Exhibit 10.6
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PUT AND CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR REMAINING SHARES
among
XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXX, XX.,
XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX,
and
XXXXXXX X. XXXXX
"Sellers"
and
XXXXXXXX PROPERTIES LIMITED, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
"Purchaser"
Dated as of
____________________, 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. DEFINED TERMS..............................................................2
2. PUT AND CALL OPTIONS/OPTION PURCHASE.......................................2
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS..................................3
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER................................4
5. COVENANTS OF SELLERS AND CORPORATIONS......................................4
6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF PURCHASER.........................................5
7. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF SELLERS...........................................5
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Legal Description of the Land
Exhibit B Common Names of Development Parcels on the Land
Exhibit C Sellers' Respective Ownership in X Corporation and Y Corporation
Exhibit D Description of Contribution Agreement
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PUT AND CALL OPTION AGREEMENT
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FOR REMAINING SHARES
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THIS PUT AND CALL OPTION AGREEMENT FOR REMAINING SHARES (this "Agreement")
is entered into as of ____________________, 1997, among XXXXXXXX PROPERTIES
LIMITED, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXX, XX.,
XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX X. XXXXX. The named individuals are hereinafter
collectively referred to as "Sellers" and individually as "Seller."
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Southpoint Land Holdings, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("X
Corporation") and Valleybrooke Land Holdings, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation
("Y Corporation") hold title to those certain parcels of real property located
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and more particularly described in Exhibit A
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attached hereto (collectively, the "Land"), which Land includes those
development parcels commonly known by the names listed on Exhibit B, together
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with any improvements located thereon (collectively, the "Improvements") (X
Corporation and Y Corporation are herein collectively called the
"Corporations");
WHEREAS, prior to consummating a transaction with Purchaser, Sellers
collectively owned 100 shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of
X Corporation (the "X Corporation Common Stock") and 100 shares of the common
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of Y Corporation (the "Y Corporation Common
Stock") respectively, as set forth in Exhibit C, which stock in the aggregate
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represents all of the outstanding shares (the "Outstanding Shares") of capital
stock of each of X Corporation and Y Corporation; and
WHEREAS, on the date hereof Sellers have sold to Purchaser, and
Purchaser has purchased from Sellers, an aggregate of 89 shares of X Corporation
Common Stock (from each Seller in proportion to his ownership in X Corporation)
(the "Purchased X Corporation Common Stock") and an aggregate of 89 shares of Y
Corporation Common Stock (from each Seller in proportion to his ownership of Y
Corporation) (the "Purchased Y Corporation Common Stock"), in each case
representing eighty-nine percent (89%) of the Outstanding Shares of X
Corporation and Y Corporation, respectively (the Purchased X Corporation Common
Stock and the Purchased Y Corporation Common Stock are collectively referred to
as the "Purchased Stock"); and
WHEREAS, Sellers desire to hold an option to sell, and Purchaser
desires to hold an option to purchase, the remaining eleven percent (11%) of the
Outstanding Shares in each of X Corporation and Y Corporation, respectively, for
the price and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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1. DEFINED TERMS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
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shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) "Contribution Agreement" means that Contribution Agreement
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described on Exhibit D.
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(b) "Effective Date" means the date this Agreement is fully
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executed and delivered by Purchaser and Sellers.
(c) "Escrow Agreement" means the Escrow Agreement dated as of the
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Closing Date (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) among the
Purchaser, Sellers and an escrow agent selected by Purchaser who is reasonably
satisfactory to Seller, as escrow agent ("Escrow Agent"), pursuant to which
Sellers have endorsed and delivered all of the Remaining Shares to the Escrow
Agent.
(d) "Real Property" means the Land, the Improvements and all
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rights, privileges, easements and appurtenances to the Land and the
Improvements, if any, including, without limitation, all of the Corporations'
right, title and interest, if any, in and to all easements, rights-of-way and
other appurtenances used or connected with the beneficial use or enjoyment of
the Land and the Improvements.
2. PUT AND CALL OPTIONS/OPTION PURCHASE
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(a) At any time after the third anniversary of the date of Closing
of this Agreement (the "Initial Closing Date"), Purchaser (or Purchaser's
nominee) shall have the right to buy (the "Call Option") and the Sellers shall
have the right to cause Purchaser (or Purchaser's nominee) to buy (the "Put
Option") all, but not less than all, of an aggregate of 11 shares of X
Corporation Common Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock
splits, or combinations subsequent to the Initial Closing Date) and an aggregate
of 11 shares of Y Corporation Common Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits,
reverse stock splits, or combinations subsequent to the Closing), such shares
representing eleven percent (11%) of the Outstanding Shares of each of X
Corporation and Y Corporation, respectively (the "Remaining Shares").
(b) In the event that Purchaser wishes to exercise the Call
Option, Purchaser shall send written notice to the Sellers specifying: (A) that
it wishes to purchase the Remaining Shares from the Sellers in accordance with
the terms and conditions contained herein and (B) a time, place and date, which
is not later than thirty (30) business days and not earlier than fifteen (15)
business days from the date such notice is given (the "Call Closing Date"), for
the closing of such sale (the "Call Closing").
(c) In the event that Sellers wish to exercise the Put Option, the
Sellers shall send written notice to Purchaser specifying: (A) that Sellers wish
to cause Purchaser to purchase the Remaining Shares from Sellers in accordance
with the terms and conditions contained herein and (B) a time, place and date,
which is not later than thirty (30) business days and not earlier than fifteen
(15) business days from the date such notice is given (the "Put Closing Date").
The Call Closing Date or the Put Closing Date, as applicable, is herein referred
to as the "Closing Date").
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(d) Upon the exercise of either the Put Option or the Call Option,
each Seller shall certify in writing to Purchaser (and to Purchaser's nominee)
that the following is true and correct as of the Put Closing Date or Call
Closing Date, as the case may be:
(i) The Remaining Shares of each Corporation are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Each Seller is the
record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, their respective
Remaining Shares of each of the Corporations, as set forth on Exhibit C hereto,
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free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, assignments, options,
voting trusts, proxies, voting agreements, understandings, or arrangements with
respect to voting and adverse claims to title of any kind or character.
(ii) Each Seller has full authority to transfer the Remaining
Shares to Purchaser.
(e) The purchase price for the Remaining Shares (the "Option
Price") is Six Hundred Ninety-Three and No/100 Dollars ($693.00). The Option
Price for the Remaining Shares of X Corporation shall be Two Hundred
Ninety-Seven and No/100 Dollars ($297.00) (the "X Corporation Option Price"),
which shall be paid by making a wire transfer of immediately available Federal
funds to the account of Seller. The Option Price for the Remaining Shares of Y
Corporation shall be Three Hundred Ninety-Six and No/100 Dollars ($396.00) (the
"Y Corporation Option Price"), which shall be paid by making a wire transfer of
immediately available Federal funds to the account of Seller.
(f) On the Call Closing Date or the Put Closing Date, as the case
may be, Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers any documents, instruments, or
agreements reasonably necessary to effectuate the purchase of the Remaining
Shares contemplated by this Section 2.
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(g) On the Call Closing Date or the Put Closing Date as the case
may be, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser: (i) Stock Certificates representing
the Remaining Shares, each accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or
duly executed instruments of transfer by the requisite Sellers, and any other
documents necessary to transfer to Purchaser good title to the Remaining Shares,
free and clear of all liens, security interests, assignments, options and
adverse claims of any kind or character, and (ii) the certificate contemplated
in Section 2(d), dated the Put Closing Date or Call Closing Date, as the case
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may be, and executed by each Seller.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS. Each Seller represents
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and warrants to Purchaser (and to Purchaser's nominee), for himself and with
respect to the Corporations, that the following matters are true and correct as
of the execution of this Agreement and will also be true and correct as of the
Closing Date:
(a) X Corporation is a corporation, duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and has its chief executive office at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000. Y Corporation is a corporation, duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and has its chief executive office at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
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Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000. Neither Corporation is qualified to do
business in a state other than its state of incorporation.
(b) This Agreement is, and all the documents executed by Sellers
that are to be delivered to Purchaser at the Closing will be, duly authorized,
executed, and delivered by Sellers and enforceable against the Sellers in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
(c) Each Seller is the record and beneficial owner of, and has
good title to, their respective Remaining Shares of each of the Corporations, as
set forth on Exhibit C hereto, free and clear of all liens, claims, security
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interests, assignments, options, voting trusts, proxies, voting agreements,
understandings or arrangements with respect to voting, and adverse claims to
title of any kind or character. Except as provided in this Agreement, there are
no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls or rights of any kind
relating to or providing for the issuance, sale, delivery or transfer of the
Remaining Shares (or any portion thereof).
(d) No consent, waiver or approval by any third party is required
in connection with the execution and delivery by each Seller of this Agreement
or the performance by each Seller of the obligations to be performed by such
Seller under this Agreement.
The representations and warranties set forth hereinabove shall survive
the Closing Date for a period of one (1) year.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER. Purchaser represents
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and warrants to Sellers that the following matters are true and correct as of
the execution of this Agreement and will also be true and correct as of the
Closing Date:
(a) Purchaser is a corporation, duly formed, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) This Agreement is, and all documents executed by Purchaser
which are to be delivered to Sellers at the Closing will be, duly authorized,
executed, and delivered by Purchaser, and enforceable against Purchaser in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other similar
laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
The representations and warranties set forth hereinabove shall survive
the Closing Date for a period of one (1) year.
5. COVENANTS OF SELLERS AND CORPORATIONS. Sellers covenant with
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Purchaser, as follows:
(a) Sellers shall take all actions necessary cause the
Purchaser's Conditions Precedent set forth in Section 6 to be satisfied on or
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before the Closing Date.
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(b) Each Seller agrees that, after the Initial Closing Date, he
shall not sell, transfer or assign, or create, grant or permit to exist a lien,
security interest in, claim on, or grant any option or right to acquire, or
grant a proxy, or enter into a voting agreement or voting trust or similar
agreement or understanding with respect to his respective Remaining Shares,
except as contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Each Seller agrees that he will, at any time and from time to
time after the Closing Date, upon the reasonable request of Purchaser and at
Purchaser's cost and expense, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to
be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, deeds,
assignments, transfers, conveyances and assurances as may be reasonably required
for better assigning, transferring and conveying the Remaining Stock to
Purchaser.
The covenants set forth hereinabove shall survive the Closing Date.
6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF PURCHASER. The obligations of Purchaser
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under this Agreement are, at the option of Purchaser, subject to the
satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions (the
"Purchaser's Conditions Precedent") (any one or more of which may be waived, but
only by an instrument in writing signed by Purchaser):
(a) The representations and warranties of Sellers shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Sellers shall have fully performed and complied with all
covenants, terms, and agreements to be performed and complied with by them on or
before the Closing Date.
(c) Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser certificates dated the
Closing Date and executed by each Seller stating that the representations made
by it or him in this Agreement are accurate in all material respects as of the
Closing Date and that all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed have been performed on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Sellers shall have delivered to Purchaser the following:
(i) Stock certificates representing the Remaining Shares,
each accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or duly executed
instruments of transfer by the requisite Sellers, and any other documents
necessary to transfer to Purchaser good title to the Remaining Shares, free and
clear of all liens, security interests, assignments, options and adverse claims
of any kind or character;
(ii) Any other documents, instruments or agreements
reasonably necessary to effectuate the purchase of the Remaining Shares
contemplated by this Agreement;
7. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF SELLERS. The obligations of Sellers under
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this Agreement are, at the option of Sellers, subject to the satisfaction, at or
prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions (the "Sellers' Conditions
Precedent") (any one or more of which may be waived, but only by an instrument
in writing signed by all Sellers):
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(a) The representations and warranties of Purchaser shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) Purchaser shall have fully performed and complied with all
covenants, terms, and agreements to be performed and complied with by it on or
before the Closing Date.
(c) Purchaser shall deliver to Sellers a certificate dated the
Closing Date and executed by Purchaser stating that the representations made by
it in this Agreement are accurate in all material respects as of the Closing
Date and that all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this
Agreement to be performed have been performed on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Purchaser shall have delivered to Sellers the following:
(i) The Option Price; and
(ii) Any other documents, instruments or agreements reasonably
necessary to effectuate the purchase of the Remaining Shares contemplated by
this Agreement.
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) This Agreement is the entire Agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, between the parties with
respect to the matters contained in this Agreement. Any waiver, modification,
consent or acquiescence with respect to any provision of this Agreement shall be
set forth in writing and duly executed by or on behalf of the party to be bound
thereby. No waiver by any party of any breach hereunder shall be deemed a waiver
of any other or subsequent breach.
(b) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(c) Time is of the essence in the performance of and compliance
with each of the provisions and conditions of this Agreement.
(d) Any communication, notice or demand of any kind whatsoever
which either party may be required or may desire to give to or serve upon the
other shall be in writing and delivered by personal service (including express
or courier service), or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, addressed as follows:
Purchaser: Xxxxxxxx Properties Acquisition Partners, L.P.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. August and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 or (000) 000-0000
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With a copy to: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Xxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, P.C.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Sellers: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
c/o The Terramics Management Company
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Blank, Rome, Comisky & XxXxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Any party may change its address for notice by written notice given to
the other in the manner provided in this Section. Any such communication, notice
or demand shall be deemed to have been duly given or served on the date of
confirmed receipt.
(e) Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such a manner as to be valid under applicable law, but, if any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or prohibited thereunder, such
invalidity or prohibition shall be construed as if such invalid or prohibited
provision had not been inserted herein and shall not affect the remainder of
such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
(f) The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be in all
cases construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or
against any of the parties hereto. Section headings of this Agreement are solely
for convenience of reference and shall not govern the interpretation of any of
the provisions of this Agreement. References to "Sections" are to Sections of
this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided.
(g) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof, as to all matters, including but
not limited to, matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and
remedies.
(h) If any action is brought by either party against the other
party, relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the transactions described
herein or the enforcement hereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover from the other party reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the prosecution or defense of such action.
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(i) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of each of the parties hereto and to their respective transferees, successors,
and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations of
Sellers or Purchaser hereunder shall be transferred or assigned by Sellers or
Purchaser without the prior written consent of the non-assigning party;
provided, however, Purchaser may assign Purchaser's interest hereunder, or
designate as the entity taking title to the Remaining Shares, the parent of
Purchaser, one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of Purchaser or of entities to
whom Purchaser provides investment management services without Sellers' prior
written consent.
(j) If any of the dates specified in this Agreement shall fall on
a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday, then the date of such action shall be deemed
to be extended to the next business day.
(k) All 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above
written.
SELLERS:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
PURCHASER:
XXXXXXXX PROPERTIES LIMITED, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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