EXHIBIT 10.18
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made
and entered into as of this 23rd day of July, 2002, by and between Vision
Technologies Kinetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its nominee as
designated under Section 10.13 (the "Buyer"), on the one hand, and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Halter, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, Halter Marine, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, Halter Marine, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Halter Gulf Repair,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, Halter Marine Services, Inc., a Mississippi
corporation, Halter Marine Gulfport, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Gulf Coast
Fabrication, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, and Halter Marine Pascagoula,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, Debtors-in-Possession (collectively, the "Seller")
under jointly administered Case No. 01-52173 in the United States Bankruptcy
Court in the Southern District of Mississippi filed on April 19, 2001. (All
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same definitions
for such terms as set forth in the Purchase Agreement referred to below.)
WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller entered into that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, made and entered into as of July 23, 2002, as amended (the "Purchase
Agreement"), pursuant to which Seller agreed to sell, and Buyer agreed to buy,
substantially all of the assets used in connection with the Business; and
WHEREAS, Buyer has prevailed as the successful bidder at the Auction and
the parties hereby desire to amend the Purchase Agreement accordingly;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Amendments.
(a) Section 2.1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
substituting the following as the Purchase Price: "Sixty-Seven Million
Dollars ($67,000,000)".
(b) The following is hereby added as a new Section 8.10 to the Purchase
Agreement:
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"8.10 HSR Act Filing
By no later than five (5) business days following entry of the
Approval Order by the Bankruptcy Court, Buyer shall make all
applicable filings with the Federal Trade Commission and the
Department of Justice required under the HSR Act."
2. Continuation of Purchase Agreement. Except as modified by this
Amendment, the Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts and may be
executed by the exchange of facsimile signature pages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 2
to Asset Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
VISION TECHNOLOGIES KINETICS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Officer
XXXXXX XXXXXXX HALTER, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President-Administration
HALTER MARINE, INC., a Nevada corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
HALTER MARINE, INC., a Nevada corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President.
HALTER MARINE, INC., a Louisiana corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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HALTER MARINE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
HALTER MARINE GULFPORT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
HALTER MARINE PASCAGOULA, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
GULF COAST FABRICATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
HALTER GULF REPAIR, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
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