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and its legal counsel
and executed by Seller;
(iv) a
certificate of a Manager of Seller certifying, as complete and accurate as of
the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of Seller, certifying
and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of Seller’s board of managers
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions and certifying to the incumbency and signatures of
the Managers of Seller executing this Agreement and any other document relating
to the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Buyer
shall execute and deliver to CoveyLink and CoveyLink shall execute and deliver
to Buyer (or cause to be executed and delivered to Buyer):
(i) the
License Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(i);
(ii) Practice
Leader Consulting Agreements in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(ii), executed by
Stephen M.R. Covey and Greg Link; and
(iii) Speaking
Agreements in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(iii), executed by Stephen M.R. Covey
and Greg Link.
(c) Buyer
shall deliver to Seller:
(i) The
Closing Payment by wire transfer to an account specified by Seller in a writing
delivered to Buyer at least three Business Days prior to the Closing
Date;
(ii) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed by Buyer;
(iii) a
certificate of the Secretary of Buyer certifying, as complete and accurate as of
the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of Buyer and certifying
and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of Buyer’s board of directors
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions and certifying to the incumbency and signatures of
the officers of Buyer executing this Agreement and any other document relating
to the Contemplated Transactions.
2.8 Earnout.
(a) Earnout
Payment.
(i) Buyer
shall make a payment to Seller (an “Annual Earnout Payment”) for five
successive periods commencing on the first day of Parent’s second quarter of a
given fiscal year and ending on the last day of Parent’s first quarter of the
subsequent fiscal year (each an “Earnout
Period”). The first Earnout Period shall commence on
November 30, 2008, the first day of the second quarter for Parent’s 2009
fiscal year. The Annual Earnout Payment shall be for an amount equal
to (A) three times the Incremental EBITDA (as defined below) of the Practice for
such Earnout Period, minus (B) the aggregate amount of any Annual Earnout
Payments paid to Seller in all previous Earnout Periods. The Annual
Earnout Payment, together with interest thereon at a rate of one and one half
percent (1.5%) per month from the end of the third month following the close
of
the
Earnout Period, will be paid promptly, but in no case more than two weeks,
following the issuance of a review by the Company’s independent registered
public accounts for the quarter ended on November 30 of each year.
(ii) Incremental
EBITDA. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Incremental EBITDA” shall
mean the amount by which the EBITDA of the Practice for any Earnout Period
exceeds the Baseline EBITDA (as defined below).
(iii) Baseline
EBITDA.
(A) Within 60
days following the Closing Date, the parties, acting together in good faith,
shall establish the “Baseline
EBITDA” for the Practice for the 12 months ended on November 29,
2008. The Baseline EBITDA shall be consistent with the sample EBITDA
calculation set forth on Exhibit 2.8(a)(ii), and shall include (I) a gross margin equal to
62% of gross revenues, (II) total sales field costs
equal to 33% of gross revenues (which sales field costs shall include variable
costs equal to 25% of gross revenues and fixed costs equal to 8% of gross
revenues (such amount, the “Fixed Sales Costs”)), and (III) actual selling, general,
and administrative expenses of Seller for the 12 months ended on
November 30, 2008; provided, however, that in no
case shall the EBITDA of the Seller for the 12 months ended on November 30,
2008, which is used as a component of the Baseline EBITDA and is calculated in a
manner consistent with the sample EBITDA calculation set forth on Exhibit
2.8(a)(ii), be less than $206,000.
(B) If the
parties cannot agree to a Baseline EBITDA within the 60 day period, the
determination of the Baseline EBITDA shall be submitted to the Special
Accountants for determination, whose determination shall be binding and
conclusive on the parties. The parties shall equally divide and pay
the Special Accountants’ fees, costs and expenses.
(b) Computation of
EBITDA.
(i) Manner of
Computation. In general, for purposes of this Agreement, the
“EBITDA” of the
Practice for any Earnout Period shall mean the earnings of the Practice from
operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including any
revenues from FC Derivative Works (as defined in the License Agreement) that the
parties agree, after negotiating in good faith on a case-by-case basis for each
such FC Derivative Work, to allocate to the EBITDA of the Practice (for the
avoidance of doubt, revenues from the programs entitled “Leadership: Great
Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results,” “Leadership: Great Leaders, Great Teams,
Great Results for the Public Sector,” “Leadership Foundations,” and “Executive
Leadership Summit” are not included in the EBITDA of
the Practice), calculated as if the Practice were being operated as a separate
and independent division of the Company. Except as provided in this
Section 2.8(b), the EBITDA of the Practice shall be determined in accordance
with GAAP and using assumptions consistent with the sample EBITDA calculation as
set forth on Exhibit 2.8(a)(ii). For the purposes of determining the
EBITDA of the Practice and the Annual Earnout Payment:
(A) EBITDA
shall be computed without regard to “extraordinary items” of gain or loss as
that term shall be defined in GAAP;
(B) EBITDA
shall not include any gains, losses or profits realized from the sale of any
assets other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(C) EBITDA
shall include any revenues, reimbursements and expenses, of whatever kind or
nature, related to speaking engagements of the Practice Leaders as provided for
in the Speaking Agreements;
(D) No
deduction shall be made for any sales field costs, management fees, accounting
costs, general overhead expenses, commission costs payable to Buyer’s
consultants, employees and independent contractors, or other intercompany
charges otherwise charged by Parent to the Practice; but, in lieu thereof,
EBITDA shall include the following for each Earnout Period: (I) variable sales field costs
equal to 25% of the gross revenues for such Earnout Period, (II) fixed sales field costs
equal to the Fixed Sales Costs incorporated into the Baseline EBITDA pursuant to
Section 2.8(a)(ii), increased and compounded at the rate of 3% for each
subsequent Earnout Period, and (III) the direct selling,
general, and administrative expenses of the Practice, consistent with the sample
EBITDA calculation set forth on Exhibit 2.8(a)(ii), for such Earnout Period,
including, upon mutual agreement between Parent and the Practice Leaders, the
Practice’s share of any such expenses that Parent, or any of its Affiliates,
have agreed to bear that would otherwise have been borne directly by the
Practice; and
(E) No
deduction shall be made with respect to any portion of the Purchase Price for
legal or accounting fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
calculation of the Annual Earnout Payment, or for the preparation of this
Agreement, or for any matter arising out of this Agreement.
(ii) Time of Determinati
(A) The
EBITDA of the Practice and the Annual Earnout Payment shall be determined
promptly after the close of each Earnout Period by Buyer. Copies of
its report setting forth its computation of the EBITDA of the Practice and the
Annual Earnout Payment shall be submitted in writing to Seller and, unless
Seller notifies Buyer within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the report
that it objects to the computation of the EBITDA of the Practice and the Annual
Earnout Payment set forth therein, the report and the Annual Earnout Payment
shall be binding and conclusive for the purposes of this
Agreement. Seller shall have access to the books and records of the
Practice and to Buyer’s Accountants’ workpapers during regular business hours to
audit and to verify the computation of EBITDA of the Practice and the Annual
Earnout Payment made by Buyer.
(B) If Seller
notifies Buyer in writing within forty-five (45) days after receipt of Buyer’s
report that it objects to Buyer’s computation of EBITDA of the Practice and the
Annual Earnout Payment, the Annual Earnout Payment shall be
determined
by negotiation between Seller and Buyer. If Seller and Buyer are
unable to reach agreement within thirty (30) Business Days after such
notification, the determination of the Annual Earnout Payment for the Earnout
Period in question shall be submitted to the Special Accountants for
determination, whose determination shall be binding and conclusive on the
parties. If the Special Accountants determine that the Annual Earnout Payment
has been understated by five percent or more, then Buyer shall pay the Special
Accountants’ fees, costs and expenses. If the Annual Earnout Payment
has not been understated or has been understated by less than five percent, then
Seller shall pay the Special Accountants’ fees, costs and expenses.
2.9 Tax
Withholding.
Upon
prior written notice to Seller, Buyer shall be entitled to deduct, withhold and
payover from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to Seller
such amounts, if any, as it is required to deduct, withhold and payover to any
Governmental Body pursuant to the Code or any other Legal
Requirement. To the extent that amounts are thus withheld and paid
over by Buyer, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement
as having been paid to Seller.
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Closing Date as follows:
3.1 Organization and Good
Standing.
(a) Seller is
a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Utah, with full power and authority to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties and assets
that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations under the
Seller Contracts. Seller is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned
or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification.
(b) Complete
and accurate copies of the Governing Documents of Seller, as currently in
effect, are attached to Schedule 3.1(b).
(c) Seller
has no Subsidiary and, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(c), does not own any
shares of capital stock or other securities of any other Person.
3.2 Enforceability; Authority;
No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms. Upon the
execution and delivery by Seller of each agreement to be executed or delivered
by Seller at the Closing (collectively, the “Seller’s Closing Documents”), each
of Seller’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller. Seller has the
absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and Seller’s Closing Documents to which it is a party and to perform
its obligations under this Agreement
and the
Seller’s Closing Documents, and such action has been duly authorized by all
necessary action by Seller’s members and board of managers.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.2(b), neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of
time):
(i) Breach
(A) any provision of any of the Governing Documents of Seller or (B) any
resolution adopted by the board of managers or the members of
Seller;
(ii) Breach or
give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under
any Legal Requirement or any Order to which Seller or CoveyLink, or any of the
Assets, may be subject;
(iii) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw,
suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is
held by Seller or that otherwise relates to the Assets or to the business of
Seller;
(iv) cause
Buyer to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any
Tax;
(v) Breach
any provision of, or give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise
any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment
under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Seller Contract;
(vi) result in
the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Assets; or
(vii) result in
any member of the Seller having the right to exercise dissenters’ appraisal
rights.
(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.2(c), neither Seller nor CoveyLink is required to give
any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of
any of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.3 Financial
Statements.
Seller
has delivered to Buyer: (a) an unaudited compiled balance sheet of Seller as at
December 31st in each
of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and the related unaudited compiled statements
of income, changes in equityholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the
fiscal years then ended; and (b) an unaudited compiled balance sheet of Seller
as at November 30, 2008 (the “Interim Balance Sheet”), and
the related unaudited compiled statements of income for the eleven months then
ended certified by Seller’s Manager. Such financial statements fairly
present the financial condition and the results of operations, changes in
equityholders’ equity and cash flows of Seller as at the respective dates of and
for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with
GAAP. The financial statements referred to in this Section 3.3
reflect the consistent application of such accounting
principles
throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed in the notes to such
financial statements. The financial statements have been and will be
prepared from and are in accordance with the accounting Records of
Seller.
3.4 Sufficiency of
Assets.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.4, the Assets, together with the Licensed Intellectual
Property, (a) constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any
nature whatsoever, necessary to operate Seller’s business in the manner operated
by Seller immediately prior to the Closing and (b) include all of the operating
assets of Seller.
3.5 Title to Assets;
Encumbrances.
(a) As of the
Closing, the real property demised by the Leases listed on Schedule 2.1(a) (each
a “Real Property
Lease”) constitute all of the real property leased (whether or not
occupied and including any Leases assigned or leased premises sublet for which
the Company remains liable), used or occupied by the Seller relating exclusively
to the Business.
(b) Seller
has a valid and existing leasehold interest in the real property listed on
Schedule 2.1(a), free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than those
Encumbrances described on Schedule 3.5(b) (“Real Estate
Encumbrances”).
(c) Seller
owns good and transferable title to all of the other Assets free and clear of
any Encumbrances other than those Encumbrances described on Schedule 3.5(c) (the
“Non-Real Estate
Encumbrances” and, together with the Real Estate Encumbrances, “Permitted
Encumbrances”). Seller warrants to Buyer that, at the time of
Closing, all other Assets shall be free and clear of all Non-Real Estate
Encumbrances other than those identified on Schedule 3.5(c) as acceptable to
Buyer.
(d) Each of
Seller’s Representatives, members, subsidiaries and Related Persons have
transferred or assigned all of their right, title and interest in and to the
Assets.
3.6 Condition of Tangible
Personal Property.
Each item
of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the Ordinary
Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects. No
item of Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement other
than as part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course of
Business. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, all Tangible Personal
Property used in the Business is in the possession of Seller.
3.7 Accounts
Receivable.
All
Accounts Receivable that are reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet or on the
accounting Records of Seller as of the Closing represent or will represent valid
obligations arising from sales actually made or services actually performed by
Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business. Such Accounts Receivable
are or will be as of the Closing current and collectible net of the respective
reserves shown on the Interim Balance Sheet or on the accounting Records of
Seller as of the Closing (which reserves are adequate and calculated consistent
with past practice and, in the case of the reserve on the accounting Records of
Seller as of the Closing, will not represent a greater percentage of the
Accounts Receivable reflected on the accounting Records of Seller as of the
Closing than the reserve reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet represented of
the Accounts Receivable reflected thereon and will not represent a material
adverse change in the composition of such Accounts Receivable in terms of
aging). To
Seller’s
Knowledge, subject to such reserves, each of such Accounts Receivable either has
been or will be collected in full, without any setoff, within 90 days after the
day on which it first becomes due and payable. There is no contest,
claim, defense or right of setoff, other than returns in the Ordinary Course of
Business of Seller, under any Contract with any account debtor of an Account
Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Account
Receivable. Schedule 3.7 contains a complete and accurate list of all
Accounts Receivable as of the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, which list sets
forth the aging of each such Account Receivable.
3.8 Inventories.
All items
included in the Inventories consist of a quality and quantity usable and, with
respect to finished goods, saleable, in the Ordinary Course of Business of
Seller except for obsolete items and items of below-standard quality, all of
which have been written off or written down to net realizable value in the
Interim Balance Sheet or on the accounting Records of Seller as of the Closing
Date, as the case may be. Seller is not in possession of any
inventory not owned by Seller, including goods already
sold. Inventories now on hand that were purchased after the date of
the Interim Balance Sheet were purchased in the Ordinary Course of Business of
Seller at a cost not exceeding market prices prevailing at the time of
purchase. The quantities of each item of Inventories (whether raw
materials, work-in-process or finished goods) are not excessive but are
reasonable in the present circumstances of Seller. Work-in-process
Inventories are now valued, and will be valued on the Closing Date, according to
GAAP.
3.9 No Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.9, Seller has no Liability except for Liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Interim Balance Sheet and current
liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller since the date
of the Interim Balance Sheet.
3.10 Taxes.
(a) Tax Returns Filed and Taxes
Paid. Seller has duly and timely filed or caused to be filed,
or will have duly and timely filed prior to the Closing Date, all Tax Returns
with respect to Taxes that are or were required to be filed by it pursuant to
applicable Legal Requirements. All Tax Returns and reports filed by
Seller are true, correct and complete. Seller has paid, or made
provision for the payment of, all Taxes that have or may have become due for all
periods covered by the Tax Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any assessment
received by Seller, except such Taxes, if any, as are listed on Schedule 3.10(a)
and are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves
(determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided in the Interim Balance
Sheet. Except as provided on Schedule 3.10(a), Seller currently is
not the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return. No claim has ever been made or is expected to be made by any
Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where Seller does not file Tax Returns that
it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are
no Encumbrances on any of the Assets or the Business that arose in connection
with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, and Seller has no
Knowledge of any basis for assertion of any claims attributable to Taxes which,
if adversely determined, would result in any such Encumbrance.
(b) Delivery of Tax Returns and
Information Regarding Audits and Potential Audits. Seller has
delivered or made available to Buyer copies of, and Schedule 3.10(b) contains a
complete and accurate list of, all Tax Returns filed since December 31,
2006. As of the date of this Agreement, no deficiency for any Taxes
has been proposed, asserted or assessed against Seller that has not been
resolved and paid in full, and there is no Tax Proceeding currently pending or
threatened against Seller. To the extent that Seller has been or is
subject to any such Tax Proceeding, Schedule 3.10(b) contains a complete and
accurate list of all Tax Returns of Seller that have been or are the subject of
any such Tax Proceeding and accurately describes any deficiencies or other
amounts that were paid or are currently being contested. Seller has
delivered, or made available to Buyer, copies of any examination, reports,
statements or deficiencies or similar items with respect to any such Tax
Proceedings. Schedule 3.10(b) contains a list of all Tax Returns for
which the applicable statute of limitations has not run. Except as
described on Schedule 3.10(b), Seller has not given or been requested to give
waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver or extension given
by any other Person) of any statute of limitations relating to the payment of
Taxes of Seller or for which Seller may be liable.
(c) Proper
Accrual. The charges, accruals and reserves with respect to
Taxes on the Interim Balance Sheet or other Records of Seller are adequate
(determined in accordance with GAAP) and are at least equal to Seller’s
liability for Taxes.
(d) Specific Potential Tax
Liabilities and Tax Situations.
(i) Withholding. All
Taxes that Seller is or was required by Legal Requirements to withhold, deduct
or collect have been duly withheld, deducted and collected and, to the extent
required, have been paid to the proper Governmental Body or other
Person.
(ii) Tax Sharing or Similar
Agreements. There is no tax sharing agreement, tax allocation
agreement, tax indemnity obligation or similar written or unwritten agreement,
arrangement, understanding or practice with respect to Taxes (including any
advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other arrangement relating to
Taxes) that will require any payment by Seller.
(iii) Entity
Status. At all times since its formation, Seller has been and
until immediately prior to the Closing Date will continue to be properly treated
as a partnership for United States federal income Tax purposes, and for the
income Tax purposes of any state where Seller conducts any amount of
business.
(iv) Successor
Liability. Seller has no liability for Taxes of any person
(other than Seller) under any federal, state, local or foreign law, as a
transferee or successor by contract or otherwise.
(v) Substantial Understatement
Penalty. Seller has disclosed on its federal income Tax
Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code Section
6662.
(e) Certain
Transactions. Seller has not engaged in any “listed
transaction” or “reportable transaction” within the meaning of United States
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.
3.11 No Material Adverse
Change.
Since the
date of the Interim Balance Sheet, there has not been any material adverse
change in the business, operations, prospects, assets, results of operations or
condition (financial or other) of Seller, and no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that may result in such a material adverse
change.
3.12 Employees.
(a) Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.12(a), Seller has not
experienced and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there has not been threatened, any
strike, work stoppage, slowdown, lockout, picketing, leafleting, boycott, other
labor dispute, union organization attempt, demand for recognition from a labor
organization or petition for representation under the National Labor Relations
Act or applicable state or other Legal Requirement related to employees of
Seller. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.12(a), no Proceeding
is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened respecting or involving
any applicant for employment, any current employee or any former employee, or
any class of the foregoing of Seller. There are no workers’
compensation claims pending against the Seller, nor is the Seller aware of any
facts, illnesses or injuries that will or reasonably could give rise to such
claims. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.12(a), none of Seller’s
employees are on leave of absence or are otherwise not actively at work for any
reason.
(b) No
employee of Seller is covered by any collective bargaining agreement, and no
collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated. The employment
relationship between the Seller and each of the individuals employed by the
Seller is “employment at will.” The Seller has delivered to Buyer
true and correct copies of all existing employee handbooks, summary plan
descriptions, policy manuals and/or written policies applicable to Seller’s
employees.
(c) Seller
has paid in full to all employees all wages, salaries, bonuses and commissions
due and payable to such employees and has fully reserved in its Records all
amounts for wages, salaries, bonuses and commissions due but not yet payable to
such employees. No director, officer or individual employed by the
Seller is a party to any employment or other agreement that entitles him or her
to compensation or other consideration upon the acquisition.
(d) Except
for layoffs in the Ordinary Course of Business, and other layoffs or reductions
noted in Schedule 3.12(d), there has been no lay-off of employees of Seller or
work reduction program undertaken by or on behalf of Seller in the past two
years, and no such program has been adopted by Seller or publicly
announced. The Seller has not given notice of termination to or
received notice of resignation from any employee having total annual
compensation of more than $50,000.
(e) Each
employee of the Seller, hired since its date of organization (February 26,
2006), and employed in the United States, has completed and the Seller has
retained an Immigration and Naturalization Service Form I-9 in accordance with
applicable rules and
regulation. No
employee of Seller is (a) a non-immigrant employee whose status would terminate
or otherwise be affected by the business transaction consummated by this
Agreement, or (b) an alien who is authorized to work in the United States in
non-immigration status.
3.13 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Schedule 3.13(a)
lists all Employee Plans by name and provides a brief description
identifying (i) the type of Employee Plan, (ii) the funding
arrangements for the Employee Plan, (iii) the sponsorship of the Employee
Plan, (iv) the participating employers in the Employee Plan and (v)
any one or more of the following characteristics that may apply to such Employee
Plan: (A) defined contribution plan as defined in Section 3(34)
of ERISA or Section 414(i) of the Code, (B) defined benefit plan
as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA or Section 414(j) of the
Code, (C) plan that is or is intended to be tax qualified under
Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, (D) plan that is or is
intended to be an employee stock ownership plan as defined in
Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code (and whether or not such plan has entered
into an exempt loan), (E) nonqualified deferred compensation
arrangement, (F) employee welfare benefit plan as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA, (G) multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code, (H)
multiple employer plan maintained by more than one employer as defined in
Section 413(c) of the Code, (I) plan providing benefits after
separation from service or termination of employment, (J) plan that owns
any Seller or other employer securities as an investment, (K) plan
that provides benefits (or provides increased benefits or vesting) as a result
of a change in control of Seller, (L) plan that is maintained pursuant to
collective bargaining and (M) plan that is funded, in whole or in
part, through a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association exempt from Tax
under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
(b) Except
as listed on Schedule 3.13(b), neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has
ever maintained or contributed to any pension plan that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Except as
listed on Schedule 3.13(b), neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors
an Employee Plan that promises or provides health, life or other welfare
benefits to retirees or former employees of Seller and/or its ERISA Affiliates,
or which provide severance benefits to Employees, except as otherwise required
by Section 4980B of the Code or comparable state statute which provides for
continuing health care coverage. None of the Assets is subject to any
lien under Section 412(n) of the Code or Section 4068
of ERISA. Seller has no unsatisfied liabilities, or is
reasonably expected to incur any liabilities, that could become a liability of
Buyer with respect to any Employee Plan, and, with respect to each such Employee
Plan, full payment has been made of all amounts that Seller is required, under
the terms of each such Employee Plan, to have paid as contributions to that
Employee Plan. Each Employee Plan to which Seller contributes on
behalf of its employees that is intended to be a tax qualified Employee Plan
under Section 401(a) of the Code is in fact so qualified and the Employee
Plan provider has received a determination letter from the IRS as to the
tax qualified status of the prototype documents upon which the Employee Plan is
based. Each Employee Plan is in material compliance with ERISA,
the Code and the terms of such Employee Plan as to both form and
operation.
(c) Schedule
3.13(c) lists each employee of Seller who is (i) absent from active
employment due to short or long term disability, (ii) absent from
active employment on a leave
pursuant
to the Family and Medical Leave Act or a comparable Legal
Requirement, (iii) absent from active employment or any other leave or
approved absence (together with the reason for each leave or absence)
or (iv) absent from active employment due to military service (under
conditions that give the employee rights to re-employment).
(d) Except
as disclosed in Schedule 3.13(d), full payment has been made of all amounts that
are required under the terms of each Employee Plan to be paid as contributions
with respect to all periods prior to and including the last day of the most
recent fiscal year of such Employee Plan ended on or before the date of this
Agreement and all periods thereafter prior to the Closing Date, and no
accumulated funding deficiency or liquidity shortfall (as those terms are
defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code) has been incurred
with respect to any such Employee Plan, whether or not waived. The
value of the assets of each Employee Plan exceeds the amount of all benefit
liabilities (determined on a plan termination basis using the actuarial
assumptions established by the PBGC as of the Closing Date) of such Employee
Plan. Seller is not required to provide security to an Employee Plan
under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code. The funded status of each
Employee Plan that is a Defined Benefit Plan is disclosed on Schedule 3.13(d) in
a manner consistent with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
87. Seller has paid in full all required insurance premiums, subject
only to normal retrospective adjustments in the ordinary course, with regard to
the Employee Plans for all policy years or other applicable policy periods
ending on or before the Closing Date.
3.14 Compliance with Legal
Requirements; Governmental Authorizations.
(a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.14(a):
(i) Seller
is, and at all times since January 1, 2006, has been, in full compliance with
each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or
operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its
assets;
(ii) no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of
time) (A) may constitute or result in a violation by Seller of, or a failure on
the part of Seller to comply with, any Legal Requirement or (B) may give rise to
any obligation on the part of Seller to undertake, or to bear all or any portion
of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature; and
(iii) Seller
has not received, at any time since January 1, 2006, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any other
Person regarding (A) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement or (B) any actual, alleged,
possible or potential obligation on the part of Seller to undertake, or to bear
all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any
nature.
(b) Schedule
2.1(f) contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization
that is held by Seller or that otherwise relates to Seller’s business or the
Assets. Each Governmental Authorization listed or required to be
listed on Schedule 2.1(f) is valid and in full force and
effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(f):
(i) Seller
is, and at all times since January 1, 2006, has been, in full compliance with
all of the terms and requirements of each Governmental Authorization identified
or required to be identified on Schedule 2.1(f);
(ii) no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without notice or lapse of
time) (A) constitute or result directly or indirectly in a violation of or a
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization
listed or required to be listed on Schedule 2.1(f) or (B) result directly or
indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or
termination of, or any modification to, any Governmental Authorization listed or
required to be listed on Schedule 2.1(f);
(iii) Seller
has not received, at any time since January 1, 2006, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any other
Person regarding (A) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental Authorization
or (B) any actual, proposed, possible or potential revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation, termination of or modification to any Governmental
Authorization; and
(iv) all
applications required to have been filed for the renewal of the Governmental
Authorizations listed or required to be listed on Schedule 2.1(f) have been duly
filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Bodies, and all other
filings required to have been made with respect to such Governmental
Authorizations have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate
Governmental Bodies.
The
Governmental Authorizations listed on Schedule 2.1(f) collectively constitute
all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to permit Seller to lawfully
conduct and operate its business in the manner in which it currently conducts
and operates such business and to permit Seller to own and use its assets in the
manner in which it currently owns and uses such assets.
3.15 Legal Proceedings;
Orders.
(a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.15(a), there is no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened Proceeding:
(i) by or
against Seller or that otherwise relates to or may affect the business of, or
any of the assets owned or used by, Seller; or
(ii) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
To the
Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of
any such Proceeding. Seller has delivered to Buyer copies of all
pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed
on Schedule 3.15(a). There are no Proceedings listed or required to
be listed on Schedule 3.15(a) that could have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, assets, condition or prospects of Seller or upon the
Assets.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.15(b):
(i) there is
no Order to which Seller, its business or any of the Assets is subject;
and
(ii) to the
Knowledge of Seller, no officer, director, agent or employee of Seller is
subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee
from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the
business of Seller.
(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.15(c):
(i) Seller
is, and, at all times since January 1, 2008, has been in compliance with all of
the terms and requirements of each Order to which it or any of the Assets is or
has been subject;
(ii) no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely to constitute or
result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure to
comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which Seller or any of the
Assets is subject; and
(iii) Seller
has not received, at any time since January 1, 2008, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body or any other
Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to which Seller or
any of the Assets is or has been subject.
3.16 Absence of Certain Changes
and Events.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.16, since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, Seller
has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has
not been any:
(a) amendment
to the Governing Documents of Seller;
(b) payment
(except in the Ordinary Course of Business) or increase by Seller of any
bonuses, salaries or other compensation to any equityholder, director, officer
or employee or entry into any employment, severance or similar Contract with any
director, officer or employee;
(c) adoption
of, amendment to or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any Employee
Plan;
(d) damage to
or destruction or loss of any Asset, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(e) entry
into, termination of or receipt of notice of termination of (i) any license,
distributorship, dealer, sales representative, joint venture, credit or similar
Contract to which Seller is a party, or (ii) any Contract or transaction
involving a total remaining commitment by Seller of at least
$10,000;
(f) sale
(other than sales of Inventories in the Ordinary Course of Business), lease or
other disposition of any Asset or property of Seller or the creation of any
Encumbrance on any Asset;
(g) cancellation
or waiver of any claims or rights with a value to Seller in excess of
$10,000;
(h) indication
by any customer or supplier of an intention to discontinue or change the terms
of its relationship with Seller;
(i) change in
the Tax or financial accounting methods, principles, practices, elections, or
periods from those utilized in the preparation of the most recently filed Tax
Returns or the Interim Balance Sheet, except as required by GAAP or a Legal
Requirement; or
(j) Contract
by Seller to do any of the foregoing.
3.17 Contracts; No
Defaults.
(a) Schedule
2.1(e) contains an accurate and complete list, and Seller has delivered to Buyer
accurate and complete copies, of:
(i) each
Seller Contract that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or
materials by Seller of an amount or value in excess of $10,000;
(ii) each
Seller Contract that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or
materials to Seller of an amount or value in excess of $10,000;
(iii) each
Seller Contract that was not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and
that involves expenditures or receipts of Seller in excess of
$10,000;
(iv) each
Seller Contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of or any
leasehold or other interest in any real or personal property (except personal
property leases and installment and conditional sales agreements having a value
per item or aggregate payments of less than $10,000 and with a term of less than
one year);
(v) each
Seller Contract with any labor union or other employee representative of a group
of employees relating to wages, hours and other conditions of
employment;
(vi) each
Seller Contract (however named) involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or
liabilities by Seller with any other Person;
(vii) each
Seller Contract containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict
Seller’s business activity or limit the freedom of Seller to engage in any line
of business or to compete with any Person;
(viii) each
Seller Contract providing for payments to or by any Person based on sales,
purchases or profits, other than direct payments for goods;
(ix) each
power of attorney of Seller that is currently effective and
outstanding;
(x) each
Seller Contract entered into other than in the Ordinary Course of Business that
contains or provides for an express undertaking by Seller to be responsible for
consequential damages;
(xi) each
Seller Contract for capital expenditures in excess of $10,000;
(xii) each
Seller Contract not denominated in U.S. dollars;
(xiii) each
written warranty, guaranty and/or other similar undertaking with respect to
contractual performance extended by Seller other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business; and
(xiv) each
amendment, supplement and modification (whether oral or written) in respect of
any of the foregoing.
Schedule
2.1(e) sets forth reasonably complete details concerning such Contracts,
including the parties to the Contracts, the amount of the remaining commitment
of Seller under the Contracts and the location of Seller’s office where details
relating to the Contracts are located.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.17(b):
(i) each
Contract identified or required to be identified on Schedule 2.1(e) and which is
to be assigned to or assumed by Buyer under this Agreement is in full force and
effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(ii) each
Contract identified or required to be identified on Schedule 2.1(e) and which is
being assigned to or assumed by Buyer is assignable by Seller to Buyer without
the consent of any other Person; and
(iii) to the
Knowledge of Seller, no Contract identified or required to be identified on
Schedule 2.1(e) and which is to be assigned to or assumed by Buyer under this
Agreement will upon completion or performance thereof have a material adverse
affect on the business, assets or condition of Seller or the business to be
conducted by Buyer with the Assets.
(c) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.17(c):
(i) Seller
is, and at all times since January 1, 2008, has been, in compliance with all
applicable terms and requirements of each Seller Contract which is being assumed
by Buyer;
(ii) each
other Person that has or had any obligation or liability under any Seller
Contract which is being assigned to Buyer is, and at all times since January 1,
2008,
has been,
in full compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of such
Contract;
(iii) no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of
time) may contravene, conflict with or result in a Breach of, or give Seller or
other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to
accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment under, or to cancel,
terminate or modify, any Seller Contract that is being assigned to or assumed by
Buyer;
(iv) no event
has occurred or circumstance exists under or by virtue of any Contract that
(with or without notice or lapse of time) would cause the creation of any
Encumbrance affecting any of the Assets; and
(v) Seller
has not given to or received from any other Person, at any time since January 1,
2008, any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) regarding any
actual, alleged, possible or potential violation or Breach of, or default under,
any Contract which is being assigned to or assumed by Buyer.
(d) There are
no renegotiations of, attempts to renegotiate or outstanding rights to
renegotiate any material amounts paid or payable to Seller under current or
completed Contracts with any Person having the contractual or statutory right to
demand or require such renegotiation and no such Person has made written demand
for such renegotiation.
(e) Each
Contract relating to the sale, design, manufacture or provision of products or
services by Seller has been entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business of
Seller and has been entered into without the commission of any act alone or in
concert with any other Person, or any consideration having been paid or
promised, that is or would be in violation of any Legal
Requirement.
3.18 Insurance.
(a) Seller
has delivered to Buyer:
(i) accurate
and complete copies of all policies of insurance (and correspondence relating to
coverage thereunder) to which Seller is a party or under which Seller is or has
been covered at any time since January 1, 2007, a list of which is included on
Schedule 3.18(a);
(ii) accurate
and complete copies of all pending applications by Seller for policies of
insurance; and
(iii) any
statement by the auditor of Seller’s financial statements or any consultant or
risk management advisor with regard to the adequacy of Seller’s coverage or of
the reserves for claims.
(b) Schedule
3.18(b) describes:
(i) any
self-insurance arrangement by or affecting Seller, including any reserves
established thereunder;
(ii) any
Contract or arrangement, other than a policy of insurance, for the transfer or
sharing of any risk to which Seller is a party or which involves the business of
Seller; and
(iii) all
obligations of Seller to provide insurance coverage to Third Parties (for
example, under leases or service agreements) and identifies the policy under
which such coverage is provided.
(c) Schedule
3.18(c) sets forth, by year, for the current policy year and each of the two
preceding policy years:
(i) a summary
of the loss experience under each policy of insurance;
(ii) a
statement describing each claim under a policy of insurance for an amount in
excess of $10,000, which sets forth:
(A) the name
of the claimant;
(B) a
description of the policy by insurer, type of insurance and period of coverage;
and
(C) the
amount and a brief description of the claim; and
(iii) a
statement describing the loss experience for all claims that were self-insured,
including the number and aggregate cost of such claims.
(d) Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.18(d):
(i) all
policies of insurance to which Seller is a party or that provide coverage to
Seller:
(A) are
valid, outstanding and enforceable;
(B) are
issued by an insurer that is financially sound and reputable;
(C) taken
together, provide adequate insurance coverage for the Assets and the operations
of Seller for all risks to which Seller is normally exposed; and
(D) are
sufficient for compliance with all Legal Requirements and Seller
Contracts;
(ii) Seller
has not received (A) any refusal of coverage or any notice that a defense will
be afforded with reservation of rights or (B) any notice of cancellation or any
other indication that any policy of insurance is no longer in full force or
effect or that the issuer of any policy of insurance is not willing or able to
perform its obligations thereunder;
(iii) Seller
has paid all premiums due, and has otherwise performed all of its obligations,
under each policy of insurance to which it is a party or that provides coverage
to Seller; and
(iv) Seller
has given notice to the insurer of all claims that may be insured
thereby.
3.19 Environmental
Matters.
To
Seller’s Knowledge, Seller is and has at all times been in material compliance
with all Environmental Laws. There are no claims, Encumbrances or
other restrictions of any nature resulting from any Environmental, Health and
Safety Liabilities or arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law with
respect to or affecting any Facility or any other property or asset (whether
real, personal or mixed) in which Seller has or had an interest that are pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller. To the
Knowledge of Seller, there are no past or present actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events or incidents that could reasonably form the
basis of any Environmental, Health and Safety Liability of
Seller. Seller has delivered to Buyer all reports, authorizations,
disclosures and other documents of which they are aware relating in any way to
the status of any property demised by the Leases or otherwise relating to Seller
with respect to any Environmental Law.
3.20 Brokers or
Finders.
Neither
Seller nor any of its Representatives have incurred any obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions
or other similar payments in connection with the sale of Seller’s business or
the Assets or the Contemplated Transactions.
3.21 Solvency.
(a) Seller is
not now insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any of the Contemplated
Transactions. As used in this section, “insolvent” means that the sum
of the debts and other probable Liabilities of Seller exceeds the present fair
saleable value of Seller’s assets.
(b) Immediately
after giving effect to the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions: (i) Seller will be able to pay its Liabilities as they
become due in the usual course of its business; (ii) Seller will not have
unreasonably small capital with which to conduct its present or proposed
business; (iii) Seller will have assets (calculated at fair market value) that
exceed its Liabilities; and (iv) taking into account all pending and threatened
litigation, final judgments against Seller in actions for money damages are not
reasonably anticipated to be rendered at a time when, or in amounts such that,
Seller will be unable to satisfy any such judgments promptly in accordance with
their terms (taking into account the maximum probable amount of such judgments
in any such actions and the earliest reasonable time at which such judgments
might be rendered) as well as all other obligations of Seller. The
cash available to Seller, after taking into account all other anticipated uses
of the cash, will be sufficient to pay all such debts and judgments promptly in
accordance with their terms.
3.22 Disclosure.
(a) No
disclosure, representation or warranty or other statement made by Seller in this
Agreement, any Schedule, the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7(a)
or otherwise in
connection
with the Contemplated Transactions contains any untrue statement or omits to
state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the
circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.
(b) Seller
does not have Knowledge of any fact that has specific application to Seller
(other than general economic or industry conditions) and that may materially
adversely affect the assets, business, prospects, financial condition or results
of operations of Seller that has not been set forth in this Agreement or one of
the Schedules.
IV. Representations and Warranties of CoveyLink
CoveyLink represents
and warrants to Seller as of the Closing Date as follows:
4.1 Organization and Good
Standing.
(a) CoveyLink
is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Utah, with full power and authority to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted and to own or use the properties and
assets that it purports to own or use. CoveyLink is duly qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of
each state or other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the
properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it,
requires such qualification.
(b) Complete
and accurate copies of the Governing Documents of CoveyLink, as currently in
effect, are attached to Schedule 4.1(b).
(c) CoveyLink
has no Subsidiary and, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(c), does not own any
shares of capital stock or other securities of any other Person.
4.2 Enforceability; Authority;
No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of CoveyLink,
enforceable against CoveyLink in accordance with its terms. Upon the
execution and delivery by CoveyLink of each agreement to be executed or
delivered by CoveyLink at the Closing (collectively, the “CoveyLink’s Closing
Documents”), each of CoveyLink’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of CoveyLink, enforceable against
CoveyLink. CoveyLink has the absolute and unrestricted right, power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and CoveyLink’s Closing
Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and CoveyLink’s Closing Documents, and such action has been duly
authorized by all necessary action by CoveyLink’s members and board of
managers.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.2(b), neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of
time):
(i) Breach
(A) any provision of any of the Governing Documents of CoveyLink or (B) any
resolution adopted by the board of managers or the members of
CoveyLink;
(ii) Breach or
give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the
Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under
any Legal Requirement or any Order to which CoveyLink, or any of the Assets, may
be subject;
(iii) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw,
suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is
held by CoveyLink or that otherwise relates to the Assets or to the business of
CoveyLink;
(iv) cause
Buyer to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any
Tax;
(v) Breach
any provision of, or give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise
any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment
under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any CoveyLink Contract;
or
(vi) result in
the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Assets.
Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.2(b), CoveyLink is not required to give any notice to or
obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions
Buyer and
Parent jointly and severally represent and warrant to Seller and CoveyLink as of
the Closing Date as follows:
5.1 Organization and Good
Standing.
Buyer is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Utah, with full corporate power and authority to conduct
its business as it is now conducted. Parent is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Utah, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is
now conducted.
5.2 Authority; No
Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of both Buyer and
Parent, enforceable against Buyer and Parent in accordance with its
terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Buyer or Parent, as
applicable, of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Consulting
Agreements, the Speaking Agreements and each other agreement to be executed or
delivered by Buyer or Parent at Closing (collectively, the “FranklinCovey Closing
Documents”), each of the FranklinCovey Closing Documents will constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer and Parent, as applicable,
enforceable against Buyer or Parent, as applicable, in accordance with its
respective terms. Buyer and Parent each have the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the
FranklinCovey
Closing Documents and to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the
FranklinCovey Closing Documents, and such actions have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action by each of Buyer and Parent.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer or Parent, nor the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Buyer or
Parent, will give any Person the right to prevent, delay or otherwise interfere
with any of the Contemplated Transactions pursuant to:
(i) any
provision of Buyer’s or Parent’s Governing Documents;
(ii) any
resolution adopted by the board of directors or the equityholders of Buyer and
Parent;
(iii) any Legal
Requirement or Order to which Buyer or Parent may be subject; or
(iv) any
Contract to which either Buyer or Parent is a party or by which either Buyer or
Parent may be bound.
Neither
Buyer nor Parent is or will be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation
or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
5.3 Certain
Proceedings.
There is
no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against Buyer or Parent and that
challenges, or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or
otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions. To
Buyer’s or Parent’s Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been
threatened.
5.4 Brokers or
Finders.
Neither
Buyer, Parent nor any of its Representatives have incurred any obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or other similar payment in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions.
6.1 Employees and Employee
Benefits.
(a) Information on Active
Employees. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “Active
Employees” shall mean all employees employed on the Closing Date by Seller for
its business who are employed exclusively in Seller’s business as currently
conducted, including employees on temporary leave of absence, including family
medical leave, military leave, temporary disability or sick leave, but excluding
employees on long-term disability leave.
(b) Employment of Active
Employees by Buyer.
(i) Buyer has
provided Seller with a list of Seller’s employees to whom Buyer has made an
offer of employment that has been accepted to be effective on the
Closing
Date (the
“Hired Active
Employees”). Effective immediately before the Closing, Seller
agrees that the employment of all of its Hired Active Employees is
terminated.
(ii) Neither
Seller nor its Related Persons shall solicit the continued employment of any
Hired Active Employee after the Closing.
(iii) Buyer
shall offer employment to the Hired Active Employees to work in the
Practice.
(c) Salaries and
Benefits.
(i) Seller
shall be responsible for (A) the payment of all wages and other remuneration due
to Active Employees with respect to their services as employees of Seller
through the close of business on the Closing Date, including pro rata bonus
payments and all vacation pay earned prior to the Closing Date; (B) the payment
of any termination or severance payments and the provision of health plan
continuation coverage in accordance with the requirements of COBRA and Sections
601 through 608 of ERISA; and (C) any and all payments to employees required
under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”) or any similar
state or local Legal Requirement. Any liability incurred as a result
of the forgoing shall be solely the Seller’s obligation and the Seller agrees to
fully indemnify the Buyer on any such claims, complaints or
disputes.
(ii) Seller
shall be liable for any claims made or incurred by Active Employees and their
beneficiaries through the Closing Date under the Employee Plans. For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a charge will be deemed
incurred, in the case of hospital, medical or dental benefits, when the services
that are the subject of the charge are performed and, in the case of other
benefits (such as disability or life insurance), when an event has occurred or
when a condition has been diagnosed that entitles the employee to the
benefit.
(d) Seller’s Retirement and
Savings Plans.
All Hired
Active Employees who are participants in Seller’s retirement plans shall retain
their accrued benefits under Seller’s retirement plans as of the Closing Date,
and Seller (or Seller’s retirement plans) shall retain sole liability for the
payment of such benefits as and when such Hired Active Employees become eligible
therefor under such plans. All Hired Active Employees shall become
fully vested in their accrued benefits under Seller’s retirement plans as of the
Closing Date, and Seller will so amend such plans if necessary to achieve this
result. Seller shall cause the assets of each Employee Plan to equal
or exceed the benefit liabilities of such Employee Plan on a plan-termination
basis as of the Closing Date.
(e) General Employee
Provisions.
(i) Seller
and Buyer shall give any notices required by Legal Requirements and take
whatever other actions with respect to the plans, programs and policies
described in this Section 6.1 as may be necessary to carry out the arrangements
described in this Section 6.1.
(ii) Seller
and Buyer shall provide each other with such plan documents and summary plan
descriptions, employee data or other information as may be reasonably required
to carry out the arrangements described in this Section 6.1.
(iii) If any of
the arrangements described in this Section 6.1 are determined by the IRS or
other Governmental Body to be prohibited by law, Seller and Buyer shall modify
such arrangements to as closely as possible reflect their expressed intent and
retain the allocation of economic benefits and burdens to the parties
contemplated herein in a manner that is not prohibited by law.
(iv) Seller
shall provide Buyer with completed I-9 forms and attachments with respect to all
Hired Active Employees, except for such employees as Seller certifies in writing
to Buyer are exempt from such requirement.
(v) Buyer
shall not have any responsibility, liability or obligation, whether to Active
Employees, former employees, their beneficiaries or to any other Person, with
respect to any employee benefit plans, practices, programs or arrangements
(including the establishment, operation or termination thereof and the
notification and provision of COBRA coverage extension) maintained by
Seller.
6.2 Payment of Other Retained
Liabilities.
Seller
shall pay, or make adequate provision for the payment, in full all of the
Retained Liabilities and other Liabilities of Seller under this
Agreement. If any such Liabilities are not so paid or provided for,
or if Buyer reasonably determines that failure to make any payments will impair
Buyer’s use or enjoyment of the Assets or conduct of the business previously
conducted by Seller with the Assets, Buyer may, at any time after the Closing
Date, elect to make all such payments directly (but shall have no obligation to
do so) and set off and deduct the full amount of all such payments from any
Annual Earnout Payment payable to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.8.
6.3 Restrictions on Seller
Dissolution and Distributions.
Seller
shall not dissolve, or make any distribution of the proceeds received pursuant
to this Agreement, until the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of all
Purchase Price adjustment procedures contemplated by Section 2.8; (b) Seller’s
payment, or adequate provision for the payment, of all of its obligations
pursuant to Section 6.2; or (c) the lapse of more than five years after the
Closing Date.
6.4 Removing Excluded
Assets.
On or
before the Closing Date, Seller and CoveyLink shall remove all Excluded Assets
from all Facilities and other real property to be occupied by
Buyer. Such removal shall be done in such manner as to avoid any
damage to the Facilities and other properties to be occupied by Buyer and any
disruption of the business operations to be conducted by Buyer after the
Closing. Any damage to the Assets or to the Facilities resulting from
such removal shall be paid by Seller and CoveyLink at the
Closing. Should Seller and CoveyLink fail to remove the Excluded
Assets as required by this Section, Buyer shall have the right, but not the
obligation, (a) to remove the Excluded Assets at Seller’s sole cost and expense;
(b) to store the Excluded Assets and to charge Seller all storage costs
associated therewith; (c) to treat the Excluded Assets as unclaimed and to
proceed to dispose of the same under the laws governing unclaimed property; or
(d) to exercise any other right or remedy conferred by this Agreement or
otherwise available at law or in equity. Seller and
CoveyLink
shall promptly reimburse Buyer for all costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in
connection with any Excluded Assets not removed by Seller or CoveyLink on or
before the Closing Date.
6.5 Reports and
Returns.
Seller
and CoveyLink shall have sole responsibility for all filings with a Governmental
Body relating to any bulk sale notification, application for tax clearance
certificate or other similar filing in connection with the transfer of the
Assets to Buyer, whether such filings are due prior to, on or after the Closing
Date, in compliance with applicable Legal Requirements. After the
Closing, Seller and CoveyLink shall duly and timely prepare and file all Tax
Returns or other reports required by Legal Requirements relating to the Business
as conducted using the Assets up to and including the Closing Date.
6.6 Assistance in
Proceedings.
Seller
and CoveyLink will cooperate with Buyer and its counsel in the contest or
defense of, and make available its personnel and provide any testimony and
access to its books and Records in connection with, any Proceeding involving or
relating to (a) any Contemplated Transaction or (b) any action, activity,
circumstance, condition, conduct, event, fact, failure to act, incident,
occurrence, plan, practice, situation, status or transaction on or before the
Closing Date involving Seller, CoveyLink or the Business.
6.7 Modification of
International Licensee Agreements.
Buyer
will use commercially reasonable efforts to renegotiate, within six months
following the Closing and on terms reasonably acceptable to Seller, Buyer’s
license and distribution agreements (collectively, the “International Licenses”) with
its international licensees and distributors (collectively, the “International Licensees”) to
allow the Practice Leaders to promote the growth of the Practice in the
geographical territories that are the subject of such International
Licenses. If Buyer is unable to renegotiate any International
Licenses on terms reasonably acceptable to Seller within six months following
the Closing, Buyer will (a) promptly return, at no cost to Seller, all of the
Assets related to the Business conducted in the geographical territory that is
the subject of such International Licenses, and (b) immediately forfeit any
exclusive rights Buyer may have, pursuant to the License Agreement or otherwise,
to use, develop, commercialize, sell or distribute training programs or other
products related to The SPEED
of Trust in the geographical territory that is the subject of such
International Licenses that are not renegotiated.
6.8 Noncompetition,
Nonsolicitation and Nondisparagement.
(a) Noncompetition. For
a period of 5 years after the Closing Date, except as provided in Section 6.7,
Seller and CoveyLink shall not, anywhere in the world, directly or indirectly
invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, advise, render services to or
guarantee the obligations of any Person engaged in or planning to become engaged
in a competing Business (“Competing Business”), provided, however, that,
subject to the obligations of Stephen M. R. Covey and Greg Link under the
Consulting Agreements, CoveyLink may continue to consult with Human Performance
Institute on matters unrelated to The SPEED of Trust and Seller and CoveyLink
may purchase or otherwise acquire up to (but not more than) one percent of any
class of the securities of any Person (but may not otherwise participate in the
activities of such Person) if such securities are listed on any national or
regional securities exchange or have been registered under Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the
obligations of Seller and CoveyLink under this Section 5.8 shall
terminate
upon the occurrence of a Buyer Material Breach that is not cured within the
number of days specified below, after Seller or CoveyLink provides written
notice to Buyer of the alleged Buyer Material Breach. A “Buyer
Material Breach” means a breach of any of Buyer’s payment obligations in this
Agreement (and such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days); provided,
however, that Buyer’s failure to make any payment that is the subject of a
good-faith, bona fide dispute shall not be a Buyer Material Breach.
(b) Nonsolicitation. For
a period of 5 years after the Closing Date, Seller and CoveyLink shall not,
directly or indirectly:
(i) solicit
the business of any Person who is a customer of Buyer;
(ii) cause,
induce or attempt to cause or induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor,
franchisee, employee, consultant or other business relation of Buyer to cease
doing business with Buyer, to deal with any competitor of Buyer or in any way
interfere with its relationship with Buyer;
(iii) cause,
induce or attempt to cause or induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor,
franchisee, employee, consultant or other business relation of Seller or
CoveyLink on the Closing Date or within the year preceding the Closing Date to
cease doing business with Buyer, to deal with any competitor of Buyer or in any
way interfere with its relationship with Buyer; or
(iv) hire,
retain or attempt to hire or retain any employee or independent contractor of
Buyer or in any way interfere with the relationship between Buyer and any of its
employees or independent contractors.
(c) Nondisparagement. After
the Closing Date, Seller and CoveyLink will not disparage Buyer or any of
Buyer’s shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents.
(d) Modification of
Covenant. If a final judgment of a court or tribunal of
competent jurisdiction determines that any term or provision contained in
Section 5.8(a) through (c) is invalid or unenforceable, then the parties agree
that the court or tribunal will have the power to reduce the scope, duration or
geographic area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or
to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the
intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision. This
Section 6.8 will be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time
within which the judgment may be appealed. This Section 6.8 is
reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve Buyer’s legitimate business
interests and the value of the Assets and to prevent any unfair advantage
conferred on Seller.
(e) Remedies. If
Seller or CoveyLink breaches the covenants set forth in this Section 6.8, Buyer
will be entitled to the following remedies:
(i) Damages
from Seller or CoveyLink, as applicable; and
(ii) In
addition to its right to damages and any other rights it may have, to obtain
injunctive or other equitable relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach
or
otherwise
to specifically enforce the provisions of this Section 6.8, it being agreed that
money damages alone would be inadequate to compensate the Buyer and would be an
inadequate remedy for such breach.
6.9 Customer and Other Business
Relationships.
After the
Closing, Seller will cooperate with Buyer in its efforts to continue and
maintain for the benefit of Buyer those business relationships of Seller
existing prior to the Closing and relating to the business to be operated by
Buyer after the Closing, including relationships with lessors, employees,
regulatory authorities, licensors, customers, suppliers and others, and Seller
will satisfy the Retained Liabilities in a manner that is not detrimental to any
of such relationships. Seller will refer to Buyer all inquiries
relating to such business. Neither Seller nor any of its officers,
employees, agents or equityholders shall take any action that would tend to
diminish the value of the Assets after the Closing or that would interfere with
the business of Buyer to be engaged in after the Closing, including disparaging
the name or business of Buyer.
6.10 Retention of and Access to
Records.
After the
Closing Date, Buyer shall retain for a period consistent with Buyer’s
record-retention policies and practices those Records of Seller delivered to
Buyer. Buyer also shall provide Seller and CoveyLink and their
Representatives reasonable access thereto, during normal business hours and on
at least three days’ prior written notice, to enable them to prepare financial
statements or Tax Returns, or use in connection with any Tax
Proceedings. After the Closing Date, Seller and CoveyLink shall
provide Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to Records that are
Excluded Assets, during normal business hours and on at least three days’ prior
written notice, for any reasonable business purpose specified by Buyer in such
notice.
6.11 Further
Assurances.
The
parties shall cooperate reasonably with each other and with their respective
Representatives in connection with any steps required to be taken as part of
their respective obligations under this Agreement, and shall (a) furnish upon
request to each other such further information; (b) execute and deliver to each
other such other documents; and (c) do such other acts and things, all as the
other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of
this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
VII. Indemnification; Remedies
7.1 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations in this Agreement,
including all of the Schedules, the certificates delivered pursuant to Section
2.7 and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement
shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions. The right to indemnification, reimbursement or other
remedy based upon such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations
shall not be affected by any investigation (including any environmental
investigation or assessment) conducted with respect to, or any Knowledge
acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to
the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with any such representation,
warranty, covenant or obligation. The waiver of any condition based
upon the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or
compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to
indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon such representations,
warranties, covenants and obligations.
7.2 Indemnification and
Reimbursement by Seller and CoveyLink.
Seller
and CoveyLink, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Buyer,
and its Representatives, shareholders, subsidiaries and Related Persons
(collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnified Persons”), and will reimburse the Buyer Indemnified Persons
for any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including costs of
investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) or
diminution of value, whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim (collectively,
“Damages”), arising
from or in connection with:
(a) any
Breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or CoveyLink in
(i) this Agreement, including the Schedules, (ii) the certificates
delivered pursuant to Section 2.7 (iii) any transfer instrument, (iv) the
License Agreement, (v) the Consulting Agreements, (vi) the Speaking Agreements,
or (vii) any other agreement, certificate, document, writing or instrument
delivered by either Seller or CoveyLink pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) any
Breach of any covenant or obligation of Seller or CoveyLink in this Agreement or
in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Seller or
CoveyLink pursuant to this Agreement;
(c) any
Liability arising out of the ownership or operation of the Assets prior to the
Closing Date other than the Assumed Liabilities;
(d) any
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any
agreement or understanding made, or alleged to have been made, by any Person
with Seller or CoveyLink (or any Person acting on their behalf) in connection
with any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(e) any
product or component thereof manufactured by or shipped, or any services
provided by, Seller, in whole or in part, prior to the Closing;
(f) any
liability under the WARN Act or any similar state or local Legal Requirement
that may result from an “Employment Loss”, as defined by 29 U.S.C. sect.
2101(a)(6), caused by any action of Seller prior to the Closing or by Buyer’s
decision not to hire previous employees of Seller;
(g) any
Employee Plan established or maintained by Seller; or
(h) any
Retained Liabilities.
7.3 Indemnification and
Reimbursement by Buyer.
Buyer
will indemnify and hold harmless Seller, and will reimburse Seller, for any
Damages arising from or in connection with:
(a) any
Breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement or in
any certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement;
(b) any
Breach of any covenant or obligation of Buyer in this Agreement or in any other
certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement;
(c) any claim
by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments
based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by such
Person with Buyer (or any Person acting on Buyer’s behalf) in connection with
any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(d) any
obligations of Buyer with respect to bargaining with the collective bargaining
representatives of Hired Active Employees subsequent to the Closing;
or
(e) any
Assumed Liabilities.
7.4 Time
Limitations.
(a) Seller
and CoveyLink will have liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with
respect to any Breach of a representation or warranty (other than those in
Section 3.10, as to which a claim may be made at any time prior to the
applicable statute of limitations), only if on or before the fifth anniversary
of the Closing Date the applicable Buyer Indemnified Person notifies Seller or
CoveyLink of a claim specifying the factual basis of the claim in reasonable
detail to the extent then known by such Buyer Indemnified Person.
(b) Buyer
will have liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any
Breach of a representation or warranty, only if on or before the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date Seller notifies Buyer of a claim specifying the
factual basis of the claim in reasonable detail to the extent then known by such
Seller.
7.5 Setoff.
(a) Right of
Setoff. Acting in good faith, and subject to the requirements
of this Section 7.5, Buyer may set off any amount to which any Buyer Indemnified
Party may be entitled under this Article VII against amounts otherwise payable
by Buyer hereunder or under the License Agreement. Neither the
exercise of nor the failure to exercise such right of setoff will constitute an
election of remedies or limit Buyer in any manner in the enforcement or pursuit
of any other remedies that may be available to it. Any set off
against an Annual Earnout Payment hereunder or other reduction to the Purchase
Price on account of Seller’s or CoveyLink’s indemnification obligations under
this Agreement shall be treated, for Tax purposes, to the extent permitted by
law, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
(b) Notice of
Claims. Promptly after the Buyer makes a good faith
determination that any Buyer Indemnified Party is entitled to any amount under
this Article VII, Buyer shall deliver to CoveyLink written notice (a “Notice of Claim”): specifying
in reasonable detail the Damages and the amount that the Buyer or any Buyer
Indemnified Party has paid or properly accrued or reasonably anticipates that it
will have to pay or accrue relating to such Damages, the date each such amount
was paid or properly accrued, or the basis for such anticipated liability, and
the nature of the misrepresentations, breaches of warranties or claims to which
such Damages are related. CoveyLink shall notify Buyer in writing
within 10 days following delivery of the of
the
Notice of Claim if CoveyLink objects to any aspect of the claim made in the
Notice of Claim (an “Objection
Notice”). If CoveyLink does not provide an Objection Notice
within such 10 day period, Buyer shall be entitled to offset the amount
specified in the Notice of Claim as provided in Section 7.5(a).
(c) Resolution of
Conflicts. If CoveyLink provides an Objection Notice to Buyer
pursuant to Section 7.5(b), the Chief Executive Officer of CoveyLink and the
Chief Executive Officer of Parent shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the
rights of the respective parties with respect to the claim set forth in the
Notice of Claim. If no such agreement can be reached after good faith
negotiation for a period of 30 days after CoveyLink delivers its Objection
Notice, either Buyer or CoveyLink may demand arbitration of the matter unless
the claim is at issue in pending litigation with a third party, in which event
arbitration shall not be commenced until either the litigation is resolved or
both CoveyLink and Buyer agree to arbitration.
(d) Arbitration.
(i) In the
event that a party demands arbitration pursuant to Section 7.5(c), such dispute
shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in Salt Lake City, Utah under
the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the
“Rules”) by one
arbitrator appointed in accordance with said Rules. Judgment on the
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
(ii) The
arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of Utah to the merits of the
particular dispute, without reference to rules of conflict of
law. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the Rules,
without reference to any state arbitration law.
(iii) Either of
the parties may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary
restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or conservatory
relief, as necessary, without breach of this arbitration provision and without
any abridgment of the powers of the arbitrator. The arbitrator may,
in its discretion, award to the prevailing party, if any, as determined by the
arbitrator, all of its costs and fees, including, without limitation,
administrative fees, arbitrator’s fees, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees,
witnesses’ fees, travel expenses, and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, such expenses as copying, telephone, facsimile, postage, and courier
fees); otherwise, the costs of the arbitration, including administrative and
arbitrator’s fees, shall be borne by the parties to the particular arbitration
in proportion their relative success, as determined by the arbitrator, in
connection with the resolution of the disputed claims, and each party shall bear
the cost of its own attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees. The
parties agree that, any provision of applicable law notwithstanding, they will
not request, and the arbitrator shall have no authority to award, punitive or
exemplary damages against any party.
(iv) The
decision of the arbitrator as to the validity and amount of any claim in such
Notice of Claim shall be binding and conclusive upon the
parties. Such decision shall be written and shall be supported by
written findings of fact and conclusions which shall set forth the award,
judgment, decree or order awarded by the arbitrator(s).
(v) The
requirements of this Section 7.5(d) will apply only to disputes raised pursuant
to this Section 7.3(e).
7.6 Third-Party
Claims.
(a) Promptly
after receipt by a Person entitled to indemnity under Section 7.2 or 7.3 (an
“Indemnified Person”)
of notice of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim against it, such Indemnified
Person shall give notice to the Person obligated to indemnify under such Section
(an “Indemnifying
Person”) of the assertion of such Third-Party Claim, provided that the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person will not relieve the Indemnifying
Person of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Person, except to
the extent that the Indemnifying Person demonstrates that the defense of such
Third-Party Claim is prejudiced by the Indemnified Person’s failure to give such
notice.
(b) If an
Indemnified Person gives notice to the Indemnifying Person pursuant to Section
7.6(a) of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person shall be
entitled to participate in the defense of such Third-Party Claim and, to the
extent that it wishes (unless (i) the Indemnifying Person is also a Person
against whom the Third-Party Claim is made and the Indemnified Person determines
in good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate or (ii) the
Indemnifying Person fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified
Person of its financial capacity to defend such Third-Party Claim and provide
indemnification with respect to such Third-Party Claim), to assume the defense
of such Third-Party Claim with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified
Person. After notice from the Indemnifying Person to the Indemnified
Person of its election to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Person shall not, so long as it diligently conducts such defense,
be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Article VII for any fees of other
counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such Third-Party
Claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in
connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim, other than reasonable
costs of investigation. If the Indemnifying Person assumes the
defense of a Third-Party Claim, (i) such assumption will conclusively establish
for purposes of this Agreement that the claims made in that Third-Party Claim
are within the scope of and subject to indemnification, and (ii) no compromise
or settlement of such Third-Party Claims may be effected by the Indemnifying
Person without the Indemnified Person’s Consent unless (A) there is no finding
or admission of any violation of Legal Requirement or any violation of the
rights of any Person; (B) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are
paid in full by the Indemnifying Person; and (C) the Indemnified Person shall
have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such
Third-Party Claims effected without its Consent. If notice is given
to an Indemnifying Person of the assertion of any Third-Party Claim and the
Indemnifying Person does not, within 10 days after the Indemnified Person’s
notice is given, give notice to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume
the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person will be bound by
any determination made in such Third-Party Claim or any compromise or settlement
effected by the Indemnified Person.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an Indemnified Person determines in good faith that there is a
reasonable probability that a Third-Party Claim may adversely affect it or its
Related Persons other than as a result of monetary damages for which it would be
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Person may, by
notice to the
Indemnifying
Person, assume the exclusive right to defend, compromise or settle such
Third-Party Claim, but the Indemnifying Person will not be bound by any
determination of any Third-Party Claim so defended for the purposes of this
Agreement or any compromise or settlement effected without its Consent (which
may not be unreasonably withheld).
(d) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 8.4, Seller and CoveyLink hereby consent to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of any court in which a Proceeding in respect of a
Third-Party Claim is brought against any Buyer Indemnified Person for purposes
of any claim that a Buyer Indemnified Person may have under this Agreement with
respect to such Proceeding or the matters alleged therein and agree that process
may be served on Seller and CoveyLink with respect to such a claim anywhere in
the world.
(e) With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Article
VII: (i) both the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Person, as
the case may be, shall keep the other Person fully informed of the status of
such Third-Party Claim and any related Proceedings at all stages thereof where
such Person is not represented by its own counsel, and (ii) the parties agree
(each at its own expense) to render to each other such assistance as they may
reasonably require of each other and to cooperate in good faith with each other
in order to ensure the proper and adequate defense of any Third-Party
Claim.
(f) With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Article
VII, the parties agree to cooperate in such a manner as to preserve in full (to
the extent possible) the confidentiality of all confidential information and the
attorney-client and work-product privileges. In connection therewith,
each party agrees that: (i) it will use its Best Efforts, in respect
of any Third-Party Claim in which it has assumed or participated in the defense,
to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with applicable law
and rules of procedure), and (ii) all communications between any party hereto
and counsel responsible for or participating in the defense of any Third-Party
Claim shall, to the extent possible, be made so as to preserve any applicable
attorney-client or work-product privilege.
7.7 Other
Claims.
A claim
for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third-Party Claim may be
asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought and shall be
paid promptly after such notice.
7.8 Indemnification in Case of
Strict Liability or Indemnitee Negligence.
THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS IN THIS ARTICLE VII SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THE LIABILITY IS BASED UPON PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE ACTS, CLAIMS OR
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING ANY PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE BULK SALES LAW,
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, FRAUDULENT TRANSFER ACT, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW
OR PRODUCTS LIABILITY, SECURITIES OR OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENT) AND REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER ANY PERSON (INCLUDING THE PERSON FROM WHOM INDEMNIFICATION IS SOUGHT)
ALLEGES OR PROVES THE SOLE, CONCURRENT, CONTRIBUTORY OR COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
OF THE PERSON SEEKING INDEMNIFICATION OR THE SOLE OR CONCURRENT STRICT LIABILITY
IMPOSED UPON THE PERSON SEEKING INDEMNIFICATION.
8.1 Expenses.
Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement will bear its
respective fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated
Transactions, including all fees and expense of its
Representatives. If this Agreement is terminated, the obligation of
each party to pay its own fees and expenses will be subject to any rights of
such party arising from a Breach of this Agreement by another
party.
8.2 Public
Announcements.
Any
public announcement, press release or similar publicity with respect to this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will be issued, if at all, at such
time and in such manner as Seller and Buyer determine by mutual agreement;
provided, however, that the Company may make any disclosure announcements that
the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it is required to make
pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
8.3 Notices.
All
notices, Consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted by
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a party when (a)
delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized
overnight courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile or e-mail with
confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment; or (c) received or
rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses
and marked to the attention of the person (by name or title) designated below
(or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or person as a party
may designate by notice to the other parties):
Seller:
CoveyLink
Worldwide LLC
175
West Canyon Crest Road, Suite 100
Alpine,
UT 84004
Attention: Greg
Link
Fax
no.: (801) 880-7744
E-mail
address: link@coveylink.com
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with
a copy to:
Stephen
M.R. Covey
175
West Canyon Crest Road, Suite 100
Alpine,
UT 84004
E-mail
address: covey@coveylink.com
Hill
Johnson & Schmutz, LC
4844
North 300 West, Suite 300
Provo,
UT 84604
Attention:
Richard L. Hill
Fax
no.: (801) 375-3865
E-mail
address:
rhill@hjslaw.com
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CoveyLink:
175
West Canyon Crest Road, Suite 100
Alpine,
UT 84004
Attention: Greg
Link
Fax
no.: (801) 880-7744
E-mail
address: link@coveylink.com
with
a copy to:
Stephen
M.R. Covey
175
West Canyon Crest Road, Suite 100
Alpine,
UT 84004
E-mail
address: covey@coveylink.com
Hill
Johnson & Schmutz, LC
4844
North 300 West, Suite 300
Provo,
UT 84604
Attention:
Richard L. Hill
Fax
no.: (801) 375-3865
E-mail
address: rhill@hjslaw.com
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Buyer
or Parent:
Franklin
Covey Co.
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, UT 84119
Attention: Robert
A. Whitman
Fax
no.: (801) 817-8069
E-mail
address: bob.whitman@franklincovey.com
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with
a copy to:
Dorsey
& Whitney, LLP
136
S. Main Street, Suite 1000
Salt
Lake City, UT 84101
Attention: Nolan
S. Taylor, Esq.
Fax
no.: (801) 933-7373
E-mail
address: taylor.nolan@dorsey.com
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8.4 Jurisdiction; Service of
Process.
Each of
the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or
federal court sitting in Salt Lake City, Utah, in any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all claims in
respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such
court. Each party also agrees
not to
bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in
any other court. Each of the parties waives any defense of
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and
waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other
party with respect to any such action or proceeding.
8.5 Enforcement of
Agreement.
Seller
and CoveyLink acknowledge and agree that Buyer would be irreparably damaged if
any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with
their specific terms and that any Breach of this Agreement by Seller or
CoveyLink could not be adequately compensated in all cases by monetary damages
alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which
Buyer may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to enforce any
provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to
temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent Breaches or
threatened Breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting
any bond or other undertaking.
8.6 Waiver; Remedies
Cumulative.
The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any of the
documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right,
power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power
or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or
privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To
the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising
out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can
be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of
the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver
that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance
for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be
deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of that party or of the right of the
party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or
demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this
Agreement.
8.7 Entire Agreement and
Modification.
This
Agreement, together with the Contemplated Transactions, supersede all prior
agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to its
subject matter and constitutes (along with the Schedules, exhibits and other
documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement) a complete and exclusive
statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter covered thereby. This Agreement may not be amended,
supplemented, or otherwise modified except by a written agreement executed by
the party to be charged with the amendment.
8.8 Assignments, Successors and
No Third-Party Rights.
No party
may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that
Buyer may assign any of its rights and delegate any of its obligations under
this Agreement to any Subsidiary of Buyer and may collaterally assign its rights
hereunder to any financial institution providing financing in connection with
the Contemplated Transactions. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon and inure to the
benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the
parties. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be
construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or
with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, except such
rights as shall inure to a successor or permitted assignee pursuant to this
Section 7.8.
8.9 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid
or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
8.10 Construction.
The
headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience
only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All
references to “Articles” and “Sections” refer to the corresponding Articles and
Sections of this Agreement.
8.11 Time of
Essence.
With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement,
time is of the essence.
8.12 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Utah
without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles that would require the
application of any other law.
8.13 Execution of
Agreement.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same
agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature
pages by facsimile transmission shall constitute effective execution and
delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the
original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties
transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all
purposes.
8.14 CoveyLink and
Parent Obligations.
The
liability of CoveyLink hereunder shall be joint and several with
Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller and
CoveyLink shall be jointly and severally liable for (a) any Breach by either
Seller or CoveyLink and (b) the indemnities set forth in Article
VII. The liability of Parent hereunder shall be joint and several
with Buyer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer
and Parent shall be jointly and severally liable for (a) any Breach by either
Buyer or Parent and (b) the indemnities set forth in Article VII.
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Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
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BUYER:
FRANKLIN
COVEY CLIENT SALES, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Stephen D. Young
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Name:
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Stephen
D. Young
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Title:
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President
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PARENT:
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
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Robert A. Whitman
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Name:
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Robert
A. Whitman
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Title:
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President
and CEO
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SELLER:
COVEYLINK
WORLDWIDE LLC
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ex10_2.htm
Exhibit
10.2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED LICENSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This
AMENDED AND RESTATED LICENSE OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (the “License Agreement”) is
effective as of December 31, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) and is
entered into by and among Franklin Covey Co. (“FranklinCovey”), a Utah
corporation; Covey/Link, LLC (“CL”), a Utah limited
liability company; Greg Link, (“Link”), an individual
residing in Utah; and Stephen M. R. Covey (“Covey”), an individual
residing in Utah. Each of FranklinCovey, CL, Link and Covey are
referred to herein as a “party” and collectively as the “parties.”
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Covey is the author
of the book The Speed of
Trust, (as defined herein, the “Book”) published by
Simon & Schuster, Inc., and has conveyed to CL all right, title and
interest therein which he did not grant to Simon & Schuster, Inc.,
which retained rights include without limitation all Audio Rights (as defined
herein) and the right to create Workbooks (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, Covey and Link have
(a) developed certain training courses based on the Book (as defined herein, the
“Courses”), (b)
registered trademarks (as defined herein and including certain unregistered
trademarks, the “CL
Trademarks”), (c) created collateral materials (as defined herein, “CL Copyrights”) and (d)
conveyed to CL all right, title and interest in the Courses, CL Trademarks and
CL Copyrights;
WHEREAS, concurrently
herewith, CL, its affiliate CoveyLink Worldwide LLC (“CL Worldwide”), FranklinCovey
and Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc. (“FC Client Sales”) a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FranklinCovey, have entered into that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant
to which FC Client Sales has purchased certain assets of CL Worldwide related to
the Book, the Courses and other intellectual property of CL;
WHEREAS, also concurrently
herewith, each of Covey and Link has entered into a consulting agreement with
FranklinCovey and FC Client Sales (the “Practice Leader Consulting
Agreements”), and each of Covey and Link has entered into a speaker
services agreement with FC Client Sales (the “Speaking Agreements”);
and
WHEREAS, CL and FranklinCovey
previously entered into the Original Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to
which CL granted certain non-exclusive licenses relating to the Book and the
Courses and a desire to amend and restate the Original License to grant
exclusive licenses to the Licensed Materials, subject to all the terms and
conditions herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants, terms and
conditions herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Defined
Terms.
1.1. Use of Defined
Terms. Capitalized terms used in this License Agreement and
not otherwise defined when used shall have the meanings set forth on Exhibit
A.
2. Interpretation.
2.1. Relationship of
Agreements.
(a) This
License Agreement amends and restates that certain License of Intellectual
Property effective January 1, 2006 (the “Original Agreement”) by and
between FranklinCovey and CL. As of the Effective Date, the Original
Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to include, without
limitation, Covey and Link as parties and shall continue in full force and
effect without interruption.
(b) In all
cases where possible, this License Agreement shall be interpreted consistently
with the Contemporaneous Agreements. If any term of any
Contemporaneous Agreement conflicts with this License Agreement, this License
Agreement shall control unless otherwise stated in the Contemporaneous
Agreement.
3. License
Grant.
3.1. The Licensed
Materials. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License
Agreement, each of CL, Covey and Link hereby grant to the FranklinCovey Entities
an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-bearing
license to use, reproduce, display, distribute, sell, prepare derivative works
of, and perform the Licensed Materials in any format or medium and through any
market or distribution channel. As used in this Section 3.1,
“exclusive” means that CL, Covey and Link may not, after the Effective Date,
grant to any third party the right to, and shall not themselves, use, reproduce,
display, distribute, sell, or prepare derivative works of the Licensed Materials
except as expressly permitted by this License Agreement. The license
granted pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall be subject to that certain
Publishing Agreement by and between Covey and Simon & Schuster, Inc.
(the “Publishing
Agreement”) and to any permitted publishing agreement entered into by
Covey, Link or CL for any Sequel under Section 3.2(a).
3.2. Reservations.
(a) The Book;
Sequels. Covey, Link and CL each reserves the exclusive right,
in their sole discretion, to write, publish and distribute, directly or through
third-party publishers, a Sequel or Sequels to the Book. Any
publishing agreement for a Sequel (i) shall be on terms comparable to the
Publishing Agreement, (ii) shall exclude rights to Workbooks and Audio Rights,
except for a right of the Publisher to prepare and distribute a single audio
version of such Sequel, (iii) shall permit the FranklinCovey Entities all of the
same rights to distribute such Sequel as have been granted under this License
Agreement to distribute the Book. Covey, Link and CL may negotiate
any commercially reasonable royalty rate with the third-party publisher and
shall have all rights to retain such royalties. At least ten (10)
days prior to entering into a publishing agreement for a Sequel, Covey, Link or
CL, as appropriate, shall send to FranklinCovey a copy of the publishing
agreement in its final form, provided that the parties to the publishing
agreement may any needed non-substantive change. During such period,
FranklinCovey may provide comments to Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, if
FranklinCovey determines in good faith that any term may conflicts with this
License
Agreement
and Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, shall consider such comments in good
faith.
(b) The
Courses. Covey, Link and CL each reserves a non-exclusive
right to make derivative works of the Courses from time to time, provided that
any such modification by any of them to the Courses shall be automatically
deemed a part of the Courses and Licensed Materials and subject to the license
granted in Section 3.1.
(c) Allowed Actions Following
Term of Practice Leader Consulting Agreements. Following the
term of either of the Practice Leader Consulting Agreements, Covey, Link and CL
may speak, consult, coach and advise with respect to the Book and the Speed of
Trust concepts, provided that each of them does so with the intent of (I) driving training to
FranklinCovey (and not to replace training nor to become a defacto substitute
for training), (II)
enhancing brand awareness of the Speed of Trust concepts, or (III) increasing sales of the
Book.
(d) The CL Trademarks and CL
Copyrights. CL, Covey and Link each reserves a non-exclusive
right to use the CL Trademarks and CL Copyrights in connection with any Sequel
and as necessary for biographical or historical reference and for speaking and
practice activities necessary to carry out their activities provided for or
allowed in the Speaking Agreements and Practice Leader Consulting
Agreements.
(e) Scope of
Reservation. As used in Sections 3.2(b) and 3.2(d),
“non-exclusive” means the reservation of rights permits each of Covey, Link and
CL to use the Courses, CL Trademarks and CL Copyrights as described therein and
does not restrict or limit the rights granted to the FranklinCovey Entities by
Covey, Link and CL in Section 3.1 to use the Courses, CL Trademarks and CL
Copyrights as permitted in this License Agreement.
3.3. Restrictions on
Use. The FranklinCovey Entities shall use the Licensed
Materials only in connection with the Practice and the business of
FranklinCovey.
3.4. International
Markets. Within six months following the Effective Date and on
terms reasonably acceptable to CL, FranklinCovey will use commercially
reasonable efforts to amend those certain license and distribution agreements
(collectively, the “International Licenses”) with
the International Licensees to permit Covey and Link to conduct the Practice as
permitted in the Contemporaneous Agreement in the geographical territories that
are the subject of such International Licenses. The parties agree
that an amended International License will be deemed reasonable if Covey, Link
and CL, as appropriate, receive non-exclusive rights to conduct or promote
Courses in such territory in exchange for reasonable compensation payable to the
International Licensee. If FranklinCovey is unable to amend any
International License as provided in this Section 3.4, FranklinCovey shall
forfeit the rights granted in Section 3.1 as those rights apply to the territory
of such International Licensee. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
FranklinCovey shall have not be deemed to have breached this Section 3.4 if any
website owned or operated by the FranklinCovey Entities is visible in a
terminated territory or if a customer in a terminated territory makes incidental
purchases Books or Sequels through any such websites.
3.5. Rights of
Publicity. Covey and Link each hereby grants to the
FranklinCovey Entities a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid-up right to use
images of each of their persons and to use their names in connection with the
Practice. At any time after Covey or Link, as applicable, ceases to
be a Practice Leader, such person may object in writing to the use of his own
name or image if Covey or Link, as applicable, reasonably determines that the
use undermines the commercial value of the Practice, the Book, Sequels or a New
Work. The affected parties shall cooperate in good faith to resolve
any such disputes. If this License Agreement terminates for any
reason, the license granted in this Section 3.5 shall survive termination with
respect to products, materials and designs in existence on the effective date of
the termination, but FranklinCovey shall have no right to place the images or
use names of Stephen M. R. Covey or Greg Link on any new product, material or
design.
3.6. Distribution Rights for FC
Products, LLC. The parties acknowledge that FranklinCovey has
entered into that certain Master License Agreement by and between FranklinCovey
and Franklin Covey Products, LLC (“FC Products, LLC”), pursuant
to which FranklinCovey may, under certain circumstances, be required to make
Licensed Materials available to FC Products, LLC for distribution in certain
channels. Each of Covey, Link and CL agrees to permit FC Products,
LLC to distribute Licensed Materials according to the Master License Agreement
so long as doing so does not reduce any Payment under this License
Agreement.
4. Ownership; Derivative
Works.
4.1. CL
Property. As between Covey, Link and CL on the one hand and
FranklinCovey on the other hand, Covey, Link and CL shall retain ownership of
all CL Intellectual Property. “CL Intellectual Property” means the
Intellectual Property Rights to the Licensed Materials, all CL Derivative Works
and all New Works.
4.2. FranklinCovey
Property. As between Covey, Link and CL on the one hand and
FranklinCovey on the other hand, FranklinCovey shall retain ownership of all
FranklinCovey Intellectual Property. “FranklinCovey Intellectual
Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights of FranklinCovey prior to the
Effective Date, all FC Derivative Works, and all Intellectual Property Rights of
FranklinCovey created or licensed after the Effective Date other than
Intellectual Property Rights that include the Licensed Materials and are owned
by Covey, Link or CL under this License Agreement.
4.3. Creation of Derivative
Works.
(a) By
FranklinCovey. FranklinCovey may, at its option and at its own
expense, create derivative works, directly or through third parties, based on
the Licensed Materials, including without limitation derivative works that
include both the Licensed Materials and FranklinCovey Intellectual
Property. Subject to Section 4.3(d), such derivative works shall be
deemed FC Derivative Works.
(b) By CL, Covey and
Link. Each of Covey, Link and CL may, at their option and
their own expense, create derivative works (a) based solely on the Licensed
Materials or
(b) based
in part on the Licensed Materials and in part on FranklinCovey Intellectual
Property, subject to the provisions of Section 4.3(c).
(c) Procedures. If
any of Covey, Link or CL desires to create a new derivative work based solely on
the Licensed Materials, Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, may do so without
FranklinCovey’s approval, provided that CL maintains reasonable records that
describe the project and other pertinent information and makes such records
available as reasonably requested by FranklinCovey. If any of Covey,
Link or CL proposes to develop a new derivative work based in part of the
Licensed Materials and in part of FranklinCovey Intellectual Property (a “Proposed FC Derivative
Work”), Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, shall deliver to FranklinCovey
a written request to FranklinCovey describing in reasonable detail the proposed
work, including the FranklinCovey Intellectual Property that would be used (a
“Proposal”).
(i) If the
work described in the Proposal includes any FranklinCovey Intellectual Property,
FranklinCovey may, in its sole discretion, approve or reject the Proposal within
twenty one (21) days of its receipt of the Proposal.
(ii) If
FranklinCovey accepts such a Proposal, Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, shall
have the right to create the proposed derivative work and such derivative work
will be deemed part of the Licensed Materials. If FranklinCovey
rejects such a Proposal, Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, shall promptly cease
work on the Proposed FC Derivative Work and shall have no right to use the
FranklinCovey Intellectual Property for such Proposal. If
FranklinCovey fails to respond such a Proposal within the twenty one (21) day
period, FranklinCovey will be deemed to have rejected the Proposal.
(d) Ownership of Derivative
Works. Any derivative work of the Licensed Materials that is
based solely upon the Licensed Materials shall be deemed a CL Derivative Work
and, for purposes of clarity, shall be deemed part of the Licensed Materials for
all purposes. Any revision or customization of the Courses Listed in
Exhibit B, whether by FranklinCovey, Covey, Link or CL, shall be deemed part of
the Licensed Materials for all purposes. Any permitted derivative
work created by Covey, Link or CL that is based in part on the Licensed
Materials and in part on FranklinCovey Intellectual Property shall be deemed an
FC Derivative Work, and Covey, Link and CL hereby convey to FranklinCovey, its
successors and assigns all right, title and interest it may have in such FC
Derivative Work; provided, however, that FranklinCovey’s rights to the
underlying Licensed Materials incorporated into such FC Derivative Works are
subject to the license of Licensed Materials granted to FranklinCovey in this
License Agreement. Notwithstanding anything else in this License
Agreement, FC Derivative Works shall be subject to the license provided in
Section 4.3(e) and the royalty provisions set forth in Section
8.2(b).
(e) Grant-back
License. FranklinCovey hereby grants to Covey, Link and CL,
during the term of this License Agreement, a worldwide, royalty-free,
nontransferable, non-sublicenseable right to use FC Derivative Works in
connection with the Practice and, subject to the provisions of Section 4.3(c),
to create derivative works based on FC Derivative Works.
4.4. Perfecting
Ownership.
(a) CL Intellectual
Property. Upon CL’s reasonable request and at CL’s expense,
FranklinCovey shall assist CL in any action that may be necessary to record,
register or otherwise perfect CL’s rights in and to the CL Intellectual
Property, including without limitation CL Derivative Works.
(b) FranklinCovey Intellectual
Property. Upon FranklinCovey’s reasonable request and at
FranklinCovey’s expense, each of Covey, Link and CL shall assist FranklinCovey
in any action that may be necessary to record, register or otherwise perfect
FranklinCovey’s rights in and to FranklinCovey Intellectual Property, including
without limitation FC Derivative Works.
5. Quality Control; Trademark
Notices.
5.1. Quality
Standards. The parties agree that the Licensed Materials are
distinctive and the goods and services associated therewith have distinctive
goodwill and a reputation for high quality and standards. The parties
agree to maintain the high quality standards of the Licensed Materials and the
goods and services that incorporate or reference the Licensed
Materials.
5.2. Right to
Inspect. CL shall have the right to request samples of written
documents used in and distributed at the Courses. If CL reasonably
determines that FranklinCovey’s use of the Licensed Materials undermines the
commercial value of the Licensed Materials or the Practice, the parties shall
cooperate in good faith to resolve the dispute.
5.3. Marking and
Notice. Subject to and in accordance with CL’s reasonable
written approval, FranklinCovey shall, on all significant Course materials
distributed to participants of the Course and all Workbooks, give written
attribution to CL for ownership of such Licensed Materials and provide copyright
notices that attribute ownership to CL and state that the Licensed Materials are
used by FranklinCovey pursuant to a license from CL.
5.4. Trademark
Use. If, after the Effective Date, CL, Covey or Link registers
or in any way designates its ownership of a new trademark in connection with the
Licensed Materials or a Sequel (a “New Trademark”), such New
Trademark will be deemed a CL Trademark subject to all the rights, terms and
conditions of this License Agreement . All trademark rights, other
than trademark rights already obtained by FranklinCovey or CL prior to the
execution of this License Agreement, in and to any class of goods or services
developed by reason of FranklinCovey’s use of the Licensed Materials, within the
terms of and subject to the conditions of this License Agreement, shall be owned
by and inure to the benefit of either CL or FranklinCovey as
follows: FranklinCovey shall give CL written notice of its desire to
pursue Federal registration of any New Trademark (the “Notice of Intent”) and CL
shall, within ten (10) business days after receiving such Notice of Intent,
notify FranklinCovey in writing (the “Response to Notice”) that it
will register the New Trademark in its own name, at CL’s expense, or that
FranklinCovey is entitled to register the New Trademark in FranklinCovey’s name,
at FranklinCovey’s expense. CL’s failure to give FranklinCovey a
Response to Notice within ten (10) business days of the date of a Notice of
Intent, shall constitute CL’s permission to FranklinCovey to register the
subject New Trademark in FranklinCovey’s name, at FranklinCovey’s
expense. If FranklinCovey obtains Federal registration of a New
Trademark pursuant to this Section 5.4, FranklinCovey shall grant to CL a
limited, worldwide, non-exclusive
and
royalty-free license to use the New Trademark in connection with the Licensed
Materials or any Sequel or CL Derivative Work, except as such right is
restricted herein. Each party agrees to execute such documentation as
shall reasonably be required to effectuate the intent of this Section
5.4.
5.5. No Inconsistent Contractors
or Relationships. FranklinCovey shall not employ or contract
with any person or entity, including a government employee or representative, to
assist or become involved in developing a derivative work based upon the
Licensed Materials if that person or entity has a contractual or legal
relationship, the effect of which encumbers any proprietary rights to the
Licensed Materials or which purports to transfer any proprietary rights in the
Licensed Materials to another entity. FranklinCovey shall not enter
into agreements to receive funding or grants which purport to transfer to a
third party any proprietary rights or which would result in any other entity
besides CL owning such proprietary rights.
5.6. Action by Covey and
Link. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this License
Agreement, so long as either Covey or Link remains a Practice Leader of the
Practice, FranklinCovey shall be deemed to have complied in all respects with
the requirements of this Section 5 and CL, Covey and Link shall be deemed to
have agreed to the actions of FranklinCovey under this Section 5.
6. Distribution
Rights.
6.1. Distribution
Rights. Except as limited by the Publishing Agreement and
permitted publishing agreements for Sequels subject to the terms of Section
3.2(a), FranklinCovey shall have an exclusive, worldwide and transferable right
to distribute the Licensed Materials directly or through third
parties. If Covey, Link or CL enters into any publishing agreement
for the distribution of a Sequel as provided in Section 3.2(a), such agreement
shall be limited by the rights of the FranklinCovey Entities to distribute the
Sequel on terms substantially the same as the FranklinCovey Entities may
distribute the Book.
7. Website
Agreement.
7.1. Website
Agreement. The parties shall cooperate to establish protocols
and links to connect the CL Website to websites operated by FranklinCovey and to
set general website policies (“Website
Protocols”). The initial Website Protocols are set forth on
Exhibit G,
which may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the
parties.
7.2. CL Website
Sales. During the term of this License Agreement, and for one
year after termination of this License Agreement, Covey, Link and CL shall not,
directly or indirectly, sell products or services relating to the Licensed
Materials through the CL Website or any other website operated by any of them
and shall direct all such inquiries to FranklinCovey, except as provided below
in this Section 7.2. Nothing in this Section 7.2 shall prevent Covey,
Link or CL from (a) selling any New Book or offering services connected to any
New Course not subject to an agreement with FranklinCovey so long as Covey, Link
and CL, as applicable, have complied with all of the terms and conditions of
Sections 11, 12 and 13 of this License Agreement, or (b) following the term
of either of the Practice Leader Consulting Agreements, selling the Book or
Sequels or offering speaking, consulting, coaching or advisory services with
respect to the
Book and
the Speed of Trust concepts, provided that such services are provided with the
intent of (I) driving
training to FranklinCovey (and not to replace training nor to become a defacto
substitute for training), (II) enhancing brand awareness
of the Speed of Trust concepts, or (III) increasing sales of the
Book.
8. Fees and
Royalties.
8.1. Royalty
Formula. Each month, FranklinCovey shall pay to CL a royalty
payment (the “Royalty”)
which shall be equal to the sum of 7.5% of FranklinCovey Gross Revenue accrued
during a given monthly period as provided in Section 9; plus 5% of Licensee
Gross Revenue accrued during a given monthly period as provided in Section 9;
plus an equitable royalty percentage as mutually agreed by FranklinCovey and CL,
acting in good faith, of Derivatives Gross Revenue.
8.2. “FranklinCovey
Gross Revenue” means all revenues accrued according to its regular accounting
principles and practices by the FranklinCovey Entities during the applicable
month that derive from the Licensed Materials other than FC Derivative
Works. However, “FranklinCovey Gross Revenues” does not include (i)
accruals of payments by FranklinCovey from International Licensees, or (ii)
revenues accrued by FranklinCovey relating to speeches given by Covey or Link
pursuant to their Speaking Agreements. For purposes of clarity, all revenue from
the 2006 Courses listed in Exhibit B as constituted on the Effective Date shall
be included as part of the FranklinCovey Gross Revenue in computing the Royalty
under Section 8.1 above.
(a) “Licensee
Gross Revenue” means all revenues accrued according to its regular accounting
principles and practices by FranklinCovey by any International Licensee during
the applicable month that derive from the Licensed Materials.
(b) “Derivatives
Gross Revenue” means all revenues accrued by the FranklinCovey Entities during
the applicable month that derive from FC Derivative Works. However,
“Derivatives Gross Revenues” does not include (i) revenues accrued by
FranklinCovey from International Licensees, or (ii) revenues accrued by
FranklinCovey relating to speeches given by Covey or Link pursuant to their
Speaking Agreements.
9. Royalty Reporting and
Payment.
9.1. Reporting. No
later than thirty (30) days after the close of every FranklinCovey month during
the Term, FranklinCovey shall submit a report to CL (in a format acceptable to
CL, in its reasonable discretion) identifying (a) FranklinCovey Gross Revenue
accrued during the period, (b) Licensee Gross Revenue accrued during the period,
(c) Derivatives Gross Revenue accrued during the period and the applicable
royalty rate agreed upon by CL and FranklinCovey, acting in good faith, and (d)
the Royalty owed to CL during the period. The Royalty payment for
each month (“Payments”)
shall accompany each such report. All Payments will be made in
immediately available U.S. dollars.
9.2. Payment. FranklinCovey
will make all Payments free and clear of any tax, deduction, tax offset or
withholding of any kind. All taxes and penalties (other than those
associated with the income of CL, Covey or Link) levied on any Payments will be
fully borne by
FranklinCovey. If
FranklinCovey or any other person is required by law to make any deduction or
withholding on account of any tax, assessment, duty or levy charged against any
Payments, FranklinCovey will pay any such tax, assessment, duty or levy before
the date on which a penalty for nonpayment or late payment
attaches. Payment of such tax, levy, duty or assessment is to be made
(if the liability to pay is imposed on FranklinCovey) for FranklinCovey’s own
account or (if the liability to pay is imposed on CL) on behalf of and in the
name of CL. Payments by FranklinCovey in respect of which the
relevant deduction, withholding or payment (including any penalties) is required
will be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of
the deduction, withholding or payment of such tax, levy, duty or assessment, CL
receives on the due date and retains (free from any liability in respect of the
deduction, withholding or payment) a net sum equal to what CL would have accrued
and retained had no such deduction, withholding or payment been required or
made. FranklinCovey will promptly furnish to CL receipts showing the
payment of any deduction, withholding or payment made, on its account or CL’s
account. FranklinCovey agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
CL from all claims, suits, liabilities and expenses (including without
limitation legal fees) suffered or incurred by CL as a result of FranklinCovey’s
failure, for whatever reason, duly to pay any such taxes (other than those
associated with the income of CL, Covey or Link).
9.3. Interest. Interest
shall accrue on all undisputed Payments not paid by FranklinCovey when due under
this License from the due date until the date of payment, at the lesser of the
rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum legal rate
allowed under applicable law. Interest shall accrue on all undisputed
Payments not paid by CL when due under this License from the due date until the
date of payment, at the lesser of the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%)
per month or the maximum legal rate allowed under applicable law.
9.4. Audit. Except
during the period that Covey or Link remains a Practice Leader of the Practice,
and no more than once in any calendar year thereafter, CL shall have the right,
upon reasonable notice to FranklinCovey and at its own expense, to audit
FranklinCovey’s books and records reasonably necessary to determine the accuracy
of the Royalties made hereunder, provided that if CL engages an outside firm to
conduct the audit such firm shall first execute a confidentiality agreement
reasonably satisfactory to FranklinCovey. In the event the audit
reveals an aggregate underpayment in excess of five percent (5 %) for the year,
FranklinCovey shall pay the costs incurred by CL in performing the
audit.
9.5. Equitable Agreement on
Royalties for Derivative Gross Revenue.
(a) FranklinCovey
and CL, through their respective authorized agents acting in good faith will
reasonably consider the facts and circumstances of each instance where
Derivative Gross Revenue is accrued and agree on the component of Derivative
Gross Revenue fairly attributable to the Licensed Materials and the reasonable
royalty rate attributable to such Licensed Materials component of Derivative
Gross Revenue. If FranklinCovey’s and CL’s authorized agents are
unable to agree on the foregoing by the date the report required in Section 9.1
is due, the CEO of CL and the CEO of FranklinCovey will meet to attempt to reach
agreement on any disputed matters. If they are unable to agree on
such matters within 30 days, either party may submit the matter to
arbitration.
(b) Arbitration.
(i) In the
event that a party demands arbitration pursuant to Section 9.5(a) or Section
17.2(b), such dispute shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in Salt
Lake City, Utah under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association (the “Rules”) by one arbitrator
appointed in accordance with such Rules. Judgment on the award
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
(ii) The
arbitrator shall apply the laws of the State of Utah to the merits of the
particular dispute, without reference to rules of conflict of
law. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by the Rules,
without reference to any state arbitration law.
(iii) Either of
the parties may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary
restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim or conservatory
relief, as necessary, without breach of this arbitration provision and without
any abridgment of the powers of the arbitrator. The arbitrator may,
in its discretion, award to the prevailing party, if any, as determined by the
arbitrator, all of its costs and fees, including, without limitation,
administrative fees, arbitrator’s fees, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees,
witnesses’ fees, travel expenses, and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, such expenses as copying, telephone, facsimile, postage, and courier
fees); otherwise, the costs of the arbitration, including administrative and
arbitrator’s fees, shall be borne by the parties to the particular arbitration
in proportion their relative success, as determined by the arbitrator, in
connection with the resolution of the disputed claims, and each party shall bear
the cost of its own attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees. The
parties agree that, any provision of applicable law notwithstanding, they will
not request, and the arbitrator shall have no authority to award, punitive or
exemplary damages against any party.
(iv) The
decision of the arbitrator as to the validity and amount of any claim shall be
binding and conclusive upon the parties. Such decision shall be
written and shall be supported by written findings of fact and conclusions which
shall set forth the award, judgment, decree or order awarded by the
arbitrator.
(v) The
requirements of this Section 9.5(b) will apply only to disputes raised pursuant
to this Section 9.5 and Section 17.2(b).
10. Performance by
FranklinCovey.
10.1. FranklinCovey Due
Diligence. FranklinCovey shall use Best Efforts to exploit for
profit the Licensed Materials for the purpose of maximizing Royalty payments to
CL. FranklinCovey shall, according to good business judgment and
based on market conditions and in keeping with FranklinCovey’s practices,
advertise its services associated with the Courses and Content in the United
States and in all direct offices in appropriate advertising media and in a
manner ensuring proper and adequate publicity for such
services. FranklinCovey shall perform its duties and obligations set
forth in this License Agreement in a manner consistent with the highest industry
standards and shall do nothing that would materially and adversely affect the
reputation of CL. During and following the period that either Covey
or Link remains a Practice Leader of the Practice, FranklinCovey shall be deemed
to have complied in all respects with this Section 10
if
FranklinCovey acts and performs in a manner substantially similar to its actions
and performance during the period that either Covey or Link remained a Practice
Leader of the Practice For purposes of this License Agreement, “Best
Efforts” shall mean the efforts that a prudent person acting diligently and
desirous of achieving a result would use in similar circumstances to achieve
that result as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, provided, however, that a
Person required to use Best Efforts under this License Agreement will not be
thereby required to take actions that would result in a material adverse change
in the benefits to such person under this License Agreement or to dispose of or
make any material change to its business.
10.2. Course
Materials. In connection with each Course offered by
FranklinCovey, other than the Course entitled “Inspiring Trust,” FranklinCovey
will provide to each Course participant a participant kit consisting of, at a
minimum, a Workbook and a copy of the Book, provided that this Section 10.2
shall not apply if the Course is offered through the Internet or other medium
where delivery of the Workbook and Book is not commercially
practical.
11. New Books; New
Courses.
11.1. New
Books. During the Extended Restricted Period and thereafter,
each of Covey, Link and CL, or any of them together, shall have the right to
create a New Book. Covey, Link and CL, as applicable, may negotiate
any commercially reasonable agreement with a third-party publisher for the New
Book and shall have all rights to retain all royalties thereunder. If
the agreement with the third-party publisher is entered into during the Extended
Restricted Period, the third party publisher shall not be a Competitor or an
affiliate of a Competitor. At least ten (10) days prior to entering
into a publishing agreement for a New Book, Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate,
shall send to FranklinCovey a notice indicating that a New Book may be
published, listing the working title to the New Book, and providing an abstract
of the contents of the New Book. During such period, FranklinCovey
may provide comments to Covey, Link or CL, as appropriate, if FranklinCovey
reasonably believes that the proposed book may be a Sequel subject to the terms
of this License Agreement.
11.2. New
Courses. During the Extended Restricted Period and thereafter,
each of Covey, Link and CL, or any of them together, shall have the right to
create a New Course, subject to the terms and conditions of Section
12.
12. Right of First Negotiation
for New Work.
12.1. Right of First
Negotiation. During the Extended Restricted Period and
thereafter if CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, desires to design, develop,
manufacture, market, promote, advertise, distribute, lease or sell or otherwise
commercialize such New Work (except for distribution of a New Book pursuant to a
publishing agreement with a third-party publisher), CL, Covey or Link, as
applicable, shall provide notice to FranklinCovey of such desire (a “New License
Notice”). Upon receipt of the New License Notice,
FranklinCovey and CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, shall enter into exclusive
negotiations relating to a license for the New Work (a “New License”). The
parties to such negotiation shall engage in exclusive, good-faith discussions
regarding a possible New License for a period of at least sixty (60) days (the
“Initial Negotiation
Period”), which Initial Negotiation Period may be extended as provided
in
Section 13
(the Initial Negotiation Period, together with any extension to the Initial
Negotiation Period, is referred to herein as the “Negotiation
Period”).
12.2. Third-Party
Agreement. If the parties to such negotiation fail to reach an
agreement in principle for a New License within the Negotiation Period, CL,
Covey or Link, as applicable, may thereafter negotiate and enter into a final,
binding agreement with respect to the New Work with a third-party (a “Third-Party Agreement”),
provided, however, that CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, shall not (a) during
the Extended Restricted Period, enter into a Third-Party Agreement with a
Competitor or an affiliate of a Competitor or (b) enter into a Third-Party
Agreement on terms equal to or less favorable to CL, Covey or Link, as
applicable, than the final written offer, if any, made by
FranklinCovey.
13. Option to Extend Negotiation
Period.
13.1. Option
Grant. If FranklinCovey, CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, are
unable to enter into an agreement in principle for a New License for a New Work
during the Initial Negotiation Period, FranklinCovey shall have the option (the
“Option”) in its sole
discretion to extend the Negotiation Period with respect to the applicable New
Work by following the procedures set forth in Sections 13.2 and
13.3. CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, shall not, during such
extended Negotiation Period, discuss, negotiate with or enter into a binding
agreement with respect to the New Work with any third party.
13.2. Option Exercise; Termination
of Option. FranklinCovey may exercise the Option during the
Initial Negotiation Period by delivering to CL, Covey or Link, as applicable, a
written notice of exercise, effective upon delivery. Once exercised,
FranklinCovey may terminate any Option immediately by delivering to CL, Covey or
Link, as applicable, a written notice of termination. Neither the
exercise of an Option with regard to a particular New Work nor the termination
of any Option shall be deemed a waiver of FranklinCovey’s right to Option the
contents of any additional or other New Work.
13.3. Option
Payments. As consideration for the Option, FranklinCovey shall
make a payment (the “Option
Payment”) to CL (on behalf of CL, Covey or Link, as applicable) equal to:
(i) $5,000.00 per month, paid in advance, for each month during the first
year following the Initial Negotiation Period that FranklinCovey elects to
extend the Negotiation Period; (ii) $10,000.00 per month, paid in advance,
for each month during the second year following the Initial Negotiation Period
that FranklinCovey elects to extend the Negotiation Period; and
(iii) $15,000.00 per month, paid in advance, for each month during the
third year and each subsequent year that FranklinCovey elects to extend the
Negotiation Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FranklinCovey’s
obligation to the make the Option Payment shall cease when (y) FranklinCovey
terminates the Option pursuant to Section 13.2, or (z) FranklinCovey and CL,
Covey and Link, as applicable, enter into a New License with respect to the New
Work with terms mutually agreeable to FranklinCovey and CL, Covey or Link, as
applicable.
14. Representations and
Warranties.
14.1. CL Representations and
Warranties and Covenants. CL represents and warrants that
(a) it has (or with respect to Sequels will have) good and valid title to
all of the Licensed
Materials
and Sequels, if any, licensed herein, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
and restrictions; (b) the Licensed Materials constitute all of the
intellectual property of CL, Covey and Link relating to the Book and the
Courses, except the Speed of Trust simulation board game co-owned with Tango
Learning; (c) the Licensed Materials and Sequels, if any, licensed under this
License Agreement do not and, to the knowledge of CL, will not infringe upon or
violate any copyright, trademark, right of privacy, right of publicity, trade
secret or any other intellectual property right of any third party; (d) no
agreement it has or will have with any other party will conflict with the terms
of this License Agreement or prevent CL’s performance of any of its obligations
hereunder, (e) its performance hereunder will not violate any other
agreement, whether oral or written, to which it is a party, and (f) it has
complied and will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to
the Licensed Materials and Sequels, if any, and its performance
hereunder. CL makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose of the Course or any other warranty other than that
explicitly stated herein.
14.2. Covey and Link
Representations, Warranties. Each of Covey and Link, severally
and not jointly, represent and warrant that (a) he has transferred to CL all his
rights to the Licensed Materials and will transfer to CL all rights to any
Sequel and, if applicable, any New Work, (b) to his knowledge, the Licensed
Materials do not violate any copyright, trademark, right of privacy, right of
publicity, trade secret or any other intellectual property right of any third
party and (c) he will take all such actions as may be necessary to perfect
ownership of any Licensed Materials, Sequel in CL if requested by
FranklinCovey.
14.3. FranklinCovey
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. FranklinCovey
agrees, represents and warrants that (a) it will use the Licensed Materials and
Sequels, if any, licensed herein in a manner conforming to the terms and
conditions of this License Agreement, and (b) the FranklinCovey Intellectual
Property appropriate for the creation of FC Derivative Works does not, as of the
Effective Date of this License Agreement, violate any copyright, trademark,
right of privacy, right of publicity, trade secret or any other intellectual
property right of any third party.
14.4. FranklinCovey
Covenant. FranklinCovey will not, during the term of this
License Agreement, authorize any FranklinCovey employee or contractor to design
or create a work that is primarily intended to allow FranklinCovey to avoid
paying royalties to CL under this License Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, FranklinCovey may, without violating this
Section 14.4: (a) refresh, redesign or relaunch the “Speed of
Trust” Practice product and service offerings through its Speed of Trust
Practice Leaders and employees from time to time; (b) acquire other
companies, businesses, assets, product lines, service offerings, licensed
content or works that contain “trust” or “trust-related” concepts, content,
works, products, services or offerings; (c) offer products and services and
create practice groups that contain “trust” and “trust-related” concepts and
ideas in their respective materials and offerings; or (d) take actions
substantially similar in nature to those actions permitted under clauses (a) –
(c) of this Section 14.4.
15. Confidentiality.
15.1. Definition. For
purposes of this License Agreement, “Confidential Information” of a party (the
“Disclosing Party”)
means any non-public, commercially sensitive information in
its
broadest context, including without limitation all programs, courses, manuals,
electronic works, data, samples, computer records, specifications, processes,
strategies, plans, know-how related to the business of such Disclosing
Party. Confidential Information shall not include any information
known generally to the public (other than as a result of unauthorized disclosure
by the party obtaining such information from the Disclosing Party (the “Receiving Party”)) or in the
Receiving Party’s possession prior to disclosure or independently developed by
the Receiving Party without use of the Confidential Information.
15.2. Obligation. The
parties acknowledge that the Confidential Information of the other parties
derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being
generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by,
other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or
use. The parties agree that, except for the disclosure and use of
Confidential Information contemplated within the scope of this License
Agreement, they (i) shall at all times keep the Confidential Information
strictly confidential and shall not divulge, furnish, or make accessible the
Confidential Information to any third party (except as set forth below), (ii)
shall not use the Confidential Information for its benefit or the benefit of any
third party, and (iii) shall use the Confidential Information solely and
exclusively for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this License
Agreement.
15.3. Legal
Proceedings. In the event the Receiving Party is requested or
required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal
proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar
process) to disclose any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will
notify the Disclosing Party promptly of the request or requirement so that the
Disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance
with the provisions of this Section 15. If, in the absence of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver from the Disclosing Party, the
Receiving Party is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any
Confidential Information to any tribunal, the Receiving Party may disclose the
Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that the Receiving
Party will use its Best Efforts to obtain, at the request of the Disclosing
Party, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded
to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the
Disclosing Party designates.
15.4. Injunctive
Relief. The parties acknowledge that the Confidential
Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Disclosing Party, and
that any disclosure or use of the Confidential Information by the Receiving
Party, except as expressly permitted herein, would be wrongful and would cause
irreparable harm to the Disclosing Party. Accordingly, in the event
of any actual or threatened breach of such provisions, the Disclosing Party
shall (in addition to any other remedies that it may have) be entitled to
temporary and/or permanent injunctive relief to enforce such provisions, and
such relief may be granted without the necessity of proving actual damages or
posting a bond.
16. Indemnification; Limitation
of Liability.
16.1. Indemnification by
CL. CL, Covey and Link, jointly and severally, will indemnify
and hold FranklinCovey harmless from and against any and all actions, suits,
proceedings (including by third parties), losses, liabilities, damages, costs,
and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that FranklinCovey may incur or suffer
by reason of any breach of any
of CL’s,
Covey’s or Link’s respective agreements, warranties or representations under
this License Agreement or any action by a third party against FranklinCovey by
reason of any breach by CL, Covey or Link of any of their respective agreements,
warranties or representations under this License Agreement.
16.2. Indemnification by
FranklinCovey. FranklinCovey will indemnify and hold CL, Covey
and Link harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, proceedings
(including by third parties), losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) that CL, Covey or Link may incur or suffer by reason
of any breach of any of FranklinCovey’s agreements, warranties or
representations under this License Agreement or any action by a third party
against CL, Covey or Link based upon an actual or alleged use of the Licensed
Materials by FranklinCovey in violation of the terms of this License Agreement
or by reason of any breach by FranklinCovey of any of its respective agreements,
warranties or representations under this License Agreement.
16.3. No Consequential
Damages. In no event shall either party be liable under any
contract negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory to the
other for any incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary or other
indirect damages, or for lost profits, lost revenues, or loss of business
arising out of the subject matter of this License Agreement, regardless of the
cause of action, even if the party has been advised of the likelihood of
damages.
16.4. Limitations of
Liability.
(a) IF ANY
PARTY IS HELD OR FOUND TO BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY MATTER RELATING
TO OR ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON AN
ACTION OR CLAIM IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT OR OTHERWISE, THE AMOUNT
RECOVERABLE FROM THE BREACHING PARTY WILL NOT EXCEED $200,000 FOR EACH INCIDENT
OR SERIES OF RELATED INCIDENTS GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY, PROVIDED THAT THIS
SECTION 16.4(a) SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES UNDER
SECTION 8 OR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM A BREACH OF A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY
CL, COVEY, OR LINK RELATING TO CL’S TITLE TO, OR ABILITY TO LICENSE TO
FRANKLINCOVEY, THE LICENSED MATERIALS.
(b) IF ANY OF
CL, COVEY OR LINK IS HELD OR FOUND TO BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY
MATTER RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY
ANY OF CL, COVEY OR LINK RELATING TO CL’S TITLE TO, OR ABILITY TO LICENSE TO
FRANKLINCOVEY, THE LICENSED MATERIALS, THE AMOUNT RECOVERABLE FROM THE BREACHING
PARTY WILL NOT EXCEED THE CAP AMOUNT FOR EACH INCIDENT OR SERIES OF RELATED
INCIDENTS GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY. AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH
16.4(b), “THE CAP AMOUNT” SHALL MEAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE AMOUNTS (1) PAID BY
THE BUYER TO THE SELLER UNDER SECTION 2.3(a) OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, (2) THE
EARNOUT PAID TO THE SELLER UNDER SECTION 2.8 OF THE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT,
AND (3) THE DIRECT COSTS AND DAMAGES INCURRED BY FRANKLINCOVEY IN CONNECTION
WITH SUCH BREACH OF REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY CL, COVEY OR LINK RELATING TO
CL’S TITLE TO, OR ABILITY TO LICENSE THE LICENSED MATERIALS TO FRANKLIN
COVEY.
17. Term;
Termination.
17.1. Effectiveness;
Term. This License Agreement shall become effective upon the
Effective Date and shall continue perpetually in full force and effect unless
and until terminated according to the provisions of this Section
17.
17.2. FranklinCovey’s
Breach.
(a) CL shall
have the right to terminate this License Agreement upon the occurrence of a
FranklinCovey Material Breach.
(b) A
“FranklinCovey Material Breach” means exclusively a failure by FranklinCovey to
pay any royalties due and payable pursuant to this License Agreement (and such
failure is not cured within the ninety (90) day period following delivery of
written notice by CL (a “Breach Notice”)); provided,
however, that the following shall not be a FranklinCovey Material
Breach: FranklinCovey’s failure to (A) pay any portion of a payment
that is the subject of a good faith, bona fide dispute, so long as FranklinCovey
pays any undisputed portion of such payment, or (B) make a payment that in its
entirety is the subject of a good faith, bona fide dispute. Franklin
Covey shall provide a notice (a “Dispute Notice”) to CL if
FranklinCovey disputes a payment, or any portion of a payment, within thirty
(30) days after receipt of a Breach Notice from CL relating to such
payment. Such Dispute Notice shall contain a description of the
reasons why such payment is disputed and a certification by the CEO of
FranklinCovey that such dispute is a good faith, bona fide
dispute. FranklinCovey and CL, through their respective authorized
agents and acting in good faith, will work to resolve the dispute relating to
the payment, or the portion of a payment, to which the Dispute Notice
relates. If FranklinCovey’s and CL’s authorized agents are unable to
resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after CL receives a Dispute Notice,
the CEO of CL and the CEO of FranklinCovey will meet to attempt to reach
agreement on any disputed matters. If they are unable to agree on
such matters within thirty (30) days, either party may submit the matter to
arbitration as provided in Section 9.5(b).
17.3. CL’s
Breach. FranklinCovey shall have the right to terminate this
License Agreement in the event of a CL Material Breach that is not cured within
ninety (90) days after FranklinCovey provides written notice to CL of
the alleged breach. A “CL Material Breach” means a breach by CL,
Covey or Link of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements in this License Agreement, a breach of Section 4 or Section 7 of
the Practice Leader Consulting Agreements, or a breach of Section 9 of the
Speaker Agreements.
17.4. Insolvency. If
either of CL or FranklinCovey becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, ceases to
do business or is generally unable to meet its financial obligations, the other
party may terminate this License Agreement immediately by providing written
notice to the other party.
17.5. Effect of
Termination.
(a) The
expiration or termination of this License Agreement shall not discharge or
relieve either party from any obligation which accrued before expiration or
termination and shall not relieve any breaching party from liability for actual
damages resulting from such breach.
(b) Within
sixty (60) days of the termination of this License Agreement, FranklinCovey
shall deliver to CL any unpaid Payment following the applicable procedures of
Section 9, less any Termination Setoffs. If within thirty (30)
days after receipt of the final Payment and the accompanying report, CL, Covey
and Link do not object in writing to the calculations and amounts, all Royalties
under this License Agreement will be deemed satisfied and fully
paid.
(c) Within
sixty (60) days of the termination of this License Agreement, FranklinCovey
shall return to CL all merchantable Course materials, and Workbooks and shall
destroy all other Licensed Materials except for Books and
Sequels. FranklinCovey shall have the right to set off against the
final Payment its fully allocated costs of acquiring the Workbooks, and
merchantable Course Materials (“Termination Setoffs”),
provided that FranklinCovey shall describe its calculations in reasonable
detail.
(d) Within
thirty (30) days after the termination of this License Agreement, FranklinCovey
shall deliver to CL a written inventory of its Books and Sequels (“Termination
Inventory”). CL shall have the option, exercisable within ten
(10) days after receipt of the written inventory to purchase all or any portion
of the items in the inventory for a purchase price equal to FranklinCovey’s
fully allocated cost, which shall be set forth on the written
inventory. FranklinCovey shall deliver to CL the items of Termination
Inventory to be purchased, within five (5) days after receipt of notice from CL
exercising its option to purchase. If CL purchases any Termination
Inventory, no payment shall be made to FranklinCovey and the purchase price for
the Termination Inventory shall be included in Termination Setoffs.
(e) During
the six (6) month period following the expiration or exercise of CL’s option to
purchase Termination Inventory, FranklinCovey shall have the right to distribute
and sell any remaining Termination Inventory in a commercially reasonable
manner.
(f) Upon termination
of this Agreement, except for FC Derivative Works, each party may continue to
use its own intellectual property, including the portion each party contributed
to all derivative works created pursuant to this Agreement.
18. Remedies. The parties
agree that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the
provisions of this License Agreement and that any party may, in its discretion,
apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific
performance and injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations
this License Agreement, and any party against whom such proceeding is brought
hereby waives the claim or defense that such party has an adequate remedy at law
and agrees not to raise the defense that the other party has
an
adequate remedy at law. The rights and remedies of the parties to
this License Agreement are cumulative and not alternative.
19. Miscellaneous.
19.1. Notices. All
notices under this License Agreement are completed upon mailing, if mailed by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or by confirmed receipt facsimile
transmission, with proof of receipt. The addresses of the parties,
unless subsequently changed by written notice to the other, are as given
hereunder.
If
to FranklinCovey:
|
Franklin
Covey Co.
2200
West Parkway Blvd.
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84119
Attn: Robert
A. Whitman
Fax: (801)
817-8069
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Nolan
S. Taylor, Esq.
Dorsey
& Whitney LLP
136
South Main Street, Suite 1000
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84101
Fax: (801)
933-7373
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If
to CL:
|
Covey/Link,
LLC
175
West Canyon Crest Road
Alpine,
Utah 84004
Attn: Greg
Link
Fax: (801)
880-7744
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If
to Stephen M. R. Covey:
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175
West Canyon Crest Road
Alpine,
Utah 84004
Fax: (801)
880-7744
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If
to Greg Link:
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175
West Canyon Crest Road
Alpine,
Utah 84004
Fax: (801)
880-7744
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With
a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Richard
L. Hill
Hill,
Johnson & Schmutz, L.C.
RiverView
Plaza, Suite 300
4844
North 300 West
Provo,
Utah 84604
Fax: (801)
375-3865
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19.2. Survival. The
provisions of Sections 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 7.2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19, and
all defined terms, shall survive termination of this License
Agreement.
19.3. Independent
Entities. The parties are independent contractors and not
partners, joint venturers, or otherwise affiliated. FranklinCovey and
CL are independent entities engaged in independent businesses. Each
shall bear all the costs and expenses incurred in the performance of their
respective duties under this License Agreement. Neither FranklinCovey
nor CL, nor any agent or employee of either, is an agent or employee of the
other, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to create a partnership or
joint venture between the parties. Neither party has the right to
control the other, except as expressly provided in this License Agreement and
any Consulting Agreement. Neither party to this License Agreement has
the right or authority to make any promise or representation or to assume or
incur any liability or other obligation against or on the behalf of the
other.
19.4. Complete Agreement,
Amendment. This License Agreement expressly amends and
restates the Original Agreement. This License Agreement and the
Contemporaneous Agreements are the complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement by and among CL, Covey, Link and FranklinCovey and together they
supersede all proposals or prior or contemporaneous agreements and
understandings, whether oral or written, and all other communications relating
to the specific subject matters of this License Agreement and the
Contemporaneous Agreements. This License Agreement may only be
amended, or any provision herein waived, by written instrument executed by each
party. No waiver of any provision hereof shall constitute a waiver of
any other provision, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless
otherwise expressly provided. The invalidity or unenforceability of
any provision of this License Agreement shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this License Agreement.
19.5. Captions. The
captions of the various sections and subsections of this License Agreement are
for the convenience of reference only and are not binding provisions of this
License Agreement, nor shall they have any limiting effect or interpretive
weight hereunder.
19.6. Assignment. FranklinCovey
may assign this License to (a) any entity it controls or which controls or is
under common control with FranklinCovey now or in the future, or (b) any entity
that acquires all of or substantially all of its capital stock or its assets,
whether through purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise. Except
as allowed by the foregoing sentence, this License is personal and specific to
FranklinCovey and shall not be transferred or assigned by FranklinCovey except
upon the express prior written consent of CL. CL shall not transfer
or assign this License except upon the express prior written consent of
FranklinCovey. Any such attempt to transfer or assign this License in
violation of this Section 19.6 shall be null and void. This License
will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
19.7. Applicable Law and
Forum. This License Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the applicable federal laws of the United States
and with Utah law, without regard to Utah’s rules regarding conflicts of
law. Each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of the courts
located in the State of Utah with respect to all matters relating to this
License Agreement.
19.8. Prevailing Party
Recovery. Except as provided in Section 9.5(b), if a party
brings an action in any court of law to enforce any of the terms of this License
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its attorney’s
fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such action in addition to
any other or further relief awarded by the court.
19.9. Signatures,
Counterparts. This License Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than
one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the
same instrument. A facsimile signature will be considered an original
signature.
[signature page
follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed and entered into the Agreement as of
the Effective Date.
FRANKLIN
COVEY CO.
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COVEY/LINK,
LLC
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/s/
Robert A. Whitman
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/s/
Stephen M.R. Covey
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Robert
A. Whitman
President
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Stephen
M. R. Covey
Its
Manager
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STEPHEN
M. R. COVEY
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GREG
LINK
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/s/
Stephen M.R. Covey
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/s/
Greg Link
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Stephen
M.R. Covey
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Greg
Link
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[Signature Page to Amended and
Restated License Agreement]
EXHIBIT
A
DEFINED
TERMS
“2006
Courses” means the Courses based on the Book and listed on Exhibit
B.
“2006
Licensed Materials” means the Book and all rights thereto, including its Audio
Rights and the right to create Workbooks, the 2006 Courses, the 2006 Workbooks
and any derivative work based on the foregoing, including, without limitation,
the 2006 Courses as constituted on the Effective Date.
“2006
Workbooks” means any Workbook based on the Book and in existence as of the
Effective Date.
“Audio
Rights” means all rights to create, use and perform an audio version of a book
in any media, including without limitation through a website.
“Best
Efforts” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
“CL” has
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this License
Agreement.
“CL
Copyrights” means the copyrighted materials relating to the Licensed Materials
and listed on Exhibit
D.
“CL
Derivative Work” means derivative works that are based solely on the Licensed
Materials, whether created by CL, Covey, Link or FranklinCovey.
“CL
Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“CL
Material Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.3.
“CL
Trademarks” means registered and unregistered trademarks relating to the
Licensed Materials and listed on Exhibit C and any New
Trademark.
“CL
Websites” means the websites registered to CL and located at the domain names
www.speedoftrust.com
and www.coveylink.com
along with all related web pages under the control of CL.
“CL
Website Content” means the content, records and data available on the CL
Websites.
“CL
Worldwide” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Competitor”
means those entities listed on Exhibit E and any
successor to such entities.
“Contemporaneous
Agreements” means the Purchase Agreement, the Speaking Agreements, and the
Practice Leader Consulting Agreements.
“Courses”
means all Workbooks, CL Website Content and other assessments, profiles, slides,
posters, audios, videos and other materials created by Covey, Link or CL and
based on the Book or a Sequel.
“Covey”
has the meaning in set forth in the first paragraph.
“Derivatives
Gross Revenue” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Disclosing
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.
“Dispute
Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.2(b).
“Effective
Date” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this License
Agreement.
“Extended
Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in the Practice Leader Consulting
Agreements.
“FC
Client Sales” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“FC
Derivative Work” means derivative works based in part on the Licensed Materials
and in part on FranklinCovey Intellectual Property, whether created by CL,
Covey, Link or FranklinCovey directly or through third parties.
“FC
Products, LLC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
“FranklinCovey”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this License
Agreement.
“FranklinCovey
Entities” means FranklinCovey and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
“FranklinCovey
Gross Revenue” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“FranklinCovey
Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“FranklinCovey
Material Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.2(b).
“International
Licensee” means all independent entities outside the United States, excluding
direct offices, which have a current right to offer training services under
licenses from FranklinCovey or its affiliates, as set forth on Exhibit
F.
“International
Licensee Gross Revenues” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Initial
Negotiation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“Licensed
Materials” means the 2006 Licensed Materials, the CL Trademarks, the CL
Copyrights, the CL Website Content, any Sequel and any derivative works based on
the Sequel, including for purposes of clarity, Courses and Workbooks, CL
Derivative Works and FC Derivative Works.
“Link”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph.
“Negotiation
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“New
Book” means any book written by Covey or Link after the Effective Date that is
not a Sequel.
“New
Course” means any new course, training program, product, service, seminar,
webinar or similar offering that is not a derivative work of the Courses, the
Book or any Sequel.
“New
License” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“New
License Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“New
Trademark” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
“New
Work” means any New Book and/or any New Course.
“Notice
of Intent” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
“Option”
has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
“Option
Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3.
“Original
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Payments”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“Practice”
has the meaning set forth in the Practice Leader Consulting
Agreements.
“Practice
Leader Consulting Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
“Proposal”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Proposed
FC Derivative Work” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Publishing
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Purchase
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Receiving
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.1.
“Response
to Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
“Royalty”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Rules”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b)(i).
“Sequel”
means an e-book or a book in printed form that substantially incorporates the
concepts of the Book and that uses a derivation of the words “Speed of Trust” in
its title or subtitle.
“Speaking
Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Termination
Inventory” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.5.
“Termination
Setoffs” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.5.
“Third
Party Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.
“Website
Protocols” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 and are set forth on Exhibit G, as amended
from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties.
“Workbook”
means any bound or unbound set of materials that is organized around the Book or
a Sequel and is intended as a teaching tool in a Course or other
training-oriented setting.
EXHIBIT
B
2006
COURSES
Course
titles:
“The
Speed of Trust”
“Leading
at the Speed of Trust”
“Leading
at the Speed of Trust – Individual Contributor Kit”
“Working
at the Speed of Trust”
“Selling
at The Speed of Trust”
“Inspiring
Trust”
EXHIBIT
C
CL
TRADEMARKS
CL
Trademarks are all trademarks covered by US and foreign trademark laws
associated with the 2006 Courses, including the following federal trademark
applications and registrations and foreign trademark registrations:
US
Trademark Registrations:
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2,984,853
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class
41
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Reg.
Aug 16, 2005
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THE
SPEED OF TRUST
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3,087,015
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class
16
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Reg.
May 2, 2006
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THE
SPEED OF TRUST
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3,209,914
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class
41
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Reg.
Feb 20, 2007
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Ripple
logo
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US
Trademark Applications:
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77/447,459
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class
9
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Filed
Apr. 14, 2008
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THE
SPEED OF TRUST
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77/567,575
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class
35
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Filed
Sep. 11, 2008
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THE
SPEED OF TRUST
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Foreign
Trademark Registrations:
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Japan
– 4,986,064
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class
16
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Reg.
Sep 8, 2006
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THE
SPEED OF TRUST
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Europe
– 004650181
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classes
16, 35, 41
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Reg.
Sep 20, 2005
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THE
SPEED OF
TRUST
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EXHIBIT
D
CL
COPYRIGHTS
CL
Copyrights are all works covered by the US and foreign copyright laws associated
with the 2006 Courses, including course materials, marketing materials and sales
materials.
EXHIBIT
E
COMPETITORS
Vital
Smarts
The Ken
Blanchard Companies
The
Center for Creative Leadership
True
North
Gallup
Inside-Out
Character
Counts
Tom
Peters
Achieve
Global
DDI
Center
for Creative Link
AMA
Colleges,
Universities executive training programs
EXHIBIT
F
INTERNATIONAL
LICENSEES
LFCA,
SA
DOOR
Nederland B.V.
Martha
Kirkland
Chromart,
S.R.L.
Franklin
Covey Brazil, Ltda.
FCPL
Ltd.
Leadership
Technologies Latin America, Inc.
CLC
Columbia
Covey
Leadership Center
Egyptian
Leadership Training Center
CEGOS
(France)
Leadership
Institut GmbH
DMS
Hellas Group S.A.
Leadership
Knowledge Consulting Private Limited
P.T.
Dunamis Intermaster
Momentum
Training Ltd.
CEGOS
(Italy)
Korea
Leadership Center
Starmanship
& Associate
360
Acumen Group F2, LLC
Leadership
Resources (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Leadership
Technologies Latin America, Inc.
Fola
Adeola
Nordic
Approach Finance APS
Leadership
Technologies, Inc.
Center
for Leadership and Change, Inc.
CEGOS
(Portugal)
Advantage
Management International Puerto Rico, Inc.
Retiro
Holdings Limited
Leadership
Skills Development Company d/b/a Qiyaada Consultants
Covey
Leadership Center (S) Pte Ltd.
FCSA
Organisation Services (Pty) Ltd.
CEGOS
(Spain)
PacRim
Leadership Center Co., Ltd.
BilgiLink
Ltd.
Covey
Leadership Centre Limited
Leadership
Resources (Malaysia) sdn. Bhd.
EXHIBIT
G
WEBSITE
PROTOCOLS
To be
agreed upon by the parties.
ex31_1.htm
Exhibit
31.1
SECTION
302 CERTIFICATION
I, Robert
A. Whitman, certify that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Franklin Covey
Co.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
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April 9, 2009
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/s/ Robert A. Whitman
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Robert
A. Whitman
Chief
Executive
Officer
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ex31_2.htm
Exhibit
31.2
SECTION
302 CERTIFICATION
I,
Stephen D. Young, certify that:
1.
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Franklin Covey
Co.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date:
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April 9, 2009
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/s/ Stephen D. Young
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Stephen
D. Young
Chief
Financial
Officer
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ex32.htm
Exhibit
32
CERTIFICATION
In
connection with the quarterly report of Franklin Covey Co. (the “Company”) on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2009, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), we, Robert A. Whitman,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Stephen D. Young, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely
for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code,
that to the best of our knowledge:
1.
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as
applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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2.
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company
at the dates and for the periods
indicated.
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This
Certification has not been, and shall not be deemed, “filed” with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Robert A. Whitman
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/s/ Stephen D. Young
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Robert
A. Whitman
Chief
Executive Officer
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Stephen
D. Young
Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
April 9, 2009
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Date:
April 9,
2009
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