EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of October 3, 2007 between MAYFAIR RETIREMENT INVESTORS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, and MAYFAIR MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (the Purchaser) and CONSOLIDATED...
Exhibit
2.1
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Dated
as
of October 3, 2007
between
MAYFAIR
RETIREMENT INVESTORS, LLC,
a
Tennessee limited liability company, and
MAYFAIR
MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC,
a
Tennessee limited liability company
(the
Purchaser)
and
a
Georgia
limited partnership
(the
Seller)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
PURCHASE
AND SALE
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1
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Section
1.1
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Mayfair
Village Interests
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1
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Section
1.2
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Mayfair
Nursing Care Interests
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1
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ARTICLE
II
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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1
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Section
2.1
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Purchase
Price for Mayfair Village Interests
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1
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Section
2.2
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Purchase
Price for Mayfair Nursing Care
Interests2
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Section
2.3
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Payment
of Purchase Price
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2
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Section
2.4
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Working
Capital Adjustment
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2
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANIES
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4
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Section
3.1
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Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power
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4
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Section
3.2
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Capitalization
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5
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Section
3.3
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Authority;
Noncontravention
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5
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Section
3.4
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Governmental
Approvals
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5
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Section
3.5
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Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities
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5
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Section
3.6
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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6
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Section
3.7
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Legal
Proceedings
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6
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Section
3.8
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Compliance
With Laws; Permits
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6
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Section
3.9
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Tax
Matters
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6
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Section
3.10
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Employee
Benefits and Labor Matters
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7
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Section
3.11
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Environmental
Matters
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8
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Section
3.12
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Properties
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8
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Section
3.13
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Insurance
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9
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Section
3.14
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Intellectual
Property
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9
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Section
3.15
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Contracts
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10
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Section
3.16
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Health
Care Regulatory Matters
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10
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Section
3.17
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Brokers
and Other Advisors
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11
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE
PURCHASER
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11
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Section
4.1
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Organization;
Standing
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11
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Section
4.2
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Authority;
Noncontravention
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11
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
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Section
4.3
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Governmental
Approvals
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12
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Section
4.4
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Capital
Resources
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12
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Section
4.5
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Brokers
and Other Advisors
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12
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Section
4.6
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Investigation;
Acknowledgement; No Additional Representations
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12
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ARTICLE
V
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VADDITIONAL
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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13
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Section
5.1
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Conduct
of Business
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13
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Section
5.2
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No
Solicitation
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14
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Section
5.3
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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14
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Section
5.4
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Public
Announcements
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16
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Section
5.5
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Access
to Information; Confidentiality
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16
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Section
5.6
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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16
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Section
5.7
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Fees
and Expenses
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17
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Section
5.8
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Employee
Matters
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17
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Section
5.9
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Obligations
Arising Under the WARN Act or Similar State Laws
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18
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Section
5.10
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Work
Force Retention
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18
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ARTICLE
VI
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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18
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Section
6.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the
Transactions
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18
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Section
6.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Purchaser
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19
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Section
6.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of Fund II
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19
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ARTICLE
VII
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CLOSING
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20
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Section
7.1
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Closing
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20
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Section
7.2
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Closing
Deliveries of Fund II
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20
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Section
7.3
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Purchaser
Closing Deliveries
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21
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
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21
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Section
8.1
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Termination
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21
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Section
8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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22
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ARTICLE
IX
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INDEMNIFICATION
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22
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Section
9.1
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Agreement
of Fund II to Indemnify
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22
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
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Section
9.2
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Procedures
for Indemnification
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22
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Section
9.3
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Defense
of Third Party Claims
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23
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Section
9.4
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Settlement
of Third Party Claims
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24
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Section
9.5
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Duration
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24
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Section
9.6
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Limitations
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24
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Section
9.7
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Adjustment
to Purchase Price
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25
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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25
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Section
10.1
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and
Agreements
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25
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Section
10.2
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Amendment
or Supplement
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25
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Section
10.3
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Extension
of Time, Waiver, Etc
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25
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Section
10.4
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Assignment
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25
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Section
10.5
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Counterparts;
Facsimile
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25
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Section
10.6
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Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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26
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Section
10.7
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Dispute
Resolution.
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26
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Section
10.8
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Governing
Law
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27
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Section
10.9
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Notices
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27
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Section
10.10
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Severability
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28
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Section
10.11
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Definitions
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28
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Section
10.12
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Interpretation
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28
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This
EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 3, 2007, is by and among Mayfair
Retirement Investors, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (“MRI”), and
Mayfair Medical Investors, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company
(“MMI”)(collectively, MRI and MMI are sometimes referred to herein as the
“Purchaser”) and Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund II, a Georgia limited
partnership (“Fund II”). Certain capitalized and other terms used in
this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 10.11.
WHEREAS,
Fund II owns a 99.5% general partnership interest in each of: (i) Consolidated
Resources Health Care Fund II – Mayfair Village, Ltd., a Georgia limited
partnership (“Mayfair Village”); and (ii) Consolidated Resources Health Care
Fund II – Mayfair Nursing Care Center, Ltd., a Georgia limited partnership
(“Mayfair Nursing Care”);
WHEREAS,
upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser
shall purchase all of the issued and outstanding general partnership interests
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care owned beneficially and of record
by
Fund II; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE
Section
1.1 Mayfair Village
Interests. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the
Closing, Fund II shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to MRI, and MRI shall
purchase and acquire from Fund II, all right, title and interest of Fund II
in
and to the issued and outstanding general partnership interests of Mayfair
Village (the “Mayfair Village Interests”), free and clear of all
Liens.
Section
1.2 Mayfair Nursing
Care Interests. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at
the Closing, Fund II shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to MMI, and MMI
shall purchase and acquire from Fund II, all right, title and interest of Fund
II in and to the issued and outstanding general partnership interests of Mayfair
Nursing Care (the “Mayfair Nursing Care Interests”), free and clear of all
Liens.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
PRICE
Section
2.1
Purchase Price for Mayfair Village Interests.
(a) Subject
to the adjustments as set forth herein, the aggregate amount to be paid for
the
Mayfair Village Interests shall be Nine Million Seven Hundred Forty Thousand
and
no/100 Dollars ($9,740,000.00), minus the aggregate amount of Closing
Date Indebtedness of Mayfair Village (the “Mayfair Village Purchase
Price”).
(b) On
the Closing Date, MRI shall repay or cause to be repaid on behalf of Mayfair
Village the Mayfair Village Closing Date Indebtedness, and pay to Fund II the
Mayfair Village Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.3
hereof.
Section
2.2 Purchase Price for
Mayfair Nursing Care Interests.
(a) Subject
to the adjustments as set forth herein, the aggregate amount to be paid for
the
Mayfair Nursing Care Interests shall be Nine Million Two Hundred Sixty Thousand
and no/100 Dollars ($9,260,000.00), minus the aggregate amount of Mayfair
Nursing Care Closing Date Indebtedness (the “Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase
Price”).
(b) On
the Closing Date, MMI shall repay or cause to be repaid on behalf of Mayfair
Nursing Care the Mayfair Nursing Care Closing Date Indebtedness and pay to
Fund
II the Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.3
hereof.
Section
2.3 Payment of
Purchase Price.
The
Mayfair Village Purchase Price and the Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price
will
be paid in the following manner:
(a) Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall deposit the sum of Two
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) (the “Xxxxxxx Money
Deposit”) with the Escrow Agent, which Xxxxxx Money Deposit shall be applied in
accordance with the terms hereof.
(b) On
the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall wire to the Escrow Agent, in immediately
available funds to an account designated in writing by Fund II at least three
(3) Business Days prior to Closing, an amount equal to the aggregate of the
Mayfair Village Purchase Price and Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price (the
“Aggregate Purchase Price”) less the Xxxxxxx Money Deposit set forth
above.
Section
2.4 Working Capital
Adjustment.
(a) The
parties hereto acknowledge that the consideration to be paid pursuant to
Sections 2.1 and 2.2 has been based on the assumption that the Net Working
Capital (as defined in Section 2.4(b)) equals the Target Net Working
Capital.
(b) For
purposes of this Section 2.4, “Net Working Capital” means (i) the aggregate
amount of the current assets of the Companies (“Current Assets”) less (ii) the
aggregate amount of the current liabilities (which shall not include current
portion of debt to be repaid in connection with the Closing) of the Companies
(“Current Liabilities”), in each case excluding intercompany balances and
determined in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with Fund II’s
historical practices.
(c) Within
90 days following the Closing Date, the Purchaser will prepare, or cause to
be
prepared, and deliver to Fund II a calculation of the Net Working Capital as
of
the close of business on the Closing Date, which shall be set forth in a
statement detailing the calculation of the Current Assets and the Current
Liabilities (such statement being hereinafter
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referred
to as the “Net Working Capital Statement”), and which shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP and presented in the same manner as the net working capital
statement delivered by Fund II to Purchaser no less than 5 days prior to the
Closing and subject to Purchaser’s reasonable review and approval. If
Fund II fails to deliver the Purchaser written notice of any disputed amounts
within 30 days after Fund II receives the Net Working Capital Statement, then
the Net Working Capital Statement shall be deemed to be accepted as is by Fund
II and shall become the Final Net Working Capital Statement (as defined in
Section 2.4(e) below) for the purposes hereof. If Fund II delivers
the Purchaser written notice of any disputed amounts within such 30 day period,
Fund II and the Purchaser shall attempt in good faith to agree on any
adjustments that should be made to the Net Working Capital Statement in order
to
reflect the actual Net Working Capital.
(d) If
the Purchaser and Fund II are unable to resolve any disputed amounts within
30
days after the Purchaser receives notice of the disputed amounts, then within
10
days after such 30 day period, the Purchaser and Fund II will select and engage
the Accounting Arbitrator. The Accounting Arbitrator shall resolve
any such disputed matters in accordance with this Agreement, and such resolution
shall be final and binding. The Purchaser and Fund
II shall instruct the Accounting Arbitrator to use commercially
reasonable efforts to complete its work within 30 days of its
engagement. The Purchaser and Fund II shall cooperate in good faith
with the Accounting Arbitrator so as to permit the Accounting Arbitrator to
complete its work in a timely manner. The fees and expenses of the
Accounting Arbitrator shall be shared by Fund II, on the one hand, and the
Purchaser on the other, in inverse proportion to the amount in dispute for
which
each of them is successful.
(e) The
Net Working Capital Statement shall be revised, if necessary, to reflect the
final determination of the Net Working Capital (such statement, as revised
(if
necessary), is referred to herein as the “Final Net Working Capital Statement,”
and the Net Working Capital amount determined pursuant to the Final Net Working
Capital Statement is referred to herein as the “Final Net Working
Capital”). In the event the Final Net Working Capital is greater than
the Target Net Working Capital, then within five (5) days following the
determination of the Final Net Working Capital, as an adjustment to the
Aggregate Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall pay Fund II by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds, the amount by which the Final Net Working Capital
exceeds the Target Net Working Capital.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANIES
Fund
II
represents and warrants to the Purchaser as to itself and each of Mayfair
Village and Mayfair Nursing Care that, except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule delivered by Fund II to the Purchaser simultaneously with the execution
of this Agreement (the “Fund II Disclosure Schedule”):
Section
3.1 Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power.
(a) Fund
II is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the state of Georgia and has all requisite power
and
authority
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necessary
to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as
it is now being conducted. Fund II is duly licensed or qualified to
do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of
the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties
and
assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing (or
equivalent status) would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Each
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is a limited partnership duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the state
of
Georgia and each has all requisite power and authority necessary to own or
lease
all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now
being
conducted. Each of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is duly
licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the
character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
licensed, qualified or in good standing (or equivalent status) would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) All
of the outstanding general partnership interests in Mayfair Village and Mayfair
Nursing Care are owned directly by Fund II, free and clear of
Liens.
(d) The
outstanding general partnership interests in Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care can be assigned to the Purchaser without causing a dissolution of either
partnership under the laws of the state of Georgia.
Section
3.2 Capitalization. Section
3.2 of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule sets forth the record holders of all
issued and outstanding equity interests of each of Mayfair Village and Mayfair
Nursing Care. There are no outstanding options, warrants or other
rights to acquire or receive any equity securities of Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for any such equity securities. All outstanding equity securities of
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid. Neither Mayfair Village nor Mayfair
Nursing Care own any equity interests in any Person.
Section
3.3 Authority;
Noncontravention.
(a) Fund
II has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions
as
contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and
performance by Fund II of this Agreement, and the consummation by it of the
Transactions, have been duly authorized by all necessary action of its partners
and no other action on its part is necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance by Fund II of this Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the Transactions as contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Fund II and constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Fund II, enforceable against it in accordance with
its
terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
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(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Fund II nor the consummation
by
Fund II of the Transactions, nor compliance by Fund II with any of the terms
or
provisions hereof as contemplated by this Agreement, will (i) conflict with
or
violate the Charter Documents of Fund II or any Company, (ii) violate any Law,
judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Authority applicable to Fund
II
or any Company, or (iii) violate or constitute a default under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any contract, agreement or written document
evidencing an obligation (a “Contract”) to which Fund II, Mayfair Village or
Mayfair Nursing Care is a party, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
for such violations or defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.4 Governmental
Approvals. No consents or approvals of, or filings, declarations
or registrations with, any Governmental Authority are necessary for the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Fund II and the consummation by
Fund
II of the Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings,
declarations or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.5 Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis during the period involved. The Financial Statements
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and results
of
operations of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care as of the date thereof
and for the period then ended.
(b) Neither
Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care have any
liabilities which, if known, would be required to be
reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP, except liabilities (i) reflected or reserved against on the balance sheet
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable as of December 31,
2006 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), (ii) incurred after the Balance Sheet Date in
the ordinary course of business, (iii) as contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise in connection with the Transactions, or (iv) as would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.6 Absence of Certain
Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date (a) each of Mayfair Village
and Mayfair Nursing Care has carried on and operated its business in all
material respects in the ordinary course of business and (b) there has not
been a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.7 Legal
Proceedings. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Fund II,
threatened, legal or administrative proceeding, claim, suit or action against
Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care, nor is there any injunction, order,
judgment, ruling or decree imposed upon any of Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care, in each case, by or before any Governmental Authority, having
or
that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section
3.8 Compliance With
Laws; Permits. Each of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care
is in compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and
regulations, of Governmental Authorities (collectively, “Laws”) that are
applicable to it, except for such non-compliance as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of Mayfair
Village and Mayfair Nursing Care holds all material licenses, franchises,
permits, certificates, approvals and authorizations from Governmental
Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of its business (collectively,
“General Permits”), except where the failure to hold the same would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Each of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is in
compliance with the terms of all General Permits, except for such non-compliance
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
3.9 Tax
Matters. Except for those matters that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Mayfair Village
and Mayfair Nursing Care has timely filed, or has caused to be timely filed
on
its behalf (taking into account any extension of time within which to file),
all
Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such filed Tax Returns are
correct and complete in all respects; (ii) all Taxes shown to be due on such
Tax
Returns have been timely paid; (iii) no deficiency with respect to Taxes has
been proposed, asserted or assessed against Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing
Care, which have not been fully paid or adequately reserved in the Financial
Statements; and (iv) no audit or other administrative or court proceedings
are
pending with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes of Mayfair Village
or Mayfair Nursing Care, and no written notice thereof has been
received. This Section 3.9 constitutes the sole and exclusive
representation or warranty of Fund II relating to tax matters applicable to
Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care.
Section
3.10 Employee Benefits and
Labor Matters.
(a) Section
3.10(a) of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule lists (i) each material “employee
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), and (ii) all material employment
and severance plans, in each case maintained by Mayfair Village and Mayfair
Nursing Care or to which Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care is a party
(each, a “Company Plan”).
(b) Fund
II has made available to the Purchaser, with respect to each Company Plan (if
applicable), a correct and complete copy of the most recent (i) document
constituting the Company Plan, (ii) annual report on Form 5500, if any, (iii)
summary plan description for each Company Plan, if any, (iv) trust agreement
and
insurance or group annuity contract.
(c) Each
Company Plan has been maintained in compliance with the applicable provisions
of
ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws, except for any instances of
noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) All
material contributions, premiums and benefit payments under or in connection
with the Company Plans that are required to have been made as of the date hereof
in accordance with the terms of the Company Plans have been timely
made.
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(e) Each
Company Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code (i)
has received a favorable determination or opinion letter to such effect and
(ii)
to the Knowledge of Fund II, no events have occurred since the date of the
most
recent determination or opinion letter or application therefor relating to
any
such Company Plan that would cause the loss of such qualification which is
reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) None
of the Company Plans is subject to Title IV of ERISA or is a multiemployer
plan
described in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(g) There
are no strikes, work slowdowns, work stoppages, lockouts, arbitrations,
grievances, unfair labor practice charges or complaints pending or, to the
Knowledge of Fund II, threatened with respect to Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care that in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Neither
Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care is a party to any labor or collective
bargaining agreement.
(i)
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the
Transactions will (i) result in any material payment becoming due, or materially
increase the amount of any compensation due, to any current or former employee
of Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care, or (ii) materially increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Company Plan.
Section
3.11
Environmental Matters. Except for those matters that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) each
of
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws, (b) there is no suit, claim, action or investigation
relating to or arising under Environmental Laws that is pending or, to the
Knowledge of Fund II, threatened against Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing
Care
or any real property owned, operated or leased by them, and (c) neither Fund
II,
Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care has received any written notice of
or
entered into any order, settlement, judgment, injunction or decree involving
outstanding or unresolved obligations, liabilities or requirements relating
to
or arising under Environmental Laws. This Section 3.11
constitutes the sole and exclusive representation and warranty of Fund II
regarding environmental and health and safety matters, or liabilities or
obligations, or compliance with Laws, relating thereto.
Section
3.12 Properties.
(a) Section
3.12(a) of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list
of
all real property owned by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care (collectively, the “Owned Real Property”).
(b) Section
3.12(b) of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list
of
all real property leased or subleased by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care (collectively, including the improvements thereon, the “Leased Real
Property”), and for each Leased Real Property, identifies the street address of
such Leased Real Property. True and complete copies of all contracts
or agreements pursuant or subject to which Mayfair Village and
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Mayfair
Nursing Care occupies or uses any Leased Real Property that involve payments
of
more than $100,000 annually (collectively, the “Material Real Property Leases”)
and that have not been terminated or expired as of the date thereof have been
made available to Purchaser.
(c) Each
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care has fee simple title to all Owned
Real Property and valid leasehold estates or interests in all Leased Real
Property identified as owned or leased by it in Sections 3.12(a) and 3.12(b)
of
the Fund II Disclosure Schedule free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted
Liens.
(d) To
the Knowledge of Fund II, except for the Permitted Liens and except as provided
in the Material Real Property Leases, none of the Owned Real Property or the
Leased Real Property is subject to any lease, sublease, license or other
agreement granting to any other Person any right to the use, occupancy or
enjoyment of such Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property or any part
thereof.
(e) Each
Material Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing
Care,
as applicable, party thereto, and there is no material default under any
Material Real Property Lease either by Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care,
as applicable, party thereto or, to the Knowledge of Fund II, by any other
party
thereto.
(f) Neither
Fund II, Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care has received any written
notice of any pending condemnation or eminent domain proceedings that affect
any
Owned Real Property, and to the Knowledge of Fund II there are no threatened
condemnation or eminent domain proceedings with respect to any Owned Real
Property.
(g) Mayfair
Village and Mayfair Nursing Care have (i) valid leasehold interests in (in
the
case of leasehold interests in personal property) or (ii) good title to (in
the
case of all other personal property), all of their respective personal property,
free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. All of such
material tangible personal property is in good condition and repair, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and is usable in the ordinary course of business of
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, as conducted on the
date hereof.
Section
3.13 Insurance. All
material insurance policies maintained by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care, in the reasonable judgment of management of Mayfair Village and Mayfair
Nursing Care, as applicable, (a) provide coverage for all normal
risks incident to the business of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care,
as
applicable, and (b) are in character and amounts that are reasonable in light
of
the business of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, except
for any such failures to maintain insurance policies that, individually or
in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.14 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Each
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care owns or has the right to use all
(i)
trademarks, service marks, trade names, and Internet domain names, (ii) patents,
registrations, and applications therefor and (iii) published and unpublished
works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, including computer software
programs, applications, source code
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and
object code, and databases and other compilations of information, copyrights
in
and to the foregoing (the items described in the foregoing clauses (i) through
(iii) collectively being referred to as “IP Rights”) that are used in the
conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except for any
such failures to own or have the right to use such IP Rights that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect:
(i) Fund
II has no Knowledge of any written claims (A) that the conduct of the
business of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, as
currently conducted infringes or otherwise violates any material IP Rights
of
any other Person; (B) against the use by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care, as applicable, of any material IP Right used in their respective
businesses as currently conducted; (C) challenging the ownership, validity
or
enforceability of any of the material IP Rights owned by Mayfair Village and
Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable (collectively, the “Company IP Rights”) or
any material IP Rights owned or held by third parties (collectively, the
“Third-Party IP Rights”) exclusively licensed or otherwise transferred to
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable; or (D) challenging
the
right to use of any material Third-Party IP Rights held by Mayfair Village
and
Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable;
(ii) to
the Knowledge of Fund II, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or other
violation of any material Company IP Rights or Third-Party IP Rights held
exclusively by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, by
any
Person; and
(iii) to
the Knowledge of Fund II, all material Company IP Rights and Third-Party IP
Rights held exclusively by Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care, as
applicable, are valid and enforceable.
Section
3.15 Contracts. Neither
Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care is a party to or bound by any Contract
that purports to limit in any material respect either the type of business
in
which Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, may engage or
the
manner or locations in which any of them may so engage in any
business. All material Contracts to which Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care is a party are (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception)
legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms
with respect to Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care, as applicable, and,
to
the Knowledge of Fund II, each other party to such Contracts. There
is no existing default or breach of or by Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing
Care, as applicable, under any such Contract (or event or condition that, with
notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default or breach) and,
to
the Knowledge of Fund II, there is no such default or breach (or event or
condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default
or breach) with respect to any third party to any such Contract, except in
each
case any such default or breach that, individually or in the aggregate, has
not
had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section
3.16 Health Care
Regulatory Matters.
(a) Section
3.16(a) of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct list
of
each Health Care Facility.
(b) Each
Health Care Facility is being operated in compliance in all respects with all
Health Care Legal Requirements applicable thereto, except for such
non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. Neither Mayfair Village nor Mayfair Nursing Care has
received written notice from a Governmental Authority that it is subject to
any
action, proceeding, suit, investigation or sanction by or on behalf of any
Governmental Authority or any other Person brought pursuant to any Health Care
Legal Requirement, nor, to the Knowledge of Fund II, has any such action,
proceeding, suit, investigation or sanction been threatened.
(c) Each
of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is operating so as to comply in
all
respects with all applicable contractual obligations, billing policies,
procedures, limitations and restrictions of any Health Care Program, except
for
such non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. Each of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care holds all the Health Care Permits necessary for the lawful conduct of
its
business, except where the failure to hold the same would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of Mayfair
Village and Mayfair Nursing Care is in compliance with the terms of the Provider
Agreements under which it is presently receiving payments, except for such
non-compliance as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) No
Health Care Facility had any material deficiencies at level G or above on its
most recent survey (standard or complaint) or has been cited with any Immediate
Jeopardy or substandard quality of care deficiencies (as that term is defined
in
Part 488 of 42 C.F.R. and implementing policies and procedures), nor has any
Health Care Facility been cited for any deficiency that would result in a denial
of payment for new admissions, civil monetary penalty, termination, loss of
Health Care Permits or Provider Agreements, decertification or debarment, with
no opportunity to correct prior to termination, for which an acceptable plan
of
correction has not been timely submitted, except for such deficiencies, quality
of care deficiencies, denials of payments for new admissions, civil monetary
penalties, loss of Health Care Permits, Provider Agreements decertification
or
debarment as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
3.17 Brokers and Other
Advisors. Except for Marcus & Millichap Real Estate
Investment Brokerage Company of Ohio and Welcare Service Corporation-II, the
fees and expenses of which will be paid by Fund II, no broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s,
financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission, or the reimbursement of
expenses, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing
Care.
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PURCHASER
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to Fund II that:
Section
4.1 Organization;
Standing. Each entity which comprises the Purchaser is a limited
liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the state of Tennessee.
Section
4.2 Authority;
Noncontravention.
(a) Each
entity which comprises the Purchaser has all necessary power and authority
to
execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and
to
consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance
by each entity which comprises the Purchaser of this Agreement, and the
consummation by each entity which comprises the Purchaser of the Transactions,
have been duly authorized and approved by the members of such respective
entity. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each
entity which comprises the Purchaser and, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of each entity which comprises the Purchaser, enforceable against
such entity which comprises the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject
to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser, nor the
consummation by the Purchaser of the Transactions, nor compliance by the
Purchaser with any of the terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with
or
violate any provision of the Charter Documents of the Purchaser, (ii) violate
any Law, judgment, writ or injunction of any Governmental Authority, or (iii)
violate or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of any material Contract to which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries
is a
party, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations or
defaults as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations
hereunder.
Section
4.3
Governmental Approvals. Except for filings
required under, and
compliance with other applicable requirements of, the HSR Act, no consents
or
approvals of, or filings, declarations or registrations with, any Governmental
Authority are necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Purchaser or the consummation by the Purchaser of the
Transactions, other than such other consents, approvals, filings, declarations
or registrations that, if not obtained, made or given, would not reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser
to
perform its obligations hereunder.
Section
4.4 Capital
Resources. The Purchaser has, and will have at the Closing,
sufficient cash and cash equivalents available to pay the Mayfair Village
Purchase Price and the Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price, to pay in full
all
indebtedness to be repaid by the Purchaser (or Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care, as applicable) at or following the Closing as contemplated hereby,
to pay all related fees and expenses of Purchaser payable by it in connection
with the Transactions, to make any payments that may be required to be made
in
respect of Mayfair Village and/or Mayfair Nursing Care’s indebtedness at or
following the
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Closing
as a consequence of the Transactions and to fund the ongoing operations of
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care.
Section
4.5 Brokers and Other
Advisors. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or
other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other
similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Purchaser.
Section
4.6 Investigation;
Acknowledgement; No Additional Representations. Purchaser has
conducted a thorough review and analysis of the business, operations, assets,
liabilities, results of operations and financial condition of Mayfair Village
and Mayfair Nursing Care, has had the opportunity to ask questions, has had
its
own attorneys and accountants review all documents, records and information
it
deems necessary, and has received sufficient answers, in connection with its
decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions
contemplated hereby. Purchaser further acknowledges that it has been
provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, premises and records
of
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care for such
purpose. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (a) neither Fund II
nor any of its Representatives is making any representations or warranties
on
behalf of Fund II, Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care whatsoever, express
or implied, beyond those expressly given by Fund II in Article III hereof,
and
(b) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations,
warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made
by
any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Article III of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Purchaser acknowledges that no representations or warranties are made with
respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or prospective
information that may have been made available to Purchaser or any of its
Representatives. Neither Fund II nor any of its Representatives will
have or be subject to any liability to Purchaser or any other Person resulting
from the distribution to Purchaser, or Purchaser’s use of, any such information,
including the Confidential Descriptive Memorandum, dated May 2007, related
to
Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care and any information, documents or
material made available to Purchaser or its Representatives in certain “data
rooms,” management presentations, functional “break-out” discussions, responses
to questions submitted on behalf of Purchaser, whether orally or in writing,
documents provided after the date hereof pursuant to this Agreement, or in
any
other form in expectation or furtherance of the Transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, nor has Purchaser relied on any such information
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section
5.1 Conduct of
Business.
(a) Except
as contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or Section 5.1 of the Fund II
Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law, during the period from
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, unless the Purchaser otherwise
consents (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Fund
II
shall cause Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing Care to conduct its business
in
all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice
and
policies.
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(b) Except
as contemplated or permitted by, or reasonably necessary in connection with
the
performance of, this Agreement or as required by applicable Law or Section
5.1
of the Fund II Disclosure Schedule during the period from the date of this
Agreement until the Closing Date, unless the Purchaser otherwise consents (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), neither Mayfair Village
nor Mayfair Nursing Care shall:
(i) (A)
issue, sell or grant any of its partnership interests, or any securities or
rights convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or evidencing the
right to subscribe for any such partnership interests, or any rights, warrants
or options to purchase any such partnership interests; (B) redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire any of its outstanding partnership interests, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire any partnership interests, except
pursuant to commitments in effect as of the date hereof; (C) declare, set aside
for payment or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect
of, any partnership interests, except for (y) tax distributions and (z) regular
distributions consistent with past practice; or (D) split, combine, subdivide
or
reclassify any partnership interests;
(ii) incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness, other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
policies;
(iii) sell
any of its material properties or assets, except (A) sales, leases,
saleleaseback transactions, rentals and licenses in the ordinary course of
business, (B) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement
or
(C) dispositions of obsolete or worthless assets;
(iv) increase
in a material respect the compensation of any of its directors, officers or
employees, other than (A) as required pursuant to applicable Law or the terms
of
Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (B) increases in
salaries, wages and benefits made in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) make
any material changes in financial or Tax accounting methods, principles or
practices (or change an annual accounting period), except insofar as may be
required by a change in GAAP or applicable Law;
(vi) amend
in any material respect any of its Charter Documents;
(vii) adopt
a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;
or
(viii) agree
to take any of the foregoing actions.
(c) The
Purchaser agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until
the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, take, or agree or commit to take, any action that could
reasonably be expected to (i) impose any material delay in the obtaining of,
or
significantly increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorizations, consents,
orders, declarations or approvals of any Governmental Authority necessary to
consummate the Transactions or the expiration or termination of any applicable
waiting period, (ii) significantly increase the risk of any Governmental
Authority
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entering
an order or Restraint prohibiting or impeding the consummation of the
Transactions or (iii) otherwise materially delay the consummation of the
Transactions (each, a “Delay”). Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Purchaser agrees that, during the period from the date of
this Agreement until the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire by merging or
consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of
or
equity in, or by any other manner, any Person or portion thereof, or otherwise
acquire or agree to acquire any assets or rights, if the entering into of a
definitive agreement relating to or the consummation of such acquisition, merger
or consolidation would reasonably be expected to result in a Delay.
Section
5.2 No
Solicitation. Until the earlier of the Closing or the termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII, Fund II shall not, and shall not
permit either of the Companies to, directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit
or
encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information or assistance),
or enter into negotiations or enter into a letter of intent or other similar
Contract with any Person (other than the Purchaser) with respect to a sale
of
all or any substantial portion of the assets of Mayfair Village or Mayfair
Nursing Care or a sale of all or any substantial portion of the equity
securities of Mayfair Village or Mayfair Nursing Care (an “Acquisition
Transaction”). Fund II shall, and shall cause each of the Companies
to, immediately discontinue any ongoing discussions or negotiations with any
Person (other than the Purchaser) relating to an Acquisition
Transaction.
Section
5.3 Reasonable Best
Efforts.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall
cooperate with the other parties and use (and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly (i)
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all
things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions set forth in
Article VI to be satisfied as promptly as practicable and to consummate and
make
effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions as
contemplated hereby, including preparing and filing promptly all documentation
to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations,
submissions of information, applications and other documents (including any
required or recommended filings under applicable Antitrust Laws), and (ii)
obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and
other
confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper
or advisable to consummate the Transactions. Specifically, Fund II,
as the assigning partner in Mayfair Nursing Care, hereby acknowledges and agrees
that the resulting change in the composition of the ownership of Mayfair Nursing
Care following the assignment of the Mayfair Nursing Care Interests to MMI
should not constitute a change of operator for purposes of Ohio Revised Code
Section 5111.65, and Fund II agrees to execute any required statement that
may
be submitted to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services affirming that
Fund II agrees that this assignment of the Mayfair Nursing Care Interests to
MMI
should not constitute a change of operator for purposes of Ohio Revised Code
Section 5111.65. For purposes hereof, “Antitrust Laws” means the
Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal
Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other applicable Laws issued by a
United States or federal Governmental Authority that are designed or intended
to
prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of
monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger
or acquisition.
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(b) Each
of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to
(i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing
or submission with a Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions
and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry by or before a
Governmental Authority relating to the Transactions, including any proceeding
initiated by a private party, and (ii) keep the other party informed in all
material respects and on a reasonably timely basis of any material communication
received by such party from, or given by such party to, the Federal Trade
Commission, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or any other
Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given
in
connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any
of
the Transactions. Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange
of information, each of the parties hereto shall have the right to review in
advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all
the
information relating to the other parties and their respective Subsidiaries,
as
the case may be, that appears in any filing made with, or written materials
submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Authority in connection
with the Transactions. Each party shall have the right to attend
conferences and meetings between the other party and regulators concerning
the
Transactions.
(c) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties contained
in
this Section 5.3, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best
efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted by a Governmental
Authority or other Person with respect to the Transactions. Without
limiting any other provision hereof, the Purchaser and Fund II shall each use
its reasonable best efforts to (i) avoid the entry of, or to have vacated or
terminated, any decree, order or judgment that would restrain, prevent or delay
the consummation of the Transactions, on or before the Walk-Away Date, including
by defending through litigation on the merits any claim asserted in any court
by
any Person, and (ii) avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any
Antitrust Law that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority with respect
to
the Transactions so as to enable the consummation of the Transactions to occur
as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event no later than the Walk-Away
Date) including, with respect to the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall take all
such actions, including (y) proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting,
by consent decree, hold separate order, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture
or
disposition of such assets or businesses of the Purchaser (or any of its
Subsidiaries) and (z) otherwise taking or committing to take actions that limit
Purchaser or its Subsidiaries’ freedom of action with respect to, or its ability
to retain, one or more of its or its Subsidiaries’ businesses, product lines or
assets, in each case, as may be required in order to avoid the entry of, or
to
effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order, or
other
order in any suit or proceeding, which would otherwise have the effect of
preventing or materially delaying the consummation of the
Transactions.
Section
5.4 Public
Announcements. No party hereto shall issue or cause the
publication of any press release or other public announcement (to the extent
not
previously issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to
this Agreement or the Transactions without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser and Fund II (in each case which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), except in any such case as may be required by Law or
by
any applicable listing agreement with a national securities exchange or national
market system as determined in the good faith judgment of the party proposing
to
make such release (in which case such party shall not issue or cause the
publication of such press release or other public announcement without prior
notice to the other parties).
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Section
5.5 Access to
Information; Confidentiality. Subject to applicable Laws relating
to the exchange of information, Fund II shall afford to the Purchaser and the
Purchaser’s Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to
the Companies’ properties, books, Contracts and records and the Companies shall
furnish to the Purchaser such information concerning their businesses and
properties as the Purchaser may reasonably request; provided, however, that
no
Company shall be obligated to provide such access or information if such Company
determines, in its reasonable judgment, that doing so would violate applicable
Law or a Contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third-party or
jeopardize the protection of an attorney-client privilege. Until the
Closing Date, the information provided will be subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
Section
5.6 Indemnification
and Insurance.
(a) From
and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Companies
to, indemnify and hold harmless each individual who at the Closing Date is,
or
at any time prior to the Closing Date was, a director, officer, manager or
member of a Company (each, a “Company Indemnitee” and, collectively, the
“Company Indemnitees”) with respect to all claims, liabilities, losses, damages,
judgments, fines, penalties, costs (including amounts paid in settlement or
compromise) and expenses (including fees and expenses of legal counsel) in
connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation (whether
civil, administrative or investigative), whenever asserted, based on or arising
out of, in whole or in part, acts or omissions by a Company Indemnitee in the
Company Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, employee, manager, agent
or member of a Company or taken at the request of a Company (including in
connection with serving at the request of a Company as a director, officer,
employee, manager, agent or member of another Person (including any employee
benefit plan) at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date (including in
connection with the Transactions), to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable Law. In addition, from and after the Closing Date, the
Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Companies to, pay any expenses (including
fees and expenses of legal counsel) of any Company Indemnitee under this Section
5.6 (including in connection with enforcing the indemnity and other obligations
provided for in this Section 5.6) when and as incurred to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable Law, provided that the person to whom expenses are
advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances to the extent required
by applicable Law, as finally determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Purchaser shall have no obligation to indemnify and hold any Company Indemnitee
harmless with respect to any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments,
fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of legal
counsel) in connection with any criminal proceeding or investigation brought
against such individual.
(b) The
provisions of this Section 5.6 are (i) intended to be for the benefit of, and
shall be enforceable by, each Company Indemnitee, his or her heirs and his
or
her Representatives and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any
other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have
by
Contract or otherwise. The obligations of the Purchaser and the
Companies under this Section 5.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such
a
manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Company Indemnitee to whom
this
Section 5.6 applies unless (x) such termination or modification is required
by
applicable Law or (y) the affected Company Indemnitee shall have consented
in
writing to such termination or
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modification
(it being expressly agreed that the Company Indemnitees to whom this Section
5.6
applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 5.6).
(c) In
the event that the Purchaser, a Company or any of their respective successors
or
assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the
continuing or surviving Person of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers
or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person,
then, and in each such case, as a condition to the consummation of any such
transaction, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns
of the Purchaser and the Company shall assume all of the obligations thereof
set
forth in this Section 5.6.
Section
5.7 Fees and
Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such fees
or
expenses, whether or not the Transactions are consummated.
Section
5.8 Employee
Matters.
(a) The
Purchaser shall, for a period of one (1) year immediately following the Closing
Date, cause each Company to provide employees of such Company (“Company
Employees”) with (x) at least the same level of salary and bonus opportunity as
in effect on the Closing Date and (y) benefits that are no less favorable in
value and coverage, in the aggregate, than benefits provided by the Company
to
Company Employees prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting the
foregoing, (i) the Company Employees will have the same rights as existing
employees of the Purchaser to participate in any employee benefit or welfare
plans sponsored by the Purchaser (the “Purchaser Plans”) in accordance with the
terms thereof, and (ii) the Purchaser will honor without modification all
employee (or former employee) benefit obligations accrued as of the Effective
Time and all employee severance plans (or policies) and employment or severance
agreements or arrangements of the Company. All individuals eligible
to participate in any Company Plans shall be immediately eligible to participate
in the similar Purchaser Plans.
(b) The
Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall recognize the service of Company
Employees prior to the Closing Date as service with the Purchaser and its
Affiliates in connection with any 401(k) savings plan and welfare benefit plan
and policy (including vacations and severance policies) maintained by the
Purchaser or one of its Affiliates which is made available following the Closing
Date by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates for all purposes except for
benefit accruals pursuant to any defined benefit plans.
(c) The
Purchaser shall (i) waive, or cause its insurance carriers to waive, all
limitations as to pre-existing and at-work conditions, if any, with respect
to
participation and coverage requirements applicable to Company Employees under
any welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which is made
available to Company Employees following the Closing Date by the Purchaser
or
one of its Affiliates and (ii) provide credit to Company Employees for any
co-payments, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses paid by such employees
under
the employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements of the Company during
the
portion of the relevant plan year including the Closing Date
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Section 5.9 Obligations
Arising Under the WARN Act or Similar State Laws. To the extent
required by applicable law, the Purchaser shall provide, or shall cause the
Companies to provide, any notification required under the WARN Act, or any
similar state law, as a result of the Transactions. The Purchaser
further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Fund II and its Representatives
from all liabilities incurred under the WARN Act or similar state laws by virtue
of the Transactions.
Section
5.10 Work Force
Retention. In the event that some or all of the Companies’ work
force will not be retained as a result of the Transactions, the Purchaser shall
indemnify Fund II for any severance pay or other obligations to employees
arising prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
Section
6.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Transactions. The
respective obligations of each party hereto to effect the Transactions shall
be
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Law)
on
or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Antitrust. The
waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the purchase and sale
of the Mayfair Village Interests and the Mayfair Nursing Care Interests under
the HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired;
(b) No
Injunctions or Restraints. No Law, injunction, judgment or ruling
enacted, promulgated, issued, entered, amended or enforced by any Governmental
Authority (collectively, “Restraints”) shall be in effect enjoining, preventing
or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions or making the consummation
of
the Transactions illegal; and
(c) Governmental
and Regulatory Approvals. Other than the consents, approvals,
filings and notices pursuant to the HSR Act (which are addressed in Section
6.1(a)), governmental approvals, filings and notices set forth on Schedule
6.1(c) hereto shall have been obtained or made.
Section
6.2 Conditions to
Obligations of the Purchaser. The obligations of the Purchaser to
effect the Transactions are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver,
if
permissible under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties of the Companies. The representations and
warranties of Fund II as to itself and each of the Companies contained in this
Agreement, disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein
relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct
as
of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (or, if given
as of
a specific date, at and as of such date), except (x) for changes permitted
or
contemplated by this Agreement or (y) where the failure or failures to be so
true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) Performance
of Obligations of Fund II and the Companies. Fund II and each
Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing
Date;
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. The Purchaser shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of Fund II by an executive officer of Fund II certifying that
the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
and
(d) Ancillary
Deliveries. Fund II and the Companies, as applicable, shall have
delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Purchaser the documents listed
in
Section 7.2.
(e) Modification
of Limited Partnership Agreements. Fund II shall have caused the
limited partnership agreements for each of the Companies to be amended so that
an assignment of the Mayfair Village Interests and the Mayfair Nursing Care
Interests shall not obligate the limited partner of each of the Companies to
cause its .5% limited partnership interest in each of the Companies to be
redeemed and to otherwise provide for the substitution of the general partner
named therein.
Section
6.3 Conditions to
Obligations of Fund II. The obligation of Fund II to effect the
Transactions is further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible
under applicable Law) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (or, if given as of a specific
date, at and as of such date), except where the failure or failures to be so
true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have performed
in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under
this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. The Company shall have received a certificate signed
on behalf of the Purchaser by an executive officer of the Purchaser certifying
that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.3(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
and
(d) Ancillary
Deliveries. The Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be
delivered, to Fund II the documents and other items listed in Section
7.3.
ARTICLE
VII
CLOSING
Section
7.1 Closing. Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, the
consummation of the Transaction (the “Closing”) shall occur within two (2)
business days following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in Article VI that
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are
contemplated to be satisfied prior to the Closing Date or on such other date
as
the parties may agree, but in no event less than forty-five (45) days from
the
date of this Agreement (the date of the Closing being referred to as the
“Closing Date”). The Closing shall take place at the offices of Paul,
Hastings, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, or at such other place as the parties may
agree.
Section
7.2 Closing Deliveries
of Fund II. At the Closing, Fund II shall deliver to the
Purchaser, the following:
(a) Fund
II shall deliver to MCI an assignment of the Mayfair Village
Interests;
(b) Fund
II shall deliver to MMI an assignment of the Mayfair Nursing Care
Interests;
(c) Fund
II shall deliver to the Purchaser payoff letters from each lender of the Closing
Date Indebtedness providing that if the aggregate amount therein is paid on
the
Closing Date, such indebtedness shall be repaid in full and that all Liens
affecting real or personal property of the Companies will be released;
and
(d) if
requested in writing by the Purchaser not less than five (5) Business Days
prior
to the Closing Date, Fund II shall deliver to the Purchaser a resignation,
effective as of the Closing Date, of each officer, director and manager of
a
Company.
Section
7.3 Purchaser Closing
Deliveries. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to Fund II, the following:
(a) the
portion of the Mayfair Village Purchase Price to be paid at Closing pursuant
to
Section 2.1, paid and delivered in accordance with such Section;
and
(b) the
portion of the Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price to be paid at Closing
pursuant to Section 2.2, paid and delivered in accordance with such
Section.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
Section
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions abandoned at any time prior
to
the Closing Date:
(a) by
the mutual written consent of Fund II and the Purchaser;
(b) by
either of Fund II or the Purchaser:
(i) if
the Transactions shall not have been consummated on or before December 21,
2007
(the “Walk-Away Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to a party if
the
failure of the Transactions to have been consummated on or before the Walk-Away
Date was due to the failure
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of
such
party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or if at such
time
such party is in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants
or
agreements contained in this Agreement; or
(ii) if
any Restraint having the effect set forth in Section 6.1(b) shall be in effect
and shall have become final and nonappealable;
(c) by
the Purchaser if Fund II or a Company shall have materially breached any of
its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement, which breach (x) would give rise to the failure of a condition set
forth in Section 6.2 to be satisfied on or before the Walk-Away Date and (y)
cannot be cured by Fund II or the Company by the Walk-Away Date; or
(d) by
Fund II if the Purchaser shall have materially breached any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement, which breach (x) would give rise to the failure of a condition set
forth in Section 6.3 to be satisfied on or before the Walk-Away Date and
(y) cannot be cured by the Purchaser by the Walk-Away Date.
Section
8.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 8.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other
party or parties, specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such
termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void
(other than Sections 5.7, 8.2, Article IX, and the Confidentiality Agreement
in
accordance with its terms, all of which shall survive termination of this
Agreement), and the Xxxxxxx Money Deposit shall be returned to Purchaser (except
in the event of a termination pursuant to Section 8.1(d), in which case the
Xxxxxxx Money Deposit shall be paid to Fund II as Fund II’s sole remedy for a
breach of this Agreement by Purchaser), and there shall be no liability on
the
part of any party hereto, except that nothing shall relieve Fund II from any
willful breach of this Agreement, nor any party from liability for
fraud.
ARTICLE
IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
9.1 Agreement of Fund
II to Indemnify.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Fund II agrees to indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnitees from, against, for, and
in
respect of any and all Losses asserted against, relating to, imposed upon,
or
incurred by the Purchaser Indemnitees by reason of, resulting from, based upon,
or arising out of:
(a) the
breach of any covenant or agreement of Fund II contained in or made pursuant
to
this Agreement; and
(b) any
Losses with respect to the operations of any Health Care Facility under the
Health Care Program prior to the Closing Date.
Section
9.2 Procedures for
Indemnification.
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(a) An
Indemnification Claim shall be made by the Indemnitee by delivery of a written
declaration to the Indemnitor requesting indemnification and specifying the
basis on which indemnification is sought and the amount of asserted Losses
and,
in the case of a Third Party Claim, containing (by attachment or otherwise)
such
other information as the Indemnitee shall have concerning such Third Party
Claim.
(b) If
the Indemnification Claim involves a Third Party Claim, the procedures set
forth
in Section 9.3 hereof shall be observed by the Indemnitee and the
Indemnitor.
(c) If
the Indemnification Claim involves a matter other than a Third Party Claim,
the
Indemnitor shall have thirty (30) Business Days to object to such
Indemnification Claim by delivery of a written notice of such objection to
the
Indemnitee specifying in reasonable detail the basis for such
objection. Failure to timely so object shall constitute a final and
binding acceptance of the Indemnification Claim by the Indemnitor and the
Indemnification Claim shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.2(d)
hereof. If an objection is timely interposed by the Indemnitor, then
the Indemnitee and the Indemnitor shall negotiate in good faith for a period
of
thirty (30) Business Days from the date (such period is hereinafter referred
to
as the “Negotiation Period”) the Indemnitee receives such
objection. After the Negotiation Period, if the Indemnitor and the
Indemnitee still cannot agree on an Indemnification Claim, either the Indemnitor
or Indemnitee may submit the dispute concerning such Indemnification Claim
for
resolution as provided in Section 10.6 below; provided, however, nothing herein
shall prevent the parties from seeking equitable or injunctive relief in a
court
of equity with respect to such dispute.
(d) Upon
determination of the amount of an Indemnification Claim that is binding on
both
the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee, the Indemnitor shall pay the amount of such
Indemnification Claim from the Escrow Amount or, if the Escrow Amount has been
released or otherwise exhausted, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds
within ten (10) days of the date such amount is determined.
(e) Unless
earlier exhausted, any funds remaining in the Escrow Amount shall be released
and paid to Fund II by wire transfer of immediately available funds promptly
after the second anniversary of the Closing Date.
Section
9.3 Defense of Third
Party Claims.
(a) In
the event of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor shall have thirty (30) days
(or
such lesser time as may be necessary to comply with statutory response
requirements for litigation claims that are included in such Third Party Claims)
from receipt of the Indemnification Claim (the “Notice Period”) to notify the
Indemnitee, (i) whether or not the Indemnitor disputes its liability to the
Indemnitee with respect to such claim, and (ii) notwithstanding any such
dispute, whether or not the Indemnitor will, at its sole cost and expense,
defend the Indemnitee against such claim.
(b) In
the event that the Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee within the Notice Period
that it will defend the Indemnitee against such claim then, except as
hereinafter provided, the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend the
Indemnitee by appropriate proceedings, which
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proceedings
shall be promptly settled or prosecuted by the Indemnitor to a final conclusion
in such a manner as to minimize the risk of the Indemnitee becoming subject
to
Liability for any other significant matter. If the Indemnitee desires to
participate in, but not control, any such defense or settlement, it may do
so at
its sole cost and expense. If in the reasonable opinion of the
Indemnitee, any such claim or the litigation or resolution of any such claim
involves an issue or matter that could have a materially adverse effect on
the
Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall have the right to control the defense or
settlement of any such claim or demand and its reasonable costs and expenses
shall be included as part of the indemnification obligation of the
Indemnitor. If the Indemnitee should elect to exercise such right,
the Indemnitor shall have the right to participate in, but not control, the
defense or settlement of such claim at its sole cost and expense.
(c) Except
where the Indemnitor disputes its liability in a timely manner under this
Section 9.3, the Indemnitor shall be conclusively liable for the amount of
any
Loss resulting from such claim or defense.
(d) The
Indemnitee and the Indemnitor shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable
respects in connection with the defense of any Third Party Claim, including
making available records relating to such claim and furnishing, without expense
to the Indemnitor, management employees of the Indemnitee as may be reasonably
necessary for the preparation of the defense of any such claim or for testimony
as witness in any proceeding relating to such claim.
Section
9.4 Settlement of
Third Party Claims.
No
settlement of a Third Party Claim involving the asserted Liability of the
Indemnitee under this Article IX shall be made without the prior written consent
by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. In the event of any dispute regarding the
reasonableness of a proposed settlement, the party that will bear the larger
financial Loss resulting from such settlement shall make the final determination
in respect thereto, which determination shall be final and binding on all
involved parties. Any settlement of a Third Party Claim shall include
an unconditional term releasing the Indemnitee from all Liability in respect
of
such asserted Liability.
Section
9.5 Duration.
The
indemnification rights of the parties hereto for Losses under Section 9.1(b)
are
subject to the condition that the Indemnitor shall have received written notice
of the Losses for which indemnity is sought within two (2) years after the
Closing Date. The indemnification rights of the Purchaser for Losses
resulting from a breach of any covenants or agreements of Fund II shall be
effective for all purposes hereunder without limitation as to the time within
which such notice may be given.
Section
9.6 Limitations.
(a) Threshold. The
Indemnitor shall be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee only when the
aggregate of all Losses suffered or incurred by the Indemnitee as to which
a
right of indemnification is provided under Section 9.1(b) exceeds $250,000
(the
“Threshold
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Amount”). Subject
to the preceding sentence, after the aggregate of all Losses suffered or
incurred by the Indemnitee under Section 9.1(b) exceeds the Threshold Amount,
the Indemnitor shall be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee for the aggregate
of all such Losses, including all Losses used to reduce the Threshold
Amount.
(b) Maximum
Amount. The aggregate Liability of Fund II under Section 9.1(b)
shall not exceed the Indemnity Escrow Amount. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Indemnity Escrow Amount shall constitute
the Purchaser Indemnitees' sole and exclusive source of recovery for claims
for
indemnification arising under this Article IX.
(c) Anti-Sandbagging. No
representation or warranty of Fund II contained herein shall be affected or
deemed waived or otherwise impaired or limited by reason of any investigation
or
due diligence conducted by the Purchaser or its representatives, except to
the
extent that on or before the Closing Date, the Purchaser obtains or acquires
knowledge of any facts, events or circumstances (including by virtue of any
Fund
II Disclosure Schedule) that would cause the particular representation or
warranty of Fund II in question to be untrue.
Section
9.7 Adjustment to
Purchase Price.
Any
payment of an Indemnification Claim hereunder shall be accounted for as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.1 Survival of
Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements. None of
the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in this
Agreement or in any other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
including rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties,
covenants and other agreements, shall survive the Closing, except for the
covenants and agreements contained in this Article X and the covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement and in such other instruments that by
their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing
Date.
Section
10.2 Amendment or
Supplement. This Agreement may be amended or supplemented in any
and all respects by written agreement of the parties hereto.
Section
10.3 Extension of Time,
Waiver, Etc. Subject to applicable Law, at any time prior to the
Closing, any party may, for itself and no other party hereto (except as
otherwise provided herein), (a) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties of any other party hereto, (b) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or acts of any other party hereto or
(c)
waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein
or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s
conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a
party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor
shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any
agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall
be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such
party.
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Section
10.4 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any
of
the parties without the prior written consent of the other
parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported
assignment not permitted under this Section 10.4 shall be null and
void.
Section
10.5 Counterparts;
Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each
of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together
shall
constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one
or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to
the
other parties. A signature delivered by facsimile, pdf or other
electronic transmission shall constitute an original and binding on the party
delivering its signature in such manner.
Section
10.6 Entire Agreement;
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, including the Fund
II Disclosure Schedule, the exhibits hereto, the documents and instruments
relating to the Transactions referred to herein and the Confidentiality
Agreement (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and (b) except for the
provisions of Sections 5.6 and 5.8 are not intended to and shall not confer
upon
any Person other than the parties hereto any rights, benefits or remedies
hereunder.
Section
10.7 Dispute
Resolution.
(a)
If any dispute arises under this Agreement, the parties shall seek to resolve
any such dispute between them, first, by negotiating promptly with each other
in
good faith in face-to-face negotiations. If the parties are unable to
resolve such dispute between them within twenty (20) Business Days after notice
of such dispute is given by a party to the other party or parties (or such
period as the parties shall otherwise agree) through these face-to-face
negotiations, then the parties shall seek to resolve any such dispute between
them through non-binding mediation in Atlanta, Georgia within twenty (20)
Business Days following the termination of the parties’ face-to-face
negotiations (or such other period and place as the parties shall
agree). If the parties are unable to resolve such dispute through
mediation, any such dispute shall be resolved by private binding arbitration
in
accordance with Section 10.7(b) below.
(b)
(i) Any dispute which is not otherwise settled in accordance with Section
10.7(a) above, shall be settled by binding arbitration held in Atlanta,
Georgia. The Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association are hereby incorporated by reference; provided, however, that the
parties do not intend any arbitration hereunder to be administered by the
American Arbitration Association. The interpretation and
enforceability of this Section 10.7 shall be governed exclusively by the Federal
Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1-16.
(ii)
The arbitrator(s) shall have authority to award relief under legal or equitable
principles, including interim or preliminary relief (and the right of Purchaser
to obtain specific performance in the event of Fund II’s willful breach of this
Agreement), and to allocate responsibility for the costs of the arbitration
and
to award recovery of attorneys’ fees and expenses in such manner as is
determined to be appropriate by the arbitrator(s).
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(iii) Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered
in
any court having in personam and subject matter jurisdiction.
(c) All
proceedings under this Section 10.7, and all evidence given or discovered
pursuant hereto, shall be maintained in confidence by all parties.
(d) The
fact that the dispute resolution procedures specified in this Section 10.7
shall
have been or may be invoked shall not excuse any party from performing its
obligations under this Agreement and during the pendency of any such procedure
all parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations in good
faith, subject to any rights to terminate this Agreement that may be available
to any party.
(e) All
applicable statutes of limitation shall be tolled while the procedures specified
in this Section 10.7 are pending. The parties will take such action,
if any, required to effectuate such tolling.
Section
10.8 Governing
Law.
This
agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State
of
Georgia (without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws).
Section
10.9 Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be
in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, facsimiled (which
is
confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the
parties at the following addresses:
If
to the
Purchaser or, following the Closing, a Company, to:
Mayfair
Medical Investors,
LLC
c/o
Life Care Centers of America,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Life
Care
Center of America, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Real
Estate Counsel
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to
Fund II or, prior to the Closing, a Company, to:
by
Welcare Service Corporation-II, Inc., its Managing General Partner
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxx
Telephone: (000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
or
such
other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like
notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and
other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the
recipient thereof if received prior to 5 P.M. in the place of receipt and such
day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such
notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received
until
the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.
Section
10.10 Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced
by
any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions
of
this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted
by
applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the Transactions are
fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section
10.11
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings ascribed
thereto below:
“Accounting
Arbitrator” means any of the four (4) largest national accounting firms to be
chosen by mutual agreement of the Purchaser and Fund II.
“Affiliate”
shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For this purpose,“control” (including,
with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control
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with”)
shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through
the
ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by Contract
or otherwise.
“Agreement”
shall mean this Equity Purchase Agreement, as amended from time to
time.
“Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception” shall mean the extent that enforceability may be limited
by the effect of (i) any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
“business
day” shall mean a day except a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks in
the City of Atlanta are authorized or required by Law to be closed.
“Charter
Document” shall mean, in regards to a specified Person and as applicable, the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, limited
liability company agreement, partnership agreement or analogous charter document
of such Person.
“Closing
Date Indebtedness” shall mean, in regards to a specified Person, the aggregate
amount of indebtedness of such Person with respect to borrowed money (including
accrued and unpaid interest thereon) as of the Closing Date.
“Code”
shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“Company”
or “Companies” shall mean any or all of Mayfair Village and Mayfair Nursing
Care.
“Company
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, event, effect or occurrence
which has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations
or
financial condition of the Companies taken as a whole, other
than changes, events, effects or occurrences arising out of, resulting from
or
attributable to (i) changes in conditions in the United States or global economy
or capital or financial markets generally, including changes in interest or
exchange rates, fluctuating commodity prices, unexpected product shortages,
and
product purchasing and supply, (ii) changes in general legal, regulatory,
political, economic or business conditions or changes in GAAP that, in each
case, generally affect industries in which the Companies conduct business,
(iii)
the negotiation, execution, announcement, pendancy or performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers,
pertinents, referral sources, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees,
(iv) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of
any
such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (v) hurricanes, floods, earthquakes
or
other natural disasters or (vi) any action taken by a Company as contemplated
or
permitted by this Agreement or with the Purchaser’s consent.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean that certain non-disclosure agreement
between the Purchaser (or an Affiliate thereof) and Marcus & Millichap Real
Estate Investment Brokerage Company of Ohio, on behalf of Fund II and the
Companies.
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“Environmental
Law” shall mean any applicable Law relating to (i) the protection of the
environment (including air, water, soil and natural reserves), or (ii) the
use,
storage, handling, release or disposal of Hazardous Substances, in each case
as
in effect on the date of this Agreement.
“Escrow
Agent” shall mean LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a national title insurance
company, with an address of 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000.
“Financial
Statements” shall mean the audited combined balance sheet of the Companies at
December 31, 2006, and the related statement of income for the twelve (12)
month
period then ended.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any government, court, regulatory or administrative
agency, commission or authority or other governmental instrumentality, federal,
state or local, domestic, foreign or multinational.
“HSR
Act”
shall mean the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
“Hazardous
Substance” shall mean any substance to the extent presently listed, defined,
designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or radioactive under any applicable
Environmental Law, including petroleum and any derivative or by-products
thereof.
“Health
Care Facility” or “Health Care Facilities” shall mean any or all of Mayfair
Village and Mayfair Nursing Care.
“Health
Care Governmental Entity” shall mean any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction
over the certification, licensing, evaluation or operations of any of the Health
Care Facilities.
“Health
Care Legal Requirement” shall mean all federal, state and local laws, rules,
regulations, ordinances and decrees relating to Health Care Licenses, Health
Care Permits, Health Care Programs, reporting and disclosure, the handling
of
medical waste, handling and dispensing of pharmaceutical products, fraud and
abuse, anti-kickback, anti-referral, false claims, medical records and patient
privacy, as now in effect, including, but not limited to, Titles XVIII and
XIX
of the Social Security Act, the federal Anti-kickback statute (42 U.S.C. §
1320a-7b(b)), the Xxxxx Law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the civil False Claims Act (31
U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq.), the administrative False Claims Law (42
U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. § 1320d, et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. §
1320a-7) and comparable state Laws.
“Health
Care License” shall mean a license issued by a Health Care Governmental Entity
to operate a Health Care Facility or to provide healthcare or related services
of the Company.
“Health
Care Permits” shall mean all material permits, Health Care Licenses, approvals,
registrations, qualifications, certifications, consents, certificates of need
and other authorizations
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required
by any Health Care Governmental Entity in connection with the operation of
the
business of the Companies, but excluding any Provider Agreements, participation
agreements or other contractual or health plan obligations arising under or
related to any Health Care Program.
“Health
Care Program” shall mean any third party health care payment program in which
any Company participates with regard to any of their Health Care Facilities,
including, without limitation, any program, plan, insurance or assistance
program (e.g., the Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE programs, the Veterans
Administration or any private insurance, health maintenance organizations,
or
preferred provider organizations).
“Indemnification
Claim” means a claim for indemnification under Article IX.
“Indemnitee”
means the party seeking indemnification hereunder.
“Indemnitor”
means the party against whom indemnification is sought hereunder.
“Knowledge”
shall mean, in the case of Fund II or the Companies, the actual knowledge
(without any duty of investigation), as of the date of this Agreement, of Xxxx
XxXxxxxx.
“Liens”
shall mean any security interest, lien, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
encumbrance, easement, restriction or interest of another Person.
“Litigation”
means any suit, action, administrative or other audit (other than regular audits
of financial statements by outside auditors) proceeding, arbitration, cause
of
action, charge, claim, complaint, compliance review, criminal prosecution,
grievance inquiry, hearing, inspection, investigation (governmental or
otherwise), notice (written or oral) by any Person alleging potential Liability
or requesting information relating to or affecting the Companies or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Loss”
means any and all direct or indirect Litigation, payments, obligations,
recoveries, deficiencies, fines, penalties, interest, assessments, losses,
Liabilities, costs, expenses (including (A) interest, penalties and reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, including those necessary to enforce rights to
indemnification hereunder, and (B) consultant’s fees and other costs of defense
or investigation), and interest on any amount payable to a third party as a
result of the foregoing, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, known, unknown,
or otherwise as of the Closing Date or thereafter. A Loss shall be
determined net of any insurance benefits or actual tax savings realized by
the
Indemnitee that are specifically related to the Loss. In no event
shall “Loss” include any special, punitive or consequential damages including,
without limitation, diminution in the value of assets, lost income and profits
or business interruption.
“Medicaid”
shall mean the medical assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1396, et seq.) and any statute succeeding
thereto.
“Medicare”
shall mean the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established
by
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395, et seq.) and
any statute succeeding thereto.
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“Permitted
Lien” shall mean any and all (a) liens for Taxes or assessments and similar
charges, which either are (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested
in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and for which adequate reserves
(as determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied) have been
established on the Company’s books with respect thereto; (b) mechanics’,
materialmen’s or contractors’ liens or encumbrances, or any similar statutory
liens or restrictions arising in the ordinary course of business and which
in
the aggregate are not substantial in amount, and do not interfere (and could
not
reasonably be expected to interfere) in any material respect with the present
use of the Owned Real Property or, to the Knowledge of Fund II, the Leased
Real
Property; (c) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations
imposed by any Government Authority having jurisdiction over the real property
owned, leased or used by the Company which are not violated by the current
or
contemplated use and operation of such real property or under which the current
and contemplated use and operation of such real property is regarded as legally
non-conforming; (d) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and
other similar matters of record affecting title to the real property owned,
leased or used by the Company for which no present violation exists, and
otherwise do not and will not materially impair the occupancy or use, value
or
marketability of such real property which they encumber for the purposes for
which it is currently used or contemplated to be used in connection with the
business of the Company; (e) all encroachments, overlaps, overhangs, unrecorded
easements, variations in area or measurement, rights of parties in possession,
lack of access or any other matters not of record which would be disclosed
by an
accurate survey or physical inspection of the Owned Real Property, all of which
do not materially interfere with the operations currently conducted at any
Owned
Real Property; (f) all electric power, telephone, gas, sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, water and other utility lines, pipelines service lines and facilities
of
any nature on, over or under the Owned Real Property, and all related licenses,
easements, rights-of-way and other agreements; (g) all existing public and
private roads and streets (whether dedicated or undedicated) including all
rights of the public to use such roads and streets, and all railroad lines
and
rights-of-way affecting the Owned Real Property; (h) prior reservations or
conveyances of mineral rights or mineral leases of every kind and character;
(i)
water rights (whether asserted by any Governmental Authority or private party);
(j) other imperfections of title, easements and encumbrances, if any, which
do
not currently interfere materially with operations as currently conducted at
any
Owned Real Property; (k) with respect to any property that is a leasehold or
other possessory interests in real property, all encumbrances, covenants,
imperfections in title, easements, restrictions and other title matters (whether
or not they are recorded) to which the underlying fee estate in such real
property is subject which were not created or incurred by a Company and which
do
not currently materially interfere with a Company’s operations as conducted on
such property.
“Person”
shall mean an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a
partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity, including a
Governmental Authority.
“Provider
Agreements” shall mean those Contracts pursuant to which any of the Companies
obtains a provider or supplier number and is authorized to submit claims for
payment for any of their Health Care Facilities, including all participation,
provider and supplier agreements, whether such Provider Agreements are express,
in writing or are evidenced by tie-in notices or other evidence.
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“Representatives”
when used with respect to any party, shall mean such party’s shareholders,
directors, members, partners, managers, trustees, officers, employees, agents
and representatives including, without limitation, legal counsel, accountants
and financial advisors.
“Securities
Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary”
when used with respect to any party, shall mean any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity of which
securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity
and more than 50% of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a
partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests) are, as of
such
date, owned by such party or one or more Subsidiaries of such party or by such
party and one or more Subsidiaries of such party.
“Tax
Returns” shall mean any return, report, claim for refund, estimate, information
return or statement or other similar document relating to or required to be
filed with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“Target
Net Working Capital” means $200,000.00.
“Taxes”
shall mean all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts,
levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross receipts, capital,
sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory,
capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated
taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind and all
interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed
by
any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.
“Transactions”
refers collectively to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
The
following terms are defined in the Sections of this Agreement set forth after
such term below:
Acquisition Transaction |
5.2
|
ERISA |
3.10(a)
|
|
Aggregate Purchase Price |
2.3(a)
|
Final Net Working Capital |
2.4(e)
|
|
Antitrust Laws |
5.3(a)
|
Final Net Working Capital | ||
Balance Sheet Date |
3.5(b)
|
Statement |
2.4(e)
|
|
Closing |
7.1
|
Fund II |
Preamble
|
|
Closing Date |
7.1
|
Fund II Disclosure Schedule |
Article
III
|
|
Company Employees |
5.8(a)
|
General Permits |
3.8
|
|
Company Indemnitee(s) |
5.6(a)
|
Indemnitee |
5.6(a)
|
|
Company IP Rights |
3.14(b)
|
IP Rights |
3.14(a)
|
|
Company Plan |
3.10(a)
|
Laws |
3.8
|
|
Contract |
3.3(b)
|
Leased Real Property |
3.12(b)
|
|
Current Assets |
2.4(b)
|
Liens |
3.1(c)
|
|
Current Liabilities |
2.4(b)
|
Material Real Property Leases |
3.12(b)
|
|
Delay |
5.1(c)
|
Mayfair Nursing Care |
Preamble
|
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Mayfair Nursing Care Interests |
1.2
|
Notice Period |
9.3)
|
|
Mayfair Nursing Care Purchase Price 2.2(a) |
2.2(a)
|
Owned Real Property |
3.12(a)
|
|
Mayfair Village |
Preamble
|
Purchaser |
Preamble
|
|
Mayfair Village Interests |
1.1)
|
Purchaser Plans |
5.8(a)
|
|
Mayfair Village Purchase Price |
2.1(a)
|
Restraints |
6.1(b)
|
|
Negotiation Period |
9.2(c)
|
Third –Party IP Rights |
3.14(b)
|
|
Net Working Capital |
2.4(b)
|
Threshold Amount |
9.6(a)
|
|
Net Working Capital Statement |
2.4(c)
|
Walk-Away Date |
8.1(b)
|
Section
10.12
Interpretation.
(a) When
a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or
Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit
or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table
of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including”
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation”. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder”
and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings when used in any document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless
otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this
Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such
terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of
such
term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to
herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such
agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver
or
consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor
statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated
therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors
and assigns.
(b) The
parties hereto have participated collectively in the negotiation and drafting
of
this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as collectively drafted
by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring
or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Equity Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above
written.
PURCHASER: | |||
MAYFAIR RETIREMENT INVESTORS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company | |||
By:
|
Development
Investment Company II, Inc., its corporate
manager
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
President |
MAYFAIR MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company | |||
By:
|
Development
Investment Company II, Inc., its corporate
manager
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
President |
FUND II: | |||
Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund II, a Georgia limited partnership | |||
By:
|
Welcare
Service Corporation-II, Inc. its
Managing General Partner
|
||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx
|
||
Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx | |||
President |
Signature
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