THE PURCHASER AND PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE 8.1 Immediately after the fall of the hammer and upon being declared the successful purchaser of the Property, the Purchaser shall execute the memorandum attached hereto (`the Memorandum’).
8.2 The signed Memorandum together with these conditions of sale and the Proclamation of Sale shall in their entirety form the contract for the sale and purchase of the Property (`the Contract of Sale’).
8.3 The last bid which is the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer and upon which the Property is sold to the Purchaser shall be the purchase price for the Property (`the Purchase Price’).
8.4 Upon successful bid of the property by the bidder, the Bidding Deposit deposited by the bidder pursuant to clause 3.1 shall be paid to the Bank immediately upon execution of the Contract of Sale (“ the Purchase Deposit)
8.5 In the event that the Purchase Price is higher than the Reserve Price, the Purchaser shall immediately deposit with the Auctioneer as stakeholder a sum equivalent to the difference between Purchase Deposit and the Bidding Deposit (`the Purchase Deposit Shortfall’) either in cash or by way of a valid bank draft or cashier’s order drawn in favour of the Bank which together will form the Purchase Deposit.
8.6 The Auctioneer shall upon receipt of the Purchase Deposit release the said sum, bank draft and/or cashier’s order to the Bank.
8.7 In the event that the Purchaser shall fail to deposit the Purchase Deposit Shortfall or shall fail to execute the Memorandum for any reason whatsoever or in the event of the bank draft and/or cashier’s order for the Bidding Deposit and/or the Purchase Deposit Shortfall is dishonored for any reason whatsoever when presented by the Bank for payment, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have committed a breach of the terms of the Auction Sale and the consequences set out in paragraph 8.8 hereto shall ensue.
8.8 In the event that the Purchaser shall commit a breach, the Bidding Deposit shall be forfeited absolutely to the Bank and the Bank may in its absolute discretion upon such terms and conditions and at such time or times the Bank deems fit put the Property up for resale. The Bank shall be further entitled to recover from the Purchaser all costs and expenses of, in connection with and resulting from such resale. The Purchaser shall be further liable to the Bank for any shortfall in the sale price obtained at the resale and the Purchase Price (`the Resale Shortfall’). A certificate duly signed by an authorized officer of the Bank as to amount of the Resale Shortfall and the costs and expenses of, in connection with resulting from such resale shall be accepted by the Purchaser as binding correct and conclusive for all purposes including for legal proceedings. The certified amount shall be paid by the Purchaser to the Bank not later than seven (7) days from the date of the demand made by the Bank.
8.9 Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the amount representing the difference between the Purchase Price and the Purchase Deposit (“Balance Purchase Price”) shall be paid by the Purchaser directly to the Bank without any set-off not later than NINETY (90) DAYS from the date of the Contract of Sale (`the Due Date’).
8.10 The Balance Purchase Price shall be paid to the Bank by way of bank draft or cashier’s order drawn in favour of the Bank or E-Payment or any mode of payment which acceptable by the Bank.
8.11 Upon the written request by the Purchaser before the expiry date, the Bank in its absolute discretion may but shall be under no obligation to extend the Due Date for such period or periods the Bank deems fit (`the Extended Due Date’).
8.12 The Purchaser shall have prior to twenty one (21) days of the Due Date, the Purchaser shall issue a written request to the Assignee/Bank applying for an extension of time and the Bank may in it’s absolute discretion (i) agree to grant the extension of time unconditionally, or (ii) refuse the request, in which case the 10% of the successful bid shall be forfeited, or (iii) agree to grant an extension of time subject to conditions (including but not limited to imposition of late payment interest/charges/compensation at such rate/amount as the Bank shall determine) without assigning any reasons whatsoever and such decision shall be binding on the Purchaser. The interest on late payment if imposed by the Bank may be in the form of advance payment of interest for the extension period or otherwise is final and not refundable.
8.13 In the event that the Purchaser for any reason whatsoever (save and except where it is due to the default of the Bank) fails to pay the Balance Purchase Price by the Due Date or the Extended Due Date, as the case may be, the Purchaser shall be deemed to be in breach of the Contract of Sale, and all monies paid to the Bank upon the execution of the Contract of Sale including the Purchase Deposit shall be forfeited absolutely by the Bank and the consequences as set out in paragraph 8.8 shall ensue.
Sale of Purchased Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at Closing Seller shall sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, receive and accept from Seller, as they exist on the Closing Date, all right, title and interest that Seller or its subsidiary CBS Communications Services Inc. possesses and has the right to transfer in and to all the assets which are used in the conduct of the Business, other than Excluded Assets, including, without limitation, the following (collectively, "Purchased Assets"):
(a) Accounts and contracts receivable and prepaid expenses, including deposits, advertising materials and brochures;
(b) Tangible personal property, including raw materials, works-in-process, finished goods, parts, accessories, tools, furniture, equipment, switches, microwave facilities, routers and other network equipment, the WesNet IP Network, machinery, automobiles, trucks, motor vehicles, all other personal property owned or leased by Seller and used in the conduct of the Business and miscellaneous inventories;
(c) Leases and subleases of Leased Real Property and of Owned Real Property;
(d) Leases and subleases of Leased Personal Property;
(e) Intellectual Property (other than as provided in Section 1.2(b)), licenses and sublicenses granted or obtained with respect thereto, remedies against infringements thereof and rights to protection of interests therein and all other intangible assets, in each case used in connection with the conduct of the Business;
(f) Unexecuted or uncompleted portions of the Contracts as existing on the Closing Date, or which are listed on Schedule 2.11 hereto, or which are not required to be disclosed thereon but are or have been entered into in the ordinary course of business, as any of the foregoing may be amended in the ordinary course of business between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, subject to Section 6.2 (the "Assumed Contracts");
(g) All Permits existing as of the Closing Date and associated with the Purchased Assets or the Business, subject to Section 6.3;
(h) Lists of suppliers, customers and potential customers of services or products offered by the Business, as of the Closing Date, if any;
(i) Supplies and sundry items, including telephone numbers, keys and lock combinations, customer records, and books and records of, or relating to, and material to the operation of, the Business and the assets acquired and any obligations assumed pursuant hereto (including all customer files, customer lists, supplier records, records relating to accounts receivable and market research and surveys, if any), copies of financial records (or portions thereof) relating solely to the Business and copies of Tax Returns, other than Income Tax Returns, relating solely to the Business;
(j) Personnel records and payroll records with respect to all New Employees; and
(k) All claims and rights of Seller against third parties with respect to the conduct of the Business including, without limitation, (i) fees for early termination payable pursuant to any Telecom Contract terminated by the customer between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (to the extent not received by Seller prior to the Closing Date) and (ii) claims and rights arising out of or relating to the Assumed Contracts.
Purchase and Sale of Purchased Assets Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause the other Sellers to, sell, convey, assign and transfer to Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser Designated Affiliates, and Purchaser shall or shall cause the applicable Purchaser Designated Affiliates to purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, as at the Closing in the following (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(a) the equity interests in the Conveyed Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Shares”);
(b) the real property that is set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “Owned Real Property”) and the Facilities (including the related improvements and fixtures), and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto;
(c) the real property leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy arrangements that are set forth in Section 2.1(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “Real Property Leases” and the real property related to such Real Property Leases, the “Leased Real Property”), including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on behalf of the Sellers thereunder;
(d) (i) other than Information Systems (which are the subject of clauses (ii) and (iii)), the owned and leased furniture, equipment, fixtures, machinery, supplies, spare parts, tools, tangible personal property and other tangible property (A) that is Related to the Business and located at a Facility, except as set forth on Section 2.3(a)(xx) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or (B) set forth on Section 2.1(d)(i)(B) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (ii) personal computers and vehicles primarily used by the Transferred Employees in respect of the Business (the assets described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Equipment”), (iii) Business IT Systems, and (iv) any leases relating to such Equipment or Business IT Systems (the “Equipment Leases”);
(e) Contracts, sales orders, purchase orders, instruments and other commitments, obligations and arrangements (i) to which Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and that are related solely to the Business, a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability, or (ii) that constitute a Shared Contract, but only the portion of such Shared Contract related to the Business (collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”);
(f) all Inventory and samples of any Product;
(g) all Business IP, including the right to xxx and recover and retain damages for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of or other violation of any Business IP and all corresponding rights that, now or hereafter, may be secured throughout the world with respect to any Business IP, but for clarity excluding all Retained Names;
(h) all Registration Information (including in relation to pending applications for Product Registrations and Manufacturing Registrations) Related to the Business;
(i) all Governmental Authorizations, including Product Registrations, Manufacturing Registrations and Environmental Permits, that are owned, used or licensed (subject to the terms of such licenses) and Related to the Business;
(j) without duplication, (A) all Records Relating to the Business (including any applicable attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection and expectation of client privilege attaching to any such Record), other than the Records set forth on Section 2.1(j) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Specified Records”); provided that the Sellers and their Affiliates may retain one (1) copy of each of the foregoing pursuant to Section 6.8 and remove or redact the names of any customers or vendors from such lists to the extent such customers or vendors relate solely to the Retained Businesses, (B) copies of (x) the portions of all Records that relate to, but do not primarily relate to, the Business and (y) the Specified Records, and (C) the corporate books and records (including Tax Returns other than any Seller Combined Tax Returns) of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries to the extent related to the Business; provided, further, that in each case of clauses (A)-(C), Seller Parent may redact or remove any information not related to the Business;
(k) all accounts receivable and all other assets, in each case included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital, and all Cash Equivalents included in the calculation of Final Business Net Cash;
(l) the goodwill Relating to the Business, together with the right to represent to third parties that Purchaser is the successor to the Business;
(m) all claims, defenses, causes of action, counterclaims and rights of set-off against third parties (at any time or in any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent) relating primarily to the Business, a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability;
(n) all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and other deposits or amounts held as surety by third Persons and prepaid items, in each case Related to the Business or primarily related to a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability and included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital or Final Business Net Cash;
(o) the amount of any insurance proceeds, recoveries or refunds (net of any reasonable costs of investigating and pursuing the underlying claim and of collection and any Taxes imposed in respect thereof) received by Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates under the Insurance Policies after the date hereof in respect of any Loss prior to the Closing in respect of any Purchased Asset or Assumed Liability to the extent Purchaser does not otherwise receive the benefit thereof (including through application of such proceeds) and except to the extent the related Liabilities are included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital or Final Business Net Cash;
(p) the assets of all Conveyed Subsidiary Plans and the assets transferred to Purchaser and the Purchaser Designated Affiliates pursuant to Section 6.6;
(q) the assets set forth in Section 2.1(q) of the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(r) to the extent legally transferable, all third-party warranties, indemnities, further assurance and other similar covenants, and guarantees to the extent relating to any of the Equipment, Inventory, other Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities; and
(s) any other assets, properties or rights in each case Relating to the Business, other than those assets specifically identified as Excluded Assets in clauses (i) through (xx) of Section 2.3(a). Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, (i) any assets, properties or rights of any Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) that constitute Purchased Assets hereunder shall be deemed Purchased Assets for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII), except to the extent any such asset, property or right otherwise would be an Excluded Asset had it not been an asset, property or right of such Conveyed Subsidiary or Subsidiary (and instead an asset, right, or property of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than a Conveyed Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof))) (a “Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset”), (ii) any Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset shall be deemed an Excluded Asset for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII) and Seller Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer such Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset, subject to obtaining required consents and Approvals, out of the relevant Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) on or prior to the Closing, or thereafter in accordance with Section 6.22, and (iii) any Liability of any Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) that otherwise would be a Retained Liability had it not been a Liability of such Conveyed Subsidiary or Subsidiary (and instead a Liability of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than a Conveyed Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof))) shall be deemed a Retained Liability for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII) and Seller Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer such Retained Liability, subject to obtaining required consents and Approvals, out of such Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) on or prior to the Closing, or thereafter in compliance with Section 6.22. The transfer of assets, properties and rights of any Conveyed Subsidiaries (or any Subsidiary thereof) deemed a Purchased Asset shall be effected solely by virtue of the transfer of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in the Shares and not through the direct transfer of such assets, properties or rights, and Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to transfer any such assets, properties or rights of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries other than through the transfer of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in the Shares.
Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase Price (a) The purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase Price”) is equal to $675,000,000 in cash. The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.07 and shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.08. Seller shall be treated as receiving a portion of the Purchase Price as agent for any of its Affiliates actually selling, transferring or conveying the Purchased Assets, consistent with the allocation of the Purchase Price pursuant to the Allocation Statement, and Buyer’s payment of the Purchase Price to Seller shall constitute payment by Buyer to any of Seller’s Affiliates actually selling, transferring or conveying the Purchased Assets hereunder.
(b) Within 60 days after the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a statement (the “Allocation Statement”) allocating the Purchase Price (plus Assumed Liabilities and transaction costs, to the extent properly taken into account under Section 1060 of the Code) among the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code. If, within five Business Days after delivery of the Allocation Statement, Seller notifies Buyer in writing that Seller objects to the allocation set forth in the Allocation Statement, Buyer and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute within 20 days. In the event that Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve such dispute within 20 days, Buyer and Seller shall jointly retain KPMG LLP (the “Accounting Referee”) to resolve the disputed items in the manner described in Section 8.10.
(c) Each of Buyer and Seller shall (i) be bound by the Allocation Statement, as may be adjusted in accordance with Section 2.06(e), (ii) act in accordance with, and cause its Affiliates to act in accordance with, the Allocation Statement in the preparation, filing and audit of any Tax Return (including filing IRS Form 8594 with its federal Income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the Closing) and (iii) take no position, and cause its Affiliates to take no position, inconsistent with the allocation reflected on the Allocation Statement on any Tax Return, in any Contest or otherwise, unless required by a Final Determination.
(d) In the event that the allocation reflected on the Allocation Statement is disputed by any Taxing Authority, the party receiving notice of the dispute shall promptly notify the other party hereto, and Buyer and Seller shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to defend such allocation in any Tax audit or similar proceeding.
(e) If an adjustment is made with respect to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.08, the Allocation Statement shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and as mutually agreed by Buyer and Seller. In the event that an agreement is not reached within 20 days after the determination of the Final Closing Working Capital, any disputed items shall be resolved in the manner described in Section 8.10. Buyer and Seller shall file any additional information return required to be filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code and to treat the Allocation Statement as adjusted in the manner described in Section 2.06(c).
(f) Not later than 30 days prior to the filing of their respective Forms 8594 relating to this transaction, each party shall deliver to the other party a copy of its Form 8594.
The Purchase Price If the sale of the Property is not subject to HST, Seller agrees to certify on or before (included in/in addition to) closing, that the sale of the Property is not subject to HST. Any HST on chattels, if applicable, is not included in the Purchase Price.
Closing Purchase Price Buyer shall have delivered the Closing Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.5.
Condition of Purchased Assets All of the tangible property included in the Purchased Assets is in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and in the state of maintenance, repair and operating condition required for the proper operation and use thereof in the ordinary and usual course of business by Seller.
Acquired Assets On the Closing Date, in accordance with this Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and Buyer will purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller's and its Subsidiaries' respective right, title and interest in and to the following properties, assets and other rights, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible (collectively, the "Acquired Assets"):
(a) The Equipment of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(a), together with any Equipment transferred to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4 (c) (the "Acquired Equipment");
(b) The inventory of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(b) (the "Acquired Inventory");
(c) The Contracts of Seller and its Subsidiaries (including any future claims arising from or related to such contracts) listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto and the Backlog related to such Contracts (the "Assumed Contracts");
(d) Copies or originals of all books, records, data (in any media), papers and instruments of whatever nature and wherever located to the extent related to the Acquired Assets;
(e) All licenses, sublicenses and other contract rights held by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Business listed on Schedule 2.1(e), including all Insituform and NuPipe licenses, sublicenses and rights to use or operate under Insituform or NuPipe patents or trademarks, and intangible or intellectual property rights, including know-how, relating thereto or to the Business (the "Acquired Intellectual Property");
(f) All Permits required solely in connection with the Business in effect as of the Closing Date, to the extent such Permits are transferable (the "Acquired Permits"); and
(g) All rights to the name "Insituform", "Insituform East", "MidSouth" and "insitu" and all derivatives thereof.
Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment 1.9.1 Within ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Purchaser a statement (the “Closing Net Working Capital Statement”) which shall set forth the Net Working Capital of the Newsprint Business and of Apache as of the Closing Time (which shall be set forth separately for each of the Newsprint Business and Apache, but as aggregated shall be referred to as the “Closing Net Working Capital”) and shall be prepared in accordance with Seller’s past accounting methods, policies, practices and procedures and in the same manner, with consistent classification and estimation methodology, as the Financial Statements were prepared, except that the Excluded Assets and the Newsprint Retained Obligations shall be excluded. The Closing Net Working Capital Statement may not be amended by Seller after it is delivered to Purchaser.
1.9.2 Purchaser shall, within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Closing Net Working Capital Statement to it, complete its review of the Closing Net Working Capital reflected on the Closing Net Working Capital Statement. If Purchaser wishes to dispute the Closing Net Working Capital, Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing in reasonable detail of such disagreement and any reason therefore (“Purchaser’s Objection”), setting forth a specific description of the basis of Purchaser’s Objection and the adjustments to the Closing Net Working Capital that Purchaser believes should be made, on or before the last day of such thirty (30) day period, which Purchaser’s Objection may not be amended by Purchaser after it is delivered to Seller (except to withdraw any such Purchaser’s Objection). Any items on the Closing Net Working Capital Statements not disputed in Purchaser’s Objection shall be irrevocably deemed to be accepted by Purchaser. Seller shall then have thirty (30) days to review and respond to Purchaser’s Objection. If Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve all of their disagreements with respect to the determination of the foregoing items within thirty (30) days following Seller’s receipt of Purchaser’s Objection (the “Negotiation Period”), they shall refer their remaining differences to a mutually agreeable independent accounting firm of national recognition (other than an independent accounting firm utilized by any of Seller, Apache or Purchaser or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing within the past three (3) years) acceptable to both Seller and Purchaser or if Seller and Purchaser are unable to agree as to such third party accounting firm within ten (10) days after the conclusion of the Negotiation Period, either Seller or Purchaser may request that the Chairman of the American Arbitration Association (or the nominated representative of the Chairman) appoint a third party accounting firm meeting the aforementioned requirements to resolve the dispute (the accounting firm selected being referred to as the “CPA Firm”), who shall determine, only with respect to the remaining differences so submitted, whether and to what extent, if any, the Closing Net Working Capital requires adjustment. The procedure and schedule under which any dispute shall be submitted to the CPA Firm shall be as follows:
(a) Within ten (10) days after the later of (i) the end of the Negotiation Period and (ii) the selection of the CPA Firm, Purchaser shall submit any unresolved elements of the Purchaser’s Objection to the CPA Firm in writing (with a copy to Seller), supported by any documents and/or affidavits upon which it relies. Failure to timely do so shall constitute a withdrawal by Purchaser of the Purchaser’s Objection with respect to any unresolved element to which such failure relates.
(b) Within fifteen (15) days following Purchaser’s submission of the unresolved elements of the Purchaser’s Objection as specified in sub-clause (a) above, Seller shall submit its response to the CPA Firm in writing (with a copy to Purchaser), supported by any documents and/or affidavits upon which it relies. Failure to timely do so shall constitute an acceptance by Seller with respect to any unresolved elements to which such failure relates.
(c) The CPA Firm shall deliver its written determination to Purchaser and Seller no later than the thirtieth (30th) day after the remaining differences underlying Purchaser’s Objection are referred to the CPA Firm, or such longer period of time as the CPA Firm determines is necessary.
Segregation of Purchased Securities To the extent required by applicable law, all Purchased Securities in the possession of Seller shall be segregated from other securities in its possession and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement. Segregation may be accomplished by appropriate identification on the books and records of the holder, including a financial or securities intermediary or a clearing corporation. All of Seller’s interest in the Purchased Securities shall pass to Buyer on the Purchase Date and, unless otherwise agreed by Buyer and Seller, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or hypothecating the Purchased Securities, but no such transaction shall relieve Buyer of its obligations to transfer Purchased Securities to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 3, 4 or 11 hereof, or of Buyer’s obligation to credit or pay Income to, or apply Income to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof. Seller is not permitted to substitute other securities for those subject to this Agreement and therefore must keep Buyer’s securities segregated at all times, unless in this Agreement Buyer grants Seller the right to substitute other securities. If Buyer grants the right to substitute, this means that Buyer’s securities will likely be commingled with Seller’s own securities during the trading day. Buyer is advised that, during any trading day that Buyer’s securities are commingled with Seller’s securities, they [will]* [may]** be subject to liens granted by Seller to [its clearing bank]* [third parties]** and may be used by Seller for deliveries on other securities transactions. Whenever the securities are commingled, Seller’s ability to resegregate substitute securities for Buyer will be subject to Seller’s ability to satisfy [the clearing]* [any]** lien or to obtain substitute securities.
