OPTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
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COUNTY OF XXXXXXXXX
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STATE OF GEORGIA
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THIS OPTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated for purposes of reference as of November 1, 2008,
from the DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF XXXXXXXXX COUNTY (hereinafter referred to as “Authority”), the
mailing address of which is Development Authority of Xxxxxxxxx County, XX Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, 00000, Attn: President, and CARBO CERAMICS INC. (hereinafter referred to as “Company”),
the mailing address of which is 0000 XxxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00000.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Authority is issuing the Bond (defined below) to finance the Project (defined
below) for lease to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Authority and the Company are contemporaneously entering into a 2008 Lease
Agreement, of even date herewith (the “2008 Lease”), relating to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Company is only willing to execute the 2008 Lease and consummate the transactions
contemplated by the 2008 Lease if it is granted the option to purchase the Project upon the terms
and provisions as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, in exchange for granting the option to purchase the Project, the Authority will
receive good and valuable consideration, including the Option Fee, defined below, and the
agreements of the Company contained herein that provide for the retirement of the Bond
(defined below) if all of the renewal options in the 2008 Lease are not exercised.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the 2008 Lease and the transaction described therein, and
in consideration of the Option Fee in hand paid by the Company to the Authority, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which is respectively hereby
acknowledged by the parties hereto, and for the mutual covenants contained herein, the Authority
and Company hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms that are used herein and in the 2008 Lease, but not defined
herein, shall have the definitions set forth in the 2008 Lease. Also, for purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Bond” means the Authority’s Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bond
(Carbo Ceramics Inc. Project), Series 2008 in the Maximum Principal Amount of $410,000,000.
(b) “Closing” means the consummation of the purchase and sale transaction
contemplated hereby as a result of the exercise (or deemed exercise) of the Option.
(c) “Closing Date” means the date prescribed herein for the consummation of the
Closing under the Option.
(d) “Effective Date” means the date on which this Agreement is fully executed.
(e) “Option Fee” means the sum of $1.
(f) “Option Term” means that period of time commencing on the date of delivery
hereof and ending on the earlier of (1) the date after the expiration or earlier termination
of the 2008 Lease which is thirty (30) days following the date on which the Company receives
written notice from the Authority that the 2008 Lease has expired or terminated and that the
Option must be exercised within thirty (30) days or will lapse; or (2) November 1, 2025.
(g) “Project” means Project Site, the improvements thereof, and the Leased
Equipment financed by the Bond, located on the Project Site.
(h) “Project Site” means the land in Xxxxxxxxx County, Georgia, described in
Exhibit A hereto.
(i) “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) herein.
(j) “Permitted Encumbrances” means encumbrances permitted by the 2008 Lease.
2. GRANT OF OPTION. For the consideration recited above, the Authority does hereby grant to
the Company the exclusive right and option (“Option”) to purchase the Project
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(as the same shall exist at the time of such purchase, subject to Permitted Encumbrances) upon
the terms and conditions as set forth herein.
3. EXERCISE OF OPTION. At least six (6) months but no more than twelve (12) months prior to
the expiration of the Option Term, the Authority shall give written notice to the Company of the
pending expiration of the Option. The Company may exercise the Option, at any time during the
Option Term, by giving written notice thereof to the Authority. If the Bond has not theretofore
been fully paid and if the Company is not then also the Bondholder, a copy of such notice shall
also be given by the Company to the Bondholder at the address of the Bondholder as reflected on the
Bond Register. Such notice shall specify a date and time of the Closing (the “Closing Date”),
which shall be no earlier than sixty (60) days and no more than ninety (90) days following the date
such notice is sent to the Authority. The time, date and place of the Closing shall be 10:00 a.m.
Calhoun, Georgia, time on the Closing Date at the principal meeting place of the Authority in
Calhoun, Georgia, or such other time, date and place as the Company and the Authority may agree.
In the event the Company does not exercise the Option during the Option Term, the Authority shall
be entitled to retain the (1) Option Fee and (2) except as provided below in connection with the
deemed exercise of the Option, the Project, free and clear of this Agreement. Any provision hereof
to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Company gives notice that it elects not to exercise a
renewal option under the 2008 Lease (a “non-renewal notice”), such non-renewal notice shall be
deemed equivalent to, and shall have the same effect as, the notice of exercise of the Option under
this Agreement, provided, that the Closing Date in such case shall be the last day of the Term of
the 2008 Lease within which the non-renewal notice was given. If such non-renewal notice is given,
and if the Bond has not theretofore been fully paid, and if the Company is not then also the
Bondholder, a copy of such non-renewal notice shall also be given by the Company to the Bondholder
at the address of the Bondholder as reflected on the Bond Register.
4. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY. In the event that the Company exercises its
Option (or it is deemed exercised) as provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Authority agrees
to sell and the Company agrees to buy the Project (as it then exists, by quitclaim deed and
quitclaim xxxx of sale) in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
(a) Purchase Price. At the Closing, the Company shall pay the Purchase Price to
the Authority upon the exercise of the Option, which shall consist of (i) the sum of $1;
(ii) the sum, if any, required to cause the Bond to be retired in full if the Bond has not
been fully paid (if the Company is then the owner of the Bond, the Company may xxxx the Bond
“cancelled” and surrender the Bond to the Authority); and (iii) all other sums, if any, then
due to the Authority or to the Bondholder from the Company as Additional Rent or for
indemnification under the 2008 Lease, under any other Company Documents or related document
or documents (which shall be paid directly to them, respectively) which have not been paid.
(b) Closing Procedure. The consummation of the sale by the Authority and the
purchase by the Company of the Property is referred to as the “Closing” herein. At the
Closing, the Authority shall, upon payment of the Purchase Price, convey the Project Site
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and improvements thereon to the Company by quitclaim deed and the Leased Equipment to
the Company “as is, where is” by quitclaim xxxx of sale.
(c) Closing Costs. All costs relating to the Closing, including, but not
limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Authority, to the Company and
to any lender, shall be paid by the Company.
(d) Default by the Company; Remedies of the Authority. In the event the
Company, after exercise (or deemed exercise) of the Option, fails to proceed with the
closing of the purchase of the Project pursuant to the terms and provisions as contained
herein, the Authority shall be entitled to exercise all of its rights and remedies at law or
in equity.
(e) Default by the Authority; Remedies of the Company. In the event the
Authority fails to close the sale of the Project pursuant to the terms and provisions of
this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled as its exclusive remedies to xxx for specific
performance or to seek other available equitable remedies.
(f) Status Pending Closing. Until and unless legal title to the Project is
transferred to the Company at Closing, the Company shall not, by virtue of this Agreement,
acquire title to the Project, and the risk of loss of the Project shall remain with the
tenant under the 2008 Lease.
(g) Documents. The Authority and the Company agree that such documents as may
be legally necessary or reasonably appropriate to carry out the terms of this Agreement
shall be executed and delivered by each party to the other at the Closing.
5. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Notice. All notices, demands and/or consents provided for in this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be given as provided in the 2008 Lease for the giving of
notices.
(b) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.
(c) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall apply to, inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon and enforceable against the parties hereto and their permitted
respective heirs, successors, and or assigns. The Company may assign this Agreement only in
connection with an assignment of the 2008 Lease permitted by the terms and conditions
thereof or with the consent of the Authority.
(d) Headings. The headings inserted at the beginning of each paragraph and/or
subparagraph of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or
otherwise affect or be used in the construction of any terms or provisions hereof.
(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the 2008 Lease, contains
all of the terms, promises, covenants, conditions and representations made or
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entered into by or between the Authority and the Company and supersedes all prior
discussions and agreements, whether written or oral, between the Authority and the Company
with respect to the Option and all other matters contained herein and constitutes the sole
and entire agreement between the Authority and the Company with respect thereto. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended unless such amendment is set forth in writing and
executed by both the Authority and the Company with the formalities hereof.
(f) Public Purpose of Option to Purchase. The Authority and the Company
acknowledge that the Option constitutes a material inducement to the Company to locate its
operations in the County and thereby promote industry and create employment opportunities in
the County, and that in granting such Option, the Authority is considering the entire
transaction as a whole, including the promotion and expansion for the public good and
welfare industry, trade and commerce within the County and the reduction of unemployment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed under proper
seal.
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EXHIBIT A-1
DESCRIPTION OF XXXXXXXX LAND
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Xxx 000 xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx and 327th (Irwinton) G.M. District of Xxxxxxxxx County, Georgia, containing Thirty-Six and
forty-three hundredths (36.43) Acres, more or less, and being more particularly described and
delineated by a plat of same by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, GRLS No. 1679. Said Plat, dated June 17, 1997,
and recorded in Plat Book 18, page 9, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Xxxxxxxxx
County, Georgia, is incorporated herein as a part of the description herein given. Said property
is now or formerly bounded as follows: North by the Norfolk Southern Railroad; East by the right
of way of a public county road, known as Wriley Road; South by other lands of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx; West by other lands of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx. Said Property is a
portion of the same property conveyed to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx by deeds recorded in
Deed Book 218, pages 761-762; Deed Book 228, page 628; Deed Book 225, pages 249-250; Deed Book 225,
pages 251-252; Deed Book 225, pages 253-254; and Deed Book 225, pages 255-256, all of Record in the
Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Xxxxxxxxx County, GA.
EXHIBIT A-2
DESCRIPTION OF TOOMSBORO LAND
All that tract of land in the 329th G.M.D. of Xxxxxxxxx County, Georgia, consisting of part of
Parcel B (containing approximately 1468.47 acres), as shown on a plat for Xxxxxxxx Metals Company
by Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx Surveyors, Inc. dated November, 1979, recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 92, Office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of Xxxxxxxxx County, Georgia, which plat is by this reference
incorporated herein. The portion of Parcel B hereby described is all of Parcel B LESS AND EXCEPT
(1) That 148.25 acre parcel and 24.16 acre parcel being parts of Parcel B shown on the plat at
Plat Book 13, Page 92, which two parcels were conveyed to Gay Wood Company by deed recorded at Deed
Book 232, Page 160-163, referencing a plat by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx dated May 13, 1997, recorded at Plat
Book 16, Page 241, and a plat by Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx Surveyors, Inc. recorded at Plat Book 7, page 193.
(2) That 204.89 acre portion of Tract B shown as “Tract B-1” on a compiled plat survey for
Carbo Ceramics Inc. by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, which Tract B-1 is described as follows: Beginning at the
northernmost point of Parcel B shown on the plat at Plat Book 13, page 92 (which is shown as
adjoining property of Minor Shepherd Estate, X. X. Xxxxx and X. X. Xxxxx, thence South 42 degrees
41 minutes 24 seconds East for 2,962.20 feet to an iron pin and property corner, thence South 45
degrees 01 minutes 09 seconds West for 3,042.80 feet to an iron pin and property corner, thence
North 43 degrees 50 minutes 09 seconds West for 1,519.90 feet to an iron pin (which was also a
property corner as shown on the plat at Plat Book 13, page 92) thence North 44 degrees 25 minutes
38 seconds West for 1,438.49 feet to an iron pin and property corner, thence North 45 degrees 31
minutes 15 seconds East for 667.70 feet to an iron pin, thence South 70 degrees 32 minutes 28
seconds East for 205.40 feet to an iron pin, thence North 45 degrees 31 minutes 51 seconds East for
788.00 feet to an iron pin, thence North 44 degrees 28 minutes 05 seconds West for 184.50 feet to
an iron pin, thence North 44 degrees 26 minutes 58 seconds East for 1,571.10 feet to the point of
beginning. Said 204.89 acre parcel is all of said Parcel B ( Plat Book 13, Page 92) lying in Land
Xxxx 000 xxx 000, 0xx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
NOTE: LESS 24.16 acres found to belong to a local hunting club.
Total 1,093.51 acres.
