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EXHIBIT 99.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 16, 1999
BY AND BETWEEN
NEVADA BOND INVESTMENT CORP. II
AND
XXXX CORPORATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
ARTICLE II
Sale of Stock; Closing
Section 2.1. Purchase and Sale; Consideration for Shares...... 10
Section 2.2. Deliveries by Seller............................. 11
Section 2.3. Deliveries by Buyer.............................. 11
Section 2.4. Time and Place of Closing........................ 11
Section 2.5. Purchase Price Adjustment........................ 11
Section 2.6. Retained Assets.................................. 14
Section 2.7. Retained Liabilities............................. 15
Section 2.8. Management of Environmental Claims............... 16
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of Seller
Section 3.1. Incorporation; Authorization; Etc................ 16
Section 3.2. Capitalization; Structure........................ 18
Section 3.3. Financial Statements............................. 19
Section 3.4. Undisclosed Liabilities.......................... 19
Section 3.5. Absence of Certain Changes....................... 19
Section 3.6. Properties....................................... 19
Section 3.7. Litigation; Orders............................... 20
Section 3.8. Intellectual Property............................ 20
Section 3.9. Labor Matters.................................... 21
Section 3.10. Compliance with Laws............................. 21
Section 3.11. Insurance........................................ 21
Section 3.12. Scheduled Contracts.............................. 21
Section 3.13. Licenses, Approvals, Other Authorizations,
Consents, Reports, Etc........................... 22
Section 3.14. Environmental Matters............................ 23
Section 3.15. Brokers, Finders, Etc............................ 23
Section 3.16. Schedules and Exhibits........................... 23
Section 3.17. No Implied Representations....................... 24
Section 3.18. Supplemental Schedules........................... 24
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ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of Buyer
Section 4.1. Incorporation; Authorization; Etc................ 24
Section 4.2. Brokers, Finders, Etc............................ 25
Section 4.3. Approvals, Other Authorizations, Consents,
Reports, Etc..................................... 26
Section 4.4. Acquisition of Shares for Investment............. 26
Section 4.5. Financial Capability............................. 26
ARTICLE V
Covenants of Seller and Buyer
Section 5.1. Investigation of Business; Access to Properties
and Records...................................... 27
Section 5.2. Best Efforts; Obtaining Consents................. 28
Section 5.3. Further Assurances............................... 31
Section 5.4. Conduct of Business.............................. 32
Section 5.5. Preservation of Business......................... 33
Section 5.6. Public Announcements............................. 33
Section 5.7. Non-Solicitation................................. 34
Section 5.8. Guarantees....................................... 34
Section 5.9. Intercompany Accounts............................ 35
Section 5.10. Corporate Names.................................. 35
Section 5.11. Additional Agreements............................ 36
Section 5.12. Certain Claims................................... 36
Section 5.13. Certain Insurance Matters........................ 37
Section 5.14. Performance of Company Obligations............... 38
ARTICLE VI
Employee Benefits
Section 6.1. Employee Benefit Plans........................... 38
Section 6.2. Termination of Participation..................... 40
Section 6.3. Collective Bargaining Agreements................. 41
Section 6.4. Pension Plans.................................... 41
Section 6.5. Welfare Plans.................................... 41
Section 6.6. Buyer's Obligations.............................. 41
Section 6.7. Plant Closing Laws............................... 43
Section 6.8. Accrued Vacation................................. 43
Section 6.9. Acquired Rights Directive........................ 43
Section 6.10. Miscellaneous.................................... 44
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ARTICLE VII
Tax Matters
Section 7.1. Tax Returns of the Company and the Subsidiaries.. 44
Section 7.2. Tax Indemnification by Seller.................... 44
Section 7.3. Tax Indemnity by Buyer........................... 45
Section 7.4. Filing Responsibility............................ 45
Section 7.5. Refunds and Carrybacks........................... 46
Section 7.6. Cooperation and Exchange of Information.......... 46
Section 7.7. Purchase Price................................... 48
Section 7.8. Other Tax Agreements............................. 48
Section 7.9. Definitions...................................... 50
ARTICLE VIII
Conditions to Buyer's Obligation to Close
Section 8.1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
Seller........................................... 51
Section 8.2. Filings; Consents; Waiting Periods............... 51
Section 8.3. No Injunction.................................... 52
ARTICLE IX
Conditions to Seller's Obligation to Close
Section 9.1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
Buyer............................................ 52
Section 9.2. Filings; Consents; Waiting Periods............... 52
Section 9.3. No Injunction.................................... 53
ARTICLE X
Survival; Indemnification
Section 10.1. Survival Periods................................. 53
Section 10.2. Indemnification by the Buyer..................... 53
Section 10.3. Indemnification by Seller........................ 54
Section 10.4. Third-Party Claims............................... 55
ARTICLE XI
Termination
Section 11.1 Termination...................................... 56
Section 11.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination.............. 57
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ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
Section 12.1. Counterparts..................................... 57
Section 12.2. Governing Law.................................... 58
Section 12.3. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries...... 58
Section 12.4. Expenses......................................... 59
Section 12.5. Notices.......................................... 59
Section 12.6. Successors and Assigns........................... 60
Section 12.7. Headings; Definitions............................ 60
Section 12.8. Amendments and Waivers........................... 60
Section 12.9. Interpretation................................... 61
Section 12.10. Specific Performance............................. 61
Section 12.11. UTC Guarantee.................................... 61
Exhibits
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Exhibit A Unaudited Financial Statements
Schedules
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Schedule 1.A Permitted Liens
Schedule 1.B Retained Assets
Schedule 3.1(b) Incorporation; Authorization; No Conflicts
Schedule 3.2(a) Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.2(b) Additional Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.4 Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 3.5 Certain Changes
Schedule 3.6 Property Liens
Schedule 3.7 Litigation; Orders
Schedule 3.8 Intellectual Property
Schedule 3.9 Labor Matters
Schedule 3.10 Compliance with Laws
Schedule 3.12 Scheduled Contracts
Schedule 3.12(a)Lendings and Borrowings
Schedule 3.12(b)Intercompany Agreements
Schedule 3.13 Licenses, Approvals, Other Authorizations, Consents,
Reports, etc.
Schedule 3.14 Environmental Matters
Schedule 4.3 Approvals, Other Authorizations, Consents, Reports, etc.
Schedule 5.4 Conduct of Business
Schedule 5.8 Guarantees
Schedule 6.1(a) Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 6.1(e) Material Payments
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Schedule 6.1(f) Non-Compliance of Foreign Company Plans
Schedule 6.5(a) Company Plan Retained Assets and Xxxxxxxxxxx
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XXXXX XXXXXXXX AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
March 16, 1999, is by and between Nevada Bond Investment Corp. II, a Nevada
corporation ("Seller"), and Xxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Buyer").
WHEREAS, as of the Closing Date, Seller shall own all of the
outstanding capital stock of UT Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") other than certain shares of capital stock of the Company owned by a
wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to
sell to Buyer, the Shares upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein (such sale and purchase, the "Stock Purchase");
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
As used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
"1998 Average Working Capital" shall mean the mathematical average of
Monthly Working Capital for the 12 monthly periods ended on December 31, 1998.
"Action" shall mean any actual or threatened action, suit, arbitration,
inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any court, governmental or
other regulatory or administrative agency or commission or arbitral panel.
"Additional Subsidiaries" shall mean the direct or indirect
subsidiaries of the Continuing Affiliates which shall become direct or indirect
subsidiaries of the Company pursuant to the Pre-Closing Transactions and which
are set forth on Schedule 3.2(b) hereof.
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"Affiliate" (and, with a correlative meaning, "Affiliated") shall mean,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such first Person. As used in this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control
with") shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or
cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of
securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise).
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"AHA Litigation" shall mean the Action brought by UTC and various of
its subsidiaries against American Home Assurance Company filed in the United
States District Court for the District of Connecticut, bearing Civil Action No.
292 CV 00267 (PD) under which the plaintiffs are seeking coverage for damage to
their properties under three primary all risk property policies which were in
effect from November 17, 1975 to November 1, 1986.
"Antitrust Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b)
hereof.
"Automotive Business" shall mean the electronic and electrical
distribution systems businesses, the interior systems business and the
electrical motors business conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole which, for purposes of this definition, shall include the automotive
business as of the date hereof conducted by Xxxx GmbH.
"Balance Sheet" shall mean the combined balance sheet of the Company
and the Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 included in the Financial
Statements.
"Business Condition" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)
hereof.
"Buyer" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
"Buyer Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3 hereof.
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"Cash" shall mean all cash, time deposits, certificates of deposit,
marketable securities and short-term investments of the Company and the
Subsidiaries.
"Closing" shall mean the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by Section 2.1 hereof.
"Closing Balance Sheet" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(a) hereof.
"Closing Balance Sheet Date" shall mean the last day of the last month
ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
"Closing Cash" shall mean the amount of Cash set forth in the Closing
Balance Sheet less the amount of debt set forth in such Closing Balance Sheet.
"Closing Date" shall mean the later of (a) the third business day after
expiration or termination of all waiting periods prescribed under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act")
and (b) the date on which the conditions set forth in Articles VIII and IX
hereof shall be satisfied or duly waived or, if Seller and Buyer mutually agree
on a different date, the date upon which they have mutually agreed; provided,
however, that in no event shall the Closing Date be prior to April 30, 1999.
"Closing Financial Data" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b) hereof.
"Closing Working Capital" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(a) hereof.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
any successor thereto.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital hereof.
"Company Employees" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)
hereof.
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"Company Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.8 hereof.
"Company Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)
hereof.
"Continuing Affiliate" shall mean any Affiliate of Seller, other than
the Company and the Subsidiaries but including, without limitation, UTC.
"Copper Claim" shall mean any claim in connection with pricing for
copper, copper products, and/or copper futures arising prior to the date of this
Agreement.
"Covered Liabilities" shall mean any and all debts, losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, fines, penalties, obligations, payments
(including, without limitation, those arising out of any demand, assessment,
settlement, judgment or compromise relating to any Action), costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, costs and expenses of investigation and fees and
disbursements of counsel and other experts), mature or unmatured, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown,
including, without limitation, any of the foregoing arising under, out of or in
connection with any Environmental Liabilities or any Action, order or consent
decree of any governmental entity or award of any arbitrator of any kind, or any
law, rule, regulation, contract, commitment or undertaking.
"Current Subsidiaries" shall mean the direct and indirect subsidiaries
of the Company set forth on Schedule 3.2(a) hereto.
"Domestic Returns" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9
hereof.
"Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1(a) hereof.
"Environmental Law" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14
hereof.
"Environmental Liabilities" shall mean any and all claims, demands,
penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, losses, costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and reasonable
consultants' fees and disbursements, remedial investigation
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and feasibility study costs, clean-up costs and other response costs under any
Environmental Laws currently in existence or which may be enacted in the
future, laboratory fees, court costs and litigation expenses) of whatever kind
or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of or in any
way related to (a) the presence, disposal or release of any Hazardous
Materials which are on, from or which affect any property or any part thereof,
including, without limitation, soil, water, vegetation, buildings, equipment,
personal property, or which affect persons, animals or otherwise; (b) any
personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal)
arising out of or related to such Hazardous Materials or damage to wetlands
whether or not relating to Hazardous Materials; (c) any Action, settlement
reached, or government order or directive relating to such Hazardous Materials;
and/or (d) any violation of any requirement of law or requirements or demands of
any governmental authority which are based upon or in any way related to
Hazardous Materials.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
"Excluded Income Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2
hereof.
"Final 1998 Average Working Capital" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.5(d) hereof.
"Final Closing Cash" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d)
hereof.
"Final Closing Date Financial Data" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(d) hereof.
"Final Closing Working Capital" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.5(d) hereof.
"Financial Statements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3
hereof.
"Foreign Company Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1(f) hereof.
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"GAAP" shall mean the consistent application of the historical policies
and practices utilized by the Company and the Subsidiaries and generally
accepted accounting principles as used in the United States as further described
and disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements set forth on Exhibit A
hereto.
"Xxxxxxx Xxxxx" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.15
hereof.
"Governmental Antitrust Authority" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(a) hereof.
"Guaranteed Bonds" shall mean those instruments set forth under the
headings "The UTA Surety Bonds issued by Insurance Company of North America
under Indemnity Agreement with UTC 6/20/75" and "UTA Surety Bonds Issued by
American Casualty Co. of Redding Pa. under Indemnity Agreement with UTC dated
12/4/94" on Schedule 5.8 hereto.
"Guarantees" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8 hereof.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean any flammable material, explosives,
radioactive materials, gasoline, petroleum products, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls and other hazardous materials, hazardous
wastes, hazardous or toxic substances, or related materials as defined in the
Environmental Laws.
"Historical Risk Management Programs" shall mean any and all insurance
policies and risk management products and services benefiting the Company and
the Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, on or at any time prior to the Closing
Date, including, without limitation, any and all insurance policies, service
agreements, claim agreements, reinsurance agreements, deductible or retention
buy-down agreements, and broker agreements, concerning or related to
comprehensive liability, workers' compensation, automobile, aviation, property,
political risk, crime, marine, directors and officers, fiduciary, employment
practices, and special employee benefits, or any other form of insurance or risk
protection, obtained directly or indirectly by UTC or directly or indirectly by
the Company and the Subsidiaries from any insurer, reinsurer or broker,
including, without limitation, any captive insurer owned, in whole or in part,
by UTC or any affiliate of UTC, and any insurance policies or risk
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management products or services, if any, in existence on or before the closing
date of the transaction contemplated by the Xxxxxxx 1988 Acquisition Agreement,
which benefited only the Xxxxxxx Globe Companies to the extent such policies or
risk management products or services provide coverage for any Retained
Liability.
"Income Tax Returns" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9
hereof.
"Income Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 hereof.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4
hereof.
"Initial Purchase Price" shall mean $2.3 billion.
"Interim Services Agreement" shall mean the interim services agreement
to be entered into by the parties hereto effective as of the Closing pursuant to
which Seller or UTC or certain of the Continuing Affiliates shall make available
to Buyer certain services set forth on Schedule 3.12(b) "Other Intercompany
Arrangements" in Item 3 (with the consent of the supplier) and Item 4, at cost,
on an interim basis, up to December 31, 1999.
"IRS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 hereof.
"Licenses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a) hereof.
"Lien" shall mean any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien,
charge, encumbrance, proxy, voting trust or voting agreement.
"Monthly Working Capital" shall mean Working Capital as at month-end
calculated in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
"Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2
hereof.
"Names" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.10(a) hereof.
"Neutral Auditors" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d)
hereof.
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"Newco Subsidiaries" shall mean any Persons to be newly formed in
connection with the Pre-Closing Transactions.
"Permitted Liens" shall mean all Liens (a) that are set forth on
Schedule 1.A hereto, (b) that are reflected or reserved against in the Balance
Sheet, (c) that arise out of Taxes or general or special assessments not in
default and payable without penalty or interest or the validity of which is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (d) of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar persons or otherwise
imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet
delinquent or being contested in good faith, (e) that relate to deposits made in
the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security or (f) that do not
have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive
Business.
"Person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or
other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such
entity.
"Pre-Closing Transactions" shall mean certain transactions to be
consummated by UTC and its Affiliates prior to the Closing, including certain
transfers among such Affiliates, to the end that, as of the Closing Date, the
capital stock or other equity interests of UTC in the Current Subsidiaries, the
Additional Subsidiaries and the Newco Subsidiaries shall be held directly or
indirectly by the Company, and UTC and the Continuing Affiliates shall not own
any assets of the Automotive Business, except as expressly provided herein.
"Resolution Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c)
hereof.
"Retained Assets" shall be those assets set forth on Schedule 1.B
hereof.
"Retained Liabilities" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7
hereof.
"Returns" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 hereof.
"Scheduled Contracts" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12
hereof.
"Seller" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
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"Seller Indemnified Parties" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.2 hereof.
"Seller Representatives" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.1(a) hereof.
"Settlement Payments" shall mean payments by certain insurance
companies pursuant to settlement agreements entered into by UTC and various
subsidiaries, including the Company, with insurers under which the parties
settled claims of UTC and various subsidiaries, including the Company and
certain of the Subsidiaries, for coverage for environmental liabilities and
losses under certain general liability and property policies.
"Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital hereof.
"Xxxxxxx 1988 Acquisition Agreement" shall mean the agreement by and
among Xxxxx International Holdings, Inc., NEAC, Inc., and SGC Holding Company,
Inc. (currently known as United Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc.) dated
October 21, 1988.
"Xxxxxxx Globe Companies" shall mean those companies as then
constituted acquired by United Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc., from Trace
International Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Xxxxx International Holdings,
Inc.) pursuant to the Xxxxxxx 1988 Acquisition Agreement.
"Stock Purchase" shall have the meaning set forth in the second recital
hereof.
"Subsequent Loss" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(d)
hereof.
"Subsidiaries" shall mean the Current Subsidiaries, the Additional
Subsidiaries and the Newco Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no reference
herein to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries shall include or apply to any of the
Newco Subsidiaries unless and until such Newco Subsidiaries are in existence.
"subsidiary" of a corporation shall mean any corporation or other
Person more than 50% of whose outstanding voting securities or other equity
interests are directly or indirectly owned by the first corporation.
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"Tax Benefit" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 hereof.
"Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 hereof.
"Technology License Agreement" shall mean the technology license
agreement, to be mutually agreed prior to Closing.
"to Seller's knowledge" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
12.9 hereof.
"Transfer Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9 hereof.
"U.S. Company Employees" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1(b) hereof.
"U.S. Corporation" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)
hereof.
"U.S. Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1(b) hereof.
"U.S. Taxing Authority" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9
hereof.
"UTC" shall mean United Technologies Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
"UTC Plan" shall mean an Employee Benefit Plan that is not a Company
Plan.
"Working Capital" shall mean trade receivables and inventories less
accounts payable.
ARTICLE II
Sale of Stock; Closing
Section 2.1. Purchase and Sale; Consideration for Shares. On the basis
of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing Seller
shall sell to Buyer and Buyer shall purchase
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from Seller all of the Shares. Subject to Section 2.5 hereof, the aggregate
consideration for the Shares shall consist of cash in the amount of the Initial
Purchase Price.
Section 2.2. Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing hereof, Seller
shall deliver the following to Buyer:
(a) certificates for the Shares with appropriate stock powers attached
and properly signed;
(b) the certificate contemplated by Article VIII hereof; and
(c) a duly executed receipt for the Initial Purchase Price.
Section 2.3. Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing hereof, Buyer shall
deliver to Seller:
(a) cash in the amount of the Initial Purchase Price, by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to a bank account or bank accounts designated by
Seller (or by such means as are otherwise agreed upon by Buyer and Seller); and
(b) the certificate contemplated by Article IX hereof.
Section 2.4. Time and Place of Closing. The Closing shall take place on
the Closing Date at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, at the offices of Wachtell,
Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, 00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Section 2.5. Purchase Price Adjustment. (a) As soon as practicable, but
in no event later than 60 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare
a combined balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries including the notes
thereto as of the close of business on the Closing Balance Sheet Date (the
"Closing Balance Sheet"), a calculation of Working Capital based on the Closing
Balance Sheet ("Closing Working Capital"), a calculation of Closing Cash based
on the Closing Balance Sheet and a calculation of 1998 Average Working Capital.
The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, using the
same accounting principles, procedures, policies and methods that were employed
in preparing the
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Financial Statements as set forth in Exhibit A and Closing Working Capital
shall be calculated using the same accounting principles, procedures, policies
and methods employed in calculating Monthly Working Capital for purposes of 1998
Average Working Capital. For purposes of the calculation of Closing Working
Capital and Closing Cash, the actions to be taken pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof
shall be deemed to have been taken immediately prior to the Closing Balance
Sheet Date.
(b) During the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the
calculation of Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and 1998 Average Working
Capital (the "Closing Financial Data"), and the period of any dispute within the
contemplation of this Section 2.5, Buyer shall cause the Company and each
Subsidiary to (i) provide Seller and Seller's authorized representatives with
full access to the books, records, facilities and employees of the Company and
each Subsidiary, (ii) provide Seller, within 10 business days after the Closing
Date, with normal month-end closing financial information for the period ending
on the Closing Balance Sheet Date, and (iii) cooperate fully with Seller and
Seller's authorized representatives, including by providing on a timely basis
all information necessary or useful in preparing the Closing Financial Data.
(c) Seller shall deliver a copy of the Closing Financial Data to Buyer
promptly after it has been prepared. After receipt of the Closing Financial
Data, Buyer shall have 20 days to review the Closing Financial Data, together
with the workpapers used in the preparation thereof. Buyer and its authorized
representatives shall have full access to all relevant books and records and
employees of Seller to the extent required to complete their review of the
Closing Financial Data. Buyer may dispute items reflected in the calculation of
Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and 1998 Average Working Capital only on
the basis that such amounts were not arrived at in conformity with GAAP. Unless
Buyer delivers written notice to Seller on or prior to the 20th day after
Buyer's receipt of the Closing Date Financial Data specifying in reasonable
detail the amount, nature and basis of all disputed items, Buyer shall be deemed
to have accepted and agreed to the calculation of Closing Working Capital,
Closing Cash and 1998 Average Working Capital. If Buyer so notifies Seller of
its objection to the calculation of Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and
1998 Average Working Capital, Buyer and Seller
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shall, within 30 days (or such longer period as the parties may agree)
following such notice (the "Resolution Period"), attempt to resolve their
differences and any resolution by them as to any disputed amounts shall be
final, binding and conclusive. If following resolution of any disputed amounts
there do not remain in dispute amounts the aggregate net effect of which exceeds
$2.5 million, then all amounts remaining in dispute shall be deemed to have been
resolved in favor of the calculation of Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash
and 1998 Average Working Capital delivered by Seller to Buyer.
(d) If, at the conclusion of the Resolution Period, the aggregate net
effect of all amounts remaining in dispute exceeds $2.5 million, then all
amounts remaining in dispute shall be submitted to a firm of nationally
recognized independent public accountants (the "Neutral Auditors") selected by
Seller and Buyer within 10 days after the expiration of the Resolution Period.
If Seller and Buyer are unable to agree on the Neutral Auditors, then each of
Seller and Buyer shall have the right to request the American Arbitration
Association to appoint the Neutral Auditors who shall not have had a material
relationship with Seller, Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates within the
past 2 years. Each party agrees to execute, if requested by the Neutral
Auditors, a reasonable engagement letter, including customary indemnities. All
fees and expenses relating to the work, if any, to be performed by the Neutral
Auditors shall be borne pro rata as between Seller on the one hand and Buyer on
the other, in proportion to the allocation of the dollar amount of the amounts
remaining in dispute between Seller and Buyer made by the Neutral Auditors such
that the prevailing party pays the lesser proportion of the fees and expenses.
The Neutral Auditors shall act as an arbitrator to determine, based solely on
the provisions of this Section 2.5 and the presentations by Seller and Buyer,
and not by independent review, only those issues still in dispute and only as to
whether such amounts were arrived at in conformity with GAAP and Section 2.5(a)
hereof. The Neutral Auditors' determination shall be made within 30 days of
their selection, shall be set forth in a written statement delivered to Seller
and Buyer and shall be final, binding and conclusive. If following resolution of
any disputed amounts by the Neutral Auditors, the aggregate net effect of such
resolved amounts is less than $2.5 million, then all amounts that were initially
in dispute shall be deemed to have been resolved in favor of the calculation of
Closing Working Capital, 1998 Average Working
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Capital and Closing Cash delivered by Seller to Buyer (without regard to the
final determination by the Neutral Auditors). The term "Final 1998 Average
Working Capital" shall mean the definitive 1998 Average Working Capital, the
term "Final Closing Working Capital" shall mean the definitive Closing Working
Capital and the term "Final Closing Cash" shall mean the definitive Closing
Cash, respectively, agreed to (or deemed to be agreed to) by Buyer and Seller in
accordance with Section 2.5(c) hereof or the definitive Closing Date Financial
Data ("Final Closing Date Financial Data") resulting from the determinations
made by the Neutral Auditors in accordance with this Section 2.5(d) (in addition
to those items theretofore agreed to by Seller and Buyer).
(e) The Initial Purchase Price shall be (i)(A) increased dollar for
dollar to the extent the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds Final 1998
Average Working Capital, or (B) decreased dollar for dollar to the extent the
Final Closing Working Capital is less than Final 1998 Average Working Capital
and (ii)(A) increased dollar for dollar to the extent that Final Closing Cash is
greater than $0 and (B) decreased dollar for dollar to the extent that Final
Closing Cash is less than $0. Any adjustments to the Initial Purchase Price made
pursuant to this Section 2.5(e) shall bear interest from the Closing Date
through the date of payment at the rate of interest publicly announced by
Citibank, N.A., in New York, New York, from time to time as its prime rate, from
the Closing Date to the date of such payment. Any adjustments to the Initial
Purchase Price made pursuant to this Section 2.5(e) shall be paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts specified by
Seller, if Seller is owed payment, or by Buyer, if Buyer is owed payment, within
five business days after the Final Closing Working Capital is agreed to by Buyer
and Seller or any remaining disputed items are ultimately determined by the
Neutral Auditors.
Section 2.6. Retained Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the Stock Purchase shall not include the Retained Assets, and each of
the Company and/or the Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall grant, bargain, sell,
assign, transfer, convey and set over to Seller or its designee as of the
Closing all of its right, title and interest in the Retained Assets.
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Section 2.7. Retained Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, Seller shall remain liable for, and Seller agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless Buyer and each of the other Buyer Indemnified Parties, in
accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 10.3, from and against, any
and all Covered Liabilities incurred by or asserted against any Buyer
Indemnified Party, whether or not a claim is asserted prior to the Closing Date
(except as provided in Section 2.7(b) and 2.7(c) hereof), arising from or
relating to:
(a) any Environmental Liability to the extent such liability arises out
of or in connection with any act or omission that occurred, or condition that
existed, relating to a discontinued operation which was discontinued as of the
Closing Date or assets no longer, as of the Closing Date, used by the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries in the conduct of the Automotive Business;
(b) any Environmental Liabilities to the extent (i) such liability
arises out of or in connection with any act or omission that occurred, or
condition that existed, relating to an operating business of the Company and
(ii) Seller has received actual notice of claim with respect to such
Environmental Liability prior to the Closing Date;
(c) any warranty (express or implied), recall or other corrective
action liability (a "Warranty Liability") in respect of (i) the matters set
forth in Schedule 2.7 hereof and (ii) products manufactured by the Company or
any Subsidiary prior to the date hereof and of which the Seller has received
actual notice of claim prior to the date hereof; provided that, to the extent
that the Company continues to manufacture or sell such product after the Closing
Date the Covered Liabilities shall be equitably allocated between the Seller and
the Company and provided, further, that the Company shall cooperate with Seller
to mitigate damages.
(d) the Pre-Closing Transactions.
The liabilities set forth in Section 2.7(a) through Section 2.7(d)
shall be referred to herein collectively as the "Retained Liabilities."
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller shall also retain, or
any of Buyer, the Company or one or more of the Subsidiaries, as applicable,
shall transfer and assign or otherwise make available the benefits of (i) any
rights
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of indemnification against or rights of contribution from third parties,
including the right to enforcement thereof and any insurance, and (ii) any
reserves, in each case with respect to the Retained Liabilities.
Section 2.8. Management of Environmental Claims.
(a) Buyer agrees that Seller or UTC may, in the name of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, but at Seller's and UTC's sole cost and expense, manage and
control Environmental Liabilities that are included in Retained Liabilities.
(b) Cooperation. Buyer shall and shall cause the Company and the
Subsidiaries to cooperate with Seller in Seller's discharge of its obligations
with respect to the Retained Liabilities, including, without limitation,
providing Seller with reasonable access to relevant records and officers,
employees and consultants with knowledge of the matters at issue and executing
such powers of attorney as Seller may reasonably request. Buyer shall inform the
Seller promptly of all significant developments concerning conditions or actions
giving rise to or associated with claims for indemnification under Section 2.7.
(c) Access. Seller and its representatives shall have the right, at
reasonable times subsequent to Closing and upon reasonable prior notice, to
enter the properties subject to Environmental Liabilities included in Retained
Liabilities for the purpose of undertaking activities relating to its
obligations pursuant to Section 2.7, so long as such entry or activity does not
unreasonably interfere with the operations of the Automotive Business.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of Seller
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
Section 3.1. Incorporation; Authorization; Etc. (a) Each of the Company
and the Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing and, with respect to
those corporations organized under the laws of one of the states of the United
States of America (a "U.S.
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Corporation"), in good standing, under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted; and (ii) is in good standing (with
respect to U.S. Corporations) and is duly qualified to transact business in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of property owned or leased by it or the
conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure
to be in good standing or to be duly qualified to transact business, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
business, results of operations or financial condition (collectively, the
"Business Condition") of the Automotive Business. Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware with all requisite corporate power and authority to own the Shares.
(b) Seller has full corporate power to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings on the part of Seller,
its Board of Directors and stockholders. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not (i) violate any provision of Seller's or the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws, (ii) violate any provision of any Subsidiary's charter
or by-laws or similar organizational instrument, (iii) except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.1(b) hereto, violate any provision of, or be an event that is (or
with the passage of time will result in) a violation of, or result in the
acceleration of or entitle any party to accelerate (whether after the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both) any obligation under, or result in the
imposition of any Lien upon any of the Shares or any of the Company's or any of
the Subsidiaries' assets or properties pursuant to, any Lien, lease, agreement,
instrument, order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which Seller, the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound,
or (iv) except as listed on Schedule 3.1(b) hereto, violate or conflict with any
material provision of law, order, judgment or ruling of any governmental
authority or any other material restriction of any kind or character to which
Seller, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject, that, in
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the case of either of clauses (iii) and (iv), would, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business or prevent the Stock Purchase. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Seller, and, assuming the due execution hereof by
Buyer, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors generally and to the effect of the application of general
principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in proceedings at law or
in equity).
(c) Upon consummation of the Stock Purchase at the Closing, as
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller will deliver to Buyer good title to the
Shares free and clear of any Liens.
Section 3.2. Capitalization; Structure. The authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of 200 shares of common stock, par value $10.00 per share,
of which 188 shares are outstanding and of which 12 shares are held by a wholly
owned Subsidiary of the Company that have no voting rights and are not
considered to be outstanding in the combined financial statements of the
Company. All of the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
as of the Closing Date shall be owned by Seller free and clear of any Liens.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(a) and Schedule 3.2(b) hereto and except for
directors' qualifying shares and other nominal share interests issued to third
parties to comply with requirements of law, all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Subsidiaries have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and as of the Closing Date,
shall be owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of any
Liens. There are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights of any kind to
acquire, or obligations to issue, shares of capital stock of any class of, or
other equity interests in, the Company or of any of the Subsidiaries which have
been issued, granted or entered into by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries,
respectively.
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Section 3.3. Financial Statements. Seller has delivered to Buyer the
unaudited combined balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998, and the related unaudited combined statements of operations,
changes in UTC investment and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1998,
together with the notes to such unaudited combined financial statements,
attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively the "Financial Statements"). The
Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the combined
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, for the period or as of the date set forth therein, in conformity
with GAAP.
Section 3.4. Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed herein or in
the Schedules hereto including Schedule 3.4 hereto, and except as reflected,
reserved against or otherwise disclosed in the Financial Statements, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has, at the date hereof, any liabilities or
obligations that would be required to be reflected on a combined balance sheet
prepared in conformity with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations arising
in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 1998 or which do not have
a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Section 3.5. Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed herein or
in the Schedules hereto, including Schedule 3.5 hereto, since December 31, 1998:
(a) there has been no material adverse change in the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business except for any change resulting from general economic,
financial or market conditions and for any change resulting from conditions or
circumstances generally affecting the businesses in which the Company and/or the
Subsidiaries operate and (b) there has been no physical damage, destruction or
loss that would, after taking into account any insurance recoveries payable in
respect thereof, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business.
Section 3.6. Properties. With the exception of properties disposed of
since the date of the Balance Sheet and except as set forth on Schedule 3.6
hereto, the Company or one of the Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to
all properties, or holds by valid and existing lease or license, free and clear
of all Liens except Permitted Liens. All personal property in active use by the
Automotive Business is in good working order, ordinary wear and tear
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excepted, except to the extent that any failure would not have a material
adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Section 3.7. Litigation; Orders. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.7
hereto, as of the date hereof, there are no lawsuits, actions, administrative or
arbitration or other proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to
Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.7 hereto, as of the date hereof, there are no
judgments or outstanding orders, injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards
(whether rendered by a court or administrative agency, or by arbitration)
against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties or businesses that would reasonably be expected to, individually or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of
the Automotive Business or that would prohibit the Stock Purchase.
Section 3.8. Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8
hereto, the Company and the Subsidiaries, own, possess or license all patents,
patent rights, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and
other similar rights (including other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary
or confidential information, systems or procedures) (collectively, the "Company
Intellectual Property") that are presently employed or licensed by them in
connection with, and material to, the Automotive Business, except where the
failure to own or possess such Company Intellectual Property would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.8 hereto, to Seller's knowledge, as of the date hereof,
there are no existing material claims of any third party based on the use by, or
challenging the ownership of, the Company or any Subsidiary of any of the
Company Intellectual Property that would reasonably be expected to, individually
or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of
the Automotive Business.
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Section 3.9. Labor Matters. Schedule 3.9 hereto sets forth, as of the
date hereof, all material agreements with labor unions or associations
representing employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. As of the date
hereof, no material work stoppage against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
is pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened. As of the date hereof, neither
the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is involved in or, to Seller's
knowledge, threatened with any labor dispute, arbitration, lawsuit or
administrative proceeding relating to labor matters involving the employees of
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (excluding routine workers' compensation
claims) that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Section 3.10. Compliance with Laws. Except as may be indicated in the
Schedules hereto, including Schedule 3.10 hereto, the conduct of the business of
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries substantially complies with all
statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders or decrees
applicable thereto, except for violations or failures so to comply, if any,
that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably expected to have a
material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Section 3.11. Insurance. As of the date hereof, each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries is covered by valid and currently effective insurance policies
issued in favor of UTC, Seller and/or the Company or a Subsidiary that, in the
judgment of Seller, are customary for subsidiaries and affiliates of companies
of similar size and business as UTC.
Section 3.12. Scheduled Contracts. Except as set forth or described on
Schedule 3.12 hereto, as of the date hereof, none of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries is a party to any (a) material joint venture or similar contract or
agreement; (b) contract that is material to the Automotive Business which is
terminable by the other party thereto upon a change of control of the Company;
(c) material supply arrangements with any material original equipment
manufacturer in the automotive industry; or (d) other contract, agreement or
arrangement, entered into other than in the ordinary course of business,
involving an estimated total future payment or payments in excess of $1 million.
The contracts required to be so listed on Schedules 3.12 are referred to herein
as "Scheduled Contracts." With respect to all such
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Scheduled Contracts, except as set forth on Schedule 3.12 hereto, neither the
Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor, to Seller's knowledge, any other party
to any such Scheduled Contract is, as of the date hereof, in material breach
thereof or material default thereunder and there does not exist under any
provision thereof, to Seller's knowledge, as of the date hereof, any event that,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a
breach or default, except for such breaches, defaults and events as to which
requisite waivers or consents have been or are obtained or which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business
Condition of the Automotive Business. Schedule 3.12(a) hereto lists, as of the
date or dates indicated on such Schedule, all notes, mortgages, indentures,
guarantees and other obligations and agreements and other instruments for or
relating to any lending or borrowing (including assumed debt) of $1 million or
more effected by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to which any properties
or assets of any of the foregoing are subject. Schedule 3.12(b) hereto lists, as
of the date or dates indicated on such Schedule, all material contracts,
agreements, licenses and leases between the Company or the Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and UTC, Seller or the Continuing Affiliates, on the other hand.
Section 3.13. Licenses, Approvals, Other Authorizations, Consents,
Reports, Etc. (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13 hereto, the Company or
the Subsidiaries possess or have been granted all governmental licenses,
permits, franchises and other authorizations of any federal, state, local or
foreign governmental authority, in each case material to the Automotive Business
(the "Licenses"). Except as noted on Schedule 3.13 hereto, all such Licenses are
in full force and effect except for those whose failure to be in full force and
effect would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Business Condition of the Automotive Business. Except as noted on Schedule 3.13
hereto, as of the date hereof no proceeding is pending or, to Seller's
knowledge, threatened seeking the revocation or limitation of any License the
revocation or limitation of which would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
(b) Schedule 3.13 hereto contains a list of all registrations, filings,
applications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, qualifications and waivers
required to be made, filed, given or obtained by any of Seller, the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries with, to or from any
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persons or governmental authorities in connection with the consummation of the
Stock Purchase, except for those (i) that become applicable solely as a result
of the specific regulatory status of Buyer or its Affiliates, or (ii) the
failure to make, file, give or obtain which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business or the ability of Seller to consummate the Stock Purchase.
Section 3.14. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.14 hereto, to Seller's knowledge, (a) neither the conduct nor operation of the
Automotive Business, nor any condition of any real property presently owned,
leased or operated by the Company or the Subsidiaries relating to the Automotive
Business, violates any Environmental Laws, and (b) neither Seller nor the
Company has received any written notice from any Person stating that the
operation or condition of any real property presently owned, leased or operated
in connection with the Automotive Business is in violation of any Environmental
Law except, in each case, for such violations as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Business Condition of the Automotive Business. The term "Environmental Law"
shall mean all applicable local, state and federal laws regulating Hazardous
Materials, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Clean
Water Act and the Federal Clean Air Act, each as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Section 3.15. Brokers, Finders, Etc. Except for the services of
Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. ("Xxxxxxx Xxxxx"), neither Seller nor the Company has
employed, or is subject to any valid claim of, any broker, finder, consultant or
other intermediary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement who might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with such
transactions. The Seller or one of the Continuing Affiliates is solely
responsible for any payment, fee or commission that may be due to Xxxxxxx Sachs
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.16. Schedules and Exhibits. Disclosure of any fact or item in
any Schedule or Exhibit hereto referenced by a particular paragraph or Section
in this Agreement shall, should the existence of the fact or item or its
contents be relevant to any other paragraph or
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Section, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to that other paragraph or
Section whether or not an explicit cross-reference appears.
Section 3.17. No Implied Representations. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Article III or any other provision of this Agreement, it is
the explicit intent of each party hereto that Seller is making no representation
or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given in this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty or representation
as to the value, condition, merchantability or suitability as to any of the
properties or assets of the Automotive Business and it is understood that Buyer
takes the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as is and where is. In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, it is expressly understood
by each party hereto that any cost estimates, projections or other predictions
contained or referred to in the Schedules hereto or in the offering materials
that have been provided to Buyer are not and shall not be deemed to be
representations or warranties of Seller.
Section 3.18. Supplemental Schedules. Seller may supplement any of the
Schedules hereto and deliver such Schedules (as so supplemented, the
"Supplemental Schedules") on or prior to the Closing Date. Such Supplemental
Schedules shall not be considered in determining whether the condition set forth
in Section 8.1 with respect to representation and warranties has been met;
provided, however, that in determining whether there is a breach of any
representation or warranty of Seller contained in Sections 3.1 through 3.18
hereof for purposes of the indemnification to be provided by Seller pursuant to
Section 10.3 hereof, such representation or warranty shall be qualified by the
Supplemental Schedules.
ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of Buyer
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
Section 4.1. Incorporation; Authorization; Etc. Buyer is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Delaware. Buyer has full corporate power to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and
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to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the performance of Buyer's obligations hereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors of Buyer and no other corporate proceedings
or actions on the part of Buyer, its Board of Directors or stockholders are
necessary therefor. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
will not (a) violate any provision of the charter or by-laws or similar
organizational instrument of Buyer or any of its Affiliates, (b) violate any
provision of, or be an event that is (or with the passage of time will result
in) a violation of, or result in the acceleration of or entitle any party to
accelerate (whether after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) any
obligation under, or result in the imposition of any Lien upon any of Buyer's or
any of its Affiliates' assets or properties pursuant to, any Lien, lease,
agreement, instrument, order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which
Buyer or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which Buyer or any of its
Affiliates is bound, or (c) violate or conflict with any other material
restriction of any kind or character to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates is
subject, that, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), would, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of Buyer or
of Buyer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would prevent the Stock
Purchase. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer, and,
assuming the due execution hereof by Seller, this Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization,liquidation, dissolution, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and to the effect of
the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in proceedings at law or in equity).
Section 4.2. Brokers, Finders, Etc. Except for the services of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. ("Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx") Buyer has not employed, and is not subject to
the valid claim of, any broker, finder, consultant or other intermediary in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement who might be
entitled to a fee or commission from Seller or any of its Affiliates in
connection with such transactions. Buyer is solely responsible for any payment,
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or commission that may be due to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.3. Approvals, Other Authorizations, Consents, Reports, Etc.
Schedule 4.3 hereto contains a list of all registrations, filings, applications,
notices, consents, approvals, orders, qualifications or waivers required to be
made, filed, given or obtained by Buyer or any of its Affiliates with, to or
from any Persons or governmental authorities or private agencies in connection
with the consummation of the Stock Purchase except for those (a) that become
applicable solely as a result of the specific regulatory status of Seller, the
Company or the Subsidiaries or (b) the failure to make, file, give or obtain
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the Business Condition of Buyer or of Buyer and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or on the ability of the Buyer to consummate the Stock
Purchase.
Section 4.4. Acquisition of Shares for Investment. Buyer has such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of its purchase of the Shares. Buyer confirms
that Seller has made available to Buyer the opportunity to ask questions of the
officers and management employees of the Company and to acquire additional
information about the business and financial condition of the Automotive
Business. Buyer is acquiring the Shares for investment and not with a view
toward or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, or with any
present intention of distributing or selling the Shares. Buyer agrees that the
Shares may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except pursuant to an exemption from such registration available under
such Act, and without compliance with foreign securities laws, in each case, to
the extent applicable.
Section 4.5. Financial Capability. Buyer has immediately available cash
in the amount of the Initial Purchase Price or, if some or all of the Initial
Purchase Price will be obtained from external financing sources, Buyer has
delivered to Seller executed commitments, including bridge commitments if
necessary, for all such funds, in form and substance satisfactory to Seller, and
Buyer will have available as of the Closing Date (either from its
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immediately available cash or from such commitments, or a combination thereof)
funds sufficient to pay the Initial Purchase Price. Buyer, based on conditions
that are now prevailing, knows of no circumstance or condition that it expects
will prevent the availability at the Closing of the requisite financing to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the terms set
forth herein.
ARTICLE V
Covenants of Seller and Buyer
Section 5.1. Investigation of Business; Access to Properties and
Records. (a) After the date hereof and subject to applicable law, Seller shall
cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to afford to representatives of Buyer
reasonable access to their respective offices, plants, properties, books and
records during normal business hours, in order that Buyer may have full
opportunity to make such investigations as it desires of the affairs of the
Company and the Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such investigation shall
not unreasonably disrupt the personnel and operations of any of the Seller, the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries. All requests for access to the offices,
plants, properties, books, and records relating to the Automotive Business shall
be made to such representatives of the Seller as the Seller shall designate in
writing to Buyer (the "Seller Representatives"), which Seller Representatives
shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access
permitted hereunder. It is further understood and agreed that neither Buyer nor
its representatives shall contact any of the employees, customers or suppliers
of Seller, the Company or the Subsidiaries, in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, whether in person or by telephone, mail or other means of
communication, without the specific prior written authorization of the Seller
Representatives. If, in the course of any investigation pursuant to this Section
5.1(a), Buyer discovers any breach of any representation or warranty contained
in this Agreement or any circumstance or condition that upon Closing would
constitute such a breach, Buyer covenants that it will promptly so inform
Seller.
(b) Any information provided to Buyer or its representatives pursuant
to this Agreement shall be held by Buyer and its representatives in accordance
with, and shall be
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subject to the terms of, the Confidentiality Agreement dated December 21, 1998
by and between UTC and Buyer, which is hereby incorporated in this Agreement as
though fully set forth herein; provided, however, that Sellers agree that the
term Representatives as used in such Confidentiality Agreement includes Buyer's
potential financing sources for the Stock Purchase. At the time of the Closing,
such Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or
effect. Following the Closing, Seller shall hold in confidence all knowledge and
information of a secret or confidential nature with respect to the Automotive
Business and shall not disclose or publish the same without the prior written
consent of Buyer except as otherwise required by law.
(c) Buyer agrees to (i) hold all of the books and records of the
Company and the Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or
dispose of any thereof for a period of 10 years from the Closing Date or such
longer time as may be required by law, and thereafter, if it desires to destroy
or dispose of such books and records, to offer first in writing at least 60 days
prior to such destruction or disposition to surrender them to Seller and (ii)
following the Closing Date to afford Seller, its accountants and legal counsel,
during normal business hours, upon reasonable request, at any time, full access
to such books, records and other data and to the employees of the Company and
any of the Subsidiaries to the extent that such access may be requested for any
legitimate purpose at no cost to Seller (other than for reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses); provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit any of Seller's or
UTC's rights of discovery. Buyer shall have the same rights, and Seller the same
obligations, as are set forth above in this Section 5.1(c) with respect to any
non-privileged records of Seller pertaining to the Company and any of the
Subsidiaries that are retained by Seller, with the exception of Returns relating
to Taxes that, pursuant to Article VII, are not the responsibility of Buyer.
Section 5.2. Best Efforts; Obtaining Consents. (a) Subject to the terms
and conditions herein provided, Seller and Buyer each agree to use their best
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective
as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
to cooperate with the other in connection with the foregoing, including using
its
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best efforts (i) to obtain all necessary waivers, consents and approvals from
other parties to material loan agreements, leases and other contracts, (ii) to
obtain all consents, approvals and authorizations that are required to be
obtained under any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation, (iii) to
lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely
affecting the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, (iv) to effect all necessary registrations and filings
including, but not limited to, filings and submissions of information requested
or required by any domestic or foreign government or governmental or
multinational authority, including, without limitation, the Antitrust Division
of the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, any
State Attorney General, or the European Commission ("Governmental Antitrust
Authority"), and (v) to fulfill all conditions to this Agreement. Seller and
Buyer further covenant and agree, with respect to a threatened or pending
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute,
rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of
the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, to use
their respective best efforts to prevent the entry, enactment or promulgation
thereof, as the case may be. In no event, however, shall Seller be obligated to
pay any money to any Person or to offer or grant other financial or other
accommodations to any person in connection with its obligations under this
Section 5.2.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Buyer shall
use its best efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any antitrust, competition
or trade regulatory laws of any domestic or foreign government or governmental
authority or any multinational authority, or any regulations issued thereunder
("Antitrust Laws"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer
shall (i) use its best efforts to 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 contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation, defending through litigation on the merits and through any
available appeals any claim asserted in any court by any party, and (ii) take
any and all steps necessary to avoid (or eliminate) each and every impediment
under any Antitrust Laws that may be asserted by any Governmental Antitrust
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Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby so as to enable
the consummation of such transactions to occur as expeditiously as possible,
including, without limitation, 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 Buyer or its
Affiliates, the Company or the Subsidiaries -- or otherwise taking or committing
to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to any of the
businesses, product lines or assets of Buyer or its Affiliates, the Company or
the Subsidiaries -- as may be required in order to avoid the pursuit or 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 delaying the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. The entry by any Governmental Antitrust Authority (where it
has the power to do so), or by a court, in any suit brought by a private party
or Governmental Antitrust Authority challenging the transactions contemplated
hereby as violative of any Antitrust Law, of an order or decree permitting the
transactions contemplated hereby, but requiring that any of the businesses,
product lines or assets of any of Buyer or its Affiliates, the Company or the
Subsidiaries be divested or held separate by Buyer, or that would otherwise
limit Buyer's freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, the
Automotive Business or any portion thereof or any of Buyer's or its Affiliates'
other assets or businesses, shall not be deemed a failure to satisfy the
conditions specified in Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, Seller shall not be required to divest or hold separate or
otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action
with respect to, or its ability to retain, the Automotive Business or any
portion thereof, or any of its other assets or businesses.
(c) Seller and Buyer shall keep the other party apprised of the status
of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby
and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining the requisite approvals,
consents or orders of any Governmental Antitrust Authority, including, without
limitation: (i) cooperating with the other party in connection with filings
under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws, including, with respect to the
party making a filing, (A) providing copies of all such documents to the
non-filing party and its advisors prior to filing (other than documents
containing confidential business
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information that shall be shared only with outside counsel to the non-filing
party), and (B) if requested, to accept all reasonable additions, deletions or
changes suggested in connection with any such filing; (ii) furnishing to each
other all information required for any application or other filing to be made
pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) promptly notifying the other
of, and if in writing furnishing the other with copies of, any communications
from or with any Governmental Antitrust Authority with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) permitting the other party to
review in advance and considering in good faith the views of one another in
connection with any proposed communication with any Governmental Antitrust
Authority in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act or any
other Antitrust Laws; (v) not agreeing to participate in any meeting or
discussion with any Governmental Antitrust Authority in connection with
proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws unless
it consults with the other party in advance, and, to the extent permitted by
such Governmental Antitrust Authority, gives the other party the opportunity to
attend and participate thereat; and (vi) consulting and cooperating with one
another in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda,
briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of
any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act
or any other Antitrust Laws. If either party or any Affiliate thereof receives a
request for additional information or documentary material from any such
Governmental Antitrust Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, then such party will endeavor in good faith to make, or cause to be
made, as soon as practicable and after consultation with the other party, an
appropriate response in compliance with such request. Buyer will advise Seller
promptly in respect of any understandings, undertakings or agreements (oral or
written) which Buyer proposes to make or enter into with any Governmental
Antitrust Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.3. Further Assurances. Seller and Buyer agree that, from time
to time, whether before, at or after the Closing Date, each of them will execute
and deliver such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take such
other action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and intents of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby,
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including, without limitation, taking or causing the taking of all such actions
and the making, execution and delivery, of any and all documents, instruments
and certificates, in such form and with such terms as UTC may reasonably request
to effect the assignment of the Historical Risk Management Programs.
Section 5.4. Conduct of Business. From the date hereof through the
Closing, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.4 hereto or otherwise provided for
in, or contemplated by, this Agreement, except for actions in connection with
the Pre-Closing Transactions, and except as consented to or approved by Buyer in
writing, Seller covenants and agrees that:
(a) each of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall operate its business
in the ordinary and usual course in all material respects in accordance with
past practices;
(b) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall issue, sell or
agree to issue or sell (i) any shares of its capital stock, or (ii) any
securities convertible into, or options with respect to, or warrants to purchase
or rights to subscribe for, any shares of its capital stock;
(c) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall amend its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or other charter documents);
(d) except in the ordinary course of business or as required by law or
contractual obligations or other understandings or arrangements existing on the
date hereof or as a result of an action applicable to a broad group of other
similarly situated employees of UTC, none of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries shall (i) increase in any manner the base compensation of, or enter
into any new bonus or incentive agreement or arrangement with, any of its
directors, officers or other employees; (ii) pay or agree to pay any pension,
retirement allowance or other employee benefit to any such director, officer or
employee, whether past or present; (iii) enter into any new employment,
severance, consulting, or other compensation agreement with any existing
director, officer or employee; or (iv) commit itself to any additional pension,
profit-sharing, deferred compensation, group insurance, severance pay,
retirement or other employee benefit plan, fund or similar arrangement or amend
or commit itself to amend any of such plans, funds or similar arrangements in
existence on the date hereof;
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(e) except in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise provided
for in or contemplated by this Agreement, none of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries shall (i) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its
material assets, (ii) create any new Lien on its properties or assets (other
than Permitted Liens), (iii) enter into any joint venture, partnership or other
similar arrangement or form any other new material arrangement for the conduct
of its business, (iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $50
million in the aggregate that would be outstanding immediately subsequent to the
Closing or (v) purchase any material assets or securities of any person; and
(f) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall agree to take
any action prohibited by this Section 5.4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.4, nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed or interpreted to prevent the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries from (i) paying or making regular or special dividends or other
distributions consisting of Cash, or the shares of, or other interests in,
entities not included in the Automotive Business, (ii) making or accepting
inter-company or intra-company advances to, from or with one another or with
Seller or any of its Affiliates, or (iii) engaging in any transaction incident
to the normal cash management procedures of Seller and its Affiliates.
Section 5.5. Preservation of Business. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall, and shall cause the Company and the
Subsidiaries to, use reasonable efforts to preserve the Automotive Business
intact, to keep available to the Company, the Subsidiaries and Buyer the
services of the employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to preserve its
relationship with customers and others having business relations with the
Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case in all material respects.
Section 5.6. Public Announcements. Except as may otherwise be required
by applicable law, prior to the Closing, Seller and Buyer will consult with each
other before issuing, or permitting any agent or Affiliate to issue, any press
releases or otherwise making, or permitting any agent or Affiliate to make, any
public statements with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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Section 5.7. Non-Solicitation. If this Agreement is terminated, Buyer
will not, for a period of three years thereafter, without the prior written
approval of Seller, directly or indirectly, solicit, encourage, entice or induce
any person who is an employee of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries at the
date hereof or at any time hereafter that precedes such termination, to
terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
Buyer agrees that any remedy at law for any breach by it of this Section 5.7
would be inadequate, and Seller would be entitled to injunctive relief in such a
case. If it is ever held that the restriction placed on Buyer by this Section
5.7 is too onerous and is not necessary for the protection of Seller, Buyer
agrees that any court of competent jurisdiction may impose lesser restrictions
which such court may consider to be necessary or appropriate to properly protect
Seller.
Section 5.8. Guarantees. Buyer shall cause itself or one or more of its
Affiliates or, with respect to the Guaranteed Bonds, equivalent insurers, to be
substituted in all respects for Seller or any Continuing Affiliate, or, with
respect to the Guaranteed Bonds, the issuer thereof, effective as of the
Closing, in respect of all obligations of Seller and any Continuing Affiliate
under each of the guarantees, letters of credit, letters of comfort and similar
arrangements obtained or provided by Seller or any of the Continuing Affiliates
for the benefit of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which guarantees,
letters of credit and letters of comfort and similar arrangements are set forth
in Schedule 5.8 hereto and which shall include additions, replacements,
deletions and substitutions thereof consistent with current levels from the date
hereof until the Closing Date (the "Guarantees"). If Buyer is unable to effect
such a substitution with respect to any Guarantee after using its best efforts
to do so, Buyer shall obtain letters of credit, on terms and from financial
institutions reasonably satisfactory to Seller, with respect to the obligations
covered by each of the Guarantees for which Buyer does not effect such
substitution. As a result of the substitution contemplated by the first sentence
of this Section 5.8 and/or the letter or letters of credit contemplated by the
second sentence of this Section 5.8, Seller and the Continuing Affiliates shall
from and after the Closing cease to have any obligation whatsoever arising from
or in connection with the Guarantees except for
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obligations, if any, for which Seller or the appropriate Continuing Affiliate
will be fully indemnified pursuant to a letter of credit obtained by Buyer.
Section 5.9. Intercompany Accounts. Immediately prior to the Closing,
all intercompany receivables or payables and loans then existing between Seller
or any of the Continuing Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall be settled by way of capital
contribution of such intercompany payable or loan (with respect to intercompany
payables or loans due to Seller or any Continuing Affiliate) or by way of
dividend in kind of such intercompany receivable (with respect to receivables of
the Company and the Subsidiaries owed by Seller or any Continuing Affiliate). As
of the Closing, there shall be no intercompany receivables or payables or loans
then existing between Seller or any of the Continuing Affiliates, on the one
hand, and the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the other hand, and the
Closing Financial Data prepared pursuant to Section 2.5(a) hereof shall be
prepared accordingly.
Section 5.10. Corporate Names. (a) Buyer acknowledges that, from and
after the Closing Date, Seller and the Continuing Affiliates have the absolute
and exclusive proprietary right to all names, marks, trade names and trademarks
(collectively, "Names") incorporating "United Technologies" or "UT," by itself
or in combination with any other Name, including, without limitation, the
corporate design logo associated with "United Technologies," and that none of
the rights thereto or goodwill represented thereby or pertaining thereto are
being transferred hereby or in connection herewith. Buyer agrees that from and
after the Closing Date it will not, nor will it permit any of its Affiliates to,
use any Name, phrase or logo incorporating "United Technologies" or "UT" or such
corporate design logo in or on any of its literature, sales materials or
products or otherwise in connection with the sale of any products or services;
provided, however, that Buyer may continue to use any printed literature, sales
materials, purchase orders and sales or lease agreements, and sell any products,
that are included in the inventories of the Automotive Business on the Closing
Date and that bear a Name, phrase or logo incorporating "United Technologies" or
"UT" or such corporate design logo until the supplies thereof existing on the
Closing Date have been exhausted, but in any event for not longer than 90 days
from the Closing Date, except as set forth below. With respect to the
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printed purchase orders and sale or lease agreements referred to in the
preceding sentence, from and after the Closing Date Buyer shall sticker or
otherwise xxxx such documents as necessary in order to indicate clearly that
neither Seller nor any of its Continuing Affiliates is a party to such
documents. From and after the expiration of such 90 day period, Buyer shall:
cease to use any such literature and sales materials; delete or cover (as by
stickering) any such Name, phrase or logo from any item included in the
inventories of the Automotive Business that bears such Name, phrase or logo; and
take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable to clearly and
prominently indicate that neither Buyer, the Company nor any of their respective
Affiliates is affiliated with Seller or any of the Continuing Affiliates.
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall file an amended
certificate of incorporation for the Company, United Technologies Automotive,
Inc. and United Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc. changing, effective as of
the Closing Date, the names of those corporations to names designated by the
Buyer which do not contain "United Technologies" or "UT." Buyer agrees to inform
Seller in writing of such designations no later than 30 days prior to the
Closing Date. As promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, but in any
event within 90 days thereafter, Buyer shall change or shall cause the relevant
Affiliate of Buyer to change the name of any of the other Subsidiaries of the
Company that includes the name "United Technologies" or "UT" to a corporate or
entity name that does not include the name "United Technologies" or "UT."
Section 5.11. Additional Agreements. At the Closing, the parties
thereto shall execute and deliver the Technology License Agreement and the
Interim Services Agreement and any instruments of transfer, assignment or
conveyance necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 5.12. Certain Claims. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller and the Continuing Affiliates shall
retain and shall be subrogated to all rights with respect to, and the Company
and the Subsidiaries shall assign to Seller, or to one of the Continuing
Affiliates designated by Seller, as of the Closing, all claims of
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the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) for recovery against third parties in
connection with or arising out of the Copper Claim and (ii) with respect to the
AHA Litigation.
(b) Buyer agrees that UTC may, in the name of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, but at UTC's sole cost and expense, (i) conduct, control,
compromise, settle or otherwise dispose of the AHA Litigation and any of the
Company's and the Subsidiaries' rights under the policies at issue and (ii)
pursue, conduct, control, compromise, settle or otherwise dispose of the Copper
Claim, in each case in UTC's sole discretion. Buyer agrees, and agrees to cause
the Company and the Subsidiaries, to cooperate with UTC and to provide all
information, records, files and employees available and take any and all other
actions that UTC deems necessary or desirable, including, but not limited to,
providing access to the properties at issue in the AHA litigation, to pursue,
settle or otherwise compromise the AHA Litigation and the Copper Claim.
Section 5.13. Certain Insurance Matters. (a) The interest, if any, of
the Company and the Subsidiaries as insureds under or beneficiaries or in any
other capacity of Historical Risk Management Programs shall terminate effective
as of the Closing Date except for any insurance proceeds payable in respect of
any physical damage, destruction or loss specified in Section 3.5(ii). Except
for any insurance proceeds payable in respect of any physical damage,
destruction or loss specified in Section 3.5(ii), on or prior to the Closing
Date, any and all rights, title and interests of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, if any, to or under the Historical Risk Management Programs as
insureds or beneficiaries or in any other capacity, including rights, title and
interests to proceeds payable by such Historical Risk Management Programs and
the rights, if any, to the Settlement Payments, shall be unconditionally and
irrevocably assigned to UTC effective as of the Closing Date.
(b) Buyer hereby agrees to assume responsibility to pay or to cause the
Company and the Subsidiaries to pay, or at UTC's option, promptly reimburse UTC
for, and indemnify UTC against, any and all charges incurred by or assessed
against UTC or the Company or the Subsidiaries arising out of or related to the
Company's and the Subsidiaries' rights, title and interests in or under the
Historical Risk Management Programs prior to the
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assignment to UTC pursuant to Section 5.13(a) including, without limitation,
charges for premiums, including retrospective premiums adjustments, expenses,
taxes, claims handling fees and expenses, letters of credit and other security
instruments required by insurers, broker fees and expenses, defense or expense
costs, deductibles, settlement payments, the satisfaction of any judgments
arising out of any claims or occurrences and any other like charges, costs and
expenses, including any such charges, costs and expenses relating to any
insurance proceeds payable in respect of any physical damage, destruction or
loss specified in Section 3.5(ii).
(c) Buyer agrees that UTC may, in the name of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, but at UTC's sole cost and expense, pursue any action necessary or
desirable to enforce the Settlement Agreements and that Buyer will and will
cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to cooperate with UTC, at UTC's expense,
in any such actions including, but not limited to, allowing UTC to prosecute
such actions in the name of the Company and the Subsidiaries and the Buyer.
Section 5.14 Performance of Company Obligations. Buyer agrees from and
after the Closing Date to cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to perform and
fulfill all of their respective obligations and commitments whether existing as
of the Closing Date or arising or incurred thereafter.
ARTICLE VI
Employee Benefits
Section 6.1. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule 6.1(a) hereto lists
all material compensation and benefit plans, contracts and arrangements
maintained by, sponsored or participated in by the Company or the Subsidiaries
(other than routine administrative procedures or government-required programs)
in effect as of the date hereof including, without limitation, all pension,
profit-sharing, savings and thrift, bonus, incentive or deferred compensation,
severance pay and medical and life insurance plans in which any current or
former employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries ("Company Employees")
participate (collectively, "Employee Benefit Plans"). Schedule 6.1(a) hereto
sets forth each
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Employee Benefit Plan which is solely sponsored or maintained by the Company or
one of the Subsidiaries (a "Company Plan").
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business, all Employee Benefit Plans in which Company Employees in
the United States ("U.S. Company Employees") participate ("U.S. Employee Benefit
Plans") and which are "employee benefit plans," as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, in all material respects are in compliance with and have been
administered in compliance with all applicable requirements of law, including,
but not limited to, the Code and ERISA, and all contributions required to be
made to each such plan by or on behalf of the Company or one of the Subsidiaries
under the terms of such plan, ERISA or the Code prior to the date hereof and the
Closing Date have been or will be, as the case may be, made or accrued.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business, the Company and the Subsidiaries have performed all
material obligations required to be performed by them under, and are not in
default under or in violation of, the terms of any of the U.S. Employee Benefit
Plans. Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the
Automotive Business, neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries nor any other
"disqualified person" (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code) has
engaged in any "prohibited transaction" (as such term is defined in Section 4975
of the Code) which would reasonably be expected to subject any Company Plan (or
its related trust), the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any officer,
director or employee of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to the tax or
penalty imposed under Section 4975 of the Code. Except as would not reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect
on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business, neither the Company nor
any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability under Title IV of
ERISA which has not been satisfied in full, no event has occurred and no
condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries incurring a material liability under Title IV of ERISA,
and no U.S.
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Employee Benefit Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of
ERISA or Section 412 of the Code has incurred an "accumulated funding
deficiency" as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is required to
contribute to, or during the five-year period ending on the Closing Date will
have been required to contribute to, any "multiemployer plan," as such term is
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and neither the Company nor any of the
Subsidiaries is subject to any withdrawal or partial withdrawal liability within
the contemplation of Section 4201 of ERISA and will not become subject thereto
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 3.12 or Schedule 6.1(e)
hereto, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
material payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment
compensation, golden parachute or otherwise) becoming due from the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries under any Company Plan, (ii) materially increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Company Plan or (iii) result in the
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits to any
material extent.
(f) Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 6.1(f) hereto or as would
not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material
adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive Business, each
Company Plan which is not a U.S. Company Employee Benefit Plan (a "Foreign
Company Plan") has been maintained in all material respects in accordance with
its terms and with all material legal requirements applicable thereto and is
funded and/or book reserved for in accordance with applicable laws.
Section 6.2. Termination of Participation. Except as provided in
Sections 6.3 and 6.6 hereof, as of the Closing Date, the Company and the
Subsidiaries shall withdraw as participating employers from each UTC Plan and
the active participation in each UTC Plan of Company Employees shall cease as of
the Closing Date and no additional benefits shall be accrued thereunder for such
employees.
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Section 6.3. Collective Bargaining Agreements. Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries to provide continuing benefits for periods after the Closing Date
as required under collective bargaining agreements shall remain in effect and
Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless from and
against any and all Covered Liabilities relating to such obligations.
Section 6.4. Pension Plans. UTC shall retain all assets and liabilities
accrued through the Closing Date under the UTC Plans that are pension plans, and
shall make all contributions required to be made under the terms of each such
plan for periods ending on or before the Closing Date.
Section 6.5. Welfare Plans. (a) UTC shall retain all assets relating to
the U.S. Employee Benefit Plans that are welfare benefit plans and shall be
liable for and shall hold Buyer, the Company and the Subsidiaries harmless from
and against all claims for the benefits described below by participants of such
plans which are incurred prior to the Closing Date; provided, that, with respect
to claims described in (i) or (ii) below, such claims are submitted for
reimbursement within 120 days following the Closing Date. For purposes of this
Agreement, the following claims shall be deemed to be incurred as follows: (i)
life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance
benefits, upon the death or accident giving rise to such benefits; (ii) health,
dental, and/or prescription drug benefits, upon provision of such services,
materials or supplies; (iii) long-term disability benefits, upon the
commencement of the period of the continuing disability; and (iv) workers'
compensation claims, upon the event giving rise to the claim.
(b) Seller shall be liable for and shall hold Buyer, the Company and
the Subsidiaries harmless from and against any retiree welfare benefits to be
provided to retirees of the Company and the Subsidiaries who have actually
retired prior to the Closing Date, under any U.S. Employee Benefit Plan.
Section 6.6. Buyer's Obligations. (a) Subject to the other provisions
of this Section 6.6, Buyer agrees that for a period of at least two years after
the Closing Date it will (i) continue in full force and effect the Foreign
Company Plans in accordance with their terms
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without any reduction of benefits or other amendment or modification (except to
the extent necessary to comply with applicable law); (ii) provide all U.S.
Company Employees with severance benefits at least as favorable as those
provided to U.S. Company Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date; (iii)
provide all U.S. Company Employees with medical and other welfare benefits no
less favorable than those provided to U.S. Company Employees immediately prior
to the Closing Date; (iv) provide Company Employees with a wage and salary
program no less favorable than that in place at the Company or the Subsidiaries,
as applicable immediately prior to the Closing Date; and (v) provide all U.S.
Company Employees with other compensation and benefits no less favorable in the
aggregate than the corresponding compensation and benefits provided to U.S.
Company Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date. In addition, Buyer
agrees to give Company Employees service credit for all periods of employment
with UTC or its Affiliates (including the Company and the Subsidiaries) prior to
the Closing Date for all purposes (other than for pension benefit accruals)
under any plan adopted or maintained by Buyer, any of its subsidiaries, the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries in which Company Employees participate. Buyer
agrees to waive any limitations regarding pre-existing conditions, and to give
full credit for any copayments made and deductibles fully or partially satisfied
prior to the Closing with respect to Employee Benefit Plans, under any welfare
or other employee benefit plans maintained by Buyer, any of its subsidiaries,
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in which Company Employees participate
after the Closing. From and after the Closing Date, Buyer and the Company and
the Subsidiaries shall be solely responsible for all termination and severance
benefits, costs, charges and liabilities of any nature incurred with respect to
a Company Employee on or after the Closing, including, without limitation, any
claims arising out of or relating to any plant closing, mass layoff or similar
event under applicable law occurring on or after the Closing.
(b) Buyer agrees to continue to provide retiree medical and life
insurance coverage on terms no less favorable than those provided by the
Employee Benefit Plans to those U.S. Company Employees who are eligible to
participate in such plans and are "eligible to retire" as of the Closing Date.
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.5 hereof Buyer shall be
responsible for the administration of and shall assume any and all obligations
arising under the continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the
Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA for those plan participants in, and
beneficiaries under, the Employee Benefit Plans who are eligible to exercise
their rights to such coverage as of or following the Closing Date.
(d) Except to the extent that Seller has expressly retained or assumed
certain Covered Liabilities pursuant to Section 6.4 or 6.5 hereof, Buyer shall
be liable for and shall hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless from and against
any and all Covered Liabilities with respect to or arising out of: (i) Company
Employees' employee benefits, including, without limitation, Covered Liabilities
arising from or with respect to, the Foreign Company Plans; (ii) the
participation of Company Employees in the employee benefit plans referred to in
this Section 6.6; or (iii) the employment of Company Employees by Buyer, the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries from and after the Closing.
Section 6.7. Plant Closing Laws. Buyer shall be responsible for
providing any notice required, pursuant to the United States Federal Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Act of 1988, any successor United States federal law,
and any applicable plant closing notification law with respect to a layoff or
plant closing relating to the Automotive Business that occurs as a result of or
after the Closing. Seller shall be responsible for providing any such notice
with respect to a layoff or plant closing occurring prior to the Closing.
Section 6.8. Accrued Vacation. Buyer will permit Company Employees to
carry over and take accrued, but unused, vacation days with pay in accordance
with the applicable policies of UTC, the Company and the Subsidiaries as in
effect as of the Closing Date.
Section 6.9. Acquired Rights Directive. To the extent necessary to
comply with the Acquired Rights Directive (77/187 EEC) as enacted in the Member
States of the European Union and similar laws in other jurisdictions which
safeguard the rights of employees in transfers of undertakings, businesses or
parts of businesses (collectively, the "Transfer Laws"), Seller and Buyer shall
comply with their respective obligations under the Transfer
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Laws, including any obligations to maintain certain terms and conditions of
employment of the Company Employees.
Section 6.10. Miscellaneous. Seller and Buyer agree to furnish each
other with such information concerning Company Employees and benefit plans, and
to take all such other reasonable action, as is necessary and appropriate to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Article VI, in each case to the
extent permitted under applicable law.
ARTICLE VII
Tax Matters
Section 7.1. Tax Returns of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Seller
represents and warrants that (a) all material Income Tax Returns required to be
filed for taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date by, or with
respect to any activities of, the Company or the Subsidiaries have been or will
be filed on a timely basis, and all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns have
been or will be paid, and (b) all other material Returns required to be filed
before the Closing Date by, or with respect to any activities of, the Company or
the Subsidiaries have been or will be filed on a timely basis and all Taxes
shown as due on such Returns have been or will be paid, except, in the case of
(a) and (b), where the failure to file such Returns or pay such Taxes would not
have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of the Automotive
Business. All such Returns were correct and complete in all material respects,
except for failures, that would not have a material adverse effect on the
Business Condition of the Automotive Business.
Section 7.2. Tax Indemnification by Seller. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 7.3 hereof and except to the extent of any reserves for
Excluded Income Taxes accrued on the Final Closing Date Financial Data, Seller
shall be liable for, and shall hold Buyer, the Company and the Subsidiaries
harmless from and against, any and all Income Taxes with respect to the Company
or any Subsidiary for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date to
the extent such Income Taxes are reportable on a consolidated, combined or
unitary Domestic
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Return which includes Seller or any subsidiary of Seller other than the Company
and the Subsidiaries ("Excluded Income Taxes").
Section 7.3. Tax Indemnity by Buyer. Buyer shall be liable for, and
shall hold the Seller Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, any and all
Taxes, other than Excluded Income Taxes, of or with respect to the Company, any
Subsidiary or the Automotive Business for any taxable period (whether beginning
and/or ending before, on or after the Closing Date), including, without
limitation, (a) any and all Taxes not incurred in the ordinary course of
business attributable to the acts or omissions of Buyer, Buyer's Affiliates, the
Company or the Subsidiaries after the Closing, and (b) all Taxes, other than
Excluded Income Taxes and Taxes reportable by Seller or a Continuing Affiliate
as a result of the Pre-Closing Transactions, resulting from or arising out of
any transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer shall also be liable for,
and shall hold the Seller Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any and
all Excluded Income Taxes to the extent of any reserves for Taxes accrued on the
Final Closing Date Financial Data.
Section 7.4. Filing Responsibility. (a) Seller shall prepare and file
(i) all Domestic Returns with respect to Excluded Income Taxes, (ii) any other
Return that includes any of Seller or any of the Continuing Affiliates, on the
one hand, and any of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the other hand
and (iii) any Return that does not include the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) Buyer shall prepare and file, with respect to the Company and the
Subsidiaries all other Returns for which Seller does not have filing
responsibility pursuant to Section 7.4(a) hereof in accordance with the
procedures described in Section 7.6(d).
(c) Buyer agrees that, except to the extent contrary to law or
applicable regulation, neither Buyer, the Company nor the Subsidiaries shall
take any position in the Returns referred to in Section 7.4(b) hereof
inconsistent with that taken in a Return for which Seller has filing
responsibility pursuant to this Article VII.
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Section 7.5. Refunds and Carrybacks. (a) Seller shall be entitled to
any refunds or credits of Excluded Income Taxes.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, Buyer, the Company or the
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled to any refunds or credits of
Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than refunds or credits
of Excluded Income Taxes.
(c) Buyer shall cause the Company and the Subsidiaries promptly to
forward to Seller or to reimburse Seller for any refunds or credits due Seller
(pursuant to the terms of this Article VII) after receipt thereof, and Seller
and the Continuing Affiliates shall promptly forward to Buyer (pursuant to the
terms of this Article VII) or reimburse Buyer for any refunds or credits due
Buyer after receipt thereof.
(d) Buyer agrees that none of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall
elect to carry back any item of loss, deduction or credit which arises in any
taxable period ending after the Closing Date and which relates to or affects any
Excluded Income Tax ("Subsequent Loss") into any taxable period ending on or
before the Closing Date. If a Subsequent Loss is carried back into any taxable
period ending on or before the Closing Date, Seller shall be entitled to any
refund of Taxes realized as a result thereof.
Section 7.6. Cooperation and Exchange of Information. (a) Seller shall
prepare and submit to Buyer, no later than three months after the Closing Date,
1998 and 1999 blank Return workpaper packages. Buyer shall, and shall cause the
Company and each of its appropriate Subsidiaries to, prepare completely and
accurately and submit to Seller, within three months of receipt, all information
as Seller shall reasonably request in such Return workpaper packages.
(b) As soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after
Seller's request, from and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall provide Seller
with such cooperation and shall deliver to Seller such information and data
concerning the pre-Closing operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and
make available such knowledgeable employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries
as Seller may request, including providing the information and
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data required by Seller's customary Tax and accounting questionnaires, in order
to enable Seller to complete and file all Returns which they may be required to
file with respect to the operations and business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries through the Closing Date or to respond to audits by any taxing
authorities with respect to such operations, and to otherwise enable Seller to
satisfy their internal accounting, Tax and other legitimate requirements. Such
cooperation and information shall include, without limitation, designation of an
officer of Seller as an officer of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries for
the purpose of signing Returns and defending audits and promptly forwarding
copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications received from or
sent to any taxing authority which relate to the Company or the Subsidiaries,
and providing copies of all relevant Returns, together with accompanying
schedules and related workpapers, documents relating to rulings or other
determinations by taxing authorities, including, without limitation, foreign
taxing authorities, and records concerning the ownership and tax basis of
property, which Buyer, the Company or the Subsidiaries may possess. Each of
Buyer, the Company and the Subsidiaries shall make its employees and facilities
available on a mutually convenient basis to provide explanation of any documents
or information provided hereunder.
(c) For a period of 10 years after the Closing Date, Buyer shall, and
shall cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to, retain all Returns, books and
records (including computer files) of, or with respect to the activities of, the
Company and the Subsidiaries for all taxable periods ending on or prior to the
Closing Date. Thereafter, Buyer shall not dispose of any such Returns, books or
records unless it first offers such Returns, books and records to UTC and UTC
fails to accept such offer within 60 days of its being made.
(d) Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause their respective
subsidiaries to, cooperate in the preparation of all Returns relating in whole
or in part to taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date that are
required to be filed after such date and all Returns for taxable periods
beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date; provided
that Seller shall have the sole authority to determine the manner in which such
Returns are prepared to the extent such determinations may affect the amount of
Taxes for which Seller is liable.
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(e) Whenever any taxing authority asserts a claim, makes an assessment,
or otherwise disputes the amount of Taxes for which Seller or any of the
Continuing Affiliates are liable, Buyer shall promptly inform UTC, and Seller
and any such Continuing Affiliates shall have the right to control any resulting
meetings, conferences or proceedings and to determine whether and when to settle
any such claim, assessment or dispute to the extent such proceedings or
determinations may affect the amount of Taxes for which Seller or any of the
Continuing Affiliates are liable. Neither Buyer, the Company nor any of their
respective subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be entitled to participate in any
Tax audit, defense, litigation, contest or other proceeding with respect to any
consolidated, combined or unitary Domestic Return which includes any of the
Seller or any subsidiary (other than the Company and the Subsidiaries) of the
Seller.
(f) If Buyer, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, as the case may
be, fails to provide any information requested by Seller in the time specified
herein, or if no time is specified pursuant to this Section 7.6, within a
reasonable period, as determined in good faith by Seller, or otherwise fails to
do any act required of it under this Section 7.6, then Buyer shall be obligated,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to indemnify the Seller
Indemnified Parties and Buyer shall so indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties
and hold the Seller Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any and all
costs, claims or damages, including, without limitation, all Taxes or
deficiencies thereof, payable as a result of such failure.
Section 7.7. Purchase Price. Buyer and Seller agree that the
consideration provided for pursuant to this Agreement is being paid solely to
acquire the Shares and neither party will (or will permit any Affiliate to)
report or treat any part of such consideration as allocable to anything other
than payment for the Shares.
Section 7.8. Other Tax Agreements. (a) Anything in any other agreement
to the contrary notwithstanding, all liabilities and obligations between UTC and
the Continuing Affiliates on the one hand and the Company and the Subsidiaries
on the other hand, under any
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other Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement in effect prior to the Closing
Date (other than this Agreement) shall cease and terminate as of the Closing
Date.
(b) All transfer, sales, stamp, registration, excise and similar Taxes
on or with respect to the sale of the Shares shall be borne by Buyer.
(c) Buyer shall not make an election under Section 338 of the Code or
any state, local or foreign equivalent thereof in respect of the Company or any
Subsidiary.
(d) Buyer agrees that for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1999
in the case of Mecanismos Auxiliares Industriales, S.A. and United Technologies
Automotive (Philippines), Inc. and November 30, 1999 in the case of each other
foreign Subsidiary, neither Buyer nor any successor, transferee or assignee
thereof will cause or permit any foreign Subsidiary to declare or pay any
dividend, or shall cause or permit the Company or any Subsidiary to enter into
any transaction or take any action (i) that would be considered for U.S. federal
income tax purposes to constitute the declaration or payment of a dividend by
any foreign Subsidiary, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 304
of the Code, or (ii) that otherwise would result in the diminution of the
foreign tax credits that, absent any such transaction, may be claimed by UTC or
Seller in respect of their U.S. federal income tax liability, including any
transaction (other than in the ordinary course of business) that would result in
the increase or diminution of any amount of earnings and profits of any foreign
Subsidiary for U.S. federal income tax purposes for periods through the end of
any such fiscal year, or any loss carryback or loss surrender or other action
not in the ordinary course of business that would reduce the effective rate of
creditable tax paid by any foreign Subsidiary for any such period.
(e) Buyer agrees that if as the result of any audit adjustment made
with respect to any Excluded Income Tax by any taxing authority with respect to
a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, Buyer or any of its
affiliates, including the Company and its Subsidiaries, receives a Tax Benefit,
then Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount of such Tax Benefit within 15 days of
filing the Return in which such Tax Benefit is realized or utilized. For
purposes of determining the amount and timing of any Tax Benefit, the recipient
of the Tax
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Benefit shall be deemed to pay tax at the highest marginal rate in effect in
the year such Tax Benefit is realized or utilized and shall be deemed to realize
or utilize any Tax Benefit in the first taxable year that such Tax Benefit may
be realized or utilized under the law.
Section 7.9. Definitions. For purposes of this Article VII, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:
(a) "Domestic Returns" means returns, reports and forms required to be
filed with any taxing authority of the United States of America, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia and any local governmental subdivision
thereof (a "U.S. Taxing Authority").
(b) "Income Tax Returns" means federal, state or local Returns for
Income Taxes required to be filed with any U.S. Taxing Authority that include
any of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
(c) "Income Taxes" means U.S. federal, state or local net income or
franchise Taxes or other Taxes measured by net income, together with any
interest or penalties imposed with respect thereto.
(d) "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) "Returns" means returns, reports and forms required to be filed
with any U.S. Taxing Authority or foreign taxing authority.
(f) "Tax Benefit" means the Tax effect of any item of loss, deduction
or credit or any other item which decreases Taxes paid or payable or increases
tax basis, including any interest with respect thereto or interest that would
have been payable but for such item.
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(g) "Taxes" means all taxes (whether U.S. federal, state, local or
foreign) based upon or measured by income and any other tax whatsoever,
including, without limitation, gross receipts, profits, sales, use, occupation,
value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, employment,
excise, or property taxes, together with any interest or penalties imposed with
respect thereto.
ARTICLE VIII
Conditions to Buyer's Obligation to Close
Buyer's obligation to consummate the Stock Purchase shall be subject to
the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following
conditions:
Section 8.1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. The
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and
as of such date except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date or time other than the Closing Date (which need only be true and
correct in all material respects as of such date or time), the covenants and
agreements of Seller to be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance
with this Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material respects, and
Buyer shall have received at the Closing a certificate to that effect dated the
Closing Date and validly executed on behalf of Seller.
Section 8.2. Filings; Consents; Waiting Periods. All registrations,
filings, applications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, qualifications and
waivers listed on Schedule 3.13 or 4.3 hereto and indicated therein as being a
condition to the Closing for Buyer shall have been filed, made or obtained, and
all waiting periods applicable under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
terminated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no approval or
other consent, order, qualification or waiver of any governmental authority
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foreign law, rule or regulation shall be a condition to Buyer's obligation to
consummate the Stock Purchase.
Section 8.3. No Injunction. At the Closing Date, there shall be no
injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any court or
governmental agency or body of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Stock Purchase.
ARTICLE IX
Conditions to Seller's Obligation to Close
Seller's obligation to consummate the Stock Purchase is subject to the
satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions:
Section 9.1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Buyer. The
representations and warranties of Buyer in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
such date except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific
date or time other than the Closing Date (which need only be true and correct in
all material respects as of such date or time), the covenants and agreements of
Buyer to be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance with this
Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material respects, and Seller
shall have received at the Closing a certificate to that effect dated the
Closing Date and validly executed on behalf of Buyer.
Section 9.2. Filings; Consents; Waiting Periods. All registrations,
filings, applications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, qualifications and
waivers listed on Schedule 3.13 or 4.3 hereto and indicated therein as being a
condition to the Closing for Seller shall have been filed, made or obtained, and
all applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
terminated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no approval or
other consent, order, qualification or waiver of any governmental authority
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foreign law, rule or regulation shall be a condition to Seller's obligation to
consummate the Stock Purchase.
Section 9.3. No Injunction. At the Closing Date, there shall be no
injunction, restraining order or decree of any nature of any court or
governmental agency or body of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Stock Purchase.
ARTICLE X
Survival; Indemnification
Section 10.1. Survival Periods. The respective representations and
warranties of Seller and Buyer shall survive the Closing Date and will remain in
full force and effect thereafter until the one year anniversary of the Closing
Date. Those covenants that contemplate or may involve actions to be taken or
obligations in effect after the Closing shall survive in accordance with their
terms.
Section 10.2. Indemnification by the Buyer. From and after the Closing
Date, the Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and the Continuing
Affiliates, each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents,
and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing
(collectively, the "Seller Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all
Covered Liabilities incurred by or asserted against any of the Seller
Indemnified Parties in connection with or arising from (i) any breach by Buyer
of its covenants and agreements contained herein or (ii) any breach by Buyer of
its representations and warranties contained herein (it being agreed that solely
for purposes of establishing whether any matter is indemnifiable pursuant to
this clause (ii), the accuracy of such representations and warranties shall be
determined without giving effect to the qualifications to such representations
and warranties, if any, concerning "materiality" or "Material Adverse Effect");
and (iii) any Covered Liability of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or
arising out of or in connection with any of the businesses, properties, assets,
operations or activities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (including
any predecessor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and any
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former business, property, asset, operation, activity or subsidiary of any of
the foregoing), heretofore, currently or hereafter owned or conducted, as the
case may be, including, without limitation, any Covered Liability based on
negligence, gross negligence, strict liability or any other theory of liability,
whether in law (whether common or statutory) or equity; provided, however, that
there shall be excluded from the foregoing indemnity obligation those Covered
Liabilities specified in Sections 6.4, 6.5 and 7.2 hereof that Seller has agreed
to assume pursuant hereto and Covered Liabilities with respect to Retained
Liabilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the Buyer shall be required to
indemnify Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to clause 10.2(ii) only to the
extent that the aggregate Covered Liabilities indemnifiable pursuant to clause
10.2(ii) exceeds $50 million in the aggregate (provided that no claim may be
counted toward such $50 million unless it exceeds $2 million), (B) the Buyer
shall not be required to indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to
clause 10.2 (ii) in an aggregate amount in excess of $200 million and (C) any
claim for indemnification under clause 10.2 (ii) must be made during the
applicable survival period set forth in Section 10.1. Any payment made pursuant
to this Section 10.2 shall be treated by Seller and Buyer as an adjustment to
the Initial Purchase Price, and Seller and Buyer agree, and Buyer agrees to
cause the Company and the Subsidiaries, not to take any position inconsistent
therewith for any purpose. To the extent that the Buyer's undertakings set forth
in this Section 10.2 may be unenforceable, the Buyer shall contribute the
maximum amount that it is permitted under applicable law to the payment and
satisfaction of all indemnifiable liabilities incurred by the Seller Indemnified
Parties. Each Subsidiary shall be jointly and severally liable for the Buyer's
indemnification obligations pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, pursuant to this Section 10.2, and to Section 10.3, Section 5.13(b),
Section 6.3 and Section 6.6(d) and the Buyer shall, if so requested by Seller,
cause each Subsidiary to sign such instruments evidencing the foregoing
obligations as Seller may reasonably request.
Section 10.3. Indemnification by Seller. From and after the Closing
Date, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and the Company, each of
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, and each of the
heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively,
the "Buyer Indemnified Parties") from and against
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any and all Covered Liabilities incurred by or asserted against any of the
Buyer Indemnified Parties in connection with or arising from (i) any breach by
Seller of its covenants and agreements contained herein; (ii) the Retained
Liabilities or (iii) any breach by Seller of its representations and warranties
contained herein (it being agreed that solely for purposes of establishing
whether any matter is indemnifiable pursuant to this clause (iii), with the
exception of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.14
hereof, the accuracy of such representations and warranties shall be determined
without giving effect to the qualifications to such representations and
warranties, if any, concerning "materiality" or "Material Adverse Effect");
provided that (A) Seller shall be required to indemnify Buyer Indemnified
Parties pursuant to this clause 10.3(iii) only to the extent that the aggregate
Covered Liabilities indemnifiable pursuant to this clause 10.3(iii) exceeds $50
million in the aggregate (provided that no claim may be counted toward such $50
million unless it exceeds $2 million), (B) Seller shall not be required to
indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to this clause (iii) in an
aggregate amount in excess of $200 million and (C) any claim for indemnification
under this clause (iii) must be made during the applicable survival period set
forth in Section 10.1. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall be
treated by Seller and Buyer as an adjustment to the Initial Purchase Price, and
Seller and Buyer agree, and Buyer agrees to cause the Company and the
Subsidiaries, not to take any position inconsistent therewith for any purpose.
If any of Seller's undertakings set forth in this Section 10.3 should be
unenforceable, Seller shall contribute the maximum amount that it is permitted
under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnifiable
liabilities incurred by the Buyer Indemnified Parities. The parties acknowledge
and agree that Seller's tax indemnification obligations shall be governed by
Article VII.
Section 10.4. Third-Party Claims. If a claim by a third party is made
against a Seller Indemnified Party or a Buyer Indemnified Party (an "Indemnified
Party"), and if such Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnity with respect
thereto under this Article X, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify
indemnifying party of such claims. The failure to provide such notice shall not
result in a waiver of any right to indemnification hereunder except to the
extent the indemnifying party is actually materially prejudiced by such failure.
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indemnifying party shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to
undertake, conduct and control, through counsel of its own choosing and at its
own expense, the settlement or defense thereof, and the Indemnified Party shall
cooperate with it in connection therewith; provided that (a) the indemnifying
party shall permit the Indemnified Party to participate in such settlement or
defense through counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party; provided that the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by such Indemnified Party and (b)
the indemnifying party shall promptly assume and hold such Indemnified Party
harmless from and against the full amount of any Covered Liability resulting
therefrom. So long as the indemnifying party is reasonably contesting any such
claim in good faith, the Indemnified Party shall not pay or settle any such
claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right
to pay or settle any such claim; provided that in such event it shall waive any
right to indemnity therefor by indemnifying party. If the indemnifying party
does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days after the receipt of the
Indemnified Party's notice of a claim of indemnity hereunder that it elects to
undertake the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
contest, settle or compromise the claim but shall not thereby waive any right to
indemnity therefor pursuant to this Agreement. Indemnifying party shall not,
except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, enter into any settlement that
does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the person or
persons asserting such claim to all Indemnified Parties of unconditional release
from all liability with respect to such claim or consent to entry of any
judgment.
ARTICLE XI
Termination
Section 11.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing by:
(a) the mutual consent of Seller and Buyer;
(b) either Seller or Buyer if the Closing has not occurred by the
close of business on August 31, 1999 and if the failure to
consummate the Stock Purchase on or before
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such date did not result from the failure by the party seeking termination of
this Agreement to fulfill any undertaking or commitment provided for herein that
is required to be fulfilled prior to the Closing; or
(c) either Seller or Buyer if a United States federal or state court of
competent jurisdiction or United States federal or state governmental,
regulatory or administrative agency or commission shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated hereby and such order,
decree, ruling or other action shall have become final and non-appealable;
provided, however, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 11.1(c) shall have complied with Section 5.2 hereof, and with
respect to other matters not covered by Section 5.2 hereof, shall have used its
best efforts to remove such injunction, order or decree.
Section 11.2. Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the event of
termination of this Agreement by either or both of Seller and Buyer pursuant to
Section 11.1 hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the
terminating party to the other party hereto, and this Agreement shall thereupon
terminate and become void and have no effect, and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be abandoned without further action by the parties hereto, except
that the provisions of Sections 5.1(b), 5.7 and 12.4 hereof shall survive the
termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that such termination shall
not relieve any party hereto of any liability for any breach of this Agreement.
If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein all filings, applications and
other submissions made pursuant to Sections 3.13 and 4.3 hereof shall, to the
extent practicable, be withdrawn from the agency or other persons to which they
were made.
ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
Section 12.1. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,
and shall become
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effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other party.
Section 12.2. Governing Law. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
reference to the choice of law principles thereof.
(b) Each of the Seller and Buyer irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of Delaware and the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware in any Action arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of such Action may be heard and determined in such state or federal
court. Each of Seller and Buyer hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the
maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties further agree, to the
extent permitted by law, that final and unappealable judgment against any of
them in any action or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may
be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by
suit on the judgment, a certified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of
the fact and amount of such judgment.
(c) To the extent that Buyer or Seller have or hereafter may acquire
any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, each
of Buyer and the Seller hereby irrevocably waive such immunity in respect of its
obligations under this Agreement.
Section 12.3. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement (including agreements incorporated herein) and the Schedules hereto
contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations or
warranties between the parties other than those set forth or referred to herein.
This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (and
their successors and assigns permitted by Section 12.6 hereof) any rights or
remedies hereunder, except that (a) Section 10.2 and 10.3 hereof are intended to
benefit, and to be enforceable by, any of the Seller Indemnified Parties and (b)
UTC shall be an express third
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party beneficiary of this Agreement, entitled to enforce this Agreement in
accordance with its terms.
Section 12.4. Expenses. Except as set forth in this Agreement, whether
the Stock Purchase is or is not consummated, all legal and other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and
expenses.
Section 12.5. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be sufficiently
given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered personally, sent by
documented overnight delivery service or, to the extent receipt is confirmed,
telecopy, facsimile or other electronic transmission service to the appropriate
address or number as set forth below. Notices to Seller shall be addressed to:
Nevada Bond Investment Corp. II
c/o United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies Building
Hartford, Connecticut 06101
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as Seller may
designate by written notice to Buyer. Notices to Buyer shall be addressed to:
Xxxx Corporation
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to:
Winston & Xxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. XxxXxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as Buyer may
designate by written notice to Seller.
Section 12.6. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided, however, that no party hereto shall assign its
rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement without the express
prior written consent of each other party hereto except that Buyer may transfer
or assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any wholly-owned
subsidiary of Buyer without the consent of any other party hereto. In the case
of such a transfer or assignment to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer, such
subsidiary shall be the "Buyer" for all purposes hereunder, however, Xxxx
Corporation shall remain jointly and severally liable for all obligations of
Buyer hereunder.
Section 12.7. Headings; Definitions. The Section and Article headings
contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references
to Sections or Articles contained herein mean Sections or Articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated. All defined terms and phrases herein are
equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
Section 12.8. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be
modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by
the party against whom enforcement of any such modification or amendment is
sought. Seller may waive compliance by Buyer or Buyer may waive compliance by
the Seller with any term or provision of this Agreement on the part of such
party to be performed or complied with, but only by an instrument in writing.
The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision of this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
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Section 12.9. Interpretation. For the purposes of this Agreement, "to
Seller's knowledge" shall mean the actual knowledge of Seller's executive
officers after due inquiry, which may be satisfied by consultation with the
Company's executive officers. It is understood and agreed that the specification
of any dollar amount in the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement or the inclusion of any specific item in the Schedules is not intended
to imply that such amounts or higher or lower amounts, or the items so included
or other items, are or are not material, and neither party shall use the fact of
the setting of such amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the
Schedules in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any
obligation, item or matter not described herein or included in a Schedule is or
is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
Section 12.10. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any party fails to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance in
such event, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity.
Section 12.11. UTC Guarantee. UTC hereby guarantees the performance by
Seller of all of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation all
indemnity obligations hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of
each of the parties as of the day first above written.
NEVADA BOND INVESTMENT CORP. II
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXXX CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: President & Chief Operating
Officer
Agreed and Accepted for Purposes
of Section 12.11 Hereof Only:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By:/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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