Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
by and between
AIS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC,
JFL-AIS PARTNERS, LLC,
THE MANAGEMENT SELLERS NAMED HEREIN
And
XXXXXXXX CORPORATION
Dated as of November 16, 2009
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 Certain Definitions |
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Section 1.2 Terms Generally |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE INTERESTS |
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Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Interests |
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Section 2.2 Closing |
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Section 2.3 Purchase Price |
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Section 2.4 Purchase Price Allocation |
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Section 2.5 Closing Deliveries |
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Section 2.6 Satisfaction of Conditions |
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Section 2.7 Transfer Taxes |
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Section 2.8 Proceedings |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY GROUP |
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Section 3.1 Organization of the Company and the Company Group |
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Section 3.2 Noncontravention |
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Section 3.3 Subsidiaries of the Company; Capitalization |
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Section 3.4 Government Authorizations |
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Section 3.5 Financial Statements |
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Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.7 Tax Matters |
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Section 3.8 Real Property |
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Section 3.9 Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.10 Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.11 Contracts |
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Section 3.12 Insurance |
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Section 3.13 Litigation |
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Section 3.14 Employee Matters |
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Section 3.15 Legal Compliance |
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Section 3.16 Permits |
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Section 3.17 Export Controls Compliance |
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Section 3.18 Brokers’ Fees |
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Section 3.19 No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 3.20 Title to Tangible Assets |
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Section 3.21 Accounts Receivables |
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Section 3.22 Affiliate Transactions |
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Section 3.23 Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney |
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Section 3.24 Books and Records |
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Section 3.25 Internal Controls |
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Section 3.26 No Gifts or Similar Benefits |
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Section 3.27 Asbestos Matters |
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Section 3.28 Solvency |
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Section 3.29 Sufficiency and Condition of Assets |
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Section 3.30 BAe Benefit; Non-Action |
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Section 3.31 NO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING SSSL |
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Section 4.1 Organization |
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Section 4.2 Equity Interests; Capitalization |
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Section 4.3 SSSL Taxes |
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Section 4.4 SSSL Employees |
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Section 4.5 SSSL Real Property |
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Section 4.6 SSSL Intellectual Property |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING SELLERS |
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Section 5.1 Organization |
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Section 5.2 Authorization |
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Section 5.3 Ownership of Interests |
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Section 5.4 Noncontravention |
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Section 5.5 Brokers’ Fees |
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING BUYER |
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Section 6.1 Organization |
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Section 6.2 Authorization |
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Section 6.3 Financial Capacity; Solvency |
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Section 6.4 Noncontravention |
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Section 6.5 Government Authorizations |
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Section 6.6 Litigation |
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Section 6.7 Brokers’ Fees |
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Section 6.8 Investment |
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ARTICLE VII PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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Section 7.1 Conduct of the Company |
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Section 7.2 Access to Information and Personnel |
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Section 7.3 Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
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Section 7.4 HSR Act Compliance; Government Approvals |
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Section 7.5 Public Announcements |
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Section 7.6 Notification of Certain Matters |
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Section 7.7 Disclosure Schedule Updates |
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Section 7.8 Exclusive Dealing |
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Section 7.9 Inspection and Repair |
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Section 7.10 Additional Voluntary Disclosures |
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Section 7.11 Computer Software |
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Section 7.12 Open Voluntary Disclosure |
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 8.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Sellers |
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Section 8.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Sellers |
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Section 8.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer |
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ARTICLE IX ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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Section 9.1 Post-Closing Access; Preservation of Records |
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Section 9.2 Further Assurances |
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Section 9.3 Director and Officer Indemnification |
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Section 9.4 Employee Matters |
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Section 9.5 Taxes |
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Section 9.6 Shareholder Consents |
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Section 9.7 BAe Benefit; Non-Action |
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ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 10.1 Indemnification by Sellers for Company Representations
and Warranties and Covenants |
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Section 10.2 Indemnification by Sellers for Seller Representations |
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Section 10.3 Indemnification by Buyer |
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Section 10.4 Survivability; Escrow; Limitations |
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Section 10.5 Collateral Agreement and Escrow Agreement |
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Section 10.6 Indemnification Procedures |
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Section 10.7 Exclusive Remedy |
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Section 10.8 Mitigation |
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Section 10.9 Waiver of Damages |
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Section 10.10 Buyer Acknowledgements |
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Section 10.11 Release |
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Section 10.12 Exchange Rate |
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ARTICLE XI TERMINATION |
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Section 11.1 Termination Events |
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Section 11.2 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.1 Parties in Interest |
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Section 12.2 Assignment |
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Section 12.3 Notices |
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Section 12.4 Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.5 Exhibits and Disclosure Schedule; Schedule 1 |
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Section 12.6 Headings |
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Section 12.7 Construction |
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Section 12.8 No Other Representations or Warranties |
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Section 12.9 Sellers’ Representative |
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Section 12.10 Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.11 Severability |
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Section 12.12 Expenses |
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Section 12.13 Currency and Exchange Rates |
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Section 12.14 Governing Law |
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Section 12.15 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 12.16 Specific Performance |
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Section 12.17 Counterparts |
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Section 12.18 Agent for Service |
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1 — Sellers |
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Schedule 2 — Closing Net Working Capital and Closing Net Cash Schedule |
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Disclosure Schedule |
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This
Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2009, is by and between AIS Global Holdings
LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (the “
Company”),
JFL-AIS Partners, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware (“
JFL
Seller”), each of the individuals set forth on the signature pages hereto as a Management
Seller (each a “
Management Seller” and collectively with JFL Seller, the “
Sellers”)
and Xxxxxxxx Corporation, a
New York corporation (“
Buyer”). Sellers and Buyer are referred
to collectively herein as the “
Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Sellers own all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the
“Interests”) in the Company (comprising Class A Preferred Units, Class A Common Units and
Class B Common Units); and
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers, all of
the Interests, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and promises herein
made, and in consideration of the representations and warranties herein contained, and for other
good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties hereto, intending to become legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Action” means any action, claim, charge, complaint, material grievance, arbitration,
investigation, suit or other proceeding, at law or in equity, by or before any court or other
Governmental Authority.
“Additional Voluntary Disclosure Claims” means any General Claim for Damages solely to
the extent arising from fines or penalties imposed on Atlantic Inertial US by DDTC in respect of
any violations of ITAR described in the Additional Voluntary Disclosures,
“Additional Voluntary Disclosures” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.10.
“Administrative Agent” means the administrative agent party, as such, to the Credit
Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
either directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with, the specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
otherwise, and shall be construed in accordance with the rules promulgated under the Securities
Act.
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Agreement” means this
Purchase Agreement, including all Exhibits and Schedules hereto
(including the Disclosure Schedule), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time in accordance with its terms.
“Allocation Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Allocation Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Antitrust Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Applicable Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Atlantic Inertial UK” means Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited, a private limited
liability company registered in England and Wales.
“Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes” means (a) the stakeholder pension scheme operated by
Friends Provident and known as the Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited Group Stakeholder Pension Plan
and (b) the life insurance scheme constituted under a deed and known as the Atlantic Inertial
Systems Limited Group Life Scheme.
“Atlantic Inertial US” means Atlantic Inertial Systems Inc., a California corporation.
“Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Balance Sheet Date” means September 25, 2009.
“Base Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“BAe Pensions Agreement” means the agreement dated August 20, 2007 made pursuant to
the BAe Sale Agreement between the parties thereto (and another) by which it was agreed inter alia
that Atlantic Inertial UK would participate in the BAe Schemes.
“BAe Recovery Rights” means any rights that are, as of the date a claim is made,
exercisable by Atlantic Inertial US or Atlantic Inertial UK (and/or any of their respective
successors and/or assigns) under the terms of any Original Acquisition Documents (or would have
been exercisable but for any act or omission of Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the
Company Group) following the Closing.
“BAe Sale Agreement” means the agreement dated April 24, 2007 by and between BAE
SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., BAE Systems (Operations) Limited,
Guidance Acquisition Corp (now Atlantic Inertial US) and UK Guidance Acquisition Limited (now
Atlantic Inertial UK) (as amended).
“BAe Schemes” means (a) the BAE SYSTEMS Pension Scheme; (b) the BAE SYSTEMS 2000
Pension Plan; and (c) the BAE SYSTEMS Executive Pension Plan.
“Benefit” means any pension, retirement, death, incapacity, sickness, disability,
accident or other like benefit provided to employees of the Company Group or their dependants.
“Bid” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(g).
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“Break Cost Amount” means the amounts necessary to be paid to either the
Administrative Agent or Bank of Ireland on the Closing Date regarding the termination of the
interest rate swaps related to the UK Debt Payoff Amount and the US Debt Payoff Amount.
“Burn-off Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d)(ii).
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Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the
Federal Reserve Bank of
New York is closed.
“Business” means the business of each member of the Company Group, SSSL and the SSSL
Subsidiaries.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Buyer Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the ability of
Buyer to perform its obligations under, or to consummate the transaction contemplated by, this
Agreement.
“Buyer’s Accountants” means Ernst & Young LLP.
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means cash and cash equivalents calculated in accordance
with Schedule 2 and otherwise in accordance with GAAP.
“Clearance Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(c).
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet for the Company Group as
at 11:59 p.m. local time for each member of the Company Group on the day before the Closing Date
prepared in accordance with Section 2.3.
“Closing Date” means the date the Closing occurs pursuant to Section 2.2.
“Closing Net Cash” means the aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents of the
Company Group (as derived from the Closing Balance Sheet), after deducting the Indebtedness of the
Company Group (as derived from the Closing Balance Sheet) and deducting any cash received by
Atlantic Inertial UK pursuant to a Future SSSL Dividend (as defined in Section 7.1(c)).
Closing Net Cash may be a negative number. Any Cash and Cash Equivalents and/or Indebtedness
denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, shall be deemed for the purposes of calculating
Closing Net Cash to be translated into U.S. dollars at the spot rate quoted by Bloomberg at 5:00
p.m. local time on the day before the Closing Date.
“Closing Net Cash Statement” means a statement of the Closing Net Cash as at 11:59
p.m. local time for each member of the Company Group on the day before the Closing Date prepared in
accordance with Section 2.3 and Part C of Schedule 2.
“Closing Net Working Capital” means the sum of the following line items derived from
the Closing Balance Sheet as calculated in accordance with Schedule 2 and following the
format set forth in Part A of Schedule 2: (a) “net accounts receivable” (b) plus “net
inventories” (c) plus “prepaid expenses and other current assets”; (d) minus
“accounts payable”; (e) minus “accrued liabilities”; (f)
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minus “current portion of customer advances”; (g) minus “current portion of
warranty reserves”; (h) minus “other current liabilities”; and (i) minus
“non-current portion of customer advances.” For the avoidance of doubt, assets and liabilities
included in the determination of Closing Net Working Capital (i) shall not include any Income Taxes
(including but not limited to any prepayment of Income Taxes, any refund of such Income Taxes and
any deferred Taxes); and (ii) shall include all non-Income Taxes.
“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Company Group” means the Company, Atlantic Inertial US and Atlantic Inertial UK.
“Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(b).
“Computer System” means any systems comprising software, hardware, communications,
network and internet-related equipment.
“Collateral Agreement” means the collateral agreement (in the agreed form and
initialled by Buyer and Sellers’ Representative for the purposes of identification) to be entered
into by Buyer and Sellers on the Closing.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain confidentiality agreement (as amended
from time to time) entered into by Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
dated September 12, 2009.
“Consents” means consents, approvals and authorizations.
“Continuing US Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a)(i).
“Contract” means any written agreement, promissory or similar note, letter of credit,
indenture, financial instrument, lease or license.
“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or partnership interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, among
Atlantic Inertial US (as successor-in-interest to Atlantic Inertial Systems Inc., a Delaware
corporation), Atlantic Inertial UK, the Company, BNP Paribas, as, among other roles, Administrative
Agent and Collateral Agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended.
“Damages” means any and all claims, actions, suits, demands, assessments, interest,
penalties, fines, judgments, Liabilities, losses, damages, out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees); provided, however, in
valuing Damages, no adjustment shall be made as a result of any multiple, increase factor, or any
other premium which may have been paid by Buyer for the Interests, whether or not such multiple,
increase factor or other premium had been used by Buyer at the time of, or in connection with,
calculating or preparing its bid, its proposed purchase price for the Interests or its final
purchase price for the Interests; provided, further, that Damages shall not
include, and no Party shall be liable for, any incidental or consequential damages, including loss
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revenue, income or profits, loss in value of assets or securities, punitive, exemplary,
special or indirect damages.
“Data Room” means all information made available to Buyer and its advisers on or prior
to the date of this Agreement, comprised in the virtual data room.
“DDTC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
“Debt Payoff Amounts” means, collectively, the UK Debt Payoff Amount, the US Debt
Payoff Amount and the Break Cost Amount.
“Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule delivered on the date hereof.
“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(vi).
“Disputed Items” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(vii).
“EC Treaty” means the treaty establishing the European Community dated March 25, 1957
as amended by subsequent treaties.
“Employment Legislation” means legislation applying in England and Wales affecting
contractual and other relations between employers and their employees or workers, including, but
not limited to, any legislation and any amendment, extension or re-enactment of such legislation
and any claim arising under European treaty provisions or directives enforceable against Atlantic
Inertial UK by any UK Employee or Worker.
“Environment” means any ambient, workplace, or indoor air, surface water, drinking
water, groundwater, land surface (whether below or above water), subsurface strata, sediment, plant
or animal life, and natural resources.
“Environmental Claim” means any claim, cause of action, or notice by any Person or
Governmental Authority alleging liability (including for investigatory costs, cleanup or
remediation costs, governmental or third party response costs, natural resource damages, property
damage, personal injuries, or fines or penalties) based on or resulting from (a) the presence or
Release of any Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by a member of
the Company Group, or (b) any violation of Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws (including common law) in effect as of the date of
this Agreement relating to (a) the Environment including pollution, contamination, cleanup,
preservation, protection and reclamation thereof, (b) exposure of employees or third parties to any
Hazardous Materials, (c) the generation, manufacture, processing, labeling, use, handling,
treatment, storage, disposal, Release, threatened Release distribution or transportation of
Hazardous Materials.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
applicable rulings thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any organization that is or was since August 20, 2007, a
member of a controlled group of organizations, within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n)
or (o) of the Code, with the Company or which would be considered to be a single employer with the
Company pursuant to Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
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“Escrow Account” means the Indemnity Escrow Deposit (as such term is defined in the
Escrow Agreement).
“Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Agreement” means the agreement (in the agreed form and initialed by the Buyer
and Sellers’ Representative for purposes of identification) to be entered into on Closing by and
among JFL Seller, the Management Sellers, Buyer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association or
such other financial institution as the Buyer and Sellers’ Representative may agree.
“Escrow Amount” means $45,000,000 unless reduced in accordance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement and this Agreement.
“Export Control Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“Finally Determined” with respect to any claim, action or litigation, means such
claim, action or litigation being settled in writing or finally determined by a nonappealable order
of a court of competent jurisdiction.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended, together with the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fundamental Cap” with respect to any Fundamental Claim made against any Seller, means
an amount equal to:
(i) the Net Purchase Price set forth opposite the name of such Seller in Schedule 1 to this
Agreement, plus
(ii) any distributions actually received by such Seller from the Escrow Account prior to the
date on which the Fundamental Claim is Finally Determined, less
(iii) the amount of any payments made by such Seller or made to satisfy the liability of such
Seller in respect of any claims under or pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, this Agreement or the
Collateral Agreement prior to the date on which the relevant Fundamental Claim is Finally
Determined.
“Fundamental Claim” means (i) any claim for indemnification against a Seller in
respect of a breach of any Seller Fundamental Representation given by such Seller; or (ii) any
claim under or pursuant to Section 9.5(a)(i) of this Agreement.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied, as now constituted and any codification thereof.
“General Claim” means any claim for indemnification against the Sellers (or any of
them) under or pursuant to Section 9.5 and/or Article X of this Agreement or the Collateral
Agreement, except for any Fundamental Claim.
“Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person who is not a natural Person,
the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, deed of trust, formation or governing
agreement and other charter documents or organizational or governing documents or instruments of
such Person.
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“Government Contract” means any Contract entered into by a member of the Company Group
with any Governmental Authority or with any prime contractor or upper-tier subcontractor relating
to a Contract to which a Governmental Authority is a party.
“Governmental Authority” means any US or foreign federal, state or local government,
court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or
regulatory authority or instrumentality.
“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant or contaminant excluding asbestos or
asbestos-containing material but including any constituent, chemical, raw material, product or
by-product thereof, mold, petroleum or any fraction thereof, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead paint,
insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide, pesticide, any hazardous, industrial or solid waste, and any
toxic, radioactive, infectious or hazardous substance, material, or agent that is subject to
regulation under or that gives rise to liability under Environmental Laws.
“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Income Taxes” means any federal, state, local or foreign income tax measured by or
imposed on net income, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or
not.
“Indebtedness” means (a) any indebtedness for borrowed money and (b) any unpaid
Transaction Expenses; provided, however, that none of the following shall
constitute Indebtedness hereunder: (i) any obligation with respect to any letter of credit (or
reimbursement agreement in respect thereof), (ii) any operating lease, (iii) any guarantee by a
member of the Company Group or SSSL Group of the obligations of any other member of the Company
Group or SSSL Group, (iv) any indebtedness of any member of the Company Group or SSSL Group owed to
any other member of the Company Group or SSSL Group, and (v) the Debt Payoff Amounts.
“Indemnified Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(f).
“Indemnified Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Independent Accounting Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(vi).
“Individual General Cap” with respect to any General Claim made against any Seller,
means an amount equal to: (a) the Relevant General Cap applicable at the time the relevant General
Claim is made multiplied by such Seller’s Pro Rata Percentage, less (b) the amount of any
payments made to satisfy the liability of such Seller in respect of any General Claims made between
the most recent Release Date (or, if no Release Date has yet occurred, the Closing) and the date on
which the relevant General Claim is Finally Determined (including, without limitation, payments
made from the Escrow Account).
“Injunction” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Insured” has the meaning set forth in the Section 10.4(l).
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“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and intellectual property
rights, whether protected, created or arising under the laws of the United States or a foreign
jurisdiction, including (a) patents and patent applications, together with reissues, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, divisionals, extensions and reexaminations thereof
(“Patents”), inventions, technology, discoveries, improvements, processes, industrial
designs, design rights, and know-how, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names and Internet domain names, and applications, registrations, and renewals in connection
therewith, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing (“Marks”), (c) works of
authorship (whether or not copyrightable), copyrights and applications, registrations and renewals
in connection therewith, (d) trade secrets, including methods, techniques, processes and know-how,
and (e) computer software (including source code, object code, data, databases and related
documentation).
“Interests” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“International Competition Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(c).
“ITAR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“JFL Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Key Employee” means any employee of the Company Group (i) earning a base salary of
£60,000 or more per annum, in the case of Atlantic Inertial UK, or (ii) earning a base salary of
$100,000 or more per annum, in the case of the Company or Atlantic Inertial US, in each case as of
the date of this Agreement.
“Knowledge” means: (a) with respect to each Seller and the Company (collectively
“Sellers” for purpose of this definition only), the actual knowledge of the following
persons after reasonable inquiry: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx; and (with respect to labor and employment matters
only) Xxxx Xxxxx; and (with respect to Tax matters under Section 3.7 and Section
4.3 herein only) Xxxxx Xxxxxx shall make reasonable enquiry of PricewaterhouseCoopers provided
however that for purposes of Section 4.3 with respect to any Japanese subsidiary of SSSL,
any reference to “Knowledge of Sellers” shall not require the Sellers (including Xxxxx Xxxxxx) to
have made inquiry of any person other than those employees of the Company Group who are involved in
the management and operation of SSSL, and (b) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx having made reasonable inquiry.
“Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes,
constitutions, rules, regulations, ordinances and similar provisions having the force of law and
all judgments, rulings, orders, decrees, injunctions, guidance and guidelines of Governmental
Authorities.
“Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
“Liability” means any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due).
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, restriction, option, charge or
other security interest.
“Management Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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“Marks” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Material Adverse Effect” means an event, factor or occurrence having a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Business, taken as
a whole, excluding, in each case, any such event, factor or occurrence resulting from or arising
out of or in connection with, either alone or in combination (and none of the following shall be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Material Adverse Effect) (a)
general economic, industry or market events, occurrences, developments, circumstances or
conditions, (b) changes in applicable Laws or regulatory policies, (c) changes in the U.S. or
global capital, credit or financial markets generally, including changes in currency exchange
rates, (d) changes in accounting standards, principles or interpretations, (e) changes in political
conditions (including acts of war, whether or not declared, armed hostilities or terrorism), (f)
any change in or effect on the assets or properties of the Business which is completely cured
(including the payment of money) by Sellers prior to the Closing Date, (g) any failure in and of
itself (as distinguished from any change or effect giving rise to such failure) by the Business to
meet any projections, budgets, estimates or forecasts for any period, (h) the public announcement
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, compliance with the terms of this Agreement, or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) any breach by Buyer of
this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement, (j) any action permitted under this Agreement or
taken with the consent of the Buyer, or (k) any action taken by Buyer or any of its Affiliates or
representatives.
“Material Contracts” means (a) any Contract under which the Business is required to
supply any goods or services where the amount of anticipated revenues exceeds (i) $1,500,000, in
the case of the Company or Atlantic Inertial US, (ii) £750,000, in the case of Atlantic Inertial UK
or (iii) £750,000, in the case of SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary, (b) any Contract that contains
covenants purporting to limit the ability of the Company Group, SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary to
engage in any line of business in any geographic area or to compete with any Person or (c) any
joint venture, partnership agreement, limited liability company or like agreement with respect to
the Business, (d) any Contract providing for “savings guarantees,” or “performance guarantees,” by
the Company, Atlantic Inertial US or Atlantic Inertial UK, other than normal product warranties,
exceeding $150,000, (e) Contracts between the Company Group and any Affiliate or for the benefit
of any Affiliate of the Company Group or an immediate family member thereof in excess of $50,000,
(f) (other than any Contract or agreement relating to indebtedness to be repaid on or in connection
with the Closing) any Contract or agreement relating to the indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Company Group or any direct or indirect guaranty by the Company Group of indebtedness for borrowed
money in excess of $100,000, and (g) any Contract that contains covenants purporting to limit the
ability of the Company Group, SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary to hire any individual or group of
individuals other than standard non-solicitation provisions in a Contract for the supply of
services or products to or by a member of the Company Group, SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary that apply
during the term of that Contract and/or for a period of up to 12 months after the term of that
Contract.
“Minimum Claim Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(d).
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
3(37) of ERISA.
“Net Purchase Price” means the Base Purchase Price less the Escrow Amount less
the Break Cost Amount less the US Debt Payoff Amount less the US Dollar Equivalent of the
UK Debt Payoff Amount less the Pension Escrow Amount less the Seller Designated
Amounts.
“Net Working Capital Excess” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(c)(i)(A).
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“Net Working Capital Shortfall” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(c)(i)(B).
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(v).
“Original Acquisition Documents” means the BAe Sale Agreement and the Transaction
Agreements (as defined in the BAe Sale Agreement).
“Owned Real Property” means all land owned by a member of the Company Group and used
in the Company Group’s business, together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures
located thereon, and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto.
“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Pension Escrow Account” has the meaning set forth in the Pension Escrow Agreement.
“Pension Escrow Agreement” means the agreement (in the agreed form and initialled by
Buyer and Sellers’ Representatives for the purposes of identification) to be entered into on
Closing and among JFL Seller, the Management Sellers, Buyer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association (or such other financial institution as Buyer and Sellers’ Representative may agree).
“Pension Escrow Amount” means $3,000,000, but only to the extent that the Section 75
Liability has not been paid in full to the BAe Schemes prior to the Closing Date. For the avoidance
of doubt, if the Section 75 Liability has been paid in full to the BAe Schemes prior to the Closing
Date the Pension Escrow amount shall be $0.
“Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.
“Permitted Liens” means any (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, laborer’s, workmen’s,
repairmen’s, carrier’s and similar Liens, including all statutory Liens, arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business for amounts not delinquent, (b) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges not yet due and payable or, if due, (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested
in good faith through appropriate proceedings, (c) purchase money Liens and Liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements, (d) pledges or deposits under workers’ compensation
legislation, unemployment insurance Laws or similar Laws, (e) Liens identified in the Financial
Statements, (f) zoning, building codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of
real property or the activities conducted thereon which are imposed by any Governmental Authority
having jurisdiction over such real property, which are not materially violated by the current use
or occupancy of such real property or the operation of the Company Group thereon, (g) any Liens
that are released or otherwise terminated at or prior to Closing or which the Administrative Agent
is obligated to terminate pursuant to the UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination
Letters or the US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters, (h) all
exceptions, restrictions, easements, charges, rights-of-way and monetary and nonmonetary
encumbrances which are set forth in any permits, licenses, governmental authorizations,
registrations or approvals listed in the Disclosure Schedule, (i) in the case of Owned Real
Property held by the Company Group, easements, covenants, rights-of-way, conditions and other
restrictions or similar matters of record affecting title to such property, (j) Liens which would
be shown on an accurate survey or physical inspection of such real property and (k) Liens that do
not materially interfere with the use of any asset that is material to the business conducted by
the Company Group.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, joint venture,
unincorporated organization, or governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
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“Post-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date.
“Principal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(h).
“Pro Rata Percentage” with respect to each Seller, means the percentage set forth
opposite its or his name in the column entitled “Pro Rata Share” in Schedule 1 to this
Agreement.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to each Seller, the percentage for such Seller
set forth across from the name of such Seller under the column “Pro Rata Share” on Schedule
1.
“Publicly Available Software” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(i).
“Purchase Price” means the Base Purchase Price as adjusted in accordance with
Section 2.3.
“Real Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the indoor or outdoor Environment, or
into or out of any property, including movement through air, soil, surface water, groundwater or
property.
“Release Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Collateral
Agreement.
“Relevant General Cap” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Collateral
Agreement.
“Relevant Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(ii).
“Remedies Exception” means (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other Laws of general application, heretofore or hereafter enacted or in effect,
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (b) the exercise of judicial or
administrative discretion in accordance with general equitable principles, particularly as to the
availability of the remedy of specific performance or other injunctive relief.
“Retained Claims” has the meaning set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
“Retained Counsel” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a)(i).
“Right” means any option, warrant, convertible or exchangeable security or other
right, however denominated, to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any equity interest or
other security of any class or any restricted stock or phantom equity, with or without payment of
additional consideration in cash or property, either immediately or upon the occurrence of a
specified date or a specified event or the satisfaction or happening of any other condition or
contingency.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Section 75 Liability” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).
“Seller Designated Amounts” means such amounts as Sellers’ Representative may notify
to Buyer on the third Business Day prior to the Closing.
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“Seller Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4(a).
“Seller Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Seller Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
“Seller Survey Costs” means 50% (up to a maximum of $100,000 in the aggregate) of the
direct out-of-pocket costs incurred by Buyer to the extent relating to any walk-through, and
investigative, but non-destructive, visual survey, and any remediation required or recommended as a
result thereof, of the buildings at the premises owned by Atlantic Inertial UK at Clittaford Road,
Plymouth.
“Sellers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Sellers’ Accountants” means PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“Sellers’ Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.9(a).
“SPP” means Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the
laws of Japan.
“SSSL” means Silicon Sensing Systems Limited, a private limited company registered in
England and Wales with registered number 6365234.
“SSSL Group” means SSSL and its Subsidiaries.
“SSSL Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property owned by SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary.
“SSSL Shareholders’ Agreement” means the Shareholders’ Agreement dated May 12, 1999
among BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, SPP and SSSL, as amended.
“SSSL Shares” means 10,500,000 A shares of £0.50 each in the capital of SSSL.
“SSSL Third Party IP” means all Intellectual Property that is necessary for the
operation of the business of SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary as currently conducted and that is not
owned by SSSL or an SSSL Subsidiary.
“Statement of Closing Calculations” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(f)(i).
“Statement of Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f)(i).
“Straddle Period” means any Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date and
ends after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary,” when used with respect to any Person, means any other Person of which
(a) in the case of a corporation, at least (i) a majority of the equity and (ii) a majority of the
voting interests are owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such first Person, by any one
or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (b) in
the case of any Person other than a corporation, such first Person, one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (i) owns a majority of the
equity interests thereof and (ii) has the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of
the members of the governing body thereof.
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“Target Net Working Capital” means $26,500,000.
“Tax” means any federal, state, local, or foreign tax, charge, duty, fee, levy or
other assessment, in each case imposed by a Governmental Authority, including income, gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), customs duties, capital
stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability,
real or personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated or other tax of any kind whatsoever, and including any interest, penalty, or
addition thereto.
“Tax Authority” means any Governmental Authority responsible for the administration or
the imposition of any Tax.
“Tax Matter” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(f).
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof, required to be filed with any taxing authority.
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Collateral
Agreement and all other documents delivered or required to be delivered by any Party pursuant to
this Agreement.
“Transaction Expenses” means, without duplication, to the extent not paid on or before
the Closing, the collective amount payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries to outside legal
counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers and other third parties, in connection with the sale of the
Interests.
“Transfer Taxes” means all transfer or similar Taxes (excluding Taxes measured by
gross or net income), including sales, real property, use, excise, stock transfer, stamp,
documentary, filing, recording, permit, license, authorization and similar Taxes, filing fees and
similar charges, together with any interest, penalties or additions to such Transfer Taxes.
“UK Debt Payoff Amount” means the amount (denominated in pounds sterling) necessary to
be paid to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date for the Credit Agreement and related Break
Cost to be deemed paid in full and terminated with respect to all indebtedness thereunder other
than with respect to any letters of credit or foreign exchange xxxxxx provided thereunder which
Buyer and Administrative Agent have agreed to continue following the Closing denominated in pounds
sterling, as stated in the UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters.
“UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters” means the letter(s)
from the Administrative Agent to Atlantic Inertial UK regarding the termination of the Credit
Agreement and related interest rate swap on the Closing Date with respect to all indebtedness
thereunder other than with respect to any letters of credit or foreign exchange xxxxxx provided
thereunder which Buyer and Administrative Agent have agreed to continue following the Closing
denominated in pounds sterling.
“UK Employees” means those individuals employed or engaged by Atlantic Inertial UK or
any member of the Company Group in the United Kingdom whose details are contained in document
4.1.1.1 in the Data Room.
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“UK Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
“Unaudited Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“US Debt Payoff Amount” means the amount (denominated in U.S. dollars) necessary to be
paid to the Administrative Agent and Bank of Ireland on the Closing Date for the Credit Agreement
and related Break Cost to be deemed paid in full and terminated with respect to all indebtedness
and related xxxxxx thereunder other than with respect to any letters of credit or foreign exchange
xxxxxx provided thereunder which Buyer and Administrative Agent have agreed to continue following
the Closing denominated in U.S. dollars, as stated in the US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff
and Termination Letters.
“US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters” means the letters
from the Administrative Agent and Bank of Ireland to Atlantic Inertial US regarding the termination
of the Credit Agreement and related interest rate swap on the Closing Date with respect to all
indebtedness thereunder other than with respect to any letters of credit or exchange foreign xxxxxx
provided thereunder which Buyer and Administrative Agent have agreed to continue following the
Closing denominated in U.S. dollars.
“
US Dollar Equivalent of UK Debt Payoff Amount” means the UK Debt Payoff Amount
converted into U.S. dollars at the spot rate of exchange from pounds sterling to U.S. dollars
prevailing at 5 p.m. (
New York time) on the day that is three Business Days prior to the Closing as
quoted by Bloomberg on screen path [CURNCY BFIX GBPUSD TERM=SPOT DATE= [date of quote]
TIMEZONE=NEWYORKLOCAL] or on any successor or equivalent screen path therefor.
“US Employee Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, each employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other
plan or arrangement providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or other
stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, paid time off (including
sick leave, vacation, personal leave or other paid time off), workers’ compensation, supplemental
unemployment benefits or severance benefits that is sponsored, maintained, administered or
contributed to by Atlantic Inertial US and that provides benefits to any current or former
employees, directors or independent contractors (or any dependent of any current or former
employee) of Atlantic Inertial US or the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, US Employee Plan does
not include any purchase requisition order or similar arrangement for any independent contractor of
Atlantic Inertial US or the Company.
“VAT” means, in relation to any jurisdiction within the European Community, the value
added tax provided for in Directive 77/388/EEC, as recast from 1 January 2007 by Directive
2006/112/EC, and charged under the provisions of any national legislation implementing that
directive together with legislation supplemental thereto and, in relation to any other
jurisdiction, the equivalent Tax (if any) in that jurisdiction.
“Warranties” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.10.
“Worker” means any person who personally performs work for Atlantic Inertial UK or any
member of the Company Group in the United Kingdom but who is not in business on their own account,
employed or supplied by a third party, or providing services to Atlantic Inertial UK in a
client/customer relationship.
Section 1.2 Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply
equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun
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shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The
words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement
(including the Exhibits to this Agreement and the Disclosure Schedule) in its entirety and not to
any part hereof unless the context shall otherwise require. Where any provision of this Agreement
is qualified or phrased by reference to materiality, such reference shall, unless specified to the
contrary, be construed as a reference to materiality in the context of the Business or the business
of the Buyer, as applicable, taken as a whole. All references to “costs” and/or “expenses”
incurred by a person shall include only “out of pocket” expenses, including VAT or similar sales
taxes and shall not include any amount in respect of VAT comprised in such costs or expenses for
which either that person or, if relevant, any other member of the group to which that person
belongs for VAT purposes is entitled to credit as VAT input tax under any applicable provisions.
All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed
references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and the Disclosure Schedule to, this Agreement
unless the context shall otherwise require. Unless the context shall otherwise require, any
references to any agreement or other instrument or statute or regulation are to it as amended and
supplemented from time to time (and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any successor
provisions). Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or Law shall be deemed
also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires
otherwise. Any reference in this Agreement to a “day” or a number of “days” (without explicit
reference to “
Business Days”) shall be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or
number of calendar days. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day,
and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next
Business Day. All references to times of the day are to
New York time unless otherwise specified.
All references to any
New York or federal legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial
proceeding, legal document, legal status, court, official, or any legal concept or thing shall, in
respect of any jurisdiction other than
New York, be deemed to include what most nearly approximates
in that jurisdiction to the
New York or federal legal term. Any references to “£” or “pounds
sterling” are references to the lawful currency from time to time of the United Kingdom and any
references to “$” or “U.S. dollars” are references to the lawful currency from time to time of the
United States of America.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE INTERESTS
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of the Interests. At the Closing, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from each Seller, and each
Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the
Interests held by such Seller as of immediately prior to the Closing.
Section 2.2 Closing. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to
Article XI and subject to the satisfaction or, when permissible, waiver of the conditions
set forth in Article VIII, the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “Closing”) shall take place (a) at the offices of Xxxxx Day, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, commencing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the day which is three (3) Business
Days after the date on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other
than any such conditions which by their terms are not capable of being satisfied until the Closing
Date) is satisfied or, when permissible, waived or (b) on such other date and/or at such other time
and/or place as the Parties may mutually agree in writing; provided, however, that in no
event shall the Closing occur prior to December 5, 2009. The effective time of the Closing is
12:01 a.m. (local time) on the Closing Date.
Section 2.3 Purchase Price.
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(a) The base purchase price of the Interests (the “Base Purchase Price”) shall be
$375,000,000.
(b) At Closing, Buyer shall pay the Base Purchase Price in immediately available funds by wire
transfer in accordance with Section 2.5(b).
(c) Subject to Section 2.3(d), the following adjustments shall be made (if applicable)
to the Base Purchase Price to determine the Purchase Price:
(i) Net Working Capital.
A. if the Closing Net Working Capital, as agreed or determined in
accordance with Section 2.3(f), is greater than the Target
Net Working Capital, the Base Purchase Price shall be increased, on a
dollar for dollar basis, by the amount by which the Closing Net
Working Capital exceeds the Target Net Working Capital (the “Net
Working Capital Excess”) and, within five (5) Business Days of
the Closing Net Working Capital being agreed or determined, Buyer
shall pay to each Seller in immediately available funds by wire
transfer to an account designated in writing by the relevant Seller
prior to the due date thereof, an amount equal to its or his Pro Rata
Share of the Net Working Capital Excess; and
B. if the Closing Net Working Capital, as agreed or determined in
accordance with Section 2.3(f), is less than the Target Net
Working Capital, the Base Purchase Price shall be decreased, on a
dollar for dollar basis, by the amount by which the Closing Net
Working Capital is less than the Target Net Working Capital (the
“Net Working Capital Shortfall”) and, within five (5)
Business Days of the Closing Net Working Capital being agreed or
determined, Sellers’ Representative shall pay to Buyer in immediately
available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing
by Buyer prior to the due date thereof, an amount equal to the Net
Working Capital Shortfall; provided, that each Management Seller
shall be responsible only for its or his Pro Rata Share of any amount
payable. The JFL Seller shall be jointly and severally responsible
for ensuring that funds are made available to the Sellers’
Representative in order to cover the Net Working Capital Shortfall
prior to the date on which such funds become due for payment to
Buyer.
(ii) Closing Net Cash.
A. if Closing Net Cash, as agreed or determined in accordance with
Section 2.3(f), is greater than zero, the Base Purchase Price
shall be increased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount of any
such positive Closing Net Cash amount, and within five (5) Business
Days of the Closing Net Cash being agreed or determined, Buyer shall
pay to each Seller in immediately available funds by wire transfer to
an account designated in writing by the relevant Seller prior to the
due date thereof, an amount equal to its or his Pro Rata Share of the
Closing Net Cash; and
B. if Closing Net Cash, as agreed or determined in accordance with
Section 2.3(f), is less than zero, the Base Purchase Price
shall be
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decreased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount of any such
negative Closing Net Cash amount, and within five (5) Business Days
of the Closing Net Cash being agreed or determined, the Sellers’
Representative shall pay to Buyer in immediately available funds by
wire transfer to an account designated in writing by Buyer prior to
the due date thereof, an amount equal to such negative Closing Net
Cash amount; provided, that each Management Seller shall be
responsible only for its or his Pro Rata Share of any amount payable.
The JFL Seller shall be jointly and severally responsible for
ensuring that funds are made available to the Sellers’ Representative
in order to cover such negative Closing Net Cash amount prior to the
date on which such funds become due for payment to Buyer.
(d) No adjustment shall be made to the Base Purchase Price, and no payment shall be required,
if the overall adjustment otherwise required under Section 2.3(c) (whether up or down)
would be less than $25,000.
(e) Interest shall be payable on the amounts referred to in Section 2.3(c) at a rate
per annum equal to the rate of interest published on the date of this Agreement by the Wall
Street Journal as the 3-month LIBOR index plus 100 basis points at large U.S. money center
banks from the period five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Closing Net Working
Capital and/or Closing Net Cash (as applicable) is agreed or determined in accordance with Section
2.3(f) until the date of payment thereof.
(f) The Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Net Cash and, accordingly, the Purchase Price
shall be determined as follows:
(i) The Sellers’ Representative shall cause to be prepared and delivered within sixty (60)
days following the Closing Date to Buyer the Closing Balance Sheet (which shall have been prepared
in accordance with Schedule 2 and Section 2.3(f)(ii) below), the Closing Net Cash
Statement (which shall have been prepared in accordance with Schedule 2 and Section
2.3(f)(iii) below) and the Closing Net Working Capital and Closing Net Cash (the “Statement
of Closing Calculations”) (as derived from the Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Net Cash
Statement) together with a statement setting out the amount of the Purchase Price (calculated in
accordance with Section 2.3) (“Statement of Purchase Price”). For the avoidance of
doubt, any amount taken into account in calculating the Closing Net Working Capital shall be
disregarded for the purposes of calculating the Closing Net Cash.
(ii) The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared, as at 11:59 p.m. local time for each member
of the Company Group on the day before the Closing Date (the “Relevant Time”):
A. applying the specific accounting policies, practices and
procedures set forth in the applicable provisions of Schedule
2;
B. to the extent not inconsistent with the specific accounting
policies, practices and procedures set forth in Schedule 2,
using the same policies, practices and procedures and in a manner
consistent with the preparation of the Unaudited Financial
Statements;
C. otherwise in accordance with GAAP;
D. on a going concern basis;
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E. except for payment to the Administrative Agent of the Debt Payoff
Amounts, the payment of the Section 75 Liability or any Liability
incurred in connection with the Retained Claims (none of which shall
be treated as Indebtedness nor as a payable or liability for the
purposes of determining the Closing Net Working Capital or Closing
Net Cash), without reference to any transactions entered into at
Closing, the payment of Seller Designated Amounts (or the
transactions to which they relate), or any post-Closing, post-balance
sheet events; and
F. without reflecting any year-end adjustments and otherwise on the
basis that the Relevant Time is the end of an interim accounting
period of the relevant entity.
(iii) Subject to Section 2.3(h), the Closing Net Cash Statement shall be prepared, as
at 11:59 p.m. local time for each member of the Company Group on the day before the Closing Date,
in accordance with Part C of Schedule 2.
(iv) The Sellers’ Representative and Buyer shall use their best efforts to provide the right
to review and copy, subject to the execution by such Party and/or the Party’s agents,
representatives and accountants of any release or indemnification agreement required by the other
Party’s accountants, the working papers of the other Party’s accountants and Buyer shall use its
best efforts to grant the Sellers’ Representative, the Sellers’ Accountants and any independent
accountant appointed or nominated pursuant to this Section 2.3(f)(iv), such access to
employees, officers and directors of the Company Group and the books, records and information of
the Company Group as they may reasonably require in connection with the preparation of the Closing
Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement and Statement of Closing Calculations, or for the
resolution of any dispute in relation to the same.
(v) Following receipt of the documents referred to in Section 2.3(f)(i), Buyer shall
carry out a review and within forty-five (45) days of receipt notify the Sellers’ Representative in
writing of any objection to the Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement, Statement of
Closing Calculations or the Statement of Purchase Price on the basis only that the Closing Balance
Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations and/or the Statement of
Purchase Price were not prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Section
2.3(f) and Schedule 2, specifying in reasonable detail the particular matter or item in
respect of which the objection is raised (“Objection Notice”). Buyer and the Buyer’s
Accountants shall be entitled within such period to submit questions to the Sellers’ Representative
concerning the presentation of the Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement, Statement of
Closing Calculations and/or the Statement of Purchase Price and Buyer and the Sellers’
Representative shall and shall use their respective reasonable efforts to cause, if necessary,
their respective accountants to meet together at a mutually convenient time and place prior to the
expiration of the review period in a bona fide attempt to resolve any questions or disputes which
may have arisen. In the absence of any Objection Notice being served within the review period or
with respect to any determination expressly set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net
Cash Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations and the Statement of Purchase Price that is not
specifically objected to in an Objection Notice, the Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash
Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations and the Statement of Purchase Price shall be deemed
agreed and shall be final and binding on Sellers and Buyer and be conclusive proof of the Closing
Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations and the amount of the
Purchase Price.
(vi) If within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Objection Notice, the Sellers’
Representative and Buyer shall fail to agree that the Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash
Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations or the Statement of Purchase Price were prepared in
accordance with
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the provisions of this Section 2.3(f) and Schedule 2 (such failure to agree
being referred to as the “Dispute”), then either the Sellers’ Representative or Buyer may
refer the Dispute to Deloitte & Touche (or if they are unable or unwilling to serve, KPMG) or such
other mutually acceptable and nationally recognized independent accounting firm (other than the
Sellers’ Accountants and Buyer’s Accountants) as the Sellers’ Representative and Buyer may agree
(such firm, the “Independent Accounting Firm”). The Sellers and Buyer agree to execute, if
requested by the Independent Accounting Firm, a reasonable engagement letter, including customary
indemnification provisions in favor of the Independent Accounting Firm.
(vii) Each Party shall instruct the Independent Accounting Firm to resolve the Dispute as soon
as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days, and shall provide or cause others to
provide the Independent Accounting Firm with access to documents and comply with other reasonable
requests and shall be entitled to make representations to such Independent Accounting Firm
concerning the Dispute. The Independent Accounting Firm shall decide only the specific items under
dispute by the Parties (the “Disputed Items”), solely in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. In resolving any Disputed Item, the Independent Accounting Firm may not assign a value
to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by a Party or less than the
smallest value for such item claimed by a Party.
(viii) Any determination concerning the Dispute which is made by the Independent Accounting
Firm shall, except for any manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Parties. Such
Independent Accounting Firm shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator when making any such
determination and such determination shall be based solely on presentations by the Sellers’
Representative and Buyer and on the definitions and other terms included herein.
(ix) Buyer shall bear the costs and expenses of the Buyer’s Accountants and the Sellers shall
bear the costs and expenses of the Sellers’ Accountants. The costs and expenses of the Independent
Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other. Any
costs to be borne by the Sellers pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be apportioned amongst
them in accordance with their Pro Rata Share.
(x) Any time period specified in this Section 2.3(f) may be extended by written
agreement between the Sellers’ Representative and Buyer.
(xi) Each Seller hereby authorizes the Sellers’ Representative to agree and determine the
Closing Balance Sheet, Closing Net Cash Statement, Statement of Closing Calculations and Statement
of Purchase Price on behalf of the Sellers.
(g) Any amount to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.3 will be paid in U.S. dollars
and will be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for all purposes.
(h) Sellers agree that Seller Survey Costs incurred by Buyer at any time between the Closing
and the 60th day following the Closing shall be treated as “Indebtedness” for the purposes of the
calculation of Closing Net Cash.
Section 2.4 Purchase Price Allocation.
(a) As soon as practicable, but no later than ninety (90) days after receipt by Buyer of a
Closing Balance Sheet that has been agreed to by the Parties after applying all the provisions of
Section 2.3(f) hereof, Buyer shall prepare an allocation of the Purchase Price (including
the liabilities of the Company to the extent required by applicable Law) among the assets of the
Company, based on the
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fair market value of such assets immediately prior to the Closing (the “Allocation
Schedule”). The Allocation Schedule shall be adjusted to reflect any payments made pursuant to
Section 2.3.
(b) Buyer shall present the Allocation Schedule to the Sellers’ Representative for approval,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. If the Sellers’
Representative does not approve of the Allocation Schedule, the Sellers’ Representative may, within
forty-five (45) days after its receipt of the Allocation Schedule, object in writing, setting forth
in reasonable detail each of its objections to the Allocation Schedule (each an “Allocation
Objection”). If the Sellers’ Representative delivers an Allocation Objection and the Sellers’
Representative and Buyer do not resolve such Allocation Objection on a mutually agreeable basis
within thirty (30) days after Buyer’s receipt of such Allocation Objection, such Allocation
Objection shall be submitted by the parties to the Independent Accounting Firm for resolution as
provided herein. Buyer and the Sellers’ Representative shall cause the Independent Accounting Firm
to choose one of the parties’ positions based solely upon the presentations by Buyer and the
Sellers’ Representative and shall have the power, authority and duty to resolve any outstanding
Allocation Objection. The decision of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be final, conclusive
and binding upon the parties, absent fraud or manifest error. The Sellers and Buyer shall share
the expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm equally. If the Sellers’ Representative fails to
deliver any Allocation Objection to Buyer within the forty-five (45) day period referred to above
with respect to the Allocation Schedule, the Allocation Schedule delivered by Buyer shall be final
and binding on the parties hereto. Buyer shall provide to the Sellers’ Representative for review a
copy of its IRS Form 8594, at least twenty (20) days prior to its submission to the IRS.
(c) The Allocation Schedule shall be prepared consistent with Section 1060 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and any analogous provisions of state, local or
non-U.S. law. The Allocation Schedule shall be binding on the Sellers and Buyer and their
Affiliates for all purposes, including for Tax. The Sellers and Buyer and their Affiliates shall
report, act, and file Tax Returns (including, without limitation, Internal Revenue Service Form
8594 as applicable) in all respects and for all purposes consistent with the Allocation Schedule
and will not voluntarily take any position inconsistent therewith unless required by applicable
Law. Each of the parties shall notify the other if any Governmental Authority proposes to
reallocate the Purchase Price and no party will agree to any adjustment asserted by such
Governmental Authority without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
Section 2.5 Closing Deliveries.
(a) At or prior to the Closing, Sellers will deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer the
following:
(i) stock powers endorsed in blank necessary to transfer the certificates representing the
Interests to Buyer and originals of all certificated securities representing the equity interests
in the Company;
(ii) resignations of the managers and officers of each member of the Company Group from their
status as managers and officers of the appropriate Company Group member effective as of the
Closing (other than those Persons identified by Buyer prior to Closing with respect to whom such
resignation is not required);
(iii) the certificates referred to in Sections 8.3(a) and 8.3(b);
(iv) the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Sellers’ Representative;
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(v) the Pension Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Sellers’ Representative but only to the
extent the Section 75 Liability has not been paid in full to the BAe Schemes prior to the Closing
Date;
(vi) a certificate of existence of each member of the Company Group from the Secretary of
State of its respective state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization dated
within ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) all existing minute books, unit transfer records, seals of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and other materials relating to the Company’s administration which are in the
possession of any Seller;
(viii) copies of the US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters and the
UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters signed by the Administrative
Agent;
(ix) a certificate of non-foreign status from each Seller as required under Section 1445 of
the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;
(x) the Collateral Agreement duly executed by the Sellers; and
(xi) all other documents required to be delivered by the Sellers to Buyer at the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) At the Closing, Buyer will deliver or cause to be delivered the following:
(i) to the Administrative Agent, (A) the US Debt Payoff Amount for and on behalf of Atlantic
Inertial US, in accordance with the US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination
Letters, (B) the UK Debt Payoff Amount for and on behalf of Atlantic Inertial UK, in accordance
with the UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters;
(ii) (A) to the Bank of Ireland, the Break Cost Amount relating to the US Debt Payoff Amount,
as set forth in the US Debt and US Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters ; and (B) to
the Administrative Agent, the Break Cost Amount relating to the UK Debt Payoff Amount, as set forth
in the UK Debt and UK Interest Rate Swap Payoff and Termination Letters;
(iii) to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Amount and the Pension Escrow Amount, if applicable;
(iv) to Atlantic Inertial UK and Atlantic Inertial US, Seller Designated Amounts to fund the
transaction payments notified to Buyer by Sellers’ Representative three (3) Business Days before
the Closing;
(v) to the Sellers’ Representative for the benefit of the Sellers, the Net Purchase Price in
immediately available funds to the account as provided in Schedule 1;
(vi) to the Sellers’ Representative, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers’
Representative that (A) all letters of credit (and any reimbursement agreements in respect thereof)
posted or issued at the request or on behalf of any member of the Company Group and outstanding as
of the Closing have been collateralized with such collateral and in such amounts as is required
under the Credit Agreement until such time as such letters of credit have been returned by the
beneficiaries thereof
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or otherwise adequately replaced, and (B) the rights and obligations of any member of BNP
Paribas under any foreign currency exchange xxxxxx relating to the Company Group and SSSL and
outstanding as of the Closing have been novated, with effect as of the Closing Date, to such
financial institution(s) as Buyer may select;
(vii) the certificates referred to in Sections 8.2(a) and 8.2(b);
(viii) the Escrow Agreement, Collateral Agreement and (if applicable) Pension Escrow
Agreement, all duly executed by Buyer;
(ix) the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance tail policy referred to in Section
9.3; and
(x) all other documents required to be delivered by Buyer to Sellers at the Closing pursuant
to this Agreement.
Section 2.6 Satisfaction of Conditions. All conditions to the obligations of Sellers
and Buyer to proceed with the Closing under this Agreement will be deemed to have been fully and
completely satisfied or waived for purposes of Article VIII upon the Closing.
Section 2.7 Transfer Taxes. All applicable Transfer Taxes (including any Transfer
Taxes due as a result of the sale of the Interests and Transfer Taxes, if any, imposed upon the
transfer of real and personal property) payable in connection with this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the documents giving effect to such transactions will be paid by
Buyer.
Section 2.8 Proceedings. Except as otherwise specifically provided for herein, all
proceedings that will be taken and all documents that will be executed and delivered by the Parties
on the Closing Date will be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously, and no
proceeding will be deemed taken nor any document executed and delivered until all such proceedings
have been taken, and all such documents have been executed and delivered.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY GROUP
The Company represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof, except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization of the Company and the Company Group. The Company is a
limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and
the Company has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to carry on its
business as it is currently conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties where such
properties are now owned, leased or operated. Each other member of the Company Group (a) is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and (b) has all requisite organizational power and authority to carry on its
respective business as it is currently conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties where
such properties are now owned, leased or operated, except in all cases where any failures of the
representations in this sentence to be true would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect. Each member of the Company Group is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or license
necessary,
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except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed or in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.2 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a)
except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, conflict with any provision
of the Governing Documents of the Company, (b) except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule, create in any party the right to terminate any Material Contract, or (c)
subject to the Consents of Governmental Authorities described in Section 3.4, violate any
Law to which any member of the Company Group is subject, except for any such conflict, right or
violation arising as a result of the identity, status or nationality of Buyer.
Section 3.3 Subsidiaries of the Company; Capitalization.
(a) Section 3.3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries (i) its name and jurisdiction of organization, (ii) its form of organization and (iii)
the percentage of capital stock, membership interests or units held by the Company, directly or
indirectly, in such Subsidiary. The Company is the sole beneficial and record owner of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other interests in the Company’s Subsidiaries, free and
clear of all Liens, except (i) as may be created by this Agreement, (ii) as may be set forth in the
Governing Documents of such Subsidiary, (iii) for any restrictions on sales of securities under
applicable securities Laws, (iv) for Permitted Liens and (v) as set forth in Section 3.3(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Except as disclosed on Section 3.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) no member of
the Company Group has equity investments (whether through acquisition of an equity interest or
otherwise) in any other Person other than a member of the Company Group, (ii) there are no
stockholder agreements, voting trusts, proxies or other agreements with respect to the purchase,
sale or voting of the capital stock or stock rights of any member of the Company Group, and (iii)
there is no existing Right or contract to which any member of the Company Group is a party
requiring, and there are no convertible securities of a member of the Company Group outstanding
which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance of any shares of capital stock or
other equity interests in any member of the Company Group or other securities convertible into
shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary, and there are
no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom unit, profit participation or similar
rights of the Company or any Subsidiary in any member of the Company Group. Except as set forth on
in Section 3.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, no outstanding securities of the Company
other than units of its membership interests have any right to vote on matters as to which the
members of the Company have a right to vote.
(c) The equity capitalization of the Company, including (i) each class of membership interest,
and (ii) the name of each holder and the number of membership interests held, is as set forth in
Schedule 1.
Section 3.4 Government Authorizations. Except for (a) required filings under the HSR
Act or International Competition Laws, (b) compliance with any other applicable securities or
anti-trust Laws, (c) Consents that, if not obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) Consents not required to be made until after the Closing, and
(e) those Consents set forth on Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Consent of any
Governmental Authority is required to be obtained by any member of the Company Group in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than any such requirement that is applicable as a result of the
identity, status or nationality of Buyer or as a result of any
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other facts that specifically relate to the business or activities in which Buyer is or
proposes to be engaged, other than the business conducted by the Company Group as of the date
hereof.
Section 3.5 Financial Statements. Set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule are (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the
fiscal periods from June 6, 2007 through December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2008 through December 31,
2008 (collectively, the “Audited Financial Statements”), and (ii) the consolidated
unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date and the related consolidated
unaudited statements of operations and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2009 through the
Balance Sheet Date (collectively, the “Unaudited Financial Statements” and, together with
the Audited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). Except as set forth in
Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) The Audited Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, respectively,
the consolidated financial position, operating results and cash flows of the Company Group, at the
respective dates set forth therein and for the respective periods covered thereby, and were
prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, except as otherwise noted therein.
(b) Taking into account the absence of footnotes and any year end adjustments that would
customarily be made (including to reflect deferred tax accounting), the Unaudited Financial
Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, operating
results and cash flows of the Company Group, at the dates set forth therein and for the periods
covered thereby.
This Section 3.5 does not relate to any matter that is the subject of a separate
representation and warranty under this Agreement.
Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 26, 2009, except as contemplated
by or disclosed in or pursuant to this Agreement or as set forth in Section 3.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule, each member of the Company Group has conducted its business only in the
ordinary course, and has not been subject to any event or development that would, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and has not:
(a) mortgaged or otherwise pledged in excess of $250,000 of any of its material assets;
(b) changed its authorized or issued membership interests, granted any options or right to
purchase membership interests, or sold or transferred any such membership interests;
(c) (except for loans or advances to, or guarantees for the benefit of, another member of the
Company Group or a member of the SSSL Group) made any loans or advances to, or guarantees for the
benefit of, any Person, including its Affiliates, in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;
(d) (except as contemplated by any capital expenditure budget prepared for the relevant
period) made capital expenditures or commitments therefor in excess of $250,000;
(e) terminated or materially modified any Material Contracts, or waived any material
obligations thereunder, except in the ordinary course;
(f) sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of any material assets of its business (including
Intellectual Property assets) or otherwise encumbered such assets with an aggregate value in excess
of $125,000, except in the ordinary course;
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(g) made any change in the rate of compensation, commission, bonus or other direct or indirect
remuneration payable, of any director or other Key Employee other than in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
(h) terminated any employee material to the Business of any member of the Company Group,
including Key Employees and material exempt employees.
(i) made any contribution of capital to SSSL or any Subsidiary of SSSL or received any
distribution or dividend from SSSL;
(j) entered into any swap, hedging, or similar arrangement;
(k) made any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice, except as required by
GAAP or identified as a change in Schedule 2; or
(l) entered into any agreement or contract, made any commitment or otherwise obligated itself
to take any of the types of action described in subsections (a) through (k) of this Section
3.6.
Section 3.7 Tax Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure
Schedule, since August 21, 2007:
(a) (i) Each member of the Company Group has timely filed all material Tax Returns required to
be filed by them, which Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and
has paid all such Taxes that have been shown as due, (ii) since August 21, 2007, no notices
respecting asserted or assessed and unresolved deficiencies for any Tax have been received by any
member of the Company Group, (iii) no member of the Company Group has received any written notice
from a Tax Authority regarding any pending or threatened investigation with respect to any member
of the Company Group, and no member of the Company Group is a party to any action, dispute,
proceeding, audit, claim, or assessment pending or proposed by any Tax Authority for the assessment
or collection of Taxes, nor has any such event been asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened, and no member of the Company Group is currently pursuing an appeal of any Tax imposed
against it, and (iv) since August 21, 2007, each member of the Company Group has made all material
withholdings of Taxes required to be made under all applicable United States, foreign, state, and
local Tax regulations and such withholdings have either been paid to the respective Governmental
Authority or set aside in accounts for such purpose, or accrued, reserved against, and entered upon
the books of the appropriate member of the Company Group.
(b) Sellers have furnished or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of each
federal, foreign, and state income Tax Return filed by each member of the Company Group since
August 21, 2007.
(c) No member of the Company Group (i) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a
consolidated Tax Return, (ii) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise, (iii) is or may be liable for any liability to Tax of any other person or
may otherwise be held liable for or to indemnify any person in respect of any tax liability that is
primarily or directly chargeable or attributable to any other person or (iv) be liable to tax on
any amount of profit of any other company by attribution or otherwise.
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(d) No claim has been made by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where any member of the
Company Group does not file Tax Returns that such member is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction nor, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, is there any material factual or legal basis for
any such claim.
(e) No member of the Company Group has waived or requested a waiver of any statute of
limitations in respect of material Taxes or agreed to or requested any extension of time with
respect to a material Tax assessment or deficiency, which waiver or extension is still in effect.
No member of the Company Group has asked for any extensions of time for the filing of any currently
outstanding Tax Returns or other documents relating to Tax.
(f) No member of the Company Group is a party to, nor are any of them bound by, any Tax
sharing, allocation, or indemnity agreement or arrangement.
(g) No member of the Company Group has distributed stock of another corporation, or had its
stock distributed by another corporation, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be
governed in whole or in part by section 355 or 361 of the Code.
(h) The Company Group has established in its respective books of account, in accordance with
GAAP and consistent with past practices, adequate reserves for the payment of any Taxes not yet due
and payable.
(i) No member of the Company Group is or has since August 21, 2007 been a United States real
property holding company (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(ii) of the Code.
(j) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the
assets of any member of the Company Group.
(k) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no member of the Company Group participates in or
cooperates with (or has at any time participated in or cooperated with) an international boycott
within the meaning of Section 999 of the Code.
(l) No member of the Company Group has engaged in any transaction that, as of the date hereof,
is a “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code or Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4 (or any predecessor provision) or any analogous or comparable provision of state, local,
or foreign law. Each member of the Company Group has disclosed in their Tax Returns all
information required by the provisions of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 6011 of the
Code with respect to any “reportable transaction” as that term is defined in Section 6707A of the
Code.
(m) No gain recognition agreement has been entered into by any member of the Company Group and
no private letter rulings or closing agreements have been obtained by any member of the Company
Group that will have any effect on the Tax Returns, Tax positions or other filings of any member of
the Company Group subsequent to the Closing Date.
(n) Each member of the Company Group has timely prepared or caused to be prepared all reports
and other documentation necessary to avoid the imposition of any penalty under the provisions of
Section 6662(e) of the Code.
(o) No portion of the indebtedness of any member of the Company Group constitutes an
“applicable high yield discount obligation” as that term is defined in Section 163(i) of the Code,
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there is and will be no limitation on the deductibility of any original issue discount
relating to any of the indebtedness of any member of the Company Group under the provisions of
Section 163(e)(5) of the Code.
(p) Section 3.7(p) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all jurisdictions
(whether state, local, or foreign) to which any Tax is properly payable by any member of the
Company Group.
(q) All material records that the Company Group is required to keep for Tax purposes since
August 21, 2007 (whether or not such records are related to taxable periods beginning on or before
August 21, 2007) have been duly kept and are available for inspection.
(r) Atlantic Inertial UK is not under any obligation to pay, nor has it since the Balance
Sheet Date paid or agreed to pay, any compensation for loss of office or any gratuitous payment to
an employee leaving employment which is not wholly deductible in computing its income for the
purposes of Tax.
(s) No member of the Company Group will be required to include any item of income in, or
exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending after the Closing Date as a result of any:
(i) change in method of accounting for a Pre-Closing Tax Period;
(ii) “closing agreement” as described in Code Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing date;
or
(iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(t) Atlantic Inertial UK is not part of a group of companies for the purpose of any relevant
Tax that includes any company other than Atlantic Inertial UK.
(u) Atlantic Inertial UK has sufficient records to compute any liability to pay any Tax in
respect of the disposal of any asset held by it on the date of this Agreement.
(v) Atlantic Inertial UK is registered for UK VAT and has maintained all material records
which it was required by law to maintain for the purposes of UK VAT.
(w) No member of the Company Group has been involved in any capacity in any transaction all or
part of which is required to be disclosed to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and in
respect of which full disclosure has not been made.
(x) All documents in respect of the enforcement of which Atlantic Inertial UK may be
interested (other than those which have ceased to have any legal effect) and which relate to the
assets of Atlantic Inertial UK have been duly stamped, any applicable stamp duties or charges in
respect of such documents have been paid, and no such documents that are outside the United Kingdom
would attract stamp duty if they were to be brought into the United Kingdom.
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(y) No member of the Company Group has paid or become liable to pay any interest, penalty,
surcharge, or fine relating to Tax.
(z) No member of the Company Group has engaged in any transaction, taken a position on any Tax
Return, or otherwise taken any action or refrained from taking any action that would void,
invalidate, reduce or otherwise terminate any rights in and to the Tax indemnity in the BAe Sale
Agreement.
Section 3.8 Real Property.
(a) Section 3.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of all
freehold real property of Atlantic Inertial UK (the “UK Real Property”). Other than the UK
Real Property, no member of the Company Group holds any Owned Real Property. Except as set forth
in Section 3.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, title to the UK Real Property is registered
at HM Land Registry with the class of title and under the title number referred to in Section
3.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule in the name of Atlantic Inertial UK free and clear of all
Liens, except for Permitted Liens and (i) planning, building and other similar restrictions, (ii)
liens that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on property over which
Atlantic Inertial UK or its Affiliates have easement, subordination or similar agreements relating
thereto, and (iii) unrecorded easements, covenants, rights-of-way and other similar restrictions.
(b) Section 3.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of
all licenses, agreements and leases of real property under which any member of the Company Group is
a lessee or sub-lessee (the “Real Property Leases”). The real property leasehold or
subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy real property subject to the Real Property
Leases are hereinafter referred to as the “Leased Real Property.” To the Sellers’
Knowledge, there are no oral Real Property Leases. Except as set forth in Section 3.8(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred with respect to
any Real Property Lease that would constitute a material breach or default or permit a party
thereto any right of termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder, (ii) each Real Property
Lease is a legal, valid, binding, enforceable obligation on the applicable member of the Company
Group and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, on the other party thereto, subject to proper authorization
and execution of such Real Property Lease by the other party thereto and to the Remedies Exception,
(iii) each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect, and (iv) to the Knowledge of Sellers,
each Real Property Lease will continue to be binding in accordance with its terms immediately
following the Closing.
(c) The Leased Real Property constitutes all material real property used by the Company Group
that are necessary to the operation of the business as it is currently conducted outside of the
United Kingdom.
(d) The UK Real Property constitutes all real property used by the Company Group that are
necessary to the operation of the business as it is currently conducted within the United Kingdom.
(e) Other than the UK Real Property (and liabilities which burden the UK Real Property and
relate to adjoining land thereto as set out in Section 3.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule),
Atlantic Inertial UK has no contingent property liabilities in relation to any real property that
it owns or has owned or leased in the United Kingdom prior to the date of this Agreement;
(f) To the Seller’s Knowledge the written replies given by the Seller’s legal counsel to
written inquiries raised by the Buyer’s legal counsel in respect of the UK Real Property (including
without limitation replies to CPSE 1 v 1.9) are true accurate and not misleading in any material
respect.
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Section 3.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list
(or a general description in the case of subparts (iv) and (vii)) of any of the following that are
Intellectual Property owned by any member of the Company Group that are material to the business of
the Company Group as currently conducted: (i) registrations and pending applications for
registration of any Patents; (ii) registrations and pending applications for registration of any
Marks; (iii) registered copyrights; (iv) computer software; (v) registered design rights; (vi)
semiconductor typographies or masks; and (vii) unregistered Intellectual Property. All of the
registered Intellectual Property rights and pending applications therefor listed in Section
3.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, all of the unregistered
Intellectual Property rights listed in Section 3.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are,
unless otherwise indicated therein, unexpired and subsisting and have not been abandoned, cancelled
or dedicated to the public, with the exception of standard data rights and patent rights contained
in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense FAR Supplement identified in the
Government Contracts or in relation to any similar right pursuant to a Government Contract. The
appropriate member of the Company Group is listed as the owner of record for all of the registered
Intellectual Property and all pending applications therefor set forth in Section 3.9(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, a member of the
Company Group either owns or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers has the right to use, pursuant to a
valid license or otherwise, all material Intellectual Property that is necessary for the operation
of the business of any member of the Company Group, as each is currently conducted, free and clear
of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) (collectively, the “Company Intellectual Property”). To
the Sellers’ Knowledge, the business of the Company Group is not currently operated in a manner
that infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates to any material extent any Intellectual
Property rights of any third parties. There are no claims or actions against any member of the
Company Group that are presently pending, and to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no claims or actions have
been threatened in writing since August 21, 2007 (other than claims that have been finally
resolved) that (i) contest the validity of or use by the Company Group of the Company Intellectual
Property, (ii) claim that the use by the Company Group of the Company Intellectual Property in the
operation of the business to any material extent infringes, dilutes, misappropriates, or otherwise
violates the Intellectual Property of any Person, or (iii) contest the ownership of the Company
Group of any material Company Intellectual Property that is listed in Section 3.9(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) All relevant fees, costs, charges, and taxes have been paid in full in respect of the
registered Intellectual Property Rights and all applications for such rights disclosed in
Section 3.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule up to the date hereof.
(d) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, there is no (nor, since August 21, 2007, has there been any)
infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of any of the Company Intellectual Property by
any third party which, if challenged and determined adversely to the relevant member of the Company
Group or if unredressed would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, the Computer Systems used by the Company Group are adequate for
the operations of the business as currently conducted. In the twelve (12) months prior to the date
hereof, the Company Group has not suffered any failures or bugs in or breakdowns of any Computer
System used in connection with its activities which have caused material disruption to the Business
and the elements of the Computer System are, in all material respects, functioning properly and in
accordance with applicable specifications.
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(f) No material trade secrets, know-how, customer lists, or other confidential information of
the Company Group has been published or disclosed by any member of the Company Group, nor to the
Knowledge of the Sellers by any other Person, to any third party, except (in either case) pursuant
to licenses or contracts requiring such other party to keep such trade secrets confidential or
where such disclosure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Other than end-user rights granted in the ordinary course of business and rights granted
in accordance with standard data rights and patent rights contained in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation and Department of Defense FAR Supplement identified in the Government Contracts or in
relation to any similar right pursuant to a Government Contract, Section 3.9(g) of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all material options, rights (including marketing
rights), licenses or interests of any kind that have been either (i) granted by a third party to a
member of the Company Group and relating to Intellectual Property, or (ii) granted by a member of
the Company Group to a third party and relating to Intellectual Property of any member of the
Company Group and which, in both cases, are subsisting as at the date hereof. To the Sellers’
Knowledge, no member of the Company Group is in material breach of any license to use Intellectual
Property granted to or by such member of the Company Group.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 3.9(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, each member of the
Company Group has engaged each of its employees, consultants, and contractors who would reasonably
be expected to develop any material Intellectual Property on terms that provide that (either
through operation of law or contract) all of such individual’s rights in and to any Intellectual
Property developed by such individual in the course of his or her employment or engagement are
assigned to such member of the Company Group.
(i) No products produced or distributed by any member of the Company Group contain any
Publicly Available Software other than the Publicly Available Software specifically listed in
Section 3.9(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, each member of the Company
Group possesses sufficient legal rights in Publicly Available Software contained in its products
necessary for its business as now conducted without any violation of the license agreements with
respect to such Publicly Available Software. As used herein, “Publicly Available Software” means
any software that requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution of such
software that such software or other software incorporated into, derived from, or distributed with
such software: (A) be disclosed or distributed in source code form; or (B) be redistributable at no
or minimal charge.
Section 3.10 Environmental Matters. This Section 3.10 and (to the extent
applicable) Section 3.30 shall constitute the sole representations of the Company with
respect to environmental matters, including matters relating to Environmental Law or Hazardous
Materials.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Each member of the Company Group is, and since August 21, 2007 has been, in material
compliance with and there has been no material violation of applicable Environmental Laws;
(ii) There are no pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, material threatened Environmental
Claims directed against any member of the Company Group;
(iii) Each member of the Company Group has received all material Permits required under
Environmental Laws for the current conduct of its business (“Environmental Permits”) and is
in material compliance with all Environmental Permits held by it. All applications, notices or
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documents have been timely filed as necessary to effect renewal of such Environmental Permits
and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, all Environmental Permits are expected to be issued on terms
reasonably expected to enable operations in the manner presently conducted;
(iv) Since August 21, 2007, no member of the Company Group has knowingly assumed the liability
of any other Person under Environmental Laws. To the Knowledge of the Sellers (having made no
inquiry other than inquiry of the Company Group’s employees responsible for environmental matters),
no member of the Company Group has assumed the liability of any other Person under Environmental
Laws before August 21, 2007;
(v) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no member of the Company Group has (at any time since
August 21, 2007) managed, used, stored, treated, disposed or released Hazardous Materials on, at or
beneath any properties they currently or previously owned, leased, operated or used except in
material compliance with Environmental Laws;
(vi) No properties currently or previously owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of
its members contain underground storage tanks or Hazardous Materials that have been Released or, to
the Knowledge of the Sellers, that pose a threat of Release to the Environment and that would be
reasonably expected to give rise to material closure, remediation, removal or retirement costs on
any member of the Company Group or that are reasonably likely to be subject to any material
Environmental Claim directed against any member of the Company Group;
(vii) Sellers have provided Buyer with complete copies of (i) environmental site reviews
conducted of the Cheshire, Connecticut, Heath, Ohio and Plymouth UK facilities by ENVIRON
International Corporation and dated September 2006; (ii) any material site assessments, site
audits, reports, and results of investigations (in each case relating to environmental matters)
that have been conducted by the Company Group (or its consultants) since August 21, 2007; and (iii)
all material regulatory correspondence submitted by or directed to the Company Group with respect
to the operations of the Company since August 21, 2007;
(viii) No outstanding, expected or recurring material Liens or material financial obligations
have been imposed or are reasonably anticipated to be imposed by any Governmental Authority against
any member of the Company Group pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any property
leased or operated by each member of the Company Group; and
(ix) The Company Group and each of its members is in material compliance with all applicable
provisions of Regulation No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and all implementing
regulations and measures thereof.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) The following pollution legal liability insurance policies remain valid, in force and no
claims have been filed thereunder: (A) PLS 2604226 (American International Specialty Lines
Company), (B) LPA 0023924 (XL Europe Limited), and (C) LPA 0023925 (XL Europe Limited)
(collectively, the “Environmental Insurance Policies”); and
(ii) Atlantic Inertial US has not, since August 21, 2007, taken any action or failed to act in
a manner that could reasonably be expected to release, materially reduce or materially impair its
environmental indemnity rights under the December 10, 1999 Asset
Purchase Agreement
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between Honeywell International, Inc. and Condor Pacific Industries, Inc., and has not filed
any claim thereunder since August 21, 2007.
Section 3.11 Contracts.
(a) Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each of the Material Contracts of
the Company Group.
(b) Each Material Contract of the Company Group listed in Section 3.11(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, Atlantic Inertial US,
or Atlantic Inertial UK, as the case may be, and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, each other party to
such Material Contract, and is enforceable against the Company, Atlantic Inertial US, or Atlantic
Inertial UK, as the case may be, and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, each such other party in
accordance with its terms, subject, in each case, to the Remedies Exception. Except with respect
to any Material Contract that is a Government Contract, neither the Company, Atlantic Inertial US,
nor Atlantic Inertial UK, nor, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, any other party to a Material Contract is
in material default or material breach of or has failed to perform any material obligation under a
Material Contract, and to the Sellers’ Knowledge there does not exist any event, condition or
omission that would constitute such a material breach or material default (whether by lapse of time
or notice or both).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) each member
of the Company Group is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of
each Government Contract on which final payment has not been received and all requirements of Law
pertaining thereto; (ii) all material representations and certifications made by a member of the
Company Group with respect to any such Government Contract were complete and accurate in all
material respects as of their effective date; (iii) within the past year, no member of the Company
Group has received a written notice terminating or stating an intent to terminate (x) any
Government Contract for default or (y) any Government Contract with anticipated revenues of more
than $100,000 (at the time such written notice is received) for convenience; and (iv) neither any
Governmental Authority nor any prime contractor or subcontractor has notified a member of the
Company Group either in writing or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, orally, that a member of the Company
Group has materially breached or violated any Law, certification, representation or requirement
pertaining to any Government Contract.
(d) Each Government Contract that is a Material Contract was entered into in the ordinary
course of business.
(e) No member of the Company Group is or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, has been (i) debarred or
suspended from participation in, or the award of, Contracts with any Governmental Authority or (ii)
the subject of any debarment or suspension inquiry. No member of the Company Group is under
indictment or writ of information by any Governmental Authority, or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge,
under any administrative, civil or criminal investigation or any audit or other investigation by
any Governmental Authority, with the exception of routine audits performed by the Defense Contract
Audit Agency or an equivalent government agency of the United Kingdom, with respect to any material
alleged irregularity, misstatement, omission or noncompliance arising under or relating to any
Government Contract or Laws applicable thereto.
(f) There are (i) no outstanding material claims against a member of the Company Group by any
Governmental Authority or by any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other third party
arising under or relating to any Government Contract and (ii) no outstanding material disputes
between a member of the Company Group on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other
hand, under the United States Contract Disputes Act of 1978 or between a member of the Company
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Group on the one hand, and any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other third party,
on the other hand, arising under or relating to any such Government Contract.
(g) Section 3.11(g) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each outstanding bid, proposal,
offer or quotation made by a member of the Company Group or by a contractor team or joint venture
in which a member of the Company Group is participating, that, if accepted, would lead to a
Government Contract that would have constituted a Material Contract had it been entered into as of
the date of this Agreement.
(h) Neither Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, or Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx nor any other
officer or member of the board of directors of Atlantic Inertial US has actual knowledge of any
credible evidence that Atlantic Inertial US or any of its Principals, employees, agents, or
subcontractors have committed a violation of federal criminal law involving fraud, conflict of
interest, bribery or gratuity violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code or of the
civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 — 3733) in connection with the award, performance or
close out of any of Atlantic Inertial US’s Government Contracts, or a subcontract issued
thereunder, and to which the December 2008 version of Federal Acquisition Regulation § 52.203-13
applies. To Sellers’ Knowledge, neither Atlantic Inertial U.S. nor any of its Principals has,
since August 21, 2007, knowingly failed to timely disclose to a Governmental Authority, in
connection with the award, performance, or closeout of a Government Contract or a subcontract
issued thereunder, credible evidence of a violation of federal criminal law involving fraud,
conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations found in Title 18 of the United States Code,
of the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 — 3733), or significant overpayment(s) on a
Government Contract, other than significant overpayments resulting from contract financing payments
as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation § 32.001, and that would give rise to a cause for
suspension of debarment of Atlantic Inertial US pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation §§
9.406-2 or 9.407-2. For purposes of this subsection, the term “Principal” shall have the same
meaning as set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation § 2.101, and the term “credible evidence”
shall be determined in accordance with the Final Rule published at 73 Fed. Reg. 67064 (Nov. 12,
2008).
(i) Each of Atlantic Inertial US and Atlantic Inertial UK has a written code of business
ethics and/or employee conduct and has made a copy of the code available to each employee.
(j) Since August 21, 2007, no member of the Company Group has conducted any internal
investigation or made any disclosure to a Government Authority with respect to any alleged false
statements, false claims or similar misconduct under or relating to any Government Contract. For
the purposes of this subsection, an “internal investigation” means any investigation conducted by
or under the direction of an attorney or an internal or third party auditor.
(k) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no facts exist that could give rise to a claim under the Truth
in Negotiations Act for a price adjustment under any Government Contract.
(l) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(l) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither any
Governmental Authority nor any prime contractor or subcontractor has disallowed any material costs
claimed by any member of the Company Group under any Government Contract that is a Material
Contract on which final payment has not been made, and to Seller’s Knowledge, there is no fact or
occurrence that could be a reasonable basis for disallowing any such costs. Atlantic Inertial US’s
and Atlantic Inertial UK’s policy for establishing reserves with respect to any cost-reimbursable
Government Contract is consistent with historical trends relating to disallowance of costs of this
nature on such contracts.
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(m) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(m) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither any
Governmental Authority nor any prime contractor or higher tier subcontractor has, since September
25, 2009, withheld or attempted to withhold (other than the hold-backs pursuant to contracts in the
ordinary course of business) or set off or attempted to set off, amounts of money in excess of
$10,000 otherwise acknowledged to be due to any member of the Company Group pursuant to any
Government Contract.
(n) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(n) of the Disclosure Schedule, since September
25, 2009, no member of the Company Group has, in conjunction with the performance of any
anticipated Government Contract not yet entered into or any anticipated option exercise or
modification of any Government Contract prior to award, option exercise, or modification, made any
expenditures or incurred out of pocket costs or obligations in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate
for all members of the Company Group and all such Government Contracts, exclusive of any internal
labor costs or overhead and costs associated with the purchase of raw materials for inventory for
general use in the business.
(o) Each member of the Company Group and its employees hold such security clearances as are
required to perform its Government Contracts. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, there is no existing
information, fact, condition or circumstance that would cause any member of the Company Group to
lose its facility security clearance(s). Each member of the Company Group is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws regarding national security.
(p) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(p) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers’
Knowledge, no Government Contract was awarded to any member of the Company Group pursuant to any
set-aside program (small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned business, etc.) or as
a result of such member’s “small business” or other preferred status under applicable Laws.
(q) The cost accounting practices that each member of the Company Group is using (and has used
since August 21, 2007) to estimate and record costs in connection with the submission of Bids and
performance of Government Contracts are (and have been) in substantial compliance with applicable
Laws, including but not limited to, the FAR cost principles (48 C.F.R. Part 31) and the Cost
Accounting Standards (48 C.F.R. Chap. 99), and have been properly disclosed to the appropriate
Governmental Authority (if required to be disclosed by applicable Laws).
Section 3.12 Insurance. Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of the policies of insurance currently maintained by or at the expense of or for the direct or
indirect benefit of the Company Group (including any policies of insurance maintained for purposes
of providing benefits such as workers’ compensation and employers’ liability coverage) and includes
a description of any self-insurance arrangements in place for any member of the Company Group. All
premiums currently due with respect to such policies have been paid when due. No member of the
Company Group has received any notice of cancellation or non-renewal regarding the insurance set
forth in Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule and no claims have been made at any time
since August 20, 2007, under such policies, except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.12 shall not apply to any
policies of insurance or self-insurance arrangements (including any policies providing for workers’
compensation) that are set forth on Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.13 Litigation. Except for the Retained Claims and except as set forth on
Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) there are, and since August 21, 2007 there
have been, no asserted Actions against any member of the Company Group, (b) to the Sellers’
Knowledge, there are no material claims that have been threatened in law or in equity or before any
Governmental Authority against any member of the Company Group, and (c) there are no outstanding
material injunctions,
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judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, or charges to which any member of the Company Group is a
party or by which any member of the Company Group is bound by or with any Governmental Authority.
Section 3.14 Employee Matters.
(a) US Employment and Employee Benefits Matters.
(i) Section 3.14(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list or a description
of each US Employee Plan. True and complete copies of each of the material US Employee Plans, or,
in the absence of a plan document, summaries or written interpretations thereof, have been made
available to Buyer. Except as specifically provided in the foregoing documents delivered or made
available to Buyer or as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are
no material amendments to any US Employee Plan that have been adopted or approved nor have the
Sellers, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries undertaken to make any such material amendments
or to adopt or approve any new US Employee Plan or other employee benefit plan within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of ERISA.
(ii) Each material US Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has an application for a favorable
determination letter pending, or has time remaining in which to file an application for such
determination from the Internal Revenue Service, and to Sellers’ Knowledge there is no reason why
any such determination letter should be revoked. Copies of the most recent Internal Revenue
Service determination letters (if any) with respect to each such US Employee Plan have been made
available to Buyer. Each such US Employee Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with
its terms and with the requirements prescribed by Law, including ERISA and the Code, that are
applicable to such US Employee Plan, except for any non compliance that would not have a material
adverse financial effect on the Company or Atlantic Inertial US.
(iii) All contributions (A) required by Law or by any document or other contractual
undertaking to be made under any US Employee Plan to any funds or trusts established thereunder or
in connection therewith, and (B) all premiums due or payable with respect to insurance policies
funding any US Employee Plan, in each case, for any period through the date hereof have been or
will be timely made or paid in full. Except as set forth on Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, each US Employee Plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan under Section 3(1) of
ERISA either (i) is funded through an insurance company contract and is not funded through a
“welfare benefit fund” within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code or (ii) is unfunded. No trust
funding any US Employee Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 501(c)(9).
(iv) Except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
Atlantic Inertial US nor any of its Affiliates has any current or projected Liability in respect of
post-retirement health or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees of
Atlantic Inertial US, the cost of which is not entirely borne by the eligible participants, except
as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(v) Except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no
Action or audit by any Governmental Authority pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened or
scheduled against or involving any US Employee Plan or against or involving any fiduciary in its
capacity as fiduciary of a US Employee Plan.
(vi) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, with respect to each US Employee Plan, (A) the Company
and its Subsidiaries have complied, and are now in compliance, in all material
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respects, with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and all Laws applicable to each such US
Employee Plan; (B) except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, each
US Employee Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms; (C)
if a US Employee Plan is required by applicable Law to be funded and/or book-reserved, such US
Employee Plan is funded and/or book reserved, as applicable, based upon reasonable actuarial
assumptions; and (D) there is not now, and there are no existing circumstances that could
reasonably give rise to, any requirement for the posting of security or the imposition of any Lien
on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under ERISA or the Code with respect to a
US Employee Plan.
(vii) Except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, (A) no US
Employee Plan is a Multiemployer Plan; (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
maintains or contributes to, or has maintained or contributed to, any US Employee Plan that is
subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or a “multiple employer
plan” within the meaning of Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code; and (C)
since August 20, 2007, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate (i) has maintained or
contributed to an employee pension benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or (ii) has incurred
or reasonably expects to incur any material liability (a) under Title IV of ERISA, (b) under
Section 302 of ERISA, (c) under Sections 412, 430 and 4971 of the Code, or (d) resulting from a
violation of the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section
4980B of the Code or the group health plan requirements of Section 601 et seq. of the Code and
Section 601 et seq. of ERISA.
(viii) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, each individual who renders services to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries who is classified by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as
having the status of an independent contractor or other non-employee status for any purpose
(including for purposes of taxation and tax reporting and under US Employee Plans) is properly so
characterized.
(ix) Except as provided in the US Employee Plans or as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (A) result in any payment or benefit
becoming due or payable, or required to be provided, to any director, employee or independent
contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for any such payment or benefit which
is to be funded by the Sellers at the Closing), (B) increase the amount or value of any benefit or
compensation otherwise payable or required to be provided to any such director, employee or
independent contractor, or (C) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, vesting or
funding of any such benefit or compensation.
(x) Except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, no amount or
other entitlement currently in effect that is paid or payable by the Company or Atlantic Inertial
US as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in conjunction
with any other event) would be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section
280G(b)(1) of the Code (without regard to Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code).
(xi) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) there is
no collective bargaining agreement that is binding on Atlantic Inertial US, and, to the Sellers’
Knowledge, there is no union organizing effort underway, pending or threatened with respect to the
employees of Atlantic Inertial US, and (b) to the Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no strikes,
slowdowns or work stoppages pending against Atlantic Inertial US, except in each case as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, Atlantic Inertial US is not engaged in
any unfair labor practice as defined in the United States National Labor Relations Act or any
comparable applicable statute or regulation and there is no unfair labor practice charge or
complaint against Atlantic Inertial US,
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pending or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or
any comparable applicable regulatory authority.
(xii) With respect to policies of insurance currently maintained for purposes of providing
benefits under a US Employee Plan or for purposes of providing workers’ compensation benefits to
employees of Atlantic Inertial US, all premiums currently due with respect to such policies have
been paid. Neither the Company nor Atlantic Inertial US has received any notice of cancellation or
non-renewal regarding such insurance. All claims that could have a material adverse financial
effect on the Company or Atlantic Inertial US made since August 20, 2007 under any policies of
insurance maintained for purposes of providing workers’ compensation benefits to employees of
Atlantic Inertial US have been disclosed to the Buyer.
This Section 3.14(a) and (to the extent applicable) Section 3.30 only contain
representations pertaining to employment and employee benefits matters relating to the business of
Atlantic Inertial US. For the avoidance of doubt, such representations include representations as
specified in Section 3.14(a)(vii)(C) with respect to ERISA Affiliates, to the extent such
representations relate to the business of Atlantic Inertial US.
(b) UK Labor Matters. This Section 3.14(b), Section 3.14(c) and (to the
extent applicable) Section 3.30 contain the only representations in this Agreement pertaining
to employment and employee benefit matters relating to the business of Atlantic Inertial UK.
(i) Atlantic Inertial UK has disclosed to Buyer in the Data Room or in the documents referred
to in the Disclosure Schedule:
A. the Contract of employment of any UK Employee who is a Key
Employee and the standard terms of employment and/or engagement on
which all UK Employees earning a basic salary of £32,000 per annum or
more (other than Key Employees) are employed or engaged (the details
of whom are contained in document 4.1.1.1 in the Data Room);
B. true and accurate dates of commencement of continuous service for
the purposes of the Employment Rights Xxx 0000, job title, notice
entitlement or if a fixed term, the expiry date of the fixed term and
details of any previous renewals, grade and department, salary and
other remuneration of each UK Employee and Worker (including any
benefits or privileges provided or which Atlantic Inertial UK or any
member of the Company Group is bound to provide to them or their
dependents whether now or in future);
C. details of any benefit received by any UK Employee and Worker
otherwise than in cash and of any benefit received by any UK Employee
and Worker in cash which is related to sales, profits, turnover or
performance or which is otherwise variable (other than overtime,
stand-by pay and shift supplements);
D. details of all contracts with consultants who are individuals or
with companies to provide specified individuals;
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E. details of any current or pending court or tribunal case, claim or
action brought by any UK Employee, Worker or former employee or
Worker against Atlantic Inertial UK;
F. details of any collective agreement which will have effect after
the date of this Agreement in its application in relation to any UK
Employee; and
G. all UK Employees and Workers who are on secondment, maternity,
adoption or other leave or who are absent due to ill-health or for
any other reason in each case to include only those UK Employees and
Workers who have been absent or whom it is anticipated will be absent
for one calendar month or more.
(ii) There are no written or unwritten contracts of employment or engagement between Atlantic
Inertial UK and any UK Employee or Worker which cannot be terminated by twelve (12) months’ notice
or less without giving rise to a claim for damages or compensation (other than a statutory
redundancy payment or statutory compensation for unfair dismissal).
(iii) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding agreements or arrangements to which Atlantic Inertial UK is bound or is a party or has
informed employees or Workers or their representatives that it is proposing to introduce for
profit-sharing or for payments to any UK Employee and Worker of bonuses or for incentive payments
or other similar matters.
(iv) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule there are no
share incentive schemes, share option schemes or profit-sharing, bonus, commission or other
incentive arrangements introduced or established by Atlantic Inertial UK or any member of the
Company Group in which any UK Employee or Worker may or does participate.
(v) Save as set out in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
amounts owing to any present or former officers, workers, employees, individual consultants or
consultant’s companies of Atlantic Inertial UK or any member of the Company Group other than the
outstanding part of any wages, bonus or other benefits accrued in the ordinary course of business
in respect of the current salary period or bonus year as appropriate but not yet due for payment or
for reimbursement of business expenses properly incurred.
(vi) To the Knowledge of Sellers, Atlantic Inertial UK is not under any legally binding
liability (actual or contingent) to pay any payment on redundancy other than statutory redundancy
payments and there has been no practice of paying enhanced redundancy payments or payments on
termination of employment or retirement on a discretionary basis within the last three (3) years
save as set out in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(vii) Save as set out in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, since the Balance
Sheet Date, no change has been made in the emoluments or other terms of engagement of any UK
Employee (with the exception of Key Employees) and Worker and no such change, and no negotiation or
request for such a change is due or expected within six (6) months from the date of this Agreement.
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(viii) Save as set out in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, Atlantic
Inertial UK has not formally recognized a trade union and is not party to any agreement with any
trade union in respect of its employees.
(ix) Atlantic Inertial UK is not involved in any industrial action in respect of its
employees, individual consultants or consultant’s companies and no industrial action is pending or
threatened.
(x) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
home working, part time, job share, flexitime or flexible working arrangements or early retirement
schemes applicable to any UK Employees or Workers.
(xi) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, Atlantic
Inertial UK does not use the services of outworkers, agency or other self-employed persons,
contract labor or agents.
(xii) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no
person previously employed or engaged by Atlantic Inertial UK who now has a statutory or
contractual right to return to work or to be reinstated or to be re-engaged by it or by any member
of the Company Group.
(xiii) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, Atlantic
Inertial UK has not given or received notice to terminate the employment or engagement of any
person employed or engaged by it (including, without limitation, under a consultancy contract)
where such notice has not yet expired.
(xiv) To the Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no claims threatened or pending against
Atlantic Inertial UK by or in respect of any employee, worker, former employee or worker,
individual consultant, former individual consultant, consultant’s company or former consultant’s
company in respect of any accident or injury or in relation to any other matter arising from his
employment or engagement (including, without limitation, under a consultancy contract) or its
termination and so far as the Seller is aware there is no fact or circumstances likely to give rise
to any such claim.
(xv) No UK Employee in the twelve (12) months prior to Closing has made any claim or had any
outstanding legal proceedings against Atlantic Inertial UK in connection with or arising from his
employment or engagement under any applicable Law including, without limitation, any claims in
respect of discrimination or grounds of age, sex, race, disability or otherwise and there are no
circumstances which may give rise to such a claim.
(xvi) In respect of each UK Employee and Worker, Atlantic Inertial UK and any member of the
Company Group has, to the Knowledge of Sellers: (a) complied with all relevant statutes, orders
and awards made under any Employment Legislation affecting the conditions of service and relations
between it and Employees or Workers it is required to perform whether arising under contract,
statute, at common law or in equity or under any treaties, including the EC Treaty or laws of the
European Community or otherwise; (b) complied with the terms of any relevant agreement or
arrangement with any trade union, employee representative or body of employees or their
representatives which deal with the terms and conditions of service; and (c) maintained adequate
and up to date records.
(c) UK Pensions.
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(i) Except pursuant to the Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes and the BAe Schemes, Atlantic Inertial
UK has not paid, provided or contributed towards any Benefit for or in respect of any UK Employee
or any spouse, child or dependent of any UK Employee nor has it agreed to do so.
(ii) The documents listed in Section 3.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule include all
material documents governing Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes including all material written
communications issued to the UK Employees describing the terms of Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes
(other than routine Benefit statements) of current effect.
(iii) Each Atlantic Inertial UK Scheme is a registered pension scheme for the purposes of the
United Kingdom Finance Xxx 0000.
(iv) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, Atlantic Inertial UK has paid all contributions that Atlantic
Inertial UK is required to pay to Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes and the BAe Schemes in accordance
with normal payment procedures applicable to Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes in respect of the UK
Employees.
(v) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, Atlantic Inertial UK is not engaged or involved in any
proceedings in connection with the BAe Schemes or the Atlantic Inertial UK Schemes and there is no
reason why any such proceedings would commence. For the purposes of this Section
3.14(c)(v), “proceedings” includes any litigation or arbitration and also includes any
investigation or determination by the Pensions Ombudsman or the Occupational Pension Advisory
Service, any notice or order issued or threatened by the Pensions Regulator or any complaint under
any internal dispute resolution procedure established in connection with the relevant BAe Scheme or
Atlantic Inertial UK Scheme.
(vi) Atlantic Inertial UK has complied with its obligations under the BAe Pensions Agreement
and has not done or permitted any act which could result in any sum becoming due as a consequence
of an increase in the capital value of the benefits payable under the BAe Schemes.
Section 3.15 Legal Compliance. Except with respect to Tax matters (which are
addressed exclusively in Section 3.7), environmental matters (which are addressed
exclusively in Section 3.10), Government Contract matters (which are addressed exclusively
in Section 3.11) employee benefit matters (which are addressed exclusively in Section
3.14) and export control and export permit compliance matters (that are addressed exclusively
in Section 3.16 and Section 3.17), no member of the Company Group is in violation
in any material respect of any Law applicable to its business or operations. Since August 20,
2007, no member of the Company Group has received any notice or other correspondence from a
Governmental Authority of any actual, alleged, or possible failure to comply with any Law, and, to
the Sellers’ Knowledge, no event has occurred and no circumstances exist that may constitute or
result in a material violation by a member of the Company Group or a material failure to comply
with any Law.
Section 3.16 Permits. Each member of the Company Group owns, holds or possesses all
material governmental licenses, registrations, clearances and permits (collectively,
“Permits”) that are required under Law to entitle them to own or lease, operate and use
their assets and to carry on and conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted by
them, except for any Permit the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No
member of the Company Group is in any material respect in default or violation of any term,
condition or provision of any Permit to which it is a party. Section 3.16 of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies all pending requests for, and all currently effective export
licenses, technical assistance agreements, manufacturing licensing agreements, commodity
jurisdiction determinations, commodity classification rulings, and other authorizations approved
for, or
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issued to any member of the Company Group, by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the
U.S. Department of State (“DDTC”), the U.S. Departments of Commerce or Treasury or the U.K.
Department for Business Innovation and Skills (or any predecessor thereof) except for commodity
jurisdiction determinations and commodity classification rulings obtained prior to August 21, 2007
Section 3.17 Export Controls Compliance. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, except as
identified in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, there have been no material
violations by any member of the Company Group since August 21, 2007 of the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations, 22 CFR Parts 120-130, administered by the Department of State (the
“ITAR”), the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR Parts 730-774, administered by the
Department of Commerce, the U.S. economic sanctions programs administered by the Department of
Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 31 CFR Parts 500 to 598, or any similar Laws of any
other jurisdiction (collectively, the “Export Controls Laws”), that have not been disclosed
to the cognizant U.S. or foreign Government Authority. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, Section
3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) every directed or voluntary disclosure made by
any member of the Company Group since August 21, 2007 with regard to Export Controls Laws, and (ii)
all correspondence since August 21, 2007 between any member of the Company Group and enforcement
personnel at DDTC, the U.S. Departments of Commerce or Treasury or the U.K. Department for Business
Innovation and Skills (or any predecessor thereof) with regard to any matters related to Export
Control Laws not otherwise required by this Section 3.17 to be identified on Section
3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, except as identified in
Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, there have been no shipments, sales or other
dealings by the Company Group to or with persons or entities in the following countries during the
past five (5) years: Afghanistan, Burma, Belarus, China, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen or Zimbabwe.
Section 3.18 Brokers’ Fees. Except as set forth on Section 3.18 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no member of the Company Group has entered into any contract or other
arrangement or understanding (written or oral, express or implied) with any Person which may result
in the obligation of the Company or Buyer or any of its Affiliates to pay any fees or commissions
to any broker or finder or person providing comparable or similar services as a result of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 3.19 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except with respect to Tax matters (which
are addressed exclusively in Section 3.7), environmental matters (which are addressed
exclusively in Section 3.10), Government Contract matters (which are addressed exclusively
in Section 3.11) employee benefit matters (which are addressed exclusively in Section
3.14), export control and export permit compliance matters (that are addressed exclusively in
Section 3.16 and 3.17), and except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or as disclosed
or provided for in the Financial Statements, neither the Company nor any consolidated Subsidiary
has any liabilities of any kind other than (a) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business after the Balance Sheet Date, (b) Liabilities relating to the current or future
performance, or arising in the future in accordance with any terms, of Material Contracts to which
the Company or any Subsidiary is subject and which are either listed on Section 3.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule or not required to be so listed, (c) Liabilities incurred in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, and (d) any Liabilities that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.20 Title to Tangible Assets. Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of
the Disclosure Schedule and except with respect to the matters addressed in Section 3.8 and
Section 3.9 (which shall be governed solely by the terms of such sections), the Company and
its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to, a valid leasehold interest in, or a valid license to
use, the tangible properties and assets shown on the most recent balance sheet included in the
Financial Statements or acquired thereafter
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prior to the date hereof, or used in the conduct of the business, free and clear of all Liens,
except for (a) properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business, (b) Permitted
Liens, and (c) with respect to leases and other agreements, the rights of the other parties
specified therein.
Section 3.21 Accounts Receivables. All accounts receivable of the Company and the
Subsidiaries that are reflected on the balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date included in the
Unaudited Financial Statements (a) arose from bona fide sales actually made or services actually
performed in the ordinary course of business, and (b) to the Knowledge of Sellers, are not subject
to any right of set-off, claim, counterclaim, or defense, other than in the ordinary course.
Unbilled receivables are determined in accordance with GAAP using the cost-to-cost percentage of
completion method of accounting, consistently applied, and have been recorded in the books and
records of the Company or its applicable Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
Section 3.22 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth on Section 3.22 of
the Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no manager, member, officer or Affiliate of the
Company or any entity in which any such Person or individual owns any beneficial interest, is a
party to any Material Contract or has any material interest in any property used by the Company or
its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.23 Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney. Section 3.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of (a) the account number for each bank
account of the Company and the Subsidiaries, (b) the name and address of each bank with which the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries has an account or safe deposit box, (c) the name of each Person
authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto and (d) the name of each Person holding a power
of attorney on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary.
Section 3.24 Books and Records. All corporate or other minute books and stock record
books of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have been delivered to the Buyer are true and
complete in all material respects and accurately reflect in all material respects all corporate or
other actions taken by the Company and each of the Subsidiaries. At the Closing, all of such books
and records will be in the possession of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
Section 3.25 Internal Controls. The Company Group has established and maintains a
system of internal control over financial reporting that is sufficient to provide management
reasonable assurance that the preparation of financial statements for external purposes is in
accordance with GAAP.
Section 3.26 No Gifts or Similar Benefits. Except as provided in Section 3.26
of the Disclosure Schedule, since August 20, 2007, no member of the Company Group, or, to Sellers’
Knowledge, after having made reasonable inquiry of Key Employees and operational management of each
member of the Company Group, any of their respective directors, officers, agents, or employees has,
in connection with the conduct of the Company, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give
anything of value or provide any benefit to any foreign or domestic governmental official, foreign
or domestic political party or official thereof, supplier, customer or other person who was, is or
may be in a position to help or hinder the Company (or assist in connection with any actual or
proposed transaction) in order to assist the Company in obtaining or retaining business under
circumstances that constitute a material violation of any governmental law or regulation which is
then in effect, including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regardless of U.S.
jurisdiction over the activity.
Section 3.27 Asbestos Matters. Except as disclosed in Section 3.27 of the
Disclosure Schedule or in a document listed in the Disclosure Schedule:
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(a) To Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no asbestos or asbestos-containing materials located on
any real property or facilities currently or, to the Sellers Knowledge, formerly owned, leased or
used by any member of the Company Group for which the materials have resulted or, due to their
present condition, would reasonably be expected to result in, harmful exposures;
(b) The Company Group has not, since August 21, 2007 and to the Seller’s Knowledge before that
date, used asbestos in any products manufactured by it or used asbestos in any manner in its
production process. To the Sellers Knowledge, no products manufactured, sold or distributed by the
Company Group include any asbestos or components that include asbestos;
(c) There has been no Release of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials to the Environment
at any property currently or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, previously owned, leased or operated by
any member of the Company Group that would reasonably be expected to give rise to material closure,
remediation, removal or retirement costs or that is reasonably likely to be the subject of any
Environmental Claim;
(d) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, as of the date hereof, no member of the Company Group has
incurred or been subjected to any litigation, liability, claim, action, proceeding, investigation
or regulatory action resulting from or in connection with any release of or exposure of any persons
to asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; and
(e) The Parties agree that the only representations and warranties of Sellers herein as to
asbestos or asbestos-containing materials are those contained in this Section 3.27.
Section 3.28 Solvency. The Company and each of Atlantic Inertial US and Atlantic
Inertial UK is and immediately prior to payment of the UK Debt Payoff Amount and the US Debt
Payment Amount, will be solvent (i.e., the aggregate value of its assets and properties, at
fair valuation, exceeds the aggregate value of its liabilities) and able to pay its debts as they
fall due.
Section 3.29 Sufficiency and Condition of Assets.
(a) Except as otherwise disclosed in Section 3.29 of the Disclosure Schedule, each
member of the Company Group possesses (or has rights to use) all tangible assets necessary to
operate its business in the manner presently operated, except where failure to possess such assets
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the
buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles, and other items
of tangible personal property of the Company Group are structurally sound, in good operating
condition and repair, and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put, and none of such
buildings, plants, structures, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, vehicles, and other items
of tangible personal property is in need of maintenance or repairs except for ordinary, routine
maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
Section 3.30 BAe Benefit; Non-Action.
(a) Atlantic Inertial US is successor in interest to US Buyer (as defined in the BAe Sale
Agreement) and Atlantic Inertial UK is the UK Buyer (as defined in the BAe Sale Agreement). Except
as set forth on Section 3.30 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Atlantic Inertial US, any
predecessor therof nor Atlantic Inertial UK has assigned or released any of its rights thereunder
since August 21, 2007.
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(b) Neither Atlantic Inertial US, Atlantic Inertial UK nor any of their Affiliates have, since
August 21, 2007, taken any action or failed to take any action where the effect thereof under any
of the express terms of the Original Acquisition Documents would be to reduce, impair or make
unavailable any of the BAe Recovery Rights.
Section 3.31 NO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION,
VALUE OR QUALITY OF THE BUSINESS OR THE ASSETS OF THE BUSINESS, AND THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, USAGE, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY
PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS OF THE BUSINESS, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR AS TO THE
WORKMANSHIP THEREOF, OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT, IT BEING
UNDERSTOOD THAT, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III OR ARTICLE
IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH SUBJECT ASSETS ARE BEING ACQUIRED “AS IS, WHERE IS” ON THE
CLOSING DATE, AND IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION, AND BUYER SHALL RELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION AND
INVESTIGATION THEREOF.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING SSSL
Each Seller severally, and not jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Buyer as to
itself only as of the date hereof, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, as follows.
This Article IV contains the only representations in this Agreement relating to the SSSL
Group:
Section 4.1 Organization. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, SSSL and each SSSL Subsidiary
are duly qualified or licensed to do business and each is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification or license necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be
so duly qualified or licensed or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Equity Interests; Capitalization.
(a) Atlantic Inertial UK has good and valid title to the SSSL Shares and has the power to
transfer them, free and clear of all Liens, except (i) as may be created by this Agreement, (ii) as
may be set forth in the Governing Documents of SSSL, and (iii) Liens imposed by Law.
(b) The issued and allotted share capital of SSSL consists of 10,500,000 A shares of £0.50
each and 10,500,000 B shares of £0.50 each. Atlantic Inertial UK owns 10,500,000 A shares of £0.50
each representing 50% of the issued and allotted share capital of SSSL, all of which have been
validly issued, are fully paid up and were not issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights.
There are no Rights obligating SSSL to issue any additional shares of capital stock or any other
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares
of capital stock of SSSL. Other than this Agreement, the SSSL Shareholders’ Agreement and the
Governing Documents of SSSL, the SSSL Shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other
Contract, including any Contract restricting or otherwise relating to the voting, dividend rights
or disposition of the SSSL Shares.
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(c) SSSL is the sole shareholder of each of Silicon Sensing Products (UK) Limited, Silicon
Sensing Products Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Japan, and Silicon Sensing
Systems Japan Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Japan, and there are no Rights
obligating SSSL or any such SSSL Subsidiary to issue any additional shares of capital stock or any
other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for any
shares of capital stock of any such SSSL Subsidiary. Other than such SSSL Subsidiaries, SSSL does
not directly or indirectly own any capital stock or other equity interests in any other
corporation, partnership or other Person and SSSL is not a member of or participant in any
partnership, joint venture or similar Person.
(d) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement does not require
consent of Sumitomo Precision Products under the terms of the agreements entered into by Atlantic
Inertial UK and Sumitomo Precision Products governing the management and operation of the SSSL
Group.
Section 4.3 SSSL Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure
Schedule, since August 21, 2007, to the Knowledge of the Sellers
(a) (i) Each member of the SSSL Group has timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be
filed by them, which Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and has
paid all such Taxes that have been shown as due, (ii) no notices respecting asserted or assessed
and unresolved deficiencies for any Tax have been received by any member of the SSSL Group for any
Tax periods, (iii) no member of the SSSL Group has received any written notice from a Tax Authority
of any pending or threatened investigation with respect to any member of the SSSL Group, and no
member of the SSSL Group is a party to any action, dispute, proceeding, audit, claim, or assessment
pending or proposed by any Tax Authority for the assessment or collection of Taxes, nor has any
such event been asserted or threatened, and no member of the SSSL Group is currently pursuing an
appeal of any Tax imposed against it, and (iv) each member of the SSSL Group has made all material
withholdings of Taxes required to be made under all applicable United Kingdom, Japanese, foreign,
state, and local Tax regulations and such withholdings have either been paid to the respective
Governmental Authority or set aside in accounts for such purpose, or accrued, reserved against, and
entered upon the books of the appropriate member of the SSSL Group.
(b) All material Taxes for which any member of the SSSL Group is liable and which has fallen
due for payment since August 21, 2007 have been duly paid.
(c) No claim has been made by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where any member of the SSSL
Group does not file Tax Returns that such member is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction nor is there any material factual or legal basis for any such claim.
(d) No member of the SSSL Group has waived or requested a waiver of any statute of limitations
in respect of material Taxes or agreed to or requested any extension of time with respect to a
material Tax assessment or deficiency, which waiver or extension is still in effect. No member of
the SSSL Group has asked for any extensions of time for the filing of any currently outstanding Tax
Returns or other documents relating to Tax.
(e) No member of the SSSL Group is a party to, nor are any of them bound by, any Tax sharing,
allocation, or indemnity agreement or arrangement.
(f) No member of the SSSL Group has paid or become liable to pay any interest, penalty,
surcharge, or fine relating to Tax.
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(g) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the
assets of any member of the SSSL Group.
(h) Section 4.3(h) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all jurisdictions
(whether national, local, or foreign) to which any Tax is properly payable by any member of the
SSSL Group.
(i) All material records that any member of the SSSL Group is required to keep for Tax
purposes in the United Kingdom have been duly kept and are available for inspection.
(j) No member of the SSSL Group is part of a group of companies for the purpose of any
relevant Tax that includes any company other than any member of the SSSL Group.
(k) SSSL is registered for UK VAT and has maintained all records that it was required by law
to maintain for the purposes of UK VAT.
(l) Any Subsidiary of SSSL that is registered in Japan is registered for Japanese consumption
tax (Japanese VAT) and has maintained all records that it was required by law to maintain for the
purposes of Japanese VAT.
Section 4.4 SSSL Employees. Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, neither SSSL nor any SSSL Subsidiary has any
employees, workers or consultants.
Section 4.5 SSSL Real Property. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, neither SSSL nor any SSSL
Subsidiary owns any real property. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, Section 4.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each lease of real property to which SSSL is a party on
the date hereof or by which SSSL is currently bound (whether as lessee or lessor).
Section 4.6 SSSL Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list
(or a general description in the case of subparts (v) and (vi)) of all of the following that are
SSSL Owned IP that are material to the business of SSSL or any of the SSSL Subsidiaries as
currently conducted: (i) registrations and pending applications for registration of any Patents;
(ii) registrations and pending applications for registration of any Marks; (iii) registered
copyrights; (iv) registered design rights; (v) computer software; and (vi) unregistered
Intellectual Property. All of the registered rights and pending applications therefor listed in
Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, and, to Sellers’ Knowledge, all of the
unregistered Intellectual Property listed in Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are, unless
otherwise indicated therein, unexpired and subsisting and have not been abandoned, cancelled or
dedicated to the public, with the exception of standard data rights and patent rights contained in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense FAR Supplement identified in the
Government Contracts or in relation to any similar right pursuant to a Government Contract. SSSL
or an SSSL Subsidiary (as the case may be) is the title owner and is listed as the owner of record
for all SSSL Owned IP as set forth in Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. To the Sellers’
Knowledge all SSSL Third Party IP is licensed to SSSL or an SSSL Subsidiary pursuant to a valid and
enforceable license and neither SSSL nor such SSSL Subsidiary is in material breach of such
licenses. To the Sellers’ Knowledge, SSSL and the SSSL Subsidiaries either own or have a right to
use, pursuant to a valid license or otherwise, all material Intellectual Property that is necessary
for the operation of the business of SSSL or any of the SSSL Subsidiaries, as each is currently
conducted.
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(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.6(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no
outstanding infringement, claim or, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threat of any claim for infringement
of any SSSL Owned IP or SSSL Third Party IP in any jurisdiction.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.6(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Sellers’
Knowledge, (i) none of the material SSSL Owned IP is the subject of any third party challenge
(excluding any challenges raised by national or international Intellectual Property registries) to
its subsistence, validity or ownership and (ii) there is no default or breach under any material
SSSL Owned IP license to which SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary is a party or by which they are bound.
(d) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, (i) neither SSSL nor any SSSL Subsidiary has received any
notice contesting or questioning SSSL’s or such SSSL Subsidiary’s ownership or right to use any
SSSL Owned IP or SSSL Third Party IP and (ii) the business of SSSL or any of the SSSL Subsidiaries
is not currently operated in a manner that infringes or misappropriates to any material extent any
Intellectual Property rights of any third parties.
(e) All relevant fees, costs, charges, and taxes have been paid in full in respect of the
registered SSSL Owned IP and all applications for such rights disclosed in Section 4.6(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule up to the date hereof.
(f) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, neither SSSL nor any SSSL Subsidiary has disclosed (except in
the ordinary course of its business and then only pursuant to a confidentiality undertaking on
reasonable commercial terms), nor to the Sellers’ Knowledge has any other Person disclosed, any of
the material know-how, trade secrets, lists of customers or other confidential information of SSSL
or any SSSL Subsidiary to any other person where such disclosure has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, except as set forth in Section 4.6(g) of the Disclosure
Schedule, each member of the SSSL Group has engaged each of its employees, consultants, and
contractors who would reasonably be expected to develop any material Intellectual Property on terms
that provide that (either through operation of law or contract) all of such individual’s rights in
and to any Intellectual Property developed by such individual in the course of his or her
employment or engagement are assigned to such member of the SSSL Group.
(h) To the Sellers’ Knowledge, no products produced or distributed by SSSL or an SSSL
Subsidiary contain any Publicly Available Software (as defined in Section 3.9(i) above)
other than the Publicly Available Software specifically listed in Section 4.6(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule, and to Sellers’ Knowledge, SSSL and each SSSL Subsidiary possesses sufficient
legal rights in Publicly Available Software contained in its products necessary for its business as
now conducted without any violation of the license agreements with respect to such Publicly
Available Software.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING SELLERS
Each Seller severally and not jointly and severally represents and warrants to Buyer as to
itself only as of the date hereof, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization. JFL Seller is a limited liability company validly organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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Section 5.2 Authorization. Each Seller has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which he or it is party,
to perform its or his obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which he or it is party and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action
on the part of such Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Seller
and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer and the
other Sellers, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller, enforceable
against such Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exception.
Section 5.3 Ownership of Interests. Each Seller is the sole holder of record and
beneficial owner of the number and class of Interests set forth across from such Seller on
Schedule 1. At the Closing, such Seller shall transfer to Buyer good title to such
Interests set forth across from JFL Seller on Schedule 1, free and clear of all Liens, except (i)
as may be created by this Agreement, (ii) as may be set forth in the Governing Documents of the
Company, (iii) for any restrictions on sales of securities under applicable securities Laws and
(iv) as may be set forth in Section 5.3 of the Disclosure Schedule.
Section 5.4 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
any Seller, nor the consummation by any such Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) conflict with any provision of the Governing Documents of JFL Seller (in the case of JFL Seller
only), or (ii) subject to the Consents specified in Section 3.4 and compliance with the HSR
Act or International Competition Laws, violate any Law to which such Seller is subject, except, in
the case of clause (ii), for such matters which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Brokers’ Fees. Except as set forth on Section 5.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Seller has entered into any contract or other arrangement or understanding
(written or oral, express or implied) with any Person which may result in the obligation of any
members of the Company Group or Buyer or any of its Affiliates to pay any fees or commissions to
any broker or finder as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers as of the date hereof as follows:
Section 6.1
Organization. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of the State of
New York and Buyer has all requisite corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as it is currently conducted and to own, lease and
operate its properties where such properties are now owned, leased or operated. Buyer is duly
qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification or license necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly
qualified or licensed or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Buyer
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.2 Authorization. Buyer has all requisite power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is party, to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the other
Transaction
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Documents to which it is party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Buyer and Buyer’s
shareholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Sellers, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms, subject to
the Remedies Exception.
Section 6.3 Financial Capacity; Solvency.
(a) At or prior to the Closing, Buyer will have sufficient cash, available lines of credit or
other sources of immediately available funds to pay in cash the Base Purchase Price for the
Interests in accordance with the terms of Article II and any other amounts to be paid by it
hereunder.
(b) Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer
and its Subsidiaries shall (i) be able to pay their respective debts as they become due and shall
own property which has a fair saleable value greater than the amounts required to pay their
respective debts (including a reasonable estimate of the amount of all contingent liabilities), and
(ii) have adequate capital to carry on their respective businesses.
Section 6.4 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Buyer, nor the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with
any provision of the Governing Documents of Buyer, or (ii) violate or result in a breach of any
material agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement to which Buyer or any
of its Affiliates is a party or by which any of their respective properties are bound, or (iii)
subject to the Consents specified in Section 3.4 and compliance with the HSR Act or
International Competition Laws, violate any Law to which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations or breaches which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.5 Government Authorizations. Except for required filings under the HSR Act
or International Competition Laws, no Consent of, with or to any Governmental Authority is required
to be obtained or made by or with respect to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to
which it is party by Buyer or the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
Section 6.6 Litigation. There are no Actions pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge,
threatened in law or in equity or before any Governmental Authority against Buyer or any of its
Affiliates which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect, and
there are no outstanding injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, or charges to which
Buyer or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it is bound by or with any Governmental
Authority which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.7 Brokers’ Fees. None of Buyer or any of its Affiliates has any contract or
other arrangement or understanding (written or oral, express or implied) with any Person which may
result in the obligation of Sellers or any of its Affiliates (other than any obligations of the
Company Group after the Closing Date), or prior to Closing the Company or any of its Affiliates, to
pay any fees or commissions to any broker or finder as a result of the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 6.8 Investment. Buyer is aware that the Interests being acquired by Buyer
pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act
or under any state securities Laws. Buyer qualified as an “accredited investor” as such terms is
defined in
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Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act, and Buyer is purchasing the Interests solely
for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act, nor with any present intention of distributing or selling
any of the Interests. Buyer and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates will not sell or otherwise dispose
of the Interests except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other
applicable securities Laws. Buyer has knowledge, experience and expertise in business and
financial matters and has the capability of understanding and evaluating the risks and merits
associated with transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer has read this Agreement and
understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement and is fully aware of the legal and
binding effect of this Agreement. Buyer acknowledges that it is not in a disparate bargaining
position with Sellers. Buyer has been represented or advised by advisors of its own choice,
including legal advisors, financial advisors and tax advisors, that have assisted it in
understanding and evaluating the risks and merits associated with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Buyer can bear the economic risk of an investment in the Interests pursuant to
this Agreement and can afford a complete loss of such investment.
ARTICLE VII
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Conduct of the Company.
(a) Sellers covenant and agree that, except (i) as otherwise expressly permitted or required
by this Agreement (including as described in Section 7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule and the
other matters expressly set forth in the other Schedules and Exhibits hereto) and the other
Transaction Documents, (ii) required by any change in applicable Law, or (iii) as otherwise
approved in writing by Buyer, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the
earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms,
Sellers will cause the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the business of
the Company Group in the ordinary course, to keep available the services of the officers and key
employees of the Company Group and to maintain and preserve intact the business, organizations and
relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business relationships with the Company
Group in all material respects in order to preserve for Buyer to and after the Closing Date the
business of the Company Group (it being understood that such efforts will not include any
requirement or obligation to pay any consideration not otherwise required to be paid by the terms
of an existing agreement or offer or grant any financial accommodation or other benefit not
otherwise required to be made by the terms of an existing agreement).
(b) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms, Sellers covenant and agree that except (i) as otherwise
contemplated by or necessary to effectuate this Agreement (including as described in Section
7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule and the other matters contemplated by the other Schedules and
Exhibits hereto) and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) as required by any change in applicable
Law, or (iii) as otherwise approved in writing by Buyer (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned), Sellers will cause each member of the Company Group not to take
any of the following actions:
(i) issue, sell, transfer, split, combine, reclassify, or pledge, or authorize or propose the
issuance, sale, transfer, split, combination, reclassification, or pledge of, additional shares of
capital stock of any class or interests, or securities convertible into any such shares or
interests, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or interests or other
convertible securities;
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(ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock;
(iii) propose or adopt any amendment to its Governing Documents;
(iv) except in the ordinary course of business (1) sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose
of any assets having a value in excess of $100,000 in the case of the Company or Atlantic Inertial
US or £60,000 in the case of Atlantic Inertial UK, or (2) mortgage or encumber any of its material
property or assets;
(v) except in the ordinary course of business, enter into or materially amend, modify, renew
or terminate any Material Contract (or an agreement that would constitute a Material Contract if in
effect on the date hereof);
(vi) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of its capital
stock, other than in cash in an amount to requiring a change to governing documents or required
levels of surplus or paid in surplus or similar balance sheet requirements;
(vii) except for any capital expenditures or commitments therefor included in any capital
expenditure budget prepared prior to the date hereof or with respect to capital projects approved
prior to the date hereof, enter into any agreement or commitment involving an aggregate capital
expenditure or commitment exceeding $250,000 in the US or £125,000 in the UK;
(viii) except as required by Law or any contract, and except in the ordinary course of
business (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include increases in remuneration or benefits
reasonably consistent with the past practices of Atlantic Inertial US, including any changes to
pension or other benefits that are applicable to the employees of Atlantic Inertial US generally),
(1) establish or grant any increase, or announce or promise any increase, in the wages, salaries,
compensation, bonuses, incentives, pension or other benefits payable to or make any material change
to any other terms or conditions of employment of any of its directors, officers or key employees,
including any increase or material change pursuant to any US Employee Plan, except for any payment
or benefit to be funded by the Sellers at or in connection with the Closing (2) provide or
contribute towards or create any obligation to pay, provide or contribute towards any Benefit for
or in respect of any director, officer or key employee or any spouse, child or dependent of any
such persons, in either case except as required by Law or any contract, and except pursuant to an
Atlantic Inertial UK Scheme, or (3) terminate the employment of any employees or employ or engage
(or offer to employ or engage) any employee, (4) enter into any (or modify any subsisting)
agreement with any trade union or any agreement that relates to any works council, or (5) induce or
attempt to induce any employees of any member of the Company Group whether directly or indirectly
to terminate such employees’ employment before Closing;
(ix) except in the ordinary course of business, cancel or compromise any material debt or
claim or waive or release any of its material rights;
(x) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) any
corporation, partnership or other business organization or division;
(xi) terminate, amend or fail to renew any insurance policies other than in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice;
(xii) other than as may be required as a result of applicable laws or regulations or under
GAAP, change in any material respect any accounting method;
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(xiii) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions; or
(xiv) Without the prior consent of Buyer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, no
member of the Company Group will make, change or revoke any material election in respect of Taxes
(except as required by Law), change an annual accounting period, adopt or change any accounting
method with respect to Taxes except as may be required as a result of a change in Law, make any
material agreement or settlement with respect to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return, surrender any
right to claim a refund of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any Tax claim or assessment.
(c) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date, Sellers covenant and agree
that any capital distribution or dividend paid by SSSL to Atlantic Inertial UK (a “Future SSSL
Dividend”) shall be held in the accounts of Atlantic Inertial UK and shall not constitute cash
for purposes of calculating Closing Net Cash. For the avoidance of doubt, ordinary course cost or
overhead reimbursement or royalty payments shall not constitute a Future SSSL Dividend.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.1 to the contrary, Sections
7.1(a) and (b) shall not operate so as to restrict or prevent:
(i) any action reasonably undertaken by a member of the Company Group in relation to the
Business in response to events beyond the control of a member of the Company Group, with the
intention of minimizing any adverse effect of such events;
(ii) the completion or performance of any obligations undertaken by a member of the Company
Group pursuant to any contract or arrangement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement, or
otherwise required by law or regulation, to the extent that such completion or performance is due
prior to Closing;
(iii) any action or omission which any member of the Company Group is required to take or omit
to take by any applicable Law or any Tax Authority provided that Sellers shall promptly inform
Buyer of the relevant matter and circumstances where such action or omission is material;
(iv) any disposal of inventory, stocks, obsolete assets or redundant assets, or any payment of
cash, in each case consistent with past practice and with the ordinary course of conducting the
Business;
(v) any increase in salary, bonuses or other benefits of any employee of a member of the
Company Group, where (in any case) such increase is made in accordance with the normal practice of
the relevant employing member of the Company Group (as applicable), or in accordance with any
applicable collective bargaining agreement entered into by any member of the Company Group;
(vi) any action undertaken by a member of the Company Group in relation to any matter set
forth on Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Retained Claims or payment of the
Section 75 Liability; or
(vii) any matter undertaken at the request of Buyer.
Section 7.2 Access to Information and Personnel. Prior to the Closing Date, or, if
earlier, the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.1, Sellers shall, and
shall cause the Company Group to, permit Buyer and its authorized agents or representatives,
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accountants, to have reasonable access to the properties, books, records and personnel of the
Company Group during normal business hours to review information and documentation relative to the
properties, books, contracts, commitments and other records of the Company Group for the purposes
of Buyer’s transition planning (and not due diligence); provided, that such investigation
shall only be upon reasonable notice, in compliance with all applicable Laws (including Export
Control Laws), and shall not unreasonably disrupt personnel and operations of the business of the
Company Group and shall be at Buyer’s sole cost and expense; provided, further,
that neither Buyer, nor any of its Affiliates or representatives, shall conduct any environmental
site assessment, compliance evaluation or investigation with respect to any member of the Company
Group without the prior written consent of Sellers and without ongoing consultation with Sellers
with respect to any such activity (it being understood and agreed that in no event shall any
subsurface investigation or testing of any environmental media be conducted). All requests for
access to the offices, properties, books, records and personnel of the Company Group shall be made
to such representatives of Sellers as Sellers shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for
coordinating all such requests and all access permitted hereunder. It is further agreed that
neither Buyer nor its representatives shall contact any of the employees, customers, suppliers, or
other parties that have business relationships with or are joint venture partners of any member of
the Company Group or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether in person or by telephone, mail or other means of communication,
without the specific prior authorization of the Sellers’ Representative. Any access to the
offices, properties, books, records and personnel of the Company Group shall be subject to the
following additional limitations: (a) such access shall not violate any Law or agreement to which
Sellers or any member of the Company Group is a party or otherwise expose Sellers or any member of
the Company Group to a material risk of Liability; (b) Buyer shall give Sellers notice of at least
two (2) Business Days before conducting any inspections or communicating with any third party
relating to any property of the Company Group, and a representative of Sellers shall have the right
to be present when Buyer or its representatives conducts its or their investigations on such
property; and (c) none of Buyer or its representatives shall damage the property of the Company
Group or any portion thereof. All information disclosed, whether before or after the date hereof,
pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated by, or the
discussions and negotiations preceding, this Agreement to Buyer or its Affiliates or their
respective representatives shall, until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination
of the Confidentiality Agreement, be kept confidential by such Persons in accordance with the
Confidentiality Agreement and shall not be used by any Person, other than in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For the sake of clarity, the parties agree that this
Section 7.2 permits Buyer and its authorized agents or representatives to speak with
Company Group personnel responsible for export controls compliance listed on Section 7.2 of
the Disclosure Schedule and such other export compliance personnel as Buyer may reasonably request
(the “Export Compliance Personnel”) regarding transition planning for export compliance matters;
provided, that any such discussions shall be conducted only upon reasonable notice and in the
presence of a representative of Sellers and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 7.2.
Section 7.3 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. From the date hereof until the earlier
of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and applicable Law, each of the Parties hereto shall use
its commercially reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or
cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and
regulations or otherwise to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as soon as practicable, including such actions or things as any other Party hereto may
reasonably request in order to cause any of the conditions to such other Party’s obligation to
consummate such transactions specified in Article VIII to be fully satisfied. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties shall (and shall cause their respective
directors, officers and Subsidiaries, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause their
respective Affiliates, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and representatives)
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to consult and fully cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to each other in (a)
obtaining all necessary Consents or other permission or action by, and giving all necessary notices
to and making all necessary filings, meetings or appearances with and applications and submissions
to, any Governmental Authority or other Person, (b) lifting any permanent or preliminary injunction
or restraining order or other similar order issued or entered by any court or Governmental
Authority (an “Injunction”) of any type referred to in Section 8.1(a) and (c) in
general, consummating and making effective the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and its
Affiliates shall not enter into or complete any transactions that could reasonably be expected to
delay, hinder or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
causing the failure of the closing conditions set forth in Article VIII to be satisfied.
Section 7.4 HSR Act Compliance; Government Approvals.
(a) Buyer and Sellers shall timely and promptly cause to be made all applications, requests,
notices and other filings which may be required for the satisfaction of the closing conditions set
forth in Section 8.1(b) and Section 8.1(c) by each of them and their respective
Affiliates in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the Parties agrees to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to file, and to cause each of their Affiliates to file in
conjunction with such party, all applications, requests, notices and other filings with any
applicable Governmental Authority whose approval is required in connection with the consummation of
the purchase by Buyer of the Interests, including (as applicable) Notification and Report Forms
under the HSR Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and requests for the Government
Authorizations and Consents enumerated in Section 3.4, in each case as promptly as
practicable following the date of this Agreement and in any event no later than two (2) Business
Days following the date of this Agreement. Sellers and Buyer agree, and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, to (i) request in their respective Notification and Report
Forms under the HSR Act for early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act and (ii)
cooperate and to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any governmental
Consent required for the Closing (including through compliance with the HSR Act and all other
applicable Laws, to respond promptly to any governmental requests for information or materials in
connection with such filings or submissions, and to contest and resist any Action and to have
vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, Injunction or other order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party shall furnish to the other Party such
necessary information and assistance as such other Party may reasonably request in connection with
the preparation of any necessary filings or submissions by it to any Governmental Authority in
order to obtain the Government Authorizations and Consents referred to in Section 7.4(d),
Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(c). Buyer shall (i) provide Sellers (or any advisers
nominated by Sellers) with draft copies of all submissions and communications to any Governmental
Authority or other Person in relation to obtaining any consent, approval or action at such time as
will allow Sellers a reasonable opportunity to provide comments on such submissions and
communications before they are submitted or sent and take reasonable account of Sellers’ comments
in relation to the form and content of such submissions and communications, and provide Sellers (or
such nominated advisers) with copies of all such submissions and communications in the form finally
submitted or sent, except that in relation to all disclosures to Sellers under this Section
7.4(a), Buyer may redact all business secrets and all other confidential material and (ii)
where reasonably requested by Sellers and where permitted by the Governmental Authority or other
Person concerned, allow Persons nominated by Sellers to attend such meetings as Buyer believes
reasonably necessary with Governmental Authorities or other Persons and, where appropriate, to make
oral submissions at such meetings. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the Parties will
consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in
connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions
and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party in connection with proceedings under
or relating to the HSR Act.
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(b) Each of the Parties shall notify and keep the other Party advised as to and provide copies
of (i) any material communication from the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department
of Justice or any other Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated
hereby and (ii) any Action pending and known to such Party, or to its knowledge threatened, which
challenges the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to the provisions of Article XI,
Sellers and Buyer shall not take any action inconsistent with their obligations under this
Agreement or, without prejudice to Buyer’s rights under this Agreement, which would materially
hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Buyer and Sellers shall split evenly all of the filing fees associated with the HSR Act
and any antitrust filings or notifications that may be required in jurisdictions outside of the
United States (“International Competition Laws”). Buyer agrees to take such steps as it
believes reasonably necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under the HSR Act or
International Competition Laws to enable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
consummated as expeditiously as possible, and in no event later than four months after entering
this Agreement (“Clearance Date”). Buyer shall be under no obligation to consent to any
restrictions or cause any regulatory approval to be granted if Buyer reasonably believes that such
restriction would have a material adverse effect on Sellers or Buyer.
(d) Sellers understand that prior to the Closing Buyer intends to submit a transition plan to
DDTC for the transfer to Buyer following the Closing of the pending and current export licenses and
other authorizations issued to Atlantic Inertial US by DDTC identified in Section 3.16 of
the Disclosure Schedule as well as any such authorization that expired on or after August 21, 2007.
Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in the manner described in Section 7.4(a)
in connection with the preparation and submission of the transition plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this
Section 7.4 shall require Buyer to offer, accept or agree to (i) dispose or hold separate
any material part of its or the Company Group’s businesses, operations, assets or product lines (or
a combination of Buyer’s and the Company Group’s respective businesses, operations, assets or
product lines), (ii) not compete in any geographic area or line of business, and/or (iii)
materially restrict the manner in which, or whether, Buyer, the Company Group or any of their
Affiliates may carry on business in any part of the world. Furthermore, nothing in this
Section 7.4 shall (i) limit any applicable rights a party may have to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Article XI so long as such party has up to then complied in all
material respects with its obligations under this Section 7.4, or (ii) require any party to
this Agreement to continue to pursue approval to the extent either FTC or DOJ or staff of either
agency has indicated, in good-faith belief of both Buyer’s and Sellers’ legal counsel, that it will
invoke judicial process to enjoin consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
prior to the expiration of the HSR waiting period. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without Buyer’s prior written consent, commit
to any divestiture transaction or agree to any restriction on its business. In furtherance of
obtaining regulatory approvals, the parties may take reasonable efforts to share information
protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, joint defense
privilege or any other privilege pursuant to this Section 7.4 so as to preserve any
applicable privilege.
Section 7.5 Public Announcements.
(a) None of the Parties will at any time prior to the Closing issue any press release or make
any other public announcements concerning the transactions contemplated hereby or the contents of
this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, that each
Party may issue or make any such press release, public announcement or filing that it in good faith
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advice of counsel, is required by applicable Law (and then only after providing notice to the
other Party and to the extent reasonably practicable consulting with such Party).
(b) Each of the Sellers and Buyer agree that the terms of this Agreement shall not be
disclosed or otherwise made available to the public and that copies of this Agreement shall not be
publicly filed or otherwise made available to the public, except where such disclosure,
availability or filing is required by applicable Law and only to the extent required by such Law.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.5 to the contrary, JFL Seller may make such
disclosures regarding the terms of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby as it may
deem necessary or desirable in connection with marketing or fund-raising purposes.
Section 7.6 Notification of Certain Matters. Between the date hereof and the earlier
of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, each Party
will give prompt written or electronic notice to the other Party after it becomes aware of the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event which will result, or has a reasonable prospect of
resulting, in the failure of any condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement to be
complied with or satisfied.
Section 7.7 Disclosure Schedule Updates. At the Closing, the Sellers’ Representative
shall deliver to Buyer any supplements or updates to the Disclosure Schedule required to be so
supplemented or updated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement at the Closing; provided
that such supplements or updates may only amend the Disclosure Schedule to this Agreement to
reflect actions, events, conditions, circumstances or matters (a) occurring or arising after the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and (b) that are not the result of a breach of any
covenant set forth in this Agreement; provided, further, that nothing in this
Section 7.7 shall be construed to require the Sellers to supplement or update any Disclosure
Schedule with respect to the representations or warranties that are made only on and as of the date
hereof. Such supplemented or updated Disclosure Schedule, if delivered, shall be effective for all
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 7.8 Exclusive Dealing. During the period from the date of this Agreement
until the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms, the Sellers and the Company shall not, and shall cause their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and Affiliates to not, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate, respond to,
entertain, or encourage any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate competing offers for
the acquisition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 7.9 Inspection and Repair. Sellers shall cause Atlantic Inertial UK to use
its commercially reasonable efforts to undertake the inspection and repair described in Section 7.9
of the Disclosure Schedule hereto at its own cost prior to Closing . If such repair is not
completed by the Closing, Sellers shall reimburse Buyer for any direct, out of pocket costs
reasonably incurred by Buyer in connection with such repair following the Closing. Any Seller
Survey Costs incurred by Buyer before the First Release Date (as defined in the Escrow Agreement)
but after the expiration of the sixty (60) day period described in Section 2.3(h) and not included
in the calculation of Closing Net Cash shall be proportionately borne by Sellers and shall be paid
out of the Escrow Account. In no event shall the aggregate of all Seller Survey Costs incurred by
Sellers exceed $100,000.
Section 7.10 Additional Voluntary Disclosures. In the last paragraph under the
heading “Directed and Voluntary Disclosures — Atlantic Inertial US” in Section 3.17 of the
Disclosure Schedules, Sellers have disclosed that Atlantic Inertial US intends to file voluntary
disclosures to DDTC regarding two additional matters as more fully described in Section 3.17 of the
Disclosure Schedules (“Additional Voluntary Disclosures”). Sellers agree to cause Atlantic
Inertial US to file full voluntary
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disclosures regarding these matters no later than Friday, November 20, 2009. Further, Sellers
agree to cause Atlantic Inertial US to use commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to
any DDTC requests for further information with respect to these disclosures.
Section 7.11 Computer Software. The Sellers will use their commercially reasonable
efforts to provide on or prior to the Closing Date a complete and accurate list of the computer
software which is material to the business of the Company Group as currently conducted and which is
also owned by a member of the Company Group.
Section 7.12 Open Voluntary Disclosure. In the penultimate paragraph under the
heading “Directed and Voluntary Disclosures — Atlantic Inertial US” in Section 3.17 of the
Disclosure Schedules, Sellers have disclosed that Atlantic Inertial US provided initial notice of a
voluntary disclosure by letter dated October 15, 2009 (DTCC Case No. 00-0000000). The Sellers agree
to cause Atlantic Inertial US to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a full voluntary
disclosure with respect to the matters described in such initial notice as soon as reasonably
possible following the date of this Agreement, having regard to Atlantic Inertial US’s other
obligations under this Agreement, including with respect to Buyer’s transition planning.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 8.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer and Sellers. The respective
obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject
to the satisfaction (or, where legally permissible, waiver by such Party in writing) at or prior to
the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) No Adverse Order. There shall be no Injunction, restraining order or decree of
any nature of any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that restrains
in any material respect or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Antitrust Authorizations. All applicable waiting periods (and any extensions
thereof) under any Laws (including the HSR Act) shall have expired or been terminated or, if
required, the approval of any Governmental Authority under International Competition Laws has been
obtained; provided, however, that if any Governmental Authority, whether pursuant
to the HSR Act, International Competition Laws or other antitrust or competition Law, imposes any
condition, restriction, obligation or requirement (an “Antitrust Condition”) as a condition
precedent to the granting of such Governmental Authority’s Consent, this condition 8.1(b) shall be
deemed to be satisfied (and no adjustment to the Purchase Price shall be made) so long as such
Antitrust Condition does not require Buyer, Sellers or any member of the Company Group to sell,
license, transfer, assign, lease, divest, dispose of or hold separate more than 15% of the business
or assets of the Company Group.
(c) Re-transfer Authorization. A re-transfer authorization shall have been received
under Section 123.9 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 CFR Parts 120-130, with
respect to the re-transfer of ITAR controlled technical data and defense articles in the possession
of Atlantic Inertial UK pursuant to various export licenses and other authorizations issued by the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the U.S. Department of State.
Section 8.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Sellers. The obligation of Sellers
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver by Sellers) at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following additional conditions:
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(a) Accuracy of Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement, shall be true and correct, in each case on and as
of the date hereof and with respect to Section 6.7 (Brokers’ Fees) and Section 6.8
(Investment) as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that the failure of such representations
and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a
Buyer Material Adverse Effect; and Sellers shall have received a certificate signed by a duly
authorized officer of Buyer confirming the foregoing as of the Closing Date.
(b) Covenants and Agreements of Buyer. Buyer shall have performed and complied with
all of its covenants and agreements hereunder in all material respects through the Closing; and
Sellers shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer confirming
the foregoing as of the Closing Date.
(c) Purchase Price. Buyer shall have delivered the Base Purchase Price to the
Sellers’ Representative by wire transfer in immediately available funds.
(d) Closing Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall have delivered
all agreements, instruments and documents required to be delivered by Buyer under Section
2.5(b).
Section 8.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver by Buyer) at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following additional conditions:
(a) Accuracy of the Sellers’ Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement, shall be true and correct, in each case on and
as of the date hereof, and with respect to Section 3.1 (Organization), Section 3.2
(Noncontravention), Section 3.3 (Capitalization), Section 3.4 (Government
Authorizations), Section 3.18 (Brokers’ Fees), Section 5.3 (Ownership of Interests)
and Section 5.5 (Brokers’ Fees) as of the Closing Date except to the extent that the
failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not, individually or in
the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect; and Buyer shall have received a certificate
from Sellers signed by Sellers and a duly authorized officer of the Company confirming the
foregoing as of the Closing Date.
(b) Covenants and Agreements of Sellers. Sellers shall have performed and complied
with all of its covenants and agreements hereunder (except for Section 9.7 (BAe Benefit;
Non-Action and Section 7.9 (Inspection and Repair) and Section 7.11 (Computer
Software)), in all material respects through the Closing; and Buyer shall have received a
certificate from Sellers signed by Sellers confirming the foregoing as of the Closing Date.
(c) Closing Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall have delivered
all agreements, instruments and documents required to be delivered by Sellers pursuant to
Section 2.5(a).
(d) BAe Schemes. On or prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall have procured that
the employees of Atlantic Inertial UK shall have ceased to accrue benefits in any of the BAe
Schemes.
ARTICLE IX
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 9.1 Post-Closing Access; Preservation of Records. From and after the Closing,
Buyer will make or cause to be made available to Sellers all books, records, Tax Returns and
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documents of the Company Group (and the assistance of employees responsible for such books,
records and documents or whose participation that Sellers determine is otherwise necessary or
desirable in connection therewith) during regular business hours as may be reasonably necessary for
(a) investigating, settling, preparing for the defense or prosecution of, defending or prosecuting
any Action, (b) preparing reports to stockholders and Government Authorities or (c) such other
purposes for which access to such documents is believed by Sellers to be reasonably necessary,
including preparing and delivering any accounting or other statement provided for under this
Agreement or otherwise, preparing Tax Returns or responding to or disputing any Tax audit;
provided, however, that access to such books, records, documents and employees will
not interfere with the normal operations of the Company Group and the reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses of the Company Group incurred in connection therewith will be paid by Sellers. Buyer will
cause the Company Group to maintain and preserve all such Tax Returns, books, records and other
documents for the longer of (x) seven years after the Closing Date or (y) any applicable statutory
or regulatory retention period, as the same may be extended.
Section 9.2 Further Assurances. Sellers and Buyer each agree that from time to time
after the Closing Date, they will execute and deliver or cause their respective Affiliates
(including, with respect to Buyer, the Company Group) to execute and deliver such further
instruments, and take (or cause their respective Affiliates, including, with respect to Buyer, the
Company Group, to take) such other action, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes
and intents of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Section 9.3 Director and Officer Indemnification. For six (6) years from and after
the Closing Date, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, Buyer shall cause the Company
Group to indemnify and hold harmless the officers, directors, managers and advisory board members
of any member of the Company Group who held any such position at any time on or prior to the
Closing (collectively, “Indemnified Officers”) in respect of acts or omission occurring
prior to the Closing, and Buyer shall cause the applicable member of the Company Group to,
maintain, for six (6) years from and after the Closing, indemnification provisions in its Governing
Documents that are no less favorable to the Indemnified Officers than those in effect with respect
to such member of the Company Group immediately prior to the Closing. Without limiting the
foregoing and in connection therewith, the applicable member of the Company Group shall, and Buyer
shall cause such member of the Company Group to, periodically advance or reimburse each Indemnified
Officer for all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel as such fees and expenses are incurred.
Buyer shall cause to be obtained, at Buyer’s expense, a six (6) year tail policy for the persons
currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy protecting
the Indemnified Officers with coverages and containing terms and conditions (including with respect
to deductible, amount and payment of attorneys’ fees) that are no less favorable than those in
existing policy(ies). At Buyer’s discretion, this requirement can be satisfied either by
converting the existing Company Group policy(ies) into a six (6) year runoff policy(ies), or
through the purchase of a stand-alone policy(ies). Such policy(ies) shall be prepaid in full at
the Closing and shall be non-cancelable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, each of the Parties agrees that from and after the Closing Date each Indemnified
Officer shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement for purposes of enforcing this
Section 9.3.
Section 9.4 Employee Matters.
(a) US Employee Matters.
(i) Effective as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause Atlantic Inertial US to continue the
employment of each union and non-union employee of Atlantic Inertial US who on the Closing Date is
either (a) actively employed, (b) on short-term disability, military leave, sick leave, family
medical leave or some other approved leave of absence, (c) on long-term disability where the
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employee is otherwise entitled to reinstatement under the terms of the Atlantic Inertial US
long-term disability plan or applicable collective bargaining agreement, or (d) on layoff status
with, or otherwise entitled to, recall rights pursuant to any Law, collective bargaining agreement
or Company policy (the “Continuing US Employees”). Nothing herein shall be construed as
limiting Buyer’s ability to terminate the employment of any employee employed by Atlantic Inertial
US after the Closing.
(ii) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 9.4(a), for a period of
twelve (12) months following the Closing, Buyer shall maintain, or cause Atlantic Inertial US to
maintain, compensation levels and benefits plans and arrangements which are no less favorable in
the aggregate than those currently provided to each Continuing US Employee by the Sellers and their
Affiliates as of the date of this Agreement.
(iii) As of the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause each Continuing US Employee to be credited
with his or her accrued paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, personal leave or other paid
time off) determined as of such date in accordance with such paid time off policies of Atlantic
Inertial US in effect as of the Closing Date.
(iv) Effective as of and following the Closing Date, Buyer agrees that Atlantic Inertial US
shall continue to honor all of its obligations and liabilities with respect to the collective
bargaining agreements identified on Schedule 3.14(a)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(v) Sellers and Buyer agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements shall constitute a severance or separation of employment of any Continuing US Employee
that would entitle any such Continuing US Employee to benefits under any US Employee Plan. Buyer
shall provide severance and/or other separation benefits to each Continuing US Employee terminated
by Buyer at any time on or before the date that is eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date
that are consistent with the terms of the severance and/or other separation benefits provided under
the terms of any applicable US Employee Plan identified on Section 9.4(a)(v) of the
Disclosure Schedule. Buyer shall recognize service with Atlantic Inertial US and predecessors as
provided for in any applicable US Employee Plan identified on Section 9.4(a)(v)(B) of the
Disclosure Schedule, along with service on or after the Closing Date, for purposes of determining
the amount of severance and other separation benefits.
(vi) Buyer shall indemnify and hold Sellers harmless from any claims made by any Continuing US
Employee for severance or other separation benefits provided under any US Employee Plan identified
on Section 9.4(a)(v)(A) of the Disclosure Schedule from any claims arising out of or in
connection with any such Continuing US Employee based on breach of contract claim (other than for a
breach of contract claim covered by Section 9.4(a)(vii)) and from any other claims arising
out of or in connection with the continued employment or the failure to offer employment to, or the
termination of employment of, any Continuing US Employee or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements.
(vii) Except to the extent of the Seller Designated Amounts, Sellers will assume
responsibility for, and indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer from any sale or transaction bonus
obligations to any director, employee, or independent contractor of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries payable pursuant to any employment agreement or plan as a result of any transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
(viii) Sellers and Buyer agree to furnish each other with such information concerning
employees and employee benefit plans, and to take all such other action, as is reasonably necessary
and appropriate to effect the provisions of this Section 9.4(a).
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(ix) Buyer agrees to provide any required notice under and otherwise to comply with any
requirements or obligations imposed by the United States Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988, or any similar Law, with respect to any event affecting Continuing US
Employees occurring on or after the Closing Date. Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers
with respect to any liability under such Laws arising from any event affecting the Continuing US
Employees that occurs on or after Closing.
(b) BAe Schemes. Buyer shall use its best efforts, amongst other things procuring
that Atlantic Inertial UK uses all powers and rights in respect of this matter under the terms of
the BAe Sale Agreement, to ensure that the liability of Atlantic Inertial UK to each of the BAe
Schemes under section 75 of the Pensions Xxx 0000 (the “Section 75 Liability”) is certified
as soon as possible after Closing and will take such action as Sellers’ Representative may request
in connection therewith. Until such time as the Section 75 Liability is paid in full to the BAe
Schemes, Buyer shall not, and shall procure that no member of the Company Group shall, take any
action or partake in a failure to act giving rise to a contribution notice as defined in section 38
of the Pensions Xxx 0000. To the extent that the Section 75 Liability is not indemnified under the
BAe Sale Agreement, it shall be paid from the Pension Escrow Account and shall not be subject to
any other provisions of Article X.
Section 9.5 Taxes.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (i) Sellers shall pay or cause
to be paid all unpaid Taxes (to the extent such Taxes have not been included as a liability in the
calculation of Closing Net Working Capital) imposed on the Company Group to the extent attributable
to (A) a Pre-Closing Tax Period for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed (or which may be
filed between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date), and (B) any Straddle Period to the
extent allocable to Sellers under Section 9.5(h), and (ii) Sellers shall indemnify and hold
the Buyer Indemnitees harmless from all Losses (as defined in Section 9.5(k) below) to the
extent arising out of or related to a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.7 or Section 4.3. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, no claim under this Section 9.5 shall be subject to the
limitations on indemnity set forth in Article X (other than the provisions of Sections
10.4(a) (as it relates to the survival period of the representations and warranties set forth
in Section 3.7 and Section 4.3 and the provisions of this Section 9.5),
10.4(d), 10.4(f)(i), 10.4(g), 10.4(h), 10.4(i),
10.4(j), 10.4(k) (other than 10.4(k)(i)), 10.6(a), 10.8, and
10.9, which Buyer acknowledges shall apply), provided, however, to the extent that a
particular provision is specifically covered by Section 9.5 and Article X, Section
9.5 shall control, but only to the extent it is not inconsistent with the provisions of Article
X noted in this Section 9.5(a). Except with respect to Taxes payable by Sellers under (i)
above which shall be payable directly by Sellers to Buyer in accordance with subsection (c) and (d)
herein, the sole source of payment for the indemnification obligations of any Seller under clause
(ii) above in respect of matters governed by this Section 9.5 shall be the portion of the
Escrow Amount remaining in the Escrow Account.
(b) Sellers, at the sole cost and expense of the Company Group, shall prepare and timely file,
or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all Tax Returns of the Company Group that are required to
be filed on or prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period and Sellers
shall cause to be paid by the Company Group all Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns. All such
Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with prior Tax Returns filed by the Company
Group unless otherwise required by Law. To the extent practicable, Sellers shall submit such Tax
Returns to Buyer for review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to filing, and Sellers
shall make all changes reasonably requested by the Buyer in good faith to the extent the failure to
make such change would have an adverse effect on Buyer, Buyer’s Affiliates or the Company Group in
a Post-Closing Tax Period unless Sellers are advised in writing by its independent outside
accountants or attorneys that such changes (A)
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are contrary to applicable Law, or (B) will, or are likely to, have a material adverse effect
on Sellers. In the event that Buyer and Sellers’ Representative are unable to agree on the
reporting of any item on such Tax Returns, Buyer and Sellers’ Representative shall mutually choose
an Independent Accounting Firm (in the manner specified in Section 2.3(f)(vi) herein) to
resolve such dispute, and the decision of such firm shall be final.
(c) Other than any Tax Return required to be prepared by Sellers pursuant to subsection (b)
above, Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file all other Tax Returns that are filed
after the Closing Date including Tax Returns for any member of the Company Group for all periods
ending on or prior to the Closing Date that are filed after the Closing Date. All Tax Returns for
periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date that are filed after the Closing Date shall be
prepared in a manner consistent with prior Tax Returns filed by the Company Group unless otherwise
required by Law. Buyer shall submit such Tax Returns to Sellers for review and comment at least
thirty (30) days prior to filing. Buyer shall permit the Sellers’ Representative to review and
comment on each such Tax Returns to the extent it relates to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or Straddle
Period prior to filing, and Buyer shall make all changes reasonably requested by the Sellers’
Representative in good faith (unless Buyer is advised in writing by its independent outside
accountants or attorneys that such changes (A) are contrary to applicable Law, or (B) will, or are
likely to, have a material adverse effect on Buyer or any member of the Company Group or any
Affiliate thereof. In the event that Buyer and Sellers’ Representative are unable to agree on the
reporting of any item on such Tax Returns, Buyer and Sellers’ Representative shall mutually choose
an Independent Accounting Firm (in the manner specified in Section 2.3(f)(vi) herein) to
resolve such dispute, and the decision of such firm shall be final. Buyer shall be entitled to
reimbursement from Sellers for all Taxes (to the extent such Taxes have not been included as a
liability in the calculation of Closing Net Working Capital) of any member of the Company Group
with respect to such Tax Returns to the extent allocable to the Sellers no more than five (5)
Business Days prior to the due date of the payment of such Taxes.
(d) Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed any Tax Returns
of any member of the Company Group for Straddle Periods. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in
a manner consistent with prior Tax Returns filed by the Company Group unless otherwise required by
Law. Any Taxes for such Tax period shall be apportioned between the Sellers and the Buyer in the
manner set forth in Section 9.5(h) hereof. Buyer shall submit such Tax Returns to Sellers
for review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to filing. Buyer shall permit the Sellers’
Representative to review and comment on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence
prior to filing, and Buyer shall consider all such comments in good faith. Buyer shall be entitled
to reimbursement from Sellers for any Taxes (to the extent such Taxes have not been included as a
liability in the calculation of Closing Net Working Capital) of any member of the Company Group for
which Sellers are responsible with respect to such periods at least five (5) Business Days prior to
the date on which such Taxes are due by Buyer.
(e) Each member of the Company Group, the Buyer, and the Sellers shall cooperate with each
other in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns and any audit, litigation, or other
proceeding with respect to Taxes. Each member of the Company Group, the Buyer, and the Sellers
agree (i) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to any member of
the Company Group relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the
expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by any member of the Company
Group, the Buyer, or the Sellers, any extensions of the statute of limitations) of the respective
taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Tax
Authority, and (ii) to give the other Parties reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying, or discarding any such books and records and, if any of the other Parties so requests,
any member of the Company Group, the Buyer, or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall allow the
other party to take possession of such books and records.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Buyer has the
right to represent the interests of the Company before the relevant Governmental Authority with
respect to any inquiry, assessment, proceeding or other similar event relating to any Pre-Closing
Tax Period or Straddle Period or Transfer Taxes (a “Tax Matter”) and has the right to
control the defense, compromise or other resolution of any such Tax Matter, including responding to
inquiries, filing Tax Returns and contesting, defending against and resolving any assessment for
additional Taxes or notice of Tax deficiency or other adjustment of Taxes of, or relating to, such
Tax Matter. If Sellers would be required to indemnify Buyer, the Company or any of their
Affiliates pursuant to Section 9.5 or Article X of this Agreement with respect to
such Tax Matter then: (A) the Buyer shall, promptly and in no event later than fifteen (15)
Business Days following receipt of written notice of a Tax Matter by a Government Authority,
provide the Sellers with a copy of such notice (or the portions thereof that relate to the Tax
Matter for which the Buyer would seek an indemnity hereunder); (B) the Sellers shall have a period
of ten (10) Business Days to review such Tax Matter and shall have the right (but not the duty) to
participate in the defense of such Tax Matter and to employ counsel, at their own expense, separate
from counsel employed by Buyer; and (C) Buyer shall not enter into any settlement of or otherwise
compromise any such Tax Matter to the extent that it adversely affects the Tax liability of Sellers
without the prior written consent of Sellers, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned,
withheld or delayed; provided, if Sellers choose not to consent to such settlement and
request that Buyer contest or otherwise litigate such matter, Sellers shall bear the costs relating
to such contest or litigation.
(g) Buyer shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to (i) make an election under Section
338(g) of the Code with respect to any member of the Company Group; or (ii) enter into any
transactions outside the ordinary course of business in the taxable year of Closing which could
result in a material increase in the earnings and profits allocable to the Sellers or its
Affiliates for purposes of determining the Code Section 1248 amount, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.
(h) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) In the case of any gross receipts, income, or similar Taxes that are payable with respect
to a Straddle Period, the portion of such Taxes allocable to (A) the portion of the Straddle Period
ending on the Closing Date (for which the Sellers are responsible) and (B) the portion of the
Straddle Period beginning on the day next succeeding the Closing Date (for which the Buyer is
responsible) shall be determined on the basis of a deemed closing at the end of the Closing Date of
the books and records of the Company Group. For the avoidance of doubt, payments under Section
9.4(a)(vii) shall be treated as deductible and allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Periods.
(ii) In the case of any Taxes (other than gross receipts, income, or similar Taxes) that are
payable with respect to a Straddle Period, the portion of such Taxes allocable to the portion of
the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date (for which Sellers are responsible) shall be equal
to the product of all such Taxes multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
days in the Straddle Period from the commencement of the Straddle Period through and including the
Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Straddle Period;
provided, however, that appropriate adjustments shall be made to reflect specific
events that can be identified and specifically allocated as occurring on or prior to the Closing
Date (in which case the Sellers shall be responsible for any Taxes related to transactions or event
occurring in a Pre-Closing Tax Period and Buyer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such Taxes
to the extent paid by Buyer) and Buyer shall be responsible for any Taxes related to transactions
or events occurring in a Post-Closing Tax Period, in each case, as allocated in accordance with
this Section 9.5(h).
(i) The obligations of the Sellers to reimburse Buyer for Taxes under Section
9.5(a)(i) shall not extend to any Taxes of any member of the SSSL Group.
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(j) Sellers shall cause the provisions of any Tax sharing (or similar) agreement related to
any member of the Company Group to be terminated on or before the Closing Date, to the extent any
such agreements will not automatically terminated on or before the Closing Date. After the Closing
Date, no party shall have any rights or obligations under any such Tax sharing agreement.
(k) For purposes of this Section 9.5, “Losses” shall mean all Damages relating
to Taxes but excluding (i) any amounts with respect to Taxes attributable to any periods prior to
August 21, 2007 (other than to the extent arising from a breach of Section 3.7(z)), (ii)
any amounts payable pursuant to Section 9.5(a)(i) above; and (iii) non-Income Taxes to the
extent included as a liability in the calculations of Closing Net Working Capital.
(l) Any Tax refunds (to the extent such Tax refunds have not been included in the calculation
of Closing Net Working Capital) received by the Buyer or any member of the Company Group, and any
amounts credited against Tax to which the Buyer or any member of the Company Group becomes
entitled, that relate to either a Pre-Closing Tax Period or a Straddle Period to the extent
allocable to the Sellers under Section 9.5(h) shall be for the account of the Sellers and
Buyer shall pay over to the Sellers any such refund or the amount of any such credit, net of any
Tax imposed on the Company Group with respect to the receipt of such refund or credit within
fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof, provided, however, in no event shall Buyer have any
obligation to pay to Sellers a Tax refund or any amounts credited against Tax relating to the SSSL
Group.
Section 9.6 Shareholder Consents. Atlantic Inertial US will use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain, at or before the Closing, shareholder approval of certain payments to
any of its employees so that no such payment thereunder (or any other payments to employees that
the parties determine in good faith to be reasonably necessary) is a parachute payment for purposes
of Section 280G of the Code.
Section 9.7 BAe Benefit; Non-Action. Sellers will procure that Atlantic Inertial US
and Atlantic Inertial UK do not take any action or fail to take any action where the effect therof
under any of the express terms of the Original Acquisition Documents would be to reduce, impair or
make unavailable any of the BAe Recovery Rights.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 10.1 Indemnification by Sellers for Company Representations and Warranties and
Covenants. Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article X, from and after the Closing,
each Seller shall, severally and not jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its
Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents and their respective
successors and assigns (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from, and shall pay to the
Buyer Indemnitees the monetary value of, any Damages arising from or incurred in connection with
(a) any breach of or failure to perform with respect to any representation or warranty of the
Company contained in Article III or Article IV of this Agreement, (b) any breach of
or failure to perform with respect to any covenant of the Sellers contained in this Agreement, or
(c) the Retained Claims.
Section 10.2 Indemnification by Sellers for Seller Representations. Subject to the
limitations set forth in this Article X, from and after the Closing, each Seller for
himself or itself, severally, and not jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Buyer Indemnitees from, and shall pay to the Buyer Indemnitees the monetary value of, any Damages
arising from or incurred in connection with (a) any breach of or failure to perform with respect to
any representation or warranty of
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such Seller contained in Article V of this Agreement or (b) any breach of or failure
to perform with respect to any covenant of such Seller contained in this Agreement (other than
Article VII hereof).
Section 10.3 Indemnification by Buyer. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Article X, from and after the Closing, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sellers
and their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Seller Indemnitees”) from, and shall
pay to the Seller Indemnitees the monetary value of, any Damages arising from or incurred in
connection with (a) any breach of or failure to perform with respect to any representation or
warranty of Buyer contained in Article VI of this Agreement or (b) any breach of or failure
to perform with respect to any covenant of Buyer contained in this Agreement.
Section 10.4 Survivability; Escrow; Limitations.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company and Sellers contained in Article
III, Article IV, and Article V of this Agreement or in any certificate
delivered hereunder shall survive until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date;
provided that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1
(Organization), Section 5.2 (Authorization), Section 5.3 (Ownership of Interests)
and Section 5.5 (Brokers’ Fees) (collectively, the “Seller Fundamental
Representations”) shall survive indefinitely and such indefinite survival of the Seller
Fundamental Representations shall not prevent the Sellers from defending any third-party claim
based on the statute of limitations, and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.7 (Tax Matters), Section 3.27 (Asbestos Matters), Section 3.30
(BAe Benefit; Non-Action) and Section 4.3 (SSSL Taxes) and any claim under Section
9.5 (Taxes) shall survive until the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date. The
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in Article VI of this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered hereunder shall survive until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the
Closing Date; provided that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.1
(Organization), Section 6.2 (Authorization), and Section 6.7 (Brokers’ Fees) shall
survive indefinitely. All covenants set forth herein shall survive the Closing in accordance with
their respective terms; provided that the indemnity provided under Section 10.1(c) with
respect to the Retained Claims shall survive only until the sixtieth (60th) day after
Indemnified Litigation (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) are resolved or determined by a
nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each of the dates or time periods set
forth in this Section 10.4(a) is an “Applicable Expiration Date.” For purposes of
this Article X, the Management Sellers and JFL Seller are referred to collectively as the
“Seller Group.” Any party providing indemnification pursuant to this Article X is
referred to herein as an “Indemnifying Party,” and any member of Buyer or the Seller Group
seeking indemnification pursuant to this Article X is referred to herein as an
“Indemnified Party.”
(b) With respect to matters governed by Section 10.1 and Section 10.2 (other
than Section 10.1(c), Additional Voluntary Disclosure Claims, claims arising under Section
7.9, and breaches of the Seller Fundamental Representations), Buyer shall not be entitled to seek
indemnification except to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of Damages with respect to any
claim or series of related claims for which Buyer is otherwise entitled to indemnification exceeds
$25,000 (the “Minimum Claim Amount”) (it being understood and agreed that, subject to part
(ii) of this Section 10.4(b), the Seller Group shall only be liable for Damages with
respect to any such claim or series of related claims in the event that such Damages exceed the
Minimum Claim Amount), and (ii) other than with respect to Retained Claims, Additional Voluntary
Disclosure Claims, breaches of the Seller Fundamental Representations, and any claims arising under
Section 7.9 hereof, the aggregate amount of all Damages for which indemnification is sought from
the Seller Group exceeds $1,500,000, and then only to the extent of any such excess.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10.4 to the contrary, in no event shall any
Damages for which indemnification is provided under Section 10.1 or Section 10.2
with respect to Damages suffered or incurred by SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary exceed fifty percent
(50%) of the total
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Damages suffered or incurred by SSSL or any SSSL Subsidiary (and then only to the extent that
such Damages are otherwise indemnifiable hereunder).
(c) Escrow. For purposes of the indemnity provided under this Article X, at
Closing, Buyer shall place the Escrow Amount into the Escrow Account. Amounts shall be released
from the Escrow Account from time to time as described in the Escrow Agreement.
(d) Caps
(i) No Seller’s liability for any Fundamental Claim(s) shall ever exceed the amount of such
Seller’s Fundamental Cap, as applicable to the relevant Fundamental Claim(s). For the avoidance of
doubt, no Seller’s aggregate liability for all Fundamental Claims and General Claims shall ever
exceed its Fundamental Cap.
(ii) Each Seller’s liability for any General Claim(s) shall not exceed the amount of such
Seller’s Individual General Cap, as applicable to the relevant General Claim(s). In no
circumstances shall each Seller’s aggregate liability for all General Claims exceed its Pro Rata
Share of $45,000,000. Without prejudice to the foregoing sentence, each Seller’s aggregate
liability for all General Claims made after any Burn-off Date will never exceed its Pro Rata Share
of the threshold amount referenced in the definition of Relevant General Cap as applicable as of
that Burn-off Date (for example, $26,250,000 or $11,250,000). For these purposes, the “Burn-off
Dates” shall mean the 18 month anniversary of the Closing, the 24 month anniversary of the Closing
and the day after the Settlement Date (as defined in the Collateral Agreement). For purposes of
clarification, General Claims arising prior to a Burn-off Date but notified within 30 days of a
Burn-off Date in accordance with Section 10.4(f)(i) shall be deemed to have been made immediately
prior to such Burn-off Date.
(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, each Seller’s aggregate liability for any claims of
whatsoever kind under this Agreement and/or the Collateral Agreement shall not exceed under any
circumstance or for any reason the amount of the Net Purchase Price set forth opposite such
Seller’s name in Schedule 1 plus any distributions actually received by such Seller from
the Escrow Account.
(iv) No Seller shall be obliged to make any payments to Buyer in respect of a General Claim or
a Fundamental Claim until such General Claim or Fundamental Claim has been Finally Determined.
Except with respect to a Fundamental Claim for breach of any of a Seller’s Fundamental
Representations (for which only the Seller in default shall be severally liable), each Seller shall
be proportionately responsible for its or his Pro Rata Share of a Finally Determined General Claim
or Fundamental Claim.
(e) With respect to matters governed by Section 10.3, the Seller Group’s right to
indemnification shall not exceed the Purchase Price.
(f) The right to indemnification under this Article X will apply only to those claims
for indemnification:
(i) for which notice is given within thirty (30) days after the Applicable Expiration Date in
accordance with Section 10.6; and
(ii) in respect of which appropriate legal Action is instituted within twelve (12) months of
the notice being given or, if such claim is necessarily contingent in nature, in respect of which
appropriate legal Action is instituted within six (6) months of the contingent liability in
question becoming actual.
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(g) Any claim made under this Article X shall be reduced in amount by any Tax benefit
actually received and or reasonably expected to be received based on a calculation which takes into
account the difference in the estimated Tax liability of the Buyer’s group (an affiliated group
filing a consolidated Tax Return of which the Buyer is a member), over the period of time over
which such benefit is estimated to be received, calculated with and without the item giving rise to
such claim and discounted at a rate of five percent (5%) per annum. In the event any claim is made
under this Article X by Sellers against Buyer, similar principles shall apply in
determining any Tax benefit actually received or reasonably expected to be received by Sellers.
The Parties agree that any indemnification payments made under Section 9.5 or this
Article X shall be treated for all Tax purposes as an adjustment to the Purchase Price,
unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(h) The Buyer Indemnitee shall be obligated in connection with any claim for indemnification
under this Article X to use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any insurance
proceeds available to them with regard to the applicable claims (including the amount of any
indemnification, contribution or other similar payment paid to any such Buyer Indemnitee with
respect to applicable Damages); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
require the institution of litigation against any insurance provider. Further, if any insurance
claim is made by any Buyer Indemnitee, the Seller Group shall, to the extent permitted by Law and
such Buyer Indemnitee insurance policies, be subrogated to the right of such Buyer Indemnitee to
seek recovery from such insurer; provided, however, that if the Seller Group shall
be prohibited from such subrogation, the Buyer Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to seek recovery from such insurer on the Seller Group’s behalf and pay any such recovery to the
Seller Group on a net after-Tax basis after allowing for the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
claiming for the payment. The amount which the Seller Group is or may be required to pay to any
Buyer Indemnitee pursuant to this Article X shall be reduced (retroactively, if necessary)
by any insurance proceeds or other amounts actually recovered by or on behalf of such Buyer
Indemnitee in reduction of the related Damages (including the amount of any indemnification,
contribution or other similar payment paid to the Buyer Indemnitee with respect to such Damages);
provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the amount Buyer is entitled to
receive under this Section 10.4(i) or otherwise, after taking into account all insurance
proceeds, payments by the Seller Group and after deducting all Taxes required to be paid by Buyer
with respect to the receipt of such amounts, shall equal the amount of Buyer’s Damages. If a Buyer
Indemnitee shall have received the payment required by this Agreement from any member of the Seller
Group in respect of Damages and shall subsequently receive insurance proceeds or other amounts in
respect of such Damages, then such Buyer Indemnitee shall promptly repay to the Seller Group a sum
equal to the lesser of (i) the payment made by the Seller Group in respect of such Damages and (ii)
the amount of such insurance proceeds or other amounts actually received, in each case on a net
after-Tax basis.
(i) Any amounts payable pursuant to the indemnification obligations under Section 9.5
and this Article X shall be paid without duplication, and in no event shall any Party be
indemnified under different provisions of this Agreement for the same Damages. To the extent
amounts may be indemnifiable or recoverable under more than one provision of this Agreement, such
amounts shall only be recoverable or indemnifiable with respect to the provision of this Agreement
to which it most specifically relates.
(j) No Indemnifying Party shall be required to make any payment hereunder in respect of any
Damages which are contingent until the time that such contingent Damages cease to be contingent.
(k) Notwithstanding anything in this Article X to the contrary, no claim for
indemnification may be made and no member of the Seller Group shall be liable under or in respect
of any claim for indemnification:
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(i) to the extent that the fact, event, or circumstances giving rise to such claim have been
specifically reserved in the Closing Balance Sheet or specifically included in the determination of
Closing Net Working Capital or Closing Net Cash;
(ii) to the extent that it arises or is increased as a result of action taken, or failure to
act, by or on behalf of, with the consent or at the request of Buyer or its Affiliates;
(iii) to the extent that it actually arises or is increased by reason of a breach by Buyer of
its obligations hereunder or under any other agreement entered into pursuant hereto;
(iv) to the extent that it arises, or is increased, wholly or partly as a result of any change
in any enactment, law, regulation, directive or practice of any government, government department
or agency or any regulatory body or the increase in the rates of tax, made after the date of this
Agreement whether or not having retrospective effect; or
(v) to the extent that it arises, or is increased, wholly or partly as a result of any change
in the accounting policies, accounting bases or practices of the Company after the Closing or any
change in GAAP after the Closing.
(l) Notwithstanding anything in this Article X to the contrary, the Sellers’ indemnification
obligations pursuant to Section 10.1 in respect of any breach of or failure to perform with
respect to any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.10(a)(ii), (iv), (v), (vi)
and/or Section 3.27(c) shall not extend to a covenant to indemnify or hold harmless any
insured or additional insured as defined by the Environmental Insurance Policies (together the
“Insured”) and only the Buyer shall be entitled to pursue a claim for indemnification for
the breach or failure to perform in such circumstances. In calculating Damages for any such breach
or failure to perform the said representations or warranties the Buyer shall be entitled to recover
on the basis that any uninsured Damages actually suffered by the Insured shall be recoverable by
the Buyer.
Section 10.5 Collateral Agreement and Escrow Agreement. The Parties shall comply with
the terms of the Collateral Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.
Section 10.6 Indemnification Procedures.
(a) If any claim or demand is made against an Indemnified Party with respect to any matter, or
any Indemnified Party shall otherwise learn of an assertion or of a potential claim, by any Person
who is not a Party (or an Affiliate thereof) (a “Third Party Claim”) which may give rise to
a claim for indemnification against an Indemnifying Party under this Agreement, then the
Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party in writing and in reasonable detail of the
Third Party Claim promptly (including the factual basis for the Third Party Claim, and, to the
extent known, the amount of the Third Party Claim) and shall include a copy of any notice or
document received from any third party relating to such Third Party Claim; provided,
however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying
Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to
the extent) the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced as a result thereof (except that the
Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period in which the
Indemnified Party failed to give such notice). Thereafter, the Indemnified Party will deliver to
the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all
notices and documents (including court papers) received or transmitted by the Indemnified Party
relating to the Third Party Claim.
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(b) The Indemnifying Party will have the right to participate in or to assume the defense of
the Third Party Claim (in either case at the expense of the Indemnifying Party) with counsel of its
choice reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party will be liable for
the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during
which the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense thereof (other than during any period
in which the Indemnified Party shall have failed to give notice of the Third Party Claim as
provided above following a reasonable period of time to provide such notice). Should the
Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party
will not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however,
that, if the Parties reasonably agree that a conflict of interest exists in respect of such claim,
such Indemnified Party will have the right to employ separate counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the Indemnifying Party to represent such Indemnified Party and in that event the reasonable fees
and expenses of such separate counsel (but not more than one separate counsel for all Indemnified
Parties) shall be paid by such Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party is conducting the
defense of the Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party, at its sole cost and expense, may retain
separate counsel, and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim, it being understood that
the Indemnifying Party will control such defense subject to the limitations set out in this
Section 10.6.
(c) No Indemnifying Party will consent to any settlement, compromise or discharge (including
the consent to entry of any judgment) of any Third Party Claim without the Indemnified Party’s
prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);
provided that, if the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party will agree to any settlement, compromise or discharge of such Third Party Claim
which the Indemnifying Party may recommend and which by its terms obligates the Indemnifying Party
to pay the full amount of Damages in connection with such Third Party Claim and unconditionally
releases the Indemnified Party completely from all Liability in connection with such Third Party
Claim and provided that such settlement does not impose any material non-monetary
restrictions or material obligations on the Indemnified Party or its property or business. Whether
or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party will not admit any Liability, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement or compromise with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned).
(d) If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying
Party will keep the Indemnified Party informed of all material developments relating to or in
connection with such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend a Third Party
Claim, the Parties will cooperate in the defense thereof (with the Indemnifying Party being
responsible for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Indemnified Party (other than for the
fees and expenses of its counsel) in connection with such cooperation), which cooperation will
include the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably
relevant to such Third Party Claim, and making employees available to provide additional
information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.
(e) Any claim on account of Damages for which indemnification is provided under this Agreement
which does not involve a Third Party Claim will be asserted by reasonably prompt written notice
given by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that
no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the
Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced as a result thereof (except that the Indemnifying Party
will not be liable for any expenses incurred during the period in which the Indemnified Party
failed to give such notice).
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(f) In the event of payment in full by an Indemnifying Party to any Indemnified Party in
connection with any claim (an “Indemnified Claim”), such Indemnifying Party will be
subrogated to and will stand in the place of such Indemnified Party (including as to any right to
receive proceeds or cost reimbursement) as to any events or circumstances in respect of which such
Indemnified Party may have any right or claim relating to such Indemnified Claim against any
claimant or plaintiff asserting such Indemnified Claim or against any other Person. Such
Indemnified Party will cooperate with such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the
cost and expense of such Indemnifying Party, in prosecuting any subrogated right or claim.
Section 10.7 Exclusive Remedy. After the Closing, the remedies set forth in this
Article X shall be the sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all Damages
resulting from, arising out of or relating, directly or indirectly, to the subject matter of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to Article X and
Section 12.16, Buyer and Sellers hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable Law, any and all rights, claims and causes of action they or any of their respective
Affiliates may have against the other Party or any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement (other than to the extent any such claims are grounded in
fraud), whether arising under or based upon any Federal, state, provincial, local or foreign
statute, Law, Environmental Law, ordinance, rule, regulation or common law. Buyer may not avoid
the limitations on liability of the Sellers set forth in this Article X by seeking Damages
for breach of contract, tort or pursuant to any other theory of liability other than fraud.
Section 10.8 Mitigation. Nothing herein shall relieve Buyer or Sellers of its or
their common-law duty to mitigate loss. Buyer and Sellers shall cooperate with each other with
respect to resolving any claim or Liability with respect to which one Party is obligated to provide
indemnification hereunder, including by making commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate or
resolve any such claim or Liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer agrees
that, as a part of its duty to mitigate, it has the obligation to pursue any rights that may
continue to be exercisable by Atlantic Inertial US or Atlantic Inertial UK (and/or any of their
respective successors and/or assigns) under the terms of any of the Original Acquisition Documents.
In addition, Buyer agrees that such duty to mitigate will be deemed not to have been satisfied to
the extent that Buyer has a valid claim under the Original Acquisition Documents but fails to
recover Damages.
Section 10.9 Waiver of Damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, the Management Sellers, JFL Seller and Buyer agree that (i) the recovery by any
Party of any Damages suffered or incurred by such Party as a result of any breach by the other
Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement shall be limited to the actual damages
suffered or incurred by such Party as a result of the breach by the breaching Party of its
obligations hereunder, and (ii) in no event shall any Party have any Liability to any other Party
except (A) if there is a Closing, as expressly provided in this Article X and (B) if there is no
Closing, for Damages incurred or suffered by such Party for any breach by the other Party of an
obligation or covenant or willful breach of a representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement to the extent such breach resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur, subject to any
other express limitations set forth in this Agreement.
Section 10.10 Buyer Acknowledgements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except in the event of fraud or
willful misconduct of any member of the Seller Group or the Company Group, (a) it does not enter
into this Agreement in reliance on any warranties, and representations made or given, except as set
forth in Article III, Article IV, and Article V (the “Warranties”)
and (b) the Seller Group makes no warranty or other representations as to the accuracy of any
forecasts, estimates, projections, statements of intent or statements of opinion provided to Buyer
or any of its Affiliates by the Seller Group or any other party on or prior to the date of this
Agreement, whether orally or in any document (including in the Disclosure
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Schedule or the documents annexed to it, the documents in the Data Room, and the Information
Memorandum) other than with respect to those opinions expressed in the Legal Opinion.
Section 10.11 Release. Except in the event of their fraud or willful misconduct,
Buyer hereby irrevocably releases and discharges each officer, director, manager and management
employee of any member of the Company Group other than a Seller, subject to the Closing and
effective as of the Closing Date, with respect to and from any and all claims or Liabilities of any
kind or nature, whether in law or at equity, which Buyer now or at any time in the future may own
or hold arising from or related to, in whole or in part, the participation or involvement of such
officer, manager or management employee in (a) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule, the Transaction Documents or any of the other documents
contemplated hereby and thereby and (b) the compilation, dissemination or distribution of any
information contained in the Data Room, other than for any such claim or Liability arising from or
related to such officer’s, manager’s or management employee’s capacity as a Seller or as a result
of fraud.
Section 10.12
Exchange Rate. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 12.13
hereof, with respect to any claim for indemnification made under this Article X for which the
underlying Damages are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, such Damages shall be
deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to be translated into U.S. dollars at the spot rate
quoted by Bloomberg (screen path: CURNCY BFIX, USD(+ 3 letter identifier of currency “converting
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on the day that is two (2) Business Days prior to the day on which the notice of such
indemnification claim is received by the Indemnifying Party and any such notice shall include, in
addition to any other information required pursuant to this
Article X, a description of the
relevant exchange rate and a calculation of such Damages converted into U.S. dollars based on such
exchange rate.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.1 Termination Events. Without prejudice to other remedies which may be
available to the Parties by Law or this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated and the
transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of Sellers and Buyer;
(b) by either Sellers or Buyer by giving written notice to the other Party if the Closing
shall not have occurred by the date falling four months after the date of this Agreement, unless
extended by written agreement of Sellers and Buyer; provided, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this clause (b) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill
any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the
Closing to occur on or before such date; or
(c) by either Sellers or Buyer by giving written notice to the other Party if any Governmental
Authority shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, ruling or other Action shall not be subject
to appeal or shall have become final and unappealable, provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1(c) shall not be available
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obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, such order, decree or
ruling or other action by such a Governmental Authority.
Section 11.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.1, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall
terminate without any Liability on the part of either Party or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates in
respect thereof, except that (a) the obligations of Buyer and Sellers under Section 7.5
(Public Announcements), this Section 11.2 and Article XII (including the related
definitions) of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and (b) such termination shall not relieve any Party of any Liability for damages incurred
or suffered by the other Party for any breach of an obligation or covenant or willful breach of a
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement prior to termination to the extent such
breach resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur (testing any breach of a representation or
warranty as though the representation or warranty serving as the basis for such breach was made on
and as of the date of termination). For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties understand and agree
that any termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to, and shall not effect, any and
all rights to damages that any Party may have hereunder or otherwise under applicable law.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Parties in Interest. Except for the Seller Indemnitees and the Buyer
Indemnitees or as provided in Section 9.3 and in this Section 12.1, nothing in this
Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person, including any union
or any employee or former employee of the Company Group, Sellers or the Business, other than the
Parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy,
claim or benefit or remedies of any nature whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any
specified period, under or by reason of under or in respect of this Agreement.
Section 12.2 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign
(by contract, stock sale, operation of Law or otherwise) either this Agreement or any of its
rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the express prior written consent of the other
Parties, and any attempted assignment, without such consent, shall be null and void;
provided, however, that Buyer shall be permitted to make any such assignment to a
wholly owned Affiliate without the consent of the other Parties hereto.
Section 12.3 Notices. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement,
all notices and other communications required or permitted to be given by any provision of this
Agreement shall be in writing and mailed (certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) or sent by hand or overnight courier, or by facsimile transmission (with acknowledgment
received), charges prepaid and addressed to the intended recipient as follows, or to such other
addresses or numbers as may be specified by a Party from time to time by like notice to the other
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All notices and other communications given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed to have been given and received when delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile
(with acknowledgment received), three (3) Business Days after the same are sent by certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested or one (1) Business Day after the same are sent by a
reliable overnight courier service, with acknowledgment of receipt.
Section 12.4 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except in a written instrument executed by each of the Parties. No waiver by
any of the Parties of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder,
whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default,
misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights
arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. No waiver by any of the Parties of
any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed
by the Party sought to be charged with such waiver.
Section 12.5 Exhibits and Disclosure Schedule; Schedule 1.
(a) All Exhibits, Schedules and the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto are hereby
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Any matter disclosed pursuant to any
Section of or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule (or any section of
any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule) whose relevance or
applicability to any representation made elsewhere in this Agreement or to the information called
for by any other Section of or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule (or
any other section of any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule) is
reasonably apparent on its face shall be deemed to be an exception to such representations and to
be disclosed with respect to all such other Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement and the Disclosure Schedule (and all sections of all Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement and the Disclosure Schedule) where it is so apparent on its face, notwithstanding the
omission of a reference or cross-reference thereto.
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(b) Neither the specification of any dollar amount in any representation nor the mere
inclusion of any item in a Schedule or in the Disclosure Schedule as an exception to a
representation or warranty shall be deemed an admission by a Party that such item is required to be
so included in a Schedule or in the Disclosure Schedule or represents an exception or material
fact, event or circumstance or that such item is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect or Buyer Material Adverse Effect or that such item is outside the ordinary course of
business.
(c) Each of the Sellers and Buyer acknowledge that as of the date of this Agreement the
portion of the Net Purchase Price to be received by each Seller as required to be set forth on
Schedule 1 is not determinable. Accordingly, the Sellers’ Representative shall deliver to
Buyer no later than three (3) days prior to the Closing Date a completed Schedule 1 setting
forth such information, which completed Schedule 1 shall be deemed to be effective for all
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 12.6 Headings. The table of contents and section headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement or
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 12.7 Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption
or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any
of the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 12.8 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations
and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement, Buyer acknowledges that none of Sellers or
any of its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates or any other Person makes any representation or
warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to the Company Group and
Affiliates, the Interests or any of the assets or Liabilities of the Company Group and its
Affiliates, or with respect to any other information provided to Buyer, whether on behalf of
Sellers, the Company or such other Persons, including as to the probable success or profitability
of the Company Group after the Closing. Neither Sellers nor any other Person will have or be
subject to any Liability or indemnification obligation to Buyer or any other Person resulting from
the distribution to Buyer, or Buyer’s use of, any such information, including any information,
document or material made available to Buyer in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or
in any other form in expectation or contemplation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 12.9 Sellers’ Representative.
(a) Each of the Sellers hereby constitutes and appoints JFL Seller as its representative,
attorney-in-fact and agent (the “Sellers’ Representative”) and authorizes it acting for
such Seller and in such Seller’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to do and perform
every act and thing required or permitted to be done, or which JFL Seller in its sole discretion
considers necessary or desirable, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby, as fully to all intents and purposes as
such Seller might or could do in person, including paying all transaction fees and expenses and
acting for and on behalf of each Seller in all respects under the Escrow Agreement. In the event
of the incapacity or dissolution of JFL Seller, such other Person selected by those Sellers party
hereto selling between them a majority of the Sellers’ Interests shall be deemed to be the Sellers’
Representative for all purposes of this Agreement upon notice of such selection to the Parties
hereto by at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice with express reference to this
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(b) Any decision which is required to be made and/or any document which is required to be
signed by the Sellers’ Representative for the purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to have
been duly made or signed if it is agreed or (as the case may be) signed by the Sellers’
Representative. Any consent or agreement or direction or waiver of the Sellers which is required
or contemplated by this Agreement may be given or made by the Sellers’ Representative and if so
given or made by the Sellers’ Representative shall be binding upon all Sellers and no Seller shall
have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same.
(c) The Sellers’ Representative is hereby authorized to act in the way contemplated by this
Agreement and to take such decisions as it shall at its entire discretion determine and, provided
it acts in good faith, the Sellers’ Representative shall have and accepts no Liability to any of
the Sellers or to any other person other than Buyer in connection with or as a result of anything
which such Sellers’ Representative does, refrains from doing or neglects or omits to do in
connection with any matter relating to the Agreement.
(d) The Sellers’ Representative shall not be required to expend any of its own money on or in
relation to the matters referred to in this Agreement unless it has been indemnified and secured
(if and to the extent it so requires, to its full satisfaction) by the Sellers it represents in
respect of the maximum amount of the expenses and other Liabilities of any kind which it reasonably
considers that it will or may incur in connection with or as a result of such proceedings or such
duties and such indemnity and security shall be such as to ensure that the Sellers’ Representative
has immediate access to all such funds as it may require in order to meet all such expenses or
other Liabilities as they fall due; provided, however, that the Sellers’
Representative shall be obliged to bear its appropriate proportion of such expenses and
Liabilities. Each Seller hereby agrees to reimburse the Sellers’ Representative for and contribute
to the payment and satisfaction of any amount or Liability incurred or expended by the Sellers’
Representative hereunder for which the Sellers’ Representative is not otherwise indemnified or
secured as provided herein within five (5) Business Days of receiving a statement from the Sellers’
Representative setting forth in reasonable detail any such amount or Liability; provided,
that each Seller shall be responsible only for its or his Pro Rata Share of any such amount. Each
Seller hereby further agrees that the Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to retain a portion
of the Base Purchase Price sufficient in the Sellers’ Representative’s sole discretion to cover any
anticipated costs, expenses or other Liabilities to be incurred by the Sellers’ Representative
hereunder.
Section 12.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule and
the Exhibits hereto), the Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the
entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and
supersede any prior understandings, negotiations, agreements, discussions or representations among
the Parties of any nature, whether written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the
subject matter hereof or thereof.
Section 12.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any such provision to any Person or circumstance shall be declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, all other provisions of
this Agreement, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those
as to which it has been held invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, shall nevertheless remain in
full force and effect and will in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such
determination that any provision, or the application of any such provision, is invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are
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Section 12.12 Expenses. Unless otherwise provided herein, each of Buyer and Sellers
agree to pay, without right of reimbursement from the other, all costs and expenses incurred by it
incident to without limitation, the process leading to the execution of this Agreement, the
negotiations and preparations of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder,
including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants, financial
advisors, experts and consultants employed by the respective Parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are consummated. Any costs to be borne by the Sellers pursuant to this Section 12.12 shall
be apportioned amongst them in accordance with their Pro Rata Share. Buyer shall be obligated to
pay any and all costs of any audit of any member of the Company Group as may be required to enable
Buyer to obtain any financing or complete and file any filing by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer
with any Governmental Authority or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the provisions and covenants of this Section 12.12 will survive the Closing and
will remain in force indefinitely.
Section 12.13
Currency and Exchange Rates. Unless otherwise specifically provided in
this Agreement, references in this Agreement to any monetary sum expressed in a currency other than
U.S. dollars shall, where such sum is referable to or is to be compared to a sum in U.S. dollars,
be deemed to be a reference to an equivalent amount in U.S. dollars translated at the spot rate
quoted by Bloomberg (screenpath: CURNCY BFIX, USD(+ 3 letter identifier of currency “converting
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on the relevant date for determination (or the next immediately following Business Day in the event
the relevant date for determination is not a Business Day).
Section 12.14 Governing Law. This Agreement and all claims arising out of or relating
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by the Laws of the
State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law principles that would result in the
application of any Law other than the Law of the State of New York.
Section 12.15 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (i) the state
courts of the State of New York and (ii) the United States District Court for the State of New York
(and the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) for the purposes of any suit, Action or other
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby (and
agrees not to commence any Action, suit or proceeding relating hereto except in such courts). Each
of the Parties further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document hand
delivered or sent by U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in
Section 12.3 will be effective service of process for any Action, suit or proceeding in New
York with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any Action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in (i) state courts of the State of New York
or (ii) the United States District Court for the State of New York (and the appropriate appellate
courts therefrom), and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to
plead or claim in any such court that any such Action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party agrees that a
final judgment in any Action or proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by
suit on the judgment in any jurisdiction or in any other manner provided in law or in equity.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
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CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION,
PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
Section 12.16 Specific Performance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of
the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached for which money damages would be inadequate and it is accordingly agreed that
the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, without the need to post a bond or other
security and without the necessity of proving damages.
Section 12.17 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute
one and the same instrument.
Section 12.18 Agent for Service.
(a) For the purpose of any suit, Action or other proceeding initiated by Buyer or any Buyer
Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement and otherwise in accordance with Section 12.15, each
Management Seller hereby appoints the Sellers’ Representative as such Management Seller’s duly
authorized agent in the United States upon whom process may be served in any such suit, Action or
other proceeding. Such appointment of agent shall be effective unless and until (i) a successor
agent authorized to perform such agency function is appointed, (ii) such successor accepts such
appointment, and (iii) notice of such successor agent is sent to Buyer in accordance with the
provisions of Section 12.3. The Person appointed at any time as such agent is referred to
herein as the “Authorized Agent”. Buyer hereby acknowledges and agrees to the appointment
of the Authorized Agent pursuant to this Section 12.18 and agrees that, for so long as an
Authorized Agent has been duly appointed and is acting hereunder, any suit, Action or other
proceeding initiated by Buyer or any Buyer Indemnitee will be effective if served upon the
Authorized Agent. Each Management Seller hereby waives any defense based on insufficient service
of process (or like defense) in any suit, Action or other proceeding initiated by Buyer or any
Buyer Indemnitee provided that service is made on the Authorized Agent in accordance with this
Section 12.18.
(b) The sole responsibility of the Authorized Agent hereunder shall be to send legal process
received hereunder by the Authorized Agent on behalf of any Management Seller to the appropriate
Management Seller in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section 12.3.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Management Seller will provide the Authorized
Agent in writing with ten (10) Business Days prior notice of any change to its address. The
Authorized Agent shall have no responsibility for the receipt or non-receipt by any Management
Seller of such legal process. Should such legal process be returned to the Authorized Agent for
any reason, the Authorized Agent shall have no responsibility other than to return such legal
process to the sender by first class mail.
(c) Each Management Seller hereby agrees, severally and not jointly and severally, to
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Authorized Agent from and against any and all claims,
damages, liabilities and causes of action (including attorneys fees and costs) imposed upon,
incurred by or asserted against the Authorized Agent, directly or indirectly, relating to or
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(d) In the event JFL Seller (whether in its own capacity or in its capacity as the Sellers’
Representative) is serving as the Authorized Agent hereunder, such service shall not in any way (i)
cause JFL Seller to become jointly and severally liable with the Management Sellers for any Damages
for which Buyer or any other Buyer Indemnitee seek indemnification under this Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, or (ii) otherwise modify, replace or supplement the
allocation of or limits on liability set forth in this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the
Collateral Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
date first above written.
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XXXXXXXX CORPORATION |
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Vice President |
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Disclosure Schedule
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Section 1.1: Disclosure Bundle Index |
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Section 3.1: Organization of the Company and the Company Group |
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Section 3.2: Noncontravention |
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Section 3.3(a): Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.3(b): Capitalization |
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Section 3.4: Government Authorizations |
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Section 3.5: Financial Statements |
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Section 3.6: Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.7: Tax Matters |
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Section 3.8(a): Owned Real Property |
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Section 3.8(b): Leased Real Property |
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Section 3.8(e): UK Real Property – Contingent Liabilities |
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Section 3.9 (a): Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.9(b) – (i): Use of Company Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.10(a): Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.11(a) and (b): Material Contracts |
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Section 3.11(c) — (q): Government Material Contracts |
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Section 3.12: Insurance |
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Section 3.13: Litigation |
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Section 3.14(a): US Employee Matters |
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Section 3.14(b): UK Employee Matters |
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Section 3.14(c): UK Pensions |
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Section 3.15: Legal Compliance |
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Section 3.16: Permits |
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Section 3.17: Export Controls Compliance |
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Section 3.18: Brokers’ Fees |
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Section 3.19: No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 3.20: Title to Tangible Assets |
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Section 3.21: Accounts Receivables |
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Section 3.22: Affiliate Transactions |
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Section 3.23: Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney |
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Section 3.24: Books and Records |
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Section 3.25: Internal Controls |
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Section 3.26: No Gifts or Similar Benefits |
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Section 3.27: Asbestos Matters |
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Section 3.28: Solvency |
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Section 3.29(a): Sufficiency of Assets |
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Section 3.29(b): Condition of Assets |
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Section 3.30: BAe Benefit; Non-Action |
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Section 4.1: SSSL Organization |
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Section 4.2: SSSL Equity Interests; SSSL Capitalization |
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Section 4.3: SSSL Taxes |
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Section 4.4: SSSL Employees |
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Section 4.5: SSSL Real Property |
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Section 4.6: SSSL Intellectual Property |
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Section 5.1: Organization of Sellers |
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Section 5.2: Authorization of Sellers |
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Section 5.3: Ownership of Interests |
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Section 5.4: Noncontravention |
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Section 5.5: Brokers’ Fees |
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Section 7.1: Conduct of the Company |
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Section 7.2: Access to Information and Personnel |
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Section 7.9: Inspection and Repair |
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Section 9.4(a): US Employee Matters |
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