EXHIBIT 10.1
Asset Purchase Agreement
(WMS Related Assets)
Dated as of June 2, 2008
Between
Handleman Company, as Seller
and
Anderson Merchandisers, L.P., as Purchaser

 

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5-30-08
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(WMS Related Assets)

         
1. Agreement to Purchase and Sell
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1.1. Initial Purchase
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1.2. Initial Excluded Assets
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1.3. Additional Inventory
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1.4. Value Enhancement
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2. Purchase Price and Closing Payments
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2.1. Purchase Price
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2.2. Allocation of Purchase Price
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2.3. Payment
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2.4. Adjustments
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3. Additional Provisions
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3.1. Employees
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3.2. Assumed Liabilities
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3.3. Accounts Receivable
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3.4. Transition Services
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4. Representations and Warranties of Seller
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4.1. Status of Seller
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4.2. Authority
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4.3. Title to Purchased Inventory
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4.4. Litigation
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4.5. Insolvency Proceedings
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4.6. No Violation or Breach
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4.7. Broker’s or Finder’s Fees
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4.8. Returnability of Initial WMS Inventory
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4.9. Taxes
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4.10. Operation of WMS Business in the Ordinary Course
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5. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
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5.1. Status of Purchaser
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5.2. Authority
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5.3. Purchaser’s Acknowledgement
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5.4. Litigation
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5.5. Broker’s or Finder’s Fees
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6. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser at Closing
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6.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
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6.2. Closing Deliveries
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7. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Seller at Closing
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7.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
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7.2. Closing Deliveries
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8. Sale of WMS Assets
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8.1. Closing
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8.2. Inventory Delivery and Payment
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9. Confidentiality
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10. Notices
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11. Miscellaneous
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(WMS Related Assets)
          This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as
of June 2, 2008 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Handleman Company
(“Seller”), a Michigan corporation, with offices at 500 Kirts Boulevard, Troy,
MI 48084, and Anderson Merchandisers, L.P. (“Purchaser”), a Texas limited
partnership, with offices at 421 S.E. 34th Avenue, Amarillo, TX 79103.
RECITALS
          The following is a recital of facts underlying this Agreement:
          A. A portion of Seller’s business (the “WMS Business”) consists of
distribution of certain music product to Wal-Mart stores in the United States
(“WMS”).
          B. Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, certain
assets of the Seller related to the WMS Business, on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
          NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Agreement to Purchase and Sell.
     1.1. Initial Purchase. At the Closing, Purchaser shall purchase and Seller
shall sell certain assets of Seller used in the WMS Business (the “Initial
Purchase”) as follows (but excluding the Initial Excluded Assets, if any):
          1.1.1. The inventory of Seller designated for sale to WMS (the
“Initial WMS Inventory”). Exhibit 1.1.1 provides a preliminary list of
inventory, including the Initial WMS Inventory, prepared based on Seller’s
perpetual inventory system. The purchase price for the Initial WMS Inventory
(the “WMS Inventory Value”) shall be equal to the aggregate supplier invoice
cost of such inventory.
          1.1.2. All rights of Seller with respect to the retail display
fixtures for WMS locations as listed in Exhibit 1.1.2 (the “WMS Display Fixture
Rights”). The purchase price for the WMS Display Fixture Rights shall be the
“WMS Display Fixture Rights Value” as set forth in Exhibit 1.1.2.
     1.2. Initial Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding Section 1.1, the following
assets are specifically excluded from the Initial Purchase (collectively, the
“Initial Excluded Assets”):
          1.2.1. Any returns of inventory by WMS that are in-transit as of the
Closing Date;
          1.2.2. Any inventory other than the Initial WMS Inventory, including
but not limited to WMS Inventory Categories retained by Seller for sale to
customers other than WMS.

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     1.3. Additional Inventory. On August 29, 2008, or such other date as may be
mutually agreed to by the parties (the “Second Closing Date”), Purchaser shall
purchase and Seller shall sell additional inventory as follows:
          1.3.1. Purchaser shall purchase the following inventory (the
“Additional Inventory”):
     (a) All inventory of the type listed as “buckets” 1 through 3 and 11
through 13 (“WMS Inventory Categories”) in Exhibit 1.1.1.
     (b) All inventory of the type listed in “buckets” 4 through 10 (“Other
Inventory Categories”) in Exhibit 1.1.1 that is mutually agreed to by the
parties and authorized as returnable by the supplier.
          1.3.2. The purchase price for the Additional Inventory (the
“Additional Inventory Purchase Price”) shall be equal to the aggregate supplier
invoice cost of the Additional Inventory less, for each unit of the type listed
in the Other Inventory Categories, (i) $0.31/unit and (ii) any supplier return
handling fee. Purchaser shall deliver to Seller an itemized listing of the
Additional Inventory received at Anderson warehouse with supplier invoice costs
as a condition of payment of the Additional Inventory Purchase Price. Upon
request, Seller shall provide such supporting information as may reasonably be
required to document such invoice costs.
     1.4. Value Enhancement. Seller and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that
portions of the business retained by Seller and its affiliates after the Closing
Date would enhance the value of the WMS Business acquired by Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement. Accordingly, as an incentive for consummation of such sales,
if on or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, Seller or any of
its affiliates closes a sale to Purchaser or its affiliates of all or
substantially all of the assets of any business as a going concern or otherwise
transitions substantially all of an identified business to Purchaser (for
example, a sale or transition of the A2M business, Crave Entertainment Group,
the Canadian Wal-Mart accounts of Seller’s subsidiary or other businesses of
Seller or its affiliates), then Purchaser shall pay to Seller the sum of four
million dollars ($4,000,000.00) (the “Incentive Payment”) in connection with the
first such closing to occur (the “Incentive Closing Date”).
2. Purchase Price and Closing Payments.
     2.1. Purchase Price. In consideration for acquisition of the WMS Business
(the “Purchase Price“), Purchaser shall pay to Seller the sum of the following
     (a) the WMS Inventory Value;
     (b) the WMS Display Fixture Rights Value;
     (c) the Additional Inventory Purchase Price;
     (d) the Incentive Payment, if applicable.

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Provided however, the aggregate price of the WMS Inventory Value and the
Additional Inventory Purchase Price will not exceed twenty-one million five
hundred thousand dollars ($21,500,000.00).
     2.2. Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be allocated in
the manner set forth on Exhibit 2.2. The parties agree to be bound by such
allocation for all federal, state, and local income tax purposes.
     2.3. Payment.
          2.3.1. Initial Purchase Price Payment. On the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the WMS Display Fixture Rights Value in
immediately available funds (the “Initial Purchase Price Payment”).
          2.3.2. Additional Closing Payment. On the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall pay to Seller in immediately available funds an amount (the “Additional
Closing Payment”) equal to the sum of the following:
     (a) one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00), as set forth
in Exhibit 3.4 (Transition Services);
     (b) five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) as compensation for the costs
incurred by Seller, including but not limited to handling, packaging, shipping,
warehousing, billing and management costs.
          2.3.3. Inventory Payments. Purchaser shall pay to Seller the WMS
Inventory Value upon delivery of the Initial WMS Inventory FOB Indy, and
Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Additional Inventory Purchase Price upon
confirmation of the quantities of such inventory received at Anderson warehouses
after the Closing Date and the Second Closing Date, respectively, as provided in
Section 8.2 below.
          2.3.4. Incentive Payment. Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Incentive
Payment in immediately available funds within five (5) business days after the
Incentive Closing Date.
     2.4. Adjustments. At the Closing, the following shall be adjusted and, to
the extent practicable, all such adjustments shall be computed and paid at the
Closing, and to the extent not practicable, as soon as practicable after the
Closing:
          2.4.1. Personal Property Taxes. Seller shall pay all taxes that may be
levied on the purchased assets that are billed on or before the Closing Date,
and Purchaser shall pay all such taxes (if any) that may be billed after the
Closing Date.
          2.4.2. Transfer Fees; Sales Taxes. Purchaser and Seller shall each pay
50% of all transfer fees and applicable sales taxes, if any, arising under or on
account of the Initial Purchase and the purchase and sale of the Additional
Inventory.

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          2.4.3. Timing of Adjustment. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the net amount of any of the adjustments set forth in this Agreement
shall be either an increase or a decrease of the payments to be made at the
Closing to the extent practicable.
3. Additional Provisions.
     3.1. Employees.
          3.1.1. Prior to Closing, Seller and Purchaser will identify up to 200
full-time employees and up to 40 part-time employees of Seller or one of its
subsidiaries whose employment services relate to the WMS Business.
          3.1.2. Purchaser, in its sole discretion, may offer employment to some
or all of the identified employees at their current levels of seniority with
benefits comparable to those offered to Purchaser’s employees in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Exhibit 3.4 (Transition Services). Purchaser will
not, during the (90) ninety day period following the Closing, directly or
indirectly hire any other employee of Seller (or its affiliates) without the
prior written consent of Seller.
          3.1.3. With respect to any Seller employees that accept such an offer
of employment by Purchaser, Seller shall offer to sell to Purchaser any
equipment used exclusively by such employees in performing their duties as field
merchandisers at Wal-Mart stores at a mutually agreeable price; provided that
(i) all software and confidential information shall be removed from any such
equipment acquired by Purchaser, and (ii) such offer to sell shall expire to the
extent not accepted by Purchaser within thirty (30) days after the Closing.
          3.1.4. Seller shall be responsible for all actions as may be required
by and all obligations and other liabilities associated with the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, in the event
that Seller elects to terminate employees who were employed in the operation of
the WMS Business, provided that Purchaser shall be responsible for any liability
created by Purchaser’s refusal to hire any such employees (e.g., claims based on
Purchaser’s alleged discrimination).
          3.1.5. Seller will pay health insurance premium costs through June 30,
2008 for any Handleman employees that Anderson employs.
     3.2. Assumed Liabilities. As of the Closing, Purchaser shall assume
Seller’s obligation with respect to product that is shipped from WMS after the
Closing Date arising after the Closing Date. Purchaser does not assume nor shall
Purchaser be obligated for any other liabilities or responsibilities whatsoever
of Seller or the WMS Business as conducted by Seller through the Closing,
including but not limited to any liability of Seller to Seller’s employees hired
by Purchaser for compensation or benefits.
     3.3. Accounts Receivable. All WMS accounts receivable for transactions
occurring on or before the Closing Date shall remain the property of Seller
irrespective of any payment for it to Purchaser. If Purchaser receives payment
for any accounts receivable existing as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall
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any accounts receivable for Purchaser transactions after the Closing Date,
Seller shall forward payment directly to Purchaser.
     3.4. Transition Services. The parties have agreed to cooperate in
transitioning the WMS Business and consummating the sale of inventory, including
but not limited to (i) the methodology and procedures for handling products
returned from stores to Seller or Purchaser, (ii) Seller’s purchase of product
from Purchaser for non-WMS stores after the Closing Date subject to Seller
providing Purchaser a letter of credit in a form reasonably acceptable to both
parties, and (iii) transition of employees servicing the WMS Business, as set
forth in Exhibit 3.4 (Transition Services).
4. Representations and Warranties of Seller.
     Seller represents and warrants the following:
     4.1. Status of Seller. Seller is a Michigan corporation, duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan.
     4.2. Authority. Seller has the corporate power and authority, and is duly
authorized, to enter into and carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. When executed, this Agreement will be a legal, valid, and binding
obligation of Seller. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and
the consummation of the transactions described herein do not and will not
(a) contravene the terms of Seller’s charter or bylaws; (b) conflict with or
result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any lien under, or
require any payment to be made under (i) any contract, mortgage, indenture or
agreement to which Seller is a party or affecting Seller or its assets (subject
to the receipt of necessary consents and waivers and the releases described in
Section 7.2(a)) or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any
governmental authority or any arbitral award to which Seller or its property is
subject; or (c) violate any law.
     4.3. Title to Purchased Inventory. At Closing, Seller will transfer to
Purchaser good title to the Initial WMS Inventory, subject to no mortgage,
pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest, or charge, except liens that will
be released upon payment of the Purchase Price as described in Section 7.2(a).
On the Second Closing Date, Seller will transfer to Purchaser good title to the
Additional Inventory, subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance,
security interest, or charge, except liens that will be released upon payment of
the Purchase Price as described in Section 7.2(a).
     4.4. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to
Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller, before any court, administrative
agency, or other body; and no judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, or
other similar command of any court or governmental agency has been entered
against or served upon Seller relating to this Agreement and/or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
     4.5. Insolvency Proceedings. Seller is not involved in any proceeding by or
against Seller in any court under the Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency or
debtor’s relief act, whether state or federal, or for the appointment of a
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other similar official of Seller or Seller’s property. As of the execution of
this agreement, to the knowledge of Seller, the realizable value of Seller’s
assets exceeds its liabilities.
     4.6. No Violation or Breach. The performance of this Agreement will not be
in violation of any laws, statutes, local ordinances, state or federal
regulations, court or administrative order, or ruling, nor is the performance of
this Agreement in violation of the conditions or restrictions in effect for
financing pursuant to any loan documents, whether any such loan is secured or
unsecured (subject to the receipt of necessary consents and waivers and the
releases described in Section 7.2(a)), or any other agreement to which Seller is
a party or to which either the Initial WMS Inventory or the Additional Inventory
or any part thereof is subject.
     4.7. Broker’s or Finder’s Fees. No agent, broker, investment banker,
person, or firm acting on behalf of Seller is or will be entitled to any
broker’s or finder’s fees or any other commission or similar fee directly or
indirectly from Seller in connection with the sale of the WMS Business
contemplated hereby.
     4.8. Returnability of Initial WMS Inventory. Seller has not taken any
action, or failed to take any action, which would have the effect of voiding the
obligation of the vendor to accept the return of any of the Initial WMS
Inventory for credit equal to Seller’s invoice cost for such inventory.
     4.9. Taxes. Seller has no liability for Taxes which is or could become a
lien on any of the purchased assets. Seller has timely filed all Tax Returns
with respect to such Taxes that it was required to file. All such Tax Returns
were correct and complete in all respects and were prepared in substantial
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. For purposes of the
Section 4.9, “Taxes” means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross
receipts, license, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value
added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind
whatsoever that is or could become a lien on any of the purchased assets,
whether computed on a separate or consolidated, unitary or combined basis or in
any other manner, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether
disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person, and “Tax Return” means any
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendment thereof.
     4.10. Operation of WMS Business in the Ordinary Course. The aggregate
quantities of music product in the Wal-Mart store as of the date hereof that
were shipped by Seller to Wal-Mart stores are no more than five percent (5%) in
excess of the aggregate target inventory amounts established by Wal-Mart; and
from March 1, 2008 to May 23, 2008, Seller has not caused or encouraged Wal-Mart
to delay shipment of returns to Seller.
5. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser.
     Purchaser represents and warrants the following:

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     5.1. Status of Purchaser. Purchaser is a Texas limited partnership, duly
organized and validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the
State of Texas.
     5.2. Authority. Purchaser has the partnership power and authority, and is
duly authorized, to enter into and carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. When executed, this Agreement will be a legal, valid, and
binding obligation of Purchaser.
     5.3. Purchaser’s Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges the following:
     (a) Purchaser agrees that the WMS Business and all assets purchased
pursuant to this Agreement, including the Initial WMS Inventory and Additional
Inventory, and the rights of Seller being purchased hereunder, are sold and
transferred to Purchaser IN AN “AS IS” CONDITION AND ON A “WHERE IS” BASIS,
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN
THIS AGREEMENT.
     (b) Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and expertise to evaluate the merits
and risks of the purchase of the WMS Business.
     5.4. Litigation. There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to
Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against Purchaser, before any court,
administrative agency, or other body; and no judgment, order, writ, injunction,
decree, or other similar command of any court or governmental agency has been
entered against or served upon Purchaser relating to this Agreement and/or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     5.5. Broker’s or Finder’s Fees. No agent, broker, investment banker,
person, or firm acting on behalf of Purchaser is or will be entitled to any
broker’s or finder’s fees or any other commission or similar fee directly or
indirectly from Purchaser in connection with the sale of the WMS Business
contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser at Closing.
     Unless waived in writing by Purchaser, Purchaser’s obligation to close the
sale of the WMS Business is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the
Closing of the following conditions:
     6.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects at and as of the Closing.
     6.2. Closing Deliveries. Purchaser shall have received the following:
     (a) An executed Bill of Sale and Assignment in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2(a).
     (b) Such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request which are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

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7. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Seller at Closing.
     Unless waived in writing by Seller, Seller’s obligation to close the sale
of the WMS Business is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of
the following conditions:
     7.1. Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects at and as of the Closing.
     7.2. Closing Deliveries. Seller shall have received the following:
     (a) A release of liens on the purchased assets, including the Initial WMS
Inventory and the Additional Inventory, from all applicable lenders that will be
effective on or before the transfer of such assets to Purchaser and payment of
the Purchase Price.
     (b) Payment of the Initial Purchase Price Payment and the Additional
Closing Payment.
     (c) An executed Bill of Sale and Assignment in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 6.2(a).
     (d) Such other documents as Seller may reasonably request which are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
8. Sale of WMS Assets.
     8.1. Closing. The closing (the “Closing”) of the sale of the WMS Assets as
set forth herein shall be held on the Effective Date or such later date as may
be mutually agreed to by the parties (the “Closing Date”) at the offices of
Seller’s counsel or at such other location as may be agreed on by the parties.
     8.2. Inventory Delivery and Payment.
          8.2.1. Delivery. The Initial WMS Inventory and the Additional
Inventory (the “Purchased Inventory”) shall be delivered FOB Seller’s
Indianapolis, Indiana Area Distribution Center (“Indy”) and FOB Anderson’s
warehouses at Denton, Texas and Winder, Georgia (“Anderson warehouses”),
respectively, promptly after the Closing Date and the Second Closing Date,
respectively. Accordingly, (i) Purchaser shall make available at Indy, at its
expense, sufficient vehicles to receive the Initial WMS Inventory, and Seller
shall prepare for shipping and load the Initial WMS Inventory on the vehicles
provided by Purchaser; and (ii) Seller shall ship to Anderson warehouses at its
expense, and Purchaser shall unload, the Additional Inventory.
          8.2.2. Shipping Procedures. The parties shall comply with the shipping
procedures set forth in Exhibit 3.4 (Transition Services).
          8.2.3. Payment. Upon delivery of Purchased Inventory, Seller shall
invoice Purchaser for the applicable portion of the WMS Inventory Value or
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Purchase Price in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit 3.4
(Transition Services) Purchaser shall pay Seller the invoiced amount in
immediately available funds within three (3) business days of receipt of an
invoice by a representative of Purchaser.
9. Confidentiality.
     Purchaser acknowledges that, pursuant to its inspection of Seller’s books,
records, and other documents and materials in contemplation of the acquisition
of the WMS Business, Purchaser may have become privy to confidential information
of Seller, and that communication of such confidential information to third
parties (whether or not such communicated information is authorized by
Purchaser) could injure Seller’s continuing business. Purchaser agree to take
reasonable steps to ensure that such information about Seller, obtained by
Purchaser, shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed or revealed to
outside sources, and further agrees not to solicit any customers of Seller
disclosed from such confidential information other than WMS. As used in this
Agreement, “confidential information” includes information ordinarily known only
to Seller’s personnel, and information such as customer lists, supplier lists,
trade secrets, channels of distribution, pricing policy and records, inventory
records, and other information normally understood to be confidential or
designated as such by Seller. Seller will maintain the confidentiality of all
confidential information relating to the purchased assets and Seller’s business
with WMS, except as may be required by law (including but not limited to
disclosure required by securities laws) and as may be required by Seller’s
lenders. This Section 9 shall survive Closing.
10. Notices.
     All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this
Agreement (except Section 8.2) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered in person or by overnight delivery service or
mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to Seller, at Seller’s address given in
this Agreement, or to Purchaser, at Purchaser’s address given in this Agreement,
or to any other address that Purchaser or Seller shall designate in writing.
11. Miscellaneous.
     (a) Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended, altered, or terminated
except by a writing executed by the parties.
     (b) Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of
the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
     (c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the documents to be
delivered at the Closing) sets forth the entire understanding of the parties,
and shall supersede any oral or written agreements relating to this subject
matter entered into by the parties before the date of this Agreement.
     (d) Waiver. The waiver by any party of any breach or breaches of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver
of any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement. No waiver shall be
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waiver shall be valid only if in writing and signed by the party against whom
the waiver is being asserted
     (e) Binding Effect. This Agreement, inclusive of its terms and provisions,
shall survive the Closing and shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of,
and be enforceable by, the respective heirs, legal representatives, successors,
and assigns of the parties.
     (f) Construction of Agreement. Each party and its respective legal counsel
has reviewed and revised this Agreement and has had equal opportunity for input
into this Agreement. Neither party nor their respective legal counsel shall be
construed to be the drafter or primary drafter of this Agreement. In the event
of any dispute regarding the construction of this Agreement or any of its
provisions, ambiguities or questions of interpretation shall not be construed
more in favor of one party than the other; rather, questions of interpretation
shall be construed equally as to each party.
     (g) Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all
counterparts, when taken together, will constitute one and the same agreement.
The parties agree that signatures on this Agreement, as well as any other
documents to be executed under this Agreement, may be delivered by facsimile or
other electronic means in lieu of an original signature, and the parties agree
to treat facsimile or other electronic signatures as original signatures and
agree to be bound by this provision.
          The parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the
Effective Date first set forth above:

              SELLER:     Handleman Company
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Its:    
 
              PURCHASER     Anderson Merchandisers, L.P.     By: Ander-Merch of
Texas, Inc., General Partner
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Its:    

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EXHIBITS
to
Asset Purchase Agreement
(WMS Related Assets)

     
Exhibit 1.1.1
  Initial WMS Inventory – Preliminary List;
 
  WMS Inventory Categories (“buckets” 1-3 and 11-13);
 
  Other Inventory Categories (“buckets” 4-10)
 
   
Exhibit 1.1.2
  WMS Display Fixtures
 
   
Exhibit 2.2
  Purchase Price Allocation
 
   
Exhibit 3.4
  Transition Services
 
   
Exhibit 6.2(a)
  Form of Bill of Sale and Assignment

 

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EXHIBIT 1.1.1
Initial WMS Inventory – Preliminary List
WMS Inventory Categories (“buckets” 1-3 and 11-13)
Other Inventory Categories (“buckets” 4-10)
Electronic file prepared by Seller and delivered to Purchaser is incorporated by
reference as though set forth herein in its entirety.

 

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EXHIBIT 1.1.2
WMS Display Fixtures
Electronic file with detail of the net book value of Wal-Mart display fixtures
prepared by Seller and delivered to Purchaser is incorporated by reference as
though set forth herein in its entirety. As set forth therein:
WMS Display Fixture Rights Value: $3,628,561.29.

 

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EXHIBIT 2.2
Purchase Price Allocation

         
1.
  Initial WMS Inventory   Initial WMS Inventory Value
 
       
2.
  WMS Display Fixtures   WMS Display Fixture Rights Value
 
       
3.
  Additional Inventory   Additional Inventory Purchase Price
 
       
4.
  Goodwill   Incentive Payment (if any)

 

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EXHIBIT 3.4
Transition Services

 

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EXHIBIT 6.2(A)
Form of Bill of Sale and Assignment

 

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Bill of Sale and Assignment
          Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Asset Purchase Agreement (WMS Related Assets) dated as of June 2, 2008 (the
“Purchase Agreement”) by and between Handleman Company (“Seller”) and Anderson
Merchandisers, L.P. (“Purchaser”), Seller hereby transfers and assigns to
Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all of the
following (collectively, the “Property”):

  1.   the Initial WMS Inventory (upon payment of the WMS Inventory Value);    
2.   retail display fixtures for WMS locations as listed in Exhibit 1.1.2 of the
Purchase Agreement (upon payment of the WMS Display Fixture Rights Value); and  
  3.   the Additional Inventory (upon payment of the Additional Inventory
Purchase Price).

As set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Property, including the Initial WMS
Inventory and the Additional Inventory, is sold and transferred in an “AS IS”
condition, without any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose or any other warranty, express or implied, except as expressly set forth
in the Purchase Agreement.
          Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Purchase Agreement unless the context requires otherwise.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this Bill of Sale and Assignment
to be duly executed to be effective upon payment of the applicable portion of
the Purchase Price as set forth above.

              SELLER:     Handleman Company
 
       
 
  By:    
 
       
 
       
 
  Its: