DILLON MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
EXECUTION COPY
XXXXXX MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
THIS MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT, is made as of January 1, 2007, by and between Unifi Manufacturing, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“Unifi”), and Xxxxxx Yarn Corporation, a South Carolina corporation (“Dillon”).
R E C I T A L S :
A. The equipment described in Schedule A (the “Equipment”) is owned by Dillon and is located in the facilities of Unifi at Xxxxxx, South Carolina (the “Xxxxxx Facility”).
X. Xxxxxx wishes Unifi to manufacture such products that are capable of being manufactured using the Equipment on a commercially viable basis (but other than the Products (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 25, 2006, between Unifi and Xxxxxx)) (the “Contract Products”).
C. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Xxxxxx desires to have its raw materials converted into Contract Products using the Equipment by Unifi, and Unifi desires to sell such services to Xxxxxx.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Term. Subject to Section 12, this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue for three years and shall be automatically renewed for additional one year terms (the “Term”) following expiration of the prior term.
2. Manufacturing.
(a) During the Term, Unifi shall manufacture and deliver to Xxxxxx, and Xxxxxx shall accept from Unifi, all of the quantities of Contract Product specified by Dillon. Xxxxxx shall not purchase Contract Product from any person, other than Unifi under this Agreement, unless Unifi is unable to satisfy orders of Contract Product from Xxxxxx because the quantity ordered by Xxxxxx exceeds the maximum production capacity of the Equipment or the Equipment is undergoing maintenance or is not otherwise operable. The Contract Product shall be produced with levels of quality consistent with past practice at the Xxxxxx Facility.
(b) To facilitate the production of the Contract Product by Unifi, Xxxxxx will furnish to Unifi its forecasted needs for the Contract Product as soon as reasonably determinable. Subject to receiving forecasted needs and the supply of the requisite quality and quantity of raw materials from Xxxxxx on a timely basis, Unifi shall use its reasonable efforts to meet the production, timing and specifications of Xxxxxx’x orders for Contract Product.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Unifi’s standard terms and conditions contained in each invoice (the “Standard Terms
and Conditions”) shall constitute the terms and conditions under which Xxxxxx will purchase the manufacturing services with respect to the Contract Product from Unifi. If the terms and conditions of any purchase order or this Agreement conflict with any provision of the Standard Terms and Conditions, then the Standard Terms and Conditions shall govern to the extent of such conflict.
3. Supply of Raw Materials; Warehousing; Packaging.
(a) Xxxxxx shall be responsible for supplying to Unifi the raw materials required to manufacture the Contract Products, and shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, at its cost, to the Xxxxxx Facility the raw materials in sufficient quantity to meet the manufacturing needs to satisfy Xxxxxx’x manufacturing orders.
(b) Title to the raw materials and to the Contract Products manufactured therefrom shall at all times reside in Xxxxxx.
(c) Unifi shall be responsible for storing the raw materials and Contract Product at the Xxxxxx Facility, segregated from other raw materials or finished goods of Unifi. Unifi shall maintain inventory of the raw materials, packaging materials and Contract Product on a rotating basis, first in first out.
(d) Unifi shall be responsible for supplying the packaging materials for the Contract Products. For the purposes hereof, Xxxxxx hereby grants Unifi a non-exclusive license to use its designated name, xxxx or logo (the “Xxxxxx Xxxxx”) on the packaging materials for the Contract Product, and shall notify Unifi on a timely basis of any changes to any such Xxxxxx Xxxxx. All intellectual property in and to Xxxxxx Xxxxx shall remain or become the property of Xxxxxx and Unifi acknowledges that all goodwill associated with the use of Xxxxxx Xxxxx shall vest in Xxxxxx.
4. Shipping. Xxxxxx shall be responsible for making all arrangements to ship raw materials to the Xxxxxx Facility and to ship the Contract Product from the Xxxxxx Facility to its own customers. Unifi shall cooperate with Xxxxxx to facilitate the shipping arrangements of Xxxxxx.
5. Equipment.
(a) The parties hereby acknowledge that the Equipment currently located in the Xxxxxx Facility is owned by Xxxxxx, and that Unifi shall operate and use the Equipment solely to manufacture the Contract Product for sale to Xxxxxx under this Agreement. Unifi hereby permits the Equipment to remain without charge in the Xxxxxx Facility for such purpose.
(b) Unifi shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Equipment and for insuring the Equipment against damage, loss or destruction.
(c) Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, Xxxxxx shall, at its cost, promptly, but in any event no later than 30 days, remove the Equipment from the Xxxxxx Facility and Unifi shall grant reasonable access to Dillon for
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this purpose. Xxxxxx shall reasonably restore the portion of the Xxxxxx Facility where the Equipment was located to allow its use consistent with the prior operation of the Xxxxxx Facility.
6. Price. The price for the manufacture of the Contract Product shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set forth on Exhibit A.
7. Terms of Payment. The amount of each invoice shall be due and payable in U.S. dollars within 30 days from the date of the invoice.
8. Warranties. Except as specifically stated herein or in the Standard Terms and Conditions, Unifi does not represent or warrant that the Contract Product will satisfy any applicable laws or regulations of any government or agencies thereof.
9. Indemnification. Xxxxxx shall indemnify and hold harmless Unifi and its employees, contractors and agents from any claims, actions, suits or proceedings, liabilities or losses resulting from or arising out of (i) personal injuries or damage to property sustained by any persons handling the Contract Product after the Contract Product has been placed in the hands of the carrier designated by Xxxxxx, or (ii) any violation or infringement of intellectual property rights caused or alleged to be caused by or arising out of the use or sale of, or any aspect relating to any goods, materials, packaging materials or Contract Products furnished by Unifi or the use or operation of the Equipment.
10. LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. NEITHER XXXXXX NOR UNIFI WILL BE LIABLE HEREUNDER TO THE OTHER FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR COMMISSION OF A TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
11. Force Majeure. Unifi shall be excused from performing its obligations hereunder during the time and to the extent it is delayed or prevented from producing or delivering the Contract Product as a result of acts of God or of government, floods, unusually severe weather, national disaster, war, acts of war, acts of terrorism, sabotage, riots, strikes or other labor disturbances, fire, mechanical breakdown, accidents, shortage of or inability to obtain raw materials (including the failure of Xxxxxx to timely supply raw materials to Unifi as provided in Section 3), energy, transportation, equipment or other events beyond its control.
12. Termination. Either party hereto may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason upon 180 days’ prior written notice to the other party. Such termination, which shall be without penalty, shall not relieve or release either party from any right, liability or obligations that may have accrued under the law or this Agreement prior to the date of such termination.
13. Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a)
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delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment or (c) received or rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the following addresses or facsimile numbers and marked to the attention of the individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, or individual as a party may designate by notice to the other party):
(i) | If to Xxxxxx: |
Xxxxxx Yarn Corporation
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(ii) | If to Unifi: |
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
14. Waiver. The failure of either party to insist in any one or more instances upon strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to take advantage of any of its rights, or to enforce any of the conditions hereof, shall not operate as a continuing waiver of such provisions, rights or conditions and shall not prevent such party from insisting upon such provisions, taking advantage of such rights and enforcing such conditions in the future.
15. Interpretation. Captions and headings throughout this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and the words contained therein shall in no way be held or deemed to define, limit, describe, explain or modify the construction or meaning of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any rule of interpretation or construction that requires that ambiguities be construed against the party drafting the agreement or any similar rule or doctrine shall have no application to this Agreement. Neither a course of dealing between the parties nor a usage of trade shall be considered in interpreting, giving meaning to, supplementing or qualifying the terms of this Agreement.
16. Assignment; Amendment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties; provided, that, neither party shall assign any of its rights or obligations herein without first obtaining the written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and, except that (i) either party may assign this Agreement to any of its subsidiaries, effective as of the date notice of such assignment is given to the other party, and (ii) this Agreement shall remain
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in full force and effect in the event of a change of control of either party, whether by merger, stock sale, reorganization or other business combination). All changes in, additions to or modifications or amendments of this Agreement, or any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof, shall be effective only when in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibit and Schedule hereto constitute the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior contracts, agreements or understandings, oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
18. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction.
19. Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim for damages or otherwise, arising under or in relation to this Agreement, or any modification thereof, shall be settled by arbitration. Such arbitration shall be held in New York, New York before a panel of three arbitrators, with each party appointing one arbitrator and the two parties appointing a third (unless the parties hereto agree to one arbitrator), in each case from the Commercial Panel in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and the arbitration shall be conducted under such Rules. The decision of the arbitrators shall be final, binding and conclusive. Both parties shall be bound by the arbitrators’ decision and judgment upon such decision may be entered in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction.
20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Manufacturing Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
UNIFI MANUFACTURING, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXX | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx XxXxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
XXXXXX YARN CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXX | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |