UNIT PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT by and among LOCAL BOUNTI OPERATING COMPANY LLC, LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION, BRIAN COOK, BILL FARWELL, REED HOWLETT, GEORGE HERMOSILLO, BALTAZAR GARCIA, CORRIE HUTCHENS, SONJA LOPEZ, AND FORREST SAWLAW, AS SELLERS and...
Exhibit 2.2
UNIT PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
by and among
LOCAL BOUNTI OPERATING COMPANY LLC,
LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION,
XXXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX,
XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXX, AND XXXXXXX XXXXXX,
AS SELLERS
and
XXXX XXXXXXX,
SOLELY IN HIS CAPACITY AS SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
dated as of
March 14, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE |
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Section 2.01 |
Purchase and Sale |
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Section 2.02 |
Purchase Price |
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Section 2.03 |
Closing |
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Section 2.04 |
Closing Date Payments |
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Section 2.05 |
Withholding Tax |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS |
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Section 3.01 |
Capacity |
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Section 3.02 |
Ownership |
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Section 3.03 |
No Conflict |
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Section 3.04 |
Legal Proceedings |
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Section 3.05 |
Brokers |
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Section 3.06 |
Investment Representations |
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Section 3.07 |
No Other Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER |
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Section 4.01 |
Master PSA Representations and Warranties of Parent and Purchaser |
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Section 4.02 |
Investment Purpose |
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Section 4.03 |
Sufficiency of Funds; Solvency |
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Section 4.04 |
Stock Consideration |
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Section 4.05 |
Non-Reliance |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.01 |
Confidentiality |
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Section 5.02 |
Books and Records. |
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Section 5.03 |
Closing Conditions |
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Section 5.04 |
Public Announcements |
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Section 5.05 |
Further Assurances |
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Section 5.06 |
Parent Shares |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 6.01 |
Conditions to Obligations of All Parties |
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Section 6.02 |
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Purchaser |
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Section 6.03 |
Conditions to Obligations of Sellers |
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ARTICLE VII SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 7.01 |
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
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Section 7.02 |
Indemnification by Sellers |
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Section 7.03 |
Indemnification by Parent and Purchaser |
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Section 7.04 |
Limits on Indemnification |
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Section 7.05 |
Procedures for Indemnification |
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Section 7.06 |
Sources of Recovery |
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Section 7.07 |
Determination of Losses |
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Section 7.08 |
Election of Claims |
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Section 7.09 |
Remedies Exclusive |
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Section 7.10 |
Claims Unaffected by Investigation |
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION |
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Section 8.01 |
Termination |
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Section 8.02 |
Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE IX THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE |
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Section 9.01 |
Appointment |
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Section 9.02 |
Authorization |
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Section 9.03 |
Actions by Sellers’ Representative; Resignation; Vacancies |
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Section 9.04 |
No Liability |
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Section 9.05 |
Expenses |
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Section 9.06 |
Distributions |
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.01 |
Expenses |
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Section 10.02 |
Notices |
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Section 10.03 |
Interpretation |
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Section 10.04 |
Headings |
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Section 10.05 |
Severability |
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Section 10.06 |
Entire Agreement |
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Section 10.07 |
Successors and Assigns |
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Section 10.08 |
No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 10.09 |
Amendment and Modification; Waiver |
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Section 10.10 |
Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 10.11 |
Specific Performance |
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Section 10.12 |
Counterparts |
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Section 10.13 |
Non-Recourse |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES |
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Disclosure Schedules |
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This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 14, 2022, is entered into by and among (i) individuals Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (collectively, the “Sellers,” and each, individually, a “Seller”); (ii) Local Bounti Operating Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”); (iii) Local Bounti Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); and (iv) Xxxx Xxxxxxx (the “Sellers’ Representative”), solely in his capacity as Sellers’ Representative. Reference is hereby made to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Master PSA”) entered into contemporaneously herewith by and among Mosaic Capital Investors I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership; True West Capital Partners Fund II L.P., f/k/a Seam Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; Purchaser; Parent; Mosaic Capital Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as Sellers’ Representative under the Master PSA; Hollandia Produce Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust, and Hollandia Produce Group, Inc., a California corporation. Except where otherwise stated, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the respective meanings given them in the Master PSA.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by the Master PSA include the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding Class B Common Units (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated May 7, 2021 of Hollandia Produce GA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Georgia LLC”)) of the Georgia LLC from Sellers by Purchaser, and the other transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is a condition and inducement to Parent’s and Purchaser’s willingness to enter into the Master PSA that, concurrently with its execution, the parties hereto enter into this Agreement to effect such transactions;
WHEREAS, all of the issued and outstanding Class B Common Units of the Georgia LLC (the “Units”) are owned, beneficially and of record, collectively, by the Sellers;
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase the Units from the Sellers, and the Sellers desire to sell the Units to Purchaser, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth herein, such that upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser shall be the sole and exclusive owner of all of the Units; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent’s and Purchaser’s willingness to enter into the Master PSA and this Agreement, concurrently with the execution of the Master PSA and this Agreement, each of the Sellers has executed and delivered to Parent (i) the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached to the Master PSA as Exhibit B thereto and (ii) an Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form attached to the Master PSA as Exhibit C thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article I:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Approved Indemnification Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(b).
“C-Corp PSA” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated even date herewith by and among Mosaic Capital Investors I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership; True West Capital Partners Fund II, L.P., f/k/a Seam Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; Mosaic Capital Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as Sellers’ Representative; the Georgia C-Corp; Purchaser; and Parent.
“Cash Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Debt Financing” means any loan to Purchaser, or commitment to make any loan to Purchaser, in whole or in part for the purpose of providing financing to facilitate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Sellers concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(b).
“Dispute Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(b).
“Financing Sources” means the Persons that have committed to provide or arrange or otherwise entered into agreements in connection with the Debt Financing, including the parties to any commitment letters, engagement letters, joinder agreements, indentures or credit agreements (or similar definitive financing documents), or any amendments thereto, entered into pursuant thereto or relating thereto, together with their respective Affiliates, and their respective Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“Georgia C-Corp” means Hollandia Produce GA Investor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Georgia LLC” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Georgia LLC Equity Percentage” means, with respect to any Seller, the percentage set forth opposite such Seller’s name on Section I of the Disclosure Schedules for such Seller.
“Parent Share Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Parent Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
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“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Purchaser Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of Parent and Purchaser contained in Sections 5.01 and 5.04 of the Master PSA and Section 4.04 of this Agreement.
“Seller Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(b).
“Seller Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02.
“Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Sellers’ Representative” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Taxes” means: all taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments, or similar government charges, however denominated, including any interest, penalties, criminal sanctions or additions thereto (including any underpayment penalties for insufficient estimated payments) or other additional amounts that may become payable in respect thereof (or in respect of a failure to file any Tax Return when and as required), imposed by any Governmental Authority, which shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all income, payroll and employment, withholding (including withholding in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, equity holder or other Person), unemployment insurance taxes, social security (or similar), sales and use, excise, franchise, gross receipts, occupation, real and personal property, stamp, value added, transfer, profits or windfall profits, licenses in the nature of, estimated, severance, duties (custom and others), workers’ compensation taxes, premium, environmental (including under Section 59A of the Code), disability, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, and possessory taxes.
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).
“Units” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from the Sellers, all right, title and interest in and to the Units, in each case for the consideration specified in Section 2.02.
Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the Units (the “Purchase Price”) shall be (a) an amount in cash equal to $2,616,281.22 (the “Cash Consideration”); plus (b) 301,147 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares (“Parent Shares”) of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Share Consideration”).
Section 2.03 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Units contemplated hereby shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) to be held on the Closing Date. The Closing shall take place by exchange of executed documents by
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PDF or facsimile or in such other manner as the Sellers’ Representative and Purchaser may mutually agree upon. The effective time of the Closing shall be 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date. At the Closing, (a) the Sellers’ Representative shall deliver to Purchaser the various certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 6.02, (b) Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers’ Representative the various certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 6.03 and (c) Purchaser shall pay the amounts contemplated by, and in accordance with, Section 2.04.
Section 2.04 Closing Date Payments At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers (to the respective accounts designated by each of them) the following:
(a) an aggregate amount of cash equal to the Cash Consideration, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Estimated Closing Statement, with each Seller to receive a portion of such aggregate amount equal to such Seller’s Georgia LLC Equity Percentage; and
(b) an aggregate number of Parent Shares equal to the Parent Share Consideration, with each Seller to receive a portion of such aggregate number equal to such Seller’s Georgia LLC Equity Percentage (with fractional shares rounded up or down to the nearest whole Parent Share after aggregating all Parent Shares to be issued to each Seller under this Agreement).
Section 2.05 Withholding Tax. Purchaser, the Sellers, the Georgia LLC and their respective Affiliates and authorized agents shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration payable (directly or indirectly) pursuant to this Agreement all Taxes that Purchaser or such other Person may be required to deduct and withhold under any provision of Law. In the event that any amount is so deducted and withheld, it shall be properly remitted or otherwise accounted for with the applicable Governmental Authority. All such withheld and remitted amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Prior to deducting or withholding from any amounts payable to any Person (other than payments in the nature of compensation), such Person shall be given a reasonable opportunity to provide (or cause to be provided) a properly completed certificate or other documentary evidence establishing an exemption or reduction of withholding or deduction.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
As an inducement to Parent and Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, each Seller, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Purchaser that, except as set forth in the applicable Sections or subsections of the Disclosure Schedules (with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the Disclosure Schedules relates, it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any Section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed disclosed with respect to any other Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the applicability of such item is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure without investigation or reference to underlying documentation), the statements contained in Sections 3.01 through 3.06 are true and correct as of the date hereof.
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Section 3.01 Capacity. Such Seller is an adult natural person under the Laws of the state in which he or she resides, and has all necessary capacity to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party and to perform his or her obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Seller and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other applicable party) this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 3.02 Ownership. Such Seller is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Units being sold by him or her pursuant to this Agreement as set forth opposite his or her name on Section 3.02 of the Disclosure Schedules, and such Seller holds good and valid title to such Units, free and clear of any Encumbrances. The Seller has the sole right to vote or direct the voting, as applicable, of the Units, at his or her discretion, on any matter submitted to a vote of the members of the Georgia LLC. Other than as provided in this Agreement, there are no outstanding membership interests in the Georgia LLC held by such Seller, and there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to any membership interests in the Georgia LLC and held by such Seller or obligating such Seller to acquire or sell any membership interests (including the Shares), or any other interest, in the Georgia LLC. Other than the Organizational Documents of the Georgia LLC, such Seller is not a party to any voting trusts, proxies, registration rights agreements or other agreements or understandings in effect with respect to the voting, disposition, registration, dividends, distributions or transfer of any of the membership interests in the Georgia LLC (including the Units), or any other interest, in Georgia LLC. Each Seller has timely filed an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the receipt of their Units.
Section 3.03 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not: (a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to such Seller; or (b) except as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedules, require the consent of, notice to, waiver from, or other action by any Person under, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, result in loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under or result in the acceleration, termination, amendment, or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any Units pursuant to, any Contract, Permit or other instrument or obligation to which such Seller is a party or by which any such Seller or any Units are bound or affected, except, in the cases of clauses (a) and (b), where the violation, breach, conflict, default, acceleration or failure to give notice would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to be such Seller’s ability to perform or comply with the covenants, agreements or obligations of such Seller herein or in any Transaction Document or to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.03 of the Disclosure Schedules and other than filings as may be required under the HSR Act, no consent, approval, exemption, authorization, Permit, Governmental Order, registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental
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Authority or any other Person is required by or with respect to such Seller in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by such Seller, except for such consents, approvals, exemptions, authorizations, Permits, Governmental Orders, registrations, declarations, filings or notices required by or with respect to the Georgia LLC that if not made or obtained would not be material to such Seller’s ability to perform or comply with the covenants, agreements or obligations of such Seller herein or in any Transaction Document or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by such Seller.
Section 3.04 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 3.04 of the Disclosure Schedules, there are no actions, suits, claims, investigations or other legal proceedings pending or, to the actual knowledge, as of the date hereof, following reasonable inquiry, of such Seller, threatened against or by such Seller affecting such Seller’s Units or seeking to restrain or enjoin the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
Section 3.05 Brokers. Except for Lincoln International LLC, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Seller.
Section 3.06 Investment Representations. Such Seller will acquire his or her Parent Shares under the terms of this Agreement for his or her own account for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof or with any present intention of selling or distributing all or any part thereof. Such Seller is not a party to any Contract with any other Person to sell or transfer, or to have any other Person sell, on behalf of such Seller, all or any portion of his or her Parent Shares. Such Seller acknowledges that the Parent Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be reoffered or resold except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Such Seller (a) is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act and (b) is sufficiently knowledgeable and experienced in making investments of this type as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of his or her investment in the Parent Shares. Such Seller has made such independent investigation of Parent, its management and related matters as such Seller deems to be necessary or advisable in connection with its acquisition of Parent Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.07 No Other Representations and Warranties. Except for the specific representations and warranties expressly made by Sellers in this Article III and the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VI and the specific representations and warranties expressly made by the Warrant Sellers and the Share Seller in Article III of the Master PSA and by Target in Article IV of the Master PSA and the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VII of the Master PSA, and the specific representations and warranties expressly made in Articles III and IV of the C-Corp PSA and the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VII of the C-Corp PSA, (a) neither the Sellers nor any other Person has made or makes, and all such Persons expressly disclaim, any other express or implied representation or warranty, either written or oral, on behalf of any of the Sellers, including any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Georgia LLC’s business, affairs, assets, liabilities, operations, prospects, or condition
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(financial or otherwise), including with respect to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any assets, the nature or extent of any liabilities, the prospects of the Georgia LLC’s business, the effectiveness or the success of any operations, or the accuracy or completeness of any confidential information memoranda, documents, projections, material or other information (financial or otherwise) regarding the Georgia LLC made available to Parent and Purchaser in the Data Room and its Agents (including in the Data Room management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby, or in respect of any other matter or thing whatsoever), and (b) no officer, agent, representative or employee of any Company has any authority, express or implied, to make any representations, warranties or agreements not specifically set forth therein and subject to the limited remedies herein provided.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER
As an inducement to Sellers to enter into this Agreement, Parent and Purchaser hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to Sellers as follows:
Section 4.01 Master PSA Representations and Warranties of Parent and Purchaser. Each of the representations and warranties of Parent and Purchaser contained in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.07, and 5.09 through 5.12 of the Master PSA are true and correct as of the date hereof, except as provided in the Master PSA.
Section 4.02 Investment Purpose. Purchaser is acquiring the Units solely for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof. Purchaser acknowledges that none of the issuance, offer or sale of the Units are registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities Laws, and that the Units may not be transferred or sold except pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption therefrom and subject to state securities Laws and regulations, as applicable. Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of holding the Units for an indefinite period (including total loss of its investment) and has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risk of its investment.
Section 4.03 Sufficiency of Funds; Solvency. Purchaser has or, at the Closing, will have sufficient funds, to make the payments required pursuant to this Agreement and to perform its obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that its obligations set forth in this Agreement are not contingent or conditioned upon any Person’s ability to obtain or have at the Closing sufficient funds necessary to make the payments required pursuant to this Agreement or for Purchaser to perform its obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. After giving effect to all of the transactions contemplated hereby, Purchaser will (a) be solvent, (b) be able to pay its debts as they become due; (c) own property having a fair saleable value greater than the amounts required to pay debts (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of all contingent liabilities); and (d) have adequate capital to carry on its business.
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Section 4.04 Stock Consideration. The Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement have been duly authorized, and upon consummation of the Closing and the issuance of such Parent Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of the Parent Shares are not and will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders and the Parent Shares are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of Parent or similar contractual rights granted by Parent; and all corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Parent Shares has been duly and validly taken.
Section 4.05 Non-Reliance. Purchaser and Parent each acknowledge and agree that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement, the Master PSA and the C-Corp PSA and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, Purchaser and Parent have relied solely upon their own investigation and the express representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article III of this Agreement (including the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules) and the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VI of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of the Share Seller, the Warrant Sellers and the Target in the Master PSA (including the related portions of the disclosure schedules to the Master PSA) and the certificates delivered pursuant to the Master PSA and the representations and warranties of Mosaic and True West and the Georgia C-Corp in the C-Corp PSA (including the related portions of the disclosure schedules to the C-Corp PSA) and the certificates delivered pursuant to the C-Corp PSA and expressly disclaim any reliance on any other information or the absence thereof in entering into this Agreement, the Master PSA and the C-Corp PSA; and (b) none of the Sellers, any Affiliates of any Seller or any other Person has made any representation or warranty as to any Seller or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Article III of this Agreement (including the related portions of the Disclosure Schedules) and the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VI of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of the Share Seller, the Warrant Sellers and the Target in the Master PSA (including the related portions of the disclosure schedules to the Master PSA) and the certificates delivered pursuant to the Master PSA and the representations and warranties Mosaic and True West and the Georgia C-Corp in the C-Corp PSA (including the related portions of the disclosure schedules to the C-Corp PSA) and the certificates delivered pursuant to the C-Corp PSA.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Confidentiality. Following the Closing, each Seller shall maintain, and shall cause his or her Affiliates to maintain, in confidence any information it or they may have in relation to the Georgia LLC or any other Company, and such information shall not be disclosed or used by such Seller or its Affiliates without Purchaser’s prior written consent, unless such information is (i) otherwise publicly available through no breach by such Seller or its Affiliates of this Section 5.02 or (ii) required to be disclosed pursuant to any Law or Governmental Order applicable to such Seller or its Affiliates.
Section 5.02 Books and Records.
(a) Purchaser agrees (i) to hold all of the books and records of the Georgia LLC existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or dispose of any thereof for a period of six (6) years from the Closing Date, or such longer period as may be relevant under any applicable Law and the relevant statute of limitations, and, thereafter, if it is proposed to destroy or dispose of any of such
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books and records, to offer first in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to such proposed destruction or disposition to surrender them to the Sellers’ Representative and (ii) at any time and from time to time following the Closing Date, to afford the Sellers’ Representative, his Affiliates and their respective Agents, during normal business hours, upon reasonable request, reasonable access to such books, records and other data (including the right to photocopy the same, at the expense of the Sellers’ Representative) and to appropriate employees; provided, that the Sellers’ Representative shall reimburse Purchaser promptly upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Purchaser in connection therewith; and provided, further, that nothing herein will limit any of the Sellers’ Representative’s rights of discovery in any event.
(b) For a period of six (6) years after the Closing, or such longer period as may be relevant under any applicable Law and the relevant statute of limitations, Sellers shall (i) retain the books and records of such Seller which relate to the Georgia LLC for periods prior to the Closing and which shall not otherwise have been delivered to Purchaser and (ii) upon reasonable notice, afford the employees, agents and Agents of Purchaser reasonable access (including the right to make photocopies, at the expense of Purchaser), during normal business hours, to such books and records, solely as they relate to the Georgia LLC; provided, that Purchaser shall reimburse any such Seller promptly upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Seller in connection therewith; and provided, further, that nothing herein will limit any of Purchaser’s rights of discovery in any event.
Section 5.03 Closing Conditions. From the date hereof until the Closing, each party hereto shall, and Sellers shall cause the Georgia LLC to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary to expeditiously satisfy the closing conditions set forth in Article VI hereof.
Section 5.04 Public Announcements. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law or stock exchange requirements (based upon the reasonable advice of counsel), no party to this Agreement shall make any public announcements in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise communicate with any news media without the prior written consent of the other party, and the parties shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any such announcement; provided, that the foregoing will not restrict or prohibit any party from making any announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby that consists of information consistent with the scope and substance of information previously disclosed in press releases, announcements or public filings made by Parent, Purchaser, or the Companies in compliance with this Section 5.04.
Section 5.05 Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances, and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
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Section 5.06 Parent Shares.
(a) The Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act by reason of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D and therefore may not be re-offered or resold other than in conformity with the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such other applicable rules and regulations or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. All recipients of such Parent Shares shall be “accredited investors” as such term is defined in Regulation D. The Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 and may not be offered, sold, pledged, assigned or otherwise transferred unless (i) a registration statement with respect thereto is effective under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or (ii) an exemption from such registration exists and Parent receives an opinion of counsel to the holder of such Parent Shares, which counsel and opinion are reasonably satisfactory to Parent, that such Parent Shares may be offered, sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in the manner contemplated without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Parent Shares issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will bear an appropriate legend and restriction on the books of Parent’s transfer agent to that effect.
(b) The Parent Shares issued by Parent to the Sellers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be reflected in Parent’s books and records in book entry only, and shall be placed in a restrictive class with appropriate notations reflecting the following restrictive legend:
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY U.S. STATE OR OTHER COUNTRY’S SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE OR OTHER COUNTRY’S SECURITIES LAW, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT. NO HEDGING TRANSACTIONS MAY BE CONDUCTED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SHARES UNLESS DONE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID ACT.”
(c) The Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be issued via direct registration with Parent’s transfer agent. No Parent Shares will be issued to any Seller until such Seller shall provide Parent with such Seller’s taxpayer identification number and address pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) All required filings of Sellers and Parent pursuant to the HSR Act or other antitrust, competition or merger control Laws, if any, shall have been made and the applicable waiting period and any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
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(b) No Governmental Order or Law shall have been enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any court or Governmental Authority which is in effect and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal, otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of such transactions or causing any of the transactions contemplated hereunder to be rescinded following completion thereof.
Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Purchaser. The obligations of Parent and Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Purchaser’s waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Article III shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality set forth therein.
(b) Sellers shall have duly performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Sellers prior to or on the Closing Date.
(c) Closing of the purchase by Purchaser of all of the issued and outstanding Shares (as the term “Shares” is defined in the Master PSA) and Warrants of the Target shall have occurred (or shall be occurring contemporaneously with the Closing) as contemplated by the Master PSA.
(d) Closing of the purchase by Purchaser of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Georgia C-Corp shall have occurred (or shall be occurring contemporaneously with or immediately after the Closing) as contemplated by the C-Corp PSA.
(e) The Georgia LLC or the Sellers’ Representative shall have made or tendered, or caused to be made or tendered, delivery to Purchaser of the following documents:
(i) all certificates (if any) evidencing the Units, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by unit powers duly endorsed in blank, in proper form for transfer and with any required stock transfer tax stamps affixed, if any (or in lieu thereof, an affidavit of loss and indemnity satisfactory to Parent);
(ii) a duly executed counterparty signature page to each of the Transaction Documents to which any Seller or the Sellers’ Representative is a party;
(iii) a certificate of each Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a) and Section 6.02(b) applicable to such Seller, have been satisfied; and
(iv) a properly executed IRS Form W-9 from each Seller.
(f) There shall be no pending or threatened Governmental Order or proceeding by any Governmental Authority which Purchaser in good faith reasonably believe could result in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement being restrained or prohibited or the award of damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 6.03 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers. The obligations of Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment or Sellers’ waiver, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of Parent and Purchaser contained in Article IV shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made at and as of such date (except those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of that specified date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on Parent’s and Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Parent and Purchaser shall have made or tendered, or caused to be made or tendered, delivery of the amounts required by, and in accordance with, Section 2.05 and the following documents:
(i) a duly executed counterparty signature page to each of the Transaction Documents to which Parent or Purchaser is a party;
(ii) a duly executed counterparty signature page to the Registration Rights Agreement; and
(iii) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent officer) of Parent certifying (A) that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Parent authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Purchaser and the consummation by Parent and Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.03(a) and Section 6.03(b) have been satisfied, and (C) the names and signatures of the officers of Parent and Purchaser authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.01 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) Except as set forth below in this Section 7.01, the representations and warranties of the Sellers, Parent and Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any certificates or documents delivered hereunder shall survive for a period of time ending at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on that date which is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date.
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(b) The representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Sections 3.01 (Capacity), 3.02 (Ownership) and 3.05 (Brokers), (collectively, the “Seller Fundamental Representations”) shall, in each case, survive for a period of time ending at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date on which is 60 days after the longest relevant statute of limitations period expires (including any extensions thereof) (as such statute of limitations period pertains to the underlying subject matter of such representation and warranty, or to the ability of Parent, Purchaser or any third party to make a claim relating to a breach of such representation and warranty, as the case may be, whichever is later).
(c) The Purchaser Fundamental Representations shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the foregoing respective survival periods and termination dates supersede any applicable statutes of limitations that would otherwise apply to such representations and warranties.
(e) Any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement that is to be performed after the Closing shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect until fully performed in accordance with its terms. Any claim for a failure of a party hereto to perform or comply with any of its covenants or agreements contained herein that are to be performed on or prior to the Closing shall not survive the Closing.
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any claim made under and in accordance with this Article VII prior to the expiration of the applicable period set forth above shall survive until such claim is finally resolved.
(g) This Section 7.01 shall not limit any claim or recovery available to Purchaser (or any additional insured) under the R&W Insurance Policy.
Section 7.02 Indemnification by Sellers. Subject to the provisions of this Article VII, from and after the Closing, each Seller (the “Seller Indemnifying Parties”) shall, severally (but not jointly), up to its Georgia LLC Equity Percentage, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties for, from and against all Losses that any Purchaser Indemnified Party may suffer, sustain or incur and that result from, arise out of, relate to, or are caused by, any of the following:
(a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty (other than any Seller Fundamental Representation, which shall be indemnifiable pursuant to Section 7.02(b)) of such Seller made in Article III or the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VI (in each case, disregarding all materiality qualifications for purposes of calculating the applicable Losses);
(b) any breach or inaccuracy of any Seller Fundamental Representations (disregarding all materiality qualifications for purposes of calculating the applicable Losses) contained in this Agreement;
(c) any Taxes of a Seller that are imposed on Purchaser or any of its Affiliates as a result of the failure to withhold the correct amount of Taxes in connection with any payment to such Seller under this Agreement; and
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(d) any failure by such Seller, or the Sellers’ Representative to perform or comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
Section 7.03 Indemnification by Parent and Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Article VII, from and after the Closing, Parent and Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Seller and each Seller’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, representatives and agents (the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) for, from and against all Losses that any Seller Indemnified Party may suffer, sustain or incur and that result from, arise out of, relate to, or are caused by any of the following:
(a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty (other than any Purchaser Fundamental Representation, which shall be indemnifiable pursuant to Section 7.03(b)) of Parent or Purchaser (disregarding all materiality and Parent Material Adverse Effect qualifications for purposes of calculating the applicable Losses) contained in this Agreement or the certificates delivered pursuant to Article VI;
(b) any breach or inaccuracy of any Purchaser Fundamental Representations (disregarding all materiality and Parent Material Adverse Effect qualifications for purposes of calculating the applicable Losses) contained in this Agreement; and
(c) any failure by Parent or Purchaser to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement.
Section 7.04 Limits on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the absence of a showing of Fraud or intentional breach, the indemnification obligations of each party hereto hereunder shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) The Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to Losses claimed under Section 7.02(a) unless the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under this Agreement, and the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under the Master PSA and the C-Corp PSA, respectively, exceeds the Deductible Amount, in which event the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be entitled, subject to the other limitations in this Article VII, to receive indemnification for all Losses in excess of the Deductible Amount. Except in the case of Fraud or intentional breach, the aggregate amount of Losses for which the Sellers shall be required to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Sections 7.02(a), 7.02(c) and 7.02(d) of this Agreement and to indemnify the applicable indemnified parties under Sections 8.02(a), 8.02(c) and 8.02(d) of the Master PSA and Sections 8.02(a), 8.02(c) and 8.02(d) of the C-Corp PSA, and to indemnify the applicable indemnified parties under Section 9(b)(i)(1) and 9(b)(i)(3) of the Investor Pay-Off Letters, together shall not exceed the Cap. For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in this Section 7.04(a) shall not apply to any indemnification claim under Section 7.02(b).
(b) Except in the case of Fraud or intentional breach, the aggregate amount of Losses for which each Seller hereunder shall be required to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 7.02 of this Agreement shall be limited, in the aggregate, to the portion of the Purchase Price received by such Seller under this Agreement (including any Taxes deducted or withheld therefrom) (with each Parent Share issued to such Seller being valued at the Parent Share Value), and in no case will the aggregate liability of the Sellers for claims for indemnification under Section 7.02 exceed, in the aggregate and without duplication, the Purchase Price.
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(c) Except in the case of Fraud or intentional breach, (i) the aggregate amount of Losses for which Parent and Purchaser shall be required to indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to Sections 7.03(a) and 7.03(c) of this Agreement and to indemnify the applicable indemnified parties under Sections 8.03(a) and 8.03(c) of the Master PSA and the C-Corp PSA and Sections 9(b)(ii)(i) and 9(b)(ii)(3) of the Investor Pay-Off Letters, together shall not exceed an amount equal to the Cap, and (ii) the aggregate amount of Losses for which Parent and Purchaser shall be required to indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 7.03(b) shall be limited, in the aggregate, to the Parent Share Consideration paid under this Agreement (including any Taxes deducted or withheld therefrom) (with each Parent Share included in the Parent Share Consideration being valued at the Parent Share Value).
(d) As used in this Article VII, an “intentional breach” means an intentional action or intentional failure to act where the breaching party had actual knowledge that such action or failure to act was not permissible under this Agreement or other applicable Transaction Document. An “intentional breach” shall not apply to breaches of representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement.
Section 7.05 Procedures for Indemnification
(a) No Seller Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any claim for indemnification under this Article VII unless written notice of a claim for indemnification is delivered by the Purchaser Indemnified Party seeking indemnification to the Seller Indemnifying Party from whom indemnification is sought prior to the expiration of any applicable survival period set forth in Section 7.01 (in which event the claim shall survive until finally and fully resolved). If any third party notifies the Purchaser Indemnified Party with respect to any matter which may give rise to a claim for indemnification (a “Third Party Claim”) against the Seller Indemnifying Party under this Article VII, then the Purchaser Indemnified Party shall notify the Seller Indemnifying Party reasonably promptly thereof in writing; provided, that no delay on the part of the Purchaser Indemnified Party in notifying the Seller Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Seller Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder except to the extent that the Seller Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced thereby. All notices given pursuant to this Section 7.05(a) shall describe with reasonable specificity the nature of the claim, the amount of the claim (to the extent then known) and the basis of the Purchaser Indemnified Party’s claim for indemnification.
(b) Following receipt of notice in accordance with Section 7.05(a) (other than a notice of a Third Party Claim against the Purchaser Indemnified Party, in which case Section 7.05(c) below shall apply), the Seller Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days from the date it receives such notice (the “Dispute Period”) to make such investigation of the claim as the Seller Indemnifying Party deems necessary or desirable. For purposes of such investigation, the Purchaser Indemnified Party shall make available to the Seller Indemnifying Party all the material information related to such claim relied upon by or in possession or control of, the Purchaser Indemnified Party; provided, that such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall not be required to violate any Governmental Order or any applicable Law to which it is subject or to waive any attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine which any of them may possess or that may otherwise
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apply to such information. If the Seller Indemnifying Party disagrees with the validity or amount of all or a portion of such claim made by the Purchaser Indemnified Party, the Seller Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Purchaser Indemnified Party written notice thereof (the “Dispute Notice”) prior to the expiration of the Dispute Period. If no Dispute Notice is received by the Purchaser Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period or the Seller Indemnifying Party provides notice that it does not have a dispute with respect to such claim, such claim shall be deemed approved and consented to by the Seller Indemnifying Party (such claim, an “Approved Indemnification Claim”). If a Dispute Notice is received by the Purchaser Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period and the Purchaser Indemnified Party and the Seller Indemnifying Party do not agree to the validity and/or amount of such disputed claim, no payment shall be made until such disputed claim is resolved, whether by adjudication of such matter, agreement between the Purchaser Indemnified Party and the Seller Indemnifying Party, or otherwise (and upon any such resolution, such claim shall be deemed to be an Approved Indemnification Claim). Each Approved Indemnification Claim shall be paid by Sellers or Parent and Purchaser, as applicable, no later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which the subject claim became an Approved Indemnification Claim, in each case by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated in writing by the party entitled to such payment.
(c) After the Purchaser Indemnified Party has given notice of a Third Party Claim to the Seller Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 7.05(a), the Seller Indemnifying Party may, at its election, undertake and conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim at its own expense; provided, that the Seller Indemnifying Party fully acknowledges in writing its indemnification obligations to the Purchaser Indemnified Party. In such case, the Purchaser Indemnified Party may continue to participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the Seller Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, and unless (i) such settlement or consent to judgment does not impose or purport to impose any obligation or restriction on such Purchaser Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or any action or restrictions upon the conduct of the businesses of the Purchaser Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the Purchaser Indemnified Party receives a full release of and from any other claims that may be made against the Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection with such Third Party Claim, (iii) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Seller Indemnifying Party, and (iv) there is no finding or admission of any violation by the Purchaser Indemnified Party of any applicable Law or any rights of any Person, the Seller Indemnifying Party shall not settle or consent to judgment with respect to such Third Party Claim without the written consent of the Purchaser Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Seller Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume the administration and defense of any Third Party Claim if: (i) the Seller Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim within thirty (30) days of the Purchaser Indemnified Party’s delivery of notice of such Third Party Claim to the Seller Indemnifying Party, (ii) the aggregate amount reasonably expected to be incurred in connection with such Third Party Claim and all other outstanding claims on the RWI Indemnity Escrow Funds exceeds 150% of the remaining amount of the RWI Indemnity Escrow Funds, (iii) such Third Party Claim involves criminal or quasi-criminal allegations, (iv) the Third Party Claim includes a claim for injunctive relief, or (v) any Seller is the Seller Indemnifying Party and (A) Purchaser or the Insurer is required to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim pursuant to the terms thereof or (B) any Seller’s assumption of the defense of the Third Party Claim would reasonably be expected to cause a Purchaser Indemnified Party to lose coverage under the R&W Insurance Policy. The Purchaser Indemnified Party and the Seller Indemnifying Party shall
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render to each other such assistance as may reasonably be required of each other in order to ensure proper and adequate defense of any Third Party Claim subject to this Section 7.05. To the extent that the Purchaser Indemnified Party or the Seller Indemnifying Party does not participate in the defense of a particular Third Party Claim, the Person so proceeding with such Third Party Claim shall keep the other Person informed of all material developments and events relating to such Third Party Claim. No Purchaser Indemnified Party shall settle or consent to judgment with respect to any Third Party Claim for which the Seller Indemnifying Party has provided a written acknowledgement of its indemnification obligations to the Purchaser Indemnified Party without the written consent of the Seller Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 7.06 Sources of Recovery.
(a) Subject to the other applicable limitations of liability set forth in this Article VII, all amounts payable by any Seller to any of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 7.02 shall be paid first by Sellers up to the retention amount outstanding under the R&W Insurance Policy, and second from the R&W Insurance Policy (if and to the extent covered thereby), and third directly from the Seller Indemnifying Parties and each Seller Indemnifying Party shall, subject to Section 7.04, be liable for such Seller Indemnifying Party’s Georgia LLC Equity Percentage of such Losses.
(b) If a Purchaser Indemnified Party is entitled to be indemnified for Losses in the case of Fraud of the Target or intentional breach by the Target, or pursuant to Section 7.02(b) for a breach of a Seller Fundamental Representation by the Target, then such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall, subject to Section 7.06(a), be entitled to recover such Losses directly from the Seller Indemnifying Parties, and each Seller Indemnifying Party shall, subject to Section 7.04 and this Section 7.06, be liable for such Seller Indemnifying Party’s Georgia LLC Equity Percentage of such Losses. If a Purchaser Indemnified Party is entitled to be indemnified for Losses in the case of Fraud of a Seller or intentional breach by a Seller, or pursuant to Section 7.02(b), then such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall, subject to Section 7.06(a), be entitled to recover such Losses directly from such Seller, and such Seller shall, subject to Section 7.04 and this Section 7.06, be liable for the full amount of such Losses.
Section 7.07 Determination of Losses.
(a) Parent and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that no Seller shall have any Liability under this Article VII for any Losses to the extent that such Losses are caused by or otherwise arise from any action (other than an action that is expressly permitted or required by this Agreement) taken by Parent, Purchaser or any of their Affiliates (including the Georgia LLC) after the Closing. Parent, Purchaser and the Georgia LLC, as the case may be, shall mitigate any Loss for which Parent and Purchaser could be entitled to indemnification under this Article VII upon becoming aware of any event which would reasonably be expected to, or does, give rise thereto to the extent required by applicable Law, including incurring costs only to the minimum extent necessary to remedy the breach that gives rise to such Losses (which costs shall constitute Losses).
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(b) Each Seller acknowledges and agrees that Parent and Purchaser shall not have any liability under this Article VII for any Losses to the extent that such Losses are caused by or otherwise arise from any action (other than an action that is expressly permitted or required by this Agreement) taken by such Seller after the Closing. Each Seller shall mitigate any Losses for which such Seller could be entitled to indemnification under this Article VII upon becoming aware of any event that would reasonably be expected to, or does, give rise thereto to the extent required by applicable Law, including incurring costs only to the minimum extent necessary to remedy the breach which gives rise to such Losses (which costs shall constitute Losses).
(c) The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided by the Seller Indemnifying Party to the Purchaser Indemnified Party under this Article VII shall be net of (i) any accruals or reserves related to such Loss reflected on the Financial Statements, (ii) any amount for which a liability related to such Losses has been taken into account for purposes of the calculation of the Final Cash Consideration, (iii) any amounts that may be available to a Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to any indemnification by or indemnification agreement with any third party and (iv) any insurance proceeds or other cash receipts or sources of reimbursement that may be available to the Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection with such Losses, including the R&W Insurance Policy (each source of recovery referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv), a “Collateral Source”), if any, attributable to such Losses; provided, that recovery from Collateral Sources other than the R&W Insurance Policy and shall be net of (x) any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by the Purchaser Indemnified Party, (y) any deductibles associated with the collection of such amounts and (z) any increases in insurance premium or other costs associated with collecting such amount; provided, that the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall have no obligation to seek any such recovery, other than under the pre-Closing insurance policies of the Companies. If the amount to be netted hereunder in connection with a Collateral Source from any payment required under this Article VII is determined after payment by the Seller Indemnifying Party of any amount otherwise required to be paid to a Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article VII, then the Purchaser Indemnified Party shall repay to the Seller Indemnifying Party, promptly after such determination, any amount that the Seller Indemnifying Party would not have had to pay pursuant to this Article VII had such determination been made at the time of such payment.
Section 7.08 Election of Claims. In the event that any Purchaser Indemnified Party alleges that they are entitled to indemnification hereunder, and that Purchaser Indemnified Party’s claim is covered under more than one provision of this Agreement, such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall be entitled to elect the provision or provisions under which it may bring a claim for indemnification. In the case the state of facts giving rise to indemnification allows a Purchaser Indemnified Party to seek recovery for Losses under both Section 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) or Section 7.02(c) of this Agreement and another subsection of Section 7.02 for which recovery under the R&W Insurance Policy is not available, such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall first bring such claim under Section 7.02(a), Section 7.02(b) or Section 7.02(c) and, after satisfaction of the retention amount outstanding under the R&W Insurance Policy (after giving effect to the Deductible Amount, to the extent applicable to such Losses), use commercially reasonable efforts to recover its Losses to the extent provided under the R&W Insurance Policy.
Section 7.09 Remedies Exclusive. Except (a) for remedies that cannot be waived as a matter of Law, (b) for specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, or (c) in respect of claims based on Fraud or intentional breach, and without limiting any rights of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under the R&W Insurance Policy, from and after the Closing, the
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indemnification provisions of this Article VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims arising under this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, as between Purchaser, on the one hand, and the insurer under the R&W Insurance Policy, on the other hand, none of the terms, limitations, conditions and restrictions (including time for asserting claims) on indemnification set forth in this Article VII shall affect the rights of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties under the R&W Insurance Policy, which rights shall be governed solely thereby.
Section 7.10 Claims Unaffected by Investigation. The rights of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties to indemnification or reimbursement available to any Purchaser Indemnified Party under this Article VII shall not be impacted or limited by any investigation conducted or knowledge obtained by or on behalf of any Purchaser Indemnified Party. The parties hereby acknowledge that, regardless of any such investigation or diligence or knowledge, Parent and Purchaser have entered into this Agreement in express reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Sellers in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.01 Termination. This Agreement shall automatically be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date without any action by any Seller the Sellers’ Representative, Purchaser or Parent concurrently with any termination of the Master PSA.
Section 8.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of the Agreement as provided in this Article VIII, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect and there shall be no liability on the part of any Seller, the Sellers’ Representative, Parent or Purchaser, except that:
(a) the provisions of this Article VIII and Article X (including the right to seek specific performance and other equitable remedies pursuant to Section 10.11) shall survive any such termination of this Agreement; and
(b) nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for any breach of any provision hereof.
ARTICLE IX
THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Section 9.01 Appointment. In addition to the other rights and authority granted to the Sellers’ Representative elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Sellers irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Sellers’ Representative, as his or her agent and representative to act from and after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any and all documents which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including: (a) the execution of the documents and certificates pursuant to this Agreement; (b) the receipt of payments under or pursuant to this Agreement and disbursement thereof to the Sellers and others, as contemplated by this Agreement; (c) the payment of amounts due to Parent or Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent funds are available from the Escrow Amount; (d) the receipt and forwarding of notices and communications pursuant to this Agreement; (e) the administration of the provisions of this Agreement; (f) the giving or
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agreeing to, on behalf of all or any of the Sellers any and all consents, waivers, amendments or modifications deemed by the Sellers’ Representative, in his sole and absolute discretion, to be necessary or appropriate under this Agreement and the execution or delivery of any documents that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith; (g) the amending of this Agreement or any of the instruments to be delivered to Parent or Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement; (h) the power to (A) dispute or refrain from disputing, on behalf of each Seller relative to any amounts to be received by such Seller under this Agreement or any agreements contemplated hereby, any claim made by Parent or Purchaser under this Agreement or other agreements contemplated hereby, (B) negotiate and compromise, on behalf of each such Seller, any dispute that may arise under, and exercise or refrain from exercising any remedies available under, this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby, and (C) execute, on behalf of each such Seller, any settlement agreement, release or other document with respect to such dispute or remedy; and (i) the engagement of attorneys, accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of the Sellers in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby and paying any fees related thereto.
Section 9.02 Authorization. Notwithstanding Section 9.01, in the event that the Sellers’ Representative is of the opinion that it requires further authorization or advice from the Sellers on any matters concerning this Agreement, the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to seek such further authorization from the Sellers prior to acting on their behalf. In such event, each Seller shall vote in accordance with their respective Georgia LLC Equity Percentages and the authorization of a majority of such Persons shall be binding on all of the Sellers and shall constitute the authorization of the Sellers. The appointment of the Sellers’ Representative is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by any Seller in any manner or for any reason. This authority granted to the Sellers’ Representative shall not be affected by the death, illness, dissolution, disability, incapacity or other inability to act of any principal pursuant to any applicable Law.
Section 9.03 Actions by Sellers’ Representative; Resignation; Vacancies. The Sellers’ Representative may resign from his position as the Sellers’ Representative at any time by written notice delivered to Parent, Purchaser, the Sellers. If there is a vacancy at any time in the position of the Sellers’ Representative for any reason, such vacancy shall be filled by the majority vote in accordance with the method set forth in Section 9.02.
Section 9.04 No Liability. All acts of the Sellers’ Representative hereunder in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be acts on behalf of the Sellers and not of the Sellers’ Representative individually. The Sellers’ Representative shall not have any liability for any amount owed to Parent or Purchaser by a Seller pursuant to this Agreement. The Sellers’ Representative shall not be liable to any of the Georgia LLC, Parent or Purchaser, in its capacity as the Sellers’ Representative, for any liability of a Seller or otherwise or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement. The Sellers’ Representative shall not be liable to any Seller, in his capacity as the Sellers’ Representative, for any liability of a Seller or otherwise or for any error of judgment, or any act done or step taken or omitted by it in good faith or for any mistake in fact or law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement except in the case of the Sellers’ Representative’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Sellers’ Representative may seek the advice of legal counsel in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement or its duties hereunder, and it shall incur no liability in its capacity as the Sellers’
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Representative to Parent, Purchaser, the Georgia LLC or the Sellers and shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel. The Sellers’ Representative shall not by reason of this Agreement have a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Seller, except in respect of amounts received on behalf of the Sellers.
Section 9.05 Expenses. Any expenses or taxable income incurred by the Sellers’ Representative in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement shall not be the personal obligation of the Sellers’ Representative but shall be payable by and attributable to the Sellers based on their respective Georgia LLC Equity Percentages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled and is hereby granted the right to set off and deduct any unpaid or non-reimbursed expenses and unsatisfied liabilities incurred by the Sellers’ Representative in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder from any amounts delivered to the Sellers’ Representative pursuant to this Agreement. The Sellers’ Representative may from time to time submit invoices to the Sellers covering such expenses and liabilities. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Parent, Purchaser nor any of the Companies shall have any responsibility or Liability to any Seller with respect to any amounts set-off or deducted by the Sellers’ Representative pursuant to this Section 9.05.
Section 9.06 Distributions. Any amounts distributed by the Sellers’ Representative pursuant to this Agreement to the Sellers shall be distributed pro rata in accordance with their respective Georgia LLC Equity Percentage, net of the expenses of the Sellers’ Representative set off and deducted in accordance with Section 9.05. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Parent, Purchaser nor any of the Companies nor the Georgia C-Corp shall have any responsibility or Liability to any Seller with respect to the allocation of any distribution pursuant to Section 9.06.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred.
Section 10.02 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.02):
If to Sellers or the Sellers’ Representative:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
c/o Hollandia Produce Group, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
McGuireWoods LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to the Georgia LLC:
Hollandia Produce GA, LLC
c/o Hollandia Produce Group, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
McGuireWoods LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Parent or Purchaser:
Local Bounti Corporation
000 X Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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Section 10.03 Interpretation. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.
Section 10.04 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 10.05 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 10.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Master PSA and the other Transaction Documents constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous representations, warranties, understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the other Transaction Documents, the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.
Section 10.07 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement (and all rights, interests and obligations hereunder) may be assigned, in whole or in part, without consent of any Seller, the Sellers’ Representative or the Georgia C-Corp, for collateral security purposes to any Persons providing financing to Purchaser (including the Financing Sources), including for purposes of creating a security interest herein or otherwise assigning Purchaser’s rights hereunder as collateral in respect of such financing. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.
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Section 10.08 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, except (i) for the provisions of Article VII, which, in each case, are intended to be for the benefit of the Persons identified in such Article and Sections and may be enforced by such Persons, and (ii) the Financing Sources shall be third-party beneficiaries of the provisions of Section 10.07, this Section 10.08, Section 10.09, Section 10.10 and Section 10.13, and shall have the right to enforce the provisions thereof, to the extent expressly applicable to the Financing Sources.
Section 10.09 Amendment and Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by Purchaser and the Sellers’ Representative. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no amendments, modifications or supplements to, or waivers of, any provision of which any Financing Source is expressly made a third-party beneficiary pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be permitted in any manner materially adverse in any respect to any Financing Source without the prior written consent of such Financing Source.
Section 10.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule; provided, that each of the parties agrees that all claims or causes of action (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) against any of the Financing Sources in any way relating to the Debt Financing shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving regard to conflicts or choice of law principles that would result in the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY MAY BE INSTITUTED IN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. SERVICE OF PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR OTHER DOCUMENT BY MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR ANY PROCEEDING IN SUCH COURTS AND
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IRREVOCABLY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties acknowledge and agree (i) that any action of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or tort or otherwise, involving the Financing Sources or arising out of or relating to the Debt Financing or the performance of services thereunder or related thereto will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (and the appellate courts thereof), or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and appellate courts thereof), and each party submits for itself and its property with respect to any such action to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court, (ii) not to bring or permit any of their Affiliates to bring or support any other Person in bringing any such action in any other court, (iii) that service of process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to them at their respective addresses, if any, provided for notice purposes in any document relating to the Debt Financing will be effective service of process against them for any such action brought in any such court, (iv) to waive and hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which any of them may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of, and the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of, any such action in any such court and (v) that a final judgment in any such action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO AGENT OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.10(C).
Section 10.11 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that monetary damages would not provide adequate remedy in such event. Accordingly, in addition to any other remedy to which a non-breaching party may be entitled at law, a non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief without the posting of any bond or other security to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, including Sellers’ obligation to sell the Units to Purchaser and Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Units from the Sellers, and the breaching party waives the defense that an adequate remedy at law may exist.
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Section 10.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
Section 10.13 Non-Recourse.
(a) This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties in the preamble hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. No Financing Source, and no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or other Agents of any Financing Source or any party hereto or of any Affiliate of any party hereto, or any of their successors or permitted assigns, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Agreement or for any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based on, in respect of or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any negotiation, execution, performance, or breach of this Agreement or any other document relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(b) The provisions of this Section 10.13, together with the remedies specified in Article VII, were specifically bargained for between Sellers and Purchaser and were taken into account by Sellers and Purchaser in agreeing to the amount of the Purchase Price, the adjustments thereto and the other terms and conditions hereof. Sellers and Purchaser have specifically relied upon the provisions of this Section 10.13, together with the remedies specified in Article VII, in agreeing to the Purchase Price, the adjustments thereto and the other terms and conditions hereof, including in agreeing to provide the specific representations and warranties set forth herein.
(c) Each of the parties is a sophisticated Person that was advised by experienced counsel and, to the extent it deemed necessary, other advisors in connection with this Agreement. The parties hereto have voluntarily agreed to define their rights, liabilities and obligations respecting the transactions contemplated hereby exclusively in Contract pursuant to the express terms and provisions of this Agreement; and the parties hereto expressly disclaim that they are owed any duties or are entitled to any remedies not expressly set forth in this Agreement. Furthermore, the parties each hereby acknowledge that this Agreement embodies the justifiable expectations of sophisticated parties derived from arm’s length negotiations; all parties to this Agreement specifically acknowledge that no party has any special relationship with another party that would justify any expectation beyond that of an ordinary buyer and an ordinary seller in an arm’s length transaction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
SELLERS: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx |
Xxxxx Xxxx |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Unit Purchase and Sale Agreement of Hollandia Produce GA, LLC]
SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Unit Purchase and Sale Agreement of Hollandia Produce GA, LLC]
PURCHASER: | ||
LOCAL BOUNTI OPERATING COMPANY LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
PARENT: | ||
LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Unit Purchase and Sale Agreement of Hollandia Produce GA, LLC]